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James Egert Allen papers
Collection
Identifier: 010
Scope and Contents
The James Egert Allen papers occupy 18.1 linear feet of material about Allen's life as an educator, community activist and civil rights advocate. Having been a resident of Manhattan for over a half century, much of Allen's collection reflects his educational and community involvements in New York. The collection is arranged into six groups of materials that include correspondence, greeting cards, telegrams, invitations, programs, photographs, reports, minutes, recreation and...
Dates:
Created: 1917-1976; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1974
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Amistad Research Center
Daniel Ellis Byrd papers
Collection
Identifier: 068
Scope and Contents
The papers of attorney and civil rights activist Daniel Ellis Byrd include correspondence, reports, speeches, biographical data, minutes, financial records, resolutions, agendas, lists, and collected items. Many of the documents chronicle Daniel Byrd's involvement in activities related to his employment as an NAACP field secretary for forty years and as assistant director of the Department of Teacher Information and Security of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Subjects treated in...
Dates:
Created: 1940-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1947-1977; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/1977
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Amistad Research Center
Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-01
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001) provides a rich source of documentation of a prominent African American family, and covers topics such as education, healthcare, musical traditions and culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. The papers consist of 38 linear feet of personal and collected papers of both individuals and other Covington-Dent family members. The addition to the papers is comprised of...
Dates:
1890-2001, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
John Wesley Dobbs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 122
Scope and Contents
The papers document the personal and professional lives of the John Wesley Dobbs family of Atlanta, Georgia. The key topics are civil rights, education, integration, race relations, and African American suffrage. The main strengths are the civil rights activities of the family as well as J.W. Dobb's tenure as Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia. The collection encompasses 5.8 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, programs, sound recordings, speeches, and news...
Dates:
Created: 1873-2001; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Alice R. Geoffray papers
Collection
Identifier: 845
Content Description
The papers primarily document the career of Dr. Alice R. Geoffray. Some materials pertain to the Adult Education Center (AEC) as well, including letters, emails, and other correspondence from AEC graduates, faculty and board members (2000-2003). Formats include articles, correspondence, programs, brochures, publications, textbooks, press releases, newsletters, expense reports, emails, and publications written by Geoffray regarding business professional speeches. Other items include...
Dates:
1957-2023
Found in:
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
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Amistad Research Center
M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. for the State of Louisiana records
Collection
Identifier: 607
Scope and Contents
The records of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Louisiana are a rich source of primary documentation about the history of African American freemasonry in Louisiana and throughout the United States, the period of post-Civil War Reconstruction (1865-1877), the long civil rights movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1878-1954) and the modern civil rights movement (1955-1968). The...
Dates:
Created: 1857-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1980; Other: Date acquired: 08/13/2008
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Amistad Research Center
Lel H. McCullough collection
Collection
Identifier: 237
Content Description
The Lel H. McCullough collection contains photocopies of material gathered as part of McCullough's research on Emerson Bentley. Included is a copy of McCullough's research paper on the topic entitled "Emerson Bentley: A Personal Crusade in Louisiana Reconstruction." The collection contains legal papers pertaining to a suit instigated by Bentley, articles, clippings, maps, biographical data, a diary for 1864-1865, obituary notices, and correspondence from Bentley's teacher in Ohio to his...
Dates:
Other: 1864-1975
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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
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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
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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