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The Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee Jr. celebration of life program, January 8, 2022, is titled “Heaven’s Doors Will Open for Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee, Jr., 1954-2021.” The service was held at Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri. The program contains photographs, a biographical sketch, and the order of service for the funeral.

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...

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The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.

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The collection includes one membership roster dating from 1987. It lists the names of 27 members alphabetically (all male), member contact information, names of first mates (most likely wives), boat names, and boat locations.

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...

Scope and Contents The correspondence is comprised of 14 postcards sent by Victor Weisskopf to his wife while traveling in the South and one letter from the Missouri Commission of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The correspondence is dated from 1901 to 1903, with the bulk of the collection dating from August to October 1902. It is arranged chronologically. The first 13 postcards are illustrated with images of African Americans and were distributed by three...