TALLADEGA COLLEGE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

SAVERY LIBRARY, TALLADEGA, ALABAMA 35160

ALABAMA CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BROCHURE Principal Subjects: Historical Sketch; Brief sketch of ACHE’s Institutions; Community Out Reach programs; Cooperative Cultural Enrichment Programs; Innovative Academic Focuses; Ethnic Heritage and Supportive Services. Inclusive Dates: 1971-1979 Restrictions Permission of the Archivist Year of Deposit: Locations: Bookcase 5 Shelf 7; Box 1 THE EUGENA G. BROWN PAPERS Principal Subjects: Negro rural improvement, farm demonstration work, Negro education, Westside High School in TALLADEGA, Alabama. Inclusive Dates: 1908-1961 Biographical Data: Born, Wilcox County, Alabama, November 24, 1880, to Lindsay and Delia Brown; educ., Selma University, Talladega College, B.A., 1914; teacher, Dallas County, Alabama, and Montgomery, Alabama, 1914-1917; farm demonstration agent for Talladega County, 1917-1920; principal, Westside School, Talladega, 1920-1949; organizer and first president of City Teachers Association; married Lillian H. Harris, 1932; no children; died, June 17, 1963. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections. Year of Deposit: Copies of originals retained by Mrs. E. G. Brown deposited by Mrs. E. G. Brown, 1971. Location: Book Case 7/Shelf 4: Box 1 THE FRED R. BUNKER PAPERS Principal Subject: Correspondence, papers, diaries, extracts and clipping of missionary activities, work in Southern Africa and Mozambique mission stations, as well as daily activities in the United States. Inclusive Dates: 1835-1975

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Biographical Data: The Reverend Fred Robert Bunker (1859-1946) was a Congregational minister and a missionary to Africa. Rev. Bunker was graduated in 1887 from Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and was ordained in 1889. Through his involvement with the Students Volunteer Movement of the Young Men's Christian Association, Bunker met Isabel Helen Richards (1865-1950), a student volunteer for the Young Women's Christian Association. They were married in 1891. Under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the Bunkers immediately sailed to Africa to serve as missionaries. The Bunkers were initially stationed at Mt. Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, where they remained for many years. Following their assignment at Mt. Silinda, the Bunkers relocated in 1904 to Beira, Mozambique and in 1911 to Durban, South African. In 1917, after nearly three decades of service at various mission stations in Southern African and Mozambique, the Bunkers returned to the United States. The Bunker family resided in Oberlin, Ohio and Wilton, Connecticut, as well as various U.S. and other locations throughout New England. After his return to the U.S. And even after his retirement in 1940, Fred Bunker continued to work with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to promote and to fund mission work in Africa. After his death in 1946, his daughter, Edith Bunker Davis (1900-1991), carried on the family's commitment to mission work. Davis, with help from several other family members, created the Bunker Family Scholarship Fund which provided financial assistance to young scholars in Africa. She also became involved ion supporting African students who had come to the U.S. to pursue their education. The evolution of missionary work in Southern African, due greatly to the efforts of the Bunker family and others similarly focused, is traced through the correspondence and writings of the Bunker family. Restrictions: Permission of the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mrs. Edith Bunker Davis in 1975 Note: This Collection has been microfilmed, please use the microfilm copy. See finding aid with microfilm Location: Book Case 7/Shelves 5,6,7: Boxes 1-16 THE SAMUEL BRACY COLES PAPERS Principal Subject: Correspondence from Coles to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (A.B.C.F.M) to Dr. John H. Reisner of the Agricultural Mission Foundation, and others. Records and reports on Golden Jubilee and the Pestalozzi Children's Shelton of Angola. Inclusive Dates: 1923 - [1955?] Restrictions: Permission of the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the TALLADEGA College Historical Collections.

