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Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1874-1952. Papers, 1905-1985.

Title: Papers, 1905-1985.

The collection (19000 items) contains photos, miscellaneous business papers, programs, speeches, clippings related to C. C. Spaulding, black civil rights, and to African-American life more generally (organized by subject), in addition to payroll ledgers and various publications created by and related to North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. These papers document the growth of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Spaulding's and the company's connection to the community, their pride in that community, and their involvement in African-American issues (local and beyond) and livelihood. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African-American Documentation. (99-481) The addition to the collection (600 items) documents C. C. Spaulding's professional life as President of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (NC Mutual) and his political interests as an African-American professional in Durham, N.C., during the Jim Crow era from the 1930s to his death in 1952. The collection includes pamphlets and publications from NC Mutual; speeches by Spaulding; correspondence to and from Spaulding and various public officials on city, state, and national levels; and newspaper clippings and funeral bulletins regarding Black citizens of Durham.

ArchivalResource: 19600 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80056304 View

Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006. Papers, 1905-2001 1942-1997 / Gerson L. Stroud.

Title: Papers, 1905-2001 1942-1997 / Gerson L. Stroud.

This collection includes papers of Gerson Stroud, an educator and principal in the public school system in Charlotte, N.C., in the second half of the twentieth century. His papers reflect his personal life and career in education, including his assistance to African-American youth.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 cubic feet

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/644263821 View

Clement, William A., 1912-2001. William A. Clement papers, 1930-1998.

Title: William A. Clement papers, 1930-1998.

The collection includes personal and professional papers of William A. Clement, including correspondence, clippings, speeches, reports, pictures, and other items documenting his family life, career, and business and civic activities, as well as his participation in church and fraternal organizations. Included are letters and other materials relating to North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company; insurance organizations, including American College of Bryn Mawr, Pa. (formerly the American College of Chartered Life Underwriters), the Life Insurance Agency Management Association, Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association, and the National Insurance Association; Penn Community Services (formerly Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School) of St. Helena Island, S.C.; corporate boards, such as Wachovia Bank and North Carolina Central University; civic and fraternal organizations, such as the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Democratic Party, Durham Academy, the Madeira School, Talladega College Alumni Association, the United Fund of Durham and Durham County, and White Rock Baptist Church. There are also photographs, apparently from the 1930s and 1940s, of African American men and women, both portraits and in groups engaged in social activities.

ArchivalResource: About 30000 items (42.5. linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35268174 View

William Jesse Kennedy Papers, 1902-1982

Title: William Jesse Kennedy Papers, 1902-1982

William Jesse Kennedy Jr. (1889-1985), businessman, author, and community leader, was born in Andersonville, Ga. He began his affiliation with North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1916 in Savannah, Ga. He later relocated to Durham, N.C., and, in 1952, was elected the fifth president of the company. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, photographs, organizational records, and other items that document the business, civic, social, humanitarian, and professional activities of William Jesse Kennedy Jr. Included are records relating to North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and the White Rock Baptist Church in Durham, N.C. There are also materials relating to Kennedy's activities with the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys' Clubs of America, the Durham Committee of 100 (a group focused on developing the Research Triangle Park), 4-H clubs, Durham's Lincoln Hospital, the NAACP, and the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, among other groups. Also included are deeds and correspondence belonging to Kennedy's mentor, John Moses Avery, and a series of audiotaped interviews with Kennedy's relatives, friends, and associates conducted by Carter Cue in 1994. Materials show Kennedy's contributions to social and economic progress in North Carolina and demonstrate his interest in civil rights, integration, recreation, and industrial development, particularly in the Research Triangle Park.

ArchivalResource: About 11,000 items (11.5 linear feet)

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/k/Kennedy,William_Jesse.html View

Watts, Charles DeWitt. Charles DeWitt Watts Papers, 1917-2004 and undated.

Title: Charles DeWitt Watts Papers, 1917-2004 and undated.

Spanning the period of 1917 to 2004, the Charles DeWitt Watts Papers contain files related to Watts's education, family, community activities, centered in Durham, N.C., and his career as a surgeon, administrator, and trustee on several boards. Formats primarily consist of correspondence, reports, notes, speeches, photographs, and print materials. Family members whose papers are also found in the collection are Constance Merrick Watts and Lyda Watts; Charles Drew, Watts' mentor, is also represented in the papers. There is material on the formation in 1901 of Lincoln Hospital, a medical care facility for African Americans in Durham, N.C. and other items on the early 20th century history of Durham, including race relations, but the bulk of the papers relate to the later half of the 20th century. There is also some material relating to Duke and Howard universities medical schools, Braille periodicals for the blind, and the African American professional society, Sigma Pi Phi. Medical records have been separated and are currently closed to use. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

ArchivalResource: 7215 items (13.5 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741522742 View

Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1874-1952. Papers, 1905-1985.

