Guide to the Bryant Family Papers

Correspondence

Registered mail envelope sent to J. J. Bryant January 23, 1937

Vacation period notice November 20, 1952

U.S. Savings Bonds memorandum January 22, 1957

J.J. Bryant carbon letter regarding a passenger incident May 10, 1957

Safety meeting announcement February 27, 1959

Transistor radio memorandum May 18, 1962

Name card display memorandum August 21, 1964

Cleaning memorandum June 8, 1965

Spreading of blankets memorandum June 21, 1965

Envelope addressed to James J. Bryant, Wichita, Kansas undated

Employee Records

Employee Benefits

Death benefits policy October 15, 1922

Pension plan booklet effective January 1, 1914 as amended December 1, 1926 1926

Life insurance policy August 7, 1937

Disability insurance policy August 7, 1937

Injury insurance policy August 7, 1937

Employee agreement manual effective January 1, 1953 1953

Paystubs

1941-1966

1967

Train Passes 1948-1968

Printed Material 1946-1961

Realia

Jesse W. Ford photograph badge undated

Pullman Company porter hat undated

Pullman Company soap bar undated

Pullman Company 35th anniversary pin undated

Pullman Company porter name cards

Alexander, A. [C-001] undated

Austin, E. E. [C-002] undated

Baker, C. [C-003] undated

Barnes, S. A. [C-004] undated

Bates, William S. [C-005] undated

Bell, H. H. [C-006] undated

Bennett, R. [C-007] undated

Bishop, A. L. [C-008] undated

Bookman, Norman E. [C-009] undated

Bryant, J. J. [C-010] undated

Bryant, J. J. [C-011] undated

Bryant, J. J. [C-012] undated

Burke, A. J. [C-013] undated

Burns, James W. [C-014] undated

Burroughs, L. A. [C-015] undated

Calloway, J. D. [C-016] undated

Cannon, E. E. [C-017] undated

Carter, Jas. R. [C-018] undated

Clark, Wm. J. [C-019] undated

Daniels, C. R. [C-020] undated

Flournoy, L. T. [C-021] undated

Gamble, James O. [C-022] undated

Garrett, M. M. [C-023] undated

Gideon, W. A. [C-024] undated

Gilford, J. H. [C-025] undated

Glass, Clarence [C-026] undated

Gordon, C. T. [C-027] undated

Greenwood, T. J. [C-028] undated

Grigsby, B. W. [C-029] undated

Hairston, S. [C-030] undated

Hamilton, Wm. [C-031] undated

Harris, Archie Leroy [C-032] undated

Hodges, D. [C-033] undated

Hughes, Joseph E. [C-034] undated

Ingram, D. M. [C-035] undated

Jackson, O. W. [C-036] undated

Johnson, Bennie [C-037] undated

Johnson, J. [C-038] undated

Johnson, Thomas [C-039] undated

Johnson, W. [C-040] undated

Jones, C. [C-041] undated

Jones, Jiles B. [C-042] undated

Kelly, Francis [C-043] undated

Lennox, S. [C-044] undated

Letcher, W. P. [C-045] undated

Livingston, Otha [C-046] undated

Lowe, Jos. Odell [C-047] undated

McLaughlin, J. T. [C-048] undated

Mitchell, Armogene [C-049] undated

Moore, Willie A. [C-050] undated

Norman, W. [C-051] undated

Pickard, Jerome G. [C-052] undated

Potts, Cecil B. [C-053] undated

Potts, Cecil B. [C-054] undated

Proctor, Herbert [C-055] undated

Pruitt, A. [C-056] undated

Pryor, W. B. [C-057] undated

Ragland, M. [C-058] undated

Ragland, M. [C-059] undated

Robinson, W. P. [C-060] undated

Robinson, W. P. [C-061] undated

Scott, Linus Jackson [C-062] undated

Sloan, F. B. [C-063] undated

Smith, Wm. [C-064] undated

Sparks, Albert J. [C-065] undated

Stroud, R. R. [C-066] undated

Stroud, R. R. [C-067] undated

Taylor, J. W. [C-068] undated

Thomas, W. A. [C-069] undated

Thompson, A. J. [C-070] undated

Tyler, F. L. [C-071] undated

Washington, J. A. [C-072] undated

Wesson, John W., Jr. [C-073] undated

Wesson, John W., Jr. [C-074] undated

Whittington, W. [C-075] undated

Williams, L. C. [C-076] undated

Wright, C. E. [C-077] undated

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters booklet 1950

Cutout sheet from a program undated

Dues receipts 1961-1966

Resolution noting J. J. Bryant's passing, signed by C. L. Dellums 1976

The Black Worker newspaper, volume 7, number 57 November 1950

The Black Worker newspaper, volume 34, number 9 September 1962

1971

1973

1986

YMCA Chicago 1966

Retired Men's Club booklet 1967

Civilian Defense Auxiliary Group undated

Retired Waiters and Pullman Porters Social Club undated

Selective Service 1942

James J. Bryant and Florence Bryant wedding certificate 1916-06-28

Wedding anniversary posterboard 1966

