African Americans
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Stanford Brown Papers
Committee for the Preservation of Auburn's African American History
This record group includes research materials, draft copies, financial information, and other materials related to the publication of the Committee for the Preservation of Auburn's African American History's book Lest We Forget: A History of African Americans in Auburn, Alabama
Constitution and Bylaws of the Progressive Society of Sisters and Brothers of Love Manuscript
This collection contains handwritten rules for the organization, establishing protocol for meetings, fines, manner of voting, etc. Also included are partial drafts of a constitution and by-laws, as well as partial minutes from meetings in the spring of 1910. A "Chairman J. H. Giddings" and "Rev. W. H. Harrison" are mentioned in the minutes.
Bessie Grayson Collection
This collection contains Bessie Grayson's reminiscences concerning African-American life in rural South Alabama during the 1930s to 1950s. Includes stories of picking and ginning cotton, canning, making syrup and molasses, quilting, school, and religious life, as well as segregation prior to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Medical Daybooks of Dr. Pulaski "Pugh" Brown and Dr. Josephus Simmons Beard
This collection contains seven medical daybooks that consist of names of patients, the amount paid for their appointments, and occupations of most of the patients.