Civil Rights -- United States -- History
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Doren Benjamin Boyce papers
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection
Bruce C. Hafen papers on Civil Rights Act
Contains materials compiled by Hafen documenting the fight against the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1984 headed by the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Helen Hunt Jackson papers
Handwritten and signed letters, poem, and manuscripts. The letters deal with personal and business matters. The manuscripts are leather bound holographs of Jackson's works "Christmas in the Pink Boarding House," "Passion Play at Oberammergau," "The People's Choice," and "Parson Williams Sabbath Breaking." Also included are a signed poem titled "Lifted Over," and a book by Jackson titled "Colorado." Also includes an image of Helen Hunt Jackson.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection of African Americana, 1833-approximately 1998
Letters, maps, advertisements, newspapers, postcards, photographs, pamphlets, paintings, and other papers concerning African American history. Also contains photographs, sketches, letters, pamphlets, memorial coins, and other items concerning prominent African American figures such as George W. Carver, Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglass. The materials were collected by white historians William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis. Dated 1833 to approximately 1998.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection on African American artwork, approximately 1970-approximately 1998
Contains certificate of authenticity for "'Harriet' Underground Railroad," by James Huff; a Huff Art Studio catalog and business card; and a brochure for the Savery Art Gallery. Also contains the print titled "'Harriet' the Underground Railroad" by James Huff, and "Female Buffalo Soldier (The Untold Story)" by William Jennings. Dated approximately 1970 to approximately 1998.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection on African American people, 1833-1981
Collection documenting the lives of 19th and 20th century African American people, including photographs, letters, land deeds, clippings, and ephemera. Dated 1833 to 1981.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection on Booker T. Washington, 1895-1956
Postcard, letters, photograph, pamphlets, memorial coin, stamps, and broadside related to Booker T. Washington, dated 1895 to 1956.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection on Frederick Douglass, approximately 1880-1890
Newspaper, letter, and photograph related to Frederick Douglass. Dated approximately 1880 to 1890.
William J. Curtis and Annette Wegner Curtis collection on George Washington Carver, 1918-1951
Recipes and a bulletin published by George Washington Carver, his personal letters, photographs, a memorial coin, and a program for his burial service, dated 1918 to 1951.