African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
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
Hunter-Spurlock Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3200
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of information about Clarence T. Hunter and his wife Dorothy V. (Spurlock) Hunter and correspondence to Clarence’s parents, Green and Laura Hunter. It also includes minute books and historical notes on the Informal Dames social club. The papers are arranged alphabetically by name and span from 1901 to circa 2001. The papers include the following large date gaps: 1911-1934, 1937-1942, 1977-1985, and 1987-2000.
An undated newspaper...
Dates:
1901-2001
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
Ivan C. James, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: A2234
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...
Dates:
1948-1979
Brenda L. Jones Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3145
Scope and Contents
The papers contain correspondence, memos, newspaper clippings, brochures, and speeches relating to the career of Brenda Jones and some family information. The materials date from 1975-2017, with the bulk of the papers dating 1991-2012. Gaps in the papers include: 1976-1987, 1989-1990, and 2014-2016. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic/type of document.
Items relating to Brenda Jones’ family include an autobiography that she wrote while answering questions for the...
Dates:
1975-2017; Majority of material found within 1991-2012
Brenda Jones Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1038
Scope and Contents
The Brenda Jones Photograph Collection documents Brenda Jones’ life and career, including her position as the first African American to head the ACLU of Eastern Missouri (2004-2013). The collection also includes photographs related to Jones’ earlier work as the Community Relations Manager of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and with the Missouri Arts Council’s African American Cultural Initiative. Photographs related to Jones’ work with the ACLU include souvenir photographs taken...
Dates:
1953-2013
Carolyn Kelley-Bounds S.T.I.L.L. Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0987
Scope and Contents
The Carolyn Kelley-Bounds S.T.I.L.L. Collection documents activities of the St. Louis Tavern and Independent Liquor Licensees, Inc. (S.T.I.L.L.), formed to represent the interests of African American-owned bars and liquor stores. S.T.I.L.L. prided itself on community service, and many of the photographs document activities related to S.T.I.L.L.’s scholarship fund. Photographs show bar owners, scholarship recipients, and liquor distributors at the annual scholarship banquet during the...
Dates:
ca. 1975-1991
Links, Inc. St. Louis Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: A3182
Scope and Contents
The records date from 1948 to 2011 and are comprised primarily of meeting minutes, reports, handbooks, and various items such programs, photographs, and newspaper clippings related to events sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the Links, Inc. The collection is arranged into two series: Minutes/Records and Events. The Minutes/Records series dated from 1948 to 2010 and is arranged alphabetically by...
Dates:
1948-2011
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