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Arthur T. Davidson papers
Collection
Identifier: 113
Content Description
The Arthur T. Davidson papers include correspondence, invitations, programs, speeches, and printed items generated by the medical profession and the educational institutions attended by Davidson. One speech was presented by Davidson before the Alumnae Banquet at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 15, 1982. Davidson was honored as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 1982. The title of the address was The Role of the Historic Black College in the...
Dates:
Other: 1976-1984
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Amistad Research Center
Arnold de Mille papers
Collection
Identifier: 600
Scope and Contents
Photo journalist Arnold de Mille (1908-1996) spent his career capturing the African American experience for the better part of the twentieth century, as well as recording the African experience during a time of volatility and upheaval. His papers and photographs span this storied career with a significant amount of these materials dedicated to beauty culture, the Civil Rights Movement, and his work for the United Nations. Included are issues from the short-lived ...
Dates:
Created: 1942-1996; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1970; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/2000
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Dent Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 116
Scope and Contents
The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1985; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
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
Armand Derfner papers
Collection
Identifier: 450
Content Description
Armand Derfner is an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina. His papers include case files related to the Alabama higher education desegregation cases, John Knight, et al. v. State of Alabama and United States v. State of Alabama.
Dates:
Other: 1967-2000
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Nellie De Spelder diaries
Collection
Identifier: 575
Content Description
This collection consists of approximately 200 photocopied pages from the diaries of Nellie DeSpelder during her tenure as an American Missionary Association (AMA) teacher at Daniel Hand Preparatory School in New Orleans, Louisiana. DeSpelder was a teacher who journeyed from Greenville, Michigan to work in the AMA schools. During her tenure she visited the school at Orange Park and that at King's Mountain. Interesting sidelights are revealed in her brief trips to the nearby Mississippi Gulf...
Dates:
Other: 1895-1899
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Dillard University Alumni Association records
Collection
Identifier: 120
Content Description
The Dillard University Alumni Association records consist of four bound volumes, including three minute books, dated 1951-1963, and one receipt book, dated 1965-1967. Unbound items include correspondence, receipts, tickets, and rosters. Names documented within the collection include Albert W. Dent, Emily Davis Bickham, Rosemary St. Cyr Smith, Ruth A. Steele, and Jessie B. Vickman.
Dates:
Other: 1951-1967
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:
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Dodd Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 123
Content Description
The Dodd Family papers contain 23 items of correspondence to and from members of the family (1862-1866), 15 sermons (1848-1864), 1 printed extract from a speech by Alexander H. Stephens (1861), 1 abolitionist pamphlet (n.d.), 3 clippings (1863, n.d.), 4 photocopies on 2 sheets including 2 photographs of Helen M. Dodd (1868, n.d.), 1 pass issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Negro Affairs (1864), and 1 oath of loyalty (1863). Most of the correspondence is from Helen Dodd, with one...
Dates:
Other: 1848-1868
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Marceline Donaldson papers
Collection
Identifier: 603
Content Description
The Marceline Donaldson papers pertain primarily to Donaldson's fund-raising activities as coordinator for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's campaign in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio. The papers include correspondence, rosters, a handbook, news clippings, and printed items geared toward orientation for the Contributions Committee. Correspondents include Jack Greenberg and Anna Frank. Additional topics within the collection include Donaldson’s affirmative action lawsuit against...
Dates:
Other: 1972-1986
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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