1. Abbot to 10. Bacon | 11. Bethune to 20. Committee | 21. Congress to 30. DeSpelder | 31. Dillard to 40. Evans
41. Fleming to 50. Henderson | 51. Henle to 60. Jefferson | 61. Jessye to 70. Lincoln | 71. Manggrum to 80. Merson
81. Midlo to 90. Opportunity | 91. Pacifica to 100. Rogers | 101. Rogers to 110. Sisters
111. Smythe to 120. Voorhees | 121. Waddy to 129. Young

121. Waddy, Ruth G.
ca. 1926-1985
4 ft.


Waddy was an artist and writer on black American art. Correspondence, exhibition catalogues, and biographical material.


122. Washington, Fredi
1925-1979 and n.d.
0.8 ft. and 1 oversized box


Washington was an actress, dancer, and newspaper columnist. Includes correspondence, photographs, press clippings, and other printed items. Subjects include Imitation of Life and Shuffle Along.


123. Weeden, Howard (Maria Howard)
n.d.
6 items


Prints by Huntsville, Alabama artist and writer on black Americans, some of them former slaves, around the turn of the century.


124. Williams, Camilla
1944-1975 and n.d.
1.2 ft.


Williams was a lyric soprano and the first black American woman to hold a regular position with a leading U.S. opera company. Includes correspondence, photographs, music scores, programs, and other collected printed items.



125. Williams, Fannie C.
1883-1980, n.d.
0.8 ft.

Fannie Williams was a graduate of Straight University and University of Michigan, and principal of Valena C. Jones School (1921-1954), a public school that set new standards for education among African Americans in New Orleans. Collection includes correspondence, printed items and photographs. Many of the photographs relate to the Negro of Clairborne branch of the YWCA in New Orleans, of which she was first President.


126. Wynn, Lillian Robinson
1957, 1973-1982
0.4 ft.


Methodist minister. Includes correspondence, biographical data, photographs, and collected printed items.


127. Yepez, Dorothy E. Robinson
1952-ca. 1980
46 ft., 9 oversized boxes, 1 package, 4 oversized items


Art gallery owner and artist. Voluminous collected materials about Robinson's gallery and her philanthropic activities during World War II.


128. Yes M'am
1979-1981
7.6 ft. and 5 oversized items


Raw data for the American Film Festival award-winning documentary about black household workers in New Orleans. Includes motion picture film and sound recordings.


129. Young, Daisy
ca. 1951-ca. 1977 and n.d.
2 oversized boxes and 1 oversized item


Papers of Daisy Young, mother of Andrew Young, mayor of Atlanta and former Ambassador to the UN. Most materials relate to her son.

1. Abbot to 10. Bacon | 11. Bethune to 20. Committee | 21. Congress to 30. DeSpelder | 31. Dillard to 40. Evans
41. Fleming to 50. Henderson | 51. Henle to 60. Jefferson | 61. Jessye to 70. Lincoln | 71. Manggrum to 80. Merson
81. Midlo to 90. Opportunity | 91. Pacifica to 100. Rogers | 101. Rogers to 110. Sisters
111. Smythe to 120. Voorhees | 121. Waddy to 129. Young

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