Nichols, Elaine
Former National Museum of African American History & Culture staff
Nichols, Elaine
Former National Museum of African American History & Culture staff
African American history and culture, costumes, dress and textiles, decorative arts, dolls and toys.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.S.S.A. Masters of Science in Social Administration, Case Western Reserve University
- B.A., University of North Carolina Charlotte
- M.A., University of South Carolina
Publications
Selected Publications
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- Nichols, Elaine. 2019. "Madame C.J. Walker: Meaningful Beauty." In Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection. Pope, Victoria and Schrum, Christine, editors. 94–95. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2019
- Nichols, Elaine. 2016. "Great Promises and Unfulfilled Hopes: The Legacy of Benjamin Franklin Randolph." In Dream A World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America. Conwill, Kinshasha H., editor. 95–101. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2016
- Nichols, Elaine. 2016. "Sharecropping." In Dream A World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America. Conwill, Kinshasha H., editor. 107–115. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2016
- Nichols, Elaine. 2016. "The Afro-American Newspaper: Reporting on the Marvelous and the Mundane." In Dream A World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America. Conwill, Kinshasha H., editor. 179–185. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2016
- Nichols, Elaine. 2013. "Decked Out Accordingly:The Adornment of African American Women from Enslavement to the Mid-Twentieth Century." In Smithsonian 2013 Folklife Festival. Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, editor. 32–33. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. 2013
- Nichols, Elaine. 2013. "The Voyage of Robert Smalls." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 344–345. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
