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Interview Series: Eggs & Issues, 1988 March 12, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection

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Evans County Centennial Celebration Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

Spanning 1911-2014, the materials in this collection include historic photographs, maps, and manuscript materials that were acquired and created by the Evans County Centennial Celebration committee during the Centennial Celebration of Evans County. With one exception, materials span the one hundred years since the county’s founding in 1914. The Centennial Celebration committee sponsored and produced several publications about the history of Evans County. Digital materials consist of photographs, video recordings, maps and other materials about the history of Evans County and the centennial celebration

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Linda Ruffin Saxton Ferrell

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Jerry Beasley

African American Funeral Programs

Jerry_Beasley.pdf - Funeral program for Jerry Beasley

Mrs. Jacqulyn M. Byrd

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Jacqulyn_M_Byrd.pdf - Funeral program for Jacqulyn Byrd

Larry Floyd Harrison

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Willie Doris Allen

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Angela Butler Palmer

African American Funeral Programs

Angela Butler Palmer had a graveside service.

Alfred Russ

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

New Women In The Old Dominion: Race And Gender In Progressive-Era Virginia, Rachel Scott

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This thesis traces the development of Black and white Southern women’s pursuit of political power between the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Emancipation and the downfall of the antebellum planter aristocracy upset traditional Southern gender norms and opened new doors for women of both races in the political upheaval of Reconstruction. Though both Black and white women participated in the women’s club movement and joined women’s advocacy and charity groups following the Civil War, their work was distinctive both from each other and from other regional Progressive movements. The context of …

Sana Sana: Unlearning Generational Expectation Through Performance, Jalen R. Ash

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

My work is an exploration of identity as a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) body traversing through the generational histories of my family and the struggle of cultural loss to our assimilation of Whiteness. Through the multi-faceted medium of performance, my work uses physical and mental spaces of self and technology to understand how the body functions as a screen. Our bodies house projections of generational expectations that have trickled down from the past into the present. These projections shape our own unique identities along with the personal experiences we gather as we move through the various spaces of …

Calvin And Virginia Jackson Kiah Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Calvin and Virginia Jackson Kiah, spanning 1871 to 1999, with a focus on 1949-1989. It includes correspondence, teaching materials, artist files, photographs, newspaper clippings, and related documents. Of particular note are records of Virginia Jackson Kiah's work founding and managing both the Kiah House Museum in Savannah, Georgia, and the Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The collection also focuses on materials supporting the museums' missions, such as Virginia Jackson Kiah’s drafts of a book on African American art contributions. The collection also contains documents relating to Calvin Kiah's …

Mr. Bobby Albert Simmons

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Roscoe Mccollum, Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

Mr_Rosco_McCollum_Jr.pdf - Funeral program for Roscoe McCollum, Jr.

Earlene Lemon-Bell Wallace

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mrs Alma Rita Youmans

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Alma_Rita_Youmans,pdf - Funeral program for Mrs. Alma Rita Youmans

Rev. Jimmy Lee Spivey

African American Funeral Programs

Rev_Jimmy_Lee_Spivey.pdf - Funeral program for Jimmy Lee Spivey

Christopher A. Johnson

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Christopher A. Johnson on Dec. 17, 2022 at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church

Hollis Terry "Tet" Mainer

African American Funeral Programs

Hollis_Terry_"Tet"_Mainer.pdf - Funeral program for Hollis Terry "Tet" Mainer

Elvera Shellman

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Terrie Shatteen

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Solomon "Bobo" Lee, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Morris Kirkland

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Jessie Kate Pitts

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mrs. Jessie Kate Pitts on Dec. 3, 2022 at Lilly Hill Baptist Church

Tera Donaldson Hobbs

African American Funeral Programs

Lera_Donaldson_Hobbs.pdf - Funeral program for Tera Donaldson Hobbs

Mrs. Judy Lanier Swint

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Walter Rose Washington "Walt"

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Walter Rose Washington "Walt" on Nov. 21, 2022 at Cypress Pond Missionary Baptist Church

Tiana Sharaye Mitchell

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Demetrius Alan Wright

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Krystal Nicole Reese-Harris

African American Funeral Programs

Krystal_-Nicole-_Reese-Harris.pdf - Funeral program for Krystal Nicole Reese-Harris