Guide to the Black History Collection, 1984-1999

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Pasadena Museum of History. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Black History Collection, 1984-1999

Pasadena Museum of History



Research Library and Archives

Pasadena, California

Contact Information:

  • Pasadena Museum of Hisotry
  • Research Library and Archives
  • 470 West Walnut Street
  • Pasadena, California 91103-3594
  • Phone: (626) 577-1660, Ext. 13
  • Fax: (626) 577-1662
  • Email: research@pasadenahistory.org
  • URL: http://www.pasadenahistory.org
Processed by:
Teresa Fitzgerald
Encoded by:
Genie Guerard
© 2000 Pasadena Museum of History. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Black History Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1984-1999
Origination: Pasadena Historical Society
Extent: 19 Boxes
Repository: Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, California 91103-3594
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

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Preferred Citation

Suggested citation of these records: [Identification of item], Black History Collection, Research Library and Archives, Pasadena Museum of Hisotry.

Biography

In 1984, the Pasadena Historical Society produced a videotape on black history in Pasadena entitled, The Changing Rose.
Researcher Robin Kelley interviewed more than forty members of Pasadena's African-American community and collected photographs and other memorabilia for use in the videotape. The materials were subsequently included in a 1985 exhibit mounted at the Historical Society entitled, "Early Days in Pasadena's Black History." The materials and research collected by Kelley make up the Black History Collection.

Scope and Content

The Black History Collection consists of taped interviews, indices, donor lists, photographs, family material, newspaper articles, information about churches, community leaders, education, and pioneers. It also includes the Samuel C. Sheats Papers.

 

Taped Interviews - audiotapes

Box 1

Fred Valentine

Box 1

Mac Robinson

Box 1

Rosalind Stocks

Box 1

Isaac McClelland

Box 1

Reginald Woolfold

Box 1

Ruby McKnight Williams

Box 1

Mrs. Wright

Box 1

Clara Carr

Box 1

Edna Banks

Box 1

Clifford M. Prince

Box 1

Dr. Jesse Moses

Box 1

Linda Davis

Box 1

Colleta Clark

Box 1

Ralph Riddle

Box 1

Garfield Lee

Box 1

Mr. Macadoo, Tapes 1 and 2

Box 1

Grant's and Mrs. Brooks, 8/10/84

Box 1

Grant's and Mrs. Brooks, 8/10/84

Box 1

BH-D16-1--Mrs. Clara Carr, 8/20/84

Box 1

Mrs. Colletta Clark, 8/14/84, Tape 1

Box 1

Mrs. Colletta Clark, 8/14/84, Tape 2

Box 1

Theodore Bartlett, realtor

Box 1

Alice Bugg: educator, leader

Box 1

BH-D9-1--Kevin Brechner, 8/8/84

Box 1

BH-D7-1--Ray Bartlett, 8/6/84

Box 1

End of Mims Falily, Ora Ballard, 8/8/84

Box 1

BH-D10-1--Vivian Culpepper, 8/14/84

Box 1

The Mims Family, 8/8/84

Box 1

DH-D17-1--Jas. Nelson Family History

Box 1

BH-D27-1--Mack Robinson, 9/4/84

Box 1

BH-D1-27--Rosalind Stocks, 7/31/84

Box 1

BH-D26--Gene Stevenson, 9/4/84

Box 1

Beatrice Trowell (Brown) and daughter Jefflyn (Brown) Johnson

Box 1

Naima Olugbala-Director, Omawale Ujamaa School, 8/15/84

Box 1

BH-D3-1--Reginald Woolfold, 8/6/84, Black History Project--Side I

Box 1

Reginald Woolfold (contd.), Edna Banks, 8/1/84, Black History Project-Side II

Box 1

BH-D2-1--Ralph Riddle, 7/27/84

Box 1

Ruby McKnight Williams Interview, Tapes 1 and 2

Box 1

BH-D8-1--Carrie and Henry Hunter, 7/31/84

Box 1

Ray Bartlett

Box 1

Barthe' in his studio

Box 1

Barthe's 80th Birthday Celebration

Box 1

Mrs. Ruth Wright, 9/56/84

 

