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Larry Bagneris papers
Collection
Identifier: 714
Scope and Contents
The papers of civil rights and gay rights activist Larry Bagneris Jr. document his community and political activities in Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, flyers, campaign material, news clippings, biographical material, programs, and various periodicals focused on gay rights and communities. The earliest material concerns Bagneris' employment with the Washington National Insurance Company (1970-1989). Correspondence...
Dates:
Created: 1968-2008; Other: Date acquired: 06/27/2011
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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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Harry B. Fitzgerald scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 154
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook of Pittsburgh alderman and police magistrate Harry B. Fitzgerald pertains primarily to his political career. The scrapbook consists mostly of newspaper clippings, which document his election and reelection as alderman, criminal cases brought before Fitzgerald in his capacity as alderman, Pittsburgh's Equal Rights Law and Fitzgerald's rigid enforcement thereof, and his appointment as police magistrate. Correspondence in the scrapbook includes congratulatory telegrams and letters...
Dates:
Created: 1937-1964; Other: Date acquired: 12/05/1977
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Nicholas Hood II papers
Collection
Identifier: 186
Content Description
The papers of Nicholas Hood II document his work as a civil rights activists, minister, and city councilman. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, news clippings, sermons, and records generated as a city official and politician. The collection is a rich resource for the study of contemporary urban developments and chonicle the urban renewal activities of the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Detroit, Michigan. Hood was a minister at Plymouth Congregational...
Dates:
Other: 1941-1990
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William J. Jefferson papers
Collection
Identifier: 198
Content Description
The papers of former Louisiana State Representative, Senator, and U.S. Represenative William J. Jefferson includes correspondence, printed items, family and professional photographs, and clothing. The bulk of the collection documents his various political campaigns, bills submitted to the state legislature, materials of the Louisiana Black Political Caucus, State Supreme Court records, licensning agreements, records of the Southern University Remedial Plan, political opinion survey data, and...
Dates:
Other: 1953-2009
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Amistad Research Center
Myron Lowery papers
Collection
Identifier: 590
Content Description
Myron Lowery has served in a wealth of philanthropic and civic organizations. Councilman Lowery was first elected in October 1991 as the only African American to be elected At-Large, as well as from a Super District for the city. Lowery obtained degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College, New York University, and the University of Tennessee. He is the Manager of Corporate Communications for the FedEx Corporation. Lowery also served as Press Secretary for Congressman Harold Ford and was a...
Dates:
Other: 1991-2000
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L. Monique McKenna collection
Collection
Identifier: 2497
Content Description
The L. Monique McKenna collection consists of two oral history interviews conducted by McKenna with former New Orleans mayors Sidney Barthelemy and Marc H. Morial in 2004. In the Barthelemy interview, he discusses his family and early work history, his political involvement, his tenures in the Louisiana State Senate and as New Orleans Mayor, and accusations of patronage. Marc H. Morial discusses his family history, Creole culture, the career of his father, Ernest Morial, his political...
Dates:
Other: 2004
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Mitchell-Jackson Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 419
Scope and Contents
The Mitchell-Jackson Family Papers cover three generations of African American activists, community leaders, and politicians mainly from the Baltimore, Maryland, area. The collection includes a variety of sources including biographical data, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers and programs for lectures and gallery openings. Much of the biographical data is in the form of pamphlets from memorial services or obituaries. The papers directly related to family...
Dates:
Created: 1919-1995; Other: Date acquired: 04/19/1996
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John A. Pecoul papers
Collection
Identifier: 290
Content Description
Special Assistant to Mayor Dutch Morial, John A. Pecoul's papers pertain to items generated by the administration of Ernest. N. Morial and document efforts made by the mayor to become eligible for a third term. Promotional materials, correspondence, financial records, and various collected items are included.
Dates:
Other: 1978-1985
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Dorothy Mae Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: 684
Acknowledgement
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MH-245560-OMS-20]. Content Description The papers of Dorothy Mae Taylor are approximately 3.2 linear feet of material dating 1971-2000. The bulk of the papers are in the form of speeches Taylor presented 1986-1990 at various religious functions, high school graduations and civic events. Taylor spoke to many organizations, including: the New Orleans...
Dates:
Other: 1971-2000
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Amistad Research Center
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