Photos of Newspaper Guild Officials Who Were Attending the National Convention of the American Newspaper Guild in San Jose California, 1958

Black Buzz News Service
The Beatrice L.Saunders-Robinson Project
Saunders Family Archives
Pittsburgh, PA
August 29, 2011



Pictured from left to right are: Ethel Cobb who was the representative from the Post-Gazette to the Pittsburgh Local of the American Newspaper Guild, Helen Minear who was the Secretary of the Pittsburgh Local of the American Newspaper Guild and Beatrice L. Saunders-Robinson who represented the Courier unit of the American Newspaper Guild and was also Treasurer of the Pittsburgh Local of the American Newspaper Guild.  Mrs. Robinson was the first African American female in the United States who was treasurer of a local union which was affiliated with the national union, American Newspaper Guild.  All three of the above pictured women were members of the executive board of the Pittsburgh Local of the American Newspaper Guild.
The above picture was taken in Yosemite National Park. California



Beatrice L. Saunders-Robinson on the pier of Fishermen's Wharf in San Francisco as she and her son, Black Buzz along with other Guild officials were going to eat a sumptuous meal at Fishermen's Grotto which is pictured in the background.