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Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring Third World Center and Black Collegiate Life Photographs

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Waring, Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson

Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring attended Princeton University graduating with the Class of 1977. She received her BA in Political Economy along with a teacher certification, and a certification in African American studies. In 1992, Waring earned her juris doctor from Georgia State University College of Law. After several years, she opened her own practice, The Waring Law Firm, LLC in Savanah, Georgia.

This collection contains photographs, negatives, and digitized images collected or produced by Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring. The images were taken during Waring's time at Princeton, 1973-1977, and show unidentified events and programs produced by the Third World Center and black collegiate life at Princeton.

There are four series: Candid Photos, Events, Portraits, and Physical Copies. The arrangement of the physical material has been kept. The original arrangement of the digital collection was one folder and the files were in alphabetical order. The original titles of the files reflected their digitization and not the content or orgin of the image in most cases. The present arrangement groups the images by their content. Overall, the file titles have been changed to reflect their content. In some cases, the description of the images within a series produced repetitive titles thus the original file names were kept.

Gift of Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring, March-April 2017.

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This collection was processed by Valencia L. Johnson in 2017. Finding aid written by Valencia L. Johnson in October 2017.

Materials separated from this collection during processing in 2017 include duplicate digital files and a button.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Valencia L. Johnson
Finding Aid Date
2017
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Candid Photos, 1973-1977. 50 digital files.
Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

This series contains snapshots of daily black collegiate life.

Physical Description

50 digital files

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Events, 1973-1977. 113 digital files.
Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

This series contains photos taken at unidentified Third World Center events and programs, basketball games, graduation, and reunions.

Physical Description

113 digital files

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Portraits, 1973-1977. 41 digital files.
Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

This series consists of headshots and photos of Waring's acquaintances and friends. As well as photos taken of Waring.

Physical Description

41 digital files

Materials Viewable Online
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Arrangement

The arrangement of the physical material has been kept.

Scope and Contents

This series contains some, but not all, of the original negatives and photos used to produced the digital content.

Physical Description

1 box

Negatives and Photos of Black Collegiate Life, 1973-1977. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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