Taped Interviews-1 inch videotape masters

Box 2

Black History #21--#2 McAdoo

Box 2

Black History #22--#3 McAdoo Birthday

Box 2

Black History #23--#4 McAdoo-Photos

Box 2

Black History #24--#5 McAdoo Birthday

Box 2

Black History #25--Interview w/Garfield Lee

Box 2

Black History #26--Barthe' 80th #1

Box 2

Black History #27--Barthe' 80th #2

Box 2

Black History #28--#3 Barthe'

Box 2

Black History #29--#4 Barthe' 80th #2

Box 2

Black History #30--Barthe' in Studio (contd.), 1980

Box 2

Black History #31--Barthe' in Studio

Box 2

Black History #32--Barthe' in Studio

 

Taped Interviews - VHS videotapes

Box 3

Garfield Lee

Box 3

Ray Bartlett

Box 3

Dr. Jesse Moses

Box 3

Clara Carr

Box 3

Clifford M. Prince

Box 3

Colleta Clark

Box 3

Linda Evans

Box 3

Isaac McClelland

Box 3

Barthe's 80th Birthday celebration

Box 3

Benjamin MacAdoo

Box 3

Barthe' in his studio

Box 3

Edna Banks

 

Taped Interviews - VHS and 1 inch master videotapes

Box 4

Street scenes

Box 4

Ralph Riddle

Box 4

Mac Robinson

Box 4

Rosalind Stocks

Box 4

Rosalind Stocks

Box 4

Fred Valentine

Box 4

Ruby McKnight Williams

Box 4

Mrs. Wright

Box 4

Lee Brown Interview with M. Earl Grant-Tape 1--1 inch master

Box 4

Lee Brown Interview with M. Earl Grant-Tape 2--1 inch master

Box 4

Lee Brown Interview with M. Earl Grant-Tape 3--1 inch master

 

Taped Interviews-1 inch master videotapes

Box 5

Black History #1--Street Scenes

Box 5

Black History #2--Street Scenes, Clifford Prince

Box 5

Black History #3--Fred Valentine, Colletta Clark

Box 5

Black History #4--Colletta Clark

Box 5

Black History #5--Colletta Clark, Ruby McKnight Williams

Box 5

Black History #6--Ruby McKnight Williams, Ralph Riddle

 

Taped Interviews-1 inch master videotapes

Box 6

Black History #7--Dr. Jesse Moses

Box 6

Black History #8--Dr. Jesse Moses, Isaac McClelland

Box 6

Black History #9--Isaac McClelland, Ralph Riddle

Box 6

Black History #10--Ralph Riddle, Mac Robinson

Box 6

Black History #11--Mac Robinson, Rosalind Stock

Box 6

Black History #12--Rosalind Stock, Reginald Woolfold

Box 7

Black History #13--Reginald Woolfold, Clara Carr

Box 7

Black History #14--Edna Banks

Box 7

Black History #15--Linda Davis

Box 7

Black History #16--Linda Davis, Mrs. Wright

Box 7

Black History #17--Ray Bartlett

Box 7

Black History #18--Blair High School, Gr[?] Residential

Box 8

Black History #19--Clifford Prince

Box 8

Black History #20--Benjamin McAddo #1

Box 8

The Changing Rose, 1985

 

Photographic Prints

Box I/1

Photographic prints  (BH-D1-1) - (BH-D5-49)

Box I/1

Rosalind Stocks (donor)

Box I/1

Ralph Riddle

Box I/1

Joseph Mins

Box I/1

Ballard-Fouche

Box I/2

Photographic prints  (BH-D5-50) - (BH-L17-4)

Box I/3

Photographic prints (BH-D18-1) - (BH-L23-3)

Box I/4

Photographic prints (BH-D24-1) - (BH-L48-6)

Box I/5

Oversized photographic prints and negatives

Box I/6

Photographic prints supplemental  (BH-5-1) - (BH-5-15)

 

Family Material

Box II/1, Folder 1

General/miscellaneous information, invitations, event programs, newspaper clippings.

