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AR.Z.006
Dates:
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Creator: Simond, Ada DeBlanc
Persons
- Isaacs, Lura
- Lenoir, Alice Jean Meroney Isaacs Alexander
- Meroney, Charles G.
- Meroney, Rufus
- Simond, Ada DeBlanc
Organizations
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Bowery Saloon
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- 404 E. 6th Steet (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- African American women authors
- Real property--Texas--Austin
- Illustrated children's books--Publishing
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2014.022
Dates:
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Creator: Woods family; Griffin family
Persons
- Woods, Nettie V. DeWitty
- Griffin, Ethel Jean
- Griffin, Virginia
- Woods, Marion
Organizations
- Blackshear Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
- Huston-Tillotson College
- Kealing Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Rosewood School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- East Austin (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- Families--Texas--Austin
- African American women
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- Education--Texas--Austin
- Public schools--Texas--Austin
- Universities and colleges--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2003.003
Dates:
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Creator: Youngblood, Arlene
Persons
- Youngblood, Arlene
- Adams, Bertrand
- Adams, Hazel V. Breedlove
- Adams, Johnnie Mae Owens Bell Humphreys
- Adejumo, Joyce Elizabeth Hunt
- Agnew, Keynard DeVaughn, Sr.
- Akins, William Charles
- Alexander, Perkins
- Alexander, Titus Edgar
- Allen, Claudia Lenora Murphy
- Alspaugh, Randolph Alexander
- Armstrong, Florene Martin
- Askey, Gilbert Alexander
- Baker, Callie Canada
- Barrientes, Alexander
- Bartling, Nancy J.
- Bell, Joe Thomas
- Benish, Susan J.
- Bolden, Gertrude
- Bostick, John, Jr.
- Bowser, Erbie
- Bracy-Crawford, W. Estherlena
- Brieger, Benjamin F., Jr.
- Caldwell, Joyce Collins
- Caldwell, Matthew S.
- Campbell, Arlene M.
- Carr, Isreal
- Cashaw, Leon E.
- Chambers, Delia Cecile Sissy Chase
- Chase, Lucille Mildred Johnson
- Chism, Henry, Jr.
- Church, John Wilbert
- Clay, Chester, Jr.
- Clinton, Lola B. Smith
- Coffman, Hazel Gertrudis Facey
- Collins, Mae Evelyn Kinchion
- Collins, Wilford Floyd
- Conley, Onie B.
- Conner, B. E.
- Cooper, Eddie Lee Youngblood Denton
- Crayton, Lillie Mae Medearis
- Crayton, Plato Erasmus, Sr.
- Cross, Dorothy Nell
- Curry, Cynthis Ann Ollison
- Curry, Timothy Charles, Sr.
- Cyphers, Marcelee Hope
- Daniels, Jean E.
- Davidson, John Eddie
- Davidson, Otencia Durst
- DeShay, Beulah Mae
- Dixon, Barbara Watson
- Doxie, Essie Lee Johnson
- Dunmore, Viola Arnita Williams
- Emerson, Joe
- Falke-Obey, Anyce Hazel Marie
- Farrington, Kenneth Earl
- Franklin, Wayland Howard
- Gallimore, Vinette Ambrozine Russell
- Gardner, Stokely Rowe
- Garrett, Felix Eugene, III.
- Gilbert, Emma Marie Davis
- Grace, Donald Edward
- Grant, Phyllis Lorraine
- Hamilton, James Ernest
- Hargrove, Plunella Bailey
- Hargrove, Willie James
- Harris, Carroll Ann Harris
- Harris, Wilton Daniel, Sr.
- Haynes, Anthony Eugene
- Henderson, Oneida Elizbeth
- Herbst, Dean Finley
- Herbst, Harvey R.
- Hicks, Kay Francis
- Holden, Charles C. C., Sr.
- Hollins, Charlotte Reneé
- Holmes, Johnny
- Houston, Fanny Ruth Thomas
- Hunter, Velma Lee Hargrove
- Hutchinson, J. D.
- Hutchinson, Patricia Ann
- Jackson, Corey Jamaal
- Jackson, Dorothy Nellean Hamilton Lee
- Johnson, Clara Marie Cadd Watkins
- Johnson, Evelyn
- Johnson, Van Kirk
- Jones, Vernal Orlando, Jr.
