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Harold Egbert Allan papers
Collection
Identifier: 008
Scope and Contents
The papers of the noted Jamaican political leader, businessperson, and teacher Sir Harold Egbert Allan are comprised of items that document his political career and the family business, the Capitol Theatre. They include correspondence (letters, cards, and telegrams), biographical data and obituaries, speeches, clippings, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks. Letters, speeches and clippings related to Lady Edris Allan are also present.Correspondence is arranged chronologically...
Dates:
Created: 1923-1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1975
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Amistad Research Center
Anne Wiggins Brown papers
Collection — Container: 14 items
Identifier: 057
Scope and Contents
The papers of Anne Wiggins Brown document her career as a singer, producer and stage director which spanned five decades. Brown was the original "Bess" in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The papers include personal and professional correspondence, photographs, financial records, musical scores, playbills, posters and other collected publications. A large majority of the collection is newspaper clippings. The correspondence dates from 1935 until 1998. The earliest correspondence...
Dates:
Created: 1935-2002; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/1991
Found in:
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
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Free Southern Theater records
Collection — Container: papers
Identifier: 158
Scope and Contents
The records of the Free Southern Theater (FST) date from 1960 to 1978, but the bulk is from 1965 to 1976. The records total 62 linear feet and eleven oversized boxes. The records have been arranged in four major series (with subseries): Administrative series, theater production series, general correspondence series, and financial record series. Materials reflect the creative output of the FST, and include play scripts, collected ephemera, and photographs of the troupe’s performances. ...
Dates:
Created: 1960-1978; Other: Date acquired: 12/31/1980
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Alexander Louis Jackson II papers
Collection
Identifier: 192
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alexander Louis Jackson II span the 1890s to the early 1970s and contain correspondence, biographical information and articles, family and school reunion photographs, invitations, photo copied news clippings about major Civil Rights events in the 1960s, which document the Jackson's activities as a real estate investor in Chicago, co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and civic activist who was heavily involved in many civil rights and community...
Dates:
Created: 1893-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1982
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Jane T. Lemann papers
Collection
Identifier: 214
Scope and Contents
The Jane T. Lemann papers reflect Lemann's wide civic involvement in New Orleans, particularly in areas pertaining to educational reform and student welfare. Materials reflecting Lemann's involvement in efforts to desegregate the New Orleans Public Schools comprise the bulk of the collection. The collection consists mostly of planning and meeting notes, reports, correspondence, collected ephemera and publications, and newsclippings. Some materials pertain to Lemann's work with multiple...
Dates:
Created: 1944-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism records
Collection
Identifier: 228
Scope and Contents
The records of Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism contains 38.49 linear feet of correspondence, organizational records, writings, and ephemera and publicity materials related to their efforts to inform the public about the racist and anti-Semitic views of American white supremacist and white nationalist politician David Duke. Large portions of the collection are materials collected by LCARN as research used in their campaigns against David Duke. This includes materials...
Dates:
Created: 1943-1999; Other: Majority of material found in 1988-1992; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/1990
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Natalie Midlo collection
Collection — Container: 1 box
Identifier: 253
Scope and Contents
This collection of approximately 70 items contains correspondence, bulletins, newspaper clippings, programs, sample forms, questionnaires, and sermons collected by Natalie Midlo. These materials reflect her civic activism and support of civil rights and school desegregation. Several items are from esoteric groups and express anti-Semitic and racist views, support segregated schools and white supremacy, state sovereignty, and other social and political issues. Included is an...
Dates:
Created: 1830-1973; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-1973; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
New Orleans Old Timers Baseball Club collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 536
Scope and Contents
The New Orleans Old Timers Baseball Club collection comprises one standard archival box and consists mostly of correspondence, photographs, news clippings, biographical sketches, and other collected items pertaining to the Negro Leagues in New Orleans and the Negro Leagues more generally. The collection also represents the efforts of club president Walter Wright to raise awareness of the local Negro Leagues through fundraising, media coverage, advocating for entry of former players into the...
Dates:
Created: 1918-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1966-1997; Other: Date acquired: 07/08/1997
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Reuben A. Sheares II papers
Collection
Identifier: 426
Scope and Contents
The bulk of Sheares' papers include newsletters and publications from various organizations that Sheares was a member or supporter, as well as publications from various United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations. The papers focus mainly on theological issues and programs, including 122 audiocassettes of sermons that Sheares presented at the Congregational Church of Park Manor in Chicago from 1989-1992. Also included are notes and essays from classes in which Sheares was enrolled during the...
Dates:
Created: 1952-1993; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1980; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/2004
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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