Ivan C. James, Jr. Collection
Scope and Contents
The Ivan C. James, Jr. Collection consists of programs, annual reports, and booklets relating to the African-American community of St. Louis. Among the items is the Annual Report of the Annie Malone Children's Home, 1888-1958; a souvenir program celebrating the 100th anniversary of Antioch Baptist Church of St. Louis, 1979; and a reprinted edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's "The Negro Speaks," featuring essays by Dr. Martin Luther King, A. Philip Randolph, and Gwendolyn Brooks.
Dates
- 1948-1979
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
Ivan C. James attended Sumner High School in the 1920s. After graduating, he went to Lincoln University, and then to the Milwaukee School of Engineering. James ran a punch press at Emerson Electric, and worked to get his license to become a stationary engineer. After getting his license, he started work as an engineer for the St. Louis Housing Authority. James worked as an engineer at Carr Square Village, Pruitt-Igoe, and Darst-Webbe-Peabody. He retired from the Housing Authority in the early 1980s. For over half a century, James amassed a magnificent collection of St. Louis' African American history. These items include books, church histories, pamphlets, business cards, school yearbooks, and information on social and civic organizations, political leaders, fraternal and sorority memorabilia, Civil Rights movements, and much more.
Extent
0.07 Cubic Feet ( (2 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Ivan C. James, Jr. donated the collection in 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Christopher Gordon, June 2006.
Source
- James, Ivan C., Jr., -2014 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Ivan C. James, Jr. Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository