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James A. Cobbs collection
Collection
Identifier: 771
Content Description
This collection consists mainly of photographs related to the live of judge and law professor James A. Cobb. The earliest, though undated, photographs appear to be of faculty at a university, perhaps that of Howard University in Washington, D.C. Included is a mounted photograph of a group of men posed in front of a building, a mounted photograph of a group of women before the same building, and one of the two groups dining together outside. Two photographs of Judge Cobb include a portrait in...
Dates:
Other: 1923-1957
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Etheline Ross Cochran memoir
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2375
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 44-page typescript and hand script draft memoir, with some annotations and corrections. Entitled "Brown Eyes," Etheline Ross Cochran describes her life in New Orleans as a mother of fourteen children. Working a variety of jobs throughout her life, Cochran describes life as part of the working poor in New Orleans, including glimpses of life as a domestic worker and life in the Desire Projects. Also included are handwritten testimonies from three persons close to...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1994; Other: Majority of material found in 1994; Other: Date acquired: 07/31/1996
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Samuel B. Coles Papers
Collection
Identifier: 727
Scope and Contents
The papers of Samuel B. Coles document his work as a missionary and agriculturalist at the Galangue Mission in Angola during the 1920s-1950s. The collection is mostly comprised of photographs, but also contains a small amount of correspondence, lists, and a publication on the Pestalozzi Children's Village School in Angola. The photographs provide rich visual documentation of Coles and his work at the Galandue Mission in Angola, which was the first mission founded and staffed by...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920s-1959; Other: Date acquired: 05/24/2006
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Carole J.L. Collins papers
Collection
Identifier: 748
Content Description
The Carole J.L. Collins papers consist of collected research materials in the forms of articles, book chapters, conference and presentation papers, news clippings, press releases and statements, publications, speeches, and reports with occasional correspondence and manuscripts drafts for work authored by Collins and her spouse, journalist Steve Askin. The papers mainly focus on the African country of Zaire (1971-1997), its banking and economy, diamond and ivory trade, human rights...
Dates:
Other: 1974-2003
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Eugene J. Collins papers
Collection
Identifier: 434
Scope and Contents
The papers of Eugene J. Collins contain professional, as well as personal papers documenting Collins' life as a metallurgist and facilities engineer for the Ford Motor Company. The papers encompass 3.08 linear feet and contain postcards, report cards, and military records, including Collins' order of induction and his honorable discharge from the United States Army. The papers include biographical information, correspondence, employment records, programs and publications, and photographs....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1907-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1913-1917; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/1993
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Collins Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 093
Scope and Contents
The Collins Family Papers consist of correspondence dated 1889-1987 that comprises about one-third of the collection. The majority of the letters are between Sophronia A. Collins Easley and her brother Malachi C. Collins and husband Willis Easley, in addition to communication with other family members and friends. Of note are the letters sent to Sophronia A. Collins Easley from various evangelical and ecumenical lay persons and clerics in the United States and Canada. Also included are the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1889-1988; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1960; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1985
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Collins Funeral Home records
Collection
Identifier: 094
Scope and Contents
The records of the Collins Funeral Home consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, legal documents, financial records, general business records, printed ephemera, newsletters, and memorabilia. Resonating throughout the collection include the contributions of two African American women in the male-dominated funeral and mortuary science profession. This collection is ideal for the study of African American small businesses, businesswomen, and the exploration of the intersectionality of...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1914-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1970; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1987
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York, Inc. records
Collection — Box: 82
Identifier: 095
Scope and Contents
The records of the Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York measure approximately 32 linear feet, comprising administrative, restaurant, and housing records, each being inclusive of correspondence, minutes and notices, speeches, sound recordings, publications, mailing lists, and collected print items. Financial, legal, fundraising, and personnel records can be found under the Administrative series, while survey findings, summaries, research data, and methodology can be found under...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1950-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Community Church of Chapel Hill collection
Collection
Identifier: 2035
Content Description
Includes collected publications, ephemera, correspondence, and sermons of Charles M. Jones and others affiliated with the Community Church of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Sermons by Charles M. Jones include "The Church and the Supreme Court Decision: What the Church Can Say" from May 1954, "Facing Desegregation: How Religion Helps," and "A Realistic Look at Race Relations in Chapel Hill."
Dates:
Other: 1953-1959
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Community Relations Council of Greater New Orleans records
Collection
Identifier: 097
Scope and Contents
The records of the Community Relations Council of Greater New Orleans reflect the general objectives and other program activities adopted by this non-profit, interracial organization of about 800 members. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, and agendas and notices, as well as by-laws, reports, biographical material on members, financial records, news releases, printed items, and worksheets. Correspondence is arranged in chronological order. The reports deal with...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1965-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center