Leonidas H. Berry papers, 1932-1988.

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Leonidas H. Berry papers, 1932-1988.

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The Leonidas H. Berry Papers primarily document the medical career of this well-known gastroenterologist and consist of personal and professional papers; writings pertaining to his profession, his family history, and the contributions of blacks to medicine.

3 lin. ft.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6827289

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Berry, Leonidas H

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Leonidas H. Berry was a an African-American gastroenterologist from Chicago, Ill. He served on the staffs of the Michael Reese Hospital, Provident Hospital, and the University of Illinois Medical School. He was an official of the National Medical Association. In addition to his long and distinguished medical career, Dr. Berry has been active in teaching, writing, and community public service. The latter has included work in civil rights, on the racial problems of public health, and with the Afri...

National Medical Association (U.S.)

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African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District

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Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...

Berry, Llewellyn L. (Llewellyn Longfellow), 1876-1954

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Reverend Dr. Llewellyn L. Berry was born in 1876 in Hampton, Virginia. His parents, John and Nancy Berry were among the founders of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Virginia. Berry was educated at Hampton Institute. Kittrel College, and Wilberforce University, where he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1936. From approximately 1908 until 1933, Berry was pastor at several A.M.E. churches in North Carolina and Virginia. During this period, his skills ...