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History of the Colson Family Box # 1 Obituaries,\n records of birth, marriages and short sketches of members of\n the Colson-Hill Family","Sub-Series A. Family History A family history compiled by\n Alice A. Jackson for an exhibit about the Colson family.\n Included are copies of various documents and sketches of a\n number of family members.","Sub-Series B. Obituaries Funeral programs and several\n sketches of deceased family members.","Series II. Estate Correspodence and family documents Box #2\n Legal documents covering various matters of the Colson-Hill\n family. This series includes Colson estate correspondence,\n wills, State and local tax receipts and leases for property Of\n special interest is an application for Canadian citizenship\n for John Henry Hill, who had escaped from the institution of\n slavery in 1857.","Series III. Family Correspondence, Telegrams and\n Postcards","Sub-Series A. Family Correspondence Boxes 3-15 Letters\n between members of this family for more than one hundred\n years. Subjects discussed, the underground railroad, family\n problems, education, politics, sound issues wars, politics and\n civil rights. The materials are arranged chronically\n Correspondence without dates are arranged by alphabet.","Sub-Series B. William Nelson Colson Boxes 16- A interesting\n number of letters written by William Nelson Colson (1890-1922)\n were found together and have been arranged accordingly. The\n materials include family correspondence, personal\n correspondence and correspondence pertaining to his days at\n Virginia Union University.","Sub-Series C: The Colson/Woody 1950-1967 Mainly\n correspondence having to do with Mary Colson's interest in the\n family estate. Included in this material is her will.","Sub-Series D: The John and Mary Colson Shore Papers\n 1844-1877 John K. Shore was married to Mary Colson and lived\n and worked in Petersburg. Shore was a barber, and after the\n Civil War served on the Common Council. The Shore papers\n consist mainly of tax and business receipts.","Sub-Series E: The John and Susie Hill Harris Papers\n 1900,1924 Papers of Susie Hill, sister of Kate Hill Colson.\n Photo, some correspondence.","Sub-Series F. Family Personal Box 20 Family correspondence\n with friends and associates. Very interesting letter from\n William Still to John Henry Hill.","Sub-Series G. Family Business Boxes 21-22 Records of family\n business activities from the anlebellum through the 1950's.\n Most of correspondece documents ownership and rents from\n family owned properties. Included in this sub-series are\n records of the House of Roberts and Colson (1833-1836) a\n merticle Company established by William Neslon Colson and\n Joseph Jenkins Roberts who became the first president of\n Liberia.","Sub-Series H. Family Work Box 23 James Major and Kate Hill\n Colsons work at the John A. Dix School in Dinwiddle County.\n John A. Dix was one of many little Tuskeeges established in\n the United States. Interesting Correspondence with and Colson\n work with the school improvement league. Series Includes\n records of the John A. Dix Industrial School.","Series IV. Edna Colson (Personal, Colson/Meredith,\n Education, Employment) 1905-1984","Sub-Series A. Correspondence Personal Box 24-28\n Correspondence with friends and associates beginning in 1905\n and continuting until 1980. This sub-series is arranged with\n Men Colson's correspondence maintained by date, and her\n correspondence kept by subject heading. Some of the\n correspondents, Ambrose Caliver, Gordan Hancock Jackson Davis,\n A.G. Richardson, and Carrie Gandy.","Sub-Series B. Colson/Meredith Correspondence Boxes 29-32\n Correspondence between Edna Meade Colson and Amaza Meredith\n beginning in 1916 and continuing until 1982. Education, work,\n social and polilical and home ownership. The sub-series\n documents their vacation. Mister Colson and Meredith were\n companion for over fifty years.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence (Education) Box 33 Documents\n Ms.Colson's efforts to acquire graduated training during the\n era of segregation. Miss Colson's association with Teacher\n College began in 1924 and continued until 1964. Correspondence\n documents curriculum, research, problems faced by African\n American students encounted such as housing Colson's\n involvement with the Negro Education Club is also covered. The\n bulk of the correspondence is with Miss Mable Carney who was\n Edna Colson's major Professor at Columbia.","Sub-Series D. Correspondence (Employment) Box 34-47\n Correspondence documenting Edna Meade Colson's forty-four\n years at Virginia State University. Arranged in there\n sections, correspondence with the presidents of Virginia\n State, by Subject heading and by alphabet. There are manuals\n of committees, information about public education in Virginia,\n reports. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within\n the folder. Correspondence with John M. Gandy, Mable Carney,\n Luther Foster, Jackson Davis, Charles S. Johnson, and\n others.","Series V. Organizations and Affiliations of Edna Meade\n Colson Box # 48-60 This series contains material documenting\n Edna M. Colson's activities on and off the campus during her\n career at Virginia State University. Included in this series\n are records of: The Virginia Federation of Colored Women\n Clubs, the National Association of College Women, the Alpha\n Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Chesterfield County \"Colored\" red\n Cross and others.","Sub-Series A. The Virginia Federation Of Colored Women's\n Clubs 1931,1961, Boxes 48-53 Records and Correspondence of the\n Petersburg Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women.\n Included are materials from the Petersburg Women's Council and\n the Virginia State College Education Club.","Sub-Series B. The National Association of College Women\n 1925-1964 Boxes 54-56 The National Association of Colored\n Women was organized in 1923 at Howard University. At this\n meeting a temporary NACW was established. One year later a\n larger group of African-American women met in Washington and\n formed a permanent \"National Association of College Women.\"\n The Virginia State University Chapter was organized March 8th\n 1925 by Ms. Pauline Puryear. Edna Colson was one of the\n charter members. Mrs. Colson served as President of the\n Petersburg Branch, sectional director for the South and\n National Vice President. The materials include minutes,\n records, programs, photographs, and Correspondence.","Sub-Series C. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Boxes 57- 57\n A, 57 B Correspondence, minutes and reports of the Delta Omega\n Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Miss Colson\n was one of the charter members of this chapter, which was\n established at Virginia State University in 1925.","Sub-Series D. The Chesterfield County Red Cross 1929-1948\n Box 58 Minutes, correspondence, reports and By-Laws of the\n Chesterfield County Red Cross. Miss Colson was the Chairman of\n the \"Colored Auxiliary\". The \"Colored Auxiliary\" attempted to\n ensure fair treatment in dispersing services being provided\n during the depression and the War years.","Sub-Series E. The Virginia Society for Research 1930-1934\n Box 58 The Virginia Society for Research was established to\n promote and encourage serious research in the field of\n education, and to demonstrate that information derived from\n these efforts. Correspondence, minutes, and constitution.","Sub-Series F. The Negro Organizational Society 1912-1952\n Box 59 The NOS was organized in 1912 to work on improving the\n schools, health, and homes of African American. This\n sub-series contains correspondence, reports and newsletters of\n this groups activities. Included in the materials are some\n correspondence concerning the School Improvement League.","Sub-Series G. The Gillfield Baptist Church 1910, 1974 Box\n 59 Correspondence, Parish Minister and information about\n placing stained glass windows in Gillfield.","Sub-Series H. The Links Incorporated 1958,1965 Container 59\n Some materials about the Eastern Area Conference of the \"Links\n Incorporated\" one folder.","Sub-Series I. The Virginia Commission on Interracial\n Cooperation Box 59 One folder of correspondence","Sub-Series J. The Committee for Virginia 1940,1946 Box 59\n One folder, includes a Constitution written in 1940 and some\n correspondence","Sub-Series K. The N.A.A.C.P 1949 Two folders,\n Correspondence to Edna Colson about membership. One Folder\n contains a copy of a Petersburg Chapter Newsletters.","Sub-Series L The Virginia Council On Human Relations\n 1955-1975 Box 60 Correspondence, Reports, minutes, and printed\n items. The correspondence and addresses a number of social and\n political issues which were of great concern during this time.\n Miss Colson was a member of the board of Directors.","Sub-Series M. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee\n 1960 Box 60 Newsletters and hand-bills","Sub-Series N. The SCLC 1961-1964 Box 60 SCLC Newsletter\n 1961, 1966","Series VI. Literary Box # 61-63 Diaries, speeches and\n articles produced by family members. In this series are a\n number of diaries of James Major Colson. While he was a\n student at Dartmouth College. The majority of the materials\n however are writings and speeches of Edna M. Colson.","Series VII. Financial Records Boxes # 64-66 Receipts and\n bills for school, rental household (including furniture, food,\n and clothing). There are a number of ledgers.","Sub-Series A. Receipts and Bills Boxes # 64-65 A unique\n array of receipts and bills of the Colson-Hill Family.\n Included are receipts for rent, school bills, medical\n receipts, household (including furniture, food, and clothing),\n and contractors.","Sub-Series B. Ledgers and Bank Books Box # 66 Rental books\n maintained by the Colson-Hill family. The Ledgers also contain\n information about family purchases and receipts for building\n and contractors.","Series VIII. Photographs Boxes 67-74 Photographs of family\n and friends. The material is arranged into several\n sub-series.","Sub-Series A. Family ,Many of the photos in these paper\n were taken on the 1870's and 80's.","Sub-Series B. William Nelson Colson III. Colson, was a\n student studying law at Harvard University in 1917 when he\n decided to join the United State Army. The photo's which\n William Nelson sent home from Fort Ames,Iowa gave his family\n and friends some idea of what he was doing in officers\n training school. The photos incude some postcards of camp\n scenes.","Sub-series C. Photographs- Friends(by name), of Edna Meade\n Colson or school affiliations. In addition there are a number\n of photographs of individuals,quit a few were friends or\n former students of Kate Colson. Many of the photographs are\n not identified by name. Many of the photographs were taken in\n the following locations: The Leath Company, Rockwell and the\n New York Gallery were all in Petersburg others were taken in\n Richmond, Danville, New York, Winston-Salem, Baltimore,\n Philadelphia and Washington D.C.","Sub-Series D. Photograph Book Photo Book containing mostly\n tin-types of friends of the Colson-Hill family. Most are in\n color.","Series IX. Scrapbooks Twelve scrapbooks generated by Edna\n Meade Colson. Each book is titled. Most of the books consist\n of photo's some correspondence, news-clippings and\n postcards.","Series X. Printed","Sub-Series A. Programs, Invitations, Pamphlets Programs,\n Invitations, and Pamphlets collected by family members.","Sub-Series B. Degrees Grade reports for several members of\n the Colson family. Of particular interest James Major Colson\n Jr's prep school reports.","Sub-Series C. Newspaper Clippings News clippings of\n particular interest to members of the family.","The Beginnings of the Colson Family can be traced back to\n 1791. The Person of record was James Colson (1768-1824) who\n had been enslaved by a William Nelson of York County Virginia.\n He was emancipated in Williamsburg around 1791 and it is\n certain that by 1794 James Colson was living in Petersburg\n Virginia.","James Colson became a barber. This was one of the\n occupations free African American men were allowed to engage\n in. In 1804, Colson purchased a lot on Union Street and around\n 1820 another piece of property on Oak Street. James Colson\n died in 1825 and his son William took over the Business. In\n 1826 William Colson married Sarah Elebek. One of five children\n fathered by Major Elebek. Elebek like Colson was also a barber\n and a free African American.","William Colson became interested in the American\n Colonization Society's (1817-1895) efforts to remove to Africa\n all African Americans to what would become Liberia. At this\n time in Petersburg the Colson and Elebek families were members\n of the Methodist Church. Here they met another family by the\n name of Roberts. The Roberts and Colson family combined and\n formed a mercantile business, and Roberts and his family\n emigrated to Liberia. William Nelson Colson remained in\n Petersburg and managed the business from the U.S. side. In\n 1835 William Colson went to Liberia to confer with Roberts\n where he became ill and died.","Three children came from the Union of William and Sarah\n Elebek Colson. James Major, Mary Alexena and William Nelson\n Colson. Mary Alexena Colson married John K. Shore and William\n Nelson married Milvina and moved to Boston, Massachusetts.