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Papers Inventory by Daughters [?], Undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
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Handwritten inventory of boxes with Post-it-Note "Found AFTER boxing - This drawer-files are out of order so I don't know if it will be helpful. (Plus, my sister has horrible handwriting."

Dates: Undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Research Materials on Many Topics, 1850–2011

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents Post card from Mabel Hunter with Storer College Brackett Hall dorm room circled (1946). Photo of statue of Carter G. Woodson. 1850 mortality statistics for western section of Virginia. Bulletin of the West Virginia State Teachers' Association, 1940. Program for the Mountain State Bar Association, Inc. Annual Awards Banquet, June 18, 1988. Partial transcript of "Interview with Doris Miller, Huntington, WV" regarding house purported to be on the...
Dates: 1850–2011
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Gallipolis, Ohio, 1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
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Correspondence and research notes regarding the black history of Gallipolis, Ohio. Love story by Harry Dolphis Scott, Bidwell, Ohio. Typed lists from Carter G. Woodson's Free Negro Head of Families (1830), Town of Gallipolis.

Dates: 1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Marshall University Graduates of Distinction, 1981–2002

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
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Newspaper clippings from the Herald-Dispatch, 1981. Brochure: "Graduates of Distinction: Michael Perry, Ancella Bickley" from the Education Alliance, 2002

Dates: 1981–2002
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Blues Music, 1961–1971

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
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Various articles regarding blues music. Multiple facsimiles of "Bessie Smith, 1898-1937, A Short Blues Anthology," 1971; one with annotations.

Dates: 1961–1971
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Jocko, Calendars, 1971–1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
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Various articles including the legend of Jocko, subject of a lawn ornament, and a 1971 black history calendar by Raymond W. Lowry which highlights achievements.

Dates: 1971–1985
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General

Black Politicians, 2003–2011

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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Newspaper clippings. Partial notes [speech] J. McHenry Jones including John R. Clifford, Christopher Payne, and black legislators. Pages from a 1913 Congressional hearing on "Conditions in the Paint Creek District, West Virginia" with conditional pardon of Dan Chain highlighted. Memo, 1/18/03, from Alfonzo Dalton regarding interview with Ben Carson who was a Republican candidate for the US President in 2016.

Dates: 2003–2011
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Biography

J. McHenry Jones, 1989–2012

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents Letter to researcher Sean Duff, November 19, 2012, and attached information regarding J. McHenry Jones and Wheeling. Letter to researcher L. Morris Jones, May 3, 1989. Newspaper clipping of article about Hearts of Gold which was written by J. McHenry Jones (JMJ). Various versions of "James McHenry Jones: a Monologue" by Ancella R. Bickley. Full and partial "J. McHenry Jones, 1859-1909." Text of newspaper article about JMJ's opposition to...
Dates: 1989–2012
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Biography

Maps of Slavery, 1850–2011

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
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West Virginia map. "Number of Slaves in Counties Which Became WV" 1850, 1860. Typescript of Historical Atlas of West Virginia by Frank S. Riddel.

Dates: 1850–2011
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Slavery

Humanities Foundation of WV, 1984–1986

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents Humanities Scholar Resource Forms by Virginia Edwards (2/86), Judith G Stitzel, and Elayne Rapping for the project, "Reel Visions: A Conference on Women and Film." "Seminar for Professionals Scholar's Statement" by AB. The Midwest Quarterly article "The Humanities in Public Conversation." Publication: "The Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, 1974-1984, A Decade of Discovery" which lists awards; AB was President of...
Dates: 1984–1986
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 7. Professional and Community Activities