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Ruby Moyse Kendrick

  • 1886, July 7: Born, Greenville, Miss.
  • 1905: Normal school degree, Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • 1906 - circa 1914 : Public school teacher, Greenville, Miss.
  • 1916: Married Swan Marshall Kendrick (died 1923)
  • circa 1927 - circa 1974 : Active with the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs as executive, secretary, director of public relations, and historian
  • 1942: B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C.
  • 1986, Oct. 30: Died, Washington, D.C.

Hattie Kendrick

  • 1894, Nov. 28: Born, Duncan, Miss.
  • circa 1914: Normal school degree, Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • circa 1915 - circa 1920 : Public school teacher, Clarksdale, Miss.
  • circa 1920 - 1953 : Teacher, Cairo, Ill.
  • 1943: Filed suit against Cairo, Ill., board of education seeking pay equity; suit won by Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP in 1946.
  • 1967 - circa 1969 : Teacher, Illinois Migrant School Eight, Cairo, Ill.
  • 1973: Filed class action suit against city of Cairo, Ill., challenging electoral system; consent degree granted 1980.
  • 1989, June 11: Died, Carbondale, Ill.

Antoinette Brooks Mitchell

  • 1892, Aug. 12: Born, Washington, D.C.
  • 1910: Graduated M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
  • circa 1910 - circa 1912 : Attended Howard University, Washington, D.C.
  • 1912: Married Louis A. Mitchell
  • 1915 - 1916 : Lived with husband in London, England
  • 1916 - 1930 : Lived with husband in Paris, France
  • 1972, May 31: Died, Washington, D.C.

Louis A. Mitchell

  • 1885, Dec. 17: Born, Asbury Park, N.J.
  • 1907: Joined Cole & Johnson vaudeville troupe as a singer and actor
  • 1912: Married Antoinette Brooks
  • 1913 - 1914 : Managed Southern Symphony Quintette and played bandoline and drums, Beaux Arts Café, New York, N.Y.
  • 1914: Played Piccadilly Restaurant, London, England
  • 1914 - 1915 : Toured United States with Clef Club orchestra, directed by James Reese Europe
  • 1915: Toured England as part of the Jordan and Mitchell duo Drummer, London Hippodrome, London, England
  • 1917 - 1918 : Organized and directed ragtime and jazz band Seven Spades on tour in England and France
  • circa 1919 - circa 1924 : Organized and directed Mitchell's Jazz Kings, Casino de Paris, Paris, France
  • 1924 - 1930 : Owned and managed several nightclubs and restaurants in Paris, France
  • 1930 - 1957 : Worked in advertising, public relations, newspaper circulation, beer distribution, and nightclubs, New York, N.Y., Newark, N.J., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Washington, D.C.
  • 1957, Sept. 12: Died, Washington, D.C.

Charlotte Kendrick Brooks

  • 1918, June 5: Born, Washington, D.C., to Ruby Moyse Kendrick
  • 1939: B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C. Married Walter H. Brooks (1916- )
  • 1941 - 1961 : Teacher, Washington D.C., public schools
  • 1961 - 1973 : Assistant director and director, English department, Washington, D.C., public schools
  • 1975 - 1976 : President, National Council of Teachers of English
  • 1998, Dec. 7: Died, Washington D.C.

From the guide to the Kendrick-Brooks Family Papers, 1831-2000, (bulk 1912-1989), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Kendrick-Brooks Family Papers, 1831-2000, (bulk 1912-1989) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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correspondedWith Andrews, R. P. person
correspondedWith Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946 person
correspondedWith Blythe, Samuel G. (Samuel George), 1868-1947 person
associatedWith Brooks, Albert R. person
associatedWith Brooks, Charlotte, 1918-1998 person
associatedWith Brooks Family family
associatedWith Brooks, Lucy Goode. person
correspondedWith Brooks, Walter H. (Walter Henderson), b. 1851- person
correspondedWith Brydie, Edward W. person
correspondedWith Bustanoby, Louis, d. 1917- person
correspondedWith Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918 person
correspondedWith Clemons, Hervey A. person
associatedWith Cobb, Martha. person
correspondedWith Cohen, Octavus Roy, 1891- person
correspondedWith Gaines, Irene M. (Irene McCoy), 1896-1964 person
correspondedWith Gragg, Rosa Lee Slade, 1904-1989 person
correspondedWith Guttridge, Leonard F. person
correspondedWith Harrison, Bernie person
correspondedWith Howard, Charles A. person
correspondedWith Johnson, F. D. person
correspondedWith Jones, Julian person
associatedWith Kendrick, Hattie, 1894-1989 person
associatedWith Kendrick, Ruby Moyse, 1886-1986 person
associatedWith Kendrick, Swan M., 1885-1923 person
associatedWith Kendrick, Webster M. person
correspondedWith Kildare, Dan, 1879-1920 person
correspondedWith Littlejohn, T. S. person
correspondedWith Lyells, Ruby Elizabeth Stutts, 1908- person
associatedWith Mitchell, Antoinette Brooks, 1892-1972 person
associatedWith Mitchell, Louis A., 1885-1957 person
associatedWith Mitchell, Louis A., 1914-1972 person
associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. corporateBody
associatedWith National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (U.S.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Neely, Mabel person
correspondedWith Pickle, Addie person
correspondedWith Reese, Mamie B. person
correspondedWith Rhodes, Harrison, 1871-1929 person
correspondedWith Trawick, A. M. (Arcadius McSwain), 1869- person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Greenville (Miss.)
Bolivar County (Miss.)
United States
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African American musicians
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