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Sadie and Raymond Alexander Joint Papers UPT 50 A374SR

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Summary Information

Prepared by
Thomas G. Potterfield, Maureen B. Spectre, and Theresa R. Snyder, assisted by Susan M. Jenkins
Preparation date
November 2015
Date [bulk]
Bulk, 1907-1980
Date [inclusive]
1863-2005
Extent
16.0 Cubic feet

PROVENANCE

Gift of the Alexander family, 1987.

ARRANGEMENT

The Sadie and Raymond Alexander Joint Papers is organized into thirteen series: I. Biographical and Autobiographical;II. Personal Correspondence; III. General Correspondence; IV. Financial Records; V. Legal Issues and Actions; VI. Legal Organizations; VII. Civic Organizations; VIII. Writings, Publications and Speeches; IX. Certificates, Honors and Awards; X. Memorabilia and Regalia; XI. Audio-Visual Material; XII. Family; and XIII. Books. Many of the series are further divided into sub-series.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

See the guides for the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Record Group and the Raymond Pace Alexander Papers.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The STMA-RPA Papers contains papers and records pertaining to the Alexanders jointly. These are arranged in thirteen series. Only the most significant contents are described below:

STMA-RPA I: Biographical and Autobiographical. Papers documenting international travels (approx. 1 cu. ft.; 1931-1973; many trips in the early 1960s).

STMA-RPA II: Personal Correspondence. Correspondence relating to holidays and entertainments, most notably those connected with wedding anniversaries, weddings, and birthdays (approx. 2 cu. ft.; 1941-73).

STMA-RPA IV: Financial Records. Income tax returns (1937-58, 1971); personal property tax returns (1954-73); real estate (6 cu. ft.; 1927-73)

STMA-RPA XI: Audio-Visual Material. Photographs (4 cu. ft.; ca. 1917- 1978).

STMA-RPA XII: Family. Lateral pedigree of blacks at Penn (one item); papers of and relating to Mary Elizabeth Alexander (1934-1980) and Rae Pace Alexander (ca. 1940-1977), especially education (2 cu. ft.)

STMA-RPA XIII: Books. A miscellaneous lot of books of undetermined ownership (1 cu. ft.); children’s books and school books (1 cu. ft.)

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)
African Methodist Episcopal Church. — Form subdivision–Trials, litigation, etc.;
National Bar Association.
Geographic Name(s)
Philadelphia (Pa.)–History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)–Politics and government–1865-
Philadelphia (Pa.)–Social life and customs.
Occupation(s)
African American lawyers–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
Women lawyers–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
Personal Name(s)
Alexander-Minter, Rae, 1937-
Brown, Mary Elizabeth Alexander, 1934-
Subject(s)
African Americans–Civil rights–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
African Americans–History–1877-1964.–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia
African Americans–History–1964—Pennsylvania–Philadelphia
African Americans–Professional education–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
African Americans–Segregation–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
African Americans–Social life and customs.–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia
Practice of law–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.

Inventory

 

I. BIOGRAPHICAL AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL 

Box

Folder

A. Travel 

TS Bremen, from Bremen, Germany, to New York, 1931 September 

1

1

Puerto Rico Line, Steamship Coama, 1940 March 

1

2

Mexico, 1948 

1

3

Italian Line, Conte Biancamano (promotional booklet), [195-] 

1

4

American Export Line (Mediterranean cruise; luncheon menus), 1951 February 

1

5

Nassau and the Bahamas (Christmas trip), 1951 December 

1

6

Ile de France, Caribbean cruise (menus), 1954 March 

1

7

South American air excursion (itineraries and tickets), 1957 

1

8

South America (brochures and ephemera), 1957 

1

9

South America (tourist brochures and guidebooks), 1957 

1

10

Uruguay (guidebook and tourist information), 1957 

1

11

Uruguay (books about Montevideo), 1957 

1

12

Uruguay (re National Exposition of Production), 1957 

1

13

Brussels World Fair, 1958 

1

14

Japan and Hong Kong (receipt, clippings, and ephemera), 1960 

1

15

Japan and Hong Kong (itineraries, brochures and ephemera), 1960 

1

16

Japan and Hong Kong (newspapers), 1960 

1

17

Japan (booklet about the National Diet), 1960 

1

18

Scandinavia (proposed itinerary), 1961 

1

19

Phoenix, 1962 July 

1

20

Seattle World Fair, 1962 

1

21

Scandinavia (itinerary, contract, correspondence, and ephemera), 1963 

1

22

Scandinavia (articles for Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Bulletin), 1963 

1

23

Scandinavia (reports from US embassies with State Department and other correspondence), 1963 

1

24

Scandinavia (USIA and Foreign Service correspondence receipts and ephemera), 1963 

1

25

Copenhagen and Denmark (tourist brochures and booklets), 1963 

1

26

Copenhagen (press conference: news clippings and translations), 1963 

1

27

Finland (tourist booklets), 1963 

1

28

Finland (news clippings), 1963 

1

29

Sweden (tourist information), 1963 

1

30

Sweden (news clippings), 1963 

1

31

Norway (news clippings), 1963 

1

32

SS France (Christmas Cruise to Nassau and the Caribbean), 1964 

1

33

Ireland and Scotland, 1966 August 

1

34

SS Victoria (Black Sea Cruise), 1968 

1

35

SS Rotterdam (Christmas-New Year cruise to the Caribbean), 1970 

1

36

MS Europa (West Indies cruise), 1971 December 

1

37

MS Gripsholm (Scandinavian cruise), 1973 July 

1

38

TS Hamburg (Pacific cruise), 1973 

1

39

B. Scrapbooks and Scrapbook Material 

Scrapbook: 20th wedding anniversary, 1943 

 OS 8

 

Scrapbook: Miscellaneous photos, clippings, and correspondence, 1944-1946 

 OS 9

 

Scrapbook: Mary Elizabeth Anderson’s 13th birthday, 1947 

 OS 4

 

Tribute book to Jeanne H. Barnes, 1947 

 OS 7

 

Scrapbook: 40th wedding anniversary, 1963 

 OS 5

 

Scrapbook: 46th wedding anniversary, 1969 

 OS 6

 

“The Negro in Philadelphia” (supplement to the Philadelphia Bulletin), 1965 

1

40

Loose, unsorted scrapbook material, misc. dates. 

