University Circle in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

L. Pearl Mitchell

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

— Alpha Omega Chapter —

L. Pearl Mitchell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. L. Pearl Mitchell Marker

Inscription.
Elected third national president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. First Greek letter sorority for African-American Women.

Initiated into Zeta Chapter at Wilberforce University.

Held membership for more than 50 years in Alpha Kappa Alpha. Affectionately known as "Miss A.K.A."

Served as the first Great Lakes Regional director and sixth president of Alpha Omega chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list.

Location. 41° 30.62′ N, 81° 35.727′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in University Circle. It can be reached from East 124th Place. Marker is in Lake View Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Carabelli (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ernest R. Ball (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burial Place of James A. Garfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry A. Sherwin (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memoriam

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Alexander Winton (approx. ¼ mile away); Collin Wood School Fire March 4, 1908 (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of the Teachers and Children Who Lost Their Lives in the Collinwood School Fire (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Also see . . .
1. L. Pearl Mitchell. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History website entry (Submitted on June 8, 2009.)

2. Lottie Pearl Mitchell. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Lake View Cemetery. Cemetery website homepage (Submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

L. Pearl Mitchell image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1936

2. L. Pearl Mitchell

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. L. Pearl Mitchell Marker

The Mitchell family plot can be seen in the distance, just in front of the tree in the center of the image.

Mitchell family grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

4. Mitchell family grave marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,765 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.