Title: Papers, 1905-1985.

The collection contains photos, miscellaneous business papers, programs, speeches, clippings related to C.C. Spaulding, black civil rights, and to African-American life more generally (organized by subject), in addition to payroll ledgers and various publications created by and related to North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. These papers document the growth of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Spaulding's and the company's connection to the community, their pride in that community, and their involvement in African-American issues (local and beyond) and livelihood. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African-American Documentation.

ArchivalResource: 19000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45279802 View

Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s

Title: Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s

<p>Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991) was born in Asheville, N.C. He was an attorney, businessman, and civil rights leader. McKissick married Evelyn Williams, with whom he had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. The collection contains materials documenting Floyd B. McKissick's work as an lawyer, businessman, and civil rights leader. Included are items pertaining to his law practice in Durham, N.C.; his service, beginning in 1966, as national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); his work as advisor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and his interests in politics and education. Many items relate to Soul City, N.C., a town owned and operated by African Americans near Warrenton, N.C. Included are items describing the impact of Soul City on rural Warren County, N.C., and Vance County, N.C. Among the companies documented are McKissick Enterprises of New York and North Carolina; City Development, Inc.; HealthCo, Inc.; Madison and McKissick Development, Inc.; McKissick S.C. Associates; the Soul City Foundation and other Soul City companies; and the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. There are also a few items relating to the McKissick family and to his affiliation with the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels.</p> <p>Collection is jointly held by Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the African American Resources Collection of North Carolina Central University.</p>

ArchivalResource: 126.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 157,000 items)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04930/ View

Kennedy, William Jesse, 1889-1985. William Jesse Kennedy papers, 1902-1982.

Title: William Jesse Kennedy papers, 1902-1982.

The collection includes correspondence, speeches, photographs, organizational records, and other items that document the business, civic, social, humanitarian, and professional activities of William Jesse Kennedy Jr. Included are records relating to North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and the White Rock Baptist Church in Durham, N.C. There are also materials relating to Kennedy's activities with the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys' Clubs of America, the Durham Committee of 100 (a group focused on developing the Research Triangle Park), 4-H clubs, Durham's Lincoln Hospital, the NAACP, and the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, among other groups. Also included are deeds and correspondence belonging to Kennedy's mentor, John Moses Avery, and a series of audiotaped interviews with Kennedy's relatives, friends, and associates conducted by Carter Cue in 1994. Materials show Kennedy's contributions to social and economic progress in North Carolina and demonstrate his interest in civil rights, integration, recreation, and industrial development, particularly in the Research Triangle Park.

ArchivalResource: About 11,000 items (11.5 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39559225 View

Pearson, William Gaston. Papers, 1913-1976.

Title: Papers, 1913-1976.

Scrapbook of clippings and printed material which reflects the business accomplishments and life of William Pearson, who founded the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, the Durham Drug Co., and other businesses in Durham, N.C., primarily in banking, credit, and insurance.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32520396 View

Spaulding, Asa T. (Asa Timothy), 1902-1990. Papers, 1930-1984 (bulk 1960-1979).

Title: Papers, 1930-1984 (bulk 1960-1979).

Personal, family, and business correspondence, printed material, financial and legal papers, clippings, photographs, audiovisual material, writings, speeches, memorabilia, and other papers relating to Spaulding's many business, religious, civic, educational, and political interests, including North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Mechanics and Farmers Bank. Topics include civil rights issues. Also, material relating to his diplomatic trips abroad at the request of the U.S. government, letters, and certificates of achievement honoring Spaulding's accomplishments. Includes Elna Spaulding's personal and professional papers, including those from her tenure as a Durham County Commissioner (ca. 1980-1984).