1

41

Loose, unsorted scrapbook material, misc. dates. 

1

42

Loose, unsorted scrapbook material, misc. dates. 

1

43

Loose, unsorted scrapbook material, 2002 

1

44

 

II. PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE 

Box

Folder

A. General 

Re Alexander house in Chambersburg, Pa., 1941-1947 

2

1

Re Party for Turner Layton at Skywater, 1948 

2

2

With and re H.A. Beresford Wooding, Mayor of Port-of- Spain, Trinidad, including reception at Skywater, 1953 

2

3

With and re H.A. Beresford Wooding, Mayor of Port-of- Spain, Trinidad, including reception at Skywater, 1953-1955 

2

4

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (plans and lists), 1957 

2

5

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

6

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

7

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

8

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

9

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

10

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (acceptances and regrets), 1957 

2

11

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (regrets), 1957 

2

12

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (congratulations and thanks), 1957 

2

13

Re Mary Elizabeth’s wedding (record of gifts and thanks), 1957 

2

14

Unsorted, 1957-1960 

2

15

Re box party at Academy of Music (Marcel Marceau), 1960 November 

2

16

Re Rae Pace’s wedding (Epps; plans), 1961 

2

17

Re Rae Pace’s wedding (Epps; gifts), 1961 

2

18

Invitation list? ca. 1962 

2

19

From STMA and RPA jointly re trip to Scandinavia and the Freedom March, 1963 

2

20

From Gussie Gelzer to RPA and STMA in Turkey, 1968 

2

21

Unsorted, 1969-1973 

2

22

From J. Turner Layton and from Mrs. Wilbur H. Strickland, 1973 

2

23

B. Greeting Cards and Occasional Messages 

Christmas cards, n.d. 

2

24

Invitation to STMA-RPA wedding, 1923 

2

25

Re dance party for Marian Anderson (invitation lists and correspondence), 1936 

2

26

Re dance party for Marian Anderson (dance cards), 1936 

2

27

Birth announcements received, 1937-1948 

2

28

25th wedding anniversary (invitation), 1948 

2

29

25th wedding anniversary (cards received), 1948 

2

30

25th wedding anniversary (cards received), 1948 

2

31

25th wedding anniversary (cards received), 1948 

2

32

25th wedding anniversary (cards received), 1948 

2

33

Christmas cards received, 1954 

2

34

Christmas cards received, 1957 

3

1

Christmas cards received, 1960 

3

2

Christmas cards sent, 1962 

3

3

40th wedding anniversary invitation, 1963 

3

4

Christmas cards received, 1963-1967 

3

5

46th wedding anniversary (invitation and caterer’s bill), 1969 

3

6

46th wedding anniversary (cards), 1969 

3

7

Christmas cards received, 1969 

3

8

Christmas lists, 1971-1972 

3

9

Christmas card sent (with Henry O. Tanner’s “Annunciation”), 1972 

3

10

Greeting cards, 1972 

3

11

List of acceptances and regrets for 50th wedding anniversary? [1973] 

3

12

50th wedding anniversary (mailing list and list of acceptances and regrets), 1973 

3

13

50th wedding anniversary (cards and letters), 1973 

3

14

50th wedding anniversary, 1973 

3

15

50th wedding anniversary, 1973 

3

16

50th wedding anniversary, 1973 

3

17

50th wedding anniversary, 1973 

3

18

50th wedding anniversary, 1973 

3

19

Valentine’s Day cards, 1974 

3

20

 

III. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 

Box

Folder

Mailing list, 1937 

3

21

Re civil rights issues, 1963-66 

3

22

 

IV. FINANCIAL RECORDS 

Box

Folder

A. General and Miscellaneous 

Estimate of estate for tax purposed, n.d. 

