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Cooper-Sheppard-Cox family papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 576
Overview
The Cooper-Sheppard-Cox Family Papers are those of an African American family whose members resided in Topeka, Kansas from the late 1800s to the 1970s. The papers document the family line of W. D. (William Damascus) and Mary M. (Overton) Brinkley Cooper, and include papers of Sheppard and Cox family members who married descendants of W. D. and Mary Cooper.
Dates:
1878 - 2004
Coordinating Committee of the Black Community scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: RH MS DK11
Overview
The Coordinating Committee of the Black Community scrapbook chronicles the Topeka, Kansas based organization's meetings and activities.
Dates:
1968 - 1974
David Beard photographs
Collection
Call Number: RH PH P2217
Overview
This collection includes photographs owned by David Beard, a lifelong resident of Topeka, Kansas who worked as a porter at the Jayhawk Hotel in Topeka and later as a dining car employee for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The photographs in black and white show various groups of African Americans from local Topeka organizations, including the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), St. John's African Methodist Epsicopal Church, and the Iron Horsemen, a...
Dates:
1922, 1927, 1957
Funeral service programs from the Topeka, Kansas-based African American community
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P961
Overview
This collection contains memorial service programs for individuals of African American descent in the Topeka, Kansas area, some of which contain biographical information. Includes services for Solon W. Patterson (died in 1956); Esther Martha Watts (1964); and Lloyd Gerald Murphy (1962).
Dates:
1956, 1962, 1964
Geneva Hall photograph album
Collection
Call Number: RH PH 502
Overview
This album, compiled by Geneva Hall, includes photographs and some clippings depicting African American life on 15th and Quincy in Topeka, Kansas during the early part of the twentieth century.
Dates:
approximately 1900-1950
Harry and Bertha Dandridge papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 625
Overview
Harry and Bertha Dandridge were active members of the Topeka (Kansas) African American community. This collection of their papers primarily consists of material related to the service activities of Bertha Dandridge, including her contributions to the Florence Crittenton Home for Colored Girls, Topeka, as well as family records.
Dates:
1908-1989, 2014
"Ho for Kansas! Exodusters, 1984"
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P886
Overview
The collection consists of a press booklet compiled and sent out by Exodusters Awareness, Inc. prior to the 1984 celebration held in Topeka, Kansas.
Dates:
1984
J. B. Anderson papers and photographs
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1230
Overview
This collection consists of papers and photographs from J. (Joseph) B. Anderson and his wife Pearl, long-time residents of Topeka, Kansas. J. B. Anderson was a popular photographer in that city from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Dates:
1926, 1944, 1946, 1948-1955, 1959-1968, 1972-1973, 1975-1980, 1982-1999, 2001-2002
Joe Thompson papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P871
Overview
The Joe Thompson papers are those of a long-time Kansas resident who was highly active in scouting and worked as a social worker at both the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas and the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Dates:
1922 - 1990
John Mercer Wright papers
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P790
Overview
The John Mercer Wright papers are those of a longtime Kansas resident who worked for Shawnee County for over fifty years, including service as chief deputy county treasurer.
Dates:
1928 - 1945
Kingsley and Regina Frey fiftieth wedding anniversary
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P580
Scope and Contents
Invitation and newspaper article from the Kingsley and Regina Frey Golden Wedding. The newspaper article provides some biographical information on the Topeka, Kan. couple.
Dates:
1978
Papers of Forrest E. Slaughter
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 613
Overview
The papers of Forrest Slaughter consist of personal and professional records pertaining to his career as an African American jazz musician, music therapist, and school district administrator. Included are minutes of the Topeka Committee for Better Minority Education, which he established.
Dates:
1950 - 1984
Papers of Joe Douglas
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 596
Overview
The papers of Joe Douglas, an African American Kansan, document his career with the Topeka, Kansas Fire Department and his active civic involvement. It ranges from correspondence to newspaper clippings to certificates that Mr. Douglas has received. Also included are Douglas's many photographs of the Fire Department and of other Topeka organizations and events, as well as photographs of other Douglas family members and the damage from the 1966 tornado in Topeka.
Dates:
1891, 1908-1988, 2002-2005
Papers of the Shinn Family
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 595
Overview
The papers of the Shinn Family are those of an African American family from Topeka, Kansas. Though the papers are those of the Arthur M. Shinn family, the majority concern his son Michael G. Shinn's time as a University of Kansas athlete, an engineer, and an advocate of academic and professional opportunities for African Americans.
Dates:
1882 - 1991
Records of the Topeka Back Home Reunion
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1291
Overview
The Topeka Back Home Reunion originated in 1973 thanks to the efforts of Charles Scott, Carl Williams, and Eugene Johnson. This collection includes club information, newsletters, programs, and other materials, as well as several photo albums documenting the reunion.
Dates:
1975 - 2010
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