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William B. Lloyd Jr. papers
William Bross Lloyd, Jr. has written extensively on decolonization, nuclear disarmament, international cooperation, and Third World development. He is the founder and editor of "Toward Freedom," a monthly newsletter which has been published under his guidance since 1953. Initially, "Toward Freedom" focused on the Decolonization movement, especially in Africa. In recent years Lloyd has widened the scope of this publication
Vernon Anderson papers
Vernon Andy Anderson joined the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and assumed a post with that mission in the Kasai Province of the then Belgian Congo in 1921. Rev. Anderson was one of the first missionaries to work among the Baluba-lubilashi. From 1921 to 1946 Rev. Anderson lived and worked among this branch of the Baluba. In addition to his duties
University Theatre Production Photographs 1928-1991
This series is comprised of photographic negatives taken of University Theatre productions from the period 1939-1970. The negatives are mainly of standard 4x5 inch dimensions and are almost entirely black and white. Negatives from specific productions are filed together in envelopes. Envelopes are arranged sequentially by University Theatre production number. The series spans productions 139 through 451. The negatives usually
Transportation Center Research and Consulting Reports 1966-1982
This series fills three boxes and is comprised of research and consulting reports published or issued by the Northwestern University Transportation Center. Although the series spans the years from 1966-1982, the majority date from the period 1977-1982.
Toward Freedom Newsletter records
Toward Freedom is a newsletter founded by William Bross Lloyd, Jr. in the late 1950's to call American attention to civil rights issues, African colonial and postcolonial issues, and other occurrences of racial and religious discrimination across the globe.
Richard Wright Black Power Collection
This collection consists primarily of the original typescript for Richard Wright's book Black Power. The manuscript contains corrections, additions, and deletions, including long holograph passages. Much of the material in this draft was never published, so it is significant for documenting Wright's original intentions in recording his experiences in Ghana. The collection includes some fifty pages of other material, perhaps
Records of the Northwestern University Settlement Association Records North Shore Junior Board 1937-1992
This collection consists of 11 boxes organized in 4 series: Administrative Notebooks, 1959-1983; Benefit Committee records, 1978-1986: President's Books, 1980-1986; and Publicity records, 1969-1977. The materials include: meeting agendas and minutes; correspondence; treasurer's reports; financial records; tax letters; committee notes, secretary, treasurer, and chairman reports; meeting agendas and minutes; guidelines; calendars; annual reports; yearbook materials; press releases; clippings; income tax
Records of The Northwestern University Settlement Association Evanston Woman's Board, 1911-1990
Boxes 1-3 contain records relating to the “Dollar Letter” program, spanning the years from 1928 through 1979. The President's Records, 1958-1981 (Boxes 3-6), contain annual reports, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, "Dollar Letters," financial records, and newspaper clippings. The Publicity Chair Notebook, 1968-1972, also contains meeting minutes and newspaper clippings. The Treasurer's Records, 1911-1983 (Boxes 6-7) contains deposit, withdrawal, and
Records of the Citizens for 65
The records detail many of the issues and events associated with Gregory Coffin’s superintendency of Evanston’s Community Consolidated School District 65 and the contentious 1970 School Board election that determined his tenure.
Quentin Young Papers 1937-2002
The Quentin Young papers consist of 47 boxes, and contain a wide variety of papers relating to Young's personal life and the organizations he was affiliated with. Since the 1960's, Young had been an advocate for progressive policy reform in medicine, having founded both the Medical Committee for Human Rights and the Chicago-based Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, and
Program of African Studies Records 1955-1991
Northwestern University's Program of African Studies, founded in 1948, was the first program on Africa in the nation and the first multidisciplinary program at Northwestern. Developed by anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits to train a corps of scholars maintaining African interests across disciplinary lines, the Program grew to include core and associated faculty from such diverse disciplines as African-American studies, art
Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials
The Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials, 1957-1979, contains the ephemera, sermons and writings of the influential jazz musician Sun Ra. Patrick was a musician in his own right and a long standing member of Sun Ra's orchestra as well as being influenced and involved in Sun Ra's spiritual beliefs and outlook on life.
