Lucille Minor collection


Collection 4678

1943-1953, undated
(0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box)
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Title
Lucille Minor collection
ID
4678
Date
1943-1953, undated
Extent
0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara H. Nash.
Language
English
Graphic materials (00020121) [Box]
1

Preferred citation

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Lucille Minor collection (Collection 4678), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Scope and content note

Lucille Minor (possibly also Minoe) was a 1951 graduate of Philadelphia's Glamour Finishing School, once located at 1201 North Broad Street. This collection primarily of photographs documents Lucille and her family from about the age of 11 (early 1940s) through at least her graduation. There are ninety-three black and white images ranging in size from 4 x 3 inches to 10 x 8 inches. A few photographs have been pasted into black album pages and have humourous captions. Identification is scare, but many of the images featuring Lucille are identified as such, and there is one group photograph containing a list of names verso. There is a mix of formal images taken of Lucille as a model and otherwise by Condax Studios (Walnut Street) and Thomas Hanks (Willow Grove), candid family photographs, portraits (most of Lucille), and a few nightclub snapshots -- Click in Philadelphia, and the Frolic Show Bar in Detroit, Michigan. Also included are her 1951 professional modeling diploma from the Glamour Finishing School and a graduation program naming her and the other graduates.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2024.

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

Purchase, 2024.021.

Accession number 2024.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Swann Galleries.

Personal Name(s)

  • Minor, Lucille.

Subject(s)

  • African American families -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
  • African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Fashion photography.

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