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:
Unidentified World War I Soldier's Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC-30
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a two-page letter typed by a World War I soldier returning by ship to the United States from Europe. The letter describes the conditions and activities aboard the transport ship U.S.S. Aeolus, on which he is travelling, as well as the writer’s duties while he is aboard. The author writes about the people he would like to see once he reaches the United States. He also offers insight into race relations in a segregated army. Additionally, the collection contains a...
Dates:
1919
Found in:
Special Collections
Yellow Springs Civil Rights Demonstration Photographs (SC-71)
Collection
Identifier: SC-71
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 31 photographs relating to a demonstration that occurred in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1964. There are also copies of court cases that arose from the demonstration. The demonstration arose after a local barber (Lewis Gegner) refused to cut the hair of a black patron.
Dates:
1964
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458)
Collection
Identifier: MS-458
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs, negatives, and documents generated by the Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald in the twentieth century. The newspaper was founded by James M. Cox, a three-term Ohio governor and presidential candidate. The archive documents the local and regional history of Dayton and the Miami Valley in Ohio and its role on a national scale, particularly during the period 1930 to 1980. This history serves as a rich example of American ingenuity and...
Dates:
1890 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Paul Laurence Dunbar Online Exhibit in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: PLD Exhibit CORE Scholar
