Washington, D.C. Barbering and Cosmetology Boards
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Mathis, Nathaniel, 1946- (barber, motivational speaker)
- See more items in
- Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture
- Date
- 1966 - 1997
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0641, Series 4
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use. The Archives Center does not own rights to the patent, trademark or any related interest in the artifacts.
- Scope and Contents
- Mathis was appointed to the Examiner's Board as the chairperson in 1987 by Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., and to the Barbering and Cosmetology Board in 1994, after delivering a personal statement as to why he should be selected. The Board was significant because it was the first to license hair braiders in the country.
- Collection Restrictions
- The copllection is open for research. Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Technical Access: Series 8, Video materials and Series 9, Audiotapes may not be used by researchers unless reference and viewing copies are made available.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510067717-1503510067735-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0