Scrapbook documenting Alexander's time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania and her position as the first African American female PhD graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the firsts in the United States in 1921. Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, original documents and programs documenting Alexander’s academic career at the University of Pennsylvania and early activity with Delta Sigma Theta. Also includes letters of congratulations on her receiving her PhD.
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