\n James Major Colson married Fannie Meade Bolling of Petersburg\n in 1850. Nine children were born to this couple.","The other component of this family were a mixture of free\n African American and enslaved family. John Henry Hill was born\n in King and Queen county Virginia in 1828. Like many others\n born into bondage, Hill was trained as a carpenter and was\n hired out by his owner. Although a native of King and Queen,\n Hill was either sold or rented out in Petersburg and in1853\n was owned by a John Mitchell. Hill had also married a free\n African American woman, Rose McCray and they were the parents\n of two young sons.","Hill was enslaved and in 1853 his owner had decided to sell\n him. It is unclear how Hill found out. His possible sale and\n instead of being sold, he escaped. Hill found his way to\n Canada where his wife later joined him, and the seven Hill\n daughters were born. After the Civil War Hill returned to\n Petersburg, became a prosperous Businessman and engaged in\n local politics.","Edna Meade Colson was born October 7, 1888, in Petersburg,\n Virginia, the oldest of five children to James Major Colson,\n Jr., and his wife Kate Hill Colson who was one of the\n daughters of John Henry Hill.","Included in these materials is an interesting letter from\n William Still and in the Alice and Henry Colson Jackson Papers\n correspondence regarding the House of Roberts and Colson.","Edna Meade Colson was a product of the Petersburg public\n school system. After graduation from Peabody High School in\n 1904, she continued her education at Fisk University in\n Nashville, Tennessee. In 1908 she completed the Normal Course\n and joined the staff of Virginia State (then the Virginia\n Normal and Industrial Institute) in 1909. Edna Colson returned\n to Fisk and earned the Bachelor of Education in 1915. She\n later earned the Degrees of Bachelor of Science in 1923,\n Master of Arts in 1924, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1940 from\n Columbia Teachers College, New York. Her dissertation was An\n Analysis of Specific References to Negroes in Selected\n Curricula for the Education of Teachers.","During her career at Virginia State University Miss Colson\n served as classroom teacher, Supervisor of Student Teaching,\n Director of the Normal School, and Director of the Division of\n Education through the changing phases of the development of\n the University. In 1951 she became the Director of the newly\n created School of Education.","Miss Colson was very active in school functions at\n Teachers. She was Vice President of the Negro Education Club,\n and in 1931 she was a representative of the Club to the White\n House Conference on Education, and in the summer of 1939 she\n studied workshop organization at the University of\n Chicago.","Miss Colson was: affiliated with the American Association\n of University Professors, The Association for Supervision and\n Curriculum Development, The Virginia Teachers Association, The\n Virginia Association of Jeanes Supervisors, and the Virginia\n Academy of Science, a life member of the American Teachers\n Association, a charter member of the Virginia Research\n Society, the National Association of College Women. The\n Virginia Interracial Commission, the Negro Organization\n Society, The American Red Cross, The National Association for\n the Advancement of Colored People, a charter member of the\n Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the Virginia\n State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.","Miss Colson was a prolific writer and a highly sought after\n speaker throughout the state of Virginia. During her career\n she contributed articles to the Virginia State College\n Gazette, The Quarterly Journal of Higher Education for Negroes\n and the Journal of Negro Education.","Edna Colson was considered an authority on curriculum\n development and on source materials which could be used in\n teaching about the African American experience in America. She\n was considered by many to be the most influential person in\n the development of African American teachers, and teacher\n education.","Edna Colson corresponded with J.L. Blair, H.C. Newbold, L.\n C. Reynolds, Jannie Porter Barrett, A.G. Richardson, Eva\n Mitchell, Fred M. Alexander, D.A. Wilkerson, Rose Butler\n Brown, Mary Branch, Belle Boone Beard, and Mable Carney.","The Colson Hill Family Papers document one of the most\n unique African-American families in the United States. This\n manuscript group covers this family's life and activities in\n the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1834-1984. These papers\n document the family's involvement with: The establishment of\n Liberia, the Underground Railroad, the establishment of\n Virginia State University, public education in Petersburg and\n in Virginia, the readjuster party, business in Petersburg and\n the social and community activities in the African American\n community as well. Not only did Miss Colson become keeper of\n the family papers, her long an outstanding career led to the\n creation of a large number of records documenting her\n productive life as well. Miss Colson was a teacher and a\n teacher of teachers. She was a student and believer in the\n idea that education could solve societies social, political,\n and economic ills. The papers provide a window into several\n aspects of African American society rarely scene. The bulk of\n the materials is in the form on correspondence, however, there\n are numerous printed items and photographs as well. The papers\n are quite useful for the study of: History of Education,\n Women's History, Local History, Family History, and Social and\n Economic History.","There are no restrictions.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["A Guide to the Papers of The\n Colson-Hill Family \n \n 1833-1984"],"collection_ssim":["A Guide to the Papers of The\n Colson-Hill Family \n \n 1833-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["1965-13"],"unitid_tesim":["1965-13"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia State University"],"creator_ssm":["The Colson-Hill Papers are a\n gift of the Colson Family."],"creator_ssim":["The Colson-Hill Papers are a\n gift of the Colson Family."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries I. History of the Colson Family Box # 1 Obituaries,\n records of birth, marriages and short sketches of members of\n the Colson-Hill Family\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Family History A family history compiled by\n Alice A. Jackson for an exhibit about the Colson family.\n Included are copies of various documents and sketches of a\n number of family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Obituaries Funeral programs and several\n sketches of deceased family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries II. Estate Correspodence and family documents Box #2\n Legal documents covering various matters of the Colson-Hill\n family. This series includes Colson estate correspondence,\n wills, State and local tax receipts and leases for property Of\n special interest is an application for Canadian citizenship\n for John Henry Hill, who had escaped from the institution of\n slavery in 1857.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. Family Correspondence, Telegrams and\n Postcards\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Family Correspondence Boxes 3-15 Letters\n between members of this family for more than one hundred\n years. Subjects discussed, the underground railroad, family\n problems, education, politics, sound issues wars, politics and\n civil rights. The materials are arranged chronically\n Correspondence without dates are arranged by alphabet.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. William Nelson Colson Boxes 16- A interesting\n number of letters written by William Nelson Colson (1890-1922)\n were found together and have been arranged accordingly. The\n materials include family correspondence, personal\n correspondence and correspondence pertaining to his days at\n Virginia Union University.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C: The Colson/Woody 1950-1967 Mainly\n correspondence having to do with Mary Colson's interest in the\n family estate. Included in this material is her will.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D: The John and Mary Colson Shore Papers\n 1844-1877 John K. Shore was married to Mary Colson and lived\n and worked in Petersburg. Shore was a barber, and after the\n Civil War served on the Common Council. The Shore papers\n consist mainly of tax and business receipts.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E: The John and Susie Hill Harris Papers\n 1900,1924 Papers of Susie Hill, sister of Kate Hill Colson.\n Photo, some correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. Family Personal Box 20 Family correspondence\n with friends and associates. Very interesting letter from\n William Still to John Henry Hill.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. Family Business Boxes 21-22 Records of family\n business activities from the anlebellum through the 1950's.\n Most of correspondece documents ownership and rents from\n family owned properties. Included in this sub-series are\n records of the House of Roberts and Colson (1833-1836) a\n merticle Company established by William Neslon Colson and\n Joseph Jenkins Roberts who became the first president of\n Liberia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. Family Work Box 23 James Major and Kate Hill\n Colsons work at the John A. Dix School in Dinwiddle County.\n John A. Dix was one of many little Tuskeeges established in\n the United States. Interesting Correspondence with and Colson\n work with the school improvement league. Series Includes\n records of the John A. Dix Industrial School.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV. Edna Colson (Personal, Colson/Meredith,\n Education, Employment) 1905-1984\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Correspondence Personal Box 24-28\n Correspondence with friends and associates beginning in 1905\n and continuting until 1980. This sub-series is arranged with\n Men Colson's correspondence maintained by date, and her\n correspondence kept by subject heading. Some of the\n correspondents, Ambrose Caliver, Gordan Hancock Jackson Davis,\n A.G. Richardson, and Carrie Gandy.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Colson/Meredith Correspondence Boxes 29-32\n Correspondence between Edna Meade Colson and Amaza Meredith\n beginning in 1916 and continuing until 1982. Education, work,\n social and polilical and home ownership. The sub-series\n documents their vacation. Mister Colson and Meredith were\n companion for over fifty years.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Correspondence (Education) Box 33 Documents\n Ms.Colson's efforts to acquire graduated training during the\n era of segregation. Miss Colson's association with Teacher\n College began in 1924 and continued until 1964. Correspondence\n documents curriculum, research, problems faced by African\n American students encounted such as housing Colson's\n involvement with the Negro Education Club is also covered. The\n bulk of the correspondence is with Miss Mable Carney who was\n Edna Colson's major Professor at Columbia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. Correspondence (Employment) Box 34-47\n Correspondence documenting Edna Meade Colson's forty-four\n years at Virginia State University. Arranged in there\n sections, correspondence with the presidents of Virginia\n State, by Subject heading and by alphabet. There are manuals\n of committees, information about public education in Virginia,\n reports. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within\n the folder. Correspondence with John M. Gandy, Mable Carney,\n Luther Foster, Jackson Davis, Charles S. Johnson, and\n others.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Organizations and Affiliations of Edna Meade\n Colson Box # 48-60 This series contains material documenting\n Edna M. Colson's activities on and off the campus during her\n career at Virginia State University. Included in this series\n are records of: The Virginia Federation of Colored Women\n Clubs, the National Association of College Women, the Alpha\n Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Chesterfield County \"Colored\" red\n Cross and others.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. The Virginia Federation Of Colored Women's\n Clubs 1931,1961, Boxes 48-53 Records and Correspondence of the\n Petersburg Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women.\n Included are materials from the Petersburg Women's Council and\n the Virginia State College Education Club.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The National Association of College Women\n 1925-1964 Boxes 54-56 The National Association of Colored\n Women was organized in 1923 at Howard University. At this\n meeting a temporary NACW was established. One year later a\n larger group of African-American women met in Washington and\n formed a permanent \"National Association of College Women.\"\n The Virginia State University Chapter was organized March 8th\n 1925 by Ms. Pauline Puryear. Edna Colson was one of the\n charter members. Mrs. Colson served as President of the\n Petersburg Branch, sectional director for the South and\n National Vice President. The materials include minutes,\n records, programs, photographs, and Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Boxes 57- 57\n A, 57 B Correspondence, minutes and reports of the Delta Omega\n Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Miss Colson\n was one of the charter members of this chapter, which was\n established at Virginia State University in 1925.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. The Chesterfield County Red Cross 1929-1948\n Box 58 Minutes, correspondence, reports and By-Laws of the\n Chesterfield County Red Cross. Miss Colson was the Chairman of\n the \"Colored Auxiliary\". The \"Colored Auxiliary\" attempted to\n ensure fair treatment in dispersing services being provided\n during the depression and the War years.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. The Virginia Society for Research 1930-1934\n Box 58 The Virginia Society for Research was established to\n promote and encourage serious research in the field of\n education, and to demonstrate that information derived from\n these efforts. Correspondence, minutes, and constitution.