- Jones, Birdia Lou
- Julius, Patsy Lanell Allen, Dr
- Kelley, Marvin Wayne
- Kimbles, Mary Crawford
- Kindred, Rosie Lee Whittington
- King, Carl Earl
- King, John Q. Taylor, Sr.
- Kirk, Lee Andrew, Jr.
- Kirk, Willie Mae
- Lane, Alice Jean Isaacs
- Lawless, Fannie Mae Murphy
- Lee, Betty Jo
- Lewis¸ Virginia Lott
- Limbs, Louiser
- Lofton, Addie L.
- Lofton, Helen Elizabeth
- Lott, Oral Rochester, Jr.
- Lottmann, Larry
- Loudder, Karen Ekman
- Marion, Chester Nesby, Jr.
- Marion, Mae Harris
- Massie, Marvin G.
- Mayes, Thomas Andrew
- McCall, Willie Mae
- McCullough, Christopher De’Jon
- McMillan, Billy Reese, Sr.
- McMillan, Joseph T., Jr.
- McNealy, James Leon
- Miles, Floyd, Jr.
- Miller, Charlotte Ray
- Mims, Joey C., Sr.
- Morris, Billy J.
- Nance, Dorothy Cranford
- Nance, Dwight Deleanor
- Nealy, Charlotte Elaine
- Overton, Frederick Doyle
- Overton, Hazel Marie
- Owens, Murray Maurice
- Phillips, Dorothy Bryant
- Poe, Eva Delores Ross
- Price, Marie Bernardine
- Pryor, Cactus
- Redd, Searcy, Sr.
- Reece, Dolores Winthrop Muldrew
- Rhone, Marjorie
- Richard, J. M.
- Richard, Vivien Arlene Coe
- Riep, Nathaniel Comal, Jr.
- Robinson, Arthur Ray, Sr.
- Robinson, Mary Lois
- Ross, Roy McCullough, Sr.
- Sauls, Ruth Davis
- Schenkkan, Robert Frederic
- Scott, Herman Tobe
- Selmon, Alvin Louis
- Simond, Luther Charles
- Sistrunk, Henry, Jr.
- Smalley, Roosevelt J.
- Smith, Bruce Leslie
- Smith, Cynthia Elaine Edmondson
- Smith, Emmett Wayne
- Smith, Larry M.
- Sparrow, Bobbie Lee Cartwright
- Spence, Vera Fayrene Clinton
- Smith, Donald Joseph
- Spence, Stan Clynton
- Stamps, Petrinella M.
- Tapscott, Robert
- Temple, Florence Etta Hawkins
- Thayer, William Lawrence, Jr.
- Thomas, Eva Morgan
- Thomas, Melvin
- Ussery, Edith M. Farmer
- VanZandt, Thelma McLaurin
- Walker, Asberry
- Walker, Chester A., Jr.
- Walker, Cornelius
- Walker, Eldora Willis
- Walker, Emeral Mitchell
- Walker, Frank S.
- Walker, Jafus Nathaniel, Jr.
- Walker, James Cook
- Walker, Kay Sherell
- Warren, Raba Odell
- Washington, Billy Maurice
- Washington, Geraldine Theresa
- Washington, Pamela Kaye
- Wells, Iria
- White, Ann Elizabeth
- Williams, Bobbie Ella
- Williams, Lucille Wright
- Williams, Obra Gene
- Williams, Horace Edwin, Sr.
- Williams, Porter, Jr.
- Willis, Reginald Ray
- Wilson, Vernon
- Winsett, Henry William, III.
- Winston, Vivian Eleanor King
- White, Pearlie Mae
- Yett, Buck, Sr.
- Youngblood, Albin Lee, Sr.
- Youngblood, Christine Ambrosine Gallimore
- Youngblood, Georgia Conner
- Youngblood, Latatlion Gail Richard
- Youngblood, Ralph, Sr.
- Youngblood, Rudolph
- Youngblood, Steven Ross, Sr.
- Youngblood, Theodore Roosevelt
Organizations
- Wesley United Methodist Church (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- East Austin (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- African Americans--Funeral customs and rites
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Walker and Davis Families Papers
AR.2005.047
Creator: Walker family; Davis family
Persons
- Walker family
- Davis family
- Gray, Harriett
- Hayden, O.