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Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mrs. Coles in 1971. Location: Book Case 7/Shelf 7: Box 1 RECORDS OF BLACK ORGANIZATION: A GUIDE TO PRESERVATION BROCHURE Principal Subjects: This brochure emphasizes the organization of archival materials. Items used as examples in this brochure are from the Talladega College Archival Collection. Inclusive Dates: 1978 Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 5/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE RECORDS OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF TALLADEGA Principal Subjects: First Congregational Church of Talladega, Negro Congregationalism in Alabama, Talladega College. Church registers, with lists of pastors, deacons, and communicates; minutes of church meetings (1882-1889, 1912-1920); the Congregational Church Informer (1920-1927), a type of bulletin published by the TALLADEGA church. Inclusive Dates: 1868-1964 Descriptive Data: Founded, 1868; supported by the American Missionary Association; associated with Talladega College. Often pastured by presidents of the College, the Church together with the College formed the focal point for Congregational activity in Alabama Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the TALLADEGA College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Copies of originals retained by the Church, deposited 1970 Location: Book case 7/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE DONALD P. COTTRELL PAPERS Principal Subjects: Records and minutes of the Talladega College Board of Trustees, Reports on campus government structures at other colleges, Resignation of Dr. Gray; Sit-in demonstrations in Talladega, Student disciplinary policy, Inauguration of Herman Long, dormitory construction. Inclusive Dates: 1948-1972 Restrictions Permission of the archivists; certain files may remain closed.

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the TALLADEGA College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Dr. Cottrell in 1975 Location: Book Case 7/Shelf 7: Boxes 1-5 THE HENRY N. DREWRY PAPERS Principal Subjects: Civil rights activities, esp. in Princeton, New Jersey; education, esp. the teaching of history; black studies. Inclusive Dates: 1952-1976 Biographical Data: Born, Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 8, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. L. Emmett Drewry; educ., Talladega College, B/A., 1948, Teachers College of Columbia University, M.A., 1949, Rutgers University, Stanford University, and Yale University, further study; military service, World War II; history instructor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, 1949-51; claims assistant, Social Security Administration, Trenton, N. J., 1952-54; history teacher, 1954-68, and chairman of the Social Studies Department, 1960-68, Princeton (N.J>) High School; faculty, Summer Institute for Teachers of History, Princeton University, 1965-67; Director of Preparation and Placement, Professor of History, and sometime Master of Woodrow Wilson College, Princeton University, 1968- ; sometime president of the Princeton Association for Human Rights, trustee of Mercer County Community College, Talladega College, and the Choate School, a director of the Princeton YMCA, member of the Human Rights Committee of the N.J. Education Association, the Executive Committee on Teaching; awards, the William Robertson Coe Fellowship, Institute of American History, Stanford; the Eagleton Institute-New Jersey Society Fellowship; the John Hay Fellowship; Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award, Harvard University; pub., with Frank Freidel, America: a Modern History of the United States (1969), and with Cecelia H. Drewry, Afro-American History: Past to Present (1971); married, Cecelia Hodges, 1952. Restriction: Written permission of the donor Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mr. Henry N. Drewry in 1975ff Location: Book Case 8/Shelves 5, 6: Boxes 1-5 THE REV. A. L. EDMINSTON PAPERS Principal Subjects: Diaries of daily act ivies from 1916-1941; Include itinerary reports; Includes accounts of agricultural school, Luebo, for 1918; statistics, 1919-1930; and record of rains. Inclusive Dates: 1916-1941 Restrictions: Permission of the archivist

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Microfilm of originals retained by Mrs. Lucille Edmiston Moore in 1973. Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 3 RECORDS OF THE FOOD RELIEF COMMITTEE OF THE TALLADEGA CHAPTER OF THE ALABAMA COUNCIL ON HUMAN RELATIONS Principal Subject: Correspondence and reports and clippings regarding the initiation of a Food Stamp Program in Talladega County. Content: Personal file of Leon P. and Marilyn D. Spencer documenting public protest and pressure seeking the establishment of a food stamp program and the end to the commodity distribution program in the county. Inclusive Dates: 1969-1975 Restrictions Permission of the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE LISTER L. FRANKLIN PAPERS Principal Subjects: Texts of speeches, including "Christian Maturity;' faculty bulletin for Talladega County Training School; funeral notices. Inclusive Dates: 1949-1969 Biographical Data: Franklin (d. 1969) served for twenty-two years as principal of Talladega County Training School. His papers include several speeches, clippings, and his master’s thesis, "Trends in Superstitious Belief among Junior High School Students in Talladega County" (1949). Restrictions: Permission of the archivists Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE NETTYE G. GODDARD PAPERS

