Items

• Emancipator Hard Pressing Iron by Christine Inc.
  Hair straightening iron stored in original orange and black box. Patented by Christine Moore Howell. Christine Moore Howell (1899 - 1972), married to Dr. E. Gaylord Howell, was an inventor, a public servant, a businesswoman, an educator and the founder of Christine Cosmetics, Inc.
• Era Bell Thompson to Christine Moore Howell, letter
  Letter. Era Bell Thompson, Associate Editor to Christine Moore Howell. 1948 November 2. On Ebony letterhead. Requesting answers to questionnaire. With envelope addressed to Christine Beauty Shop / Spring Street / Princeton, N.J.
• Questionnaire for the Magazine Ebony
  This questionnaire entitled “QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE MAGAZINE EBONY----November 6, 1948” is five pages long with responses to 38 questions. The responses are by Christine Moore Howell (March 19, 1898-December 13, 1972) of Princeton, New Jersey.
• Gene's [Georgine E. Upshur [Willis]] Coming Out Party
  This photograph features Georgine “Gene” Elizabeth Upshur Willis and 15 other graduates of Philadelphia High School for Girls in June 1939. They are smiling and dressed up.