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. The Negro Organizational Society 1912-1952\n Box 59 The NOS was organized in 1912 to work on improving the\n schools, health, and homes of African American. This\n sub-series contains correspondence, reports and newsletters of\n this groups activities. Included in the materials are some\n correspondence concerning the School Improvement League.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. The Gillfield Baptist Church 1910, 1974 Box\n 59 Correspondence, Parish Minister and information about\n placing stained glass windows in Gillfield.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. The Links Incorporated 1958,1965 Container 59\n Some materials about the Eastern Area Conference of the \"Links\n Incorporated\" one folder.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series I. The Virginia Commission on Interracial\n Cooperation Box 59 One folder of correspondence\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series J. The Committee for Virginia 1940,1946 Box 59\n One folder, includes a Constitution written in 1940 and some\n correspondence\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series K. The N.A.A.C.P 1949 Two folders,\n Correspondence to Edna Colson about membership. One Folder\n contains a copy of a Petersburg Chapter Newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series L The Virginia Council On Human Relations\n 1955-1975 Box 60 Correspondence, Reports, minutes, and printed\n items. The correspondence and addresses a number of social and\n political issues which were of great concern during this time.\n Miss Colson was a member of the board of Directors.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series M. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee\n 1960 Box 60 Newsletters and hand-bills\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series N. The SCLC 1961-1964 Box 60 SCLC Newsletter\n 1961, 1966\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI. Literary Box # 61-63 Diaries, speeches and\n articles produced by family members. In this series are a\n number of diaries of James Major Colson. While he was a\n student at Dartmouth College. The majority of the materials\n however are writings and speeches of Edna M. Colson.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Financial Records Boxes # 64-66 Receipts and\n bills for school, rental household (including furniture, food,\n and clothing). There are a number of ledgers.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Receipts and Bills Boxes # 64-65 A unique\n array of receipts and bills of the Colson-Hill Family.\n Included are receipts for rent, school bills, medical\n receipts, household (including furniture, food, and clothing),\n and contractors.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Ledgers and Bank Books Box # 66 Rental books\n maintained by the Colson-Hill family. The Ledgers also contain\n information about family purchases and receipts for building\n and contractors.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII. Photographs Boxes 67-74 Photographs of family\n and friends. The material is arranged into several\n sub-series.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Family ,Many of the photos in these paper\n were taken on the 1870's and 80's.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. William Nelson Colson III. Colson, was a\n student studying law at Harvard University in 1917 when he\n decided to join the United State Army. The photo's which\n William Nelson sent home from Fort Ames,Iowa gave his family\n and friends some idea of what he was doing in officers\n training school. The photos incude some postcards of camp\n scenes.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-series C. Photographs- Friends(by name), of Edna Meade\n Colson or school affiliations. In addition there are a number\n of photographs of individuals,quit a few were friends or\n former students of Kate Colson. Many of the photographs are\n not identified by name. Many of the photographs were taken in\n the following locations: The Leath Company, Rockwell and the\n New York Gallery were all in Petersburg others were taken in\n Richmond, Danville, New York, Winston-Salem, Baltimore,\n Philadelphia and Washington D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. Photograph Book Photo Book containing mostly\n tin-types of friends of the Colson-Hill family. Most are in\n color.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IX. Scrapbooks Twelve scrapbooks generated by Edna\n Meade Colson. Each book is titled. Most of the books consist\n of photo's some correspondence, news-clippings and\n postcards.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries X. Printed\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Programs, Invitations, Pamphlets Programs,\n Invitations, and Pamphlets collected by family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Degrees Grade reports for several members of\n the Colson family. Of particular interest James Major Colson\n Jr's prep school reports.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Newspaper Clippings News clippings of\n particular interest to members of the family.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Series Description"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I. History of the Colson Family Box # 1 Obituaries,\n records of birth, marriages and short sketches of members of\n the Colson-Hill Family","Sub-Series A. Family History A family history compiled by\n Alice A. Jackson for an exhibit about the Colson family.\n Included are copies of various documents and sketches of a\n number of family members.","Sub-Series B. Obituaries Funeral programs and several\n sketches of deceased family members.","Series II. Estate Correspodence and family documents Box #2\n Legal documents covering various matters of the Colson-Hill\n family. This series includes Colson estate correspondence,\n wills, State and local tax receipts and leases for property Of\n special interest is an application for Canadian citizenship\n for John Henry Hill, who had escaped from the institution of\n slavery in 1857.","Series III. Family Correspondence, Telegrams and\n Postcards","Sub-Series A. Family Correspondence Boxes 3-15 Letters\n between members of this family for more than one hundred\n years. Subjects discussed, the underground railroad, family\n problems, education, politics, sound issues wars, politics and\n civil rights. The materials are arranged chronically\n Correspondence without dates are arranged by alphabet.","Sub-Series B. William Nelson Colson Boxes 16- A interesting\n number of letters written by William Nelson Colson (1890-1922)\n were found together and have been arranged accordingly. The\n materials include family correspondence, personal\n correspondence and correspondence pertaining to his days at\n Virginia Union University.","Sub-Series C: The Colson/Woody 1950-1967 Mainly\n correspondence having to do with Mary Colson's interest in the\n family estate. Included in this material is her will.","Sub-Series D: The John and Mary Colson Shore Papers\n 1844-1877 John K. Shore was married to Mary Colson and lived\n and worked in Petersburg. Shore was a barber, and after the\n Civil War served on the Common Council. The Shore papers\n consist mainly of tax and business receipts.","Sub-Series E: The John and Susie Hill Harris Papers\n 1900,1924 Papers of Susie Hill, sister of Kate Hill Colson.\n Photo, some correspondence.","Sub-Series F. Family Personal Box 20 Family correspondence\n with friends and associates. Very interesting letter from\n William Still to John Henry Hill.","Sub-Series G. Family Business Boxes 21-22 Records of family\n business activities from the anlebellum through the 1950's.\n Most of correspondece documents ownership and rents from\n family owned properties. Included in this sub-series are\n records of the House of Roberts and Colson (1833-1836) a\n merticle Company established by William Neslon Colson and\n Joseph Jenkins Roberts who became the first president of\n Liberia.","Sub-Series H. Family Work Box 23 James Major and Kate Hill\n Colsons work at the John A. Dix School in Dinwiddle County.\n John A. Dix was one of many little Tuskeeges established in\n the United States. Interesting Correspondence with and Colson\n work with the school improvement league. Series Includes\n records of the John A. Dix Industrial School.","Series IV. Edna Colson (Personal, Colson/Meredith,\n Education, Employment) 1905-1984","Sub-Series A. Correspondence Personal Box 24-28\n Correspondence with friends and associates beginning in 1905\n and continuting until 1980. This sub-series is arranged with\n Men Colson's correspondence maintained by date, and her\n correspondence kept by subject heading. Some of the\n correspondents, Ambrose Caliver, Gordan Hancock Jackson Davis,\n A.G. Richardson, and Carrie Gandy.","Sub-Series B. Colson/Meredith Correspondence Boxes 29-32\n Correspondence between Edna Meade Colson and Amaza Meredith\n beginning in 1916 and continuing until 1982. Education, work,\n social and polilical and home ownership. The sub-series\n documents their vacation. Mister Colson and Meredith were\n companion for over fifty years.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence (Education) Box 33 Documents\n Ms.Colson's efforts to acquire graduated training during the\n era of segregation. Miss Colson's association with Teacher\n College began in 1924 and continued until 1964. Correspondence\n documents curriculum, research, problems faced by African\n American students encounted such as housing Colson's\n involvement with the Negro Education Club is also covered. The\n bulk of the correspondence is with Miss Mable Carney who was\n Edna Colson's major Professor at Columbia.","Sub-Series D. Correspondence (Employment) Box 34-47\n Correspondence documenting Edna Meade Colson's forty-four\n years at Virginia State University. Arranged in there\n sections, correspondence with the presidents of Virginia\n State, by Subject heading and by alphabet. There are manuals\n of committees, information about public education in Virginia,\n reports. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within\n the folder. Correspondence with John M. Gandy, Mable Carney,\n Luther Foster, Jackson Davis, Charles S. Johnson, and\n others.","Series V. Organizations and Affiliations of Edna Meade\n Colson Box # 48-60 This series contains material documenting\n Edna M. Colson's activities on and off the campus during her\n career at Virginia State University. Included in this series\n are records of: The Virginia Federation of Colored Women\n Clubs, the National Association of College Women, the Alpha\n Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Chesterfield County \"Colored\" red\n Cross and others.","Sub-Series A. The Virginia Federation Of Colored Women's\n Clubs 1931,1961, Boxes 48-53 Records and Correspondence of the\n Petersburg Chapter of the Federation of Colored Women.\n Included are materials from the Petersburg Women's Council and\n the Virginia State College Education Club.","Sub-Series B. The National Association of College Women\n 1925-1964 Boxes 54-56 The National Association of Colored\n Women was organized in 1923 at Howard University. At this\n meeting a temporary NACW was established. One year later a\n larger group of African-American women met in Washington and\n formed a permanent \"National Association of College Women.\"\n The Virginia State University Chapter was organized March 8th\n 1925 by Ms. Pauline Puryear. Edna Colson was one of the\n charter members. Mrs. Colson served as President of the\n Petersburg Branch, sectional director for the South and\n National Vice President. The materials include minutes,\n records, programs, photographs, and Correspondence.","Sub-Series C. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Boxes 57- 57\n A, 57 B Correspondence, minutes and reports of the Delta Omega\n Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Miss Colson\n was one of the charter members of this chapter, which was\n established at Virginia State University in 1925.","Sub-Series D. The Chesterfield County Red Cross 1929-1948\n Box 58 Minutes, correspondence, reports and By-Laws of the\n Chesterfield County Red Cross. Miss Colson was the Chairman of\n the \"Colored Auxiliary\". The \"Colored Auxiliary\" attempted to\n ensure fair treatment in dispersing services being provided\n during the depression and the War years.","Sub-Series E. The Virginia Society for Research 1930-1934\n Box 58 The Virginia Society for Research was established to\n promote and encourage serious research in the field of\n education, and to demonstrate that information derived from\n these efforts. Correspondence, minutes, and constitution.","Sub-Series F. The Negro Organizational Society 1912-1952\n Box 59 The NOS was organized in 1912 to work on improving the\n schools, health, and homes of African American. This\n sub-series contains correspondence, reports and newsletters of\n this groups activities. Included in the materials are some\n correspondence concerning the School Improvement League.","Sub-Series G. The Gillfield Baptist Church 1910, 1974 Box\n 59 Correspondence, Parish Minister and information about\n placing stained glass windows in Gillfield.","Sub-Series H. The Links Incorporated 1958,1965 Container 59\n Some materials about the Eastern Area Conference of the \"Links\n Incorporated\" one folder.","Sub-Series I. The Virginia Commission on Interracial\n Cooperation Box 59 One folder of correspondence","Sub-Series J. The Committee for Virginia 1940,1946 Box 59\n One folder, includes a Constitution written in 1940 and some\n correspondence","Sub-Series K. The N.A.A.C.P 1949 Two folders,\n Correspondence to Edna Colson about membership. One Folder\n contains a copy of a Petersburg Chapter Newsletters.","Sub-Series L The Virginia Council On Human Relations\n 1955-1975 Box 60 Correspondence, Reports, minutes, and printed\n items. The correspondence and addresses a number of social and\n political issues which were of great concern during this time.