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Principal Subjects: Draft of manuscript of collections of writings concerning the black experience; proposed collection of writings; Contemporary English Inclusive Dates: 1967-1976 Restrictions: Permission of the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: 1977 Location: Book Case 8/Shelf 6: Boxes 1-2 THE REVERENDS JOHN WASHINGTON GOODGAME PAPERS Principal Subjects: Obituaries; a collection of sermons, addresses, and photographs Inclusive Dates: 1925-1962 Biographical Data: John Washington Goodgame (d. 1937) and his son, John Washington Goodgame, Jr. (d. 1962) served successively as pastors of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama (1918[?]- 1937 and 1938-1962). Among miscellaneous clippings and programs, the most noteworthy item is a locally-published collection of sermons and addresses (n.d.) by the father. It includes an address, "The Growth of Adverse Public Opinion towards the Negro." Restrictions: Permission by the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Miss Fannie Goodgame in 1972 Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE HILTON E. HANNA PAPERS Principal Subjects: Consists of texts of addresses. Topics include "The Black Backside,' a convocation address (1969); "The Road We Forgot," an address concerned with the divisions in American society (1969); and "India and the U.S.A. in the Seventies" (1970) Inclusive Dates: 1959-1972 Biographical Data: Hanna (1907- ) has become in recent years a nationally-known figure in the trade union movement. He has been associated with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America for over a quarter of a century, and served as executive assistant at international headquarters. Restrictions: Written permission of the donor

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mr. Hanna in 1972 Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE DR. WALTER JUDSON HEACOCK PAPERS

Principal Subjects: Copies of diplomas, newspapers clippings, 1943 Furman University Class Day Exercises and Commencement programs, plaque and various awards;

Slides of Norway, Sweden, Denmark; Book- Ancestors of Charles Clement Heacock, compiled by Roger Lee Heacock, 1950: Theses, Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, Southern Legislation Concerning Education During Reconstruction; Doctor of Philosophy, William Brockman Bankhead. Diaries, 1956-1963 outlining his daily life. Inclusive Dates: 1943 – 1992 Biographical Data: A native of Talladega, Alabama, Walter Judson Heacock earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University and the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees, in History, from the University of Wisconsin. While a commissioned officer of the United States Navy during World War II, he attended Harvard University School of Business. 1983, Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Delaware. Served as Assistant Professor of History, Furman University, and Director of Exhibition Buildings, Williamsburg, Virginia. “He was the intellectual conceiver and guiding spirit in the creation and development of the Hagley Museum, Wilmington, Delaware. He also served as

General Director of The Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation of Wilmington, Delaware”.

Restrictions: Permission by the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Location: Books Case 6/ Shelf 6: Boxes 1-4 THE WILLIAM H. HOLLOWAY PAPERS Principal Subjects: Biographical sketches, sermons, notes, addresses, and clippings. Inclusive Dates 1905-1970 Biographical Data: Holloway was born in Goldsboro, N.C., the only son of Annie and William H. Holloway. The family moved to Raleigh, N.C. He graduated from Talladega College in Alabama, with the A.B. degree and ordination to the Gospel Ministry in 1899. He received his B.D. Degree from Yale Divinity School. He taught at Talladega College College in the field of sociology . In 1930 he became Pastor of the Washington Street Presbyterian Church in Reading, Pennsylvania. Restrictions: Written permission of the donor

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mrs. Holloway in 1971 Location: Book Case 8/Shelves 6,7: Boxes 1-11 THE MARY W. HURLBUT PAPERS Principal Subjects: Angola, West Africa Mission, Photographs of Portugal, Clippings, letters from home, correspondence from Portugal and Angola. Inclusive Dates: 1922-1953 Restrictions: Written permission of the donor Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Miss Hurlbut in 1977 Location: Book Case 8/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE ISH FAMILY PAPERS Principal Subjects: Excerpts, undated, from a diary of J.C. Ish concern his youth and education; clippings and other items, including the golden anniversary program of the Pulaski County [Arkansas] Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association (1955), relating to the medical work of G. W. Stanley Ish, Sr. and Jr., correspondence and clippings concerning J. G. Ish, Jr.'s appointment to the Illinois Public Aid Commission (1955-19062; and miscellaneous photographs. Inclusive Dates: 1880?-1970 Biographical Data: The Ish Family Papers pertain principally to Jefferson G. Ish; his two sons, Jefferson G. Ish, Jr. (d. 1962, and G. W. Stanley Ish (d. 1970); and the latter’s son, G. W. Stanley Ish, Jr. (d. 1965). Originally from Tennessee, J. G. Ish settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, probably in the 1880s, and his family has for the most part remained in that state. J. G. Ish and his namesake were both involved in education, the son also entering the business world. G. W. S. Ish and his namesake both had careers in medicine. Restrictions: Written permission of the donor Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mrs. Earl R. Jones and Mrs. Harriett Ish Walker in 1971 and 1972

