Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Unity Breakfast programs and recordings
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Unity Breakfast programs and recordings
- Date
- 1995-2024 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.68 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African Americans -- Kentucky -- Lexington
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- Programs.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter. Education Foundation
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2018ms006: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Unity Breakfast programs and recordings, 1995-2024, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Unity Breakfast is an annual event sponsored by the Alpha Beta Lambda chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Lexington, Kentucky. Alpha Phi Alpha was the first Greek-lettered African American fraternity. Its Alpha Beta Lambda chapter was founded in Lexington in 1928. Since 1995, the Unity Breakfast has celebrated diversity and unity in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Unity Breakfast is open to the community and includes the presentation of the Unity Awards and guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds. The Unity Breakfast provides support for the Alpha Beta Lamda Chapter Education Foundation, the charitable arm of the fraternity which provides scholarships and community outreach.
- Scope and Content
- The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Unity Breakfast programs and recordings (dated 1995-2024; 0.68 cubic feet; 2 boxes, 4.74 GB, 12 digital files) primarily consists of event programs and DVD recordings that document the annual Alpha Phi Alpha Unity Breakfast held yearly on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Lexington, Kentucky. Additionally, the collection includes a program for the dedication of the Vertner Woodson Tandy Historical Marker, which Alpha Phi Alpha helped establish.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Unity Breakfast recordings, 2009-2018
Unity: A Journey Toward the Dream, 2009
Unity: A Continuous March Toward Equality, 2013
Unity: Commemorating 20 Years of Advancing the Dream, 2014
23rd Annual Unity Breakfast, 2017
24th Annual Unity Breakfast, 2018
2014 Unity Breakfast Award Recipients, 2014
2014 Unity Breakfast Award Recipients extended, 2014
2014 Student Reflections, 2014
21st Annual Unity Breakfast, 2015
2015 Unity Award Recipients, 2015
2015 Unity Breakfast WWB Mentoring, 2015
25th Annual Unity Breakfast, 2019
Unity Breakfast programs, 1995-2018
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