AfAm. African-Americans

Topic Guide

Identifier: AfAm

This classification groups manuscript and small collections on the topic of African-Americans.

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Jeraldyne Blunden Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-337

Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, schedules, notebooks, and business and financial records from Jeraldyne Blunden the founder of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the creator of Jeraldyne's School of the Dance. There are also personal papers in the collection such as family reunion and wedding materials, insurance information and awards. Also included are scrapbook photos taken for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Tour from 1962-1972.

Dates: 1960-2000

Found in: Special Collections

Anna Gee Blackwell Autobiography (SC-299)

Collection

Identifier: SC-299

Abstract

This collection consists of a self-published autobiography by Anna Gee Blackwell titled He's All I Need: My Life Story. The book not only details Ms. Blackwell's life, but also serves as a chronicle of mid-to-late 20th Century middle-class African-American experience in the Miami Valley.

Dates: undated

Found in: Special Collections

Ann Cooper Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-295

Abstract

Ann Cooper is a prolific author with over 600 published magazine articles and ten books on aviation notables to her credit. The research collection is an excellent source of information on women aviators such as Jessie Woods, Patty Wagstaff, Edna Gardner Whyte, Dorothy S. Lewis, and Nancy Hopkins Tier, as well as African American aviators including the Tuskegee Airmen.

Dates: 1900 - 2002

Found in: Special Collections

Paul Laurence Dunbar Online Exhibit in CORE Scholar

Digital Collection

Identifier: PLD Exhibit CORE Scholar

Found in: Special Collections

World War I Letter (SC-30) in CORE Scholar

Digital Work

Identifier: SC-30 CORE Scholar

Dates: 1919 June 24

Found in: Special Collections