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Jason Berry papers
Collection
Identifier: 045
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Jason Berry, author, civil rights activist, and press secretary to Charles Evers, consist of 7.89 linear feet of material related to civil rights, politics, and race relations in Mississippi and Louisiana. The papers also document Berry's journalism and interest in the history of jazz in New Orleans, as well as environmental issues in southeast Louisiana. The bulk of the materials consist of documentation related to Charles Evers' gubernatorial (1971) and senatorial...
Dates:
Created: 1971-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1988; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1986
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Amistad Research Center
Jinx Coleman Broussard papers
Collection
Identifier: 664
Content Description
The collection consists of administrative files for the public relations function for the Mayor of New Orleans including press releases, files for city projects and events, correspondence, planning materials, appointment books, notes and news clippings. Campaign press releases, audiotapes, correspondence, and ephemera from the Clinton/Gore 1992 campaign in Louisiana. Lastly, administrative files for the New Orleans Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., including minutes, press releases,...
Dates:
Other: 1986-2001
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
Joseph Madison papers
Collection
Identifier: 461
Content Description
Joseph Madison, a broadcast journalist specializing in minority rights and urban affairs, was Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP, National Director of the NAACP Voter Education Department, Coordinator of the NAACP Leader Conference and member of NAACP national board. His papers and additions include correspondence, transcribed interviews, minutes, appointment books, publications, photographs, and plaques. Both the original collection and the additions equal 19.35 linear feet. The date...
Dates:
Other: 1975-2017
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Marr-McGee Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 246
Scope and Contents
The Marr-McGee Family papers document the lives of writer, photographer, and cultural promoter Warren Marr II; his wife, attorney, community activist, and energy consultant Carmel Carrington Marr; and his sister, nurse, and race relations advocate Grace Marr Nugent. The key topics covered in this collection are the founding and administration of the Amistad Research Center; Black arts and theater; community development and relations; historically Black colleges and universities; human rights...
Dates:
Created: 1915-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1961-1985; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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