4

1

Bank book (joint account), 1934-1947 

4

2

Correspondence and receipts, 1945-1952 

4

3

Expenses for buffet supper, 700 Westview, 1962 May 

4

4

Flight insurance and miscellaneous, 1963-1972 

4

5

Insurance claim (RPA’s car, STMA’s injury), 1973-1974 

4

6

B. Income Tax Returns and Supporting Documents 

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1937 

4

7

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1937 

4

8

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1938 

4

9

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1938 

4

10

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1938 

4

11

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1939 

4

12

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1940 

4

13

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1941 

4

14

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1942 

4

15

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1943 

4

16

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1944 

4

17

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1945 

4

18

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1946 

4

19

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1947 

4

20

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1948 

4

21

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1948 

4

22

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1949 

4

23

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1949 

4

24

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1950 

4

25

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1950 

4

26

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1951 

4

27

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1952 

4

28

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1953 

4

29

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1953 

4

30

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1954 

4

31

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1955 

4

32

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1955 

4

33

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1956 

5

1

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1956 

5

2

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1957 

5

3

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1957 

5

4

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1957 

5

5

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1958 

5

6

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1959 

5

7

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1960 

5

8

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1961 

5

9

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1962 

5

10

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1963 

5

11

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1964 

5

12

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1965 

5

13

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1966 

5

14

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1967 

5

15

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1968 

5

16

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1969-1970 

5

17

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1971 

5

18

Income tax returns and supporting documents, 1971 

5

19

C. Personal Property Tax Returns and Supporting Documents 

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1941-1944 

5

20

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1945-1948 

5

21

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1949-1954 

5

22

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1955-1956 

5A

1

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1957-1958 

5A

2

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1958 

5A

3

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1959 

5A

4

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1960-1961 

5A

5

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1962-1963 

5A

6

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1964-1966 

5A

7

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1967-1969 

5A

8

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1970-1972 

5A

9

Personal property tax returns and documents, 1973-1974 

5A

10

D. Insurance 

Insurance, 1927-1932 

5A

11

Insurance, 1939-1946 

5A

12

Insurance, 1947-1949 

5A

13

Insurance, 1950-1959 

5A

14

Insurance, 1960-1962 

5A

15

Insurance, 1963-1964 

5A

16

Insurance, 1965-1966 

5A

17

Insurance, 1967-1970 

5A

18

Insurance, 1971-1974 

5A

19

E. Real Estate: Ledger Books 

(Single page), 1934-1936 

5A

20

Ledger, 1947-1964 

5A

21

F. Real Estate: General Brokerage Accounts 

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1939 

5A

22

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1940 

5A

23

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1941 

5A

24

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1942 

5A

25

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1943 

6

1

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1943 

6

2

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1944 

6

3

Arthur Boswell and J. Paul Lyet, 1945 

6

4

J. Paul Lyet, 1946 

6

5

J. Paul Lyet, 1947 

6

6

J. Paul Lyet, 1948 

6

7

J. Paul Lyet, 1949 

6

8

J. Paul Lyet, 1950 

6

9

J. Paul Lyet, 1950 

6

10

J. Paul Lyet, 1951 

6

11

J. Paul Lyet, 1952 

6

12

J. Paul Lyet, 1953 

6

13

J. Paul Lyet, 1954 

6

14

J. Paul Lyet, 1955 

6

15

J. Paul Lyet, 1956-1958 

6

16

J.P. Meehan, 1959-1960 

6

17

J.P. Meehan, 1961 

6

18

J.P. Meehan, 1962 

6

19

J.P. Meehan, 1963 

6

20

J.P. Meehan, 1964-1965 

6

21

J.P. Meehan, 1966-1967 

6

22

J.P. Meehan, 1968-1969 

6

23

J.P. Meehan, 1970-1973 

6

24

G. Real Estate: 700 Westview 

700 Westview, 1959-1960 

6

25

700 Westview, 1961-1967 

6

26

700 Westview, 1968-1981 

6

27

H. Real Estate: 1708 Jefferson Street 

1708 Jefferson Street, 1927-1928 

6

28

1708 Jefferson Street, 1929-1931 

6

29

1708 Jefferson Street, 1932-1933 

6

30

1708 Jefferson Street, 1934-1935 

6

31

1708 Jefferson Street, 1936-1937 

6

32

1708 Jefferson Street, 1938 

6

33

1708 Jefferson Street, 1938-1939 

6

34

1708 Jefferson Street, 1940-1941 

6

35

1708 Jefferson Street, 1942-1943 

7

1

1708 Jefferson Street, 1944-1945 

7

2

1708 Jefferson Street, 1946-1947 

7

3

1708 Jefferson Street, 1948-1949 

7

4

1708 Jefferson Street, 1950-1953 

7

5

1708 Jefferson Street, 1954-1958 

7

6

1708 Jefferson Street, 1960-1961 

7

7

I. Real Estate: South 19th Street 

40 and 42 South 19th, 1942 

7

8

40 and 42 South 19th, 1942 

7

9

40 South 19th, 1942 

7

10

40 and 42 South 19th, 1943 

7

11

40 and 42 South 19th, 1944-1951 

7

12

42 South 19th, 1952-1954 

7

13

1900 Chestnut Street, 1954 

7

14

40 and 42 South 19th, 1955-1956 

7

15

40 and 42 South 19th, 1957-1959 

7

16

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1960 

7

17

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1961 

7

18

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1962 

7

19

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1963 

7

20

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1964 