ArchivalResource: 99500 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47942675 View

Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972

Title: Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979 1926-1972

Educator, sociologist, scholar, and author. Includes personal and professional correspondence; administrative and teaching records; research data; manuscripts of published and unpublished speeches, articles and books; photographs; and Bond family papers, especially those of Horace Bond's father, James Bond. Fully represented are Bond's two major interests: black education, especially its history and sociological aspects, and Africa, particularly as related to educational and political conditions. Correspondents include many notable African American educators, Africanists, activists, authors and others, such as Albert C. Barnes, Claude A. Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Arna Bontemps, Ralph Bunch, Rufus Clement, J.G. St. Clair Drake, W.E.B. Du Bois, Edwin Embree, John Hope Franklin, E. Franklin Frazier, W.C. Handy, Thurgood Marshall, Benjamin E. Mays, Kwame Nkrumah, Robert Ezra Park, A. Phillip Randolph, Lawrence P. Reddick, A.A. Schomburg, George Shepperson, Carter Woodson and Monroe Work.

ArchivalResource: 169 boxes; (84.5 linear ft.)

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Lewis family. Lewis family papers, 1910s-2007.

Title: Lewis family papers, 1910s-2007.

The collection consists of papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials that chiefly relate to J.D. Lewis's working life and the civic and community organizations he supported. Lewis's career is documented by materials from Capitol Broadcasting Company, including editorials he wrote and produced; GROW, Incorporated; Manpower; Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company; National Association of Market Developers; and the National Business League. Lewis's civic leadership is evident in records of the Raleigh Community Relations Committee, which worked to integrate Raleigh public schools; political campaigns; and the Team of Progress, a group interested in political leadership at the city and county levels of government. Community organizations represented in the collection include the Garner Road YMCA; Alpha Kappa Alpha Debutante Ball; the Eastside Neighborhood Task Force; the Citizens Committee on Schools; Omega Psi Phi; and Meadowbrook Country Club, which was founded in 1959 by a small group of African American community leaders. Other materials document the Method Post Office dedication in 1965; the Montford Point Marine Association; and a youth charrette, possibly on integration of Durham schools. There are also clippings and printed materials on such topics as black power, African American history, Morehouse College, and Shaw University. There are several issues of Perfect Home, a home design and decorating magazine published by John W. Winters, a real estate broker, home builder, city councilman, state senator, and civic leader. Family materials are mainly biographical and include newspaper clippings, funeral programs, school materials, awards and certificates, and photographs. There are a few family letters, including one from 1967 with a first-hand account of rioting on Twelfth Street in Detroit and a copy of a 10 January 1967 letter in which the Lewis family opposed the selection of Mark Twain's Mississippi Melody for student performance on the grounds that it perpetuated stereotyped images of African Americans. Photographs include portraits and snapshots of four generations of the Lewis and related Cox families, documenting family life from the 1910s through the 2000s. There are non-family group portraits of Omega Psi Phi members of Durham, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company employees on its 21st anniversary, and of unidentified groups at other civic and community events. There is one folder of J.D. Lewis photographs that depict him in various work contexts. Also included is a portrait of a young Clarence Lightner, who owned a funeral home business and later served as the first African American mayor of Raleigh. Audiovisual materials chiefly relate to J.D. Lewis's work at Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL and his interest in African American community and history. Included are audiotapes of his editorials for WRAL; videotape of Harambee, a public affairs program about the concerns of the general public and especially African Americans; audiotape of musical performances, possibly for Teen-Age Frolic, a teenage dance and variety show; audiotape of Adventures in Negro History, an event sponsored by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Raleigh; and film of unidentified wedding and seashore scenes. Also included are several published educational film strips on African American history with accompanying audio.

ArchivalResource: About 3000 items (8.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/775604092 View

Picture Collection, [ca. 1870-1950].

Title: Picture Collection, [ca. 1870-1950].

Widely varied collection of collotypes, engravings, card photographs, one glass plate, and souvenir travel picture albums. Geographic groups include 50 large-format views of the Holy Land, [ca. 1920s]; the Hudson River; New York City; Durham, N.C. and other North Carolina cities and counties; Virginia; New England; Italian cities; Netherlands; and England. Photographs of Naples, New York, and Liverpool are from late World War II. There are also photographs of African-American communities, Civil War monuments, North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Louisiana State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Includes photographs related to Hugh Mangum, Durham photographer. Documented events include Confederate reunions, the Jamestown Exposition (1904), a military parade in El Paso, and various school gatherings.

ArchivalResource: 688 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34300320 View

Spaulding, Asa T. (Asa Timothy), 1902-1990. Papers, 1954-1983.

Title: Papers, 1954-1983.

Personal and family papers, writings and speeches, biographical materials, honors, awards, and photographs relating chiefly to Spaulding's career.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70941420 View