\n Miss Colson was a member of the board of Directors.","Sub-Series M. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee\n 1960 Box 60 Newsletters and hand-bills","Sub-Series N. The SCLC 1961-1964 Box 60 SCLC Newsletter\n 1961, 1966","Series VI. Literary Box # 61-63 Diaries, speeches and\n articles produced by family members. In this series are a\n number of diaries of James Major Colson. While he was a\n student at Dartmouth College. The majority of the materials\n however are writings and speeches of Edna M. Colson.","Series VII. Financial Records Boxes # 64-66 Receipts and\n bills for school, rental household (including furniture, food,\n and clothing). There are a number of ledgers.","Sub-Series A. Receipts and Bills Boxes # 64-65 A unique\n array of receipts and bills of the Colson-Hill Family.\n Included are receipts for rent, school bills, medical\n receipts, household (including furniture, food, and clothing),\n and contractors.","Sub-Series B. Ledgers and Bank Books Box # 66 Rental books\n maintained by the Colson-Hill family. The Ledgers also contain\n information about family purchases and receipts for building\n and contractors.","Series VIII. Photographs Boxes 67-74 Photographs of family\n and friends. The material is arranged into several\n sub-series.","Sub-Series A. Family ,Many of the photos in these paper\n were taken on the 1870's and 80's.","Sub-Series B. William Nelson Colson III. Colson, was a\n student studying law at Harvard University in 1917 when he\n decided to join the United State Army. The photo's which\n William Nelson sent home from Fort Ames,Iowa gave his family\n and friends some idea of what he was doing in officers\n training school. The photos incude some postcards of camp\n scenes.","Sub-series C. Photographs- Friends(by name), of Edna Meade\n Colson or school affiliations. In addition there are a number\n of photographs of individuals,quit a few were friends or\n former students of Kate Colson. Many of the photographs are\n not identified by name. Many of the photographs were taken in\n the following locations: The Leath Company, Rockwell and the\n New York Gallery were all in Petersburg others were taken in\n Richmond, Danville, New York, Winston-Salem, Baltimore,\n Philadelphia and Washington D.C.","Sub-Series D. Photograph Book Photo Book containing mostly\n tin-types of friends of the Colson-Hill family. Most are in\n color.","Series IX. Scrapbooks Twelve scrapbooks generated by Edna\n Meade Colson. Each book is titled. Most of the books consist\n of photo's some correspondence, news-clippings and\n postcards.","Series X. Printed","Sub-Series A. Programs, Invitations, Pamphlets Programs,\n Invitations, and Pamphlets collected by family members.","Sub-Series B. Degrees Grade reports for several members of\n the Colson family. Of particular interest James Major Colson\n Jr's prep school reports.","Sub-Series C. Newspaper Clippings News clippings of\n particular interest to members of the family."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Beginnings of the Colson Family can be traced back to\n 1791. The Person of record was James Colson (1768-1824) who\n had been enslaved by a William Nelson of York County Virginia.\n He was emancipated in Williamsburg around 1791 and it is\n certain that by 1794 James Colson was living in Petersburg\n Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eJames Colson became a barber. This was one of the\n occupations free African American men were allowed to engage\n in. In 1804, Colson purchased a lot on Union Street and around\n 1820 another piece of property on Oak Street. James Colson\n died in 1825 and his son William took over the Business. In\n 1826 William Colson married Sarah Elebek. One of five children\n fathered by Major Elebek. Elebek like Colson was also a barber\n and a free African American.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Colson became interested in the American\n Colonization Society's (1817-1895) efforts to remove to Africa\n all African Americans to what would become Liberia. At this\n time in Petersburg the Colson and Elebek families were members\n of the Methodist Church. Here they met another family by the\n name of Roberts. The Roberts and Colson family combined and\n formed a mercantile business, and Roberts and his family\n emigrated to Liberia. William Nelson Colson remained in\n Petersburg and managed the business from the U.S. side. In\n 1835 William Colson went to Liberia to confer with Roberts\n where he became ill and died.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThree children came from the Union of William and Sarah\n Elebek Colson. James Major, Mary Alexena and William Nelson\n Colson. Mary Alexena Colson married John K. Shore and William\n Nelson married Milvina and moved to Boston, Massachusetts.\n James Major Colson married Fannie Meade Bolling of Petersburg\n in 1850. Nine children were born to this couple.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThe other component of this family were a mixture of free\n African American and enslaved family. John Henry Hill was born\n in King and Queen county Virginia in 1828. Like many others\n born into bondage, Hill was trained as a carpenter and was\n hired out by his owner. Although a native of King and Queen,\n Hill was either sold or rented out in Petersburg and in1853\n was owned by a John Mitchell. Hill had also married a free\n African American woman, Rose McCray and they were the parents\n of two young sons.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eHill was enslaved and in 1853 his owner had decided to sell\n him. It is unclear how Hill found out. His possible sale and\n instead of being sold, he escaped. Hill found his way to\n Canada where his wife later joined him, and the seven Hill\n daughters were born. After the Civil War Hill returned to\n Petersburg, became a prosperous Businessman and engaged in\n local politics.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEdna Meade Colson was born October 7, 1888, in Petersburg,\n Virginia, the oldest of five children to James Major Colson,\n Jr., and his wife Kate Hill Colson who was one of the\n daughters of John Henry Hill.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIncluded in these materials is an interesting letter from\n William Still and in the Alice and Henry Colson Jackson Papers\n correspondence regarding the House of Roberts and Colson.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEdna Meade Colson was a product of the Petersburg public\n school system. After graduation from Peabody High School in\n 1904, she continued her education at Fisk University in\n Nashville, Tennessee. In 1908 she completed the Normal Course\n and joined the staff of Virginia State (then the Virginia\n Normal and Industrial Institute) in 1909. Edna Colson returned\n to Fisk and earned the Bachelor of Education in 1915. She\n later earned the Degrees of Bachelor of Science in 1923,\n Master of Arts in 1924, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1940 from\n Columbia Teachers College, New York. Her dissertation was An\n Analysis of Specific References to Negroes in Selected\n Curricula for the Education of Teachers.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDuring her career at Virginia State University Miss Colson\n served as classroom teacher, Supervisor of Student Teaching,\n Director of the Normal School, and Director of the Division of\n Education through the changing phases of the development of\n the University. In 1951 she became the Director of the newly\n created School of Education.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMiss Colson was very active in school functions at\n Teachers. She was Vice President of the Negro Education Club,\n and in 1931 she was a representative of the Club to the White\n House Conference on Education, and in the summer of 1939 she\n studied workshop organization at the University of\n Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMiss Colson was: affiliated with the American Association\n of University Professors, The Association for Supervision and\n Curriculum Development, The Virginia Teachers Association, The\n Virginia Association of Jeanes Supervisors, and the Virginia\n Academy of Science, a life member of the American Teachers\n Association, a charter member of the Virginia Research\n Society, the National Association of College Women. The\n Virginia Interracial Commission, the Negro Organization\n Society, The American Red Cross, The National Association for\n the Advancement of Colored People, a charter member of the\n Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the Virginia\n State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMiss Colson was a prolific writer and a highly sought after\n speaker throughout the state of Virginia. During her career\n she contributed articles to the Virginia State College\n Gazette, The Quarterly Journal of Higher Education for Negroes\n and the Journal of Negro Education.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEdna Colson was considered an authority on curriculum\n development and on source materials which could be used in\n teaching about the African American experience in America. She\n was considered by many to be the most influential person in\n the development of African American teachers, and teacher\n education.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eEdna Colson corresponded with J.L. Blair, H.C. Newbold, L.\n C. Reynolds, Jannie Porter Barrett, A.G. Richardson, Eva\n Mitchell, Fred M. Alexander, D.A. Wilkerson, Rose Butler\n Brown, Mary Branch, Belle Boone Beard, and Mable Carney.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Beginnings of the Colson Family can be traced back to\n 1791. The Person of record was James Colson (1768-1824) who\n had been enslaved by a William Nelson of York County Virginia.\n He was emancipated in Williamsburg around 1791 and it is\n certain that by 1794 James Colson was living in Petersburg\n Virginia.","James Colson became a barber. This was one of the\n occupations free African American men were allowed to engage\n in. In 1804, Colson purchased a lot on Union Street and around\n 1820 another piece of property on Oak Street. James Colson\n died in 1825 and his son William took over the Business. In\n 1826 William Colson married Sarah Elebek. One of five children\n fathered by Major Elebek. Elebek like Colson was also a barber\n and a free African American.","William Colson became interested in the American\n Colonization Society's (1817-1895) efforts to remove to Africa\n all African Americans to what would become Liberia. At this\n time in Petersburg the Colson and Elebek families were members\n of the Methodist Church. Here they met another family by the\n name of Roberts. The Roberts and Colson family combined and\n formed a mercantile business, and Roberts and his family\n emigrated to Liberia. William Nelson Colson remained in\n Petersburg and managed the business from the U.S. side. In\n 1835 William Colson went to Liberia to confer with Roberts\n where he became ill and died.","Three children came from the Union of William and Sarah\n Elebek Colson. James Major, Mary Alexena and William Nelson\n Colson. Mary Alexena Colson married John K. Shore and William\n Nelson married Milvina and moved to Boston, Massachusetts.\n James Major Colson married Fannie Meade Bolling of Petersburg\n in 1850. Nine children were born to this couple.","The other component of this family were a mixture of free\n African American and enslaved family. John Henry Hill was born\n in King and Queen county Virginia in 1828. Like many others\n born into bondage, Hill was trained as a carpenter and was\n hired out by his owner. Although a native of King and Queen,\n Hill was either sold or rented out in Petersburg and in1853\n was owned by a John Mitchell. Hill had also married a free\n African American woman, Rose McCray and they were the parents\n of two young sons.","Hill was enslaved and in 1853 his owner had decided to sell\n him. It is unclear how Hill found out. His possible sale and\n instead of being sold, he escaped. Hill found his way to\n Canada where his wife later joined him, and the seven Hill\n daughters were born. After the Civil War Hill returned to\n Petersburg, became a prosperous Businessman and engaged in\n local politics.","Edna Meade Colson was born October 7, 1888, in Petersburg,\n Virginia, the oldest of five children to James Major Colson,\n Jr., and his wife Kate Hill Colson who was one of the\n daughters of John Henry Hill.","Included in these materials is an interesting letter from\n William Still and in the Alice and Henry Colson Jackson Papers\n correspondence regarding the House of Roberts and Colson.","Edna Meade Colson was a product of the Petersburg public\n school system. After graduation from Peabody High School in\n 1904, she continued her education at Fisk University in\n Nashville, Tennessee. In 1908 she completed the Normal Course\n and joined the staff of Virginia State (then the Virginia\n Normal and Industrial Institute) in 1909. Edna Colson returned\n to Fisk and earned the Bachelor of Education in 1915. She\n later earned the Degrees of Bachelor of Science in 1923,\n Master of Arts in 1924, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1940 from\n Columbia Teachers College, New York. Her dissertation was An\n Analysis of Specific References to Negroes in Selected\n Curricula for the Education of Teachers.","During her career at Virginia State University Miss Colson\n served as classroom teacher, Supervisor of Student Teaching,\n Director of the Normal School, and Director of the Division of\n Education through the changing phases of the development of\n the University. In 1951 she became the Director of the newly\n created School of Education.","Miss Colson was very active in school functions at\n Teachers. She was Vice President of the Negro Education Club,\n and in 1931 she was a representative of the Club to the White\n House Conference on Education, and in the summer of 1939 she\n studied workshop organization at the University of\n Chicago.","Miss Colson was: affiliated with the American Association\n of University Professors, The Association for Supervision and\n Curriculum Development, The Virginia Teachers Association, The\n Virginia Association of Jeanes Supervisors, and the Virginia\n Academy of Science, a life member of the American Teachers\n Association, a charter member of the Virginia Research\n Society, the National Association of College Women. The\n Virginia Interracial Commission, the Negro Organization\n Society, The American Red Cross, The National Association for\n the Advancement of Colored People, a charter member of the\n Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the Virginia\n State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.","Miss Colson was a prolific writer and a highly sought after\n speaker throughout the state of Virginia. During her career\n she contributed articles to the Virginia State College\n Gazette, The Quarterly Journal of Higher Education for Negroes\n and the Journal of Negro Education.","Edna Colson was considered an authority on curriculum\n development and on source materials which could be used in\n teaching about the African American experience in America. She\n was considered by many to be the most influential person in\n the development of African American teachers, and teacher\n education.","Edna Colson corresponded with J.L. Blair, H.C. Newbold, L.