Rushing family photograph collection, circa 1860s – circa 1980s, bulk bulk 1910s-1940s

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Summary

Abstract:
The Rushing Family Photograph Collection consists of 200 photographs and ephemera. The bulk of the photographs document the lives of African Americans in northern Louisiana in the vicinity of the towns of Arcadia, Bienville, Minden, and Simsboro and Oakland, California. Collection is also significant for photographs of African American soldiers during World War I.
Extent:
.5 linear feet (2 boxes + 1 oversized box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Rushing family photograph collection, MS 216, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Rushing Family Photograph Collection consists of 200 photographs and ephemera. The bulk of the photographs document the lives of African Americans in northern Louisiana in the vicinity of the towns of Arcadia, Bienville, Minden, and Simsboro and Oakland, California. Collection is also significant for photographs of African American soldiers during World War I. The collection appears to document the Great Migration of African Americans to California from the American South during World War II. There are also 29 photos that are souvenir images of scenery of Yellowstone National Park and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The collection has no known provenance. The collection is named after the Rushing family as it is the most frequently mentioned name on the back of several photographs. Other surnames that appear frequently in the collection are Gordon, Harris, Isaac, and White.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by anonymous donor.
Processing information:

Processed by Kye Ocasio-Pare 7/14/2018

Arrangement:

Series I. Photographs Series II. Ephemera

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Rushing Family Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Rushing family photograph collection, MS 216, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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