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West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Jane LaBarbara
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans, A&M 4208, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Biographical Note
Dr. Ancella Radford Bickley, author, historian, and educator, grew up in segregated Huntington, West Virginia, where she was born in 1930. She graduated from Douglass High School in 1947 and went on to attend West Virginia State College, graduating magna cum laude in 1950 with a degree in English. She was the first full time black student at Marshall University and received her master's degree in English in 1954. She received her Ed.D. in English from West Virginia University in 1974. Dr. Bickley was a teacher at all educational levels and was Vice-President for Academic Affairs at West Virginia State College where she retired in 1986. She continued to research, write, and speak from her retirement home in Florida where she lived with her husband Nelson. Some of her accolades include the Mountain State Bar Association's Distinguished Citizen Award, 1978; the National Education Association's The Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award, 1980; West Virginia Woman of the Year, 1984; the West Virginia State College Alumnus of the Year, 1988; and was a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar at Marshall University in 1999.
Dr. Bickley was a prolific speaker and in addtion to the speeches, she authored many stories, plays, and articles. In 1997, she published Our Mount Vernons to identify sites significant to West Virginia black history.
With Lynda Ann Ewen, she co-edited Memphis Tennessee Garrison: The Remarkable Story of a Black Appalachian Woman , published by Ohio University Press. She has written stories and articles for publications including West Virginia cultural magazine, Goldenseal . She wrote a history of the West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind.
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the research, public service, and life of Ancella Bickley, writer, educator, speaker, and historian. Includes writings, research materials, and more, focusing on the history of African Americans in West Virginia and the black experience in West Virginia. Collected research materials are predominantly facsimiles. Printed formats include correspondence, clippings, interview transcripts, typescript writings, publications, pamphlets, ephemera, speeches, articles, military records, and more. Other formats include photographs, slides, and audiocassettes.
Subjects include Dr. Bickley's writings, which include plays, speeches, and short stories as well as her historical books, articles and other publications; collected materials from Dr. Bickley's historical research on the history of African Americans in West Virginia; and personal papers. Her research materials include papers grouped sometimes by county, sometimes by individual, sometimes by subject. Subjects of her research include slavery, education, churches, biography and genealogy, literature, and more. Specific subjects include the Underground Railroad, James McHenry Jones, genealogy, Carter G. Woodson, Mollie Gabe, West Virginia Colored Institute/West Virginia State College, John W. Davis, black high schools, school integration, and more. Counties and their cities with specific focus include Cabell, Kanawha, and Jefferson. Some documents treating slavery and the Underground Railroad include Ohio from which Cabell County blacks, including Bickley's ancestors, migrated.
Colleagues with whom she corresponded include Judith Stitzel, Nelson Barnett, Maureen Crockett (with whom she co-wrote at least one play), and many more. Of significance is correspondence between Carter G. Woodson and his sister, Bessie Woodson Yancey; and letters and a signed photo from Alex Haley.
Writings, research background, and drafts of Dr. Bickley's works found within the collection include: Memphis Tennessee Garrison: The Remarkable Story of a Black Appalachian Woman , "Midwifery in West Virginia" (1990), Honoring our Past: Proceedings of the First Two Conferences on West Virginia's Black History , History of the West Virginia State Teachers' Association (1979), In Spite of Obstacles: a History of the West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind, 1926-1955 , Our Mount Vernons: historic register listings of sites significant to the Black history of West Virginia , a short story collection "Turn Left at the Desert," ... to be black in Fayette , and plays: Two Saint Say , Mother Love , Tangled Threads (with Maureen Crockett), Wade in the Water , and seven Goldenseal articles. Grant applications and other documents pertaining to her work with the Humanities Council of West Virginia are included in the collection. Other documents describe her work with the Kanawha County Board of Education, EcoTheater, Berea College's Black Mountain Youth Leadership program, and various professional organizations. Personal papers include material about her husband Nelson R. Bickley and his military career, diplomas, transcripts, photographs of a party she held, and more.
Addendum of 2017/02/09 (boxes 11 and 12) includes papers of Dr. Ancella R. Bickley, with a few papers of her daughter Ancella Livers. Formats include interview transcripts, correspondence, clippings, typescript writings, publications, cassettes, and more. Most of these materials are transcripts of oral histories pertaining to a collaborative project undertaken by Dr. Bickley and Dr. Rita Wicks-Nelson about black teachers and their memories of school integration in West Virginia in affiliation with the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia at Marshall University.
Abbreviations used in the Contents List:
AB - Ancella Bickley
WVSC - West Virginia State College
NB - Nelson Bickley
MTG - Memphis Tennessee Garrison
JMJ - J. McHenry Jones
NEA - National Education Association
NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English
Mo So Lit Club - Matrons and Maids Social and Literary Club, McDowell County, WV
UGRR - Underground Railroad
MU - Marshall University
WVU - West Virginia University
CGW - Carter G. Woodson
RW-N - Rita Wicks-Nelson
Related Material
Bickley, Ancella Collection. Materials relating to African-American history including annual West Virginia Conferences on Black History, 1908-1996. 3 boxes. Ms2003-182, at the West Virginia State Archives.
Marshall University Oral History Collection, Accession Number 1973/01.0064, also includes the oral history transcripts in this collection's addendum of 2017/02/09.
Separated Material
Items not held in the WVRHC collection which were sent to the Rare Books Curator:
1969/70 edition of "The Black Student at WVU"
Bulletin of West Virginia State College, Series 21, no. 1, June 1933. "Why Choose West Virginia State College"
Bickley, A. R., Carter, G. W. M. F. I., & Marshall University, H. W. V. D. A. (1997). Our Mount Vernons: historic register listings of sites significant to the Black history of West Virginia . [Huntington, WV] : [Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation of Huntington and the Drinko Academy at Marshall University].
Booklet, "History of African-American Miners in Appalachian Coal Fields: Black History Month, February, 2000"
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African American Churches -- West Virginia
- African American teachers -- West Virginia
- African American women
- African Americans -- Education -- West Virginia
- African Americans -- Genealogy
- African Americans -- Segregation -- West Virginia
- Bickley, Ancella R.
- Bickley, Nelson R., 1928-2021
- Education -- West Virginia
- Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, 1890-1988
- School integration -- West Virginia
- Slavery -- West Virginia
- Underground Railroad -- Ohio
- Underground Railroad -- West Virginia
- West Virginia State College (Institute, W. Va.)
- Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
- Yancey, Bessie Woodson, 1882-1958
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Bickley, Ancella R.
- Bickley, Nelson R., 1928-2021
- Garrison, Memphis Tennessee, 1890-1988
- Wicks-Nelson, Rita, 1933-
- Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
- Yancey, Bessie Woodson, 1882-1958
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- African Americans -- Education -- West Virginia
Container List
Includes civic and academic awards and honors, as well as academic milestones such as graduation and Bickley's dissertation. This series includes materials on the celebration of Bickley's retirement from West Virginia State College.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Marshall University Commencement Address1990 January 2–1990 June 8Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Marshall University regarding AB's commencement address and honorary doctorate; notes of congratulations. Guest list. Photographs of AB delivering address and with others including Soupy Sales. Letter to editor regarding racism of highlighting photograph of Soupy Sales wiping a tear during AB's speech; newspaper clippings. Commencement program. AB's speech.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Marshall University Honorary Doctorate1990 May 12Scope and Contents
Honorary Doctorate
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Ancella and Nelson Bickley Certificates1969 August 1–1976 MayScope and Contents
Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster). AB's Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, Hampton Institute, initiation certificate, May 1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 45
School Records1937–1950Scope and Contents
Attendance, reading, scholarships, and other certificates from elementary through college
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 48
Transcripts1950–1951Scope and Contents
AB transcript, 1951, from MU. Transcript, WVSC.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14
National Education Association1980Scope and Contents
Program for the Fourteenth Annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards, 1980, when AB won The Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award. Correspondence regarding the award including 2 letters from John W. Davis.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 16
Retirement1986Scope and Contents
Photograph of WVSC President Thomas Cole and Ancella Bickley at her retirement; labeled "West Virginia State College, Commencement, May 17, 1986."
