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Herbert Joseph Allen papers
Collection
Identifier: 009
Content Description
This collection pertains to the career of Herbert Joseph Allen, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Department at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His papers consist of correspondence, news clippings, lists, photographs, programs, financial records. Among the correspondents are Carl H. Blackwell, Bennett J. Cooper Jr., Emmett Cooper, Julius A. Gamble, John Levine, and Betty Oldham. Additionally, the papers contain items created by Allen in his capacity as...
Dates:
Other: 1943-1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Reber Simpkins Cann papers
Collection
Identifier: 070
Content Description
The Reber Simpkins Cann papers include the 1948 summer issue of Negro Heroes, as well as detailed minutes, agendas, reports and correspondence from a myriad of social justice organizations. Simpkins Cann served on various councils, and participated in initiatives to improve employment opportunities, access and quality of life for Black communities in Cincinnati, Ohio and on a national level. Her advocacy efforts included participation in the NAACP, the National Urban League, the National...
Dates:
1923-1985
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Robert Leob Cooper papers
Collection
Identifier: 103
Content Description
Robert Loeb Cooper was a social worker in New York whose primary career focus was on troubled youth. His papers consist largely of materials generated by his career and professional activities. Record types include correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed items, a scrapbook, and reel-to-reel tapes.
Items pertaining to his personal life include those regarding his marriages, including his second marriage to Ida Cullen Cooper; docuemnts on his college and professional...
Dates:
Other: 1934-1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Lester B. Granger papers
Collection
Identifier: 162
Content Description
The papers of Lester B. Granger, social worker, teacher, and executive director of the National Urban League, contain correspondence, new clippings, writings, programs, and photographs. Several relate to the period following the retirement of Dr. Granger after twenty years as Executive Director of the National Urban League. The collection is comprised primarily of photostatic copies.
Dates:
Other: 1959-1972
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Cora L. Mayo collection
Collection
Identifier: 632
Content Description
This collection contains periodicals relating to African American heritage and child development. Included are newsletters and collected ephemera documenting such groups as the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the Chicago Area Alliance of Black School Educators, the National Association of Black Social Workers, the Assault on Literary Program, the National Hook-Up of Black Women, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, the Chicago Friends of the Amistad...
Dates:
Other: 1966-2006
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Rene Jacques Rousseve papers
Collection
Identifier: 322
Scope and Contents
The papers of Rene Jacques Rousseve contain professional, as well as academic papers that document Rousseve's life as a social worker and civic leader. The papers encompass 2.0 linear feet and include correspondence, report cards, newspaper clippings, diplomas, employment records, photographs, and awards. The correspondence focuses on Rousseve's employment with the State of Louisiana. Main correspondents include Amy McDonnall, Everlyn Perkins, and Lillie Nairne. Of note is a...
Dates:
Created: 1924-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1956; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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