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James Egert Allen papers
Collection
Identifier: 010
Scope and Contents
The James Egert Allen papers occupy 18.1 linear feet of material about Allen's life as an educator, community activist and civil rights advocate. Having been a resident of Manhattan for over a half century, much of Allen's collection reflects his educational and community involvements in New York. The collection is arranged into six groups of materials that include correspondence, greeting cards, telegrams, invitations, programs, photographs, reports, minutes, recreation and...
Dates:
Created: 1917-1976; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1974
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Thomas Carey papers
Collection
Identifier: 71
Scope and Contents
Papers of Thomas Devore Carey, baritone singer, professor of music, and husband of Carol Brice include correspondence, financial records, and administrative materials on their joint project, the Cimarron Circuit Opera Company.The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, news releases, newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, brochures, and announcements. The bulk of his correspondence (1959-1969) are letters written to Maestro and Madame (Wilfred and Rose Pelletier),...
Dates:
1947-1991
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Charlotte Chambliss papers
Collection
Identifier: 081
Content Description
Correspondence, invitations, honors and awards, clippings, programs, announcements, speeches, writings, and other ephemera pertaining to Chambliss' career as an artist and educator.
Dates:
Other: 1962-1979
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Eugene J. Collins papers
Collection
Identifier: 434
Scope and Contents
The papers of Eugene J. Collins contain professional, as well as personal papers documenting Collins' life as a metallurgist and facilities engineer for the Ford Motor Company. The papers encompass 3.08 linear feet and contain postcards, report cards, and military records, including Collins' order of induction and his honorable discharge from the United States Army. The papers include biographical information, correspondence, employment records, programs and publications, and photographs....
Dates:
Created: 1907-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1913-1917; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/1993
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Mildred Katharine Ellis papers
Collection
Identifier: 706
Acknowledgement
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Scope and Contents The Mildred Ellis papers consists of 8.59 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, news clippings, music recital programs, and other memorabilia, providing an extensive view into the life and career of composer and musician, Dr. Mildred Ellis. Also included in this collection are records from the...
Dates:
1904-2004; Majority of material found within 1916-1980
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Larney Goodkind papers
Collection
Identifier: 726
Content Description
The papers primarily document Larney Goodkind’s client, William Warfield, and highlight Goodkind’s efforts to promote Warfield’s career as an international classical operatic performer. Some materials pertain to other clients as well, including African American soprano Leontyne Price. Formats in the collection include correspondence, concert programs and stage bills, concert reviews, photographs, contracts, biographical sketches, scrapbooks, certificates and awards, press releases, and sound...
Dates:
1948-1997, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Hartwell H. Parham papers
Collection
Identifier: 2136
Content Description
The papers contain items documenting the career of Hartwell Parham as an area director in the Cincinnati Public Schools. Correspondence, certificates, and other materials express appreciation for his support and assistance to specific teachers or other members of the school system. An item of particular interest is a copy of a speech that Parham made upon the naming of a school to honor his grandfather, William Hartwell Parham.
Dates:
Other: 1963-1977
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Robert Ambrose Thornton papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 363
Scope and Contents
The Thornton papers include correspondence, speeches, notes, writings, reports, studies, book reviews, newspaper clippings, and audio and video cassettes. Additionally, there is information from the community organizations in which Thornton participated. The correspondence gives insight into Dr. Thornton’s teaching positions at different institutions beginning in 1944. The collection also includes three letters from Albert Einstein mounted on plaques. Photocopies of these letters are...
Dates:
Created: 1922-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1944-1977; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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