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...

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The Hamiet Bluiett Photograph Collection contains one photograph showing Hamiet Bluiett playing the saxophone. The photograph was taken by Jeffrey Kliman of Baltimore, Maryland.

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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.

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...

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The George Hudson Photograph Collection contains two promotional photographs showing Hudson and his orchestra. One photo shows a studio portrait of Hudson, while the other photo shows the orchestra posed onstage with their instruments.

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....

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 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...

Scope and Contents The Ivan C. James, Jr. Photograph Collection is divided into two series: Series 1: James Family Photographs and Series 2: Community Photographs. Materials in both series were collected by Ivan C. James, Jr., an avid genealogist and amateur historian who was interested in his own family history as well as the history of the broader African American community.Series 1: James Family Photographs contains photographs related to multiple generations of the...

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...