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Ruth Morand Baham collection
Collection — Container: Seventh War Loan Poster
Identifier: 530
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Morand Baham collection contains news clippings, magazine articles, ephemera, collected writings, and books related to African American history with an emphasis on New Orleans and the city's first African American mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial and the Morial family. The collection also emphasizes Marcus Christian, J.A. Rogers, Leontyne Bryant Gumbel, Martin Luther King Jr, and others. Subjects covered in the newspaper clippings include African Americans in arts and...
Dates:
Created: 1941-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1968-1994; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/1997
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Lewis Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 788
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Lewis Family (circa 1860-1977; bulk 1880-1950) from Natchitoches, Louisiana, contain significant documents related to Louisiana’s Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction eras, extensive examples of late 19th and early 20th century portraiture, and the relationships and achievements of an African American family across generations. Family members represented throughout the collection include patriarch John G. Lewis Sr. (1849-1931); his wife Virginia Thompson (1864-1931); and...
Dates:
Created: circa 1860-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1880-1950; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2012
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Amistad Research Center
George Longe papers
Collection
Identifier: 225
Scope and Contents
The papers of educator, civic leader, and Masonic official George Longe reflect his career in the area of education and his involvement as a member and Supreme Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Louisiana (AASRFML). The papers contain correspondence, news clippings, invitations, programs, photographs, financial records, speeches, and other printed items. Materials maintained by Longe document his position as principal at various...
Dates:
Created: 1849-1971; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
NAACP, Office of Field Director of Louisiana records
Collection
Identifier: 261
Scope and Contents
The records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Louisiana State Field Office consist of 21 linear feet of documents. The largest portion of the collection is comprised of correspondence; the remainder of the collection consists of reports, press releases, minutes, newsletters, complaints, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The correspondence in the collection is arranged chronologically and consists primarily of letters written to and by the NAACP...
Dates:
Created: 1964-1976; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1977
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
A.P. Tureaud papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 367-1
Scope and Contents
The addition to the A.P. Tureaud papers contains records of civil rights cases, correspondence, collected material, and records related to the Knights of Peter Claver, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and other organizations. The correspondence files contain letters from Daniel Byrd, O.C.W. Taylor, Mordecai W. Johnson, and Jim Moreau. The correspondence files pertaining to Daniel Byrd concern voter registration problems in Jackson Parish. Present is a letter...
Dates:
Created: 1868-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1964-1970; Other: Date acquired: 09/02/1981
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
A.P. Tureaud papers
Collection — Container: Microfilm
Identifier: 367
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alexander Pierre Tureaud occupy 31 linear feet of shelf space. Among the largest groups of papers are records of civil rights cases, correspondence, and non-financial reports. Among the records of civil rights cases are those concerning school desegregation, teacher salary equalization, transportation, and public accommodations. There are also records of cases concerning colleges and trade schools. Lastly, are records of the State of Louisiana v. National Association for the...
Dates:
Created: 1798-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1926-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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