Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope and Content
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Acquisition Information
- Custodial History
- Other Descriptive Data
- Related Material
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Clementine Skinner papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Clementine Skinner papers
- Dates
- ca 1930-1985
- Creator
- Skinner, Clementine, b. 1900
- Creator
- Skinner, Clementine, b. 1900 Archives , Kappa Delta Pi (Honor society) , Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)
- Size
- 4 linear ft. (8 boxes)
- Size
- 1 oversize folder.
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, newsclippings, scrapbook, minutes, and financial records relating to Dr. Clementine Skinner, an African American school teacher and librarian in Chicago, and her many civic and professional activities. Includes records of Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society in education (1968-1978) and records of the Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church (1964-1981). A scrapbook of photographs documents Skinner's service in the WAACs during World War II.
Conditions for Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
Preferred Citation
A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.
Acquisition Information
Skinner, Dr. Clementine 1991/07/12 1991.0400 Gift. WAAC scrapbook. Skinner, Dr. Clementine 1985/05/28 M1985.0018 Gift.Custodial History
Gift of Dr. Clementine Skinner (M1985.0018 and 1991.0400). Acquired through the collecting activity of the NEH Black Women in the Middle West Project.
Other Descriptive Data
Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church at 600 East 35th Street in Chicago is a different church from the one known as Sixth United Presbyterian Church.
Indexed Terms
- Skinner, Clementine, -- b. 1900 -- Archives
- Kappa Delta Pi (Honor society)
- Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)
- 600 East 35th Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- United States -- Army -- Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
- African American women -- Illinois -- Chicago
- African American women teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Presbyterians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Teachers -- United States -- Societies and clubs
- Teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Women soldiers -- United States -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Minutes
- Photographic prints
- Scrapbooks