Guide to the Madison Harvey Jr. Papers
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Madison Harvey Jr. Papers
Collection number: MS 84
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 11/19/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Madison Harvey Jr. papers
Dates: 1945-2013
Collection number: MS 84
Creator:
Harvey, Madison.
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
(1 box + 1 oversized box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Madison Harvey Jr. papers include photographs, black history newsletters, and funeral programs documenting the life and
professional activities of Madison Harvey Jr. The papers are organized in to three series: photographs, publications, and
funeral programs. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs documenting Harvey’s family, friends and classmates at
Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa Oklahoma, career as a sailor in the United States Navy in the late 1940s, a surprise
party prepared by his co-workers at the Continuing Education of the Bar, and photographs of businesses making preparations
prior to the Rodney King verdict.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Madison Harvey Jr. Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Madison Harvey Jr. papers, MS 84, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 11/19/2013.
Biography / Administrative History
Madison Harvey Jr. (1928-2013) was born on August 27th, 1928 in Colbert, Oklahoma the youngest son of Madison Dyne and Blanche
Harvey. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1947, he enlisted in the United States
Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Eldorado as an electrical technician. After fighting in the Korean War, he was honorably
discharged from the navy and relocated to Oakland, California. He attended Contra Costa College and the University of California
Berkeley and worked as a research assistant at the Chevron Research Corporation for fourteen years. After leaving Chevron,
he was hired as an insurance agent for the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company where he also worked for fourteen years.
Harvey was also an amateur historian and ardent advocate of black history. He was a founding member of the East Bay Negro
Historical Society and was an active member collecting and exhibiting historical material related to African Americans in
the East Bay. Beginning in the 1980s, Harvey also published a monthly newsletter on black history –
The Bokchito Herald, and later renamed
Madison’s Monthly and
The Whip-O-Will – that featured interesting newspaper clippings, quotations, photographs, and obituaries related to black history.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Madison Harvey Jr. papers include photographs, black history newsletters, and funeral programs documenting the life and
professional activities of Madison Harvey Jr. The papers are organized in to three series: photographs, publications, and
funeral programs. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs documenting Harvey’s family, friends and classmates at
Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, career as a sailor in the United States Navy in the late 1940s, a surprise
party prepared by his co-workers at the Continuing Education of the Bar, and photographs of what appear to be businesses making
preparations prior to the Rodney King verdict. The publications series includes Harvey’s newsletter on black history successively
titled
The Bokchito Herald,
Madison’s Monthly, and
The Whip-O-Will published from the 1980s-2000s. Also included is a flyer for the Continuing Education of the Bar’s surprise party for Harvey
in 1992. The funeral programs series includes programs for the memorial services of Madison Harvey and his brother Sylvester
Harvey.
Arrangement
Series I. Photographs
Series II. Publications
Series III. Funeral programs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Harvey, Madison.
Continuing Education of the Bar -- California.
African American sailors--History--20th century.
African Americans -- military service -- 1940-1960.
Photographs.
Photographs
Physical Description: 72 photographs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes photographs of family, high school friends, U.S. Navy, a surprise birthday party held for Madison Harvey at the Continuing
Education of the Bar, and riot preparations following the Rodney King verdict.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject and thereafter by photograph identification number.
Harvey family photographs
Box 1:1
Harvey family, pictured (right-left): Madison Harvey Sr., Blanche Harvey, Minnette Smith, Oceola Thompson, Mary Garret, Lillian
Baldwin, Oralee Harvey [001]
circa 1956
Box 1:2
Portrait of Madison Harvey [002]
circa 1990s
Box 1:1
Portrait of Madison Harvey [003]
1997
Box 1:1
Portrait of girl, caption: 'cousins' [011]
circa 1951
Box 1:1
Portrait of girl, caption: 'cousins' [013]
circa 1947
Box 1:1
Sylvester Harvey and young woman sitting on bumper of parked car [016]
circa 1945
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey Sr. sitting on front fender of parked car [017]
circa 1946
Booker T. Washington High School
Box 1:1
Two women standing next to chain-link fence, caption: 'High school friends' [007]
circa 1946
Box 1:1
Three young women sitting on park bench, caption: 'Three high school friends' [010]
circa 1950
Box 1:1
Four young women standing in school yard, caption: 'High school friends' [014]
circa 1947
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey Jr. and Archie Cone standing on sidewalk [015]
circa 1947
Box 1:1
Booker T. Washington High School honor society group photograph Tulsa, Oklahoma [018]
1947
Box 1:1
Aerial view of pool at Y.M.C.A., Hawaii [006]
circa 1950
Box 1:1
