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Arthur T. Davidson papers
Collection
Identifier: 113
Content Description
The Arthur T. Davidson papers include correspondence, invitations, programs, speeches, and printed items generated by the medical profession and the educational institutions attended by Davidson. One speech was presented by Davidson before the Alumnae Banquet at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 15, 1982. Davidson was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 1982. The title of the address was The Role of the Historic Black College in the...
Dates:
Other: 1976-1984
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Amistad Research Center
A.L. Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: 533
Scope and Contents
The papers of New Orleans minister and community and political activist Reverend A.L. Davis mainly documents his unsuccessful run for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Districts 10 and 11 in 1967 with a small amount of material regarding his ministry of New Zion Baptist Church. The bulk of the collection (1967-1970) consists of news clippings regarding the 1967 campaign and photographs of Davis with community and political leaders (1956-1976). The photographs include...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1967-1970; Other: Date acquired: 05/04/1996
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Lloyd Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: 114
Scope and Contents
The collection encompasses of 32.47 linear feet spanning over fifty years detailing Davis' work for equal rights in housing, minority employment and fair business practices, and urban renewal. The collection also documents the Roman Catholic Church's role in civil rights during the 1950s and 1960, as well as organizations working in human rights and intergroup relations. Davis carried out these efforts while employed by several organizations including the Catholic Interracial Council of...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1939-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1966-1990; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/1972
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Amistad Research Center
Sammy Davis Jr., collection
Collection
Identifier: 647
Content Description
Sammy Davis Jr. was born on December 8, 1925, in New York City and began his career in entertainment at the age of three in 1928 in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. He was part of the Rat Pack in Hollywood along with actors and singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Davis was a renown singer and dancer who made numerous television appearances and movies such as 1959s “Porgy & Bess” and “Ocean’s Eleven” in 1960. This collection consists of photocopies of new clippings covering Sammy...
Dates:
Other: 1955-1996
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Amistad Research Center
Greta de Jong collection
Collection
Identifier: 585
Content Description
Collection consists solely of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) file reports on various organizations and incidents in specific geographic areas: Louisiana Farmers Union, Communist Party of Louisiana, Southern Gentlemen, Deacons for Defense and Justice, Iberville Parish school desegregation, Citizens Council of Louisiana, Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Louisiana, St. Helena Parish school desegregation, and of African Americans who were beaten while registering to vote in...
Dates:
Other: 1941-1970
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Arnold de Mille papers
Collection
Identifier: 600
Scope and Contents
Photo journalist Arnold de Mille (1908-1996) spent his career capturing the African American experience for the better part of the twentieth century, as well as recording the African experience during a time of volatility and upheaval. His papers and photographs span this storied career with a significant amount of these materials dedicated to beauty culture, the Civil Rights Movement, and his work for the United Nations. Included are issues from the short-lived ...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1970; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/2000
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Alexis De Veaux papers
Collection
Identifier: 791
Processing Information
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-0MS-20. Scope and Content Note Alexis De Veaux’s papers mainly consist of correspondence, drafts of original manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera documenting her professional life and work. Correspondence within the collection is professional in nature, covering De Veaux’s many speaking and lecturing engagements, publishing, her work as...
Dates:
Other: 1967-2017, undated
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Amistad Research Center
Winston De Ville collection
Collection
Identifier: 2044
Content Description
Consists of an 1866 article of agreement between Samuel Haas and a freedman named Josephus for a twelve-month work contract. "Rations furnished by S. Haas. The aforesaid Josephus on his part agrees to work and act in all things according to the regulations of the Freedmans Bureau [sic] and shall never leave the premises without the knowledge and consent of his employer."Also includes historical essays by De Ville, "African-American Militiamen of New Orleans, 1792," "Free People...
Dates:
Other: 1866, 1991
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Amistad Research Center
Carolyn M. Dejoie papers
Collection
Identifier: 115
Content Description
The Carolyn M. Dejoie papers document her career in academia as a faculty member at University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Health and Human Issues Department. The papers consist of documentation compiled and generated in relation to the gender and racial discrimination case of Carolyn DeJoie against the University of Wisconsin. Dejoie filed a "Charge of Discrimination" with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in May 1972. After the...
Dates:
Other: 1891-2005
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
C.C. Dejoie, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: 443
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of C.C. Dejoie, Jr.'s correspondence, awards, certificates, membership identification cards, and other papers . Papers are related to his civic engagements: Louisiana Press Association, United States Postal Service Department, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Commander's Club, and The Republican Presidential Task Force.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1965-1994; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1994
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Amistad Research Center