\n C. Reynolds, Jannie Porter Barrett, A.G. Richardson, Eva\n Mitchell, Fred M. Alexander, D.A. Wilkerson, Rose Butler\n Brown, Mary Branch, Belle Boone Beard, and Mable Carney."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Colson-Hill Family Papers, Accession #1965-13 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["The Colson-Hill Family Papers, Accession #1965-13 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Colson Hill Family Papers document one of the most\n unique African-American families in the United States. This\n manuscript group covers this family's life and activities in\n the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1834-1984. These papers\n document the family's involvement with: The establishment of\n Liberia, the Underground Railroad, the establishment of\n Virginia State University, public education in Petersburg and\n in Virginia, the readjuster party, business in Petersburg and\n the social and community activities in the African American\n community as well. Not only did Miss Colson become keeper of\n the family papers, her long an outstanding career led to the\n creation of a large number of records documenting her\n productive life as well. Miss Colson was a teacher and a\n teacher of teachers. She was a student and believer in the\n idea that education could solve societies social, political,\n and economic ills. The papers provide a window into several\n aspects of African American society rarely scene. The bulk of\n the materials is in the form on correspondence, however, there\n are numerous printed items and photographs as well. 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Not only did Miss Colson become keeper of\n the family papers, her long an outstanding career led to the\n creation of a large number of records documenting her\n productive life as well. Miss Colson was a teacher and a\n teacher of teachers. She was a student and believer in the\n idea that education could solve societies social, political,\n and economic ills. The papers provide a window into several\n aspects of African American society rarely scene. The bulk of\n the materials is in the form on correspondence, however, there\n are numerous printed items and photographs as well. 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Correspondence, Family, Personal, and Community Activites Boxes #1-14","Sub-Series A. Family Box #1 Correspondence generated by Harry Roberts and other members of his family. Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.","Sub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.","Sub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.","Series II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34","Sub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.","Sub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.","Sub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.","Sub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.","Sub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.","Sub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.","Sub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership","Sub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.","Sub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School","Sub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.","Sub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.","Sub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.","Sub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.","Sub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.","Sub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.","Sub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.","Sub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.","Series III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48","Sub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.","Sub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.","Sub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.","Sub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.","Sub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.","Series IV. Literary Boxes #49-52","Sub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.","Sub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.","Sub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.","Series V. Research Data Boxes #52-55","Sub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest","Sub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"","Series VI. Photographs Box #56-57","Sub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities","Sub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.","Series VII. Printed Boxes #58-64","Sub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.","Sub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.","Sub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.","Sub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.","Sub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951","Sub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960","Sub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.","Sub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.","Sub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.","Sub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.","Sub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals.","Harry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. After completing his secondary education, he matriculateed at Wilberforce\nUniversity, where he earned an A.B. Magna Cum Laude, and the B.D. degree from Yale Univerity. He also studied at the London School of Economics, where he earned the M.A. with distinction in 1935.","With the completion of his M.A. in 1935, Harry Roberts joined the faculty of what was the Virginia State College for Negroes, now Virginia State University. During his thirty-four years at Virginia State he\nestablished the Department of Sociology and was the founder of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, and the National Sociology Honor Society. He also continued his academic studies and earned from Yale\nUniversity in 1942, a Ph.D. degree.","Roberts was a member of a number of professional organizations far too numerous to cite here. In many of these organizations he held elected offices. In addition, he worked with a number of groups and\nassociations in the academic arena.","Dr. Roberts was an authority on rural Virginia Blacks and rural Baptiat churches and conducted extensive research in there area, some of which were done in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute ( and\nState University). His works have been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Negro Education, the Journal of Social Science Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa, the Quarterly Review of Higher Education\nAmong Negroes, Social Forces, Social Problems, Rural Sociology, Viginia State University Gazette, and the Viginia Teachers Bulletin.","Roberts like many other members of the faculty at Virginia State was both a scholar and a social and political activist. As a scholar Roberts was a prodigious investigatior of African American life and culture\nin rural Virginia. He also produced a number of scholarly studies, which examined the problems of race relations in the United States. Harry Roberts was also active in a number of activities, which attempted to\nbring about social, economic, and political change. He maintained a life long relationship with Jerome Davis who he met while a student a Yale Univeristy. In the 1960's he joined Davis on a trip to the Soviet\nUnion, which raised local conerns abour Roberts politics. In addition Roberts attempted to form an alliance of local ministers in Petersburg who would commit to bringing about peaceful integration in Petersburg.\nHarry Roberts was a scholar, and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a believer in the social gospel. The Roberts papers document his activities not only as a scholar but\nalso a social and policital activist. The Roberts papers are a window into a time lost. Anyone interested in the Aferican American history in the rural life in Virgina should seek the papers of Harry Roberts","There are no restrictions.","Harry W. Roberts was a professor of sociology at Virginia State University from 1935 until 1968. While at Virginia State Roberts was an authority on African American life and culture in\nrural Virginia. His papers consist of correspondence, writings, and a few photographs. 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Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV. Literary Boxes #49-52\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Research Data Boxes #52-55\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI. Photographs Box #56-57\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Printed Boxes #58-64\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I. Correspondence, Family, Personal, and Community Activites Boxes #1-14","Sub-Series A. Family Box #1 Correspondence generated by Harry Roberts and other members of his family. Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.","Sub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.","Sub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.","Series II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34","Sub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.","Sub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.","Sub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.","Sub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.","Sub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.","Sub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.","Sub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership","Sub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.","Sub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School","Sub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.","Sub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.","Sub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.","Sub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.","Sub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.","Sub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.","Sub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.","Sub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.","Series III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48","Sub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.","Sub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.","Sub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.","Sub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.","Sub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.","Series IV. Literary Boxes #49-52","Sub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.","Sub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.","Sub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.","Series V. Research Data Boxes #52-55","Sub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest","Sub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"","Series VI. Photographs Box #56-57","Sub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities","Sub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.","Series VII. Printed Boxes #58-64","Sub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.","Sub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.","Sub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.","Sub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.","Sub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951","Sub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960","Sub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.","Sub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.","Sub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.","Sub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.","Sub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHarry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. After completing his secondary education, he matriculateed at Wilberforce\nUniversity, where he earned an A.B. Magna Cum Laude, and the B.D. degree from Yale Univerity. He also studied at the London School of Economics, where he earned the M.A. with distinction in 1935.