Oakland Division Ladies Auxiliary letter to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters endorsing Florence Bryant to the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for "Woman of the Year" February 4, 1955

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority "Woman of the Year" program March 24, 1974

Cutout page, "In the New York book / March of Dimes," illustrated group photograph includes Florence Bryant undated

Blaze of Fashion assorted correspondence and programs 1954-1973

"Mother of Year" newspaper clipping with photograph of Florence Bryant from Pittsburgh Courier May 22, 1954

Unidentified "Mother of the Year" newspaper clipping with a group photograph including Florence Bryant undated

Unidentified newspaper clipping with a group photograph including Florence Bryant, Dr. Solomon H. Hill, and Clifford E. Rishell undated

Negro Community Service League membership card 1930

Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home memorial program September 4, 1985

“Henry Stevens, Sr. Family” self-published scrapbook 2009

“Stevens Family History: A Legacy from Missouri” self-published scrapbook (revised ed. of “Henry Stevens, Sr. Family”) 2012

Letter from Warren Widener to Jackie and Ernest Smith re: house meeting in support of John J. Miller’s election campaign April 1, 1966

John J. Miller for California State Assembly, 17th District campaign flyers [three copies] circa 1966

17th Assembly District Report newsletter, John J. Miller’s office April 1967

17th Assembly District Report newsletter, John J. Miller’s office. Includes notice of Jackie Bryant Smith’s appointment as Office Secretary circa 1967

“The California State Assembly” booklet circa 1968

“The California State Assembly” booklet 1970

Invitation card to reception honoring John J. Miller’s appointment as Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, State of California 1979

Photograph of John J. Miller with family undated

Certificate of Election [copy] certifying Warren Widener as councilman for the City of Berkeley April 1, 1969

“Widener for Mayor” bumper sticker circa 1971

Widener campaign mailer for mayor of Berkeley circa 1971

“Hon. Mayor Warren H. Widener” program June 24, 1971

Holiday card from Mayor Warren Widener undated

Friends of Warren Widener group letter organizing support for his reelection as Fifth District Supervisor for Alameda County March 19, 1990

Berkeley Democratic Club invitation to a birthday celebration for Warren Widener 1990

Newspaper clipping, "NAACP Conducts Regional Meeting" with Jackie Bryant in group photograph; Oakland Tribune [reproduction] September 11, 1960

Telegram from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, asking Jackie Bryant Smith and other National Youth Committee regional members to choose delegates for an upcoming meeting in New York City June 16, 1961

Sun-Reporter 1960 citizen of merit certificate presented to Jacklyn Bryant 1961-03-19

Letter from Jackie Bryant Smith to Jack La Lanne re: Hattie Montez 2006-04

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform, standing in front of railroad car [001] undated

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform and "good friend" Kenneth Scott in front of Treasure Island Apartments (1231 Peralta Street in Oakland) [002] undated

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform on board Gold Coast train from Oakland to Chicago [reproduction] [003] 1957

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform with fellow porter standing outside Santa Fe Chief train from Oakland to Chicago [reproduction] [004] undated

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform on Santa Fe Chief train from Richmond, California to Chicago” [005] April 1964

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform, posing while disembarking a train car [006] undated

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform with unidentified woman and Florence Bryant in front of Treasure Island Apartments (1231 Peralta Street in Oakland) [007] circa 1938

James J. Bryant in Pullman Porter uniform and Florence Bryant posing as she disembarks a train car [reproduction] [008] undated

James J. and Florence Bryant with drink glasses and cake at 50th wedding anniversary party in Oakland [009] 1966

