Guide to the Calbert Family 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 Calbert Family Papers
Collection number: MS 109
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Processed by Sean Heyliger on January 4, 2014. Updated by Sean Heyliger to add accession #2016-096 on December 15, 2016.
- Date Completed:
- 01/04/2014
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Calbert family papers
Dates: 1909-2011
Bulk Dates: 1966-1989
Collection number: MS 109
Creator:
Calbert, William E.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Calbert family papers include photographs, biographical sketches, and two monographs written by members of the Calbert
family. The papers are organized into four series by family member: William E. Calbert, Madlyn W. Calbert, Sadie H. Calbert,
and William Riley Calbert. William E. Calbert materials include a biographical sketch, two portraits, and a photograph of
U.S. Army chaplain William E. Calbert's promotion to lieutenant, a biographical sketch of William Riley Calbert written by
William E. Calbert, and a letter from librarian Miriam Matthews which includes a reproduction of an undated San Pedro St.
YMCA group photograph. Also included in the papers is a monograph, The African American presence: the black chaplain, written
by Madlyn W. Calbert; Sadie H. Calbert’s funeral program and self-published book of poetry, My thoughts, my faith, my dreams,
and a 1909 greeting card with calendar and photograph from Busch Gardens in Pasadena, California inscribed by William Riley
Calbert.
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 Calbert family papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Calbert family papers, MS 109, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 01/04/2014.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Calbert family papers include photographs, biographical sketches, and two monographs written by members of the Calbert
family. The papers are organized by family member into four series: William E. Calbert, Madlyn W. Calbert, Sadie H. Calbert,
and William Riley Calbert. William E. Calbert material includes a biographical sketch, two portraits, and a photograph of
his promotion to lieutenant as a U.S. Army chaplain, a biographical sketch of William Riley Calbert written by William E.
Calbert, and a letter from librarian Miriam Matthews which includes a reproduction of an undated San Pedro St. YMCA group
photograph. Also included in the papers is a monograph by Madlyn W. Calbert,
The African American presence: the black chaplain; Sadie H. Calbert’s funeral program and self-published book of poetry,
My thoughts, my faith, my dreams; and a 1909 greeting card with calendar and photograph from Busch Gardens in Pasadena, California inscribed by William Riley
Calbert.
Arrangement
Series I. William E. Calbert
Series II. Madlyn W. Calbert
Series III. Sadie H. Calbert
Series IV. William Riley Calbert
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Calbert family.
Hackett family.
African American authors--Poetry.
Military chaplains--United States--History.
Pasadena (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
William E. Calbert
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes a biographical sketch, two portraits, and a photograph of U.S. Army chaplain William E. Calbert's promotion to lieutenant,
a biographical sketch of William Riley Calbert written by William E. Calbert, and a letter from librarian Miriam Matthews
which includes a reproduction of a San Pedro St. YMCA group photograph.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:1
Biographical sketch of William E. Calbert
circa 1980s
Box 1:1
Biographical sketch of William Riley Calbert / William Edward Calbert
undated
Box 1:1
Letter from Miriam Matthews, re: photograph of San Pedro St. YMCA
1982
Box 1:5
Franciscan yearbook, San Francisco State University
1949
Box 1:6
“Some perspectives on violence with reference to attitudes, responsibility, possibilities with some church-related concerns:
a report,” based on proceedings and presentations at The National Convocation on the Church and Violence in the Nation, Atlanta,
Georgia
1969-04-01
Box 1:8
Speech delivered to the Greater Washington D.C. chapter Buffalo Soldiers, “The buffalo soldiers,”
1995-10-27
Box 1:8
Installation officers for The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
1995-02-12
Box 1:8
2011 directory, Carter G. Woodson Chapter The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
2011
Box 1:1
U.S. Army chaplain William E. Calbert promoted to lieutenant by William J. Reiss, Commandant of the U.S. Army Chaplain School
[001]
1966
Box 1:1
Portrait of William E. Calbert [002]
circa 1980s
Box 1:1
Portrait of William E. Calbert [003]
circa 1960s
Box 1:2
Madlyn W. Calbert
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes the monograph,
The African American presence: the black chaplain written by Madlyn W. Calbert.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:2
The African American presence: the black chaplain
1989
Sadie H. Calbert
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Sadie H. Calbert's funeral program and a self-published book of poetry,
My thoughts, my faith, my dreams.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:3
My thoughts, my faith, my dreams
1975
Box 1:3
Sadie H. Calbert funeral program
1987
William Riley Calbert
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes a calendar/photograph Busch Gardens greeting card inscribed by William Riley Calbert.
Box 1:4
Busch Gardens calendar and photograph card, inscribed: ‘A merry Xmas to Eva from Riley Calbert Pasadena, Cal.’ [004]
1909