7

21

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1965 

7

22

38, 40, and 42 South 19th, 1966-1967 

7

23

J. Real Estate: Other Properties and Mortgages 

1900 Chestnut Street, 1954-1974 

7A

1

5253 Chestnut Street, 1959-1973 

7A

2

Holme Avenue, 1955 

7A

3

828 E. Chestnut Street, 1957-1959 

7A

4

308 E. Chestnut Street, 1957-1959 

7A

5

1509 Edgley Street, 1962-1965 

7A

6

Escrow account, 1962-1975 

7A

7

2318 Fitzwater Street, 1962 

7A

8

2732 Glenwood Avenue, 1962-1963 

7A

9

3824 Hamilton Street, 1955-1959 

7A

10

1616-18 Jefferson Street, 1961-1972 

7A

11

1929-35 Lombard Street, 1958-1959 

7A

12

1929-35 Lombard Street, 1959-1960 

7A

13

6234 Magnolia Street, 1964-1974 

7A

14

4265 Mantua Avenue, 1962-1964 

7A

15

2241 Montrose Street, 1925-1936 

7A

16

2241 Montrose Street, 1936-1944 

7A

17

1541 N. Camac Street, 1956-1961 

7A

18

1600 N. Camac Street (1601 N. 13th Street), 1954-1958 

7A

19

1600 N. Camac Street (1601 N. 13th Street), 1959-1960 

7A

20

1600 N. Camac Street (1601 N. 13th Street), 1961-1962 

7A

21

504 N. 4th Street, 1956-1967 

7A

22

2147 N. 8th Street, 1963-1965 

7A

23

654 N. 13th Street, 1962-1965 

7A

24

2414 N. 15th Street, 1955-1963 

7A

25

3749 N. 15th Street, 1946-1969 

7A

26

643-45 N. 16th Street, 1957-1969 

7A

27

653-59 N. 16th Street, 1959-1972 

7A

28

1532 N. 17th Street, 1953-1963 

7A

29

1532 N. 17th Street, 1964-1973 

7A

30

1724 N. 17th Street, 1959-1961 

7A

31

1414 N. 18th Street, 1928-1964 

7A

32

2317 N. 19th Street, 1939-1949 

7B

1

2317 N. 19th Street, 1950-1957 

7B

2

2317 N. 19th Street, 1958-1966 

7B

3

1538 N. 20th Street, 1939-1942 

7B

4

2416 N. 32nd Street, 1964-1965 

7B

5

655 N. 47th Street, 1950-1954 

7B

6

1843 N. Van Pelt Street, 1962 

7B

7

125 N. Vodges Street, 1954 

7B

8

335 N. Wilton Street, 1945-1961 

7B

9

4250 Parkside Avenue, 1968-1970 

7B

10

4405 Pine Street, 1958-1973 

7B

11

1727 South Street, 1962-1963 

7B

12

2029 South Street, 1946-1957 

7B

13

816 S. 15th Street, 1958-1961 

7B

14

1213 S. 16th Street, 1962-1965 

7B

15

1023-25 S. 17th Street, 1948-1956 

7B

16

1023-25 S. 17th Street, 1957-1963 

7B

17

774 S. 18th Street, 1959-1967 

7B

18

808 S. 19th Street, 1939-1945 

7B

19

410-416 S. 21st Street, 1961-1963 

7B

20

827 S. Alden Street, 1970-1971 

7B

21

1035 S. Cleveland Street, 1957 

7B

22

528 S. Water Street, 1956 

7B

23

1730 Spring Garden Street, 1950-1968 

7B

24

1734 Spring Garden Street, 1955-1965 

7B

25

4016 Spring Garden Street, 1965 

7B

26

1708 W. Allegheny Avenue, 1949-1966 

7B

27

2064 W. Boston Avenue, 1944-1967 

7B

28

1601 W. Butler Street, 1962-1971 

7B

29

1813 W. Columbia Avenue, 1939-1946 

7B

30

2120 W. Columbia Avenue, 1961-1964 

7B

31

2523 W. Dauphin Street, 1940 

7B

32

1718 W. Erie Avenue, 1962-1968 

7B

33

1708 W. Jefferson Street, 1947-1970 

7B

34

W. Laurel Hill Cemetery Co., 1973 

7B

35

2036 W. Oxford Street, 1938-1942 

7B

36

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1923 

7B

37

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1923 

7B

38

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1924 

7B

39

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1925-1927 

7B

40

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1928-1939 

7B

41

2515 W. Oxford Street, 1940-1947 

7B

42

240 W. Tulpehocken Street, 1961-1968 

8

1

Miscellaneous, 1919-1955 

8

2

Miscellaneous, 1956-1958 

8

3

Miscellaneous, 1959-1974 

8

4

K. Real Estate: Property Taxes, Water and Sewage Bills 

Property taxes, water and sewage bills, 1961-1969 

8

5

 

V. LEGAL ISSUES AND ACTIONS 

Box

Folder

African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1935-1942 

8

6

Charles Bowser, 1937 

8

7

Fisk University, 1937-1941 

8

8

Happy Boys Club, 1938 

8

9

Helen O. Dickens Henderson, 1907; 1945-1948 

8

10

Helen O. Dickens Henderson, 1951; 1964 

8

11

Marie Ida Laws, 1940-1942 

8

12

Mrs. Jesse Owens (re 1711 Jefferson Street), 1938 

8

13

Unity Social Club, 1936-1937 

8

14

Miscellaneous wills, 1949-1956 

8

15

Miscellaneous wills, 1957-1971 

8

16

 

VI. LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS 

Box

Folder

A. National Bar Association 

Who’s Who in the National Bar Association, 1963 

8

17

B. American Bar Association 

Annual meetings in New York City and London, 1957 July 

8

18

 

VII. CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS 

Box

Folder

Philadelphia Council for Community Advancement (statement concerning Cecil Moore of the local NAACP), 1963 

8

19

 

VIII. WRITINGS, PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES 

Box

Folder

Educational and Economic Congress of the IBPOE of W (Elks) National Oratorical Contest, Washington, DC, 1935 August 

8

20

 

IX. CERTIFICATES, HONORS AND AWARDS 

Box

Folder

A. Miscellaneous Certificates 

Certificate of the Benjamin Franklin Memorial (for donation to building fund), 1928 

8

21

Exhibition of portraits of outstanding negro Americans by Laura Wheeler Waring, 1947 

8

22

NAACP One Nation Award (invitation, program, sponsors), 1971 October 

8

23

NAACP One Nation Award (proceedings), 1971 October 

8

24

NAACP One Nation Award (proceedings), 1971 October 

8

25

NAACP One Nation Award (seating arrangement; regrets), 1971 October 

8

26

Official congratulations on 50th wedding anniversary from the Commonwealth and from City Council, 1973 

OS 12

1

Dedication of the RPA and STMA Public Service Center of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1986 November 

8

27

Dedication of the RPA and STMA Public Service Center of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 1986 November 

 OS 1C

 

Guest book for dedication of RPA-STMA Public Service Center, 1986 November 

8

28

B. Trophies and Plaques 

Plaque of Honor presented by the Directors of Mount Lawn Cemetery to Walter C. Beckett, President, 1954 

 OS

 

Certificate of Life Membership of Mount Lawn Cemetery in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (plaque: mounted), 1966 

8

29

National Bar Association, Gertrude E. Rush Award to Sadie, 1982 

 8A

 

One Nation Award presented to STMA and RPA by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (plaque), 1971 

 OS 11

 

 

X. MEMORABILIA AND REGALIA 

Box

Folder

A. Papers 

Law office cards; testimonial dinner program, 1925 

8

30

Truman Inauguration and William Dawson Testimonial Dinner, 1949 January 

8

31

Judge Louis E. Levinthal Tribute Dinner, 1953 November 

8

32

Inauguration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1965 January 

8

33

Dinner of the World Fair B-Centennial Committee (Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia), 1965 May 

8

34

B. Three-dimensional Objects 

Serving tray with invitation to STMA and RPA’s wedding (1923), n.d. 

 OS 10

 

Serving tray with invitation to Rae Pace’s wedding (marriage to Archie Epps, 1961) n.d. 

 OS

 

Golden wedding anniversary paperweight with hand-lettered and illuminated card (signed Laura and Frank L. Popp), 1973 

9

1

 

XI. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL 

Box

Folder

A. Photographs 

Photos of paintings of RPA and STMA, n.d. 

