subj14. Holdings related to the Military

Scope and Contents The papers of H. F. V. (Harry Francis Vincent) Edward consist of approximately 400 items of correspondence; 31 articles that Edward penned over a 30-year period; 14 programs from sports events, social occasions, and educational exercises; 30 pamphlets regarding Edward's work from 1916-1973; 50 photographs from Edward's internment in a German prison camp, his early sports career in England and on the continent; his work in Greece, Germany, Vietnam, and California; of note is a photograph of...

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Items concern the recognition of Lieutenent John R. Fox of the 266th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in combat in Sommocolonia, Italy, on December 26, 1944, and was recommended for honors at that time. Thirty eight years later, in May 1982, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. His widow, Arlene E. Fox, received the medal at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, during an anniversary and reunion of the 366th Infantry Veterans Association.

Content Description The Ulysses H. Gore papers include news releases (1945-1946) regarding African American soldiers issued by the press branch of the Bureau of Public Relations, War Department, and a bound typescript of "A Charge Delivered to...African Lodge...25th of June, 1792...by the Right  Worshipful Master, Prince Hall." The copy was presented to Mt. Moriah Lodge F. and A.M. by Past Master George M. Lewis, October 27, 1914. The collection contains a news clipping regarding Lewis from the Boston Sunday...

Scope and Contents This collection documents the life, career, and interests of Samuel Ralph Harlow, who was a Congregational clergyman, missionary to the Near East, and professor of religion and Biblical literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. The collection is comprised largely of correspondence (ca. 3800 items), along with diaries, sermons, poems, prayers, manuscripts of Harlow's books, other writings, scrapbooks, and other papers that relate to Harlow's interest in the afterlife and...

Content Description The papers of Congregational clergyman and author Roland Tilman Heacock contain correspondence, writings, sermons, notes, photographs, news clippings, a scrapbook, memorabilia, and collected items. Writings by Heacock document his interest in civil rights, African American history, religion, and bee culture. Several unpublished manuscripts and poems constitute a portion of the collection. Correspondence of interest includes letters generated by Heacock's acceptance to an all-White...

Scope and Contents The Maude Veal Jenkins Collection on Julius Waties Waring documents the life and career of Judge Julius Waties Waring. The collection highlights the activites and ideologies of Waring, his wife, Elizabeth, and to a smaller extent his daughter, Anne. The collection encompasses 0.4. linear feet of correspondence, photographs, programs, invitations, speeches, and newspaper clippings related to the Waring family. Jenkins, a close friend of the Warings, collected the materials to honor Waring,...

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Includes a clipping from the Pittsburgh Courier about Frederick Douglas Jenkins, who led his troops into combat in the South Pacific during World War II.

Content Description The Jesse J. Johnson papers relate to Johnson's research and writings about African American men and women in the U.S. military. Johnson authored seven books on the topic, and his papers include news clippings about African American achievement, legal documents of civil rights cases in which Johnson was interested, church programs, lists and other printed items, as well as a small amount of correspondence.The papers also include records of equal employment opportunity cases in...

Content Description Samuel C. Kincheloe was educated at the Chicago Theological Seminary and the Interdenominational Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. For many years, he served on the board of trustees of LeMoyne and Tougaloo Colleges and was president of Tougaloo from 1956-1960. His papers document his work in religion and higher education, and contain correspondence, lecture and research notes, writings,, pamphlets, and financial records.The first addendum to his papers document his work...

Content Description Dr. Emile J. LaBranche Sr. opened LaBranche’s Drug Store in 1907 on Claiborne Avenue between Dumaine and St. Anne in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a fully owned and operated African American business, which boasted both Caucasian and African American clientele. Emile Sr. was a graduate of Straight College and the Pharmacy School of Meharry Medical College. Prior to opening the store he worked for two years in New Iberia, Louisiana, and married Gertrude Blanchet. They had three children,...