African-Americans--Kentucky.

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The collection includes many candid photographs of African American community members showcasing everyday life as well as more formal portraits. Newspaper clippings include death and birth notices, community news, and advertisements for the Collins Funeral Home. Correspondence includes Father’s Day, anniversary, and thank cards as well as letters thanking him for his services and congratulating him on awards and recognitions. Most of the photographs are undated.

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31 items. 12 letters to JWT. 19 poems and news clippings by and about Cotter. Group photo from S. C. Taylor School (Lucien Howe and Frank Ernest Gannett on back).

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1 item. Letter to JWT. Biographical Sketch.

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2 items. Letters to JWT. Kentucky Black people in literature.

Scope and Contents The Henry Allen Laine papers are a collection of personal manuscripts from Henry Allen Laine, including original works by Laine. Also contained in this collection are various newspaper clippings of Laine's death and memorial service, Laine family photos and papers from Henry Allen Laine's daughter, Tommie Holland. Laine was very well educated and was a community leader making this collection important to anyone researching the lives of Kentucky African-Americans during the early-20th...

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8 items. 2 letters to JWT. Letter to Desha Breckenridge. 4 poems. 1 news clipping.

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2 items. Letters to JWT. Biographical sketch.

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12 items. Letters to JWT. Biographical sketch. News clipping. Poem "John Wilson Townsend". Phil Brown, negro politician.

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This collection records the business of the African American Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at Kirksville and documents the church services, membership and leadership. The records include a copy of the first minute book; however, the church retained ownership of that volume at the time of the donation.

Abstract

This collection has correspondence papers, misc., newspapers, programs, publications, and reports about the NAACP.