African American women
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Additional records of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.), 1972-1985
Addenda to the records (79-M116--81-M121) of 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women (U.S.).
Papers of Marilyn Alexander, 1950-1954
Papers of De Ama Battle, 1970-2015
Curricula, letters, flyers, programs, brochures, posters, awards, certificates, invitations, newsletters, clippings, photographs, and videos of dancer and educator De Ama Battle and her Massachusetts-based nonprofit arts education organization, the Art of Black Dance and Music.
Biographical files of the Black Women Oral History Project, ca.1879-2011
Articles, resumes, ephemera, and photographs providing additional biographical information about women interviewed for the Schlesinger Library's Black Women Oral History Project. Materials relate to family background, childhood, education, careers, and professional and voluntary accomplishments.
Interviews of the Black Women Oral History Project, 1976-1981
The Black Women Oral History Project collection consists of audiotapes and transcripts of 72 oral histories.
Poems of Ellen M. Brown, ca.1967-1968
Eleven typed poems, some with annotations, written by Ellen M. Brown, participant in the Watts Writers' Workshop.
Family papers of Linda Crichlow White, 1907-2015 (inclusive), 1942-1987 (bulk)
Diaries, correspondence, financial and educational records of members of extended African American family, primarily focused on seamstress, nurse, and federal government employee Goldie Glover Bruce.
Papers of Angela Y. Davis, 1937-2017 (inclusive), 1968-2006 (bulk)
Writings, correspondence, speeches, and subject files of black feminist philosopher and prison abolitionist Angela Y. Davis.
Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1954-1959
Black and white and colorized film stills from Dorothy Dandridge's 1954 film Carmen Jones and lobby cards advertising her 1959 film Tomango.
Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk)
Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, African American writer, playwright, composer, biographer, teacher, civil rights and left-wing activist.
Focus on Women Videotapes, 1983-1993
Half-hour interviews aired on Focus on Women, a television show featuring women of achievement.
Friends of the Schlesinger Library Audiotape Collection, 1970-1996
Recordings of events sponsored by the Friends of the Schlesinger Library, whose contributions support library acquisitions and preservation.
Photographs of Eolyn Carolyn Klugh Guy, ca.1903-1977 (inclusive), 1919-1933 (bulk), undated
Photographs, newspapers, and other material of social worker Eolyn Carolyn Klugh Guy.
Papers of Dorothy I. Height, 1933-2012
Awards, organizational records, biographical essays, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of human rights activist Dorothy I. Height.
Papers of Dorothy I. Height, 1950-2004
Papers of Mary Gibson Hundley, 1862-1985 (inclusive), 1934-1975 (bulk)
Legal records, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, etc., of Mary Gibson Hundley, educator and civil rights activist.
Papers of Anna Louise James, 1874-2015 (inclusive), 1901-1984 (bulk)
Diaries, family correspondence, financial records, etc., of Anna Louise James, the first African American woman licensed as a pharmacist in Connecticut.
Papers of Adrienne Kennedy, 1904-2021 (inclusive), 1954-2021 (bulk)
Playscripts, autobiographical writings, correspondence, promotional material (including reviews, flyers and posters), photographs, scrapbooks, notebooks, and audiovisual material of experimental playwright Adrienne Kennedy. Some material related to her extended family is also included.
Papers of Florynce Kennedy, 1915-2004 (inclusive), 1947-1993 (bulk)
The papers of Florynce Kennedy, lawyer, political activist, civil rights advocate, lecturer and feminist.
Bill of sale for Mary, an enslaved woman, October 1838
Bill of sale transferring ownership of Mary, a 17-year-old enslaved "Negro" woman, from Press G. Kennett to Reuben Mullens and Thomas Hauser in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in 1838.
Steve Kropper collection on Florynce Kennedy, 1976, 2021
Audiotape of African American lawyer, political activist, civil rights advocate, lecturer, and feminist Florynce "Flo" Kennedy; a statement by collection donor Steve Kropper and electronic files are also included.
May Laidley Letter, 16 March 1865?
Letter from May Laidley of New Richmond, Ohio, to Mrs. G. W. Summers of Kanawah County, West Virginia, describing Laidley's visits with an unnamed African American woman who is an acquaintance of the Summers family and may have been enslaved by them.
Letters to Anita C. Milton, 1902-1918
Letters to Anita C. Milton relating to the medical care, death, and estate settlement of Elizabeth Ann Stidum, noting the availability of work for Black men and women during World War I, and conveying news from home.
Papers of Muriel Morisey, 1924-2022 (inclusive), 1950-2016 (bulk)
Correspondence, writings, and other materials of lawyer Muriel Morisey primarily documenting her work with the Department of Justice, Harvard University, and Temple University as well as her personal relationships and family history.
Papers of Pauli Murray, 1827-1985
Correspondence, writings, photographs, etc., of Pauli Murray, lawyer, activist, and first African-American woman ordained as an Episcopal priest.