African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Kathryn Nelson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1047
Scope and Contents
The Kathryn Nelson Photograph Collection contains two Polaroid portraits of Nelson and one photograph showing Nelson working with children at the Page Park YMCA. The collection also includes a 1972 newspaper article describing Nelson's achievements and background as she was announced the winner of both the St. Louis Globe-Democrat's Achievement Award and St. Louis Newspaper Guild's Page One Award. The article quotes Nelson regarding her childhood, education, and work leading local, regional,...
Dates:
ca. 1972; 1978-1988
Charles and Marian Oldham Family Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0948
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...
Dates:
1903-2003
Ann Pittman Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1056
Scope and Contents
The Ann Pittman Photograph Collection documents the life of Ann Pittman, an African American folklorist who preserved songs sung by her mother and grandmother, including songs sung by her enslaved ancestors. Photographs show Pittman from young adulthood through her later years, including wearing a graduation cap and gown; with her husband, Eddie Pittman, on their wedding day; with her mother, Oray Booker Washington; and with other unidentified family members. Pittman is also shown receiving...
Dates:
ca. 1927-ca. 1994
Vida Sister Prince Oral History Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1033
Scope and Contents
The Vida “Sister” Prince Oral History Photograph Collection contains photographs collected for Prince’s “Race and Memory” oral history project, which explored how race affected St. Louisians of color in their daily lives. Photographs may also have been used for Prince's book, That's the Way It Was.Photographs in this collection were mainly collected from the subjects themselves, and many include caption and provenance information. Photographs are...
Dates:
1903-1994; bulk 1940-1994
Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1026
Scope and Contents
The Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection contains photographs documenting a wide range of protests related to social justice, racial equality, LGBTQ rights, and improving conditions for the poor. The bulk of the collection deals with issues of racial justice and police violence, including sustained protests following the shooting death of Michael Brown; the acquittal of St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith; and the death of...
Dates:
2013-2020
Social Planning Council Board of Directors Minutes
Collection
Identifier: A2300
Scope and Contents
The collection contains monthly typescript minutes and financial statements of the Board of Directors of the Social Planning Council, dated October 1941 to December 1945. These minutes include reports of hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, camps and several other types of institutions in St. Louis City and County. The following individuals served as officers of the organization: Dr. Llewellyn Sale (president), Dr. Walter B. Bodenhafer, R. Walston Chubb, John L. Bracken, Rev. Fr. John J....
Dates:
1941 Oct-1945 Dec
Top Ladies Of Distinction Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1068
Scope and Contents
The Top Ladies Of Distinction Collection contains photographs related to a 1983 Unsung Heroines banquet and a 1984 unidentified dinner event, possibly with the Top Teens of America. Photos related to the Unsung Heroines banquet consist of three pages of portraits titled "Unsung Heroines." Each page features small portraits of multiple women, with each woman identified beneath her photo. Seven photographs of the 1984 dinner event show group portraits of young men wearing white tuxedos, adult...
Dates:
1983-1984
Charles Turner Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: A1657
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...
Dates:
1882-1918
Dr. James M. Whittico Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1168
Scope and Contents
The Dr. James M. Whittico Photograph Collection documents Dr. Whittico’s career as one of the most prominent African American physicians in St. Louis, as well as his involvement in a variety of fraternal and civic organizations. The collection also documents the personal lives of Dr. Whittico and his wife Gloria Thompson Whittico. The collection includes formal studio portraits, candid shots by professional photographers, informal snapshots, slides, and albums.Dr. Whittico ran a...
Dates:
Majority of material found in ca. 1899-2010