Thomas Hibbs and family papers, 1921-1996.

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Thomas Hibbs and family papers, 1921-1996.

Personal papers related to the life and volunteer work of Thomas J. Hibbs, Jr., a prominent figure in the Minneapolis African American community, and his mother, Florence Hibbs Daniels, a singer and minister in Chicago and Minneapolis.

2.7 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315710

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Alpha Phi Omega. Gamma Psi Chapter (University of Minnesota).

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Daniels, Florence Hibbs, 1896-1976.

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Hibbs, Thomas J., 1919-1996.

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Thomas J. Hibbs, Jr. was born October 7th, 1919 in Alexandria, Minnesota. Hibbs and his father, Thomas Hibbs, Sr. and his mother, Florence Davis Hibbs, were one of only two black families in Alexandria at that time. Thomas Sr. made his living as a caretaker for a Catholic church building and ran a shoe shine parlor. The family moved to St. Cloud in the 1920s, when Thomas Sr. was asked to take over the care of some church buildings there. Thomas Jr. attended grade school in Alexandri...

Boy Scouts of America. Robert E. Lee Council.

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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 ...

St. Peter's A.M.E. Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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McFarland family.

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Daniels family.

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Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

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Coppin A.M.E. Church (Chicago, Ill.).

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