Group photograph of attendees at J.J. and Florence Bryant’s 50th wedding anniversary (left-right): Jackie Smith, Betty Edwards, Gyn Williams, Addie Bossieux, Florence Bryant, James Bryant, Jack Bossieux, Ernest Smith, Williams Edwards [080] 1966

James J. and Florence Bryant with drink glasses and cake at 50th wedding anniversary party in Oakland [081] 1966

Plaque showing “Mrs. Florence E. Bryant, 1954” [010] undated

Mother of the Year Walk plaque and additional name plaques including “Mrs. Florence E. Bryant, 1954” with rose [011] undated

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, accordionist leads entrance of prior honorees including Mrs. Albert Glatze [?],Florence Bryant, Ruth Murphy [012] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, prior honorees (left to right): Florence Bryant, Ruth Murphy, Mrs. Donald A. Pearce, Mrs. Albert Glatze [?], Mrs. Miles Standish [013] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, prior honorees (left to right): Florence Bryant, Ruth Murphy, Mrs. Donald A. Pearce, Mrs. Albert Glatze [?], Mrs. Miles Standish, unidentified woman, Mrs. Joseph Graves, unidentified man [014] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award dedication of a park bench in memory of Mothers of the Year Mrs. Albert C. Glatze and Mrs. Frank H. Martin (left to right): unidentified man, Florence Bryant, Ruth Murphy [015] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony (left to right): Ruth Murphy, unidentified woman, unidentified man [016] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, presentation of corsage to Florence Bryant (left to right): Florence Bryant, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified woman [017] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, posing with bouquet of roses and honorary plate (left to right): unidentified man, Florence Bryant, Mrs. Harry Sunderland, unidentified man [018] 1964

Oakland Festival of Roses, Mother of the Year Award ceremony, posing with roses and honorary plate (left to right): John C. Houlihan, Ruth Murphy, Mrs. Harry Sunderland [019] 1964

March of Dimes, Blaze of Fashion event (left to right): Bertha Alexander, Rosetta Caldwell, Florence Bryant [020] 1969

March of Dimes, Blaze of Fashion event (front row, left to right): Martha Ann Hilliard, Bertha Alexander, Florence Bryant, Tempy Phillips, (back row, left to right): Charles Bynum, Joy Edwards [?] [021] 1966

March of Dimes, Blaze of Fashion event (front row, left to right): unidentified woman, Bertha Alexander, Florence Bryant, Tempy Phillips, (back row, left to right): unidentified woman, Betty Mae Edwards, Melvola Lewis, Lou Anna Thomas, Joy Edwards, Mrs. Earl Hines, unidentified woman [022] 1966

March of Dimes event (left to right): Martha Ann Hilliard, Bertha Alexander, Charles Bynum, Florence Bryant [023] undated

March of Dimes event (left to right): Bertha Alexander, unidentified man [politician?], Florence Bryant [024] undated

March of Dimes event (left to right): unidentified woman, Florence Bryant, Rebecca Parrish [025] undated

March of Dimes event, Florence Bryant receiving a Certificate of Appreciation (left to right): unidentified man, Florence Bryant, unidentified man [026] undated

March of Dimes event (front row, left to right): Florence Bryant, Viola Halliburton, Rebecca Parrish, unidentified woman, (back row, left to right): Alta Torrence, Mary Lacy, Bertha Alexander, unidentified woman, Denise Dennis, Belva Davis Moore [027] undated

March of Dimes event (front row, left to right): Bertha Alexander, Florence Bryant, (back row, left to right): Tempy Phillips, unidentified woman, Margaret Harvey, Denise Dennis, Betty Mae Edwards, Beatrice Manuel, Viola Halliburton, Marie Douglas, unidentified woman [028] circa 1967

March of Dimes event (front row, left to right): Bertha Alexander, unidentified woman, Florence Bryant, Tempy Phillips [?], (back row, left to right): Joy Edwards [?], Betty Mae Edwards [?], 5 unidentified women [029] undated

March of Dimes event, 3 unidentified girls [030] undated

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031A] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031B] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031C] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031D] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031E] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031F] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031G] circa 1960s

Florence Bryant and unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031H] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031I] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031J] circa 1960s

Unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031K] circa 1960s

Unidentified girl model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031L] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031M] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman with piano on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031N] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman holding microphone and unidentified man with piano on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031O] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031P] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031Q] circa 1960s

Unidentified woman model on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031R] circa 1960s

Unidentified man with piano on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031S] circa 1960s