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Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE DR. E. PAUL JONES PAPERS Principal Subject: Education Inclusive Dates: 1927-1969 Biographical Data: Born, New Orleans, La., Feb. 3, 1904, to Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Paul Jones, Sr.; educ., Talladega College, B.A., 1927, University of Cincinnati, M.A., 1944; hon., Miles College, D.Lit., 1954, Daniel Payne College, Ll.D., 1964; edu. certificates, Yale University, 1955, Dillard University, 1959; teacher, Dallas County Training School, Ala., 1927-29; principal, Carver High School, Bessemer, Ala., 1929-33; supervisor of Negro schools, Bessemer, 1933-7; supervisor of Negro schools, Jefferson County, Ala., 1937-47; director, Negro division of Education, Jefferson County, 1947-66; retired, 1966; publications, Stateus of Public Education for Negroes in Jefferson County, Alabama, 1948; married, Erma Gaillard, Hawkinsville, Ga., 1930; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Jones Porter; died, Birmingham, Ala., June 22, 1969. (See Who's Who in American Education.) Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: 1970 Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 6: Boxes 1-2 THE RECORDS OF KING'S CHAPEL (CONGREGATIONAL, KYMULGA, ALABAMA) Principal Subjects: History of the church Inclusive Dates: 1873-1970s Descriptive Data: Founded, 1873; supported by the American Missionary Association; associated with Talladega College Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Deposit: Gift of L. Zenobia Coleman, 1977 Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1

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THE HENRY C. McDOWELL PAPERS Principal Subjects: Christian missions in Angola and in Africa generally; the Congregational church; Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain, North Carolina; Department of Race Relations, American Missionary Association Inclusive Dates: 1910ff Biographical Data: Born, Epes, Alabama, Feb. 7, 1894, to Lorenzo and Louvenia M. McDowell; educ., Talladega College, B.A. and B.D., 1915, 1917, and D.D. (Hon.), 1937, and Hartford Seminary, 1930; pastor, First Congregational Church of Chattanooga, 1917-18, Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven, 1944-47, and Church of the Open Dodior, Miami, 1959-67; missionary to Angola with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1919-37, 1947-59; principal, Lincoln Academy, 1937-44; visiting lecturer, Hartford Seminary, 1944-47, 1952-53; recipient of the Harmon Award, 1930; married, Bessie Fonvielle, 1918 (d. 1942), Ruth Elaine Alexander, 1944; two sons by first marriage. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Deposit: Deposited by Henry C. McDowell, 1971ff Location: Book Case 9/Shelves 6, 7: Boxes 1-8 THE AARON M. McMILLAN COLLECTION

Principal Subject: Correspondence, much of which is with medical colleagues in the mission field in Angola; hospital records, medical reports, clippings, and health conditions in this Portuguese colony Inclusive Dates: 1933-1946 Restrictions: Written permission of the donor Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements,

established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Dr. McMillan in 1972 Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 7, 8: Box 1-6 THE JOHN S. MARSH PAPERS Principal Subjects: Christian mission in southern Rhodesia (Rhodesia, Zimbabwe); political developments in Central Africa. Inclusive Dates: 1893-1977 Biographical Data: Born, Schroon Lake, New York, July 16, 1898, to William D. and

