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Dent Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 116
Scope and Contents
The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1985; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-01
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001) provides a rich source of documentation of a prominent African American family, and covers topics such as education, healthcare, musical traditions and culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. The papers consist of 38 linear feet of personal and collected papers of both individuals and other Covington-Dent family members. The addition to the papers is comprised of...
Dates:
1890-2001, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Rosa Freeman Keller papers
Collection
Identifier: 208
Scope and Contents
The Rosa Freeman Keller papers consist of correspondence, news clippings, collected ephemera and publications, and photographs reflecting Rosa Keller's wide civic involvement and especially her activism in the areas of race relations and social welfare. Materials of note involve Keller's involvement with Dillard University and Flint-Goodridge Hospital; the Committee to Name Public Schools in New Orleans; and correspondence and other materials integral to the suit brought against Tulane...
Dates:
Created: 1931-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1998; Other: Date acquired: 04/07/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
LaBranche Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 652
Content Description
Dr. Emile J. LaBranche Sr. opened LaBranche’s Drug Store in 1907 on Claiborne Avenue between Dumaine and St. Anne in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a fully owned and operated African American business, which boasted both Caucasian and African American clientele. Emile Sr. was a graduate of Straight College and the Pharmacy School of Meharry Medical College. Prior to opening the store he worked for two years in New Iberia, Louisiana, and married Gertrude Blanchet. They had three children,...
Dates:
Other: 1899-1999
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Sheffield Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 337
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 3.4 linear feet of materials primarily related to the St. Berchman’s Industrial Life Insurance Company and the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Medical Association (WANMA). The materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, administrative materials, and financial records. Other items include greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. The collection also includes photographs of the Sheffield Family and their colleagues, the headquarters for the St....
Dates:
Created: 1935-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1959; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1986
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Dent, Jessie Covington (Ernestine Jessie), 1904-2001 2
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