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Lesley Himes papers

 Collection
Identifier: 690
Scope and Contents The papers of Lesley Himes document her life with African American novelist and short story writer Chester Himes as expatriates living in Spain, as well as her life following his passing in 1984. The collection includes correspondence with biographers, writers, literary agents, fans of Chester Himes's work, film producers, family, and friends. Photographs of Chester and Lesley Himes, along with friends and associates, are present as loose photographs in two photograph albums. Additional...
Dates: Created: 1934-2008; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/2001

Frank S. Horne papers

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Identifier: 189
Scope and Contents

The papers of Frank Smith Horne measure approximately 22 linear feet and consist of 30,000 items dated between 1927 and 1974. Over half of the papers of the collection is personal and business correspondence. The other half consists of financial records, lists, minutes, legal documents, writings, press releases, reports, general items, newspaper clippings, and various collected publications. The papers have been arranged topically and chronologically.

Dates: Created: 1927-1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1975

Frank S. Horne papers addendum

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Identifier: 189-1
Scope and Contents The addendum to the Frank S. Horne papers consists of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations and programs, writings by Horne and others, publications, and collected materials. Unlike the bulk of Horne's papers, this addendum focuses on Horne's interest in writing, rather than his work within housing and various governmental agencies. Of note are a series of letters, dated 1915-1917, from Frank Horne's brother, Errol, to members of his family during his military...
Dates: Created: 1915-1974; Other: Date acquired: 12/14/1993

Frank S. Horne poem

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Identifier: 2520
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single typescript copy of a poem entitled "Birth" by poet and government housing official Frank Horne. The copy includes Horne's name typed following the poem, but is not signed. "For Judy Trent October 1, 1940" precedes the poem. Trent was Horne's goddaughter and the daughter of William J. Trent Jr., who worked with Horne in the federal government during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. The poem was written to commemorate the birth of Judy Trent...
Dates: Created: 1940; Other: Date acquired: 09/25/2017

Clifford V. Johnson papers

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Identifier: 473
Content Description Clifford V. Johnson is the former Vice President for Development at Dillard University and Director of Development at the Amistad Research Center. He has also written short stories. His papers include three letters, one card, and a poem, entitled "The Backlash Blues" sent to Johnson from Langston Hughes. Johnson developed an acquaintance with Hughes in the mid 1960s when Johnson's short story "Old Blues Singers Never Die" was published in the anthology ...
Dates: Other: 1964-1966

Elsie M. Lewis papers

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Identifier: 218
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 primarily document the career of Elsie Mae Lewis, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American educator, consultant, scholar and writer in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of Black history, education and the documentation of Lewis’ career, with...
Dates: Other: 1829-1979, undated

Rosanna Edwards Marshall papers

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Identifier: 433
Content Description Rosanna Edwards Marshall was an educator and author in New Orleans. Her papers include photographs of her travels and her military service in World War II, a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr., and copies of Veterans' Voices (1984-1992). Included are a photograph album documenting a trip to California (1985), correspondence (1953-1993), legal documents (1966), a program for the Thomy Lafon School (1948), newspaper articles, a flyer for her book, ...
Dates: Other: 1940-1996

Keith Weldon Medley collection

 Collection
Identifier: 504
Content Description

This collection consists of photocopies of 34 articles by author Keith Weldon Medley about New Orleans history and culture, many of which originally appeared in The New Orleans Tribune newspaper.

Dates: Other: 1985-1994

James Alfred Miller collection

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Identifier: 2039
Content Description

This collection includes research notes, collected articles and photographs, and a short script by James Alfred Miller of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation about Siah Carter and other African Americans who staffed the USS Monitor during the Civil War.

Dates: Other: 1978-1985

Arthenia J. Bates Millican papers

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Identifier: 446
Content Description

The papers of author and Professor of English at Southern Univeristy consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and material related to Southern Univeristy and Millican's career.

Dates: Other: 1969-1993

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Horne, Frank S. (Frank Smith), 1899-1974 3
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Cartey, Wilfred G., 1931-1992 1
Congress of Racial Equality 1
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De Veaux, Alexis (Masani Alexis De Veaux), 1948- 1
Dent, Albert W., Dr. (Albert Walter), 1904-1984 1
Dent, Jessie Covington (Ernestine Jessie), 1904-2001 1
Dillard University 1
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 1
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Flint-Goodridge Hospital (New Orleans, La.) 1
Himes, Lesley (Eileen Mary Lesley Packard) 1
Horne, Lena, 1917-2010 1
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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1
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