Man in Navy uniform standing next to building, caption: 'Navy friend' [008]
circa 1947
Box 1:1
Three men standing next to railing on ship [009]
circa 1940s
Box 1:1
Street corner, Hawaii [012]
circa 1950
Box 1:1
U.S.S. Eldorado (AGC-11) moored at port [021]
circa 1951
Box 1:1
Portrait of Madison Harvey Jr. (USN) in Navy uniform [022]
circa 1940s
Box 1:1
Group photograph of United States Navy sailors standing between Spirit of India sculptures at Treasure Island [029]
1948
Box 1:1
Group photograph of United States Navy sailors aboard the U.S.S. Eldorado (AGC-11) [030]
circa 1950
Continuing Education of the Bar
Surprise party for Madison Harvey
Box 1:2
Exterior of Continuing Education of the Bar building [031]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey sitting at desk clipping newspaper [032]
1992
Box 1:2
Man hanging streamers for Madison Harvey surprise party [033]
1992
Box 1:2
Two women making preparations for Madison Harvey surprise party [034]
1992
Box 1:2
Man delivering cake for Madison Harvey surprise party [035]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey surprise party cake [036]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey surprise party cake [037]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey surprise party cakes [038]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey oversized portrait [039]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey expression of appreciation certificate [040]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey walking through door at surprise party [041]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey walking through door at surprise party [042]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey receiving certificate at surprise party [043]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey receiving certificate at surprise party [044]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey looking at oversized portrait at surprise party [045]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey cutting cake at surprise party [046]
1992
Box 1:2
Madison Harvey cutting cake at surprise party [047]
1992
Box 1:2
Woman signing thank you card Madison Harvey surprise party [048]
1992
Box 1:2
Men and women talking at Madison Harvey surprise party [049]
1992
Box 1:2
Men and women signing thank you card for Madison Harvey at surprise party [050]
1992
Box 1:3
Woman cutting cake at Madison Harvey surprise party [051]
1992
Box 1:3
Woman seated at table eating cake at Madison Harvey surprise party [052]
1992
Box 1:3
Men and women talking at Madison Harvey surprise party [053]
1992
Box 1:3
Men and women talking at Madison Harvey surprise party [054]
1992
Box 1:3
Man holding a video camera at Madison Harvey surprise party [055]
1992
Box 1:3
Woman signing thank you card at Madison Harvey surprise party [056]
1992
Box 1:3
Signed thank you card for Madison Harvey [057]
1992
Box 1:3
Madison Harvey holding oversized portrait [058]
1992
Box 1:3
CEB's bookstore will be closed sign [065]
1992
Box 1:3
Madison Harvey sitting at desk in hallway [066]
1992
Box 1:3
Carpet installation [067]
1992
Box 1:3
Carpet installation [068]
1992
Box 1:3
International Women's Day and May Day 1980 flyers on sub-floor [069]
1992
Box 1:3
Interior after new carpet installation [070]
1992
Box 1:3
Old car rolled on office floor [071]
1992
Box 1:3
Construction area no entry sign [072]
1992
Preparations for Rodney King verdict [?]
Box 1:3
Berkeley High School students in the street [059]
1992
Box 1:3
Two men cutting sheets of plywood on sidewalk [060]
1992
Box 1:3
Two men putting sheets of plywood over store front windows [061]
1992
Box 1:3
Men putting sheets of plywood over store front windows [062]
1992
Box 1:3
Two men putting sheets of plywood over glass doors [063]
1992
Box 1:3
Chain-link gate in front of Huston's Shoes store front [064]
1992
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey holding clipboard standing next to pressure gages, associate research assistant, Chevron Research Corporation
[004]
circa 1950s
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey holding plate of food [005]
circa 1990s
Box 1:1
Men and women sitting at tables in Slim Jenkins night club Oakland, California [019]
1956
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey Jr. standing next to wall [020]
1999
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey and woman in painted cut-out at Elitch's Smile-A-While Studio Denver, Colorado [024]
circa 1950
Box 1:1
Madison Harvey and woman standing behind desk [026]
1997
Box 1:1
John Wilks (left), unidentified man, and Les Bailey talking in living room [027]
circa 1950s
Box 1:1
Don Gray and Jean Welcher sitting on couch in living room [028]
circa 1950s
Publications
Physical Description: 2 folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Madison Harvey's newsletter on black history
The Bokchito Herald ,
Madison’s Monthly, and
The Whip-O-Will.
Arrangement
Arranged by date.
The Bokchito Herald: A panorama of black history
Box 1:4
Vol. 1 no. 2
January 1984
Box 1:4
Vol. 2 no. 2
February – December 1985
Madison’s Monthly: A panorama of black history
Box 1:4
Vol 1., no. 1 [2 copies]
December 1987
Box 1:4
Vol 2., no. 1
January 1988
Box 1:4
Vol 2., no. 2 [3 copies]
February 1988
The Whip-O-Will: A panorama of black history
Box 1:5
Vol. 1 no. 1 [3 copies]
July 1994
Box 1:6 / OM 30:13
Madison Harvey appreciation day flyer and thank you card
1992
Box 1:6
Reproduction of Shawnee Lake Camp, Delaware, Pennsylvania Institute staff and special lectures featuring photograph of E.
Harold Mason
circa 1940s
Funeral programs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes funeral programs for the memorial service for Madison and Sylvester Harvey.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:7
Madison Harvey funeral program
2013
Box 1:7
Sylvester Harvey funeral program
1987