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-32

Molly Aaron Harris-family tree, death certificate, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-3

Edna Banks (tape index)

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-5

Ballard-Fouche birth certificate, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL7-7

Ray Barlett notes and clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-33

Silas Carnaham death certificate, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-16

Clara Carr notes, death certificate, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-9

Carter-Hotel Carver (Kevin Brechner) clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-30

Robert Craddock notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-10

Taped interview with Vivian Culpepper

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-30

Tobias Cuoton clippings, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-30

Homer Danley death certificate, notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-30

Wiley and Roxie Dent notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-6

Earl Grant notes, copies of photographs

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-35

Griffin Family notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-20

Joseph Holmes death certificate, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-11

Ethel Houston (Beatrice Jolle) notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-8

Carrie and Henry Hunter taped interview

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-25

Nelson Jackson death certificate, family tree, copies of photographs

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-18

Esther Jones family tree, notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-29

John James Family notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-21

Madge Lawson list of collection

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-34

Leona Lee article

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-23

William L. Lundy list of collection

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-24

Benjamin Franklin McAdoo notes, copies of photographs, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-4

Joseph Mims invitation, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-38

James C. Moore notes, copies of photographs, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-17

Thomas Nelson clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-36

Payne Family clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-45

Alice Peterson notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-48

James T. Phillips family information, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-15

Bessie Porter, Dr. Brandon Bowlin, W.G. Madison notes, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-2

Prince Family notes, clippings, copies of photographs

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-2

Ralph Riddle taped interview, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-27

Jackie Robinson, Mack Robinson clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-22

Fletcher Wright Smith notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-26

Gene Stevenson, Toba West Theatre information, clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-1

Stocks clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-39

Fred Valentine

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-31

Weatherton Familydeath certificate, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-D-37

Dr. J.T. Whittaker death certificate, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-40

Robert W. Williams (The Scattergoods) scrapbook, notes

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-40

Club information, event programs

Box II/1, Folder BH-L-40

Rudy William clippings

Box II/1, Folder BH-DL-28

Wright McAfee obituary, notes, clippings

 

Miscellaneous notes, articles and newspaper clippings

Box II/2, Folder [1]

Black History newspaper clippings 1978-1999

Box II/2, Folder [1]

Black History newspaper clippings undated

Box II/2, Folder [1]

Miscellaneous notes, articles

Box II/2, Folder [1]

Robin Kelley Report I

Box II/2, Folder [1]

Arthur Prince newspaper article, "Our Pasadena Pioneer," 1956

Box II/2, Folder 2

Churches

Box II/2, Folder 2

Churches

Box II/2, Folder 3

Community leaders (see pioneers)

Box II/2, Folder 4

Education notes, reports

Box II/2, Folder 6

Robin Kelley's Notes Part I

Box II/2, Folder 6

Robin Kelley's Notes Part II

Box II/2, Folder 7-3

Newsletter-Organization of American Historians, August 1994

Box II/2, Folder 7-4

Newspaper-The Pasadena Citizen, October 20, 1938

Box II/2, Folder 7-5

Newspaper-Pasadena Daily Evening Star

Box II/2, Folder 7-5

Articles relating to black history in Pasadena, 1887-1909

Box II/2, Folder 7-6

Newspaper-Pasadena Weekly, 3/15-22/84, 2/25-3/2/95, 3/10-16/95

Box II/2, Folder 7-6

Newspaper-California Eagle, "Turning Back the Pages of Pasadena's Past" series by Rev. William Prince, 1940