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 25
Marshall University Master of Arts1954Scope and Contents
Master of Arts degree confirmation from Marshall University
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 26
WVU Doctorate Diploma1974Scope and Contents
Doctor of Education degree confirmation from West Virginia University
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 28
Kiwanis Club Certificate1974Scope and Contents
Certificate of Appreciation from the Kiwanis Club of Huntington
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Retirement1986 May 13Scope and Contents
Note from WVU professor Armand [Singer] regarding missing retirement celebration
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7
WVSC Award1988Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping re: CGW. Photographs of AB and others after a speaking engagement in Fayette County. Service Award certificate from WVSC.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 9
Congratulatory Letters1975–2006Scope and Contents
Letter from Maureen Crocket to the Director of the Appalachian Festival re: Tangled Threads. Letter of recommendation from AB for Dr. Elaine Ginsberg. "Remarks Made upon the Presentation of the 1988 Humanities Award to Ancella Radford Bickley" by Judith Stitzel. Letter of recommendation for Dr. Bernard L. Allen for the WVU Claude Worthington Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award. Congratulatory letter for appointment [at WVSC]. Request for letter of recommendation from Marc E. Washington at MU; confirmation of receipt of letter. Request for recommendation for Elaine Ginsberg, Trinity University; verification of receipt of letter. Letter of congratulations on retirement from George Parkinson; letter of regrets from Lawrence H. Talley, West Liberty.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 12
Congratulatory Letters, Certificates, & Thank Yous1986–1994Scope and Contents
Materials re: WV NAACP Harpers Ferry NHP, 1994, including photographs and text of speech. Congratulatory letter for receiving the Distinguished West Virginian Award, 1986. Thank you for copy of Honoring Our Past, 1992. Many other letters and notes re: service and speeches. Request to speak at the New Employment for Women Information & Referral Center in Logan about black history. Letter from Gaston Caperton, Governor, re: appointment to the Archives and History Commission, 1991. Thank you letter for contribution to Chandler Third Base, 1992. Certificate of recognition for Outstanding Service in Support of 1993 Douglass High School Reunion. Thank you for participating in the United Way Youth Advisory Council's Youth Forum, 1993. Thank you letter re: speech at naturalized citizens ceremony from John T. Copenhaver, 1992. Certificate of appreciation and other materials including a photo re: "Read to Me" Day, 1999. Newspaper article re: writing about the West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind and cards of congratulations. Kanawha County Schools Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation, 1991.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 13
Speeches & Correspondence1973–2002Scope and Contents
Letter of acknowledgement to deliver commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate at MU, 1990. Newspaper clipping and tribute to Minnie Wayne Cooper, 1989. Thank you letter to Matthew Kinsolving, Kanawha County Board of Education, for plaque, 1989. Typed text of "Remarks Made upon the Presentation of the 1988 Humanities Award to Ancella Radford Bickley." Newspaper clipping and congratulatory letter re: WVSC Alumna of the Year, 1988. Letter withdrawing candidacy for the Kanawha County Board of Education, 1988. Thank you letter for receiving the Humanities Foundation Award, 1988; letter of congratulations from A. James Manchin; and Dee Caperton, House of Representatives. Letter of congratulations from Herman G. Canady, Jr., for appointment to Board of Education, 1988. Program for NAACP, Charleston Branch, Annual Freedom Fund Banquet, 1988, with AB as guest speaker. The Trumpet, West Liberty State College student newspaper, with article about AB's lecture on teaching black literature, November 28, 1973. Program, newspaper clipping, flyer, and certificate of recognition for the National Council of Jewish Women, West Virginia Section, Founder's Day, 1991. Correspondence re: speaking invitations, 1991-2001. Letters of thank you for service: The Huntington Club of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., 2001; Charleston Mayor, G. Kemp Melton, for Charleston Urban Renewal Authority, 1999; Conference program for "New Approaches to the Humanities and Lifelong Learning," 1988, where AB received award. Newspaper clippings for awards and accomplishments. 1987-1988. Newspaper clipping "Educator Grim on Blacks' Future" 1985. Thank you letter from Dee Caperton, House of Delegates, for draft of book about Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, 1987. Congratulatory notes, 1988-2002. Resume, ca. 1988. Text of speech for [receiving WVSC Alumna of the Year award, 1988]
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 14
Speeches, Congratulatory Letters1963–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, 1994-2002. Congratulatory and thank you letters, 1984-1995. Program for Staff Recall, Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, WV, with AB as guest speaker. Program for Induction Ceremony [sic], Phi Sigma Alpha, WVSC, 1995, when AB gave speech on the UGRR. Program for Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation Third Annual Memorial Fundraiser Banquet, 1995, AB speaker. Program for MLK birthday event at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine where AB spoke, 1994. Resume. Photo of the Berlin Wall, May 1963.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 15
Speeches, Congratulations, Awards1984–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, 1984-2002. Congratulatory and thank you letters and certificates, 1975-2002. Program for the Fourteenth Annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards dinner, 1980, when AB received The Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award. Program for Academy Cultural Awareness Committee Black History Month Program, 2002, where AB presented about MTG. Invitation to reception for Oliver W. Hill Freedom Fighter Award of the Virginia State Conference NAACP, 1999, and invitation to recognition event at the U.S. Capitol. Program for St. Anthony Church and School Community Education Awards where AB received the Gregory Loebach Award, 2002. Text of speech and program for West Virginia's African-American Women of Distinction book introduction by the West Virginia Women's Commission, 2002. Program for The Education Alliance Graduates of Distinction, AB recipient, 2002; text of speech; newspaper clipping; correspondence.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 16
Congratulatory Letters1960–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, ca. 1972-2002. Congratulatory and thank you letters, certificates and other recognitions, 1975 -2002. Letter of receipt for items given to the West Virginia State College/West Virginia Black Heritage Collection, 1987. Personal note, 3/26/80, discussing various contributions to education. Photograph of AB. Program for The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs banquet and candlelight rededication services, 1988, where AB was the guest speaker. Program for Berkeley County Diversity Committee "Town Meeting" with AB conducting interactive workshops at schools, 2002. Program and sketch of AB for [her retirement] 1986. Program for PCC lecture series "The West Virginia Experience," [ca. 1985]. State of WV Teaching Certificate, 1960-1965. Letter of acceptance by NB for offer of teaching positions at WVSC for both NB and AB, 1972. Letter offering employment at WVSC as Associate Professor of English, 1972. Letter to NB offering WVSC position of Director of Guidance and Placement, 1972. Letters of thanks for AB for retirement and awards, 1986. Notification of nomination for President of WVSC, 1987. Correspondence Re: NCTE Orwell conference, 1984. Notification that tapes of censorship series of programs will be housed at the New York Public Library, 1984. Program for the Danforth Associate Program, 1975, for which AB and NB were program chairs. Program for The Women's Study Club Annual Open House, 1984, when AB was named Woman of the Year. Program for "African Americans in the Appalachian Coalfields" at the National Mine Health & Safety Academy when AB gave a lecture, 2000.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 17
Correspondence, Awards, Clippings1946–2000Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, 1989-2000. Congratulatory and thank you letters, invitations to speak, certificates of recognition, 1985-2000. Photograph of Douglass High School Y Teens, ca. 1946, including AB. Newspaper articles re: AB as WVSC's May Queen, 1948. Issue of MU's Greenline: a Publication for Alumni and Friends of Marshall University, May-July 1990, in which AB is recognized as commencement speaker; press release; letters of congratulations. Photograph of AB and others after presentation in Morgantown, 1990. Program for WVSC National Alumni Association William L. Lonesome Alumni Awards Dinner-Dance Honoring Dr. Ancella R. Bickley, Class of 1950, 1988 Alumnus of the Year. Dunbar Rotary Club Newsletter with AB as speaker, 1988. Materials from the Second Annual Conference on West Virginia's Black History, 1989. Letter to the editor of the Charleston Gazette re: black athlete, 1988.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 18
WVSC Retirement1986Scope and Contents
Retirement from WVSC, 1986, materials. Correspondence re: ceremony; letters of congratulations; newspaper clippings; photographs; program; WVSC commencement program with AB as retirement honoree.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 19
Doctoral Dissertation1974Scope and Contents
AB's doctoral dissertation A Study of the Effects of Teaching a Unit on Black Culture to Classes of Predominantly White High School Students, 1974.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 11a
Thank You & Congratulatory Letters1949–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings for Education Alliance Graduates of Distinction, 2002. Materials pertaining to "From Our Front Porch: Stories about Charleston's Oldest Neighborhood, The East End": newspaper insert; outline for Appalachian Studies Association presentation; program for play at Roosevelt Wilson High School; the play. "Testimony of Ancella Radford Bickley, Independent Scholar from West Virginia, on behalf of The State Humanities Program Regarding FY 1989 Appropriations to the National Endowment for the Humanities before the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior of the Senate," 1988. Congratulatory letters re: selection to the Kanawha Board of Education. Newspaper clippings. Congratulations re: speech's and performance of play in Florida. Commencement program for WVSC, 1950. Text of AB honors. Newspaper clippings re: her writings. Letter of acknowledgement for participation in reading of the names of lynchings victims program, Virginia State University, 2001. News release re: production of Harvest of Dreams by the Charleston Stage Company, 2000. Correspondence re: appointment to the WVU Board of Advisors, 1989. Certificate of appreciation from the City of Beckley for contributions to black history in WV. Thank you note re: women writers, 1994. Thank you letter from James Tolbert re: participation in Black History Month program at Harper's Ferry. Overview of AB accomplishments [introduction?]. Letter acknowledging participation in Kanawha County Public Library Black History Month events, 1993; abstract of talk; resume. Thank you letter for presentation at a Affirmative Action Committee Meeting, 1994; program; brochure listing black employees. Letter acknowledging intent to speak at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine re: unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and for MLK Day, 1993. Handwritten note of appreciation for a speech. Handwritten note re: missing speech for Black History Month, with attached newspaper clipping, 1994. 1949 Yellow Jacket article with picture of AB as newspaper staff. Clipping re: AB as keynote speaker for MLK Day celebration, 1991. Letter acknowledging a reading at the College Language Association, 1993. Letter acknowledging agreement to moderate a panel on sexual harassment; flyer for the program. Congratulatory letter for receiving the MU Graduate School Distinguished Alumnus, 1993. Program for "First Annual Forum and Family Recognition Conference" from the West Virginia Black Family Coalition, 1992, for which Bickley was a moderator. Correspondence and program for Distinguished Graduate Student Award from MU, 1993. Newspaper clipping about the WVSC presidential inaugural ball including description of AB and NB attire, 1974. Letter from Mary Pearl Compton, WV Delegate, re: Union's Historic District. Handwritten card praising AB as a "liquid god" able to move among roles, 1995. Resumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 11b
Nelson Bickley's WVSC Bachelors1988–2002Scope and Contents
Senate Resolution honoring AB and Lynda Ann Ewen, 2002. Certificate of recognition as a West Virginia Hero, 2002. Newspaper clippings, 1990-2002. Correspondence re: lecture at Alderson Broaddus College, 1991. Certificate of recognition from the WV National Organization of Women and two 1991 conference programs. Program for "African-Americans in the Appalachian Coalfields," 2000. Letter acknowledging selection at WVSC Alumnus of the Year, 1988. The Humanities Foundation of West Virginia Award Dinner Program, 1988. Issue of People & Mountains: a Publication of the West Virginia Humanities Council, Summer 2001, with MTG interview excerpt edited by AB and Lynda Ann Ewen. Congratulatory note re: publication of Memphis Tennessee Garrison; lecture on MTG announcement, 2000. Letter from the Indiana Humanities Council re: placement on "Always a River" registry, 1991. Letter from Gov. Gaston Caperton recognizing appointment to the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission, 1989. Acknowledgement letters as a speaker, 1990-1999. Acknowledgement of receipt of Our Mount Vernons from a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, 1997. "Book Notes" section of West Virginia History re: Our Mount Vernons, 1997. Letter of re: reappointment to the WV Archives and History Commission, 1997. Letter re: WV Public Radio's Cultural Diversity Radio Project, 1998. Letter re: Mistress of Ceremony for a poetry contest at WVSC, 1995. Letter acknowledging support of the WV Humanities Council programming, 1995.
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Unfoldered
Plaque: Lifetime Achievement Award from The West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame, 2008, for Academics, Douglass.2008
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Unfoldered
Plaque: Distinguished Gradate Student Alumnus Award from Marshall University Graduate School, 1993.1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2
National Park Service Commendation1995Scope and Contents
Special Commendation from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, for Significant Contributions to the Underground Railroad Study, 1995.
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3
Historical Advisor Recognitionca. 1992Scope and Contents
"West Virginia: a Film History" recognition as the Historical Advisor for the film project.
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 4
Distinguished West Virginian1986Scope and Contents
State of West Virginia Distinguished West Virginian award, 1986.
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 6
Senate Resolution 242002Scope and Contents
Senate Resolution honoring AB and Lynda Ann Ewen, 2002.
