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Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 214
Description:
The Par-Links Golf Club was founded by fifteen African-American women golfers of the East Bay on September 12, 1958. The collection
consists of one scrapbook documenting the first six years of the club’s existence from 1958-1963. It encompasses the bylaws
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17 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS213
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Dickerson © 2017
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Sean Dickerson
African American Museum & Library at Oakland 659 14th Street...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 125
Description:
The Earline Woods photograph collection consists of 58 photographs of African American churches, families, and civic organizations
in Sacramento, California. The collection is organized into four subseries: family photographs, Sacramento churches, Women's
Civic Improvement Club of Sacramento, and Assorted. The
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16 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 125
African American Museum and Library at Oakland...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland 659 14th Street...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 173
Description:
The First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oakland began in 1858, and is the first and oldest African American church
in the East Bay. The First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Oakland, Calif.) Collection includes administrative records,
correspondence, church service bulletins,
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20 search terms found:
...by: Jennifer Pickens © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All...
...Collection number: MS 173
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Church (Oakland, Calif. )
African American churches--California. Oakland (...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 37
Description:
William M. Watts (1885-1980) was born on February 15, 1885 in Lodi, Texas to Perry and Jane Watts. After earning a medical
degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Watts practiced medicine at hospitals in Houston, Texas and Fresno,
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18 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 37
African American Museum and Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum and Library at Oakland....
...Watts, William M. , Dr.
African American physicians. African Americans--...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 152
Description:
The Black Women Stirring the Waters Collection includes contributing authors’ manuscripts and correspondence, history and
records of the group, and audio recordings. The collection documents the creation of the organization’s 1997 publication,
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22 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 152
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...by: Jennifer Pickens © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All...
...Calif. ) Butler, Mary Ellen, 1940-
African American women--California--History....
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 39
Description:
The Ida L. Jackson papers encompass certificates, pamphlets, programs, correspondence, and photographs documenting her activities
as the first African American public school teacher in Oakland and as the founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority on the West
Coast.
23 search terms found:
...Jackson, Ida L. , 1902-1996
African American teachers -- California -- Oakland....
...her activities as the first
African American public school teacher in Oakland...
...Alpha sorority on the West Coast.
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 25
Description:
The Hackett family immigrated to San Francisco in 1885, when James Alexander Hackett along with his wife, Alice, and daughter,
Sadie, came to San Francisco in search of employment at the advice of his first cousin, Charles Calvin Petty, a
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17 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 25
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...and a collection of calendars.
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 74
Description:
The Otis Tarleton Mansfield Papers include six photographs of Otis Tarleton Mansfield and other African American soldiers
who served in the U.S. Army and Navy during World War I. The papers also include Mansfield’s honorable discharge from the
U.S. Naval
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16 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 74
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Curtis. World War, 1914-1918--
African Americans. The Otis Tarleton Mansfield...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 200
Description:
magazine collection includes 21 issues of magazine published between 1964-1978. The magazine includes photographs, short
articles, and local advertisements on African American social organizations, entertainment, sports and fashion events in Northern
California.
18 search terms found:
...McCarty, Brackeen.
African Americans--California--Oakland--Social conditions--...
...local advertisements on
African American social organizations, entertainment,...
...events in Northern California.
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 133
Description:
The Marion E. Wildy papers consists of photographs, diplomas, yearbooks, programs, speech, and correspondence documenting
his education, military service, and family life. The papers are organized into three series: photographs, education, and
biographical material. The bulk of the photographs is
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16 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 133
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Pearl Harbor, and a speech on
African American thought delivered at St. Andrews...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 205
Description:
Legendary Bay Area emcee Jay Payton (1925-2016) was born William J Payton on Oct. 29, 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina. Beginning
in 1972 Payton hosted the KEMO-TV music show “Soul Is” (later “The Jay Payton Show”), a weekly entertainment show
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21 search terms found:
...African American entertainers.
African American television producers and...
...Collection number: MS 205
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Dickerson © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Advisory Committee Audio Recordings Collection 1974-1977
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 208
Description:
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park was California’s first state historical park designated to African-American pioneers.
The Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Advisory Committee audio recordings collection consists of 22 audiocassette of
regional meetings, public hearings, and oral history interviews with
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39 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS208
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Dickerson © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Park Advisory Committee.
African Americans--California--Allensworth--History....
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 145
Description:
The Swastika Berkeley Civic Study Club was founded in 1924 by a group of African American women wanting to study civic issues
and participate in bettering their community. According to club publications, the purpose of the Berkeley Civic Study Club
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21 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 145
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Marianne Carden
African American Museum & Library at Oakland 659 14th Street...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 114
Description:
The Arthur R. Page collection includes photographs, baseball programs, and newspaper clippings documenting the baseball and
military career of Arthur R. Page, one of the first African American baseball players to play on integrated baseball clubs
in the United States
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17 search terms found:
...catalog. United States. Navy--
African Americans--History--20th century. United...
...Baseball--Hawaii--History.
African American baseball players. Barbers Point (...
...Collection number: MS 114
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 196
Description:
The Friends of Negro Spirituals Oral History collection consists of DVDs and transcriptions of ten oral history interviews
conducted in 2007 with supporters of Negro spirituals who work to preserve spirituals in the African American community. The
collection includes interviews
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18 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 196
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Spirituals (Organization)
African American musicians--California. Spirituals (...
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Collection Number:
Coll2014.002
Description:
Writings, correspondence, clippings, photographs, organizational records, flyers, notes, and other personal papers, 1946-1997,
from African-American writer, musician, and educator Frank Milton McCoy. Materials in the collection document his career as
a concert pianist and music educator in Los Angeles. Included
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19 search terms found:
...McCoy, Frank Milton
African American authors--...
...20th century
African American gay...
...men
African American music teachers African American musicians African...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 55
Description:
The Bernice Middleton papers include certificates, correspondence, photographs, meeting minutes, funeral programs, newspaper
clippings, and a handwritten autobiography documenting the life and career of Bernice Middleton.
17 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 55
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland....
...Middleton, Bernice. Autobiography--
African American authors. African Americans--...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 24
Description:
Morrie Turner, the first nationally syndicated African American cartoonist, was born on December 11, 1923 in Oakland, California.
In the 1960’s Turner created “Wee Pals” a comic strip about an ethnically diverse group of friends.The “Wee Pals” originally
appeared in
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23 search terms found:
...MS 24
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland, California Processed...
...by: Angela Noble #x00A9; 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All...
...and cartoons Cartoonists—
African-American Morrie Turner, the first nationally...
Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley::Bancroft Library
Collection Number:
Description:
Snapshots and portraits documenting multiple generations of the African American Parsons family of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Denver,
Colorado; Hollywood and perhaps other Southern California locations. Identified individuals include Velma Ruth Parsons (1902-1982),
her sisters Marcella Parsons and Roselle Parsons,
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Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 42
Description:
The California Native Daughters Club Collection consists of correspondence, records, printed materials, founding documents,
and artifacts related to club activities and member activities. It also contains documents specific to individual members.
18 search terms found:
...Collection number: MS 42
African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland,...
...Encoded by: Mia Jaeggli © 2013
African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All...
...California Native Daughters Club
African Americans--California--History. African...
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