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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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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
Hale Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: 667
Scope and Contents
The Hale Smith papers cover the length of Smith's musical career, documenting his education at the Cleveland Institute of Music; his early career in Cleveland, particularly with the Karamu Theatre; his move to New York where he worked the jazz circuit with Dizzy Gillepsie and Chico Hamilton before he settled into his career as a music editor, an educator, and a copyright specialist; and the relationships he developed over time up to shortly before his death. Hale Smith maintained a...
Dates:
Created: 1840-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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