9

2

“The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States” print by Currier and Ives, [187-] 

OS 13

1

Snapshots, ca.1917-1921 

9

3

Snapshot album, ca.1917-1921 

9

4

Snapshots and portraits (STMA and RPA together), ca.1921-1923 

9

5

Early Two Shots 

9

6

Lake George, New York (first vacation after marriage, STMA and RPA together), ca.1923 

9

7

Law offices, ca.1923-1935 

9

8

With Hilliard Alexander (STMA and RPA together), ca.1930s 

9

9

At the beach (STMA and RPA together), ca.1930s 

9

10

“First office 1922, Broad and Lombard” (interiors, staff portraits), [1931] 

9

11

Portraits (STMA and RPA together), ca.1931-1932 

9

12

On shipboard (first trip to Europe?), 1932 

9

13

Snapshots and negatives (trip to Russia, etc.), ca.1932 

9

14

Portrait (STMA and RPA together), 1934 

9

15

Mobilization for Human Needs Conference, Banquet, Washington D.C., 1934 September 

 OS 1D

 

Mary Elizabeth Alexander (baby shots), 1934-1936 

9

16

Mary Elizabeth Alexander (baby shots), 1935 

 OS 13

 

Family snapshots (mostly with EMA in Virginia or Chambersburg, Pa.), ca.1934-1937 

9

17

Family snapshots (mostly with EMA in Virginia or Chambersburg, Pa.), ca.1934-1937 

9

18

Family groups; Mary Elizabeth and Rae Pace together (alone and with Hilliard Alexander), [1936-1937] 

9

19

Mary Elizabeth Alexander (as a child), [1936-1940] 

9

20

Rae Pace Alexander (as baby and toddler), [1937-1940] 

9

21

Groups (Mary Elizabeth christening), 1934 Apr 

OS 12

2

Snapshots and negatives (possibly at Skywater), 1938 

9

22

Family and extended family groups; Mary Elizabeth and Rae Pace together, [1938-1944] 

9

23

Family and extended family groups; Mary Elizabeth and Rae Pace together, [1938-1944] 

OS 12

3

Signed photograph of James S. Watson, [194-] 

OS 13

1

Mount Lawn Cemetery (groups), 1940-1959 

9

24

National Freedom Day, event in Independence Hall, [194-] 

 OS 1B

 

National Freedom Day Assembly at the Academy of Music, [194-] 

 OS 1B

 

Mary Elizabeth (candid portraits), 1941 

9

25

Family snapshots [in Virginia or Chambersburg, Pa.]; also National Bar Association Convention, 1941 

9

26

At the home of the Ernest R. Alexander family in New York, 1941 

9

27

Family portraits with Hilliard Alexander, 1941 

9

28

Dinner party, [1942] 

9

29

Dinner party (incl. office staff), [1942] 

OS 12

4

Signed photograph [illegible] 1943 

OS 13

1

Rae Pace (birthdays, etc.), 1942-1946 

9

30

Rae Pace portrait, 1945 

OS 12

5

Twentieth wedding anniversary party, 1943 

9

31

National Bar Association conventions (groups), 1943, 1944 

9

32

Skywater (snapshots), 1945 and n.d. 

9

33

Skywater (visitors), 1945 

OS 12

6

Family and extended family groups; Mary Elizabeth and Rae/ Pace together, 1945-1949 

9

34

Mary Elizabeth (portraits), 1945-1949 

9

35

Mary Elizabeth (portrait), 1946 

OS 12

7

Miscellaneous (STMA and RPA together), 1946 April 

9

36

Reception for Haitian officials, NYC, 1946 

9

37

Haiti snapshots, [1946]1948 

9

38

Rae Pace Alexander (alone and with RPA) [1947-1952] 

9

39

John M. Langston Bar Association (honoring the law professors at Howard University), 1947 

9

40

At Truman’s Inaugural Ball, 1948 

9

41

STMA and RPA at Harry S. Truman’s Inaugural Ball, 1948 

OS 12

8

Garden party at Skywater for Turner Layton, 1948 

9

42

Garden party at Skywater for Turner Layton, 1948 

9

43

Garden party at Skywater for Turner Layton, 1948 

9

44

Garden party at Skywater for Turner Layton, 1948 

9

45

Garden party at Skywater for Turner Layton, 1948 

9

46

Mary Elizabeth (snapshots at Putney School and with Marian Anderson), 1948 

9

47

With Marian Anderson (several occasions), 1949, n.d. 

9

48

Philadelphia Fellowship Commission (honoring Ralphe Bunche), 1950 

9

49

Family groups, 1950-1952 

9

50

Philadelphia Fellowship Commission Dinner, 1950 (includes picture of Hubert Humphrey) 

 OS 1C

 

Brandeis Lawyers Society (luncheon), [1950-1953] 

9

51

With Tom Clark, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court [195-] 

9

52

At Skywater [Alpha Boule], [195-] 

9

53

At Skywater, [195-] 

9

54

At Skywater, [195-] 

 OS 1A

 

Rae Pace (snapshot and views of Putney School), [195-] 

9

55

Mary Elizabeth Alexander (portraits and candids), [195-] 

9

56

Signed photograph, Gerri 1951 

OS 13

1

Mary Elizabeth Alexander-Melvin Brown wedding, 1951 

9

57

In the office and library (STMA and RPA together), 1951 

9

58

STMA and RPA in the library, 1951 

OS 12

8

Josephine Baker with STMA and RMA at Emlen Club, YMCA, Dinner, 1951 

 OS 1C

 

At the testimonial banquet for RPA, 1951 November 

9

59

At the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1952 November 

9

60

Garden party at Skywater, 1952 

9

61

Visit of S.S. and Madame Nehru, 1953 

10

1

STMA and RPA with movie projector, 1953 

OS 12

8

In Uruguay, 1953 

10

2

Snapshots at Skywater (taken by Aaron Mossell), ca.1954-1956 

10

3

Campaign luncheon for George M. Leader for Governor, 1954 October 

 OS 1C

 

Brandeis Law Club dinner (with Louis Levinthal and others), 1955 

10

4

Family portraits taken for Ebony Magazine article, 1955 April 

 OS 1A

 

Rae Pace Alexander (portraits), ca.1955-1965 

10

5

Garden party at Skywater, [1956] 

10

6

Garden party at Skywater, [1956] 

10

7

Skywater (exterior views), [1957] 

10

8

With Marian Anderson (occasion of honorary degree), 1958 

10

9

Swearing in of Max Shubin, Judge of Common Pleas, 1959 

10

10

Mount Lawn Cemetery (honoring RPA), 1959 

10

11

Garden party at Skywater (Virginia Brown christening), 1959 

10

12

Garden party at Skywater (Virginia Brown christening), 1959 

10

13

Garden party at Skywater (Virginia Brown christening) [in color], 1959 

10

14

Miscellaneous and unidentified occasions, [196-] 

10

15

Rae Pace Alexander (at Putney School?), [196-] 

 OS 1A

 

