Scope and Contents The Huston Family Photograph Collection contains fifteen photographs documenting the family and careers of Joyce Ann Huston and Loyce Pickens Huston. Joyce Huston is an accomplished Jazz and Blues musician, singer, and songwriter. Her mother Loyce Pickens Huston was a talented singer who was well known in local music circles.Ten photographs relate to Loyce, showing various family members, friends, and acquaitances. Some photos show Loyce posed with individuals in informal...

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of two items: James Peter Lewis’s homegoing service book, 2018; and Dorothy Arnold Lewis’s birthday celebration program, 2019. The items are arranged chronologically. There is a portrait of James Peter Lewis on the cover of the homegoing service book with the title, “Celebration of Life: James Peter Lewis.” It is comprised of approximately 70 glossy pages filled with a multitude of photographs, many of which are captioned, of James, his parents, his...

Scope and Contents The Charles and Marian Oldham Family Photograph Collection documents the personal and public lives of Charles and Marian (O’Fallon) Oldham. Photographs show a variety of family members and friends, including their daughter, Lisa Oldham. However, many photographs are unidentified.Photographs of the couple’s public life show CORE protests, dinners, meetings, a strike at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, and promotion of a school bond issue. Many of the groups in these...

Scope and Contents The six scrapbooks in this collection contain newspaper clippings, programs, and handbills collected and mounted by Charles Turner, which reflect his interest in the status and affairs of African Americans in the St. Louis region and across the nation. The scrapbooks all contain overlapping dates and items from assorted sources. Some of the dominant themes in the scrapbooks include lynching, African American Republicans, the A.M.E. Church, Booker T. Washington, fraternal...