Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Ella's Night, A Tribute to Miss Ella Fitzgerald
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.003 Author/Creator: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1 December 1968 Pagination: 44 p. ; 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy
One pamphlet entitled, "Ella's Night, A Tribute to Miss Ella Fitzgerald," dated December 1, 1968. This commemorates an evening in the New York Coliseum sponsored by the Tau Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Fitzgerald was honored for a financial contribution she made to the Martin Luther King Foundation and to the Tau Omega Scholarship Fund, as well as for her service as a civil rights activist. Contains messages to Ella Fitzgerald from government officials, society members, sorority members, and fellow musicians.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded at Howard University in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization founded by African American women at a university.
Tau Omega, the oldest chapter, was established in 1925. Their main objectives are community organization in Harlem, NY and awarding scholarship to high school students.
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