Discrimination in accommodations -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Ellis Marsalis, Sr. oral history interview
Collection
Identifier: 2509
Content Description
This collection consists of one audio compact disc containing an interview with Ellis Marsalis Sr. conducted by Dr. Lawrence N. Powell of Tulane University’s Department of History. The interview was conducted in on September 15, 1988. The focus of the interview is on Marsalis’ purchase of property in the Shrewsbury community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and his development of a motel on the property. The property served as a place of lodging for visiting African American musicians,...
Dates:
Other: 1988
Opportunity Foundation Corporation records
Collection
Identifier: 283
Content Description
The Opportunity Foundation Corporation was founded by Margaret Callender McCulloch to benefit residents of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee, to further their education, and to alleviate past discrimination in health, education, and welfare agencies through contributions to new agencies or improving existing ones. The organization's records consist of correspondence, minutes, accounts and financial statements, reports, bylaws, lists, scholastic and testing records, invitations, press...
Dates:
Other: 1962-1976
Lillian W. Voorhees papers
Collection
Identifier: 375
Scope and Contents
The Lillian Welch Voorhees papers consist of 21.7 linear feet of items typical of the life of a 20th century educator. The collection also reflects Voorhees's literary and theatrical interests with examples of her own writings, as well as those of her students. Correspondence, 1900-1973 (ca. 8450 items), comprises the largest part of Voorhees's papers. Her literary efforts, 1907-71, are another large section. These include bibliographies; articles; a fragmentary autobiography and...
Dates:
Created: 1892-1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Lillian W. Voorhees papers
William Warfield papers
Collection — 32 boxes
Identifier: 379
Scope and Contents
The William Warfield papers document Warfield's career as a bass baritone singer, actor, narrator, and professor. The collection consists of correspondence, financial documents, schedules, collected items, newspaper articles, and photographs spanning the years 1948 to 1990. The papers have been arranged into five series, which are arranged as follows: biographical information and correspondence, financial records, itineraries and schedules, collected items, and oversize items. The bulk of...
Dates:
Created: 1948-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1980; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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William Warfield papers