Self Improvement Club Christmas party, Seattle, December 19, 1950

Title

Self Improvement Club Christmas party, Seattle, December 19, 1950

Date

1950

Description

The Self Improvement Club was organized during World War I. Its focus at that time was knitting socks and sending letters and packages to African American soldiers fighting in the war. Later it developed into a social and service club. Handwritten on verso: Taken Dec 19 - '50. Self Improvement Club - Xmas Party at Myrtle's Home. [Back row] June Smith, Beulah Brooks, Minnie Bicford, Mazelle McCullough. [Front row] Carrie Lewis, Gladys Eddleton, Alma Glass, Mary Sanders, LeEtta King.

Subject

Clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle
Christmas trees--Washington (State)--Seattle
African Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle

Source

Northwest Digital Heritage

Relation

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/imlsblackhs/id/20

Type

image

References

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/imlsblackhs/id/20

Citation

“Self Improvement Club Christmas party, Seattle, December 19, 1950,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 5, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38404.

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