Coretta Scott King at 1971 commencement ceremony

Item Information

Title:
Coretta Scott King at 1971 commencement ceremony
Description:
Author and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King standing at a podium while giving the commencement speech in June 1971. She also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Northeastern University.
Photographer:
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Office of University Photography
Date:
June 20, 1971
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A103) (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Northeastern University Photograph collection (A103)
Series:
Series 7: Events > Subseries: Commencement > Honorary Degree Recipients > 6/20/1971
Subjects:
African American women political activists--Massachusetts--Boston
Commencement ceremonies--Massachusetts--Boston
Women authors--United States
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Degrees, Academic
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 black and white print : 8 x 10 inches
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20163245
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Collection finding aid: https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/761
Notes (acquisition):
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Office of University Photography.
Selected resources in this collection were acquired through transferals from Northeastern's Office of University Photography, Jet Commercial Photographers, Northeastern University publications, unprocessed archival collections and other contract photographers.
Identifier:
A000277