The Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
Association
A Register of Its Records in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Allan J. Teichroew with the assistance of Rick
Bickel, Paul D. Ledvina, David Mathisen, John Monagle, and William
Parham
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008051
Title: Frederick Douglass
Memorial and Historical Association Records
Span Dates: 1900-1990
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1950-1980) ID No.: MSS56291 Creator:
Frederick Douglass
Memorial and Historical Association Extent: 6,500
items;
20 containers;
5.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: Association dedicated
to preserving Douglass's home and to disseminating knowledge of
African-American history. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, and
other records relating to the preservation of the Frederick Douglass Memorial
Home, Cedar Hill, and to African-American history. Also includes official files
and personal papers of past president Mary E. C. Gregory.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names Douglass,
Frederick, 1818-1895.
Organizations Frederick Douglass Housing Corporation. Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
Association. Frederick Douglass Memorial Home.
Subjects African
Americans--History. African
Americans--Societies, etc. African
Americans--Washington (D.C.) Memorials--Washington
(D.C.)
Locations Anacostia
(Washington, D.C.)--History.
Related Names Gregory, Mary E. C. Mary
E.C. Gregory papers.
Provenance: The records of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
Association were given to the Library by the association, by past president
Mary E. C. Gregory, and by other officers between 1975 and 1990. Other gifts
were presented to the Library in 1975 by the National Association of Colored
Women's Clubs via Juanita Brown, president, and from the National Park Service
via Edward Fitzgerald.
Processing History:The records of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
Association were arranged and described in 1994. The finding aid was revised in
2008.
Transfers:A wooden plaque with an inserted medal has been transferred to the
Smithsonian Institution.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the records of
the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association is governed by the
Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical Association Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
The records of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical
Association (FDMHA) span the years 1900-1990, with the bulk of the material
concentrated in the period 1950-1980. The collection is arranged in six series:
Correspondence;
Corporate
Records;
Miscellany;
Printed
Matter;
Clippings;
and
Additions.
Based in Washington, D.C., the FDMHA was first envisioned in the will
of Helen Pitts Douglass, Frederick Douglass's second wife, who bequeathed their
home in Southeast Washington (Anacostia) to the American people as a memorial
to her husband. It became the main function of the association to preserve the
Frederick Douglass Memorial Home at Cedar Hill and to reunite surrounding lands
once part of the estate into the whole of the memorial. The FDMHA also
undertook to disseminate knowledge concerning Afro-American history in
Washington and throughout America.
The collection includes minutes of meetings, reports, and related
material not only of the FDMHA but also of the Frederick Douglass Housing
Corporation, Inc. (FDHC), an organization closely allied to the association.
Interaction between the two organizations, occasionally via the National Park
Service, is documented throughout the records.
Much material reflects the personal interests of FDMHA's past
president Mary E. C. Gregory, whose papers were intermingled among the
association's records she gave to the Library. Other organizations represented
among her files include the Museum of African Art (located first in a Douglass
home on Capitol Hill and later a part of the Smithsonian Institution), the
Douglass Glenn Gardens apartment complex, National Association of Colored
Women, National Council of Negro Women, National Urban League, Anacostia
Neighborhood Museum, and the Phyllis Wheatley Young Women's Christian
Association in Washington, D.C.
This collection is arranged in six series:
Container |
Series |
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BOX 1-3
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Originals and copies of letters sent and received. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 4-6
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Record books, accounts, agreements, bylaws, deeds, fact sheets,
incorporation papers, minutes and agendas, reports, and miscellaneous records.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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BOX 7-10
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Biographical file, material relating to various aspects of
Afro-American history, speeches and statements, programs, invitations, menus,
and other miscellany.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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BOX 11-16
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Pamphlets, leaflets, magazines, books. |
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Arranged by type of material. |
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BOX 17-18
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Newspaper and magazine clippings |
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BOX 19-20
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Photographs, printed matter, research material, and
miscellany.
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Arranged by addition. |
Container |
Contents |
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BOX 1-3
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Correspondence,
1921-1985
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Originals and copies of letters sent and received. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 1
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1921, 1938-1969
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(9
folders)
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BOX 2
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1970-1975
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(6
folders)
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BOX 3
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1976-1985
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(7
folders)
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BOX 4-6
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Corporate Records,
1922-1984
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Record books, accounts, agreements, bylaws, deeds, fact sheets,
incorporation papers, minutes and agendas, reports, and miscellaneous records.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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BOX 4
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Accounts |
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BOX 4
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Cash book,
1953-1955
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BOX 4
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Insurance papers,
1947-1957
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BOX 4
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Investors Mutual,
1955-1957
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BOX 4
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Miscellaneous financial
records,
1940-1984
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BOX 4
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Receipt books,
1947-1952
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BOX 4
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Agreements,
1946-1979
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BOX 4
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Bylaws |
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BOX 4
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Frederick Douglass Housing
Corp.,
1976-1982
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BOX 4
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Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical Association,
1979
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BOX 5
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Corporate record
books
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BOX 5
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Frederick Douglass Housing
Corp.,
1975-1976
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BOX 5
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Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical Association,
1922-1962
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(2
folders)
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BOX 5
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National Association of Colored
Women,
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BOX 5
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1948-1960
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BOX 6
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1961-1966
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BOX 6
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Deeds,
1953, 1964
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BOX 6
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Fact sheets,
undated
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BOX 6
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Incorporation papers |
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BOX 6
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Frederick Douglass Housing
Corp.,
undated
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BOX 6
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Frederick Douglass Memorial
Corp.,
undated
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BOX 6
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Douglass Glenn Gardens,
undated
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BOX 6
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Minutes and agendas,
1949-1981
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(3
folders)
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BOX 6
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Miscellaneous records,
1954-1982
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BOX 6
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Reports,
1962-1982
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BOX 7-10
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Miscellany,
1952-1985
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Biographical file, material relating to various aspects of
Afro-American history, speeches and statements, programs, invitations, menus,
and other miscellany.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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BOX 7
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Anacostia Neighborhood Museum,
Washington, D.C.
