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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of press copies of letters sent, September 1869–September 1870 (440), is arranged chronologically.
May 6, 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA May 6, 1955 press release from Howard University announcing the upcoming premiere performance of "The Amen Corner." This press release contains a handwritten note by James Baldwin on the back referencing the legacy of "my father."
Biography
Preston Eugene Jackson is an American painter, sculptor and educator who has created many public art sculptures in the Central Illinois area. He works in metal, both steel and foundry cast metals, and also paints. His paintings and sculptures cover many…
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Preston Love Jr. (born 1942) is an American politician, professor, author and activist who served as Jesse Jackson's campaign manager during the 1984 Democratic primaries. Love is the first black person in Nebraska to receive the support of a major…
1914–1989
Edward Preston Mitchell III (May 6, 1914 – November 30, 1989) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football at Delaware State University for one season, in 1959, compiling a record of 1–7.…
1914–1995
Preston Valien (February 19, 1914 - 1995) was an African-American sociologist. He was a Sociology professor at Fisk University and Brooklyn College, and he worked for the U.S. federal government, including as a cultural attaché in Nigeria. He was the…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Pretoria High School for Girls, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Pretoria High School for Girls sign, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1944–
Rozell "Prexy" William Nesbitt (born 23 February 1944) is an American educator, activist, and speaker on Africa, foreign policy, and racism. He has also worked as a "red cap," social worker, union organizer, special assistant to Chicago’s Mayor, the late…
1920–2026
Prezell Russell Robinson (August 25, 1920 – June 29, 2026) was an American sociologist, educator, and university administrator. He was the longest-serving president of Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina, leading the institution from…
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a sheet of paper with a price list for Poro dealers of Poro Products. Along the top is the title for the price list "NEW SCHEDULE OF REDUCED PRICES WITH TAX/ For Poro Dealers only." The pricing list is split into six columns. The column titles read…
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a confidential Poro Price List pamphlet for Poro dealers. The pamphlet is black type on cream colored paper, folded in thirds. The front cover has the text contained within a rectangle over the whole of the front. At the top is underlined text that…
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a confidential Poro Price List pamphlet for Poro dealers. The pamphlet is black type on cream colored paper, folded in thirds. The front cover has the text contained within a rectangle over the whole of the front. At the top is underlined text that…
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a handwritten price list for Poro beauty products written on lined paper. It reads "white vaseline 25/ Irish root 10/ Quinine 25/ sulphur 10/ oil of Bergamont 10/ Ford's Ox Marrow 25/ Oil Geranium 10." Creases on the paper are reinforced by clear tape.
1756–1842
Primus Hall (February 29, 1756 – March 22, 1842) was born into slavery. He is believed to be the son of Prince Hall, an abolitionist, American Revolutionary War soldier and founder of the Prince Hall Freemasonry. In 1798, he established a school for…
1925–2010
Prince Albert Jackson Jr. (March 17, 1925 – September 21, 2010) served as president of Savannah State College (1971–1978). During the 1970s, he collaborated with the University System of Georgia and Armstrong State College in Savannah to develop an…
Dates not recorded
Prince Gardner was a state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1874 until he was unseated. In 1872 he was documented as a teacher in Barbour County. He was a leader of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church…
c. 1738–1807
Hall organized the first Black Masonic lodge in Boston and petitioned Massachusetts lawmakers against slavery and for Black education.
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Prince Saunders (c. 1775– January 22, 1839) was an African American teacher, scholar, diplomat, and author who different sources say was born in either Lebanon, Connecticut, or Thetford, Vermont. During his life, Saunders helped set up schools for African…
1980–
Princess Imoukhuede (pronounced I-muh-KWU-e-de) (born 1980) is an American chemical engineer who is a Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Washington as the Hunter and Dorthy Simpson Endowed Chair. She conducts groundbreaking research on…
ca. 1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA print of a design by Gail Anderson for the book cover of Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class Experience, a book by Joe Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes. It features a red background with black text in large block letters that are outlined in thin white…
April 11, 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrint of Louis J. Redding and Thurgood Marshall holding a brief while they smoke cigarettes during a recess in the Supreme Court's hearing on racial integration in public schools. The AP Wirephoto caption is along the right side. The caption reads…
1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photographic print of M. G. Sishuba. The center of the card has an image of Shishuba facing forward. He is wearing a bow tie and there is a pen visible in his breast pocket. Below the image is black printed text which reads [M. G. SISHUBA…
July 1909
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photographic print of Rev. C. E. Miller, D. D. on faded cardboard. The sitter faces proper left wearing a bowtie, coat, and vest. Printed in black text under the portrait is [REV. C. E. MILLER, D. D. / Pastor Shiloh Baptist Church, Salem,…
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