In Japan, 1960 

10

16

In Japan, 1960 

10

17

STMA and RPA at dinner, 1960 (three photographs) 

 OS 1a

 

Mary Elizabeth A. Brown and family, [196?-197-] 

10

18

Rae Pace Alexander-Archie Epps wedding, 1961 

10

19

Rae Pace Alexander-Archie Epps wedding (portraits), 1961 

10

20

Rae Pace Alexander-Archie Epps wedding (STMA, RPA, and groups), 1961 

10

21

Bernard Simone wedding (RPA presiding), 1962 

10

22

At luncheon (STMA and RPA), 1962 

10

23

STMA and RPA, at a luncheon, 1962 

OS 12

9

In Oslo and Stockholm, 1963 

10

24

Fortieth wedding anniversary party, 1963 

10

25

Portraits and candids (STMA and RPA together), 1963-1973 

10

26

Reception for Prime Minister Manley of Jamaica, 1964 

10

27

Christmas Cruise, SS France, 1964 

10

28

With Martin Luther King [and os.], ca.1964-1968 

10

29

With Martin Luther King, 1965 

10

30

STMA and RPA with Martin Luther King, 1965 

OS 12

10

Alpha Boule of Sigma Pi Phi (at Penn’s University Museum), 1966 April 

10

31

In Ireland, 1966 

10

32

At World Peace through Law meetings [Geneva?], [1967] 

10

33

Portrait (STMA and RPA together), 1968 January 

10

34

In Portofino (snapshots), 1968 

10

35

In the Caribbean (snapshots and group), 1968-1969 

10

36

Philadelphia Grand Opera Company events, 1969 

10

37

Raymond Alexander Brown (snapshots), 1969 

10

38

Snapshots on Martha’s Vineyard, 1969 

10

39

Forty-sixth wedding anniversary, 1969 

10

40

Philadelphia Bar Association, 1969-1970 

10

41

Mary Elizabeth and Melvin Brown, 1970 

10

42

Aboard the QEII and in London, 1970 

10

43

Common Pleas Court No.4 (luncheon at Old Original Bookbinders restaurant), 1970 

10

44

Phi Beta Kappa ceremony, 1970 

10

45

Travel snapshots (miscellaneous), 1970-1971 

10

46

In London [American Bar Association] and Belgrade (World Peace through Law), 1971 

10

47

The One Nation Award of the NAACP, 1971 

10

48

Travel snapshots (incl. SS Victoria West Indies cruise), 1972-1973 

10

49

Snapshots in Africa, 1973 

10

50

Fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1973 November 

10

51

STMA and RPA, fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1973 Nov 

OS 12

10

Fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1973 November 

10

52

Swedish American Lines South America cruise, 1973-1974 

10

53

At home (on the front walk at 700 Westview), ca.1974 

10

54

Color portrait (STMA and RPA together, City Hall in background), ca.1974 

10

55

STMA and RPA, color portrait with City Hall in background, ca.1974 

OS 12

10

Snapshots (dinner party), 1974 

10

56

Rae Pace Alexander (portrait), 1978 

10

57

Sally Bishop (and J. Turner Layton), misc., n.d. 

10

58

Dr. Helen O. Dickens, [195-] 

10

59

Earl B. Dickerson (Chicago Bar), 1944 

OS 12

11

Bishop Sherman L. Greene (A.M.E. Church), 1947 

10

60

Patricia Roberts Harris, [197-] 

10

61

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1963 

10

62

J. Turner Layton, misc., n.d. 

10

63

J. Turner Layton (1894-1978), 1938 

OS 12

11

William H. Lewis (Boston), 1934 and n.d. 

10

64

William H. Lewis (1868-1949), 1934 

OS 12

11

J. Paul Lyet, n.d. 

10

65

George Maxey, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1935, 1938 

OS 12

11

ACC dinner dance, 1971 

10

66

Actors in play “The Burden of Truth” (Rae Pace), n.d. 

10

67

Alexander home at 700 Westview Street? n.d. 

10

68

A family dinner (snapshots), 1970 

10

69

New Hampshire Ave 

10

70

Ships named for black Americans (christenings and launchings), [194-] 

10

71

Skywater exteriors and vistas [and os.], 1945, 1957 

10

72

Miscellaneous and unidentified men, misc., n.d. 

10

73

Miscellaneous and unidentified men and women, misc., n.d. 

OS 12

12

Miscellaneous and unidentified men (snapshots), misc., n.d. 

10

74

Miscellaneous and unidentified men (old photos), n.d. 

10

75

Miscellaneous and unidentified women, misc., n.d. 

10

76

Miscellaneous and unidentified women (snapshots), misc., n.d. 

10

77

Miscellaneous and unidentified women (old photos), n.d. 

10

78

Miscellaneous and unidentified couples (snaps), misc., n.d. 

10

79

Miscellaneous and unidentified families and children, misc., n.d. 

10

80

Miscellaneous and unidentified groups (old photos), n.d. 

10

81

Miscellaneous and unidentified weddings, misc., n.d. 

10

82

Miscellaneous and unidentified occasions, [1930-1940] 

10

83

Miscellaneous and unidentified occasions, [1930-1940] 

OS 12

13

Miscellaneous and unidentified occasions, [1950-1970] 

10

84

Miscellaneous and unidentified places, misc., n.d. 

10

85

Miscellaneous and unidentified places, misc., n.d. 

OS 12

13

Miscellaneous correspondence re photographs, misc., n.d. 

10

86

Documentary photos of Kowloon, Hong Kong (from the Lutheran World Service), ca.1960 

11

1

a. Mary Alexander Brown Cannaday and Dr. Laurence R. Cannady, 2005 

10

86

B. Slides, Snapshots, and Negatives 

Mixed/unsorted, misc. dates 

12

1

C. Audio and Video Tape 

“I Should Have Studied” and “Techniques of Study” (1 5″ reel and 1 4″ reel of 0.25″ audio tape), n.d. 

12

2

Unlabeled (6 7″ reels and 2 5″ reels of 0.25″ audio tape), n.d. 

