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John A. Rockwell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 315
Scope and Contents The John A. Rockwell Papers consist of approximately 250 letters, dating from 1865-1867. The letters are from the period when Rockwell served as Superintendent of the American Missionary Association's (AMA) Lincoln School in Macon, Georgia, and record his efforts on behalf of the freedmen population in the area of education. The correspondence deals almost exclusively with the problems of administering and supplying a school for freedmen in the heart of the former Confederacy....
Dates: Created: 1865-1867; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970

Robert G. Sherer collection

 Collection
Identifier: 735
Scope and Contents The Robert G. Sherer collection consists of 26 black and white photographs taken by Sherer during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, as well as a booklet, texts of speeches, biographical sketches of individuals participating in the march, lists of sponsors, a program schedule, a map, and press releases. Texts of speeches include those delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; John Lewis, Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; Whitney M. Young Jr.,...
Dates: Created: 1899-1982; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2002

Howard E. Spragg papers

 Collection
Identifier: 348
Content Description Dr. Howard E. Spragg was a United Church of Christ clergyman who served as Treasurer (1959-1969) and Executive Vice President (1969-1983)of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries. The items include a cover letter (1988) accompanying a copy of a 1940 statement on the Selective Training and Service Act, a letter concerning his enrollment in Union Theological Seminary (1941) and remarks made by Spragg before an annual meeting of Eastman Kodak Company Shareholders (1967)....
Dates: Other: 1940-1988

Preston and Bonita Valien Papers

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Identifier: 371
Scope and Contents The Preston and Bonita Valien papers are a rich source of documentation generated during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and extremely strong in documenting their ground breaking sociology research in the areas of African American higher education, housing segregation, public school and public transportation integration, population migration from the south to the north, race relations, as well as women’s health related to birth control and infant mortality. The...
Dates: Created: 1932-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1960; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/1969

Eric Steele Wells papers

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Identifier: 384
Scope and Contents The Eric Steele Wells papers document the family and education of Wells, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, especially Avery Institute in Charleston, where Wells attended school. The bulk of the collection includes material reflecting Wells' interest in collecting materials related to African American and African history. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, financial documents, Avery Institute publications and school documents, posters, printed ephemera, newsclippings...
Dates: Created: 1855-1986; Other: Date acquired: 09/03/1969

Fannie C. Williams papers

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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

Yearbook collection

 Collection — Container: 70 items
Identifier: 398
Scope and Contents This artificial collection contains school yearbooks from southern historically black colleges and universities, as well as Louisiana high schools. Schools and the years represented include: Alcorn A&M College (Lorman, MS) - 1967; Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA) - 1951-1952, 1954-1957, 1959, 1962-1971, 1975; Wiley College (Marshall, TX) - 1954; Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) - 1976; Booker T. Washington Senior High School (New Orleans, LA) - 1959,...
Dates: Created: 1953-1979; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/1994

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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1
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Dunn, Lillian (Lillian Burdette Landry), 1888- 1
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English, Richard W. (Richard Walter), 1909-1990 1
Farmer, James, 1920-1999 1
Fessenden Academy (Martin, Fla.) 1
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Flint-Goodridge Hospital (New Orleans, La.) 1
Freedmen's Aid Society 1
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana 1
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Gulfside Assembly 1
Hawaii Loa College (Kaneohe, Hi.) 1
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 1
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Jack and Jill of America, Inc. 1
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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 1
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Julius Rosenwald Fund 1
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LeMoyne-Owen College 1
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