Membership cards of Emma Clinton, 1975-1976

Name/Title

Membership cards of Emma Clinton, 1975-1976

Entry/Object ID

2024.38.4

Description

Acc. No. 24.38.4 A, B Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; Businesses of Alameda; Ethnic Groups Date or Period: 1975-1976 Object: membership cards Description: 2 cards, with ‘Member of’ and designs printed on card stock, with information added by hand in blue ballpoint pen. A: red on white with seal featuring a spinning wheel and what appears to be a wheat sheaf; B. Red-brown type on yellow with seal showing a five-pointed star. Verso has names and addresses and a table of months and amounts. Size (unfolded): A: L4 1/2” x W 3 3/4”; B: L 5” x W 3 1/2” History of Object: membership cards of social organizations, of Emma Clinton, of 2329 Pacific Ave, Alameda. A: Court of Heroines of Jericho, Berkeley, 1975; B. Sinoda 49 of the Eastern Star, Oakland, 1976. Emma came to Alameda from Mississippi and continued in Alameda after the death of her husband. She died in 1977. Donated by: Barrett Clinton; Donation Date: 4/21/2024 Catalog Date: 4/25/2024