Includes newspaper clippings and writings by Ancella Bickley Livers (also called Cill Jr. or Cill). Also includes material by or about Nelson Bickley, Ancella Bickley's husband and prominent Charleston, West Virginia, lawyer. Formats include articles, awards and honors, military records, speeches, research notes, publications, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and more. Subjects include Nelson Bickley's military and teaching careers, his uncle Carter G. Woodson, and more.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Nelson Bickley: Army Records; ROTC at WVU1949–1969 June 3Scope and Contents
Correspondence with James Harlow, WVU President, regarding tenure at WVU, 1969 and 1972. Army records for Nelson Bickley. Various Army regulations, blank forms, and information flyers. Correspondence and forms from the Veterans Administration. Medical records, 1956-1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30
Newspaper Clippings1999–2013Scope and Contents
Charleston Gazette/Gazette-Mail newspaper clippings about AB and NB, 1999-2003
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33
Nelson Bickley Speech2001 March 2Scope and Contents
Text of NB's speech "CMA's Link to the Late Carter G. Woodson, the 'Father of Negro History'" at the Chicago Military Academy, program, and certificate of appreciation.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 47
Nelson Bickley SpeechUndatedScope and Contents
Text of speech given by NB at East Bank High School to Junior ROTC, regarding the benefits of military service.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 48
Nelson Bickley Commendations1949–1952Scope and Contents
Military and scholarship commendations, program from WVSC Commencement, 1948.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16a
Nelson Bickley: Army Records1949–1972Scope and Contents
Military records for Nelson Bickley including his assignment as an Army ROTC instructor at WVU and difficulty of finding Negro housing. Admission to WVU College of Human Resources and Education.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16b
Nelson Bickley: Army Records1957–1966Scope and Contents
Folder within 16a containing Army medical records for Nelson Bickley, 1957-1966.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Ancella Livers1982 December 7Scope and Contents
Akron Beacon Journal, December 7, 1982, with article by Ancella Livers which includes brief biography.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
Nelson Bickley Article2005Scope and Contents
" Brown V. Board of Education in West Virginia" by Nelson R. Bickley in the West Virginia Law Review , Spring 2005.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
Nelson Bickley Speechc.2004Scope and Contents
Text of speech given by NB at the WVU Law School
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11
Nelson Bickley1952–1969Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Congressman Harley Staggers, James G. Harlow, President of WVU, and others regarding Nelson Bickley's retirement. Other military records.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 20
Nelson Bickley, ROTC Hall of Fame1981–1992Scope and Contents
Invitations to the ROTC Cadet Corps Annual Military Ball and the ROTC Awards Day and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 1982. Program for the ROTC Awards Day Ceremony, May 1, 1981. WVSC student newspaper The Yellow Jacket with an article about the inductees to the ROTC Hall of Fame including NB. Typed text of NB's acceptance speech about his time in the military. Newspaper with an interview with NB and Belva Clark about Carter G. Woodson, 1987. Program and text of NB speech, with AB edits, at WVSC for Veterans Day, 1992. Newspaper article regarding NB induction into the WVSC ROTC Hall of Fame.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 35
Alex Haley Letter1973Scope and Contents
Signed letter from Alex Haley to Colonel and Mrs. Nelson Bickley, March 1, 1973, re: the Bickleys' hospitality after a lecture.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 51
Newspaper Clippings1999–2008Scope and Contents
Clippings regarding the Bickleys from The Villages Daily Sun (FL) and The Sunday News-Registe r (Wheeling, WV)
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10a
Family1969–1979Scope and Contents
Pamphlet "The Black Student at WVU," 1969/70, 1971/72, which include pictures of AB. Program for Lincoln-Douglas Banquet sponsored by Morning Star Baptist Church, February 12, 1977; includes AB as the speaker. Newspaper articles by and about Ancella Bickley, as well as Nelson. Congratulatory letter regarding AB promotion to Vice President for Administration at WVSC, July 9, 1975. Dunbar High School's publication, Kennel, Feb. 23, 1973 and May, 1974.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10b
Family1972–1975Scope and Contents
Letter regarding AB in WVU classroom. Newspaper article about Ancella, daughter of Ancella and Nelson. Dunbar High School's student newspaper, Kennel, Nov. 1972.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 27
Nelson Bickley's WVSC Bachelors1950Scope and Contents
Bachelor of Arts degree confirmation from West Virginia State College
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 29
Nelson Bickley's WVU Masters1971Scope and Contents
Nelson Bickley's Master of Arts degree confirmation from West Virginia University
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 30
Nellie Francisco's WVSC Bachelors1938Scope and Contents
Nellie Francisco's Bachelor of Arts in Education degree confirmation from West Virginia State College, 1938
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
Bessie Yancey's Letters1947–1954Scope and Contents
Letter from CGW to Bessie Woodson Yancey, CGW's sister, re: funding Joan's education. Text of the poem "The Forgotten Boys." Invitation to the dedication of the Carter G. Wooson School, New Orleans.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 20
Belva Clark1982–1994Scope and Contents
Research materials re: Belva Clark, Carter G. Woodson's niece and Nelson Bickley's mother; note of condolence; funeral program; handwritten [by Mrs. Clark?] obituary and instructions
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 23
Nelson Bickley1952–1994Scope and Contents
Articles about NB. Membership certificate to Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1
Nellie Radford Fancisco1928Scope and Contents
Teaching certificate for Nellie Radford Francisco, Bluefield Colored Institute, 1928.
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1
Nelson Bickley: Army Records1966–1969Scope and Contents
Special Order lists. Legal case notes? Selective Service Act of 1948 memo.
Includes genealogical research material, notes, and charts in print as well as handwritten for these families, mostly from the Huntington, West Virginia area and across the Ohio River: Twyman, Spurlock, Barnett, Payne, Jones, Woodson, Wilson, Johnson, Summers, Smoot, Peters, Radford, Layne/Lane, Jones, Straham, Cabell, and Parker. Additional genealogical information is included in oral history interviews with individuals (see Interviews and Oral History Interviews series); the Others' Works series; the Biography subseries of Research Notes and Collected Materials; and other locations throughout the collections.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32
Burlington, Ohio1870–1964Scope and Contents
Documents pertaining to the Twyman Family. Facsimile of pages from The Promised Land by J. Earl Pratt [1964]. Facsimile of newspaper legal notices from T he Ironton Register , Oct. 27 and Dec. 15, 1870.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34
Radford-Bickley Cousins' Reunion1993 January 28Scope and Contents
Letter from Willard H. Radford and Kim Radford regarding a reunion for the Radford-Bickley families.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 37
Allensworth, CA State Historical Park1992Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the Bickleys and Nelson L. Barnett, Jr. regarding Allensworth (CA) State Historical Park, the Spurlock family, the Barnett-Payne-Jones family. Rededication pamphlet, October 10, 1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 42
Barnett Family1990 June 20Scope and Contents
Barnett family genealogy compiled by Nelson Barnett, Jr.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
Carter G. Woodson1984 AprilScope and Contents
Various documents pertaining to Carter G. Woodson and the Barnett family connection. "A Black History of Huntington" by Edna Duckworth. Barnett family documents.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
Barnett Family1987–1990Scope and Contents
Family line charts, photographs, newspapers, family history for the Nelson Barnett line. Program for the First Baptist Church, Huntington, September 25, 1988. Photographs buildings designed by Carl Barnett, architect.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Barnett Familyc.1980Scope and Contents
Transcription of Barnett family obituaries.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 26
Johnson Family1990Scope and Contents
James and Mary Wilson family genealogy. Facsimiles of portraits. Memorial service programs. Photographs of Mary Wilson Johnson and James Johnson. Photo of family group identified later in file and on facsimile. Obituary for William O. Johnson. Family group photo. Photos of Ida and William Johnson.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 39
Cabell Family1844–1998Scope and Contents
Handwritten Cabell Family tree and notes on the Cabell Family in Institute. Transcription of letter from J. S. Cunningham to Governor A.I. Boreman. Facsimile of newspaper ad for sale of slave.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 47
Summers FamilyUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten notes regarding Summers Family and slaves.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Smoot Family1988-c.1989Scope and Contents
Facsimile of book section and term paper about the Smoot Family written by Marcella L. Pauley Short for WVSC class.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 24
Genealogy2000Scope and Contents
Booklet of genealogy forms. African-American Genealogy: A Research Guide compiled by Phyllis Preston Jarrett and Helen Chambers Winston.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 31
Smoot Familyca. 1981Scope and Contents
Typewritten history of the Smoot Family, Boone County.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 45
Willard Radford1947–1949Scope and Contents
Personnel record for Willard Radford. Letter, 1949, certifying marriage of Willard Radford to Lilian Angus in Cuba, 1923.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 46
Radford Family1878–1885Scope and Contents
Handwritten marriage records for Radfords.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 47
Straham-Parkerca. 2004Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes from a phone conversation regarding the Straham-Parker families.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 49
Radford Family, etc.1904–1994Scope and Contents
Typed "Conversation with Nellie Redford Francisco--about 1985." Handwritten "Discussion w/Henry Radford, 1/14/93." Radford Family genealogy. Peters Family genealogy. Newspaper articles regarding Negro education in Huntington and Kimball, 1904-1923. Cemetery lot receipts to Willard Radford. Program for Sterberger Elementary School 1999 Graduation Ceremony; Akil Livers listed as student. Funeral service program for Lily Van Sykes Kelly, 1994. Transcribed obituaries for Joseph T. Payne, 1948, and Minnie Bell Powell, 1936.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 14
Black Genealogy1984–2000Scope and Contents
Research notes on how to do black genealogy. Black Studies: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications .
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 23
Layne Family1985Scope and Contents
The Layne Family Tree and Its Branches . Handwritten tree with Twyman connection.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 34
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio2013Scope and Contents
"Plat Map, Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio" with notes. Request for donation to the Cemetery, 2013.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 9
Carter G. WoodsonUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten CGW family tree.
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4
Radford Family1952–1992Scope and Contents
Radford family genealogy. Release of note on deed, Radford family, 1952.
This series includes two subseries, General and Black Teachers.
