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Josiah George Chatham papers
Collection
Identifier: 083
Content Description
Chatham was a Roman Catholic clergyman based out of Mississippi. Largely consisting of correspondence, materials in this collection chiefly concern race relations in Mississippi during the 1960s. Other materials include speeches and sermons, collected publications, as well as parish announcements occasioned by the assassination of Medgar Evers. Correspondents include Henry A. Cabirac, Hodding Carter, Edward A. Fitzgerald, Richard O. Gerow, Philip A. Hannan, William A. Percy, Robert E....
Dates:
Other: 1936-1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Collins Funeral Home records
Collection
Identifier: 094
Scope and Contents
The records of the Collins Funeral Home consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, legal documents, financial records, general business records, printed ephemera, newsletters, and memorabilia. Resonating throughout the collection include the contributions of two African American women in the male-dominated funeral and mortuary science profession. This collection is ideal for the study of African American small businesses, businesswomen, and the exploration of the intersectionality of...
Dates:
Created: 1914-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1970; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1987
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Charles Mantinband papers
Collection
Identifier: 245
Content Description
The papers of Rabbi Charles Mantinband document his life and career, particularly his involvement in civil rights. The collection includes correspondence, news clippings, articles, broadsides, sermons, pamphlets, and Mantinband's dissertation. Some of the items pertain to Emmett Till and Medgar Evers, who were both killed in Mississippi. Other items pertain to speaking engagements at historically Black colleges. Correspondents include: A.D. Beittel, P.D. East, Medgar Evers, John Howard...
Dates:
Other: 1951-1974
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Medgar Evers College records
Collection
Identifier: 250
Content Description
Medgar Evers College, located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a college within the City University of New York system. The college was named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was killed in his native state of Mississippi in 1963. The college opened its doors in 1971 with the idea of expanding educational opportunities for the community's gifted, young, returning veterans, and a diverse adult population. The records include correspondence, rosters, invitations, annual reports,...
Dates:
Other: 1976-1982
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Chatham, Josiah G. (Josiah George), 1914-1988 1
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- Collins Funeral Home 1
- Collins, Malachi C., 1879-1939 1
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