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Scrapbooks, 1917-1984
The Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in 1891 by a group of administrators and faculty from Northwestern University in order to provide social services, educational programs, referrals, and emergency relief to a poor immigrant neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side.The scrapbooks in this series, compiled by different groups associated with the Northwestern University Settlement, typically contain newspaper clippings, programs,
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Photographs 1890-1991
The photographs in this series document the Northwestern University Settlement Association from 1890 — 1991. Prints as well as safety film negatives are included. This collection includes many of the photographs that appear in The Worn Doorstep by Mark Wukas.
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Financial Records, 1918-1971
The Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in 1891 by a group of administrators and faculty from Northwestern University in order to provide social services, educational programs, referrals, and emergency relief to a poor immigrant neighborhood on Chicago’s near northwest side. This series contains the financial records of the Northwestern University Settlement. The records fill twenty-eight boxes and span the
Northwestern University Settlement Association Records Case Files 1908-1975
The Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in 1891 by a group of administrators and faculty from Northwestern University in order to provide social services, educational programs, referrals, and emergency relief to a poor immigrant neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side. The Case Files typically feature a case number, client name and the names of immediate family members, their ages,
Northwestern University Settlement Association General Administrative Records 1892-2000
The Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded in 1891 in a poor, primarily immigrant neighborhood on the near northwest side of Chicago to improve conditions and to help community residents through clubs, classes, social events, camping programs, and relief and emergency services. At the time, the area’s residents were primarily Polish and Catholic, although other groups were represented. In the
Northwestern University Settlement Association Clubs and Classes Attendance and Registration Cards, 1886-1953
This series comprises boxes of Attendance Cards for Northwestern University Settlement clubs and classes, and boxes of three-by-five individual Registration Cards.
Northwestern University Archives Subject Files
The Northwestern University Archives Subject Files reflect significant events, groups and issues that have occurred at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University Archives Photograph Collection
The photograph collection reflects Northwestern University history, faculty and student body.
Melville J. Herskovits Pamphlet Collection
Melville J. Herkovits was a pioneer anthropologist and Africanist and a Professor of Sociology (1927-38) and of Anthropology (1938-61) at Northwestern University. From 1961 through 1963, he held Northwestern’s Chair of African Studies, the first such position in the United States.
Melville J. Herskovits (1895-1963) Papers, 1906-1963
Melville J. Herkovits was a pioneer anthropologist and Africanist. Although much of Herskovits’ early work with "New World" (the Americas) cultures focused on the survival of African culture traits, he first studied an African culture in 1931. The Herskovits’ expedition to West Africa was based in Dahomey, with additional work carried out in the Gold Coast and Nigeria. He presided
Melville J. Herskovits (1895-1963) Biographical Materials, 1920-1996
Biographical materials relating to Melville J. Herskovits fill one archival box and include obituaries, news clippings, Northwestern news releases, correspondence pertaining to university matters, Northwestern faculty information, conference programs, a statement Herskovits gave before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (for the report, drafts, and research materials, see series 35/6, box 99-102), and reprints of Herskovits' scholarly articles. The material is
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers, 1913-1973
Lorenzo Dow Turner served as Professor of English and lecturer in African Cultures at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The Papers document Turner's extensive educational training, his long teaching career first at Fisk University and then at Roosevelt University, his exhaustive linguistic research, and the revolutionary theories on Black speech development in America that he pioneered. Of special interest are cassette
Leroi Jones: The Moderns
This collection reflects LeRoi Jones's early interest in publishing new American writing. Throughout his career he has been a literary as well as a political activist, writing innovative and controversial plays, poetry and essays. He has also been the influential editor of numerous journals and anthologies which published new, young writers.