NAACP Convention Photograph Collection, MS 152

"NAACP 40th Annual Convention Opening session, Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles, 12 July 1949."

NAACP Convention Photograph Collection, Special Collections, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. © 2007 Trustees of the California State University. All rights reserved.

Abstract:

Collection of black and white photographs taken by an unknown attendee–most likely a delegate–to the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949. Approximately 500 delegates from over 40 states attended the annual conference of America’s oldest civil rights organization. Most photos are informal snapshots depicting the convention’s opening and closing sessions; also included are a few professionally taken group photos of participants as well.

Finding Aid

Descriptive Summary

Title:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention, Los Angeles, California, Photograph Collection, July 1949
Collection Number:
MS 152
Creator:
Unknown
Extent:
1 box
Language:
English
Repository:
Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0605