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William H. Armstrong papers
Collection
Identifier: 519
Content Description
Reverend William H. Armstrong served as minister for the Calvary United Church of Christ, a racially-integrated inner city church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later for the Burton Congregational Church in Burton, Ohio. In addition to his church service, he pursues historical research and writing as a hobby. Armstrong also served as the Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in Swaziland, Africa, from 1966-1968. Armstrong's papers document his activities as minister to Calvary...
Dates:
Other: 1957-1994
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Amistad Research Center
Arna Bontemps Foundation collection
Collection
Identifier: 263
Content Description
This collection consists primarily of printed ephemera from the Arna Bontemps Foundation, including posters, brochures, newsletters, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1981-1993
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Molefi Kete Asante papers
Collection
Identifier: 471
Content Description
Educator and scholar Molefi K. Asante founded the first Ph.D. program in African American Studies at Temple University, where he taught for many years. Asante is a leading figure in African American Studies and African Studies and is known for his writings on Afrocentrism. His papers contain correspondence; speeches; material dealing with his academic work at Temple University and other institutions; appointment books; writings, including articles, poems, and book reviews; newspaper...
Dates:
Other: 1962-2009
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Amistad Research Center
Associated Black Charities collection
Collection
Identifier: 2006
Content Description
Associated Black Charities was founded in 1985 to represent and respond to issues of special significance to Maryland’s African American communities. Items include the organizational publication Associated Black Charities Blackboard, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other printed items.
Dates:
Other: 1982-1988
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: 586
Content Description
The Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Inc. (ASBS) was founded in 1935 by Theophilus E. McKinney at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina to provide a forum for social science teachers in Negro colleges to assemble and discuss trends in education and the curricula needs of their students. The organization was established as the Association of Social Science Teachers and has grown into an interdisciplinary organization that continues to honor its rich history...
Dates:
Other: 1992-2000
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Amistad Research Center
Atlanta School of Social Work collection
Collection
Identifier: 028
Content Description
This small collection consists of a certificate for Mayme Reed Barnes, a photograph of graduating class (1928) of seventeen women, a photograph of an unidentified graduation class, and a scrapbook page containing items on both sides. Names within the materials include Bishop Willis J. King and Forrester B. Washington, chairman of the board and director of the school, respectively.
Dates:
Other: 1928
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Hazel Augustine papers
Collection
Identifier: 029
Content Description
Items in the collection are primarily collected printed items, such as journals, and other literature on and about the social work field. Also included in the collection are alumni publications of Smith College. Additional materials include class photographs, a yearbook from Walter L. Cohen Sr. High, where Mrs. Augustine was an English teacher. Plaques and some correspondence are also included.
Dates:
1925-1992
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Auxiliary to the National Medical Association records
Collection — Container: 1 videotape
Identifier: 563
Scope and Contents
The Auxiliary to the National Medical Association (ANMA) was established in 1936 by Alma Wells Givens. The records of the Auxiliary encompass 8.52 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1997. They document the foundation and early years of the organization, its development from an organization for female spouses of African American doctors to one that included spouses of both sexes, and the various projects undertaken by the Auxiliary. The records contain constitutions and by-laws,...
Dates:
Created: 1937-1997; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1999
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
B Sharp Music Club, New Orleans, Louisiana Records
Collection
Identifier: 030
Scope and Contents
The records of the B Sharp Music Club include correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs, and typescripts of the club's historys. Items document the founding of the club by Camille Nickerson and the activities of the organization, such as the Pleasant Hour Christmas program, Scholarship Luncheon, and the Junior B Sharp Music Club. Photographs document various meetings, programs, and recitals. Performers include Dr. Frederick B. Hall, Moses Hogan, Debria Brown, John Wesley Work, Roger...
Dates:
Created: 1925-1998
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Amistad Research Center
Iris Ewing Babcock collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008
Content Description
Includes collected clippings and ephemera, which includes articles on African American musicians, school desegregation, and other topics. Of note is a broadside authored by Gerald L. K. Smith of the Share-Our-Wealth Society in tribute to the ideals of Huey Long after his assassination with the heading "The Spirit and Purpose of Huey Long Shall Never Die."
Dates:
Other: 1934-1958
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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