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Lillian A. Sawyer Marsh; educ., Mt. Hermon School, 1917, Oberlin College, 1917-19, Yale College, grad. 1922, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1922-25, Yale University, M.A., 1926; ord. at the Congregational Church, Oxford, Conn., 1925; commissioned with wife as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, from the Congregational Church, Naugatuck, Conn., 1926; missionary in Rhodesia, 1926-1955; mission positions included supt. of village schools, supt. of churches, mission chairman, secretary, and treasurer; involved in Scouting movement for Africans, sometimes chairman of Southern Rhodesia Missionary Conference; pastor, Yoked Parish of Wentworth and West Rumney, N. H., 1956-59, Lake Region Parish, Vermont, 1959-63, west Newbury Congregational Church, Vt., 1963-72; retired, 1972; married, Dorothy L. Van Wie, June 1, 1926; children, Louise Adelaide, 1927, Dwight Lewis, 1929, William Van Wie, 1934 Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by the Rev. John S. Marsh, 1977ff Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 8: Box 1 THE LESLIE RICHARD MAYE PAPERS Principal Subject: Religion Inclusive Dates: 1886-1943 Biographical Data: Born, Sedalie, N.C., Jan. 15, 1886; educ. Talladega College, B. D., 1911, Oskaloosa College, B. S., 1926; ordained, Congregational church, Talladega, Ala., June 3, 1911; pastor, Shelby, Ala., 1911-13, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1913-16, Plymouth church, Dallas, Tex., 1916-28, 1939-43, Peoples church, Dallas, Tex., 1916-24; A.M.E. pastorates at Greenville & Foreston, Tex., 1929-30, Hubbard, Tex., 1930-31, Waco, Tex., 1931-35, Bastrop, Tex., 1935-36, Denton, Tex., 1936-37, Ft. Worth, Tex., 1937-38, Terrell, Tex., 1938-39; pres., Community Improvement Assoc., Dallas, 1916-28; secy, Interdenominational Alliance, Dallas, 1917-28; treas., Plymouth Congregation Conference of Texas and Okla., 1922-25; married, Susie Anna Mitchell, Cusseta, Ga., 1913; one son, Leslie Richard, Jr.; died, Dallas, Tex., May 29, 1943. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mrs. Maye in 1970 Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 8: Box 1

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THE JOHN M. P. METCALF PAPERS Principal Subjects: Correspondence, letters to his parents, excerpts from Metcalf family genealogy, letters to his brothers and sisters regarding the severance of his ties with the College. Inclusive Dates: 1902-1916? Biographical Data: Metcalf (1864-1941) was associated with Talladega College from 1897 to 1916 as Professor, Dean, and during the last eight years, President. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE ELLA PEARSON MITCHELL PAPERS Principal Subject: Miscellaneous correspondence and material, including programs and speaking arrangements, Talladega College, and teaching responsibilities Inclusive Dates: 1969-1975 Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Box 1 THE JOSEPH SOLON MITCHELL PAPERS Principal Subject: Scrapbook covering Mitchell's career from 1933 to 1966, and miscellaneous documents, text of six plays Inclusive Dates: 1910-1966 Biographical Data: Born, Auburn, Alabama, Aug. 25, 1891, to Elizabeth and Solon Mitchell; educ., Talladega College, B.A., 1913; Harvard University School of Law, 1913-15; Boston University School of Law, Ll.B., 1917; Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, 1917; law practice, Boston, 1917-66; married Lucy miller, September 8, 1923, children, Laura Mitchell Holland, Joseph S. Mitchell, Jr.; died, April 26, 966 Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Gift of Mrs. Lucy M. Mitchell, 1967, Additions, 1978 Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 8: Box 1 THE MARGARET MONTGOMERY PAPERS Principal Subject: Correspondence, program and notes Inclusive Dates: @1865-1972 Restriction: Permission from the Archvits Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year Deposited Location: Book Case 8/Shelf 3: Boxes 1-4 THE ERNEST E. NEAL PAPERS Principal Subject: General papers on various subjects that he published. Inclusive Dates: 1938-1962 Biographical Data: Born, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 21, 1911. Education: 1930, High School diploma, Knoxville College Academy, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1935, B.S., Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee; 1938, M.A., in Sociology, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee; 1942-43 and 1947-48, two years of additional graduate study, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Occupations: 1039-1944, Chairman, Department of Sociology, Texas College, Tyler, Texas. 1944-1945, Regional Information Specialist, Regional Office of Price Administration, Dallas, Texas. 1945-1946, Professor of Sociology and Economics, North Carolina College, Durham, N.C. 1946-1948, Director, Applied Education, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas 1948- , Director, Rural Life Council, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Restriction: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Location: Book Base 8/Shelf 8: Boxes 1-4 THE VENUS RAGLAND PAPERS Principal Subjects: Correspondence, Bulletins, Programs for Church Services,

