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The Masonic Quarterly, Volume 32, Number 12, August 1928

Description: Quarterly publication of the Masonic Temple in Fort Worth discussing various topics of interest to members and related to the activities of the organization. This issue focuses on relief funds, including fundraising from members and a tally of money paid out to Texas lodges for relief during the previous year.
Date: August 1928
Creator: Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge No. 148 (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[May Pearl McDonald Scrapbook]

Description: Scrapbook containing photographs of various trips and events, along with cards, programs, and other collected ephemera. Many of the photographs were taken by May Pearl McDonald, fifth wife of William Madison McDonald, Texas' first African American millionaire.
Date: 1937~/1941~
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

The New 1957 Fort Worth Church Guide

Description: Directory of Black churches in the Fort Worth area with photographs, addresses, congregation sizes, and short histories and descriptions. The churches are organized alphabetically, by denomination, with a table of contents on page 2.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Cook and Royal Advertising Agency
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Portrait of May Pearl Hollie McDonald]

Description: Photograph of May Pearl Hollie McDonald (1916–1995). She wears a coat with a fur collar and a high-collared shirt, looking to the right and smiling. This photo has been hand-colored and may have been taken by Emma Woodward, spouse of Walter Woodard.
Date: 1935~/1940~
Creator: Woodard, Emma
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Program for "Battle Stars and Battle Scars of the Black Man in America" Event]

Description: Program for a "Spiritual Jubilee" event held during the national bicentennial in Fort Worth, Texas, titled "Battle Stars and Battle Scars of the Black Man in America". Featured in the program is an overview of Black literature and folk music, related events, and an itinerary of songs to be performed during the event.
Date: 1976
Creator: Sojourner Truth Players, Inc.
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Program: Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival]

Description: Program for the Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival, held in the Sheraton hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, from September 3 to September 6, 1976. It includes short histories and biographies of invited speakers, an itinerary of events, and advertisements.
Date: 1976
Creator: Sojourner Truth Players, Inc.
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Rev. C. A. Holliday Giving Envelope to Dorothy M. Williams]

Description: Photograph of Rev. C. A. Holliday, standing at left, handing an envelope to Dorothy M. Williams, at center. Mrs. C. A. Holliday smiles and looks on from the left. Williams is dressed with a dark-colored neck wrap and a white robe.
Date: October 14, 1973
Creator: Washington, Joel
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Rev. C. A. Holliday in Conference Room]

Description: Photograph of Rev. C. A. Holliday standing in a conference room with other individuals. He is in the back row, center. There are seventeen individuals here, including one woman (front row, third from left). A radio and a few machines are placed on the main desk. These people might be members of a City of Fort Worth board.
Date: 196X
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Tyler Barber College Class of 1940]

Description: Photograph of the Tyler Barber College, class of 1940. The portrait of the college's president, H. M. Morgan, is at center, in front of illustrations of clippers and scissors. The graduating class is laid out in a grid, each wearing caps and gowns, set within a glass frame with decorative blue and red edges.
Date: 1940?
Creator: Teal
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[William Madison McDonald Home, Partial Front View]

Description: Photograph of the front view of the William Madison McDonald home in Fort Worth, Texas. At center is the main entrance, raised and accessed by steps from a sidewalk lined with a lawn and a hedge. Around the entrance is a portico, and under it is a porch on the second floor.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club

Description: Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.
Date: 1929~
Creator: Alphin Art and Charity Club
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society
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