Guide to the Robertha J. Wells Papers
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Robertha J. Wells Papers
Collection number: MS 51
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 08/16/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robertha J. Wells papers
Dates: 1906-1971
Collection number: MS 51
Creator:
Wells, Robertha J.
Collection Size:
.2 linear feet
(1 box + 1 oversized box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Robertha J. Wells Papers include education material, certificates, programs, employment records, ephemera, and photographs
documenting Robertha J. Wells, Earle Keikikane and the Wells family.
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 Robertha J. Wells Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Robertha J. Wells papers , MS 51, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 08/16/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Robertha J. Wells Papers include education material, certificates, programs, employment records, ephemera, and photographs
documenting Robertha J. Wells, Earle Keikikane and the Wells family. The papers include diplomas, programs, and term papers
documenting Robertha J. Wells education career, certificates, ephemera, and employment records related to Earle Keikikane’s
career as a sailor and two poems written by Keikikane, and 15 photographs mostly of Wells’ mother and father, Robert E. Wells
and Anna Abigail Jenkins Wells, in Bakersfield, California and Pasadena, California in the 1900-1910s.
Arrangement
Series I. Robertha J. Wells
Series II. Earle Keikikane
Series III. Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Wells, Robertha J.
African Americans -- Freemasons -- California -- History.
Berkeley (Calif.) -- History.
African Americans -- Freemasonry -- California -- History.
Robertha J. Wells
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Robertha Wells' high diploma, term papers, assorted educational and religious certificates, Wells family tree, and
Robert E. Wells funeral program.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Box 1:3
Certificate of promotion, Lafayette School
1921
Box 1:3
Graduation exercises program, Lafayette School
1921
Box 1:3
Grouping grade placement, and achievement of girls at juvenile high school, Education 4100
1961
Box 1:3
Term paper on juvenile hall, Education 4100
1961
Box 1:3
Oakland High School diploma
1924
Box 1:3
Invitation to graduation exercises at Oakland High School
1924
Box 1:3
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority certificate
circa 1920s
Box 1:3
Certificate of church membership, Faith Presbyterian Church
1946
Box 1:3
Certificate of recognition, First A.M.E. Church
1958
Box 1:3
Wells family tree
undated
Box 1:3
Robert E. Wells funeral program
1957
Earle Keikikane
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes Earle Keikikane's employment and social security records, death certificate and obituary, and two poems written by
Keikikane.
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Box 1:4
City of Berkeley Recreation Department good sportsmanship certificate
1932
Box 1:4
Social security administration request for statement of earnings
undated
Box 1:4
Seaman’s record of medical examination and hospital admissions
1945
Box 1:4
United States Coast Guard certificate of discharge
1945
Box 1:4
Department of Commerce certificate of discharge
1944
Box 1:4
Social security card
circa 1930s
Box 1:4
S.S. Henry Sibley temporary shore leave pass
circa 1940s
Box 1:4
National Maritime Union, C.I.O. receipt
1944
Box 1:4
S.S. Cape May crew pass
undated
Box 1:4
Crew identification certificate
1944
Box 1:4
United Fruit Company wage receipt
1943
Box 1:4
Bill for funeral service
1971
Box 1:4
Poem,
My skin is smooth?
undated
Box 1:4
Employment letters
1943-1951
Photographs
Physical Description: 15 photographs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 15 photographs of Earle Keikikane and members of the Wells and Jenkins families.
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:5
Portrait of Earle Keikikane [001]
circa 1940s
Box 1:5
Earle Keikikane and bodybuilder at San Pablo Park, Berkeley, California [003]
circa 1930s
Box 1:5
Earle Keikikane exercising on rings at San Pablo Park, Berkeley, California [004]
circa 1930s
Box 1:5
Robert E. Wells and Anna Abigail Jenkins Wells on porch of house at 380 N. Chester, Pasadena, California [005]
circa 1910s
Box 1:5
Five portraits of Anna Abigail Jenkins Wells [037]
1906
Box 1:5
Portrait of father of Anna Abigail Jenkins [038]
circa 1900s
Box 1:5
Portrait of Robert E. Wells [039]
1910s
Box 1:5
Robertha J. Wells holding Lillian Keikikane [040]
circa 1940s
Box 1:5
Portrait of Oswald Jenkins [glass][041]
circa 1900s
Box 1:5
Portrait of Robertha J. Wells [042]
1949
Box 1:5
Robert J. Wells, Anna Abigail Jenkins Wells, Robertha Wells, and Chester Wells standing in front of car, Santa Barbara, California
[045]
circa 1914
Box 1:5
Robertha Jenkins Wells graduation portrait, UC Berkeley [047]
1929
Box OM6
Men and women on front porch wearing masonic ribbons, James photographer, Bakersfield, California [050]
1908
Box OM6
Men and women sitting at dining table wearing masonic ribbons, James photographer, Bakersfield, California [050]
1908
Box 1:5
Robert J. Wells and church congregation standing in front of church, reverse: ‘evidently church in Pasadena or Santa Barbara’
[052]
circa 1910s
