African Americans -- Civil rights
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Aileen C. Hernandez papers
Comprised of correspondence, reports, research notes, surveys, audiovisual materials, and newspaper clippings from the papers of Aileen C. Hernandez, activist and civic leader. These papers document the life of Aileen C. Hernandez, activist and civic leader.
Constance Baker Motley papers
Conventions, eighteenth, 1949
Conventions, thirteenth, 1934
Dorothy Irene Height papers
Dorothy Pitman Hughes papers
Guida West papers
Interracial, circa 1933-1949
Documents concerning YWCA work with African American women and girls. Materials begin with documents regarding an incident of mistreatment of Ms. Barnett, a YWCA secretary, on a train and the subsequent legal activity pursued by Ms. Barnett and the YWCA of the U.S.A. Also included are documents concerning YWCA branch associations for African American women, summaries of civil rights laws and activities, and a report on "Fourteen Civil Rights Studies Made by Local Associations."
Interracial, 1915-1947
Interracial, circa 1936-1948
Interracial, circa 1912-1945
Interracial, circa 1920-1946
Interracial, 1918-1947
Interracial, 1917-1946
Miscellaneous pamphlets concerning YWCA work with African Americans as well as issues surrounding race and discrimination. Several pamphlets are attributed to Dorothy Height. This microdex contains pamphlets arranged alphabetically by title A through S.
Interracial, 1919-1945
Miscellaneous pamphlets concerning YWCA work with African Americans as well as general issues surrounding race and discrimination in the United States. Included here are pamphlets addressing the Christian duty to problems of racism, an overview of YWCA work with African American women and girls, suggestions and advice for fighting racism and segregation, and more. This microdex contains pamphlets arranged alphabetically by title T through Z.
Interracial, circa 1920-1949
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. work with African American women and girls. Materials include demographic data, discussion and conference notes, descriptions of racism and discrimination in the United States, overviews of YWCA of the U.S.A. work with African American girls and women and more.
Interracial, circa 1925-1950
Jessie Lloyd O'Connor papers
Loretta J. Ross papers
Marian Anderson papers
Singer. This small collection of Marian Anderson's papers includes primarily keepsakes and correspondence sent to Anderson between 1944 and 1959. The keepsakes include newspaper clippings in several languages sent to her by fans, commemorative photographs and dedications made in her honor while on tour. The collection documents her wide range of interests and contributions to world peace and understanding.
Minutes and reports concerning YWCA of the USA work with African American women and girls, 1920-1921
Minutes and reports concerning YWCA of the USA work with African American women and girls, 1915-1931
Nkenge Touré papers
Public affairs, 1936-1949
Race Relations Committee minutes and reports, 1933-1950
Racial Justice Committee, Committee on Racial Integration and Committee on Racial Inclusiveness minutes and reports, 1957-1970
SisterLove records
SisterLove is the first women's HIV/AIDS organization in the southeastern United States. The SisterLove records include administrative and program files from the founding of SisterLove to the early 2000s. Particularly well documented are SisterLove's grant applications, their residential program for HIV positive women called "Love House," the Healthy Love Parties, the Women's HIV/AIDS Resources Project (WHARP), their programs in South Africa, and their outreach efforts.
Southern Women, the Student YWCA, and Race collection
YWCA workers. Fourteen audiotaped interviews with women who were involved with the Student Young Women's Christian Association in the southeastern United States between 1920 and 1944 conducted by Frances Sanders Taylor [Anton], 1981-82 as part her doctoral dissertation.