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Biographical Note : Ethyl R. Brown, daughter of John and Lula Richards and wife of B.W. Brown, was born in 1902 in Charleston, SC. She attended Avery Institute, Charleston, and graduated from Poro College of Beauty and Culture of Chicago; she operated a beauty shop in New York for several years and founded the Palmetto (Poro) Beauty Culture School in Charleston. She also taught cosmetology at Burke High School, belonged to women’s organizations and Morris Brown AME Church, and was a state president and life-long member of the National Beauty Culturalists’ League. She died in 1997 and is buried in the Morris Brown AME Cemetery.
Scope and Content : Approx. 30 items (ca. 1945-1991)
Description: Certificates, awards, photographs of Brown, her family, and activities, and other documents related to Brown’s professional and social activities. Certificates include teaching certification by SC State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners (1945). There are also several photographs by Walter Boags (1917-1997), well-known African- American photographer from Charleston, SC.
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1. Cosmetology materials. Brochure (1959) re Palmetto Beauty School and certificates and awards, including teaching certification by State Board of Cosmetic Examiners (1945) |
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2. National Beauty Culturalists’ League papers: correspondence, programs, and certificates of recognition (1974-1984) |
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3. Church Membership materials: certificates of recognition (for services rendered to Morris Brown AME Church, 1973-1991) |
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4. Community service papers: certificates and awards for various acts of community service (1970-1986) |
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5. Women’s organizational papers: Information, certificates and awards re Daughters of Isis, Heroines of Jericho, and Order of the Golden Circle |
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6. Obituary and Photographs: Printed funeral program, and black and white, color and one tinted photograph (ca. 1930s-1990s). Including images of Brown, including one in front of her shop, her family, a trip to Mexico (1945), and award ceremonies. Several photos by Walter Boags. |
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