Box III/1, Folder 1

Play, "Ring Around Rosie" by Frances DeVore-Harrison

Box III/1, Folder 2

Barthe Historical Society photograph exhibit identifications

Box III/1, Folder 3

Scrapbook clippings - Midwestern Society

Box III/1, Folder 4

Newspaper clippings about Black History Month, celebrations, marches

Box III/1, Folder 5

Newspaper clippings about Afro-Americans of Pasadena

Box III/1, Folder 6

Newspaper clippings about Isaac Richards

Box III/1, Folder 7

Publications

Box III/1, Folder 8

Exhibit-photograph captions

Box III/1, Folder 8

Exhibit-photograph captions

 

Samuel C. Sheats Papers

Box 1, Folder 1

Newspaper clippings, 1961-1994

Box 1, Folder 2

Photographs

Box 1, Folder 3

Acceptance of papers by Pasadena Museum of History, Nov. 20, 1994

Box 1, Folder 3

Star-News article, Nov. 21, 1994, remarks by Taylor Morton, Al Lowe

Box 1, Folder 4

Obituaries

Box 1, Folder 5

Handwritten notes/drafts of speeches

Box 1, Folder 6

News releases about demonstrations against discrimination

Box 1, Folder 7

Court briefs, petitions about Jackson vs. Pasadena City School District

Box 1, Folder 8

Court opinions on various subjects

Box 1, Folder 8

Court opinions on various subjects

Box 1, Folder 9

NAACP newsletters, 1967-1968, meeting programs

Box 1, Folder 10

Statement to the Pasadena Board of City Directors 1970

Box 1, Folder 11

Statement to the Pasadena School Board, 1971

Box 1, Folder 12

Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, 1972

Box 1, Folder 13

Ethnic Achievement Committee Report to Pasadena School Board, Pasadena Unified School District Enrollments, 1974

Box 1, Folder 14

Statement before Subcommittee No.5 of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Washington, D.C., 1972

Box 1, Folder 14

Summary of statement of Samuel C. Sheats before Subcommittee No. 5 of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1972

Box 1, Folder 15

Statements to the Pasadena School Board, 1972, 1975

Box 1, Folder 16

Sheats campaign for school board papers, 1969, 1975

Box 1, Folder 17

Commission on Equal Opportunity Education meeting minutes, 1969

Box 1, Folder 17

Pasadena Recreation Commission meeting minutes, 1975

Box 1, Folder 18

Pacific Oaks College commencement address, 1976

Box 1, Folder 19

Miscellaneous certificates

Box 1, Folder 20

Scrapbook No. 1

item Item 1.1

Letter to the editor, Pasadena Star-News,1967

item Item 1.2

Political campaign materials for State Assembly, 1966

item Item 1.3

Photographs of Sam Sheats

item Item 1.4

Photograph of Don White and Sam Sheats, 1968

item Item 1.5

Unidentified photograph

item Item 1.6

Campaign materials

item Item 1.7

Voting registration flyers

item Item 1.8

Miscellaneous certificates

item Item 1.9

NAACP newsletter, April 1968

item Item 1.10

Speech before Pasadena City School Board, 1968

Box 1, Folder 21

Loose items from Scrapbook No. 2

item Item 2.1

NAACP newsletters, 1967, 1968

item Item 2.2

Personal correspondence, 1962-1969

item Item 2.3

NAACP news releases, 1967

item Item 2.4

Speeches to Pasadena City School Board and City Directors, 1968

item Item 2.5

Statements, 1969

item Item 2.6

Newsclippings

item Item 2.7

Miscellaneous minutes and memos, 1968-1969

item Item 2.8

Miscellaneous campaign materials

item Item 2.8

Correspondence

Box 1, Folder 22

Miscellaneous memorabilia

Box 2

Samuel C. Sheats Papers-Scrapbook No. 2