- Series 4. Interviews and Oral History Interviews--General1943–2014Scope and Contents
Includes more formal oral history interviews as well as "discussions" and other less structured interviews not intended for any historical publication. Formats include handwritten notes, typed notes, and transcripts of interviews as well as background in the form of correspondence and typed and handwritten corrections.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 11
Johnny James1989Scope and Contents
Transcript of interview with Johnnie James. Newspaper article "THE Man…Johnny James Now Shares Life With God"
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Social History1995–2007Scope and Contents
Background research re: changes to social history and oral history.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 9
Grover Dubose2000Scope and Contents
Notes from discussion with Grover DuBose, Korean War veteran, Sept. 10, 2000.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 32
Interview Transcripts1989–1990Scope and Contents
Transcripts of interviews with black citizens of Huntington, WV; Institute, WV; Guyandotte, WV; and Black Fork, OH. Including Johnnie James, Ms. Bessie Herbert McClain, Chester A. Burris, Henry Pierce, Mildred Loar Williams, Cash Keels, James Thompson, Mrs. Araminta Miller Justice, and James Johnson.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 33
Black Soldiers--Shomburg Collection1943–2005Scope and Contents
Spiral bound notebook containing notes from oral history interviews with black soldiers, 1945-46. References to color-coded folders. Notes on soldiers' letters, 1943-45. List of themes in interviews. Follow up on specific soldiers, 2005, titled "Negative behavior of Blk soldiers." Diagram of Army organization.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 38
Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Williams, etc.2011–2014Scope and Contents
Research notes labeled "Army Wives Material: Discussion with Carl & Nancy Johnson Re: Military Experiences; Carl was a Tuskegee Airman. His wife, Nancy, is white" 2014. Annotated paper "The WV State Capitol" with research notes. Emails re: Kimball Wall Memorial Project, 2011. Research notes. Letter to Beverly from AB re: various researchers in the Villages, FL, 2014. Typed notes from interview with Harriet Williams, Lewisburg, WV.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 6
Mildred Lore Williams, Bessie Herbert McClain, Suzette Spencer, Cash Keels1990Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Mildred Lore Williams, 1990, re: family history and Cabell County History. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Bessie Herbert McClain, 1990, re: living in Huntington. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Suzette Spencer, 1990, re: family and life in Huntington. Mrs. Spencer was a descendant of 37 slaves freed in the south and sent to Ohio. Transcript of oral history interview with Mr. Cash Keels, 1990, re: family history and life in Black Fork, Ohio.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 14
Oral History Interviews--Cassettes1995–2006Scope and Contents
Audiocassettes labeled: "Joseph C. Peters re: Black High School Athletics - 11/2/95;" "Gregory Peters / Reminiscences, 9/22/95, & Ed Scott #3;" "MC (Ref) Edward Greer, 5/10/06;" and "Ed Scott / Reminiscences /Korea, 10/20/95"
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 11
- Series 4. Interviews and Oral History Interviews--Black Teachers1955–2011Scope and Contents
Bickley and Rita Wicks-Nelson, as Rockefeller Scholars-in-Residence at Marshall University's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia, interviewed and recorded interviews with older black women teachers from across the state. This subseries contains transcripts of the interviews, corrected transcripts, correspondence with the subjects, and sometimes background information about them.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 29
Black Teachers Project1955–2003Scope and Contents
Typed manuscript for "Black Education in West Virginia," a joint project between Ancella Bickley and Rita Wicks-Nelson. Notes regarding Mrs. T. McDaniel interview; text of interview. Correspondence regarding book on black female teachers. Research notes. Text of speech about black WV schools. List of narrators. Facsimiles of newspaper clippings "from Mrs. Rayford's Collection" regarding desegregation of schools, 1955-1956. Newspaper clipping of AB interview regarding MTG.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
Marian HatcherUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten notes of [interview with] Marian Hatcher, WVU English Dept. teacher.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1
Project Overview1999Scope and Contents
Print out of web page re: Dr. Ancella Bickley and Dr. Rita Wicks-Nelson, 1999 Rockefeller Scholars-in-Residence. Project name: "Life Experiences of Older, Black, West Virginian Women [Teachers]"
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
Paper Presented at Marshall University1997–2000Scope and Contents
Demographics of teachers' project. Map showing location of teachers. Narrative overview of the project. Paper "Mosaic [sic] in Black and White: Black Teachers Remember School Integration in West Virginia" [by] Ancella Bickley and Rita Wicks-Nelson; paper presented at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia, MU, 2000. Annotated paper. Draft of paper "Changing Lives and Potential Leadership: A Study of West Virginian Women Returning to College" [by] Rita Wicks-Nelson, Lynda Ann Ewen, ca. 1997.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
Book Project Correspondence1997–2007Scope and Contents
Correspondence between AB and RW-N and others re: book based on teachers' oral history interviews. Paper "Black Education in West Virginia." Text of paper [by AB] "Read @ WV Sociological Assoc. Annual Mtng. WVSC - Oct. 24, 1997." Letter from NB, 2005, asking for addenda to West Virginia Law Review paper about Brown v. Board of Education. Research notes. " Fullen corrected pp, AB," 2001. Letter requesting interview with Pearl Swann Carter, 2000.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4
Suzanne Slaughter Release1998Scope and Contents
Release form from Suzanne Slaughter, 1998
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5
Rita Wicks-Nelson Correspondence2005–2010Scope and Contents
Correspondence, edits, research notes with RW-N. Book reviews from The Appalachian journal, 2005. List of women interviewed. Background and summaries for interviewees.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6
Brown v. Board of Education & Teachers Project1998–2006Scope and Contents
Research materials re: education in WV; Brown v Board of Education. Possible participants; call for participants; correspondence with participants Writing retreat brochure and correspondence. Project update to the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia at MU. Draft of summary of results. Summary data forms and interview guide. Schedule of interviews. Letter from parent to teacher, Anna McCright. Flyer announcing talk by AB and RW-N. Luncheon flyer from the Fayette County Black Caucus.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7
Life Storiesca. 1999Scope and Contents
Life stories, some annotated or edited, for Vivian Williams Fleming, Eliza Jane Campbell Dillard, Anna McCright, and Mary Montgomery.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8
Louise Anderson1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Louise Anderson. Newspaper clipping of obituary.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9
Velma Bradshaw1997Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Velma Bradshaw. Handwritten notes on folder.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10
Pearl Swann Carter2001–2003Scope and Contents
Oral History Review article, 2001, re: school segregation. Email with list of changes to the transcript. Transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Pearl Swann Carter, 2001.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 11
Florence Casey1997Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Florence Casey, 1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 12
Ottrus Chatman1999Scope and Contents
Transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Ottrus Chatman, 1999. Typed and handwritten notes on the interview.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 13
Verona Clarke1997Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Verona Clarke, 1997.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 14
E. Jane Dillard1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. E. Jane Dillard, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 15
Mary M. Elston1997Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes on the interview. Correspondence with Mrs. Elston. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Mary M. Elston, 1997.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 16
Eunice Fleming1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Eunice Fleming, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 17
Vivian Williams Fleming1997Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Vivian Williams Fleming, 1997. Handwritten notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 18
Norma Jean Fullen1997Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Norma Jean Fullen, 1997.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 19
Susie Guyton1997Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Susie Guyton, 1997.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 20
Willie Hise1999Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes. Transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Willie Hise, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Floristine Holland1998Scope and Contents
Typed and handwritten notes. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Floristine Holland, 1998.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 22
B'Alma Jones1999Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes. Transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. B'Alma Jones, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Anna McCright1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Miss Anna McCright, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Thelma McDaniel1999Scope and Contents
Corrected transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Thelma McDaniel, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 25
Thelma McDaniel2001Scope and Contents
Letter to Mrs. McDaniel. Typed notes and pages from the interview. Letter from Norman L. Jones re: Thelma McDaniel and the Price and White families, 2001.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 26
Edris Miller1998Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Edris Miller, 1998.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 27
Mary Montgomery1997–1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Mary Montgomery, 1997. Overview for Mrs. Montgomery. Letter to her. Pages of the interview with corrections. List of names and addresses for interviewees.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 28
Doris Payne1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Ms. Doris Payne, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Ruby Brown Reeler1997Scope and Contents
Overview for Ruby Brown Reeler. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Ruby Reeler, 1997. Handwritten transcript of a quote from the interview. Handwritten notes on the folder.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Nancie Smith Robinson1999Scope and Contents
Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Nancie Smith Robinson, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Suzanne Slaughter1998Scope and Contents
Transcripts pages of interview with FH [Floristine Holland?] Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Suzanne Slaughter, 1998.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Mary Crozier Snow1997–2011Scope and Contents
Obituary for Mary Crozier Snow, 2011. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Mary Snow, 1997. Letter to Mrs. Snow with corrections, 2001.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 4
Fannie Ashe Thomas1999Scope and Contents
Transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Fannie Ashe Thomas, 1999.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
Velma Twyman1997–2001Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes. Annotated transcript of oral history interviews with Mrs. Velma Twyman, 1997. Letter to Mrs. Twyman re: corrections, 2001.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 29
Includes books, manuscripts, facsimile pages, and other publications not written by Bickley, who was sometimes asked to provide feedback on writing. Forms of writing include family histories, poems, short stories, plays, novels, and both scholarly and popular articles. Other writers include: Sharon M. Draper, Charles Lloyd, Hannah N. Geffert, Peri Lynne Johnson, L. O'B. Thomson, Nelson L. Barnett, J. McHenry Jones, Judith Stitzel, Elizabeth Taylor Brown, and Phyllis Moore.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Scott-Carter-Mumford Families1979–1990Scope and Contents
A Memorial to the Scott, Carter, Mumford Families and the Journey from the Hills of North Carolina to the Beautiful Ohio Shore in the Year 1844 by Edith Dove Bryant, original and one facsimile. Article "Midwifery in West Virginia" 1990.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Book: My Dearest Husbandca. 1985Scope and Contents
My Dearest Husband: the Letters of Amacetta Laidley Summers to George W. Summers, 1842-1843 by Patricia Clark Bulla. Handwritten genealogy chart for James M. Laidley
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Poem by S.M. Draper1992Scope and Contents
Poem "Old Lady Sady and the Chicken Wings" c1992 Sharon M. Draper
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36
My Dearest Husband1989Scope and Contents
My Dearest Husband: the Letters of Amacetta Laidley Summers to George W. Summers, 1842-1843 by Patricia Clark Bulla. Laidley-Summers-Quarrier family line
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
Nelson Barnette Writing1972–1990Scope and Contents
Manuscript for Aesculapius, Ebony by Nelson L. Barnett, M.D.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
John Henry Memorial Committed1974 AugustScope and Contents
"…Tryin' to Get Home…": A Journal, a compendium of biographies, family histories, community histories, etc. by the John Henry Memorial Committee.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7
Judith Stitzel1989–2001Scope and Contents
"The Search for Larry Doby" by Bob Stitzel in Sports Collectors Digest , December 1, 1989. Letter from Judith Stitzel critiquing short stories "The Woman in the Lavender Hat," "Hush Now Child," "Sweets," and "Jones." Manuscripts of Stitzel's stories "My New York Yankees," "Cover-Up," "Hearing Aids," "Unbecoming a Jew." Letter from Stitzel regarding order of stories.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 12
West Virginia State CollegeUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscript for book about West Virginia State College.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Phyllis Moore's Writing1992–1999Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Phyllis Moore re: WV writers. Annotated stories "It Ain't Her!," "The Crossing," and "On This Rock," short stories by AB. Photo of AB and unidentified woman. "'Talking about home…': Yes, We Have Authors" by Phyllis Wilson Moore.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 9
Greenbrier Valley & Hearts of Gold2002Scope and Contents
Project overview for Greenbrier Valley African-American life. J. McHenry Jones' novel Hearts of Gold with highlighted passages and annotations. Background research materials.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 10
Genealogy--Jones2001–2003Scope and Contents
Facsimile of The Jones Family by John L. Jones.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 15
Hannah N. Geffert1999Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Hannah N. Geffert re: Black History Conference and her annotated story "The Guns of October."
