Community relations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
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James Egert Allen papers
Jinx Coleman Broussard papers
Collection
Identifier: 664
Content Description
The collection consists of administrative files for the public relations function for the Mayor of New Orleans including press releases, files for city projects and events, correspondence, planning materials, appointment books, notes and news clippings. Campaign press releases, audiotapes, correspondence, and ephemera from the Clinton/Gore 1992 campaign in Louisiana. Lastly, administrative files for the New Orleans Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., including minutes, press releases,...
Dates:
Other: 1986-2001
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Jinx Coleman Broussard papers
Ron Chisom interviews
Collection
Identifier: 2478
Content Description
The Ron Chisom interviews consist of three audiocassettes of interviews conducted with community organizer, activist, and co-founder of The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB). The interviews took place on March 27 and April 22, 2009. According to its mission statement, PISAB is a "national and international collective of anti-racist, multicultural community organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement for social transformation." The organization was...
Dates:
Other: 2009
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Ron Chisom interviews
Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York, Inc. records
Collection — Box 82
Identifier: 095
Scope and Contents
The records of the Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York measure approximately 32 linear feet, comprising administrative, restaurant, and housing records, each being inclusive of correspondence, minutes and notices, speeches, sound recordings, publications, mailing lists, and collected print items. Financial, legal, fundraising, and personnel records can be found under the Administrative series, while survey findings, summaries, research data, and methodology can be found under...
Dates:
Created: 1950-1966; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1972
Celestine Strode Cook papers
Collection
Identifier: 100
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 papers of Celestine Cook primarily document her business, social, and civic activities in both Galveston, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana.Personal materials include correspondence, awards, family Bibles, programs, invitations, and newspaper clippings. This collection also contains organizational...
Dates:
Other: 1932-1985, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Celestine Strode Cook papers
Lloyd Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: 114
Scope and Contents
The collection encompasses of 32.47 linear feet spanning over fifty years detailing Davis' work for equal rights in housing, minority employment and fair business practices, and urban renewal. The collection also documents the Roman Catholic Church's role in civil rights during the 1950s and 1960, as well as organizations working in human rights and intergroup relations. Davis carried out these efforts while employed by several organizations including the Catholic Interracial Council of...
Dates:
Created: 1939-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1966-1990; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/1972
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Lloyd Davis papers
Tom Dent papers
Collection
Identifier: 117
Scope and Contents
The papers of Tom Dent provide a rich documentary source in the areas of African American literature and theater, the Civil Rights Movement, and the society and culture of New Orleans. The collection encompasses 149 linear feet of correspondence, literary manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, financial records, and memorabilia generated by one of New Orleans' most treasured poets, playwrights, and oral historians. Dent was a prolific writer of letters, poetry, and...
Dates:
Created: 1861-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1959-1998; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Tom Dent papers
John Wesley Dobbs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 122
Scope and Contents
The papers document the personal and professional lives of the John Wesley Dobbs family of Atlanta, Georgia. The key topics are civil rights, education, integration, race relations, and African American suffrage. The main strengths are the civil rights activities of the family as well as J.W. Dobb's tenure as Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia. The collection encompasses 5.8 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, programs, sound recordings, speeches, and news...
Dates:
Created: 1873-2001; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
Land of Opportunity Film collection
Collection
Identifier: 779
Content Description
Land of Opportunity (2010) is a film, funded by the Ford Foundation and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, that chronicles the reconstruction of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina and the flooding which followed. The Land of Opportunity collection is made up of approximately 1500 hours of film footage on Mini DV and hard drives. The collection includes the completed documentary, outtake footage, and related production material for the project.
The footage represents a diversity of...
Dates:
Other: 2006-2013
Marr-McGee Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 246
Scope and Contents
The Marr-McGee Family papers document the lives of writer, photographer, and cultural promoter Warren Marr II; his wife, attorney, community activist, and energy consultant Carmel Carrington Marr; and his sister, nurse, and race relations advocate Grace Marr Nugent. The key topics covered in this collection are the founding and administration of the Amistad Research Center; Black arts and theater; community development and relations; historically Black colleges and universities; human rights...
Dates:
Created: 1915-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1961-1985; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Marr-McGee Family papers