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Reuben Myles Papers

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Identifier: 730
Scope and Contents The Reuben Myles papers mainly consists of materials related to Myles' Masonic activities, specifically his work as the Grand Master of Trinity Lodge #175 in Monroe, Louisiana of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Louisiana. The Trinity Lodge records are not complete; however they include resolutions, occasional correspondence and lodge reports, mortgage information, and minutes. The records also include publications such as by-laws,...
Dates: Created: 1946-1982; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/2007

National Bankers Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: 416
Content Description In 1924, representatives from fourteen banks operated by African Americans formed the Negro Bankers Association, which was the forerunner of the National Bankers Association (NBA). In 1948, the names was changed, and in 1972 it was incorporated as a non-profit national trade association for minority-owned/controlled banks. This collection includes background information on the organization, biographical information on I. Owen Funderburg, President of Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta, Georgia,...
Dates: Other: 1980-1992

National Insurance Association records

 Collection
Identifier: 718
Content Description The National Insurance Association (NIA) was established as the National Negro Insurance Association in Durham, North Carolina, in 1921. Charles Clinton Spaulding, President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, the nation’s largest African American business, was its inaugural president. The NIA was recognized as the nation’s most effective economic organization for most of the twentieth century, committed to racial uplift and a broad economic and social agenda. It grew to as many...
Dates: Other: 1971-1991

National Negro Funeral Directors Association photograph

 Collection — Container: 1 item
Identifier: 2457
Scope and Contents

This panoramic photograph includes members of the National Negro Funeral Directors Association, which met in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during August 11-15, 1946. The photograph is by Fred Hess & Son of Atlantic City and was taken in front of the West Side All Wars Memorial.

Dates: Created: 1946 August; Other: Date acquired: 02/04/1999

Marcus Neustadter, Jr. papers

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Identifier: 448
Content Description The papers of Marcus Neustadter Jr. reflect his civic and professional affairs, including his work as Public Relations Director at Dillard University and his membership in the Original Illinois Club, the Prince Hall Masons, and other organizations. Included are news clippings, correspondence, programs, photographs, materials related to social organizations such as the Original Illinois Club and the Beau Brummel Club, audio cassettes of programs and courses held at Dillard University, and...
Dates: Other: circa 1950-1990

Robert B. Pitts papers

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Identifier: 677
Content Description

Robert B. Pitts helped organize what is now known as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and was the first Black man to be appointed to the position of federal regional administrator. His papers include biographical information in the forms of resumes, articles, and tributes. Also included are reports on urban housing and writings by Robert B. Pitts on minority and housing affairs in California.

Dates: Other: 1950-1973

O.C.W. Taylor papers

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Identifier: 360
Scope and Contents The papers of Orlando Capitola Ward Taylor outline Taylor’s career as a New Orleans Public School teacher and principal, print and broadcast journalist, public relations professional, and freemason. The correspondence and clippings within the collection concern Reconstruction-era Superintendent of Education for Louisiana William G. Brown, and other collected materials. Many of the photographs in the collection mainly depict Taylor’s masonic ties and work in broadcasting. Taylor’s writings...
Dates: Created: 1876-1979; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-1971; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972

Warren Barrios Wilson papers

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Identifier: 594
Scope and Contents The papers document the life of Warren Barrios Wilson, attorney and former CEO of Thomas Bros. Maps in Oakland, California.  The papers encompass 3.0 linear feet of personal papers, items from his legal career, as well as collected items from Thomas Bros. Maps and the Thomas Bros. Maps Educational Foundation. The personal papers include writings, journals, correspondence, photographs, audiovisual materials, and collected news clippings. Of particular note, the portraits and...
Dates: Created: 1965-2002; Other: Date acquired: 03/01/2002

Estemore Alvis Wolfe papers

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Identifier: 394
Content Description The papers of Detroit educator and businessman Estemore Alvis Wolfe document his work both in Detroit, Michigan, and in Jackson, Mississippi. He was vice president and secretary of the Wright Mutual Insurance Company, which he co-founded; president of the Detroit chapter of Friends of Amistad; and president of the National Alumni Association of Jackson State University, and president of its Detroit chapter. His papers contain biographical and genealogical materials, as well as materials...
Dates: Other: 1929-1982

Dorothy E. Yepez papers

 Collection
Identifier: 399
Content Description The papers primarily document the career of Dorothy E. Yepez, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American businesswoman and art gallery owner in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of art, Black history, education and the business documentation of Yepez’s career, with collected files from her art gallery and social activities. Yepez’s papers contain business and some personal correspondence; biographical sketches of Yepez and artists...
Dates: Other: circa 1864-1990, undated

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