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 21
Lakin Hospital1992–1994Scope and Contents
"History of Lakin Hospital: Pulling for the Stars" by Elizabeth Taylor Brown. Reviewers' comments.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
The Plays of Ann Kathryn Flagg1988Scope and Contents
The Plays of Ann Kathryn Flagg published by Amistad, Inc., Ancella Bickley, Director.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 13
Black High Schools--WVca. 2001Scope and Contents
"Black High Schools in West Virginia" prepared by R. Charles Byers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 21
Peri Lynne Johnson1986–1990Scope and Contents
Writings of Peri Lynne Johnson, AB's niece, some with annotations.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 22
Lakin Hospital1994Scope and Contents
Review of "The History of Lakin State Hospital" by Elizabeth Brown; manuscript.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 25
L. O'B. Thompson1983Scope and Contents
Drafts and final papers written by L. O'B. Thompson who taught at WVSC.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 32
Carl Eugene Barnettca. 1900-1972Scope and Contents
Aesculapius, Ebony by Nelson L. Barnett. Brief biography of Carl Eugene Barnett. Facsimile of photograph of "Reverend Nelson Barnett, Circa 1900."
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
Ethel and Ada Peters2002Scope and Contents
Paper and letter of transmittal for "The Peters Sisters: An Historical Omission" by Norman Jordan. Research notes on the sisters: Ethel and Ada Peters.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 11
Novels, Movies, etc.2002–2006Scope and Contents
Typewritten notes about various novels, movies, and other works. Discussion questions for some.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 13
Maryat Lee1969–1994Scope and Contents
Inscribed play "Day to Day: a Drama in One Act" by Maryat Lee. Article "'…To Will One Thing: a New Look at Theater" [by] Maryat Lee, from Drama Review , 1983. Materials re: EcoTheater including scholarly articles.
Includes black and white historical photographs, slides, and contemporary color photographs. Additional photographs can be found throughout the collection. Most photos are black and white facsimiles of original historical photos of people and places significant to Bickley's research and publications. Subjects include educational institution buildings and students; other institution buildings; the Radford family; Bickley and Bickley with others. The contemporary color photos include ones of the memorial statues on the West Virginia Capitol grounds; Potomac State College campus; Bickley and others; and the social event A Red Hat Party celebrating women.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Photographs of Bluefield State College, etc.1912–1919Scope and Contents
Photos: graduating class at Bluefield State College; Barnett School Orchestra, Huntington, with Nellie Francisco; school children at Lincoln School, Wheeling, 1912; unidentified football team; buildings at Bluefield State College and West Virginia State College.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Red Hat Party2002 July 13Scope and Contents
Photos, invitation to, and follow up for a birthday celebration for AB, and a Red Hat Party to celebrate older women. Poem about AB.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 21
Alberta Coleman, Piedmontc.2000Scope and Contents
Photographs of building details; street scenes; two black women [Alberta Coleman]; NB; campus, Potomac State College, buildings including Academy Hall and Duke Anthony Whitmore/Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Academic Achievement Wall.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 47
WV Capitol Statues2012Scope and Contents
Photos of statues on the WV State Capitol grounds: prints, proof sheet with numbered descriptions, and a CD. Annotated text to accompany photos and titled "Statuary on the Grounds of the West Virginia State Capitol." Brief history of the Capitol and the state of West Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 23
Calendar1994Scope and Contents
"Honoring Our Past: 1994 Calendar" produced by the Alliance for the Collection, Preservation and Dissemination of West Virginia's Black History. Calendar includes photos of school bands, Bluefield NAACP chapter, Hopewell barber shop in Martinsburg, and schools.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 32
Cabell County1968–1998Scope and Contents
Copies of group photographs of children and a "Special Citation Award to Mrs. Harry Gordon"
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 48
Photographs--Family1901–2005Scope and Contents
Photo of unidentified family, 1901; restored photo and invoice for work, 2005.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 24
Red Hat Party2002Scope and Contents
Negatives and photos from AB's Red Hat Party
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 11
Copies of Historical Photographs1912–1990Scope and Contents
Variety of copies of historical photographs, most not identified, 1912-1918. Note stapled to folder removed, 10/17/1990.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 19
Calendars1971–1994Scope and Contents
1991 (3), 1993, 1994 calendar "Honoring Our Past" from the Alliance for the Collection, Preservation and Dissemination of West Virginia's Black History. 1971 Black History Calendar [by] Raymond W. Lowry.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 10
WV State College1948–1949Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of photographs of students at WVSC including AB in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 20
Marshall University1988Scope and Contents
Photographs of AB and others at a presentation on CGW at Marshall University, President's Home. February 24, 1988.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 27
Washington-Carver Campc.1942Scope and Contents
Facsimile of undated photo [ca. 1942] of John W. Davis, Charles Rutherford, Austin W. Curtis, L.A. Toney, et al. On back: "Received from Debby Jackson, Goldenseal , 4/7/1997. Picture taken during construction of Washington-Carver Camp."
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
Bickley with Alice Walker; Ken Sullivan.1999–2002Scope and Contents
Photo of AB with author Alice Walker at the University of Charleston, [1999]. Photo of AB with Ken Sullivan, Executive Director of the WV Humanities Council, 2002.
Includes examples of Bickley's contribution to a number of public service projects both in a professional capacity and as
a citizen. Includes these formats:
planning documents,
correspondence,
meeting notes, and
agendas for these organizations:
-Amistad, Inc., a publishing company she formed;
-West Virginia Humanities Foundation;
-Black Mountain Youth Leadership Program, Berea College;
-The EcoTheater in Lewisburg, for which she served as board member;
-National Council of Teachers of English, for which she was National Director;
-West Virginia Archives and History Commission, of which she was a member; and
-Marshall University colloquium on black history.
Most notable are the grant applications, programs, and correspondence from her work with the West Virginia Humanities Foundation. Bickley was President of the Board of Directors and wrote a ten-year history of the organization, 1974-1984. The files include background materials for a number of projects for which she or others received grants. For her work with the Kanawha County Board of Education, her files include research materials about minority student achievement, and documents about the Kanawha County Schools Minority Student Achievement Task Force and Maximizing Achievement of African-American Children in Kanawha County (MAAACK). Documenting her work with an organizing committee to clean up the Bethel Cemetery in Huntington, her files include calls for participants, flyers, lists of members, and more. One civic activity with no apparent formal organization includes a meeting with Governor Rockefeller to advocate for affirmative action in West Virginia government. More on Bickley's professional and community activities can be found in the Awards, Honors Series.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Affirmative Action Meeting with Gov. Rockefellerc.1977Scope and Contents
"Notes from Meeting between WV SAC and Governor Rockefeller--June 13" The SAC [Statistical Analysis Center] asked the governor to authorize another study concerning minority employment in West Virginia with the goal of supporting affirmative action and the employment of more minorities.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
Humanities Foundation of WV1984–1986Scope and Contents
Humanities Scholar Resource Forms by Virginia Edwards (2/86), Judith G Stitzel, and Elayne Rapping for the project, "Reel Visions: A Conference on Women and Film." "Seminar for Professionals Scholar's Statement" by AB. The Midwest Quarterl y article "The Humanities in Public Conversation." Publication: "The Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, 1974-1984, A Decade of Discovery" which lists awards; AB was President of the Board of Directors.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
EcoTheater1990–1992Scope and Contents
Brochure for the 15th Year of the EcoTheater founded by Maryat Lee, 1975-1990. Letter of support fro grant to the EcoTheater, February 10, 1990. Business correspondence with members of the Board of Directors.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 41
Bethel Memorial Park1990 January 10–1990 March 1Scope and Contents
Notes, membership lists, and correspondence from meetings of the Bethel Memorial Park Interest Group. Various research notes regarding black WV doctors and other topics.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 44
Reagan Inauguration Invitation1985 January 20Scope and Contents
Invitation to Ronald Reagan's inauguration
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 46
WV Archives and History Commission Appointment2000 July 11–2000 September 22Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Cecil H. Underwood and Earl Ray Tomblin regarding appointment to the WV Archives and History Commission, July 11, 2000-September 22, 2000.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13a-c
National Council of Teachers of English1975Scope and Contents
Papers and notes from 1975 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conferences when AB was National Director. List of attendees. Black history newspaper clippings. NCTE Spring Institutes programs: April 4-8 in Buffalo, New York; and April 25-29 in Santa Barbara, California. Paper by NB "Mini-Psychological Theory about Black Americans"
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 28
Jimmy Carter Inauguration1977Scope and Contents
Invitation to Jimmy Carter's inauguration, January 20, 1977.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 20
Amistad, Publishers1987–1988Scope and Contents
Certificate of incorporation and other legal documents for Amistad, Inc. Humanities Foundation grant application. Correspondence, agendas for Board meetings, and notes from meetings.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 25
William "Bill" Turner1989–1991Scope and Contents
Correspondence with William (Bill) Turner regarding a black history colloquium at Marshall and editing a special issue the Appalachian Journal. Sojourner: Voice of the Eastern Kentucky Social Clubs , 1989.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 41
Slave Auction Block--Wheeling1895–1999Scope and Contents
Program for MU symposium "Moving Toward Freedom: Slavery and Resistance." WV Humanities Foundation grant materials for "Fact to Freedom: The Story of Slavery in West Virginia." Cost details for recreating a slave auction block. Photograph of 10th and Market in Wheeling, 1895.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 8
African American Heritage Family Tree Museum1997–2001Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Brucella and Norman Jordan re: the African American Heritage Family Tree Museum. Also a Humanities Council Grant, brochures, newspaper clippings, press releases. B. Jordan's curriculum vitia and job description with an appliation.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 12
Canty House, West Virginia State College1964–1988Scope and Contents
Materials supporting the proposal for WVSC's The Canty House being placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 12a
Kanawha County Schools Minority Programs2001–2002Scope and Contents
Materials for collaboration of Kanawha County Schools Minority Student Achievement Task Force and Achieving Excellence in Learning (AEL). Maximizing Achievement of African-American Children in Kanawha County (MAACK) materials. Data on Kanawha County students.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 12b
Kanawha County Schools Minority Programs2001–2002Scope and Contents
Readings on teaching minority students, Ebonics. Maximizing Achievement of African-American Children in Kanawha County (MAACK) materials.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 16
Berea College1990–1992Scope and Contents
Notes and correspondence pertaining to the evaluation of the Black Mountain Youth Leadership Program at Berea College.
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Travel to American West1996Scope and Contents
Letter from the Governor of Montana. Itineraries. Correspondence re: trip.
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WV Colored Children's Home by Debbie Richardsonc.1997Scope and Contents
Matted print of D. Richardson's drawing of the WV Colored Children's Home.