- Newton family
- Gregg, Evelyn Banks
- Jones, M. J. Davis
Organizations
- Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
- St. John Regular Missionary Baptist Association
- National Baptist Hotel
- Baptist Union Bible Band No. 1 (Hornsby, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Travis County (Tex.)--Religious life and customs
Subjects
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- African American churches--Texas--Travis County
- Family--Texas--Austin
- Family--Texas--Travis County
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.1994.080
Dates:
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Creator: DeWitty, Virgie Maye Carrington, 1913-1980
Persons
- DeWitty, Virgie Maye Carrington
- DeWitty, Arthur B.
Organizations
- Ebenezer Baptist Church (Austin, Tex.)
- Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- Music
- Musicians--Biography
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2000.020
Dates:
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Creator: Faires, Roy L.
Persons
- Bassinger, Kim
- Benton, Robert
- Bridges, Jeff
- Caine, Michael
- Faires, Roy L.
- Hall, Arsenio
- Montalban, Ricardo
- Pheiffer, Michelle
- Ramtha
- Reeve, Christopher
Organizations
- KVUE (Television station : Austin, Tex.)
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Tillotson College
- Institute for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths of the State of Texas
- Texas Public Health Association
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- Broadcast journalism--Texas--Austin
- Crime--Texas--Austin
- Crime prevention--Texas--Austin
- Motion pictures--Reviews
- Natural disasters--Texas--History
- Slavery--Emancipation--Texas
- Storms--Texas--History--20th century
- Crime stoppers programs
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
James Vincent Farley Papers
AR.1996.011
Dates:
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Creator: Farley, James Vincent
Persons
- Farley, James Vincent
Organizations
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Austin Branch
- Night Hawk Restaurant
- University of Texas at Austin
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Universities and colleges--Social aspects--Texas--Austin
- Menus
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
Format
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2017.029
Dates:
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Creator: Sauls family
Persons
- Sauls, Quincy
- Sauls, Grace Ramsey
- Lewis, LaVera Mae Sauls
- Lewis, Earnest Frederick
- Sauls, Wade William
- Patton, Etta Jewel Sauls
- Patton, Crystal Owen
- Marshall, Lillie Ora Sauls
- Suals, Quincy Lee
- Patterson, Doris
Organizations
- Prairie View A & M University
- Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church (Austin, Tex.)
- Anderson High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Kealing Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Tillotson College (Austin, Tex.)
- Oakland Redevelopment Agency (Oakland, Calif.)
Places
- Fort Bliss (Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Round Rock (Tex.)
- Oakland (Calif.)
Subjects
- Families--Texas--Austin
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- Public schools--Texas--Round Rock
- Public schools--Texas--Austin
- Armed forces
- Soldiers--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
John W. Whitley Papers
AR.2018.033
Dates:
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Creator: Whitley, John W.
Persons
- Whitley, John W.
- Johnson, Vernest
Organizations
- John W. Whitley's Ten Talent Shops (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Small business--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Genealogy
- African American business enterprises
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Advance notice required
AR.2019.006
Dates:
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Creator: Shelton, Emmett, Sr., 1905-2000
Persons
- Shelton, Emmett, Sr.
- Shelton, Polk
- Ferguson, James Edward
- Ferguson, Miriam Amanda
- Moody, Daniel James
- Hamer, Frank
- Reed, Hiram M.
- Cone, Cindy
- Caro, Robert A.
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
- Crockett, M.H.
- Peoples, Clinton
- Saunders, Hal
- Valdes, Hattie
- Moore, Warren
- Dolan, Harry
- McGregor, T. H.
- Shelton, Joyce Bredeson
- Davenport, O. H.
Organizations
- Austin National Bank (Austin, Tex.)
- Travis County Jail
- Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville
- Boy Scouts of America
- United States. Marine Corps
- Southwest Texas State Teachers College
- Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Football team)
- Austin Athletic Club (Tex.)
- Southwest Football Officials Association
- American Legion. Travis Post No. 76 (Austin, Tex.)
- Texas. Game and Fish Commission
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- South Austin (Austin, Tex.)
- West Lake Hills (Austin, Tex.)
- West Lake Drive (Austin, Tex.)
- San Marcos (Tex.)
- Bee Creek (Travis County, Tex.)
Subjects
- Practice of law--Texas--History
- Lawyers--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Cedar--Texas--Texas Hill Country
- Loggers--Texas--Texas Hill Country--Social life and customs
- Prostitution--Texas--Austin
- Gamblers--Texas--Austin
- Gambling--Texas--Austin
- African Americans--Texas--Austin
- Athletics
- Homicide--Texas--Austin
Format
- Audio
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site