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWith the completion of his M.A. in 1935, Harry Roberts joined the faculty of what was the Virginia State College for Negroes, now Virginia State University. During his thirty-four years at Virginia State he\nestablished the Department of Sociology and was the founder of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, and the National Sociology Honor Society. He also continued his academic studies and earned from Yale\nUniversity in 1942, a Ph.D. degree.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRoberts was a member of a number of professional organizations far too numerous to cite here. In many of these organizations he held elected offices. In addition, he worked with a number of groups and\nassociations in the academic arena.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Roberts was an authority on rural Virginia Blacks and rural Baptiat churches and conducted extensive research in there area, some of which were done in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute ( and\nState University). His works have been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Negro Education, the Journal of Social Science Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa, the Quarterly Review of Higher Education\nAmong Negroes, Social Forces, Social Problems, Rural Sociology, Viginia State University Gazette, and the Viginia Teachers Bulletin.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Harry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. After completing his secondary education, he matriculateed at Wilberforce\nUniversity, where he earned an A.B. Magna Cum Laude, and the B.D. degree from Yale Univerity. He also studied at the London School of Economics, where he earned the M.A. with distinction in 1935.","With the completion of his M.A. in 1935, Harry Roberts joined the faculty of what was the Virginia State College for Negroes, now Virginia State University. During his thirty-four years at Virginia State he\nestablished the Department of Sociology and was the founder of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, and the National Sociology Honor Society. He also continued his academic studies and earned from Yale\nUniversity in 1942, a Ph.D. degree.","Roberts was a member of a number of professional organizations far too numerous to cite here. In many of these organizations he held elected offices. In addition, he worked with a number of groups and\nassociations in the academic arena.","Dr. Roberts was an authority on rural Virginia Blacks and rural Baptiat churches and conducted extensive research in there area, some of which were done in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute ( and\nState University). His works have been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Negro Education, the Journal of Social Science Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa, the Quarterly Review of Higher Education\nAmong Negroes, Social Forces, Social Problems, Rural Sociology, Viginia State University Gazette, and the Viginia Teachers Bulletin."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[A Guide To the Papers of Harry Walter Roberts], Accession #[ 1984-39], Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["[A Guide To the Papers of Harry Walter Roberts], Accession #[ 1984-39], Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRoberts like many other members of the faculty at Virginia State was both a scholar and a social and political activist. As a scholar Roberts was a prodigious investigatior of African American life and culture\nin rural Virginia. He also produced a number of scholarly studies, which examined the problems of race relations in the United States. Harry Roberts was also active in a number of activities, which attempted to\nbring about social, economic, and political change. He maintained a life long relationship with Jerome Davis who he met while a student a Yale Univeristy. In the 1960's he joined Davis on a trip to the Soviet\nUnion, which raised local conerns abour Roberts politics. In addition Roberts attempted to form an alliance of local ministers in Petersburg who would commit to bringing about peaceful integration in Petersburg.\nHarry Roberts was a scholar, and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a believer in the social gospel. The Roberts papers document his activities not only as a scholar but\nalso a social and policital activist. The Roberts papers are a window into a time lost. Anyone interested in the Aferican American history in the rural life in Virgina should seek the papers of Harry Roberts\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Roberts like many other members of the faculty at Virginia State was both a scholar and a social and political activist. As a scholar Roberts was a prodigious investigatior of African American life and culture\nin rural Virginia. He also produced a number of scholarly studies, which examined the problems of race relations in the United States. Harry Roberts was also active in a number of activities, which attempted to\nbring about social, economic, and political change. He maintained a life long relationship with Jerome Davis who he met while a student a Yale Univeristy. In the 1960's he joined Davis on a trip to the Soviet\nUnion, which raised local conerns abour Roberts politics. In addition Roberts attempted to form an alliance of local ministers in Petersburg who would commit to bringing about peaceful integration in Petersburg.\nHarry Roberts was a scholar, and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a believer in the social gospel. The Roberts papers document his activities not only as a scholar but\nalso a social and policital activist. The Roberts papers are a window into a time lost. Anyone interested in the Aferican American history in the rural life in Virgina should seek the papers of Harry Roberts"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eHarry W. Roberts was a professor of sociology at Virginia State University from 1935 until 1968. 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Correspondence, Family, Personal, and Community Activites Boxes #1-14","Sub-Series A. Family Box #1 Correspondence generated by Harry Roberts and other members of his family. Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.","Sub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.","Sub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.","Series II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34","Sub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.","Sub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.","Sub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.","Sub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.","Sub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.","Sub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.","Sub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership","Sub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.","Sub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School","Sub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.","Sub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.","Sub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.","Sub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.","Sub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.","Sub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.","Sub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.","Sub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.","Series III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48","Sub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.","Sub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.","Sub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.","Sub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.","Sub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.","Series IV. Literary Boxes #49-52","Sub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.","Sub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.","Sub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.","Series V. Research Data Boxes #52-55","Sub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest","Sub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"","Series VI. Photographs Box #56-57","Sub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities","Sub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.","Series VII. Printed Boxes #58-64","Sub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.","Sub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.","Sub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.","Sub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.","Sub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951","Sub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960","Sub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.","Sub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.","Sub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.","Sub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.","Sub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals.","Harry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. After completing his secondary education, he matriculateed at Wilberforce\nUniversity, where he earned an A.B. Magna Cum Laude, and the B.D. degree from Yale Univerity. He also studied at the London School of Economics, where he earned the M.A. with distinction in 1935.","With the completion of his M.A. in 1935, Harry Roberts joined the faculty of what was the Virginia State College for Negroes, now Virginia State University. During his thirty-four years at Virginia State he\nestablished the Department of Sociology and was the founder of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, and the National Sociology Honor Society. He also continued his academic studies and earned from Yale\nUniversity in 1942, a Ph.D. degree.","Roberts was a member of a number of professional organizations far too numerous to cite here. In many of these organizations he held elected offices. In addition, he worked with a number of groups and\nassociations in the academic arena.","Dr. Roberts was an authority on rural Virginia Blacks and rural Baptiat churches and conducted extensive research in there area, some of which were done in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute ( and\nState University). His works have been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Negro Education, the Journal of Social Science Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa, the Quarterly Review of Higher Education\nAmong Negroes, Social Forces, Social Problems, Rural Sociology, Viginia State University Gazette, and the Viginia Teachers Bulletin.","Roberts like many other members of the faculty at Virginia State was both a scholar and a social and political activist. As a scholar Roberts was a prodigious investigatior of African American life and culture\nin rural Virginia. He also produced a number of scholarly studies, which examined the problems of race relations in the United States. Harry Roberts was also active in a number of activities, which attempted to\nbring about social, economic, and political change. He maintained a life long relationship with Jerome Davis who he met while a student a Yale Univeristy. In the 1960's he joined Davis on a trip to the Soviet\nUnion, which raised local conerns abour Roberts politics. In addition Roberts attempted to form an alliance of local ministers in Petersburg who would commit to bringing about peaceful integration in Petersburg.\nHarry Roberts was a scholar, and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a believer in the social gospel. The Roberts papers document his activities not only as a scholar but\nalso a social and policital activist. The Roberts papers are a window into a time lost. Anyone interested in the Aferican American history in the rural life in Virgina should seek the papers of Harry Roberts","There are no restrictions.","Harry W. Roberts was a professor of sociology at Virginia State University from 1935 until 1968. While at Virginia State Roberts was an authority on African American life and culture in\nrural Virginia. His papers consist of correspondence, writings, and a few photographs. 