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Marion Fisher Stevenson papers

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Identifier: 719
Content Description The Marion Fisher Stevenson Papers document aspects of Stevenson's personal and church life, as well as the history of Union Bethel A.M.E. Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Stevenson attended. The collection contains a photograph scrapbook (circa 1900s-1970s) containing pictures of friends, family, and acquaintances of Stevenson. Photographs are both candid and portrait shots. Highlights include an image of two women on board the S.S. Catalina, which carried passengers between Los...
Dates: Other: 1880-1970

Sybil Morial papers

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Identifier: 752
Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The papers of educator, activist and New Orleans community leader, Sybil Morial consist of correspondence from various local and national organizations requesting Morial’s participation in fundraising, conferences, and events. The papers also document her work on many boards and committees for various...
Dates: Other: 1957-2016

Tom Thurman collection

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Identifier: 689
Content Description This collection consists of 31 Betacam SP videotapes, which contain raw footage of scholars interviewed for Tom Thurman's documentary, "Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema. A Portrait of Independent African-American Filmmaking," as well as examples of pre-WWII films by African American filmmakers. The subject matter covered in the documentary includes African American arts and culture, primarily independently-made films with a southern focus prior to WWII, plus topics such as the Great...
Dates: Other: 2000

Camilla Williams papers

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Identifier: 389
Scope and Contents The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The papers encompass 1.2 linear feet, which includes 0.2 linear feet of correspondence (letter, post cards, greeting cards, telegrams) and 1.0 linear foot of non-correspondence, including press releases, publicity notices, notes, foreign itineraries, invitations and collected materials about Williams' travels and about other people. The bulk of the papers date...
Dates: Created: 1944-1975; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1975

Camilla Williams papers addendum

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 389-1
Scope and Contents The addendum to the Camilla Williams papers is comprised of 17.7 linear feet correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, press releases, publications, memorabilia, and greeting cards pertaining to Williams' personal and professional activities. The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection focuses on her career as an opera singer and classical music...
Dates: Created: 1897-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1989

Annie Wooten photograph

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Identifier: 2519
Content Description

This collection contains a single real photo postcard, circa 1920s, of a young African American woman named Annie Wooten. Wooten was a maid in the household of Dalvis and Olevia De Ville and likely lived in the area of Kelly or Monroe, Louisiana. She is holding a fan, which appears to read "J.P. Duke, Kelly Louisiana."

Dates: Other: circa 1920s

Lillian Robinson Wynn papers

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Identifier: 397
Scope and Contents The papers of Lillian Robinson Wynn chiefly consist of correspondence, photographs, and materials collected during her tenure as the principal of McCall High School of the Tennessee Prison for Women. Correspondence primarily pertains to her role as the principal of McCall High School and regards personnel and financial matters, as well as obtaining Title I funding. Correspondence also pertains to Wynn's January 1976 dismissal from her principalship of McCall High School as well as her appeal...
Dates: Created: 1957-1982; Other: Date acquired: 05/15/1979

Dorothy E. Yepez papers

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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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Flint-Goodridge Hospital (New Orleans, La.) 1
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Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church 1
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