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Robert N. and Lillian Dunn Perry papers

 Collection
Identifier: 295
Scope and Contents The bulk of the Robert N. and Lillian Perry papers consist of three years of personal correspondence from Mr. Perry to Lillian, prior to and early in their marriage. The remainder of the collection consists of professional papers, collected items, news clippings, and sheet music. Topics of interest are the histories of Central Congregational United Church of Christ, the Valena C. Jones Normal and Practical School, African American education, the Louisiana Education Association, civil...
Dates: Created: 1918-1994; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1983

Robert N. and Lillian Dunn Perry papers addendum

 Collection
Identifier: 295-1
Scope and Content Note The addendum to the Robert and Lillian Dunn Perry papers reflects the B-Sharp Music Club, where Robert Perry served as a member and long-term president. Correspondence largely consists of matters pertaining to the B-Sharp Music Club and in particular their scholarship committee. Other items of correspondence include a photocopy of an eleven-page letter to James Redmond concerning personnel matters and reassignments of principals in 1958, including Charles Rousseve. Notable...
Dates: Created: 1931-2000

Lizzie D. Watson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2059
Content Description The Lizzie D. Watson papers are comprised of correspondence and teaching certificates regarding the teaching career of Elizabeth D. Watson, also known as Lizzie Watson or L. D. Watson, of New Orleans, Louisiana. The papers include an 1869 letter of recommendation from Edward Orton for Watson, then a recent graduate of the Preparatory School of Antioch College. Also included is correspondence dating from 1906 to 1923 from New Orleans Public Schools Superintendent Warren Easton and others...
Dates: Other: 1869-1923

Alan Wieder collection

 Collection
Identifier: 685
Scope and Contents Collection contains newspaper clippings (November 1960-January 1979) formerly housed in three scrapbooks documentating the desegregation of William Frantz and McDonogh 19 elementary schools in New Orleans by Ruby Bridges (Frantz) and Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gail Ettiene (McDonogh). Other materials include correspondence; office records of John A. Stewart, principal of McDonogh 19 when it was integrated; hand script notes by Betty Wisdom containing her reflections on the desegregation...
Dates: Created: 1960-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1961; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2009

Fannie C. Williams papers

 Collection
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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Bauer, Nicholas, 1877-1946 1
Brown, Edna Pullen 1
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Bush, Ethel Boyd, 1911-1990 1
Cassimere, Raphael, Jr., Dr., 1942- 1
Crump, Jesse Cornelius, 1909-1983 1
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Downtown Neighborhood Improvement Association (New Orleans, La.) 1
Dryades Street YMCA (New Orleans, La.) 1
Dunn, Oscar J., circa 1826-1871 1
English, Richard W. (Richard Walter), 1909-1990 1
Francis T. Nicholls Senior High School 1
Hatfield, Charles J., Jr. (Charles Joseph) 1
Jack and Jill of America, Inc. 1
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity 1
Lewis, John G., Jr. (John Gideon), 1904-1979 1
Longe, George, Jr., 1898-1985 1
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) 1
M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A.M. for the State of Louisiana 1
Martinez Family 1
Martinez Kindergarten School 1
Mitchell, Ora L. B. (Ora Lee Baranco) 1
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Morial, Marc H., Marc H. (Marc Haydel), 1958- 1
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Office of Field Director of Louisiana 1
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Save Our Schools 1
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). United Supreme Council, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction 1
Square, Brenda B. 1
Stewart, John A., b. circa 1930 1
T. J. Semmes School (New Orleans, La.) 1
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Tureaud, A. P. (Alexander Pierre) 1
University of New Orleans 1
Vieux Carré Commission 1
Watson, Elizabeth D. 1
Wieder, Alan, 1949- 1
Wisdom, Betty (Mary Elizabeth), 1930-2007 1
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