This series includes eleven subseries which highlight Bickley's research on black history in West Virginia and to a smaller extent black history in general. The subseries include her work on black history for many West Virginia counties with her research being more extensive for Cabell, Jefferson, and Kanawha Counties which have their own subseries. The subseries for Research Notes and Collected Papers are: General, Biography; Cabell County, WV; Jefferson County, WV; Kanawha County, WV; Other WV Counties; Churches, Education; General; Organizations; Slavery; and the Underground Railroad.
- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--General1850–2011Scope and Contents
Bickley researched a wide range of black history and black culture topics; for example, Aunt Jemima and the statue of a black boy as yard ornament, in addition to persons and events. The research provided background for her writings and was often incorporated into her works of fiction as well as historical accounts. Her papers include research notes and supporting sources on a wide range of topics with reference to black history and West Virginia black history.
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Papers Inventory by Daughters [?]UndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten inventory of boxes with Post-it-Note "Found AFTER boxing - This drawer-files are out of order so I don't know if it will be helpful. (Plus, my sister has horrible handwriting."
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Research Materials on Many Topics1850–2011Scope and Contents
Post card from Mabel Hunter with Storer College Brackett Hall dorm room circled (1946). Photo of statue of Carter G. Woodson. 1850 mortality statistics for western section of Virginia. Bulletin of the West Virginia State Teachers' Association , 1940. Program for the Mountain State Bar Association, Inc. Annual Awards Banquet, June 18, 1988. Partial transcript of "Interview with Doris Miller, Huntington, WV" regarding house purported to be on the underground railroad. Marriage records, 1869, Trinity Church, Parkersburg. "Reading the Names" program at Virginia Sate University of those lynched, 1868-1935; AB read the WV names, ca. 2011. Handwritten research notes. Notes on census slave records. Proposed black history highway markers, 2001. Newspaper clipping about Huntington Tuskegee Airmen, 2009. Email from Brucella Jordan requesting a recommendation; paragraph regarding the founding of the African American Heritage Family Tree Museum, 2010. Email from David Trobridge invitation to speak at Marshall University, 2011. Facsimile of pages from the Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics regarding the Episcopal Church in West Virginia. Roster of Negroes serving in state and local government, ca. 1968. "The West Virginia Medical Society [Black]." "Slavery in Western Virginia" (notes for an exhibit?)
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Gallipolis, Ohio1990Scope and Contents
Correspondence and research notes regarding the black history of Gallipolis, Ohio. Love story by Harry Dolphis Scott, Bidwell, Ohio. Typed lists from Carter G. Woodson's Free Negro Head of Families (1830), Town of Gallipolis.
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Marshall University Graduates of Distinction1981–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings from the Herald-Dispatch, 1981. Brochure: "Graduates of Distinction: Michael Perry, Ancella Bickley" from the Education Alliance, 2002
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Blues Music1961–1971Scope and Contents
Various articles regarding blues music. Multiple facsimiles of "Bessie Smith, 1898-1937, A Short Blues Anthology," 1971; one with annotations.
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Jocko, Calendars1971–1985Scope and Contents
Various articles including the legend of Jocko, subject of a lawn ornament, and a 1971 black history calendar by Raymond W. Lowry which highlights achievements.
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John Henry Festivalc.1976Scope and Contents
2 nd Annual John Henry Festival, Clifftop, West Virginia: Herbs and Traditional Medicine [by] Roscoe Leonard.
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SpiritualsUndatedScope and Contents
Typewritten paper about spirituals
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Black History, N. Bickley Article1981–1984Scope and Contents
Journal, newspaper, and magazine articles about black history, Carter G. Woodson, Nelson Bickley, and the methyl isocyanate leak in Institute, 1984.
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Canada1994Scope and Contents
Prospective Sites Relating to Black History in Canada by William N. T. Wylie, June 1994.
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Juneteenth1992–2001Scope and Contents
Research materials regarding the holiday, Juneteenth, which celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation. Text of two speeches.
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Black Literatureca. 1981Scope and Contents
"The Black Literary Tradition of West Virginia: A Bio-Critical Survey" [by] Leonard J. Deutsch
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Minersc.1957-2000Scope and Contents
The booklet (2 copies) "History of African-American Miners in Appalachian Coal Fields: Black History Month, February, 2000" Funeral program for Ulysses Grant Carter, teacher at Kimball High School. A Saga of Service: A History of the Mining Extension Service of West Virginia State College, 1937-1957 by Cecile M. McCormick and U.G. Carter.
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Black History Statistics1921–1934Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of pages from reports from the WV Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics.
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Gallia County, Ohio1997Scope and Contents
Correspondence and attached materials from Sara J. Sow re: blacks in Gallia County, Ohio. "Why We Celebrate Our Culture and Church" about churches in Lawrence County, Ohio.
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James Fisher1991–1999Scope and Contents
Correspondence with and writings of James Fisher, Berkeley County.
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Cuba1969–2001Scope and Contents
Background research notes and materials about Cuba. National Geographic article "Evolution in the Revolution: CUBA." Poems by or translated by Nelson A. Ossorio.
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Joan Browning1993–1999Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Joan C. Browning re: content for the Henrietta Marie exhibit; white women in the civil rights movement. Biography. Resume. Newspaper clippings; article "Invisible Revolutionaries: White Women in Civil Rights Historiography." Program and other materials for the WVU panel for the Rush Holt History Conference. Commentary from John Raines re: J. Browning and David Mussat's contributions to the RDH Conference; annotated JB paper "Religion Gave Me Power to Witness" and David Mussat's paper "Sticks and Stone: an Interpretation of Power and Religion in the Movement."
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WV Black History1917–1987Scope and Contents
Research materials on many aspects of WV Black history including newspaper clippings, scholarly articles, meeting programs, and the text of an Odd Fellows speech.
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Coal Miners in West Virginia1936–1954Scope and Contents
"Negro Coal Miners in West Virginia, 1875-1925" from the Midwest Journal , 1954. Reprint of "Negro Migration to the Mining Fields of West Virginia" from the Proceedings, West Virginia Academy of Sciences , 1936.
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WV Black History1900–2001Scope and Contents
Handwritten research notes. Research materials re: WV history. Typed notes on WV black history. 1955 newspaper article re: integration of schools.
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WV Historical Markers2000–2003Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding black WV historical markers. Resignation as a Commissioner for the WV Division of Culture and History. Program for Roosevelt Junior High School Award Assembly, June 2, 2000; Bickley is on the program for the East End History Essay.
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WV Black History Conferences1988–1995Scope and Contents
Programs for West Virginia Conference on Black History at the First Baptist Church in Charleston, April 22-23, 1988, and the Eighth Annual Conference on West Virginia's Black History at Marshall University, November 10-11, 1995
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Silas Green1998Scope and Contents
Web page print out of article about Silas Green in minstrel show.
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5th U.S. Colored Infantry1998–1999Scope and Contents
"Fifth U.S. Colored Infantry" by John F. Walter, rev. 1998. Includes information on Ohio and WV blacks.
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National Negro Opera1946-c.2000Scope and Contents
"Negro Participants in the Fields of the Theatre and Music Plus Associated Enterprises: Period: 1920-1960" by Dr. Douglass T. Murray. Booklet for The National [Negro] Opera [Company].
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Desegregation, WVU Documents, DuBois High School, Slavery, etc.1898–1999Scope and Contents
Paper titled " School Desegregation Since Brown (1954): 30-Year Perspective" by Franklin Parker, WVU Professor of Education, 1984. Two pages of annotated text of a speech about education of black West Virginians, [delivered at WVU]. Daily Athenaeum article re: interview Nelson Bickley about discrimination in housing in Morgantown, 1971. Program for "The West Virginia Experience in Higher Education: an Historical Perspective" at WVU, 1984, when AB was on a panel. Facsimile of the pamphlet "The Black Student at WVU" 1971-72. Correspondence from the Ohio University Press re: manuscript review of the book Memphis Tennessee Garrison by William H. Turner, 1999. "History of DuBois High School" from a book. Map of slave plantations in Wood County, Va. Map of Underground Railroad routes to Canada, 1898.
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WWII Soldiers' Letters2001–2005Scope and Contents
Email correspondence primarily between AB and her daughter Ancella Livers re: access to WWII Soldiers' letters at the New York Public Library. Email from Della [Hardman?] re: Belle Powell and Ravella Hughes.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Biography1876–2012Scope and Contents
Includes biographical material for many people of interested to Bickley. Types of material include correspondence, handwritten notes, clippings and articles, photographs, various facsimiles, and more. Subjects of research notes and collected materials include: Carter G. Woodson, Dick Pointer, Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Memphis Tennessee Garrison, John Henry, Ravella Hughes, John Wesley Harris, Maude Beatrice Bell Plowden, Della Brown Taylor, Bessie Yancey, Mollie Gabe (Mary Elizabeth Johnson), Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, J. McHenry Jones, Stonewall Jackson, Gwen McMillion Bingham, and William Cathay. Additional topics include: blacks in WV literature; black women; Tuskegee Airmen including John L. Whitehead, Jr. and William Lee Hill; and black WV legislators. Biographical information is also included in the Interviews and Oral History Interviews series.
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Black Politicians2003–2011Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings. Partial notes [speech] J. McHenry Jones including John R. Clifford, Christopher Payne, and black legislators. Pages from a 1913 Congressional hearing on "Conditions in the Paint Creek District, West Virginia" with conditional pardon of Dan Chain highlighted. Memo, 1/18/03, from Alfonzo Dalton regarding interview with Ben Carson who was a Republican candidate for the US President in 2016.
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J. McHenry Jones1989–2012Scope and Contents
Letter to researcher Sean Duff, November 19, 2012, and attached information regarding J. McHenry Jones and Wheeling. Letter to researcher L. Morris Jones, May 3, 1989. Newspaper clipping of article about Hearts of Gold which was written by J. McHenry Jones (JMJ). Various versions of "James McHenry Jones: a Monologue" by Ancella R. Bickley. Full and partial "J. McHenry Jones, 1859-1909." Text of newspaper article about JMJ's opposition to the Evans Jim Crow Bill, February 14, 1907. Research notes including Jones family history. Facsimile of pages from History of the Jones Family by John L. Jones.
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Black Stars in Orbitca. 1995Scope and Contents
Research notes on Guion Bluford (?). Ed White, sculptor, biography. Facsimile of pages from the children's book Black Stars in Orbit , [1995]
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Carter G. Woodson Home1940–1959Scope and Contents
Correspondence between NB and The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Incorporated regarding preservation of the Carter G. Woodson house in Huntington. Correspondence between Carter G. Woodson and his sister, Bessie Woodson Yancey, regarding upkeep of the house.
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Dick Pointer1982–1993Scope and Contents
Research materials on Dick Pointer, black Indian War hero, for an article for the Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society ; the article; handwritten notes; various versions of the article. Research notes. Facsimile of a painting by S. Ross Browne, 1993.
