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Preferred Citation

Lois Hornsby NAACP Photograph Album, 2007, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lois Hornsby, 2018.

Scope and Contents

67 photographs along with programs and newspaper clippings of Lois Hornsby's involvement with the York James City Williamsburg Branch, VA Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Photographs feature events and recipients of NAACP awards as well as many images of Hornsby receiving awards and a life membership within the NAACP.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Awards--Virginia
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People