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Bernice V. Robinson papers, 1957-1985 (bulk 1960-1980).

Title: Bernice V. Robinson papers, 1957-1985 (bulk 1960-1980).

The majority of the collection details Bernice V. Robinson's role (late 1950s-1980s) as a teacher and social activist for voter education, adult literacy, and child development; with other materials (1960s-1980s) relating to her personal, religious, and social work. Biographical papers include transcripts of her oral history interview. Topics discussed include her life and family; race relations in Charleston; work in New York City; differences in segregation in the South and North; her work with the Charleston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and with her cousin Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins, the Progressive Club, and Highlander Folk School, educating adults for voter registration and establishing schools on John's, Wadmalaw, and Edisto Islands; working for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, Rosa Parks, Dorothy Cotton, Hosea Williams, Bayard Rustin, Medgar Evers, and James Bevel; working for a variety of other civil rights related and social welfare programs; and her unsuccessful political career. A series of Robinson's works contains copies of speeches on a number of topics. Her correspondence includes letters from social activist and photographer Marion Palfi (1963); Guy and Candie Carawan (1988); Andrew Young, Jr. (1977) and others ...

ArchivalResource: 7.5 linear ft.

https://pascal-cofc.library.cofc.edu/permalink/01PASCAL_COFC/bkrgbh/alma991010266349705613 View

Furlow, Florine D., 1903-1987. Henry J. and Florine D. Furlow papers, 1938-1986.

Title: Henry J. and Florine D. Furlow papers, 1938-1986.

The collection consists of papers of Henry J. and Florine Dyer Furlow from 1938-1986. The papers include correspondence, photographs, printed material, scrapbooks, ephemera, and sheet music documenting the Furlows' activities as music leaders at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church (Atlanta, Ga.) and their involvement in educational and civic organizations in Georgia. Of particular interest are the programs, scripts, costumes, and publicity materials pertaining to the pageant "Heaven Bound." The collection also contains correspondence, minutes, reports, and photographs documenting Florine's involvement in the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and handbooks, proceedings, newsletters, and photographs of the Ruth Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Freemasons.

ArchivalResource: 15.5 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476531 View

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records, 1994-2001

Title: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records 1994-2001

The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records span from 1994 to 2001 and document the activities of this sorority on Ohio University's campus.

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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OUN0583 View

Organizations -- Sigma Gamma Rho.

Title: Organizations -- Sigma Gamma Rho.

ArchivalResource: 1 file folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310379500 View

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records 1994-2001.

Title: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records 1994-2001.

The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority records span from 1994 to 2001 and document the activities of this sorority on Ohio University's campus.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 cubic feet (1 Hollinger box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758991904 View

Eans, Pauline B. (Pauline Bryant), 1905-1981. Papers, 1926-1981 (bulk 1970s).

Title: Papers, 1926-1981 (bulk 1970s).

The collection contains material documenting the student and professional career of a teacher of nursing education, including a college memory book (1926) and photographs of Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing; graduate field study notes at the Hartford (Conn.) Tuberculosis and Health Society (1945); correspondence (1952-1974); certificates of commendation; and retirement cards and letters (1977), including one from Senator Richard Lugar; and personal and professional photographs. Also included are materials from the Northwest Civic Association and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority; lists of health education materials; a five-year study Eans did of the Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) health services; and Eans' obituaries and funeral program.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30560946 View

Wolfolk, Laura J. (Laura Jane), 1882-1977. Collection, 1918-1981.

Title: Collection, 1918-1981.

Biographical information, correspondence, and diplomas and certificates concerning Wolfolk, including her obituary, postcards written while teaching on a Native American reservation, and B.S. diploma. Also included are materials pertaining to the African-American community in Indianapolis, including an ex-slave questionnaire; biographical information on civic leaders; information on African-American clubs and organizations; and obituaries and newsclippings on individuals. Also included are the World War I records of Earl A. Harris of Minneapolis, Minn. Topics include the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, founded at Butler University; and the racial transition of the Forest Manor neighborhood.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35119175 View