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Henry Louis Gates1988–1990Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. Newspaper clipping: MU Commencement.
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Memphis Tennessee Garrisonca. 1926-2001Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Adolphus Young regarding black West Virginia women, particularly MTG.
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John Henry1969–1979Scope and Contents
Washington Post article "In Quest of the Historical John Henry" by Hank Burchard, August 24, 1969. Press release by Kyle McCormick, WV Dept. of Archives and History, 1957. WV Hillbilly , June 23, 1979, "A Salute to John Henry."
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John Matheus1946–1972Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes about John Matheus, WVSC professor; his curriculum vitae, ca. 1953; reprint of an article from the CLA Journal by him, 1972.
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Revella Hughesca. 1996Scope and Contents
Research notes about Revella Hughes
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William L. Hill1960–1996Scope and Contents
Research notes about William Hill for Goldenseal article about Tuskegee Airmen.
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John Brown2000Scope and Contents
Research on John Brown including materials from the National Parks Service's John Brown Conference, 2000; an annotated Langston Hughes' poem "October 16;" and "A Psychological Examination of John Brown."
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Fannie Cobb Carter, Memphis Tennessee Garrison1977–1981Scope and Contents
Two newspaper clippings: one about Fannie Cobb Carter and one about Memphis Tennessee Garrison
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Charles "Jackie" Calvin Rogers1990–1999Scope and Contents
Obituary and other information about Major General Charles "Jackie" Calvin Rogers. Documents regarding the naming of a United States Army Reserve Center for him. Text of NB's speech.
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Goldenseal Articles1990Scope and Contents
Goldenseal article about John Wesley Harris. Facsimile of newspaper clipping about Maude Beatrice Bell Plowden.
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Della Brown Taylor Hardman2008Scope and Contents
Transcript of interview with AB by Ohio State University's WOSU about Della Brown Taylor [Hardman], a graduate of Garnet High School, artist, and teacher at WVSC.
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Aunt Jemima1981–2002Scope and Contents
Research notes. Transcript of conversation with Bruce Rogers regarding Aunt Jemima and Bruce Family history. Facsimiles of newspaper articles regarding Aunt Jemima.
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Sydney Taylor Brown1919–2003Scope and Contents
Background research about the Sargent School of Physical Education; Sydney Taylor Brown who graduated from there and then WVSC; black women in the American Red Cross; and black women's service in WWII. American Legacy , Winter 1999. Research notes.
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Biographies1923Scope and Contents
Facsimile of pages from History of the American Negro, W.Va. Edition, vol. VII, [edited] by [A. D.] Caldwell.
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Tuskegee Airmen2003–2005Scope and Contents
Print outs of web pages regarding the Tuskegee Airmen. Photograph of monument in Walterboro, SC. Newspaper clippings.
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Carter G. Woodson1919–1991Scope and Contents
Research materials pertaining to Carter G. Woodson including: journal and magazine articles; facsimile of book pages; newspaper clippings; and a masters degree thesis. Text of speeches and programs for speeches by both AB and NB. Invitation to a reception to honor Sen. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy in Huntington, April 20, 1960.
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Carter G. Woodson1939–1985Scope and Contents
Poems, correspondence, and other writings by Bessie Yancey, Carter G. Woodson's sister. Photocopies of journal articles and WV Collegiate Institute publications. Special Carter G. Woodson issue of Community, published by Friendship House, Winter 1970. Issue of The Journal of Negro History , July 1968.
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Molly Gabe1939–1990Scope and Contents
Research materials on Mollie Gabe, also known as Mary Elizabeth Johnson, midwife from Falls Mill, Braxton County.
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John P. Parker1884–1994Scope and Contents
Research materials about John P. Parker, a former slave who was active in the UGRR in Ohio. Parker was also an inventor and a business man.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry1951–1998Scope and Contents
Research materials about Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, McDowell County representative to the WV House of Delegates.
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Carter G. Woodson1939–2011Scope and Contents
Letters to Bessie W. Yancey, CGW's sister. Research materials. Poem "The Forgotten Boys." Correspondence re: restoration of the CGW home. Carter G. Woodson Memorial Committee and Foundation materials. Text of speech by AB. CGW stamps. Dedication of statue of CGW. Correspondence re: Ann Eliza Riddle Woodson family property. CGW genealogy prepared by Nelson Barnett, Jr. Letter from CGW to Bessie Woodson Yancey. Text of paper "Carter G. Woodson: the West Virginia Connection." Photographs of CGW and kin.
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Carter G. Woodson1939–1958Scope and Contents
Correspondence from CGW to Bessie W. Yancey, re: house in Huntington, 1941. Book contract between Bessie W. Yancey for Echoes in the Hills and CGW's company, The Associated Publishers, 1939. Letter re: book to CGW from BWY, 1939. Letter from John W. Davis, President WVSC, to BWY, 1945, re: Nelson Bickley. Letter from BWY to Louis R. Mehlinger re: loss of two brothers, 1950. Envelope, no contents, from Joel A Rogers, 1951. Envelope, no contents, from The Associated Publishers, 1958. Photographic negative of BWY.
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Carter G. Woodson1920–2004Scope and Contents
Research materials including newspaper clippings, correspondence, articles, and research notes on Carter G. Woodson; Bessie W. Yancey; Black History Month; restoration of the Woodson home; and the Woodson family. Annotated copy of the paper "Carter G. Woodson: the West Virginia Connection." Facscimiles of Otis Woodson and CGW photos. Photo of Bessie Woodson Yancey and letter from BWY to CGW re: poetry. Edited entry for CGW from The Encyclopedia of Black America . List of WV Collegiate Institutue, 1920/21 and 1921/22. Facsimile of correspondence between CGW and BWY re: house.
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J. McHenry Jones1886–1991Scope and Contents
Research materials on J. McHenry Jones including facsimiles of obituaries; other newspaper clippings; and transcriptions of clippings. Photo of Hazlewood Assembly Hall. Notes [speech?] on JMJ. Timeline with sources. Paper about JMJ by AB. Jones family history.
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Stonewall Jackson1982Scope and Contents
Pages copied from book The Hidden Years of Stonewall Jackson purporting that he fathered a black child. From Merle Moore.
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Tuskegee Airmen1951–1997Scope and Contents
Research materials on Tuskegee Airmen including John L. Whitehead, Jr. and William Lee Hill.
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Black WV Legislators1948–1998Scope and Contents
Text of a speech? "African Americans in the West Virginia Legislature." Letter from C.A. Blankenship to The Negro History Bulletin adding names of Negroes who served in the WV Legislature, 1964. "West Virginia's Black Female Legislators" ca. 1991. Facsimile of photo with caption: "President Harry S. Truman being shown a copy of America's first Black pictorial magazine. [There is some question which came first Color or Ebony] Left to right: Sippi Coleman, Pres. Truman, W.VA. Congressman, Dr. I.J.K. Wells Editor and Publisher of Color," ca. 1948. Newspaper clipping of article re: female legislators, 1998.
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Black Women in Military, William Cathay1876–2011Scope and Contents
Facsimile of photo of "Gabriel, Pardoned by VA Governor Tim Kaine, June 26, 2007." Research notes. Paper "Major General Gwen McMillion Bingham," ca. 2011 with newspaper clipping. Facsimile of unidentified photograph of woman in uniform. Paper "'Who Was William Cathay?' adapted from a piece in the St. Louis Daily Times, January 2, 1876." Poem "Cathay Williams," 1997. Facsimile of enlarged photo of face of unidentified soldier. Summary/timeline for Cathay Williams/William Cathay.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewryc.1980Scope and Contents
Draft of "Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, 1894-1979"
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Cabell County, WV1793–2002Scope and Contents
Covers a wide range of topics on the history of Cabell County; Huntington, WV; and adjacent Ohio counties. Notable are Nelson Barnett's transcriptions of late 19th century Huntington newspaper articles regarding blacks. Also included are newspaper clippings, monographs, photos, biographies, and interviews about veterans, church history, education, organizations, and more.
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Huntington Newspaper Articles1988Scope and Contents
"References and Briefs to Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles, [June 15, 1872-October 21, 1898, and June 4, 1922-May 20, 1928]" compiled by Nelson Barnett, Jr., 1988, from Huntington newspapers.
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Huntington Newspaper Articles1988Scope and Contents
"Black Veterans of World War I from Cabell County, W.Va., 1918." "Past Imperfect, 1902: Articles of Interest, [Nov. 13, 1901-Dec. 31, 1901]" compiled by Nelson Barnett, Jr. from Huntington newspapers.
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Huntington Newspaper Articlesc.1988Scope and Contents
"Past-Imperfect, 1901: Articles of Interest, [Jan. 7, 1901-May 28, 1901]" compiled by Nelson Barnett, Jr. from Huntington newspapers
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Cabell County1891–2002Scope and Contents
Resources about blacks in Huntington and Cabell County. Includes a bibliography of Goldenseal articles about blacks. Other resources are church histories, listings of names, facsimiles of book chapters and papers, newspaper clippings, interviews, handwritten research notes, and more.
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Cabell County, WV1920Scope and Contents
"Progress of the Huntington Negro" by Prof. J. W. Scott
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Edna Duckworth1976–1997Scope and Contents
"A Black History of Huntington" by Edna Duckworth, 1976. Genealogy for Edna Duckworth. "Biohistrogenetics Project Proposal" to the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation, 1996-1997; Duckworth is listed as the visionary.
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Cabell County--Marriage Records1873–1899Scope and Contents
Marriage records, late 19th century, Cabell County.
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Greenbottom Church1793–2002Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Clara Knight. Facsimiles of Greenbottom Church, Huntington, records listing black members. Records regarding John Ball freeing his slaves, 1793. Map of Millersport, OH, 1887.
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Bill Lindsay Correspondence1997–1998Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Bill Lindsay re: blacks in Huntington and Pocahontas County
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Nellie Radford Francisco1981–1989Scope and Contents
Two newspaper clippings: one about Nellie Fransisco [sic] and AB's research about blacks on the Ohio River.
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Huntington1850–1976Scope and Contents
"A Black History of Huntington" by Edna Duckworth, [1976]. Census data for black families in Lawrence County, Ohio; 1850, 1860.
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Huntington1869-c.1995Scope and Contents
Photos of black workers in C&O shop including Anderson Radford, AB's grandfather. Correspondence; transcription of newspaper articles; research notes; biographical sketches; photos of Goodes; newspaper clippings; church histories and programs; facsimiles of book pages; transcription of interviews; and bibliography.
