Dorothy Irene Height, a renowned Black female activist with Dr. Charles Ogletree at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, District of Columbia

Curatorial Remarks

Ms. Dorothy Height Civil Rights Activist.

People: Dorothy Height
Places: Conference room

Community Elder Tags: Board Room

Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Dr. Height is known for the hats that she wore. She was very active in women rights and the civil rights advocacy. She was the 10th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

People: Dorothy Irene Height, Charles Ogelsby,
Places: Washington, D.C. House of Representatives.

Community Elder Tags: framed pictures on wall, pearl necklace, seated in wheelchair, gold tie, lawyer, conference table, wooden furniture

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Community Youth Tags: beige wall, two frames, conference table, wheelchair, standing, brown table, green hat, green blazer, green blouse, pearl necklace, pearl earrings, used tissue, hands together, grey suit, white collared shirt, yellow tie, African Americans, elder, House of Representatives

Sofia Fermo, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Archival Location

Collection: Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
↳ Photographs
↳ Blue Photo Album

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Title(s):

Dorothy Irene Height, a renowned Black female activist with Dr. Charles Ogletree at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, District of Columbia

Creator(s):

Dorothy Height Height (Subject)

Charles J. Ogletree Ogletree (Subject)

Culture:

American

Date:

March 8, 2005

Classification:

Photographs

Object Type:

Photograph

Credit Line:

Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist

Accession No:

4328.10538

Previous Number(s):

TL2019.20

Department:

About the Contributor(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Dorothy Height

Role(s):

Subject

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Charles J. Ogletree

Role(s):

Subject

Size

Extent type: photographic_prints

Portion: whole

Number: 1

Physical details: Color; Leaf 52 (Original Album position on Page 15, front pocket, top slot)

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Dorothy Irene Height, a renowned Black female activist with Dr. Charles Ogletree at the United States House of Representatives in Washington, District of Columbia

Curatorial Remarks

Archival Location

You may be interested in...

The Tulsa Race Massacre group, Thelma Thurman Knight, Wess Young, Sr., Otis Granville Clark, Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, and Robert Holloway, with Eddie Faye Gates, and a group of Harvard University faculty and students are in the House of Representatives

The Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2003 to Dr. Dorothy Irene Height by Congress and President George W. Bush

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About the Contributor(s)

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