Music group with unidentified man with drums, unidentified man with upright bass, unidentified man with piano on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031T] circa 1960s

Music group with unidentified man with drums, unidentified man with upright bass, unidentified man with piano on stage at March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event [031U] circa 1960s

March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event, 2 unidentified women [032] undated

March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event, 2 unidentified women, 1 unidentified man [033] undated

March of Dimes' Blaze of Fashion event, unidentified girl on stage [034] undated

Group photo in front of podium (left to right): Donald P. McCullum, Tarea Hall Pittman, Ben Major, Robert L. Taylor [035] undated

Group photo with "Southern-Alameda County" sign (left to right): unidentified boy, Tarea Hall Pittman, unidentified woman, unidentified girl, unidentified boy [036] 1956

NAACP Oakland and Berkeley branch (front row, left to right): Rev. Ansel Ogden Bell, Rev. Richard Foster, Frankie Jones, Rev. L. Sylvester Odom, Florence Bryant, (back row, left to right): Faricita Wyatt, Dorothy Bryant, Tarea Hall Pittman, Judge Joseph G. Kennedy, Eugenia Hall Greene, unidentified woman [037] 1956

NAACP Oakland branch Membership Committee (left to right): Florence Bryant, Rev. Ansel Ogden Bell, Tarea Hall Pittman [038] 1956

NAACP Oakland branch membership drive (left to right): Tarea Hall Pittman, Florence Bryant, Rev. Richard Foster, Rev. Ansel Ogden Bell, Rev. L. Sylvester Odom [039] 1956

NAACP National Convention in Detroit, group photo in front of Amalgamated Clothing Workers booth (left to right): unidentified man, Gloster Current, unidentified woman, Rev. L. Sylvester Odom [040] 1957

NAACP membership committee meeting in Oakland (front row, left to right): Rev. Richard Foster, Florence Bryant, Edwin Baker, unidentified man, (back row, left to right): Charles (Charlie) Tilghman, William Dixon, Maud Smart, Tom Thompson [041] 1957

NAACP Christmas seal committee meeting in Oakland (front row, left to right): Florence Bryant, Edwin Baker, Edith Hill, (back row, left to right): Tom Thompson, Guy H. Williams, Earl Swisher [042] 1957

NAACP Oakland branch receiving donation (left to right): Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Dixon, Evelio Grillo, Florence Bryant [043] 1959

NAACP, meeting in Oakland (left to right): Tom Thompson, H. Claude Hudson, Florence Bryant, Roy Wilkins, William Edwards, Barbara Ann Posey, Martha Swisher, Jackie Bryant [044] 1959

Group photograph (front row, left to right): Frankie Jones, Jeffrey Cohelan, Donald P. McCullum, (back row, left to right): Mary Jane Johnson, Jackie Bryant, Tarea Hall Pittman, William Pollard, Rev. Ellis Casson, Faricita Wyatt; inscribed by Cohelan: "To Jacqueline Bryant- A young lady who will help build a stronger America- With all good wishes, Jeffery Cohelan M. C. 7th California" [045] July 1961

NAACP Oakland branch annual banquet [046] 1962

NAACP Oakland branch annual banquet [047] 1962

NAACP Oakland branch annual banquet [048] 1962

NAACP Oakland branch Freedom Fund banquet (left to right): C. L. Dellums, Ruby Hurley [049] 1962

NAACP Oakland branch annual banquet (left to right): unidentified man, Evelio Grillo, Clinton W. White, Leroy Jackson [050] 1962

NAACP West Coast Regional Asilomar conference (left to right): Laplois Ashford, Jackie Bryant, Guy Sherman [051] 1962

NAACP Oakland branch Freedom Fund banquet (left to right): Tarea Hall Pittman, Ruby Hurley [069] 1962

Prayer Rally for Freedom at Oakland City Hall [052] May 14, 1957

Prayer Rally for Freedom at Oakland City Hall [053] May 14, 1957

Prayer Rally for Freedom at Oakland City Hall [054] May 14, 1957

Prayer Rally for Freedom in Oakland [055] May 14, 1957

Prayer Rally for Freedom at Oakland City Hall, (front row, left to right): Florence Bryant, Tarea Hall Pittman, Clifford Rishell, unidentified woman, (back row, left to right): Mamie Miller, unidentified man, unidentified woman, Lewel Brown, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified man [056] May 14, 1957

