Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum Lecture, December 5, 2007, 4:30PM AC Classroom
Student Friends Reception to follow in Azariah's Cafe
Mrs. Clayton's son Avery Clayton, will explain why and how his mother built her vast collection; and the progress of the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum which houses the collection. Mr Clayton will bring artifacts from his mother's collection for viewing.
To learn more about Mayme A. Clayton and her Collection, please click here to view an article from the New York Times.
Above, clockwise: From the MCL Vintage Movie Poster Collection, "Carmen Jones," 1959 Starring Dorothy Dandridge; from the Photograph Collection, George Washington Carver, photographer unknown; studio portrait of a young girl by James Van der Zee, c. 1922; WSBREC's rare signed copy of Phillis Wheatley's "Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral,"1773. Thought to be the first book publish in America by an author of African descent; James Van der Zee photo of a gentleman with his Bible; and photo of 1950s tennis phenom, Althea Gibson
