African American Collecting Initiative, 2013-
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Subject applied to objects, photographs, moving images and sound, and archival materials accessioned as part of the Missouri Historical Society's African American Collecting Initiative. This subject should be applied only to items collected after 2013 and specifically as part of the initiative.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Johnnie Mae Bady Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: P1242
Scope and Contents
The Johnnie Mae Bady scrapbook contains portrait photographs from Bady's classmates in the Vashon High School Class of 1945. The scrapbook was reconstructed in 2013 by Stephanie Phillips, Bady's grandniece, presumably from Bady's original. Each portrait is signed from the classmate to Bady. The students are identified with a typed caption below each photograph. A portrait at the front of the album shows Bady herself and is signed "To Mama, From Johnnie, Jan '45." The scrapbook also includes...
Dates:
1945; 2013
Hamiet Bluiett Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1167
Scope and Contents
The Hamiet Bluiett Photograph Collection contains one photograph showing Hamiet Bluiett playing the saxophone. The photograph was taken by Jeffrey Kliman of Baltimore, Maryland.
Dates:
1998
Dr. John H. Gladney Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1070
Scope and Contents
The Dr. John H. Gladney Photograph Collection contains three portraits of Dr. John H. Gladney, a pioneering Black ear, nose, and throat physician. Two are studio portraits and show Dr. Gladney wearing a suit and tie. The third portrait shows an older Dr. Gladney wearing a white lab coat and a head mirror. Photographs are undated, and dates may range from as early as the 1940s to as late as 1993.
Dates:
Majority of material found in ca. 1945-1993
John H. Gladney Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3264
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of various biographical information, awards, professional certificates, and newspaper clippings relating to the life and accomplishments of Dr. John Hersel Gladney. It is arranged alphabetically and spans from 1947 to 2012. There are several date gaps, most significantly 1949-1955, 1957-1967, and 1976-1986.
Biographical information for Dr. Gladney includes a curriculum vitae (CV), an unfinished memoir, and several...
Dates:
1947-2012
Hunter Family Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1057
Scope and Contents
The Hunter Family Photograph Collection documents the life of Green Hunter, an African American man who spent much of his professional life working as a messenger for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department. Prior to his time with the Army, he may have worked with horses at one of the Busch family homes. The collection also includes Green's wife, Laura, and their son, Clarence. Clarence Hunter was a lifelong educator and administrator with the St. Louis Public Schools system....
Dates:
ca. 1900-1947
Huston Family Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1072
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...
Dates:
ca. 1940- ca. 1997
Joyce Ann Huston Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3268
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of items relating to the life and musical careers of both Joyce Ann Huston and her mother Loyce Huston. Items date from 1974 to 2017 with the following date gaps: 1975 to 1984, 1986 to 1991, 1998 to 2005, and 2007-2016. The collection is arranged alphabetically by name.
Items relating to Joyce Ann (Lady J) Huston include preservation photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the Marquette Dancers, the front page of...
Dates:
1974-2017
Charlois Lumpkin Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1248
Scope and Contents
The Charlois Lumpkin Photograph Collection contains four digital prints of scanned images related to the Lumpkin family and the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood. Photos show the 1938 wedding of Charles L. Lumpkin (1913-1998) and Lois Ellen Newman (1914-2007) at St. Paul AME Church in Mill Creek Valley; the Newman/Woodard family at St. Paul AME Church in Mill Creek Valley; a composite portrait showing members of the executive committee of the St. Louis branch of the NAACP, ca. 1935; and members...
Dates:
Majority of material found in ca. 1935-ca. 1950
National Grand Council of the Ancient United Knights and Daughters of Africa Financial Card
Collection
Identifier: A3208
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a printed financial card for members, which bears a red stamp for the National Grand Council. Both sides of the card are printed. The front of the card records the member's name and address while the verso tracks dues payments for two years.
Dates:
ca. 1915
"Norman ... Is That You?" Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1046
Scope and Contents
The "Norman ... Is That You?" Poster Collection contains one promotional movie poster and one "credits card" advertising the film "Norman ... Is That You?" The movie poster features colorful illustrations of the film's main characters; a cast list and other production details; a "PG" rating notice; and the tagline "There's a sexual revolution going on ... and all the leaders are in my family." The front of the "credits card" features a black and white photograph of the cast above the...
Dates:
1976