Oakland group boarding plane for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington DC [057] May 1957

Oakland group boarding plane for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington DC [057] May 1967

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Woman of the Year Award presentation (left to right): Jackie Bryant, Marion Bryant, Addie Bryant Bossieux, Florence Bryant, James J. Bryant, Betty Mae Bryant Edwards, Virginia Bryant Williams [059] 1955

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Woman of the Year Award presentation (front row, left to right): Joy Edwards, Joyce Edwards, (back row, left to right): James J. Bryant, Florence Bryant [060] 1955

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Woman of the Year Award presentation (left to right): Chickie Wysinger, unidentified woman, Florence Bryant, Dorothy Pitts, Vivian Osborne Marsh, Chlora H. Sledge, unidentified woman, Irma Evans [061] 1955

Presentation to Florence Bryant from Maggie Marshall of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (left to right): unidentified woman, Maggie Marshall, Mary T. Williams, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, Mary Powell, Dr. Charlotte Chambliss, Florence Bryant [062] 1955

Wedding party group photograph (left-right): Oliver Morton, Alpha Lane Smith,Ernest Smith, Jackie Bryant, James J. Bryant, Florence Bryant [082] 1963-12-12

Wedding party group photograph (top, left-right): James Jackson, Calvin Jackson, Theodore Smith, Ernest Smith, Harry Overstreet, William Edwards, (bottom, left-right): Patricia Thompson, Virginia Jackson, Nell Irwin, Addie Bryant Bossieux, Jackie Bryant Smith, Carol Smith, Waynelle Bryant, James Edwards, Paula Ballerd [083] 1963-12-12

Bride Jackie Smith feeding a piece of cake to groom Ernest Smith on their wedding day [084] 1963-12-12

Wedding dress maker Irma Robinson inspecting her dress worn by bride Jackie Bryant [085] 1963-12-12

Rev. Roy Nichols greeting groom Ernest Bryant and bride Jackie Smith [086] 1963-12-12

Bride Jackie Smith and groom Ernest Bryant walking down the aisle at their wedding [087] 1963-12-12

Group photograph of groomsmen (left-right): Calvin Jackson, James Jackson,Ernest Smith, Theodore Smith, Williams Edwards, Harry Overstreet [088] 1963-12-12

Group photograph of groomsmen (left-right): Calvin Jackson, James Jackson, Theodore Smith, Ernest Smith, Harry Overstreet, Williams Edwards [089] 1963-12-12

James J. Bryant walking his daughter, Jackie Bryant, down front porch steps in her wedding dress [090] 1963

Jackie Bryant posing with her parents, Florence and James J. Bryant, on her wedding day [091] 1963-12-12

(left-right): Bereniece Lane Draper-Taylor, Jackie Bryant, Ernest Smith, Virginia Bryant Williams [092] 1963-12-12

Jackie Byrant Smith posing in wedding dress with her sister Betty Mae Bryant Edwards [093] 1963

Group photograph (left to right): Evelio Grillo, Althea T. L. Simmons, Tarea Hall Pittman [063] undated

Group photograph (left to right): Carl B. Metoyer, Tarea Hall Pittman, Donald P. McCullum [064] undated

Group photograph (left to right): Althea T. L. Simmons, Dr. Ben Major, Donald P. McCullum [065] undated

Group photograph (front row, left to right): Ethel Norris, Dr. Ben Major, Hampton Barnett, (back row, left to right): Gus Semien, Donald P. McCullum [066] undated

Group photograph in San Francisco (left to right): Haile Selassie, unidentified man, Florence Bryant [reproduction] [67] 1954

Group photograph, Mother of the Year (left to right): Eva Jeffrey, Florence Bryant, unidentified boy [068] 1969

Portrait photograph of unidentified man; inscribed "To [Ginny] from your Arch Always," on reverse "11-15-64 Illiki Hotel Honolulu Hawaii" [070] 1964

California State Association of Colored Women's Clubs meeting (front row, left to right): unidentified woman, Florence Bryant, unidentified woman, Inatha Villa, unidentified woman, (back row, left to right): unidentified woman, unidentified woman [071] 1968

Group photograph (left to right): Marie Douglas, Ludella Hodges, Bertha Alexander, unidentified woman, Margaret Harvey, Erma Robinson, Alta Torrence, Mrs. Ellis, Hattie Andrews, Betty Mae Edwards [072] undated

