8. The Colored American Magazine 2 (April 1901): 401-80.


Whole issue of “an illustrated monthly, devoted to literature, science, music, art, religion, facts, fiction and traditions of the Negro race.” The magazine is illustrated with photographs and displays advertisements in the front and back. A photograph of Mary A. Rector appears on the cover. She is described in the issue as an vocalist and musician from New York City who has appeared on the West Coast with “Black Patti,” Madame Sisseretta Jones.