Detroit Public Library
4709 items
- Description:
- Program for the Detroit Tribune School of Cookery in conjunction with Housewives League and Booker T. Washington Trade Association exhibit at the Forest Club. Includes program schedule, recipes, and list of merchants and businesses.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Program for the 7th anniversary of the Housewives League of Detroit, No. 9 and the Westside Trade Association. Printed on front: "Seventh anniversary of the Housewives League no. 9 and Westside Trade Association at Hartford Ave. Bapt. Church, Thursday, June 23rd, 1938, 8:30 p.m. Platform guests. Mrs. H.C. Strickland, Mistress of Ceremony. Rev. and Mrs. Peck, Dr. and Mrs. C.C. Strickland, Fr. and Mrs. Dade, Rev. and Mrs. W.E. Walker, Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Hill, Rev. and Mrs. Martin, Rev. and Mrs. Pittman, Mr. and Mrs. Blount, Rev. and mrs. J.D. Howell, Rev. and Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Beasley, no. 7; Mrs. Mallory, no. 6; Mrs. Bogan, no. 12; Mrs. Jones, no. 4; Miss Hemsly, no. 8; Mrs. Humes, no. 16; Mrs. Boone, no.9; Mrs. Howard, no. 1; Mrs. Brown, no. 10. Mrs. Mamie Boone, Pres. Mrs. V. Washington, Sec'y." Includes program and advertisements.
- Date Issued:
- 1938-06-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Constitution and by-laws of Housewives League of Detroit / Housewives League of Detroit.
Title from cover.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Program printed on buff paper with brown ink. Printed on front: photograph of the Department of Commerce building in Washington D.C.; below the photo, "3d Conference on The Negro in Business." Printed inside first folded section: Department of Commerce logo; underneath, "The U. S. Department of Commerce presents the 3d Conference on The Negro in Business, Commerce Department Auditorium, April 1-2-3, 1948." A description of conference events follows including dates, times, subjects, and location. Printed inside second folded section: photographs of program participants including Fannie Peck (5th row, 5th from left). Printed on back: Department of Commerce logo. Damage: minor stain on front cover, in lower right section.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Group portrait of thirty-nine members of the Housewives League of Detroit and the Booker T. Washington Trade Association, at Morro Castle, in Havana, Cuba, August 3, 1947. Mrs. Fannie Peck is seated in the second row, fifth from the left. Printed on front: "Morro Castle. Havana, Agost. 3-47."
- Date Issued:
- 1947-08-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- View of the Declaration of Purpose of the National Negro Housewives League, with an overview of the organization's purpose, objectives and associated tasks to obtain their goals, listed in priority order.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Trade week guide / Housewives League of Detroit.
Special edition no. 3, April 6-16, 1942
- Date Issued:
- 1942-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Picture book of business and program of annual Trade Week campaign of Housewives League of Detroit / Housewives League of Detroit.
Title from cover.
Includes portraits and advertisements.
- Date Issued:
- 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Trade week guide / Housewives League of Detroit.
November, 1948
- Date Issued:
- 1948-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Description:
- Program from the 26th national convention of the National Housewives League of America, which was hosted by the Detroit Housewives League and held in Detroit, Michigan. Printed on front: "26th national convention, souvenir program, National Housewives League of America, Incorporated, convening Detroit, Michigan, July 22-25, 1963, Great Lakes Insurance Building. Theme: Expansion -- unity, perseverance, action, Host: Housewives' League of Detroit, boost, buy, build." Includes congratulatory letters from Michigan Govenor George Romney, and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh; photographs, advertisements from Detroit businesses, organization's historical timeline, officers, committee chairmen, board of trustees, regional chairmen and divisions listings; calendar of events, brief organization history, and daily program event list.
- Date Issued:
- 1963-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library
- Collection:
- Burton Historical Collection