| Dates: | Circa 1959-1994 |
| Size: | 1 linear foot |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628 |
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Collection Number: |
1994/07 |
| Provenance: | Donated by Nannie Pinkney in 1994 |
| Access: | Some restrictions due to physical condition of materials |
| Citation: |
When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Nannie Pinkney Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature |
| Processed by: | Elizabeth Loch, Archival Specialist, April 2021 |
Biographical Note
Nannie Pinkney was born in 1925. She joined the staff of Chicago Public Library in the summer of 1945 working at the Timothy B. Blackstone Branch. Pinkney became a junior clerk at the George Cleveland Hall Branch in 1946. At Hall Branch, Pinkney worked closely with librarians Vivian G. Harsh and Charlemae Hill Rollins. Pinkney stayed at Hall Branch until 1956 when she became a senior clerk at a Chicago Public Library’s Washington Park Branch (now closed).
Scope and Content
This small collection includes photographs from retirement parties for Nannie Pickney’s co-workers (Bennie Brown, Charlemae Hill Rollins, and Irene Watkins). The collection also includes an audio cassette tape of Nannie Pinkney discussing Vivian G. Harsh.
Arrangement
The 15 photographs and one audio cassette tape in this collection are organized alphabetically by title.
Related Materials
Related materials at the Chicago Public Library include:
Container List
| Box 1 | 001 | Audio cassette tape of Nannie Pinkney discussing Vivian G. Harsh, 1994 December [cassette tape intact, but tape is separated from supply wheel and unavailable for listening] |
| Box 1 | 002 | Photograph of Bennie Brown’s retirement party, group of women sitting at a table, circa 1959 |
| Box 1 | 003 | Photograph of Bennie Brown’s retirement party, group photo with Bennie Brown pictured center, Charlemae Hill Rollins to the left of Brown [wearing pearls], and Vivian Harsh seated in the front row [far right], circa 1959 |
| Box 1 | 004 | Photograph of Bennie Brown’s retirement party, group seated at two tables, Bennie Brown pictured far right, Vivian Harsh pictured far right [in the background of Brown], and Charlemae Hill Rollins pictured facing the camera [second from left at Brown’s table], circa 1959 |
| Box 1 | 005 | Photograph of Bennie Brown’s retirement party, three women sitting at a table, circa 1959 |
| Box 1 | 006 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ formal retirement party, a group of men and women sitting at a table, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 007 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ formal retirement party, a group of women sitting at a table, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 008 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ formal retirement party, Mary Herrick [sitting second from left] and Sylvester Watkins [sitting front right] pictured with a group of people, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 009 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ formal retirement party, Rollins pictured accepting a gift [standing left], 1963 |
| Box 1 | 010 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ formal retirement party, Rollins pictured standing center, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 011 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ retirement party, Rollins opening a gift box, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 012 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ retirement party, Rollins sitting [to the right] with a group of people, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 013 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ retirement party, Rollins standing center, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 014 | Photograph of Charlemae Hill Rollins’ retirement party, Rollins standing front center [with eye glasses] in a group of women, 1963 |
| Box 1 | 015 | Photograph of Irene Watkins’ retirement party, women sitting and standing around a table [close-up], 1965 |
| Box 1 | 016 | Photograph of Irene Watkins’ retirement party, women sitting and standing around a table, 1965 |