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BOX 7
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Bethune, Mary McLeod |
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BOX 7
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Biographical file |
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(2
folders)
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BOX 7
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"Black Heritage 1984," festival
brochure
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BOX 7
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King, Martin Luther,
Jr.
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BOX 7
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Lincoln Temple United Church of
Christ, annual reports,
1978
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BOX 8
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National Association of Colored
Women
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BOX 8
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National Council of Negro
Women
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BOX 8
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Notes |
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BOX 8
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Photographs |
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BOX 8
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Phyllis Wheatley YWCA,
Washington, D.C.
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BOX 8
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Play, film, and video scripts,
1952-1984
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BOX 8
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Press releases |
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BOX 8
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Programs, invitations, menus,
etc.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 9
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(4
folders)
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BOX 10
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"Racial Inclusiveness--A
Conscious Goal," by Mrs. Henry Ingraham
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BOX 10
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Resumes |
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BOX 10
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Speeches and
statements
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BOX 10
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YMCAs and YWCAs |
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BOX 10
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General |
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(2
folders)
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BOX 11-16
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Printed Matter,
1900-1985
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Pamphlets, leaflets, magazines, books. |
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Arranged by type of material. |
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BOX 11
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Afro-American history |
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BOX 11
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Anacostia Neighborhood Museum,
Washington, D.C., re Afro- American churches
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(3
folders)
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BOX 11
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Bulletins and
newsletter
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BOX 11
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Congressional acts, bills, and
calendars,
1900-1978
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BOX 12
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Congressional Record,
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BOX 12
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Extracts,
1964-1971
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BOX 12
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Vol. 110, No. 132,
July 1, 1964
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BOX 12
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Vol. 110, No. 133,
July 2, 1964
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BOX 12
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Vol. 115, No. 162,
Oct. 6, 1969
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BOX 12
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Vol. 115, No. 173,
Oct. 23, 1969
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BOX 12
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Vol. 125, No. 159,
Nov. 13, 1979
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BOX 12
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Vol. 129, No. 112,
Aug. 2, 1983
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BOX 12
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Vol. 129, No. 136,
Oct. 18, 1983
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BOX 12
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Vol. 129, No. 137,
Oct. 19, 1983
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BOX 13
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Delegate 1977-The First Year of the 3rd Century,
guide books on historic sites
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BOX 13
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Magazines |
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BOX 13
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Africa Report,
1961-1962
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BOX 13
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Crisis,
1963-1983
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BOX 13
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Jet,
1957-1964
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BOX 13
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Ebony |
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BOX 13
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1965-1969
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BOX 14
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1980
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BOX 14
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Historic Preservation,
1976-1977
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BOX 14
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Life,
1965
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BOX 14
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Look,
1961-1966
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BOX 14
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National Notes, National Association of Colored
Women's Clubs,
1954-1961
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BOX 14
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Time,
1957-1964
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BOX 14
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YMCA Magazine,
1958-1972
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BOX 14
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Museum of African Art |
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BOX 15
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NAACP |
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BOX 15
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National Association of Colored
Women's Clubs
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BOX 15
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National Council of Negro
Women
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BOX 15
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National Urban League |
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BOX 15
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General |
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(3
folders)
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BOX 16
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(5
folders)
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BOX 17-18
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Clippings,
undated
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Newspaper and magazine clippings |
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BOX 17
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Clippings |
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(3
folders)
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BOX 18
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(3
folders)
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BOX 19-20
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Additions,
circa 1900-1990
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Photographs, printed matter, research material, and
miscellany.
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Arranged by addition. |
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BOX 19
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Addition I,
1953-1986
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BOX 19
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Miscellany,
1965-1982, n.d
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BOX 19
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Photographs,
1969-1986
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BOX 19
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Printed matter,
1953-1986
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BOX 19
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Addition II,
circa 1900-1988
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BOX 19
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Dissertation research notes and
draft of "Kelly Miller" by Mary E. C. Gregory,
1942
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BOX 19
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Miscellany,
1934-1988
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(3
folders)
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BOX 19
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Photographs,
circa 1900-1985
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BOX 20
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Addition III,
1964-1990
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BOX 20
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Miscellany,
1964-1990
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(2
folders)
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