Tuskegee Institute
Organization
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
William and Annette Curtis collection of African Americana and LDS Church history materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6223
Overview
This collection contains items dealing with African American history in the 19th and 20th century. The collection especially deals with materials of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. This collection also contains items concerning religious, particularly LDS, history. Collection spans from approximately 1833-1981.
William and Annette Curtis cannonball, 1864
Sub-Series — Box: 4
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Cannonball found near the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Independence Stake Center and the Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, approximately 1990. This solid shot, 2.75-inch projectile was likely fired by a Union Army Parrot Rifle during the Second Battle of Independence (21-22 October, 1864).On the morning of 22 October, Union forces, under the command of Major General Alfred Pleasanton, pursued Confederate General James Fagan's brigades through the...
William and Annette Curtis collection of African American items, 1895-1981
Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Letters, map, advertisements, newspapers, postcards, photographs, pamphlets, painting, and other papers concerning African American history. Also contains photographs, sketches, letters, pamphlets, memorial coins, and other items concerning very prominent African American figures such as George W. Carver, Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglas.
William and Annette Curtis collection of African American letters, 1833-1928
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Eight African American letters. Dated 1833-1928.
William and Annette Curtis collection of African American miscellaneous items, 1833-1981
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents
Materials include maps, newspapers, pamphlet, envelope, and printed ephemera related to African Americans in the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries. Dated approximately 1833-1981.
William and Annette Curtis collection of African American photographs, 1850-1977
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
Undated John Brown photograph with inscription, two Hiram Revels pictures dated 1977, and three unidentified photographs with explanations.
William and Annette Curtis collection of Booker T. Washington items, 1895-1975
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Postcard, letters, photograph, pamphlets, memorial coin, stamps, and sketch related to Booker T. Washington, dated approximately 1895-1975.
William and Annette Curtis collection of books, 1857-1960
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
7 books related to African Americana and 1 related to LDS temples. The books are dated between 1857 and 1960.
William and Annette Curtis collection of Frederick Douglass items, 1865-1895
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Newspaper, letter, and photograph related to Frederick Douglass. Dated 1881-1883.
William and Annette Curtis collection of George Washington Carver items, 1910-1951
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6223 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Recipes, personal letters, photographs, envelope, and memorial coin of George Washington Carver, dated 1910-1951.