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Contains 43 Results:

Army Corps of Engineers Black Awareness Week, 1982

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Booklet presented to AB after she made a speech for the Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington.

Dates: 1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Speeches

National Education Association, 1975–1983

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with NEA re: participation in panel "Perspectives on Censorship: A Discussion." Handwritten speech on censoring literature by blacks and women in the context of the Kanawha County textbook controversy.

Dates: 1975–1983
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Speeches

Multiculturalism, 1995 July

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Background materials, correspondence, and text of speech "Multiculturalism in West Virginia" at the Governor's Honors Academy.

Dates: 1995 July
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Speeches

Interview Transcripts, 1989–1990

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents

Transcripts of interviews with black citizens of Huntington, WV; Institute, WV; Guyandotte, WV; and Black Fork, OH. Including Johnnie James, Ms. Bessie Herbert McClain, Chester A. Burris, Henry Pierce, Mildred Loar Williams, Cash Keels, James Thompson, Mrs. Araminta Miller Justice, and James Johnson.

Dates: 1989–1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 4. Interviews and Oral History Interviews / Series 4. Interviews and Oral History Interviews--General

Molly Gabe, 1939–1990

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Research materials on Mollie Gabe, also known as Mary Elizabeth Johnson, midwife from Falls Mill, Braxton County.

Dates: 1939–1990
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--Biography

John P. Parker, 1884–1994

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Research materials about John P. Parker, a former slave who was active in the UGRR in Ohio. Parker was also an inventor and a business man.

Dates: 1884–1994
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

Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, 1951–1998

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Research materials about Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, McDowell County representative to the WV House of Delegates.

Dates: 1951–1998
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

Carter G. Woodson, 1939–2011

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents Letters to Bessie W. Yancey, CGW's sister. Research materials. Poem "The Forgotten Boys." Correspondence re: restoration of the CGW home. Carter G. Woodson Memorial Committee and Foundation materials. Text of speech by AB. CGW stamps. Dedication of statue of CGW. Correspondence re: Ann Eliza Riddle Woodson family property. CGW genealogy prepared by Nelson Barnett, Jr. Letter from CGW to Bessie Woodson Yancey. Text of paper "Carter G. Woodson: the West Virginia Connection." Photographs of CGW...
Dates: 1939–2011
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

Carter G. Woodson, 1939–1958

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents Correspondence from CGW to Bessie W. Yancey, re: house in Huntington, 1941. Book contract between Bessie W. Yancey for Echoes in the Hills and CGW's company, The Associated Publishers, 1939. Letter re: book to CGW from BWY, 1939. Letter from John W. Davis, President WVSC, to BWY, 1945, re: Nelson Bickley. Letter from BWY to Louis R. Mehlinger re: loss of two brothers, 1950. Envelope, no contents, from Joel A Rogers, 1951. Envelope, no contents, from The...
Dates: 1939–1958
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

Carter G. Woodson, 1920–2004

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents Research materials including newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, and research notes on Carter G. Woodson; Bessie W. Yancey; Black History Month; restoration of the Woodson home; and the Woodson family. Annotated copy of the paper "Carter G. Woodson: the West Virginia Connection." Facscimiles of Otis Woodson and CGW photos. Photo of Bessie Woodson Yancey and letter from BWY to CGW re: poetry. Edited entry for CGW from The Encyclopedia of Black...
Dates: 1920–2004
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