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Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV. Literary Boxes #49-52\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Research Data Boxes #52-55\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI. Photographs Box #56-57\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Printed Boxes #58-64\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I. Correspondence, Family, Personal, and Community Activites Boxes #1-14","Sub-Series A. Family Box #1 Correspondence generated by Harry Roberts and other members of his family. Most of the correspondence is with his sister and brother. Arranged chronologically within the folder.","Sub-Series B. Personal Boxes #1-12 The bulk of this sub-series consist of correspondence between Harry Roberts and hundreds of individuals he met and worked with. Included in this sub-series are material, which\nhelp to document the Civil Rights movement in Petersburg. of particular note was Roberts attempts to establish a forum to disciss interracial problems. This sub-series is divided into two sections. The first part\nis made up of correspondences arranged by folder headings. The second section is made up of correspondence by date. both sections are arranged chronologically.","Sub-Series C. Community Activities Boxes #13-14 Correspondence maintained by Harry Roberts concerning numerous issues in and around Petersburg. The correspondence includes copies of many of Robers' editorials\nwritten during the late 1950's and early 1960's.","Series II. Organizations and Affiliations Boxes #15-34","Sub-Series A. The Association of Social Science Teachers in Negro Colleges Boxes #15-17A,18A The ASSA was established by African-American professeors of social science and served as a platform for the\npresentation of paper and, issues directed to the African-American experience. Roberts held several positions within this group including this association published The Journal of Social Science Teachers.","Sub-Series B. The Virginia Social Science Association 1964-1967 Boxes #18-18A The Virginia Social Science Association opened its doors to African-Americans in the 1960's.","Sub-Series C. The Virginia Council of Churches Boxes #19-20 Correspondence, newsletters, and reports mainly focused on how the church could or should aid in bringing about social change.","Sub-Series D. The Faculty Christian Fellowship Box #20 Organized in 1952 at Berea, Kentucky this organizations goal was to improve and make aware of developments and activities of Christian faculty members in\nU.S. schools and universities. Correspondence arranged chronology.","Sub-Series E. Hollins College Box #20 Correspondence with Bell Beard Boone and the sociology department of Hollins College. Much of the correspondence pertains to their studies of rural life in South West\nVirginia.","Sub-Series F. Central State Hospital Box #20 Mainly correspondence pertaining to improving services at the Central State Hospital, which provided services to African-Americans only. Included in the sub-series\nare a number of newsletters concerning activities at the training school. Although a state agency the newsletters were printed by the employees of the training school.","Sub-Series G. The Society of Social Problems Boxes #21-22 One of the many professional organizations Roberts held membership","Sub-Series H. The Southen Sociology Society Box #22 Correspondence with other members, concerning meetings, papers and research interest.","Sub-Series I. The Frontiers Club Boxes #23-25A The Frontiers a national service organization, which devoted it's time and resources to uplifting the life and total betterment of African-American young men. A\nregional chapter of this organization was established by the teaching faculties of Virginia State and Peabody High School","Sub-Series J. The Rural Sociology Society Box #26 The Bulk of these materials document Roberts professional involvement with this group. Correspondence with fellow members regarding interest, grants, and areas\nof mutual concerns.","Sub-Series K. Southern Regional Education Board Box #26 The Southern Regional Education Board. Established in 1949, this group met on a yearly basis and discussed some of the South's problems. This sub-series\ncontains minutes, reports, and correspondence.","Sub-Series L. The Virginia Council on Human Relations Box #27 One of the oldest organizations in Virginia which sought to improve race relations in the commonwealth reports, minutes and correspondences which\ndocument some of their activities.","Sub-Series M. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Boxes #28-31 Harry Roberts was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and chaired the educational committee which awarded a prize for the best essay addressing some\naspect of citizenship in America. The sub-series includes copies of those essay, beginning in box 30.","Sub-Series N. The Virginia Voters League Box #32 The Virginia Voters League was first organized by Luther Porter Jackson and Robert Cooley in 1941. Luther Jackson died in 1950 and there were several\nunsuccessful attempts to continue the work of the league through the early 1950's.","Sub-Series O. The NAACP Box #32 Correspondence form both the national and state offices.","Sub-Series P. The Summer School for Ministers Boxes #33-33A In 1943 a meeting was held at Virgina State College for Negroes (now Virginia State Univeristy) to discuss the problem of \"rural Negro ministers.\"\nThis was a cooperative meeting attended by the president of the states's HBCU's. At this meeting the \"Conference of Virginia Negro Colleges on Rural Life\" was formed. The first summer school for ministers was held\nin 1943 and continued until 1950 under Roberts direction at Virginia State.","Sub-Series Q. The Leagues of Colored Peoples Box #34 The League of Colored Peoples was established at the London School of Economics and Political Science to support those students who were from various parts\nof the Empire. Students from the Caribbean, East, West, and South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India composed the membership. Included are copies of their newsletter, The Keys.","Series III. The Department of Sociology Boxes #35-48","Sub-Series A. Annual Reports Box #35 Harry Roberts began the department of Sociology at Virginia State Univerisity in 1935. In this sub-series are all of the deparments records from 1935-1968.","Sub-Series B. Correspondence By Folder Heading Box #35 Correspondence maintained by Roberts, arranged by folder heading.","Sub-Series C. Correspondence By Date Boxes #36-46 Correspondence maintained bt Roberts arranged by date.","Sub-Series D. Sociology Graduates Box #47 Roberts undertook a ten year study to document the accomplishments of the department. Information was obatined from graduates regarding what they were doing, located,\ngraduate training, and how had the program chainged their lives.","Sub-Series E. Notes on History of the Sociology Department Box #48 Research date compiled by Roberts and he attempted to develop a profile of the sociology department and its graduates.","Sub-Series F. HBCU, Graduates in the TVA States 1941-1950 Box #48 In the 1960's a study was undertaken to measure how certain programs of the Tennessee Valley authority had helped or hurt African-American\npopulation in the Tennessee Valley.","Series IV. Literary Boxes #49-52","Sub-Series A. Diary Box #49 Diary maintained by Roberts over a period from 1932-1968. Entries begin while Roberts was a student in England. Some of the material, record his observations, thoughts and general\nitems of interest from the perspective of a young African-American male living and studying in Europe. Other materials of interest concern various issues concerining the Chesterfield and Petersburg area later\nafter joining the faculty at Virginia State University.","Sub-Series B. Articles Box #49 A wide range of pieces authored by Roberts. This sub-series includes articles published as well as pieces addressed to local newspapers. In this sub-series is Roberts study on\n\"Black-White\" soldiers, additionally there are articles or papers based on his Doctoral Dissertation and Master Thesis.","Sub-Series C. Thesis and Dissertation Boxes #50-52 Drafts of Roberts Dissertation, and his thesis The Life and Labor of Rural Virginia Negroes, 1942.","Series V. Research Data Boxes #52-55","Sub-Series A. Dissertation Research Boxes #52-53 Articles, (non published) about rural Viginia life, and local problems of interest","Sub-Series B. The Jerome Davis Papers 1954-1955 Boxes #54-55 The correspondence and minutes of the Columbia Conserve Company document Jerome Davis's role in mediating a labor dispute. Other arbitratiors were\nPaul H. Douglan Sherwood Eddy and James Myers. The Conserve Company in the 1930's was experimenting with what they called \"Industrial Democracy\"","Series VI. Photographs Box #56-57","Sub-Series A. Family/Personal Photographs Box #56 A board range of photographs kept by Harry Roberts. Several photographs of family members. The majority however are related to travel and organization which\nRoberts was associated with and university activities","Sub-Series B. Jerome Davis Photographs Box #57 Taken in Russia before and during the Bolsheviks Revolution.","Series VII. Printed Boxes #58-64","Sub-Series A. African-American Newspapers Tray #58 Unique grouping of African-American Newspapers, published in Virginia.","Sub-Series B. The Expected Box #59 The offical publication of the Virginia Baptist State Converntion. News articles, biographies, views of the association.","Sub-Series C. The Zion Herald News Box #59 Church news, items of intrest concerning church members and highlights of this Petersburg church.","Sub-Series D. The Baptist Trumpet Box #59 Published in Arrington, on behalf of a number of churches in the northern Virginia area.","Sub-Series E. The Mountain Voice Box #59 Published in Pinewood, Kentucky for the Mountain Preachers Bible and Kindred Clear Creek Activists; 1948-1951","Sub-Series F. Religion and Labor Box #59 THe offical newsletter for the Religion and Labor Foundation 1958-1960","Sub-Series G. The Richmond Unitarian Boxes #60-61 Newsletters of the First Unitarian Church of Richmond, Virginia.","Sub-Series H. Newsletters Box #61 Publications that include the Virginia Council of Churches, NAACP newsletters, journals and other materials.","Sub-Series I. Printed programs and brochures Box #62 A combination of printed programs and brochures some of which document Roberts speaking engagements.","Sub-Series J. Journals and Pamphlets Box #63 A wide range of printed material. Most of the materials consern interest of Roberts as a faculty member at Virginia State.","Sub-Series K. Postcards and Scrapbooks Box #46 Roberts aquired a number of postcards during his travels. In addition several scrapbooks were maintained which include a number of printed journals."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHarry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. After completing his secondary education, he matriculateed at Wilberforce\nUniversity, where he earned an A.B. Magna Cum Laude, and the B.D. degree from Yale Univerity. He also studied at the London School of Economics, where he earned the M.A. with distinction in 1935.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eWith the completion of his M.A. in 1935, Harry Roberts joined the faculty of what was the Virginia State College for Negroes, now Virginia State University. During his thirty-four years at Virginia State he\nestablished the Department of Sociology and was the founder of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, and the National Sociology Honor Society. He also continued his academic studies and earned from Yale\nUniversity in 1942, a Ph.D. degree.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRoberts was a member of a number of professional organizations far too numerous to cite here. In many of these organizations he held elected offices. In addition, he worked with a number of groups and\nassociations in the academic arena.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDr. Roberts was an authority on rural Virginia Blacks and rural Baptiat churches and conducted extensive research in there area, some of which were done in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute ( and\nState University). His works have been published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Negro Education, the Journal of Social Science Teachers, Phi Delta Kappa, the Quarterly Review of Higher Education\nAmong Negroes, Social Forces, Social Problems, Rural Sociology, Viginia State University Gazette, and the Viginia Teachers Bulletin.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Harry Walter Roberts was born in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania to Wallace and Frances (Jackson) Roberts and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey. 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The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia.","Archie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia.","How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? 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The reports consist of conference and workshop\n results organized by Richardson.","Sub-Series C: Research Notes During Richardson's career,\n part of his responsibility was to develop procedures and\n manuals used by African-American Schools in Virginia. This\n sub-series also contains an interesting log concerning the\n Whitcomb court school in Richmond, VA.","Series III. Video Recordings Taped speeches at different\n functions attended by Richardson. Most of the speeches were\n not delivered by Richardson.","Series IV: Photographs Boxes 21-27","Sub-series A: Family and Personal Photo's of activities at\n Virginia State when Richardson was a student and later as a\n teacher at the Mecklenburg County Training School, conferences\n at Virginia State and other areas.","Sub-series B: Education in Virginia (African American\n Schools) Several thousand 3x5 black and white photographs and\n negatives of schools scenes in Virginia. The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArchie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRichardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRichardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDuring his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Archie G. Richardson Papers, Accession #1997-77 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["The Archie G. Richardson Papers, Accession #1997-77 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHow did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. 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In 1969, he retired as Associate\n Director of the Division of Secondary Education in Virginia.\n His papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings and\n more than one thousand photographs of Rosenwald, Slater, and\n other schools constructed in Virginia for African Americans in\n the 1930's and before. Acc. #1997-77 Arranged By: Lucious\n Edwards\u003c/abstract\u003e\n "],"abstract_tesim":["In 1936, Archie Richardson became\n the highest-ranking African American in the State Government.\n In that year, he was appointed assistant to the Assistant for\n Negro education in Virginia. In 1969, he retired as Associate\n Director of the Division of Secondary Education in Virginia.\n His papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings and\n more than one thousand photographs of Rosenwald, Slater, and\n other schools constructed in Virginia for African Americans in\n the 1930's and before. 