12

3

Philadelphia Bar Association, dedication of the Sadie T.M. and Raymond P. Alexander Public Service Center (VHS video cassette), 1982 

12

4

D. Motion Picture Film 

Home Movies 

1930: Atlantic City, National Bar Association Meeting at Howard University (August 1930)   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

1

ca. 1930: Yale-Harvard football game   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

2

1932, July-August: Atlantic City, Elks   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

4

1932, June-July: Republican National Convention (Chicago), Atlantic City   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

3

ca. 1932: RPA on horseback, birthday party   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

5

ca. 1932: Page and Bessie Anderson, Halloween party at farm   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

6

1933, summer: Atlantic City, tennis match, Hampton, Va   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

8

1934, April 22: John Bough family   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

7

ca. 1934: Jamaica trip, cricket teams   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

9

ca. 1934: Jamaica trip, market place, Dennis Rover, Kensington Club   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

10

ca. 1935: Haiti trip   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

11

1936, March 12: San Domingo trip   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

13

1937, January 11: St. Kitts trip, villages, children, view from Brimstone Hill   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

14

1937, January: St. Thomas trip, St. Croix harbor, SS Fort Townshend   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

12

1937-38: Mary Elizabeth Alexander’s first birthday party, Atlantic City, Easter, Temple University (children’s school?)   1 film reel (350 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

33

ca. 1938: Martinique trip, Lycée Schœlcher   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

15

ca. 1938: Martinique trip   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

16

ca. 1938: Puerto Rico trip   1 film reel (100 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

17

1939, August: Grand Boulé at West Virginia State College   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

18

1939, August: Grand Boulé at West Virginia State College (continued)   1 film reel (ca. 20 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

19

ca. 1940: scenes of children, farm, elephant ride   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

20

ca. 1941: Rae Pace Alexander’s fourth birthday party, Christmas, elephant ride   1 film reel (ca. 250 ft.) : b&w, col. ; 16 mm.

17

34

ca. 1941: summer birthday party in the country   1 film reel (150 ft.) : b&w, col. ; 16 mm.

17

37

ca. 1942: college commencement   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

21

1940s: family and related scenes   1 film reel (350 ft.) : b&w, col. ; 16 mm.

17

36

1940s: group at outdoor event (a Grand Boulé?) with African dancer   1 film reel (300 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

17

38

1940s: unknown (film extremely brittle and not examined)   1 film reel (ca. 350 ft.) ; 16 mm.

17

35

1949-50: Christmas, Haiti/Virgin Islands trip   1 film reel (350 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

31

1951; ship scenes SS Heidelberg   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

22

1954 August: cruise (RPA with daughters), scenes on ship, dock at New York City   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

23

1955: Rae Pace Alexander at Putney School   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

24

1956, June: scenes at hotel and pool   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

25

1957, May: race car and car racing   1 film reel (50 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

26

1957, August: outdoor party and convention scenes (partially overexposed)   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

27

1957: scenes at horse race track, view from airplane window   1 film reel (50 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

28

ca. 1958: dinner party, group inspecting Philadelphia dump   1 film reel (100 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

29

ca. 1958: Philadelphia City Council meeting, party   1 film reel (25 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

30

1961, September: Wedding reception of Rae Pace Alexander and Archie Epps, Mount Airy, Philadelphia?   1 film reel (350 ft.) : col. ; 16 mm.

17

32

Commercial Films 

Aladdin’s Lamp. New York: Castle Films, n.d. (ca. 1941).   1 film reel (ca. 300 ft.): sil., b&w ; 16 mm.

12

5

E. View-Master Stereoscope 

Viewer, n.d. 

12

6

Set of 9 slide wheels (mostly Mexico, 2 of Grand Canyon, 1 Haiti, n.d. 

12

7

 

XII. FAMILY 

Box

Folder

A. General 

Lateral pedigree of black Penn alumni, 1979 

 OS

 

B. Alexander Brown, Mary Elizabeth 

Birth announcement, 1934 July 

13

1

Guest book (christening), 1934 

13

2

Medical records, 1934 

13

3

Bulletin of Temple University Teachers’ College, 1936 

13

4

a. Grade report, 1941-1942 

13

4

Program of Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1943 

13

5

Medical records, 1943 

13

6

Grade Reports (Philadelphia Public Schools), 1944-1945 

13

7

Letter to Mary Elizabeth and Rae Pace from Wilbur Strickland, with photos of the Great Pyramids, 1945 

13

8

Grade report (Philadelphia Public School), 1948 

13

9

Grade Reports (Putney School), 1948-1951 

13

10

Wedding invitation, clippings, etc., 1957 

13

11

Invitation to christening party at Skywater, 1959 

13

12

Will, 1961 

13

13

Virginia Brown High School commencement, 1976 

13

14

a. Correspondence and memoranda, 1959-1975 

13

15

Raymond A. Brown (news clipping), 1980 

13

15

b. Letter of recommendation for American University Human Resource Program, 1984 

13

15

c. Correspondence from friends and family, 1990-1997 

13

15

d. Correspondence from friends and family, 2004-2005 

13

15

e. Correspondence from friends and family, n.d. 

13

15

f. Correspondence from friends and Family, 2004-2006 

13

15

g. Correspondence from friends and Family, 1973, 1975, 2009-2012 

13

15

C. Alexander Epps Minter, Rae Pace 

Personal correspondence, n.d. 

13

16

Personal correspondence, [194-] 

13

17

News clippings re Levi Goldenberg Memorial for the Aid of Crippled Children, 1947 

