Miscellaneous Records, 1890-1984.

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Miscellaneous Records, 1890-1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29883342

The collection contains materials from African-American women and organizations around Indiana. Individuals include Anna Hutchinson, poet P.J. Gibson, Leora Brown, Barbara Hodge, Dorothy Ann Malone, Lorene Taylor Turner, Marcia Warrington, George and Ida Goins, and actress Helen C. Whitelowe. Organizations include the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the St. Pierre Ruffin Club, Olivet A.M.E. Church and St. Peters masonic lodge, all of South Bend; the Soul People Repertory Company of Indianapolis; the Chumming Club and Mt. Pisgah Missionary Church in Kokomo; the Indiana Federation of Colored Women's Clubs; and the South Calvary, Mt. Paran, and Mt. Zion Baptist Churches of Indianapolis. Also included is a copy of Barbara Shannon's history tracing Africans to Harrison County, Ind., an article on African-American coal miners, two South Bend newspapers including articles on the first A.M.E. Zion Church and Oscar DePriest, and photographs.

1 box and 2 oversized folders.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7279193

Indiana Historical Society Library

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De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951

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Oscar Stanton De Priest (March 9, 1871 – May 12, 1951) was an American politician and civil rights advocate from Chicago. A member of the Illinois Republican Party, he was the first African American to be elected to Congress in the 20th century. During his three terms, he was the only African American serving in Congress. He served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois' 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1935. De Priest was also the first African-American U.S. Representative from outside t...

Hutchinson, Anna B., 1866-1933.

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Whitelowe, Helen C.

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St. Pierre Ruffin Club.

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Turner, Lorene Taylor.

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Brown, Leora, 1904-

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Mt. Paran Baptist Church (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Indiana Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.

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Chumming Club (Kokomo, Ind.)

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Olivet A.M.E. Church (South Bend, Ind.)

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church (South Bend, Ind.)

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Hodge, Barbara

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Goins, George.

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Black Women in the Middle West Project.

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The project was initiated in 1977 to collect materials concerning the history of African-American women in the Middle West. The Indianapolis section of the National Council of Negro Women coordinated collecting efforts in Indiana. The second phase, 1982-1984, was supported by an NEH grant as a feasibility study. The third phase, 1984-1985, implemented the project with a further NEH grant. The materials in this collection were collected during the first two phases of the project. From...

South Calvary Baptist Church (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Warrington, Marcia.

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Shannon, Barbara E.

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Soul People Repertory Company, Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Gibson, P. J.

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Goins, Ida.

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Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church (Kokomo, Ind.)

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Malone, Dorothy Ann, 1931-

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