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William A. Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: 660
Content Description
The William A Johnson Papers consist of 2 linear feet organized in two groups of professional papers arranged alphabetically and sermons. The majority of the papers are texts of sermons Rev. Johnson preached during the years of 1933-1994. The sermons are arranged in chronological order according to the date the sermon was prepared and first preached. Many of the sermons were preached more than once in various churches and on different occasions. The collection includes sermons given for...
Dates:
Other: 1931-1994
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Robert Elijah Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: 205
Scope and Contents
The Robert Elijah Jones papers document the career of Jones, an African American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, who committed his life to religion, racial equality, education, and community development through his work as the editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, a general superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South, and the founder of Gulfside Assembly in Waveland, Mississippi. The papers encompass 4.05 linear feet of...
Dates:
Created: 1872-1965; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
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Christian F. Klebsattel typescript
Collection — Container: small collections
Identifier: 2227
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the typescript for an article by Christian F. Klebsattel, Principal at Emerson Institute in Mobile, Alabama, concerning the last known ship to bring slaves from Africa to the United States. The article appeared under the title "Slaves Captured in Africa in 1859 and Brought to Mobile and Sold the Same Year" in the January 1917 issue of The American Missionary. The article discusses the slave ship ...
Dates:
Created: 1916; Other: Date acquired: 03/01/1971
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Lafayette Council on Human Relations records
Collection
Identifier: 710
Content Description
This donation contains records related to the Lafayette Council on Human Relations, dating mostly from 1976-1988. These include correspondence; the chapter’s constitution; newsletters; meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes; news clippings, and bank records. The bulk of the items appear to have been generated by Patricia Rickels, who served as secretary for the organizations. A small amount of material relates to a Committee on Race Relations, which was begun in 1964 “by a...
Dates:
Other: 1976-1988
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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
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Carl Levin papers
Collection
Identifier: 216
Scope and Contents
The collection includes architectural drawings, correspondence, directories, financial records, legal documents, minutes, maps, memoranda, notes, newspaper clippings, reports, and tables generated during Mr. Levin’s seven year tenure as a Detroit councilmember. Topics covered under the city council files include inner city and ethnic relations and real estate management, particularly racial discrimination in housing and rehabilitation of residential and commercial property in...
Dates:
Created: 1965-1977; Other: Date acquired: 07/01/1981
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Lewis Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 788
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Lewis Family (circa 1860-1977; bulk 1880-1950) from Natchitoches, Louisiana, contain significant documents related to Louisiana’s Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction eras, extensive examples of late 19th and early 20th century portraiture, and the relationships and achievements of an African American family across generations. Family members represented throughout the collection include patriarch John G. Lewis Sr. (1849-1931); his wife Virginia Thompson (1864-1931); and...
Dates:
Created: circa 1860-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1880-1950; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2012
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William Lombard papers
Collection — Container: 2 Oral History interviews
Identifier: 223
Scope and Contents
The William Lombard papers contains correspondence, minutes, financial records, bank statements, constitutions, membership applications, collected printed items, and newspapers clippings related to the Longshoreman’s Protective Union Benevolent Association. It also includes photocopies of records of incorporation and liquidation, property transactions, and other matters pertaining to the early history of the union as well as three photographs of William Lombard. Of particular interest are...
Dates:
Created: 1874-1986; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/1987
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Louisiana Council on Human Relations records
Collection
Identifier: 697
Content Description
These records include minutes of the LCHR board of directors meetings for November 23, 1968, August 8, 1970, and May 8, 1971, as well as position papers on housing desegregation, education, and the formation of local councils.The records of the Louisiana Council on Human Relations include correspondence, minutes, membership lists, programs, newsletters, conference materials, by-laws, position papers, and materials related to the Committee on Innovative Education. The records date...
Dates:
Other: 1968-2009
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission poster
Collection — Container: Small Collection
Identifier: 2513
Scope and Contents
This undated poster, measuring 14" x 22", was produced and distributed by the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission "in the interest of constitutional government." It features an image of Robert E. Lee along with a biographical paragraph on Lee between banner text reading: "This is Your Heritage – Protect It!" The poster was produced to encourage supporters of the Commission and its views to register and vote.
Dates:
Created: 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 02/27/2015
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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