Addie Waites Hunton

Suffrage
Military
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Kathryn M. Johnson with African American soldiers in France during World War I. © University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.

Related Archival Collections

William Alphaeus Hunton papers, 1926–1967, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division‍

Call No.: Sc Micro R-5003

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Attributions
“Hunton?, Mrs. W.A.,” possibly Addie Waites Hunton, Feb. 1901–Dec. 1903. C. M. Bell Studio, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-bellcm-12750. The Library of Congress notes that the name, taken from a handwritten label on the original negative sleeve or negative, is unverified and may identify either the sitter or the person who ordered the photograph. Addie Waites Hunton married William Alphaeus Hunton in 1893.
Attributions
Attributions
Image 2: Addie Waites Hunton and Kathryn M. Johnson at a YMCA camp, Challes-les-Eaux, France, 1919. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Object No. 2014.63.77. Standing row: Kathryn M. Johnson, second from left; Addie Waites Hunton, center. Image 3: Addie Waites Hunton with an unidentified U.S. soldier, still from Leave Activities in the A.E.F., 1919 (1936), 12:59–13:05. Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111, National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives Identifier 24841, Local Identifier 111-H-1338.
Birth
June 11, 1866, Norfolk, VA
Death
June 21, 1943 (age 77), New York, NY
Resting Place
Language(s)
Spouse(s)

William Alphaeus Hunton

Partner(s)
Relatives
Connection(s)
Alma Mater

Spencerian College of Commerce

Influenced
Influenced By
Did You Know?
Colleague(s)
Collaborator(s)

Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (co-author of Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces)

Children

Eunice Hunton Carter, W. Alphaeus Hunton Jr.

Awards & Honors
Parents
Occupation
suffragist, educator, civil right activist
Certification(s)
License(s)
Education
Organization(s)

International Council of Women of the Darker Races

National Association of Colored Women

Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Appointment(s)
Notable Works
Notable Performances
Notable Moments
Military Rank/Branch
Years of Service
Political Affiliation
Genre(s)
Preceptors
Legacy
Thesis
Publications

Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces (1920)1

William Alphaeus Hunton: A Pioneer Prophet of Young Men (1938)

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Website
*some sources say April 6, 1845

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