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General information relevant to the congregational church, photographs Inclusive Dates: 1901-1970 Restriction: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Location: Book Case 10/Shelves 5,6: Boxes 1-6 THE ARTHUR D. SHORES PAPERS Principal Subjects: Transcripts and records of appeal to the Court of Appeals of Alabama, Seventh Division, Judicial proceedings, etc. Inclusive Date: 1945-1962 Restrictions: Written Permission of the donor Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by Mr. Shores in 1976 Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 6: Boxes 1-2 THE EDWIN CHALMERS SILSBY PAPERS Principal Subjects: Talladega College, Congregational churches in Alabama, Burrell Academy Inclusive Dates: 1851-1937 Biographical Data: Born, Bangkok, Siam, Aug. 25, 1851, to Rev. and Mrs. John Silsby; educ., Bryant and Stratton's Business College, 1868, Oberlin College, 1871-3, law student, 1873-5, Talladega College, M.A., 1907, Howard University, Ll.d., 1913; compositor for Mobile Nationalist 1866; teacher, Negro schools, Montgomery, Selma, and Marion, Alabama, 1866-7; clerk to U.S. commissioner, Selma, 1867; hospital steward, Freedman's Hospital, Selma, 1868; asst. engrossing clerk and asst.; clerk of House of Representatives, Montgomery, 1868-9; sub. asst. registrar of voters, Dallas County, 1869; bus. mgr., Selma Press, 1869, 1871; asst. U.S. Marshall, census, 1870; dep. clerk of circuit court, Dallas County, 1869-72; principal, Burrell Academy, Selma, 1875-85; secy and treas., 1885-1907, dean and registrar, 1907-112, professor of economics, civics, and ethics, 1907-16, emeritus professor of history and political science, 1916-22, Talladega College; married, Nettie Brewster, Madison, Ohio, 1877; children, Mrs. Harriet Kneeland, Miss Laura J. Silsby (2 others died in childhood); died, Nov. 26, 1922.

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Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Deposited by E. C. Silsby during tenure at Talladega College Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 6: Boxes 1-3 RECORDS OF THE SNOW HILL INSTITUTE Principal Subjects: History of Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute, financial records, catalogues, and some photographs Inclusive Dates 1899-1958 Restrictions: Permission of the archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Microfilm of originals retained by the Snow Hill Institute in 1973. Location: Book Case 9/Shelf 3 RECORDS OF THE TALLADEGA COLLEGE HILLS APARTMENTS Principal Subject: Housing in Talladega Inclusive Dates: 1969-1971 Background: Housing project developed by Talladega College to meet needs of low- income families. The Talladega College Hills Apartments opened in 1970. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: 1979 Location: Book Case 10/Shelf 7: Boxes 1-4 THE MATTIE RIVERS TRAMMELL PAPERS Principal Subject: Program and minutes of the Alabama Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Minutes of annual sessions cover twenty-four of the forty-one years between 1924 and 1965. Inclusive Dates 1910-1965 Biographical Data Mattie Rivers Trammell, a graduate of Talladega College in 1915, was long active in women's clubs in Alabama, as was her mother before her.

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Restrictions Permission of the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: Book Case 10/shelf 7; Box 1 THE DALE ROSEN COLLECTION Principal Subject: Thesis on "The Alabama Share Croppers Union" Inclusive Dates: 1865-1955 Restrictions: Copyright Reserve by the Author Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Donated by Ted Rosengather & Dale Rosen Location: BC6/S7 Box 1 THE CHARLES HENRY HAYNES & FOREST LEROY SHOEMAKER COLLECTION Principal Subject: Dissertations: "Why did Free Negroes own Slaves? by Haynes. "The University of Chicago Centralization in Ohio" by Shoemaker Inclusive Dates: 1670-1830; 1803-1914 Restrictions: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: BC6/S7 Box 2 FANNIE KATHERINE TAYLOR Principal Subject: Diploma: Bachelor of Arts Inclusive Date: May 1948 Restrictions: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: BC6/S7 Box 2

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THE JOE A LEE COLLECTION Principal Subject: Doctor of Philosophy - "A Description of the Influences of Corporate Support on Private, Historically Black Four - Year College and Universities during the period 1980-1986" Inclusive Dates: 1980-1986 Year of Deposit: February 15, 1991 Location: BC6/S7 Box 2 THE GEORGE W. CRAWFORD COLLECTION

Principal Subjects: Books entitled: To George W. Crawford in Tribute for Fifty years of service to Talladega College", consisting of a collection of letters

regarding the service of Crawford. Law Degree Diploma, Book entitled "The Talladega Manual of Vocational Guidance (The Red Book) written and compiled by George W. Crawford. Inclusive Dates: 1937-1954 Restrictions: Permission from the Archivists Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements,