Group photograph (left to right): unidentified woman, unidentified woman, Zilica Williams, Florence Bryant, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, Ellis Cox, unidentified woman, unidentified woman [073] 1940s

Portrait photograph: Florence Bryant, Woman of the Year [074] 1955

Group photograph (front row, left to right): unidentified woman, Whilhemina Brown, Florence Bryant, Chickie Wysinger, (back row, left to right): Artis Wimberly, unidentified woman, Florence Harrison, unidentified woman, Viola Burnes, Margaret Jones, unidentified woman [075] undated

Group photograph (front row, left to right): Chickie Wysinger, A. Philip Randolph, Florence Bryant, (back row, left to right): Florence Harrison, C. L. Dellums, Viola Burnes, M.P. Webster, Mrs. Wade Johnson [076] 1951

Group photograph (left to right): Chickie Wysinger, A. Philip Randolph, M.P. Webster, C. L. Dellums [reproduction] [077] 1951

Dinner party with A. Philip Randolph at head of table (left side, near to far): unidentified woman, Florence Bryant, Chickie Wysinger, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified woman, C. L. Dellums, (right side, near to far): J.J. Bryant, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified woman, Jewel Brown, unidentified woman [078] 1943

Publicity portrait photograph of Marian Anderson [079] undated

Group photograph of Group No. 5 Beth Eden Baptist Church Oakland, California [reproduction][094] 1939-12-02

Aerial view of Cole School (Oakland, Calif.) Christmas Play participants [095] 1950-12-20

Jack La Lanne family holiday card [096] 1983

Jack La Lanne family holiday card [097] 1982

Hattie Montez standing on front steps [098] 1956-07-12

Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Ted Pontiflet on front steps [099] undated

Detroit Branch NAACP convention reception invitation card 1957

NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund and Thalheimer Awards Dinner June 27, 1957 1957

Northern Area Conference NAACP event invitation 1956

53rd Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia July 2 to July 8, 1962 1962

48th Annual Convention, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP June 25-30, 1957 1957

West Coast Region NAACP Biennial Conference, Asilomar, California, October 30, 31, November 1, 1959 1959

West Coast Region NAACP Biennial Conference, Asilomar, California, September 22, thru 24, 1961 1961

West Coast Region NAACP Biennial Conference, Asilomar, California, September 20, thru 22, 1963 1963

West Coast Region NAACP Biennial Conference, Asilomar, California, September 17, thru 19, 1965 1965

NAACP Civil Rights Program Including NAACP – Legislative Score Board, West Coast Region, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1960

NAACP Youth Presents Fashions for Freedom Featuring Marguerite Belafonte, Nationally Known Model, Friday, October 6, 1961 at 9:00 p.m., Sands Ballrooms, Oakland, California 1961

Freedom Fund Banquet, NAACP, Presenting Ruby Hurley, Southeastern Regional Secretary, NAACP, Oakland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1962

Freedom Fund Banquet, April 3rd, 1967, Goodman's Hall, Oakland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1967

Freedom Fund Banquet, April 20th, 1970, Goodman's Hall, Oakland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1970

A. Philip Randolph NAACP Fight for Freedom Rally newspaper ad 1954

Constitution for Youth Councils of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1954

Constitution and By-Laws for Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1983

"Crawling Desegregation" brochure 1960

"We Shall Overcome" Claude Sitton brochure 1962

"From Morning Until Night… 'Humiliation Stalks Them'" Roy Wilkins brochure 1962

"The Augusta Story" booklet 1962

NAACP Report for 1960 1960

"The Day They Changed Their Minds" brochure 1960

"The Truth Versus Ugly Lies About the NAACP" brochure 1960

"The NAACP, Organized Religion and Race, A Statement on Cooperative Efforts to Involve Organized Religious Groups in the Civil Rights Struggle" booklet 1964

NAACP Freedom Seals sign 1956

NAACP Oakland Branch sign 1961

NAACP Memphis Norman, Jackson, Mississippi Front-Line Fighters flyer May 29, 1963 1963

Announcement of NAACP Civil Rights Rally and Petition Campaign, Oakland Auditorium Arena, October 16, 1960 1960

Lacy C. Streeter biographical outline undated

NAACP Bulletin newspaper October 1945

The Crisis August 1916

The Crisis April 1948

"A Gala Evening Honoring Otho Green, Candidate for Mayor of Oakland" invitation card 1973

