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Civil Rights -- Missouri -- Saint Louis

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Andy J. Brown, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3031
Scope and Contents The papers include correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings relating primarily to the professional and civic activities of Andy J. Brown, Jr., in the City of St. Louis and in his west end neighborhood, presently Visitation Park. There are also a few items from Brown’s parents. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic and date from 1892 to 2011. The bulk of the papers date from 1952 to 1973. Large date gaps exist from 1907 to 1929, 1942 to 1949, and 1988 to...
Dates: 1892-2011; Majority of material found within 1952-1973

Committee to Defend J.B. Johnson Records

 Collection
Identifier: A3187
Scope and Contents

The collection includes two documents produced by the Committee to Defend J.B. Johnson in 1973. There is a three-page paper by Lorena Jeanne Tinker, “J.B. (Pike) Johnson: St. Louis Victim of Unequal Justice,” listing the discrepancies in the case against J.B. Johnson and four blank copies of the petition sent to Governor Bond.

Dates: 1973

I Too Sing America Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: A3076
Scope and Contents The collection spans from 1949 to 1994 and is arranged alphabetically by interviewee name. It is comprised primarily of project documentation: tape information sheets and tape indexes. The bulk of the collection dates from 1987. Additional materials include a few obituaries, clippings about the interviewees, and only two transcripts (M. Oldham, Williams). The first folder contains a brochure about the exhibition and related programs and clippings about the exhibit. ...
Dates: 1949-1994; Majority of material found within 1987-1988

Kathryn E. Nelson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3309
Scope and Contents The collection contains papers of Kathryn Bryan Nelson including her writings, professional correspondence, and certificates and awards. Items in this collection include essays and articles written by Kathryn Elizabeth Nelson regarding her work with Child Development Association, the Junior League of St. Louis, Learning Achievement Center at St. Louis Community College, the Danforth Foundation, and Family Academy. Other items in the collection include a 2004 appointment book, professional...
Dates: 1942-2006

Charles and Marian Oldham Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3186
Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials relating to the civic and personal lives of Charles and Marian Oldham and their families. The collection is divided into five series: Family, Civil Rights, University of Missouri, Marian Oldham Scholarship Fund, and The Oaks. The collection spans from circa 1900 to 2006 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1989 to 2006....
Dates: 1900-2006; Majority of material found within 1989-2006

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

Vida Sister Prince Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A3071
Scope and Contents The collection dates from 1942 to 2014 and is arranged alphabetically into three series: Race and Memory Oral History Project series which is subdivided into the Interviews and Management subseries, Book series, and General Subject Files series. Interview transcriptions and supporting documentation for the “Race and Memory” oral history project conducted by Vida Sister...
Dates: 1942-2018; Majority of material found within 1993-1995

Yvonne A. Rosen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3162
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials related to Rosen’s work on Victory Without Violence: The First Ten Years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality, a history of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE). The papers also include a small number of Yvonne “Bonnie” Rosen’s academic papers and her master’s thesis in the areas of social work and anthropology. The papers are divided into two series: the CORE Series dates...
Dates: 1951-2001; Majority of material found within 1994-1996

Strong Seed Planted Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A3072
Scope and Contents The collection is arranged alphabetically by interviewee name and dates from 1963 to 1994. It is comprised of project documentation such as tape information sheets and indexes to the taped interviews, background clippings relating to the interviewees and their civil rights activities, a few obituaries, a program brochure, and letters from Missouri Historical Society staff regarding the project. There are some partial transcripts and 15 full transcripts for the 23 interviews included in...
Dates: 1958-1994; Majority of material found within 1988-1990

Billie Ames Teneau CORE Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3165
Scope and Contents The collection contains primarily oral history interview transcripts, memoirs, and various planning and research materials related to Victory Without Violence: The First Ten Years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality, a history of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE). There are also materials relating to Teneau’s involvement in national CORE, several publications relating to segregation in St. Louis, and to events about civil...
Dates: 1947-2006