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Correspondence 1932-1979 Personal and Business\n Boxes 1-3","Sub-series A: Correspondence by subject Correspondence,\n most generated by Richardson during his tenure with the\n department of Education. Arranged Alphabetically and then\n chronologically within the folders.","Sub-series B: Correspondence by date Arranged\n Chronologically.","Series II. Literary Boxes 4-19","Sub-Series A: Speeches Arranged by title and date, followed\n by speeches with dates and materials missing both a date and a\n clearly defined title.","Sub-Series B: Writings and Reports Some of the writings\n were used later in Richardson's history of Negro education in\n Virginia. Many of the reports appear to have been used by\n Richardson to carry out his job with the State Department of\n Education. 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The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia.","Archie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia.","How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.","There are no restrictions.","In 1936, Archie Richardson became\n the highest-ranking African American in the State Government.\n In that year, he was appointed assistant to the Assistant for\n Negro education in Virginia. 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Most of the speeches were\n not delivered by Richardson.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Photographs Boxes 21-27\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-series A: Family and Personal Photo's of activities at\n Virginia State when Richardson was a student and later as a\n teacher at the Mecklenburg County Training School, conferences\n at Virginia State and other areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSub-series B: Education in Virginia (African American\n Schools) Several thousand 3x5 black and white photographs and\n negatives of schools scenes in Virginia. The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. 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The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArchie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRichardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eRichardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eDuring his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eMr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Archie G. Richardson Papers, Accession #1997-77 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["The Archie G. Richardson Papers, Accession #1997-77 ,\n Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial\n Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHow did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. 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Correspondence 1932-1979 Personal and Business\n Boxes 1-3","Sub-series A: Correspondence by subject Correspondence,\n most generated by Richardson during his tenure with the\n department of Education. Arranged Alphabetically and then\n chronologically within the folders.","Sub-series B: Correspondence by date Arranged\n Chronologically.","Series II. Literary Boxes 4-19","Sub-Series A: Speeches Arranged by title and date, followed\n by speeches with dates and materials missing both a date and a\n clearly defined title.","Sub-Series B: Writings and Reports Some of the writings\n were used later in Richardson's history of Negro education in\n Virginia. Many of the reports appear to have been used by\n Richardson to carry out his job with the State Department of\n Education. 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In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia.","Archie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia.","How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.","There are no restrictions.","In 1936, Archie Richardson became\n the highest-ranking African American in the State Government.\n In that year, he was appointed assistant to the Assistant for\n Negro education in Virginia. 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The reports consist of conference and workshop\n results organized by Richardson.","Sub-Series C: Research Notes During Richardson's career,\n part of his responsibility was to develop procedures and\n manuals used by African-American Schools in Virginia. This\n sub-series also contains an interesting log concerning the\n Whitcomb court school in Richmond, VA.","Series III. Video Recordings Taped speeches at different\n functions attended by Richardson. Most of the speeches were\n not delivered by Richardson.","Series IV: Photographs Boxes 21-27","Sub-series A: Family and Personal Photo's of activities at\n Virginia State when Richardson was a student and later as a\n teacher at the Mecklenburg County Training School, conferences\n at Virginia State and other areas.","Sub-series B: Education in Virginia (African American\n Schools) Several thousand 3x5 black and white photographs and\n negatives of schools scenes in Virginia. The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArchie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. 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Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. 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In 1969, he retired as Associate\n Director of the Division of Secondary Education in Virginia.\n His papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings and\n more than one thousand photographs of Rosenwald, Slater, and\n other schools constructed in Virginia for African Americans in\n the 1930's and before. Acc. #1997-77 Arranged By: Lucious\n Edwards\u003c/abstract\u003e\n "],"abstract_tesim":["In 1936, Archie Richardson became\n the highest-ranking African American in the State Government.\n In that year, he was appointed assistant to the Assistant for\n Negro education in Virginia. In 1969, he retired as Associate\n Director of the Division of Secondary Education in Virginia.\n His papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings and\n more than one thousand photographs of Rosenwald, Slater, and\n other schools constructed in Virginia for African Americans in\n the 1930's and before. 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Correspondence 1932-1979 Personal and Business\n Boxes 1-3","Sub-series A: Correspondence by subject Correspondence,\n most generated by Richardson during his tenure with the\n department of Education. Arranged Alphabetically and then\n chronologically within the folders.","Sub-series B: Correspondence by date Arranged\n Chronologically.","Series II. Literary Boxes 4-19","Sub-Series A: Speeches Arranged by title and date, followed\n by speeches with dates and materials missing both a date and a\n clearly defined title.","Sub-Series B: Writings and Reports Some of the writings\n were used later in Richardson's history of Negro education in\n Virginia. Many of the reports appear to have been used by\n Richardson to carry out his job with the State Department of\n Education. The reports consist of conference and workshop\n results organized by Richardson.","Sub-Series C: Research Notes During Richardson's career,\n part of his responsibility was to develop procedures and\n manuals used by African-American Schools in Virginia. This\n sub-series also contains an interesting log concerning the\n Whitcomb court school in Richmond, VA.","Series III. Video Recordings Taped speeches at different\n functions attended by Richardson. Most of the speeches were\n not delivered by Richardson.","Series IV: Photographs Boxes 21-27","Sub-series A: Family and Personal Photo's of activities at\n Virginia State when Richardson was a student and later as a\n teacher at the Mecklenburg County Training School, conferences\n at Virginia State and other areas.","Sub-series B: Education in Virginia (African American\n Schools) Several thousand 3x5 black and white photographs and\n negatives of schools scenes in Virginia. The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia.","Archie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia.","How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? Archie Richardson's main\n responsibility during his tenure with the Department of\n Education was that of official spokesman to the African\n American Community for the State of Virginia. Correspondence,\n speeches, writings, and photographs documenting Archie\n Richardson's position as the only African American\n professional employed by the Education Department in Virginia\n during the era of legal segregation, Constitutes the majority\n of these materials.","There are no restrictions.","In 1936, Archie Richardson became\n the highest-ranking African American in the State Government.\n In that year, he was appointed assistant to the Assistant for\n Negro education in Virginia. 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The reports consist of conference and workshop\n results organized by Richardson.","Sub-Series C: Research Notes During Richardson's career,\n part of his responsibility was to develop procedures and\n manuals used by African-American Schools in Virginia. This\n sub-series also contains an interesting log concerning the\n Whitcomb court school in Richmond, VA.","Series III. Video Recordings Taped speeches at different\n functions attended by Richardson. Most of the speeches were\n not delivered by Richardson.","Series IV: Photographs Boxes 21-27","Sub-series A: Family and Personal Photo's of activities at\n Virginia State when Richardson was a student and later as a\n teacher at the Mecklenburg County Training School, conferences\n at Virginia State and other areas.","Sub-series B: Education in Virginia (African American\n Schools) Several thousand 3x5 black and white photographs and\n negatives of schools scenes in Virginia. The Photographs were\n taken between the years 1926 and 1938. The Photographs and\n negatives are of European, Native, and African American school\n buildings, some classes, and other activities. Most of the\n developed photographs are of African American schools and\n include Rosenwald, Slater, and other buildings used by African\n Americans in Virginia. *The origin of the photographs and\n negatives is not known. The folders are arranged\n alphabetically by county and city.","Sub-series C. Negatives of the schools and scenes located\n in some of Virginia's counties and cities. These do not have\n an inventory, but are arranged by county and city. In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArchie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. 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In addition\n there are negatives of activities relating to education\n outside of the state of Virginia.","Box #28 Series V: Scrapbooks and Yearbooks Correspondence\n most of which covers Richardson's retirement, two yearbooks\n from Louisa, Virginia.","Series VI: Printed Printed items including certificates,\n pamphlets, and degrees","Box #29 Sub-series A: Awards and Certificates Awards and\n certificates presented to Richardson over the years.","Sub-series B: Pamphlets Two items: one the By-Laws of the\n Southside Interscholastic Athletic Association, documenting an\n early effort to organize African American sports played in the\n high schools.","Sub-series C: Book The Development of Negro Education in\n Virginia, 1831-1970, published by Phi Delta Kappa.","Sub-series D: Degrees Earned Degrees of Archie and Linnie\n Richardson","Box #30 Series-series E: News clippings News clippings from\n a number of newspapers primary from the state of Virginia.","Archie Gibbs Richardson, was the Associate Director of the\n Division of Secondary Education, State Department of\n Education, Richmond, Virginia. He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. Archie Richardson High\n School was located in Louisa County, Virginia.","During his tenure, he contributed a number of articles to\n State and National journals of education. He also authored The\n Development of Negro Education in Virginia.","Mr. Richardson was married to Linnie Ramey for over fifty\n years. Mrs. Richardson taught at schools in Mecklenburg and\n Richmond, Virginia.","How did Virginia explain educational public policy during\n the era of legal segregation? 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. 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He was born in Lexington,\n Virginia, April 4, 1904. Because there were few high schools\n for African American in Virginia, Richardson's parents sent\n him to the high school at the Virginia Normal and Industrial\n Institute at Petersburg where he completed the program in\n 1923. He received the B.A. Degree from Virginia Normal and\n Industrial Institute, Petersburg, in June 1927; the M.S.\n Degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis,\n Indiana, in June 1939; and was granted the degree of Doctor of\n Education at Columbia University, New York, in1946. In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. 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In June\n 1957, Virginia State College conferred upon him the honorary\n degree of Doctor of Laws.","Richardson served as principal of the Mecklenburg County\n Training School, in South Hill, Virginia, 1927-1935; and as\n Director of academics at Saint Paul Normal School,\n Lawrenceville, Virginia. The State Superintendent of Public\n Instruction appointed him Assistant Supervisor of \"Negro\"\n Education in 1936. On January 1, 1951, he was promoted to the\n position of Associate Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary\n Education. He received another promotion on September 1, 1966,\n to Associate Director of the Division of Secondary Education.\n He retired April 4, 1969.","Richardson had two elementary schools and one high school\n named for him. The elementary schools were in Culpepper and\n the other in Blackstone, Virginia. 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