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Herbert L. Seamans papers
Collection
Identifier: 336
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert L. Seamans mainly consist of manuscripts of his writings for articles, presentation papers and speeches (1939-1956) regarding intergroup and human relations education. Much of his writings were produced during his time as Director of the Commission on Education Organizations of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) and as Director of Intergroup Education Workshops at the School of Education at Stanford University. The small amount of correspondence...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1939-1956; Other: Date acquired: 09/01/1971
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Amistad Research Center
Sellers Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 449
Content Description
Collected items are mostly photographs of the Sellers family of New Orleans and friends, circa 1900-1950. The collection contains postcards, family photo albums, and snapshots of individuals and social gatherings, and includes photographs produced by the Collins Studio and Perrault’s Studio.
Dates:
Other: 1900-1950s
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Amistad Research Center
Mattie Sengstacke papers
Collection
Identifier: 609
Content Description
Mattie Sengstacke is a community activist in Memphis, Tennessee, involved with Operations Crossroads Africa. Her papers include correspondence, clippings, and publications on such topics as the Chicago Defender and Beale Street.
Dates:
Other: 1946-2000
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Amistad Research Center
Dushee Shaw labor contract
Collection
Identifier: 2459
Content Description
Labor contract from 1868 with Dushee Shaw, the landowner and employer, and ten undersigned individuals: Robbin Folsom (39 years old), Jack Folsom (17), Robbin Folsom (12), Francis Folsom (14), Thomas Robinson (18), Andy Shaw, Claris Stillwell(?) (40), Milton Richardson (48), Polly Richardson (16), and Mary Richardson (46). Stillwell, her surname uncertain due to illegibility, was hired as a cook and to milk the cows. The others were to be employed in farming. The contract was signed in...
Dates:
Other: 1868
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Amistad Research Center
Reuben A. Sheares II papers
Collection
Identifier: 426
Scope and Contents
The bulk of Sheares' papers include newsletters and publications from various organizations that Sheares was a member or supporter, as well as publications from various United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations. The papers focus mainly on theological issues and programs, including 122 audiocassettes of sermons that Sheares presented at the Congregational Church of Park Manor in Chicago from 1989-1992. Also included are notes and essays from classes in which Sheares was enrolled during the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1952-1993; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1980; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/2004
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Sheffield Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 337
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 3.4 linear feet of materials primarily related to the St. Berchman’s Industrial Life Insurance Company and the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Medical Association (WANMA). The materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, administrative materials, and financial records. Other items include greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. The collection also includes photographs of the Sheffield Family and their colleagues, the headquarters for the St....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1959; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1986
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Robert G. Sherer collection
Collection
Identifier: 735
Scope and Contents
The Robert G. Sherer collection consists of 26 black and white photographs taken by Sherer during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, as well as a booklet, texts of speeches, biographical sketches of individuals participating in the march, lists of sponsors, a program schedule, a map, and press releases. Texts of speeches include those delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; Whitney M. Young Jr.,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1899-1982; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2002
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Ann Allen Shockley letter
Collection — Container: small collections
Identifier: 2515
Scope and Contents
Typed letter, dated 8 December 1980, from author Ann Allen Shockley to book collector Robert Stuart of New Orleans. Shockley states that her book, Loving Her, has been remaindered by her publisher, Bobbs Merrill, and that she is sending Stuart a hardcover copy for his collection of gay literature on the recommendation of a man named Tom. Shockley also mentions that she enjoyed meeting Stuart and that "Tom and I had a whoopee night jumping to Country...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1980 December 8; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/2015
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Amistad Research Center
Wilson Sides free papers
Collection
Identifier: 2265
Content Description
Free papers of Wilson Sides of Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Wilson Sides, a blacksmith around 35 years of age at the time this 1850 document was drafted, was born a "free man of color," as described in one of four signed statements from various officials in Cabarrus County. Included are a physical description of Sides as well as a statement of character by an official who claims to have known Sides since his birth.
Dates:
Other: 1850
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Amistad Research Center
Andy Simons collection
Collection
Identifier: 339
Content Description
Consists of clippings about Chicago civil rights activists, including Harold Washington, Lu Palmer, Louis Farrakhan, Nathaniel Clay. The audiocassettes include recordings by or about the same individuals and others including Marcus Garvey, Stokley Carmichael, Margaret Walker, Melvin Van Peebles, Dorothy Tillman, and John G. Jackson. Collection file includes an index to call 70 audiocassettes with some topical summaries. This collection also includes an audiocassette entitled...
Dates:
Other: 1982-1988
Found in:
Amistad Research Center