13

18

Statement of activities and interests for Friends Select School, ca.1948 

13

19

Financial records (Putney School), 1952 

13

20

Grade reports (Putney School), 1952-1953 

13

21

Financial records (Putney School), 1953 

13

22

Income tax returns, 1953 

13

23

Grade reports (Putney School), 1954 

13

24

Financial records (Putney School), 1954 

13

25

Educational Testing, 1954 

13

26

Financial records (Putney School), 1955 

13

27

American Friends Service Committee Work Camp Program, 1955 

13

28

Boston University: extracurricular activities, 1956 

13

29

Boston University: academic papers, 1956 

13

30

Boston University: academic papers, 1956 

13

31

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

32

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

33

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

34

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

35

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

36

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

37

Boston University: academic papers, 1957 

13

38

Correspondence with Bob Storey, 1957 

13

39

Bank statements and canceled checks, 1957 

13

40

Newspaper clippings, 1957 

13

41

Theatre programs, 1957 

13

42

Boston University News, 1957-1958 

13

43

Theatre programs, 1958 

14

1

Correspondence, 1958 

14

2

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

3

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

4

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

5

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

6

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

7

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

8

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

9

Boston University: academic papers, 1958 

14

10

Jet Magazine, 1958 

14

11

Annual report of Mercy-Douglass Hospital, 1960 

14

12

Wedding invitation, 1961 

14

13

Bride’s Gift Book, 1961 

14

14

Correspondence re wedding, 1961 

14

15

Newspaper clippings, 1961 

14

16

Financial records, 1961-1962 

14

17

Correspondence, 1962 

14

18

Newspaper clippings, 1962 

14

19

Marriage notice in Harvard Alumni Journal, 1962 

14

20

Magazines: Negro Digest, New York Times Book Review, and Saturday Evening Post, 1962 

14

21

Receipts, 1963 

14

22

Correspondence, 1963 

14

23

Income tax returns, 1964 

14

24

Bank statements and canceled checks, 1964 

14

25

Income tax returns, 1966 

14

26

Slip cover of Young and Black in America, 1970 

14

27

Reviews of Young and Black in America, 1970 

14

28

Curriculum vitae of Thomas Kendall Minter, 1973 

14

29

University of Pennsylvania doctoral research proposal, 1974 

14

30

Induction of Thomas K. Minter and Rae P.A. Minter into Alpha Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, 1975 

14

31

National Association of Black Professional Women in Higher Education, 1976-1977 

14

32

University of Pennsylvania correspondence; American Anthropological Association program, 1978; 1980 

14

33

University of Pennsylvania commencement program, 1982 

14

34

Work at Paul Robeson Cultural Center at Rutgers University, 1996 

14

35

Work at Paul Robeson Cultural Center at Rutgers University, 1997-2000 

14

36

 

XIII. BOOKS 

Box

Folder

A. General 

The American Bar Association, London, 1971 

15

1

Away from Freedom: The Revolt of the College Economists, by Orval Watts, 1952 

15

2

The Best Known Works of William Shakespeare, n.d. 

15

3

Black Politics in Philadelphia, edited by Miriam Ershkowitz and Joseph Zikmund, 1973 

15

4

Breakthrough on the Color Front, by Lee Nichols, 1954 

15

5

Deutschland (travel book, small format), 1957 

15

6

Do You Know Denmark? by Viggo Emil Kaaris, 1955 

15

7

Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, v. 20, 1932 

15

8

Guide to Politics 1954, edited by Quincy Howe and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., 1954 

15

9

Harriet Tubman, by Earl Conrad, 1943 

15

10

An Historical Research Respecting the Opinions of the Founders of the Republic on Negroes as Slaves, as Citizens, and as Soldiers, by George Livermore, 1863 

15

11

Israel to Me: A Negro Social Worker inside Israel, by J. Ida Jiggetts, 1957 

15

12

Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1926 

15

13

Mikrokosmos, by Bela Bartok (music), 1940 

15

14

The New Directory for Baptist Churches, by Edward T. Hiscox (2 copies), 1894 

15

15

Pennsylvania Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (police manual), 1943 

15

16

Political Community and the North Atlantic Area: International Organization in the Light of Historical Experience, by Karl W. Deutsch et al., 1957 

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Probing Our Prejudices: A Manual for High School Students, by Hortense Powdermaker, 1944 

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PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) v.65, no.4, 1950jun 

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A Second Book of Chorales, by Johann Sebastian Bach (music), 1922 

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Wedding Etiquette Complete, by Marguerite Bentley, 1956 

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Who’s Who in Colored America, 1950 

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B. Children’s Books and School Books 

Animal Inn, by Virginia Moe, 1946 

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Bach: Master Series for the Young (music), 1939 

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Between Mountain and Sea: Chile, by Sydney Greenbie (Friends Select School), 1943 

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A Book of Songs for Unison and Part Singing, 1924 

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By Caribbean Shores: Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, by Sydney Greenbie (Friends Select School), 1942 

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Children of the Sun: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, by Sydney Greenbie (Friends Select School), 1943 

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Citizenship in Our Democracy, by J. Cecil Parker, C. Perry Patterson, and Samuel B. McAlister (Thomas Fitzsimmons Junior High School), 1939 

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Classical Myths, by Max J. Herzberg, 1941 

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Distinguished Negroes Abroad, by Beatrice J. Fleming and Marion J. Pryde (Rae Pace), 1946 

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Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends, by Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deutcher (“With love to a very lovely lady of culture, your “Aunt” Etta Moten), 1939 

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Honey Bunch: Her First Days on the Farm, by Helen Louise Thorndyke (“To Mary Elizabeth from Aunt Babo [EMA], 2/4/41”), 1923 

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HUB (Boston University Yearbook; Rae Pace), 1959 

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Learning Arithmetic, by N.J. Lennes, Don C. Rogers, and L.R. Traver (Rae Pace, Friends Select School), 1947 

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Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, 1915 

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Marie of Old New Orleans, by Ruby Lorraine Radford, 1931 

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Miss Jimmy Deane and What Happened at Pleasant Meadows, by Rose B. Knox, 1946 

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The Revised Standard Edition of the New Testament (Rae Pace, Friends Select School), 1946 

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Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Sainte-Exupery (Rae Pace, Putney School), 1943 

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Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, by Johnny Gruelle, 1924 

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Raggedy Ann in the Deep Woods, by Johnny Gruelle, 1930 

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The Record of Friends Select School (Rae Pace), 1949 

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The Record of Friends Select School (Rae Pace), 1950 

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The Record of Friends Select School (Rae Pace), 1951 

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The Record of Friends Select School (Rae Pace), 1952 

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The Story about Ping, by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese (Rae Pace), 1933 

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Story and Verse for Children, selected and edited by Miriam Blonton Huber, 1940 

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Sugar Bush, by Dorathea Dana (Rae Pace), 1947 

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Tales of a Korean Grandmother, by Frances Carpenter (Rae Pace), 1947 

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You and the United Nations, by Lois Fisher (“To Rae Pace from Edith McD.”), 1947 

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