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Ernest A. Griffin Family Papers

Papers of family historian Ernest A. Griffin, proprietor of the Griffin Funeral Home on Chicago's south side, including family documents, photographs, audio/visual material, genealogical notes, and materials relating to the history of Camp Douglas (on which the funeral home stood) and Charles H. Griffin who served in a colored regiment during the Civil War. Also includes documentation of the funerals

Richard Durham radio scripts

Photocopies of scripts by Richard Durham for 95 radio programs featuring biographies of outstanding African Americans that were broadcast on WMAQ Radio station (NBC, Chicago) in the series called Destination Freedom. Individuals discussed include Crispus Attucks, Jesse Owens, Langston Hughes, Nat King Cole, Ida B. Wells, Sugar Ray Robinson, Lonnie Johnson, and many others. Box 4 contains a history and