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Bettie Esther Parham scrapbooks

Title
Bettie Esther Parham scrapbooks [graphic].
Author
Parham, Bettie Esther
Publication
[188-?]-[197-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Campbell, James C.
  • Gilbert, James.
  • Layne, Cecil.
  • Yearwood, Lloyd.
  • Siddell Studio.
  • Sinbad Photo Works.
Found In
p1tc Parham, Bettie Esther Bettie Esther Parham collection, 1945-1981 (OCoLC)79408754
Description
  • 130 items ( .2 cu. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • 37 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w, ;
  • 78 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 4 photographic prints : albumen, b&w ;
  • 9 photographic prints: col. ;
  • 2 clippings
Summary
  • The Bettie Esther Parham Scrapbooks (1880s-1970s) depict aspects of Parham's personal and professional life as a manufacturer and marketer of hair and beauty products geared toward Black women from the 1940s to the early 1970s.
  • Aspects of Parham's personal life are documented by images of her as a teenager, a young woman, and later in life. Collection includes candid shots of her wedding and other social gatherings, including one depicting model Dorothea Towles. Views of her Croton-on-Hudson estate include the grounds, house, interiors and furnishings.
  • Documentation of Parham's business, the National Beauty Supply Company and its subsidiaries, includes a series of marketing photos depicting models wearing her wigs or demonstrating the use of her hair products. Also included are views of Parham in front of her store on 125th Street in Harlem, New York; Parham participating in a trade show. Collection includes a promotional photo of the Mills Brothers who were among the celebrities promoting her products.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scrapbooks – 1880-1979.
  • Portrait photographs – 1880-1979.
  • Group portraits – 1880-1979.
  • Snapshots – 1950-1979.
  • Publicity photographs – 1950-1979.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1910-1979.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1950-1979.
  • Albumen prints – 1880-1890.
  • Clippings – 1950-1979.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some photographs bear photography studio's name printed on recto. One item bears handstamp of corporate body on recto. Some items bear handwritten and/or printed captions on verso and/or recto; some items are matted. Some items are cropped. Scrapbooks are dissassembled; some items are mounted on scrapbook pages. One item is a montage; another is hand-colored. A few items are duplicates.
  • Collection contains work by James C. Campbell, James Gilbert, Cecil Layne, Lloyd Yearwood, Siddell Studio, and Sinbad Photo Works, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Bettie Esther Parham founded the National Beauty Supply Company and its subsidiaries which manufactured and marketed hair and beauty products for Black women from the 1940s throughout the early 1970s. She was the first black retail owner on 125th Street in Harlem and the first African American to expand her business to Africa.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Bettie Esther Parham collection, 1945-1981.
Call Number
Sc Photo Bettie Esther Parham Scrapbooks
OCLC
753705765
Author
Parham, Bettie Esther, collector.
Title
Bettie Esther Parham scrapbooks [graphic].
Imprint
[188-?]-[197-?]
Terms Of Use
Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
Bettie Esther Parham founded the National Beauty Supply Company and its subsidiaries which manufactured and marketed hair and beauty products for Black women from the 1940s throughout the early 1970s. She was the first black retail owner on 125th Street in Harlem and the first African American to expand her business to Africa.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Bettie Esther Parham collection, 1945-1981.
Local Note
Sc MG 496
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Added Author
Campbell, James C. Photographer
Gilbert, James. Photographer
Layne, Cecil. Photographer
Yearwood, Lloyd. Photographer
Siddell Studio.
Sinbad Photo Works.
Found In:
p1tc Parham, Bettie Esther Bettie Esther Parham collection, 1945-1981 (OCoLC)79408754
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Bettie Esther Parham Scrapbooks
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