Identity elements
Name and location of repository
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Collection
Title
Mabel Blake papers
Date(s)
- n.d., 1967-1972 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mabel Blake (1895-1979) served as Chaplain for the Newark, New Jersey section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and as chairman of the religious education committee, 1967-1968. She was also a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
The NCNW, founded to promote racial and sexual equality, worked to unite African-American women of all classes. Dedicated to fighting discrimination and poverty, members organized community projects including day care centers, business cooperatives and consumer education programs.
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Scope and content
The Mabel Blake Papers document the activities of Mabel Blake, a member of the National Council of Negro Women from 1967-1972. The papers include copies of the NCNW constitution of 1967, correspondence, pamphlets and programs, materials from a regional conference, and notes and clippings. Financial records, membership lists, and information on the founder of the NCNW, Mary McLeod Bethune are also arranged in these files.
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This collection is open for research.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Mabel Blake Papers Finding Aid© 2006 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Head of Special Collections.
Languages of the material
- English
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Accruals
Gift of James H. Boykin, 1984
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Name access points
- National Council of Negro Women (Subject)
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955 (Subject)