Photograph album of Madlene Jackson Wilson, 1944-1948
Overview
Photographs of Madlene Jackson Wilson and her family and friends in Glynn County, Georgia.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1948
Creator
- Wilson, Madlene Jackson, 1926-1999 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the photographs in the Madlene Jackson Wilson photograph album may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Photographs may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
2 folders (2 photograph folders)The photograph album of Madlene Jackson Wilson contains photographs of Wilson and her family and friends in Glynn County, Georgia. Most photographs consist of snapshots taken in yards and at school events, such as football games. Also included are school portraits; photographs of the Risley High School girls and boys basketball teams; studio photographs of African American soldiers; and a portrait of Mansfield Jackson's singing group, The Four Souls. Most of the photographs in this collection are or will be digitized and available online.
BIOGRAPHY
Madlene Jackson Wilson, daughter of Mansfield and Araminta Barnes Jackson, was born January 8, 1926, in Saint Simons Island, Georgia. She attended Fort Valley State College, a historically Black college, and later worked as a teacher. She died May 12, 1999.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2023-M198
The photograph album of Madlene Jackson Wilson was acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Caroliniana in November 2023.
Processing Information
Processed: May 2024
By: Johanna Carll
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Creator
- Wilson, Madlene Jackson, 1926-1999 (Person)
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02287
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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