Induction of Judge Joseph G. Kennedy invitation letter signed by Cyril I. Magnin and Jefferson Beaver 1963

"The Frederick Douglass Years" Oakland Museum reception invitation [2 copies] 1970

Labor and Civil Rights 1962: Statement of Policy and Resolutions on Civil Rights Adopted by the Fourth Convention of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Held in Long Beach, August 20-24, 1962 1962

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story comic book circa 1957

Woman's Voice magazine March 1923

National Negro Health News magazine October-December 1947

The American Woman's Journal magazine Winter 1947

Marian Anderson Farewell Tour program circa 1964

Portrait of Jefferson A. Beaver, Man of the Year newspaper clipping undated

"Women Host to Executives" photograph of C. L. Dellums, A. Philip Randolph, Mrs. A. Nutall, and Milton P. Webster newspaper clipping undated

"Hollywood Story: Lena Horne" periodical clipping January 1944

"Richmond – The Arrival Here of Santa Fe's Crack Train" with photograph of Bryant family newspaper clipping [reproduction] undated

"Negro Author and Historian" article on Miss Delilah L. Beasley by Madison Harvey undated

W. E. B. DuBois article from Chicago Defender May 5, 1945

Portrait of Daniel A. Payne periodical clipping undated

"Famous Mothers Honored This Week" newspaper clipping undated

"American Mother of 1946" portrait of Emma Clarissa Clement periodical clipping June 1946

"California Trail Blazers: Reminiscences of Famed California Negroes Past and Present" periodical clipping undated

Portrait of Matilda J. Dunbar periodical clipping (on reverse: "British Journalist [C. L. R. James] On Speaking Tour," "Popular Los Angeles Manicurists," "Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sprouls") periodical clipping undated

"California Music Foundation in Cooperation with S. Hurok Presents: The Farewell Concert of Marian Anderson" [two copies] 1965

Frankie Jones Testimonial Reception invitation undated

Katherine Dunham program for Bal Negre at the Oakland Auditorium Theatre circa 1940s

"The Chicago Artists' Bureau Presents: Etta Moten at Summer High School Auditorium, Kansas City, Kansas" 1942

"Berkeley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Presents; The 1959 Jabberwock: Just One of Those Things" 1959

"Omega Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Presents; The 1957 Jabberwock: It Could Happen to You" 1957

"Paul Robeson as Othello, The Moor of Venice" undated

Marcus Garvey Tea August 16, 1970

"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" circa 1970s

In the spirit of James program 2005

A. Philip Randolph at the Oakland Auditorium Theatre ticket 1962

E. F. Joseph ad undated

William Byron Rumford 17th Assembly District re-election campaign card undated

"Summer, 1961 Encampment for Citizenship" brochure 1961

"This Is Core: Congress Of Racial Equality" brochure 1959

Etta Moten signed clipping undated

S. Hurok Presents Marian Anderson: America’s Greatest Singer, Oakland Auditorium Theatre flyer undated

Roland Hayes, Oakland Auditorium Theatre flyer 1961

KDIA Community Service Report, Case History No. 2: KDIA Gives 3 Day Coverage of Western NAACP Conference (includes photographs of C. L. Dellums, Louis Freeman, Byron Rumford, and Franklin Williams) undated

KDIA Radio Presents: Brother Louis Freeman program undated

Criminal Anarchy in New Orleans, Berkeley Congress On Racial Equality flyer 1960

Why We Are Picketing, Don't Buy at Kress or Woolworth!, C. L. Dellums speaker flyer circa 1961

Congress Of Racial Equality Freedom Ride application blank undated

Baker Mortuary fan undated

Addie Bossieux’s Order of the Eastern Star pins [6] undated

Terri Lee dolls [2] circa 1940s

Paintings

"Bright moments," by Margo Humphrey undated

"Crossing over," painting by Margo Humphrey undated

"Untitled," painting by Ted Pontiflet 1999

Archival digital collages

"Aaron Douglas takes Africa to opportunity," archival digital collage on paper by Nell Painter undated

"James A. Porter and lady with a jug talk back to Alain Locke," archival digital collage on paper by Nell Painter undated

"Untitled," archival digital collage on paper by Nell Painter undated

"James A. Porter critiques Aaron Douglas's art," archival digital collage on paper by Nell Painter undated

"Malvin Gray Johnson self-portrait and Negro masks," archival digital collage on paper by Nell Painter undated