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Dent Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 116
Scope and Contents
The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1985; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
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Amistad Research Center
Dunn-Landry Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 138
Scope and Contents
The Dunn-Landry Family Papers encompass 14 linear feet of material covering subject areas of civil rights, African American education, ministerial work, historically black colleges and universities, Louisiana politics and race relations.The collection is arranged into nine series of personal and professional materials. The bulk of the papers are professional in nature with some personal correspondence. The strength of the collection is national and local civic activities, civil rights ...
Dates:
Created: 1872-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1916 -1992; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
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Amistad Research Center
Anna Marie Hansen Jamison papers
Collection
Identifier: 196
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...
Dates:
Other: 1919-1972
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LaBranche Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 652
Content Description
Dr. Emile J. LaBranche Sr. opened LaBranche’s Drug Store in 1907 on Claiborne Avenue between Dumaine and St. Anne in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a fully owned and operated African American business, which boasted both Caucasian and African American clientele. Emile Sr. was a graduate of Straight College and the Pharmacy School of Meharry Medical College. Prior to opening the store he worked for two years in New Iberia, Louisiana, and married Gertrude Blanchet. They had three children,...
Dates:
Other: 1899-1999
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Amistad Research Center
Fannie C. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: 392
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fannie C. Williams encompass 1.8 linear feet and reflect her career and life commitment to African American education and work with young people in New Orleans, most notably between 1908 and 1954, when she served as a teacher and principal in the New Orleans public school system. Overall, the collection is a valuable resource for the topics of African American education, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in New Orleans, as well as youth and community development....
Dates:
Created: 1882-1980; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1972
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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