Ollie Anderson Stewart collection, 1942-1976.

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Ollie Anderson Stewart collection, 1942-1976.

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Papers including correspondent credentials and newspaper clippings about Stewart and about Josephine Baker; correspondence with Josephine Baker, Mercer Cook, the Social Security Administration, newspaper colleagues from the Afro-American, potential publishers, editors, and friends; writings by Stewart including articles and columns (ca. 1952-1976) for the Baltimore Afro-American and for newspapers and magazines in France and abroad; and photographs of Stewart and others.

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975

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Josephine Baker(1906-1975) was a dancer, singer, and civil rights activist. She performed in Paris, New York, Africa, and the Middle East, and was a crusader for racial equality. She was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Eddie Carson, a musician, and Carrie Macdonald. Her parents parted when Josephine was still an infant, and her mother married Arthur Martin, which has led to some confusion about her maiden name. Very llittle is known about her childhood, exce...

United States. Social Security Administration

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Stewart, Ollie Anderson, 1906-1977

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African American journalist, of Baltimore, Md., and Paris, France. From the description of Ollie Anderson Stewart collection, 1942-1976. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70960421 Ollie Anderson Stewart (1906-1977), journalist, was the first African American war correspondent to go abroad during World War II. A prolific writer, he worked for the Afro-American Newspapers, Baltimore, Maryland. Beginning in 1941 he sent regular columns coveri...

Cook, Mercer, 1903-1987

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African American scholar, author, translator, diplomat, and Howard University faculty member; full name: Will Mercer Cook. From the description of Papers, 1890-1985 ; (bulk 1899-1981). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70939788 ...