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Willa Saunders Jones papers
As a young woman, Jones was recognized as a talented vocalist, and acclaimed as a choral director. Jones was also known as a keyboardist, powerful speaker and spiritual leader. After recovering from a serious illness, she penned a long-running musical play entitled The Chicago Passion Play. The Willa Saunders Jones Collection consists chiefly of programs, news clippings, and numerous photographs
Washington Heights Community Organization archives
Washington Heights Community Organization (WHCO), formed in 1967 for the upkeep and economic development and growth of the area, was initially composed of formal block clubs in the Washington Heights and Mt. Vernon communities. The organization also campaigned to name a neighborhood elementary school after Marcus Garvey.
Walter Henri Dyett Papers
Walter Henri Dyett, known as "Captain Dyett" to his many students and admirers, was a band instructor, music educator, and instrumental figure in fostering the development of jazz and black music in Chicago. He was born in 1901 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Reverend William Walter S. Dyett and Minerva Peck Dyett. His father was born on the island of
Venona Johnson papers
Venona Johnson’s papers include materials on the Chicago Chapter of the Girlfriends, a social and philanthropic club.
Val Gray Ward papers
Val Gray Ward is a celebrated actress, director, producer and founder of Chicago-based Kuumba Professional Theatre Company. Her plays have won numerous awards.
Theodore Charles Stone papers
Theodore Charles Stone served as president of the Chicago Music Association (CMA) for more than 50 years and as president of the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM). His papers include correspondence, programs, photographs, clippings and memorabilia documenting his career as a concert baritone, his work in the CMA and NANM, and his work as a music writer for several
Sylvia Campbell photograph collection
This small collection of photographs consists of snapshots taken by Ms. Campbell’s husband on Chicago’s Westside during the April, 1968 riot following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sydonia Brooks / National Association of Negro Musicians papers
Sydonia Brooks is a leader in the Chicago Music Association and in the National Association of Negro Musicians.
Susan Cayton Woodson papers
Art gallery owner Susan Cayton Woodson has been hailed for her work publicizing and preserving the art of the Chicago Renaissance period. Active with the Southside Community Art Center, she is a member of the famed Cayton family, and a descendent of Senator Hiram Revels.
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church archives
The Church of St. Edmund, King and Martyr was founded in 1909, and is one of the oldest predominantly African American Episcopalian churches in Chicago.
Sisi Donald Mosby papers
Civil rights activist, journalist and historian Donald Mosby published "The Struggle," a 1960s civil rights newspaper, and did most of the writing on a biography of Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey.
Ruth Montrose papers
Ruth Montrose was a social worker active in the National Council of Negro Women, the League of Black Women, the National Association of Black Social Workers, and the Chicago Urban League.
Rose Wheeler papers
Rose Wheeler was a highly respected social worker, race relations activist and life-long organizer for world peace.
Richard Durham Papers
Richard Durham was a radio and television scriptwriter trained by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA, a poet, and editor for the Chicago Defender. His prolific writing career would span four decades; Durham edited Mohammed Speaks, the official publication of the Nation of Islam in the 1960s; he created the television series Bird of the Iron Feather in the
Reverend Floyd Daniel Johnson and Sweetie C. Johnson papers, Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church archives
The Reverend Floyd D. Johnson and Sweetie C. Johnson Papers, Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church Archives includes papers from both Floyd and Sweetie Johnson and records pertaining to the history of Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Floyd Johnson’s papers consist of conference journals and programs, correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, sermons and notes, Foreign Mission Board administrative records and travel records,
Reverend Addie Wyatt and Reverend Claude Wyatt Papers
Addie Wyatt was born Addie Loraine Cameron on March 8, 1924, the second child to Ambrose and Maggie Cameron in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Ambrose Cameron, born either in Mississippi or Louisiana, was a tailor in a pressing shop. Her mother Maggie Cameron, a teacher, was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ambrose’s mother, Adeline Cameron, a mid-wife, also lived with the family and
Rev. George Martin papers
The papers of Rev. George Martin, D.D., an A.M.E. minister originally from Kansas City, Missouri, were donated by his daughter, Chestine Warfield Allen. Martin was sent to serve A.M.E. congregations in the Pacific Northwest in 1916, and was a pastor in Portland, Seattle and Spokane. He later returned to Kansas City as a pastor, and was influential in the A.M.E.
Rev. Al Sampson papers
Rev. Albert Sampson, ordained by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was active in the 1960s civil rights movement. He is the pastor of Fernwood United Methodist Church.
Ralph Metcalfe papers
Ralph Metcalfe was an Olympic track athlete and was later elected a Chicago alderman and congressman.
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church archives
The oldest African American congregation in Chicago, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. was founded in 1844.
Prince Hall Freemasonry archives
Prince Hall Freemasons are a branch of US Freemasonry which separated from the US Freemasons about two centuries ago and decided to become independent. Prince Hall Freemasonry has been deemed regular by the United Grand Lodge of England. Prince Hall Freemasons were originally all African-American, although today’s Prince Hall Freemasons have slightly more varied Lodges and welcome other races as
Prexy Nesbitt papers
Prexy Nesbitt was a leader in organizing Chicago’s support for southern African liberation and against apartheid. He wrote extensively on southern Africa and collected materials on liberation movements there.
Patricia Liddell Researchers (PLR) archives
In 1989 the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), based in Washington, D.C., invited several members of the Harsh Researchers to organize as the Chicago Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. Founding members Dr. Adlean Harris, Curtis Brasfield, CGRS, and Robert Miller, Harsh Collection curator, were listed on the application, representing 22 other charter members. In March
Path Press Archives
Path Press, one of the first black-owned publishing companies in the United States, was founded in Chicago in 1969 and remained in operation from 1969-1972 and then again from 1982-2001. In fact, the press had been in the works since as early as 1961, when Bennett J. Johnson (now the Vice President of Third World Press) and Herman C. Gilbert
Neal F. Simeon papers
Simeon, one of the 16 teachers who organized Dunbar Trade School (now Dunbar Vocational High School) in 1948, later served as acting Director of Dunbar and Director of Vocational Education Centers for the Chicago Board of Education.