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Location: BC6/S7 Box 1 THE MARGARET HELEN SCOTT COLLECTION Principal Subject: Book: "The Miracles of Dixie, Story of my Life in Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky". Congregational school for Negroes is Marion, Alabama. Pictures of Lincoln normal, Marion, AL. Talladega College. 1891 picture of school served by the bookmobile from Talladega College. Inclusive Dates: 1936-1944; 1947-1967 Restriction: Permission from the Archivists Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: BC6/S7 Box 3 THE TALLADEGA CHAPTER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Principal Subject: A Plaque donated in remembrance of Stone Hall, built in 1881. Mrs. Valaria G. Stone of Malden, Massachusetts give the money to erect Stone Hall, which bears her name. Inclusive Dates: 1881-1980

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Restrictions: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Year of Deposit: Location: BC6/S7 Box 3 TALLADEGA COLLEGE PRESIDENT MISCELLEOUS COLLECTION Principal Subjects: New clippings, committee reports, restoration report, and proposals Inclusive Dates: 1991 – Restrictions: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, Established by the Talladega College Historical Collections Contents: Dr. Joseph B. Johnson, 1991-1997

• Program “ Honoring Talladega College 1994 Golden Diploma Recipients,” May 6, 1994

• Press release – ”Talladega President Submit Resignation Amid Commendation For College’s Progress”, October 23, 1997

• Newspaper clipping, “Ex-Talladega Trustee Suing Board for $6.5 million” The Daily Home, September 28, 1995

• Letter & Response, report to Review Team, which conducted an on-site review at Talladega College on January 21-24, 1996. March 12, 1996

• A proposed five year plan 1992-97

Dr. Marguerite Archie-Hudson, 1998-1999 • The Inauguration of Dr. Archie-Hudson, November 17, 1999 • New Clippings, 1998-1999 • Report of the Reaffirmation Committee, February 1-4, 1999 • Letter from Southern Association of college & Schools Commission on

College, March 24, 1999 • Restoration Report to the Council on Social Work Education, April 15,

1998 • Web Page, 10/22/01

Dr. Henry Ponder, 2000 – • Program. “A Community Reception Honoring Dr. Henry Ponder,

President, Talladega College”, January 13, 2002 • Newspaper clippings

Year of Deposit: 2000 Location: Book Case 6/Shelf 7 Box 1

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THE OLIVE MARGUERITE WALLACE PAPERS Principal Subjects: 1926 Junior Senior Banquet Program, 1927 Talladega College Year Book, 1929 Commencement Exercise Program (2 Copies), 1929 School day Memories Book, 5/1930 The Talladegan, 10/1936 Sunrise O’er Alabama. Photographs: Talladega College Buildings, Olive M. Wallace, McIntyre, Charlton Hamilton, 1927-28 Choir, Mayme Evelyn Lawhatt—all class of 1929. Inclusive Dates: 1872-2001 Biographical Data: Born, Monticello, Arkansas, December 10, 1907, to Rev. Oliver and Mary C. Wallace; educ., Monticello Academy, M. W. Gibbs High School, 1924, Philander Smith College, Talladega College, A.B., 1929; Teacher, Blount County schools-1928-1929, Hale High School, Maryville, TN; married Fred Henry 1943 and Parris Hannum, 1974; No children; died, November 6 2001. Restrictions: Permission from the Archivist Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, Established by the Talladega College Historical Collections. Year of Deposit: February 26, 2001 Location: Book Case 6/S7: Box 1 THE LUCY (MILLER) MITCHELL PAPERS Principal Subject: 1/24/2002 obituary and picture from the Bay State Banner. Inclusive Dates: 1900-2002 Biographical Data: Born, 1900 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Education: Daytona Normal And Industrial School for Girls, 1922 graduate from Talladega College, Alabama, Master’s degree in education from Boston University. Director, of the Robert Gold Shaw Nursery School, Roxbury, MA. An Oral history of her life was recorded for the Black Women Oral History Project at Radcliffe College’s Schlesinger Library. Married Joseph S. Mitchell, one daughter, Laura Holland, one son, Superior Court Judge Joseph S. Mitchell, Jr. Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist

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Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, Established by the Talladega College Historical Collections. Year Deposit: 2002 Location: Book Case 6/S7: Box 1 BLACK COWBOYS COMIC BOOK Principal Subjects: Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine. Black Cowboys history written so that young people can understand easily. Inclusive Dates: 1976, (Issued quarterly)

Brief Synopsis: Black Cowboys: “When the gun smoke and the dust of the cattle herds lifted, somewhere along the trail some 5,000 Black Cowboys were lost

by our historians. Writers of western fiction along with the producers of western movies had ignored the Black Cowboy. However, the facts show that Black men also rode the cattle trails and were heroes and villains too, as they faced all the dangers and hardships of a cowboy’s

life.” These comic books tell the stories of only a few of these men.

Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist

Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, Established by the Talladega College Historical Collections.

Year of Deposit:

Location: Book case 6/S7 – Box 1

VIRGINIA FOOTE ANDERSON – LETTER (Amorette E. Foote – Matron Foster Hall – 1892-1899) Inclusive Date: 29 October 2002 Restrictions: Permission of the Archivist

Regulations: Subject to all general regulations, including publication requirements, Established by the Talladega College Historical Collections.

Year of Deposit: 2002 Location: Book Case 6/S7: Box 1

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STATEWIDE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Author: Alabama Center For Higher Education Title: Statewide Oral History Project 9/1972-10/1974 Description: An Analytical and Description Report ii, 36 page; Transcriptions of Interviews Vols. I-X; Phonotapes: 56 5” reel tapes. Notes: Transcripts of 230 interviews completed under the auspices of the Alabama Center For Higher Education, administered and coordinated by the Division Of Behavioral Science Research Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee Institute. The Alabama Center for Higher Education (ACHE) was composed Of eight predominately black senior colleges in Alabama and incorporated Under the laws of the State of Alabama as an agency to promote cooperation

among the institutions. The Statewide Oral History Project was conceived and implemented to supplement the “Collection and Evaluation of Material

on Black Americans” (CEMBA). It was the first oral history program in Alabama primarily concerned with gathering information in the black Community. The first purpose was to record the experience of Black Alabamians in their attempts to cope with racial discrimination and in their struggle to achieve equality of opportunity. J The second purpose of the Project was to make the data available for instructional and research use and to demonstrate methods for utilization. The third purpose was to train faculty associates, archivists, staff employees, and students in the methodology and procedures associated with oral history. Insitutions involved: Alabama A & M University, Alabama State University, Daniel Payne College, Miles College, Oakwood College, Stillman College, Talladega College, and Tuskegee University. Subjects: William Heart, Ruby Kimble, Odessa woody, Mr. & Mrs. Brewer Findley, Teddy Wilson, Dr. Everett W. McNair, Laura R. Daley, Dr. Arthur Bacon, Dr. J. Roland Braithwaite, Milton S. Hurst, Demus Frazier, M. J. Edwards Terry, Harold A. Franklin, Michael Phipps, Thomas Hardy, and Robert Strickland. Subject Headings Alabama – Sharecroppers Alabama – Talladega - Civil Rights Talladega College Farm Race Relations Alabama – Talladega County – NAACP Alabama – Talladega – Oral histories Location: Book case 9 Shelf/3 TALLADEGA COLLEGE HISTORICAL COLLECTION ORAL HISTORY PROJECT Author: Talladega College Title: Oral History Project continuation Description: See the Statewide Oral History Project for the description. Talladega college representatives Continued gathering information in the Talladega black community and at Talladega College. Subjects: Walter Baker, April, 1971, November 11, 1994; Essie Barclay, May 14, 1971; Edith Bunker Davis, 28 February 1975 – The Fred Bunker Collection; `Adolphus Coleman, December 7, 1974; Aarao Cornelio-January 11-13, 1977; Davis-FRB/Gen. 5/1/2; Attorney Armard Derfner, May 7, 1979; Henry Drewry, “Black Studies”, Some Good News, Some Bad News”,

1/25/78; Autherine Lucy Foster, November 11-12, 1977; A Symposium: “Facets of Black Music”, April 21-22, 1972, John Patton, Black Music for Concert Stage; Teddy Wilson, The Maturing of Jazz; Edwin Hogan, “The Music of the Black Churches; Eileen Southern, “The Afro-American Heritage”; Willie Frazier, April 12, 1971;

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Rev. Edward Gardner, November 9, 1977; Daniel Glass, February 18, 1975; Dr. Arthur Gray, May 14, 1977; Harrison Frank, April 8, 1973, sides 1,2 and 3; Holloway, W.H. (Mrs.) August 27, 1971; Holloway, William, Papers; Rev. Robert King, November 9,1977; Phillip Long, Mr. And Mrs., April, 1971; Prof. Sam Ntiro, December 8, 1977; Henry McDowell, June 12-13, 1975, sides 1,2&3, June 13, 1975; Eunice Pitts Meadows, April, 1971 And April 15, 1971; Benjamin Swain, May 11, 1971; William Taylor, April, 1971. Location: Book case 9 Shelf/3

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