subj25. Holdings related to Women

Scope and Contents The papers of Evelyn Cunningham document her work as a feature writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier (1950-1962); political aide for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (1969-1976); and her activism in politics, feminism, and civil rights. A theme running throughout the collection is the role of the African American professional woman in society. Of note are materials regarding the integration of New York City restaurants (circa 1954); Cunningham's...

Scope and Contents The Lillie M. Carroll Jackson papers contain news clippings, programs, publications, correspondence, honors bestowed, obituaries, and funeral programs pertaining to Lille Mae Carroll Jackson and her family. There are articles about Jackson's involvement with the NAACP and the various campaigns/initiatives with which she was involved. One article relates to interactions between Jackson and Governor William Donald Schaefer. Correspondents include: Elsie E. Bumbry, Charles E. Moylan Jr.,...

Scope and Contents The Rosa Freeman Keller papers consist of correspondence, news clippings, collected ephemera and publications, and photographs reflecting Rosa Keller's wide civic involvement and especially her activism in the areas of race relations and social welfare. Materials of note involve Keller's involvement with Dillard University and Flint-Goodridge Hospital; the Committee to Name Public Schools in New Orleans; and correspondence and other materials integral to the suit brought against Tulane...

Scope and Contents The papers of actress, dancer, and activist Fredi Washington measure 2.14 linear feet. The collection, dating from 1925-1979, documents her stage and film career, her writings on theater, and her professional work in supporting African American actors and actresses. It contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, honors and awards, scripts, and a scrapbook. Approximately one hundred items of correspondence from 1933 to 1979 are contained in the collection. The...

Scope and Contents The papers of African American artist Ruth G. Waddy document her career, particularly the founding of Art West, an African American artists collective in Los Angeles, California, as well as her collaboration with Samella Lewis on the two-volume Black Artists on Art. The collection includes correspondence, catalogs, invitations, programs for plays and musical events, biographical information on Waddy, collected periodicals, news clippings, photographs, and...

Content Description Items include correspondence, minutes, proceedings of the National Conference of Christian Work among the Chinese Americans, history of the Pacific Chinese Mission, by-laws, and constitution of the Women's Missionary Society of the Pacific Coast, History of the Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church to the California Chinese, statistics of the Chinese Churches, Missions, Schools, and Institutions, and biographies of Lee San Hong, 1879-1950 and Chan Hon Fan. The collection also contains...

Content Description The Vera Clement Edwards papers contain correspondence, minutes, reports, honors and awards, programs, and the Ph.D. dissertations of Dr. Vera Edwards and her brother, Wendell E. Clement. The work of Dr. Edwards with deliquent children, eduational opportunity, and intercultural problems is documented in the papers. Her long involvement with the LINKS' Jamboree project is evidenced in her correspondence, as well as her efforts on behalf of Children's International Summer Villages, which she...

Content Description The Anna Marie Hansen Jamison papers include correspondence (1919-1972) with students and colleagues of the various American Missionary Association schools in which Jamison taught. Among these schools and colleges were Chandler Normal in Lexington, Kentucky; Ballard Normal School in Macon, Georgia; Tillotson College in Austin, Texas; Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi; and Straight University/Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Other items include greeting cards, news...

Content Description The Lurline Jefferson papers include correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, minutes, invitations, programs, press releases, announcements, certificates, licenses, and collected items. The items relate to activities of Jefferson during the period she lived  in New Orleans and for her New York period. Most of the items relate to her involvement in the senior citizen and other community groups. there are a few items about her husband, Leonard. Names among the correspondents included are...

Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Scope and Contents The Mildred Ellis papers consists of 8.59 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, news clippings, music recital programs, and other memorabilia, providing an extensive view into the life and career of composer and musician, Dr. Mildred Ellis. Also included in this collection are records from the...