Booker T. Washington Trade Association (BTWTA)
- Identifier
- DBB-BUS-01385
- Name
- Booker T. Washington Trade Association
- Name Variations
- BTWTA
- Type
- Organization or Club
- Activity
- community and social needs
- Year Established
- 1930
- Description
- Booker T. Washington Trade Association and its partner organization, the Detroit Housewives League, were established in 1930 by Rev. William H. Peck and his wife Fannie B. Peck (née McCampbell). They became the most influential Black business organizations in the city. They published several directories of Black businesses in Detroit. These directories also contain lists of officers, board members, and other leaders.
- Location
- 446 E Warren Ave
- Affiliates
-
Peck, William H.
Role: Founder (Founder and President)Butler, Benjamin F.
Role: Officer (Secretary in 1930)Robinson, W. J.
Role: Other Leadership Role (Chairman of the Committee on Organization in 1930)Allen, Fred A.
Role: Officer (Vice-President in 1935)Gaines, Carlton W.
Role: Officer (President in the 1940s)Toodle, Aaron Conklin
Role: Officer (Chairman of Ways and Means Committee in 1930)Trimble, J. H.
Role: Officer (Secretary in 1930)Blount, Louis C.
Role: Officer (Vice-President in 1935)Jackson, Eva R.
Role: Officer (Recording Secretary in 1935)Woodford, Wihla W.
Role: Officer (Corresponding Secretary in 1935)Penn, Ferdinand W.
Role: Officer (Financial Secretary in 1935)Pope, Harry S.
Role: Officer (Treasurer in 1935)Jones, Charles W.
Role: Board Member (Executive Board member 1935)Strickland, Young
Role: Board Member (Executive Board member 1935, Treasurer of Northwestern Branch)Humes, L.
Role: Board Member (Executive Board member 1935)Jacks, Percy
Role: Other Leadership Role (Chairman of Program Committee in 1935)Dounveor, J. H.
Role: Other Leadership Role (Chairman of Ways and Means Committee in 1935)Delsarte, Walter W.
Role: Other Leadership Role (Chairman of Publicity Committee in 1935)Grooms, R. Louise (R. Louise Henderson)
Role: Other Leadership Role (Chairman of Auditing Committee in 1935) - Related Organization
- Detroit Housewives League (Housewives League of Detroit / DHL)
- Detroit Negro Business League
- Book Pages
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This business or an affiliated person appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xii, xvi, 2, 91, 103, 113, 114, 115, 122, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 155, 156, 157, 163, 175, 178, 179, 250.
- Title
- Booker T. Washington Trade Association (BTWTA)
- Resource class
- Organization