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Documenting  Black Women’s History at the Wilfandel Clubhouse

March 28, 2024 USC Master of Heritage Conservation Program
Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation
Documenting  Black Women’s History at the Wilfandel Clubhouse
Show Notes

Dedicated students at the University of Southern California have pulled out the laser scanners and measuring tapes to document the Wilfandel Clubhouse in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Wilfandel Club, the oldest Black women’s club in Los Angeles, was founded in 1945 by Della Williams (wife of architect Paul R. Williams) and Fannie Williams as a safe place for social, civic, and community events. In this episode, producer Willa Seidenberg visits the clubhouse to see the students in action, hear what they’re doing and why, and talk with longtime member Jan Morrow Bell.

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