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to H. Hamilton Williams

Telegram is from Flemmie P. Kittrell sending sympathies to H. Hamilton Williams, LeRoi's brother, on behalf of his passing. He also apologizes for not being able to say good-bye before leaving for the funeral.

GLC09587.099

to H. Hamilton Williams

Telegram is from T. Lucille Salisbury to H. Hamilton Williams expressing sympathy for the loss of his brother, LeRoi Williams.

GLC09587.100

to H. Hamilton Williams and Family

Telegram is from Ethel Butche and Lareme Granes to H. Hamilton Williams saying that they hope the pride he has for his brother makes the news of his death less painful.

GLC09587.101

to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamilton Williams and Family

Telegram is from Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gill to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamilton Williams and family apologizing that they could not make it to LeRoi's funeral.

GLC09587.102

to Mrs. Cordella Williams and Family

Telegram is from the First Baptist Church Senior Choir to Mrs "Cordella" Williams and her family sending sympathies for the loss of LeRoi Williams.

GLC09587.103

to the Williams family

Telegram sent to the Williams family by the Walker family, after the death of LeRoi Williams. The telegram expresses sympathy and mentions "a great loss to both our families." This is most likely from the family of Lt. William H. Walker, the other...

GLC09587.104

to Mrs. Cordelia Williams

Sympathy telegram sent to Cordelia Williams by "Mae and family," after the death of LeRoi Williams.

GLC09587.106

[LeRoi Williams and two possible siblings]

A photograph of LeRoi Williams with two possible siblings. It is likely that the girl in the center is Virginia Williams, his older sister, and that the boy on the right is one of his brothers.

GLC09587.108

[LeRoi Williams]

A photograph of LeRoi Williams as a youth.

GLC09587.109

LeRoi Williams

A photograph of LeRoi Williams as a youth.

GLC09587.110

[LeRoi Williams]

A photograph of LeRoi Williams as a youth.

GLC09587.111

[LeRoi Williams]

A photograph of LeRoi Williams as a youth.

GLC09587.112

[LeRoi Williams]

A photograph of LeRoi Williams as a young man in a garden.

GLC09587.113

[Correspondence belonging to American Red Cross, 1942-1943] [Decimalized .01-.02]

Correspondence belonging to the American Red Cross dated 1942-1943. Consists of two documents pertaining to a new policy issued where they would be accept blood from Black donors and response to the new decision.

GLC09745

The American Jewish Committee, Release Statement

One newsletter dated April 10, 1967 released by the American Jewish Committee. Related to a report on the 1966 election based on the race of the voters. Refers to the pamphlet "1966 Elections: A Political Patchwork," [see GLC09640.005]. Breaks down...

GLC09640.006

to J. Harold Ennis

One letter from Charles U. Coggin, Jr., to J. Harold Ennis, dated October 20, 1943. Coggin acknowledges the two men's opinions on the new policy to accept Black donors' blood. (see GLC09745.01 for original policy) He hopes Ennis will agree that it...

GLC09745.02

Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L. Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, Hightower Theodore Kealing, and Wilford Horace Smith along the top. On the lower half of the poster...

GLC09736.01

Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L.Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee institute, Frederick...

GLC09736.02

[Invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama]

One invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, dated January 20, 2009. Document is embossed with a gold inaugural seal.

GLC09705.11

Feiffer On Civil Rights

One book entitled "Feiffer On Civil Rights" by the Jules Ralph Feiffer dated 1966. Book features a collection of political cartoons concerning Civil Rights and segregation. There is a foreword by Bayard Rustin explaining the collection of cartoons...

GLC09767.03

Minority Occupancy and Housing Values

One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race...

GLC09640.012

[Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Board of Directors, September 11, 1972]

One copy of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors for Crisis magazine dated September 11, 1972. Refers to the passing of Samuel A. Williams formerly the Secretary of Crisis Publishing Company. Mentions that Andrew D. Weinberger would fill the...

GLC09640.013

The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services

One pamphlet entitled, "The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services," by Clarence Mitchell dated 1954. Mitchell reflects on the work to attain integration of the armed services; includes reactions of servicemen, legislation that attempted...

GLC09640.100

NAACP: A Record of Leadership

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP: A Record of Leadership" dated February 1950. Details the NAACP's mission; lists the organization's goals towards social welfare, anti-lynching laws, voting rights, history against Jim Crow Law, combatting job...

GLC09640.127

How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began [Decimalized 01.-.03]

Collection of three pamphlets entitled, "How the National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People Began," by Mary White Ovington. Details the history of the organization and list of the trustee members and officers.

GLC09640.130