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Huntington & Ohio1984–1990Scope and Contents
Research notes. Photos. Paper "Black People and the Huntington Experience." Project, "A Sojourn for Truth: Revisiting Black History Along the Ohio River," overview. Research materials re: Huntington, Cabell County, and parts of Ohio. Transcript of interview with Suzette Spencer. "The West Virginia Colored Children's Home" by Ancella R. Bickley. "Poke Patch/Black Fork, Ohio"
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Douglass School, Huntington1901-c.1985Scope and Contents
Research notes on Douglass School. Typewritten notes on Douglass School, 1891-1924. Notes from conversation with Nellie Francisco. Handwritten transcription of article, 1902.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Jefferson County, WV1855–2004Scope and Contents
Covers research about blacks in Charlestown and Harpers Ferry as well as other locations in Jefferson County. Materials include obituaries, school histories, correspondence, cemetery records, research notes, and more about school integration, Storer College, slave collars, Fisherman's Hall, and more.
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Charlestown1917–2001Scope and Contents
Research materials regarding blacks in Charlestown. Obituary for former slave George Jenkins in Huntington, 1917.
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Charlestown & Jefferson County1931–1994Scope and Contents
Paper about St. Philip's parochial school by James A. Tolbert. Materials re: Sons of Confederate Veterans tablet in Harper's Ferry. Other research materials re: Jefferson County and Charlestown.
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Slave Collar1855–1999Scope and Contents
Photos of a slave collar. Correspondence re: acquiring the collar for the Henrietta slave ship exhibit.
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James Tolbert1980–2001Scope and Contents
Correspondence with James Tolbert re: black CCC camp, McDowell County; Black History Conference; Fisherman's Hall, Charlestown, restoration; Harewood Cemetery, Jefferson County; marker for Martin Delany, Charlestown.
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Harpers Ferry1994–1996Scope and Contents
Research materials re: Harpers Ferry, the National Park, and Storer College.
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Jefferson County School Integration2003–2004Scope and Contents
Typewritten text of speech at Shepherd College, 2004. Transcript "Discussion of Integration of Schools in Jefferson County: Jim Tolbert."
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John Brownc.2000Scope and Contents
Handwritten research notes mostly re: John Brown and Harpers Ferry, ca. 2000.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Kanawha County, WV1824–2003Scope and Contents
Covers research about blacks in the WV Capitol, Charleston, and other locations in Kanawha County. Topics covered include slavery in the salt industry, biographies, wine cellars, and buildings. Contents include correspondence, facsimiles of documents, research papers, obituaries, newspaper clippings and more.
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Slavery--Salt Industry1824–2002Scope and Contents
Research materials about slavery in West Virginia with focus on Kanawha County and the salt industry
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Thomas Gillis Nutter1969–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials on black attorney Thomas Gillis Nutter.
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Kanawha County--Charleston1876–2003Scope and Contents
Research materials on Charleston, WV including: "Unpublished Black History in the Early Kanawha Valley" by William D. Wintz; "Blacks in Charleston, West Virginia: A Survey of Their Presence in the Community and Occupational and Residential Patterns in the Early 1900s" by Mary Johnson, WVU student. Research materials regarding Oscar Wayman Holmes, the first African American naval aviator and obituaries for C.H. James, prominent black businessman. Text of speech, "Black People in Charleston," 1994.
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Underground Railroad1937–1990Scope and Contents
Research materials on the Dutch Hollow wine cellars in Dunbar.
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Starks House1901–1992Scope and Contents
Documents regarding Samuel W. Starks and the Starks House in Charleston. Correspondence regarding its being put on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Eugene Washington1998Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Eugene Washington re: Phillis Wheatley School and Albert G. Brown, architect.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Other WV Counties1818–2006Scope and Contents
Excludes Cabell, Jefferson, and Kanawha Counties which have separate subseries. Includes research materials about slavery, school integration, lynching, historic homes, and more researched by Bickley for these counties: Wayne, McDowell, Harrison, Greenbrier, Hardy, Fayette, Monongalia, Upshur, Wood, and Monroe; as well as the cities of Bluefield, Buckhannon, Keystone, Weirton, Weston, and Wheeling. Research materials include photographs, correspondence, brochures, newspaper clippings, book pages, articles, interviews, and more.
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Wayne County1981–2006Scope and Contents
Various documents regarding blacks in Wayne County, WV; the Livisay family; writings by Tim R. Massey, 1981; the Lindsey family; photograph and negatives of a photograph of a black family.
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McDowell County--Keystone1986–1992Scope and Contents
Research materials on McDowell County, WV, with focus on the towns of Keystone and Keystone. Letters and notes from Adolphus A. Young, Jr.
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Greenbrier County--Lewisburg2002Scope and Contents
Program for "Freedom Is a Struggle: Glimpses of African-American Life in the Greenbrier Valley of [West] Virginia." Brochure "Black Historic Sites in Lewisburg, West Virginia."
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McDowell County1988–2002Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping about Sarah Hall, black lawyer. Facsimiles of research materials. "The History of the Negro in McDowell County and in West Virginia Leading Up to and Including the Integration of Schools" by Dr. Douglass T. Murray. Typewritten notes from Adolphus Young, Jr. Correspondence with Alphonso Dalton, Jr. regarding MTG and black McDowell County families
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Harrison1952Scope and Contents
Facsimile of 1952 newspaper article regarding slaves listed in 1848 Harrison County tax book. Slave owners are listed and includes Nathan Goff.
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Greenbrier1818–1994Scope and Contents
Paper, author unidentified, regarding lynching in WV. Research materials about slaves in Greenbrier County
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Hardy Co. Slave Letter1851–1999Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding letter from a slave asking to be purchased by Stump family [1851]. Facsimile of letter.
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Glenwoodca. 1920-1983Scope and Contents
Research notes and resources regarding Glenwood, historic home in Charleston. Clarksburg newspaper article of reminiscences of a former slave, Ann Freeman and others. Clarksburg newspaper article regarding Union Veterans Association.
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Fayette County, WV1977–1993Scope and Contents
Research materials for Fayette County including contacts list, newspaper articles, maps, facsimiles of pages from books, student research paper, church histories, handwritten research notes, and grant applications. Correspondence with and Lucille Meadows and her handwritten reminiscences.
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Fayette County, WV1844–2006Scope and Contents
Newspaper articles, facsimiles of historical records. Partial manuscript for To Be Black in Fayette and annotated pages. "Black Politics in Fayette County, West Virginia, 1896-1918" by Daniel Wright. Text of speech by Daniel Wright. Brochure titled "Camp Washington-Carver: a Compendium of the First African-American 4-H Camp."
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Monongalia County1973–1987Scope and Contents
Research materials and research notes: Monongalia Blacks Speak : Women, Part II and Men, Part I, Holland family, schools. Interview with Grace Edwards Waters.
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Weirton1976Scope and Contents
Research materials about Weirton.
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Upshur1975–1990Scope and Contents
Research materials about Upshur County. Facsimiles of articles written by R.H. Ralston, Sr. regarding Buckhannon's black history; newspaper clippings. "A History of Blacks in Buckhannon: The Recollections of Harriet Warfield," an interview with Harriet Warfield, 1977.
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Wheeling1989–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials regarding blacks in Wheeling. "Wheeling's Black Population: A General Perspective" written and presented by Darryl Clausell, Pat Dudley, with contributors Kathryn Snead and Dorothy Cooper, 1990. Correspondence with Margaret Brennan. Photo of AB, Pat Dudley, Brennan, and Annie Tanks at an Oral History Seminar in Wheeling.
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McDowell1958–2001Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Memphis Tennessee Garrison. Research materials on Gary and other McDowell County locales: newspaper clippings, Goldenseal article.
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Wheeling1992–2002Scope and Contents
Papers by Wheeling Jesuit Students Joel Michael Coulson and Beau Conway.
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Fayette County, WV1980–1993Scope and Contents
Research resources regarding blacks in Fayette County, WV, including transcripts of oral history interviews with Lucille Meadows, Mrs. Turner, Charista Davis, Lula Lall Jones, Rosa Roach and Jessie Barrett; correspondence, church histories and programs. Includes Smoot family information.
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Fayette County, WV1856–1993Scope and Contents
Transcripts of interviews with Alease Watkins, David W. Turner, Russell Lee Matthews, and Elsie Choice Hopkins. Also, includes research notes, newspaper clippings, a grant application, facsimiles of book pages, and correspondence.
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Bluefield1934–1997Scope and Contents
Photo of Lomax Hospital in Bluefield. Brochures for Afro-Appalachian Performance Company. Correspondence with Joseph Bundy re: history alive performances. Research materials about black Bluefield hospitals.
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Wood County1882–2003Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Ray Swick re: blacks in Wood County. Research notes. Correspondence with the Wood County Bicentennial Commission re: speech.
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Greenbrier Co. Lynching1932-ca. 1991Scope and Contents
Court record for Mullens v. County Court , 1932. Facsimile of WV entry from 100 Years of Lynchings by Ralph Ginzburg. "The Greenbrier County Lynching: a Study of West Virginian Justices" by Ancella Bickley Livers. "'Reading the Names,' Program at Virginia State University."
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Parkersburgca. 1847-1990Scope and Contents
Research notes re: Parkersburg black history. Facsimile of letter and transcription of letter from ex-slave Isaac Fairfax to George Washington Henderson.
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Charles Goddard Correspondence1985Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles (Charley) Goddard re: Greenbrier County history and Sharlotta Gardner contact information.
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Lynching; Weston Colored School1892–1992Scope and Contents
Copy of photo and negative of lynching. Photos of black children. Note from Maurice Allman, Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants. Transcripts of Weston Democrat articles re: 1892 lynching of Edgar Jones. Transcripts re: 1910 lynching. Research notes on these incidents. Application for the Weston Colored School to be placed on the National Register of Historical Places. Research notes re: Weston State Hospital. Correspondence re: dedication of the Central West Virginia Genealogical and Historical Library, formerly the Weston Colored School. Handwritten transcription of interview with Rahleen Gardner who attended the School. Transcript of conversation with Mrs. Joy Gilchrist, 1992.
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Parkersburg1870–1992Scope and Contents
Transcripts of interviews with Mr. Waldo Lacy and Mrs. Gladys Lacy. Facsimile of newspaper article of speech by T.J. Ferguson, 1870. Research materials on the Sumner School. History of Parkersburg from Bernie Allen. Facsimile of books pages, newspaper articles, and transcription of newspaper articles. Parkersburg Art Center brochure featuring Joseph Eldridge Dodd. Text for slide show (no slides). Typewritten outline of "Parkersburg Study."
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Blennerhassett Island & Sumner School1887–2002Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of newspaper articles. Correspondence with Ray Swick, Blennerhassett Island State Park. Research materials about blacks in Wood County. Research notes. "A History of Sumner School" written by Sally Browning, 1996. The Island Packet from the Friends of Blennerhassett Island.
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Monroe County1916–1997Scope and Contents
Background research on blacks in Monroe County. Correspondence with Fawn Valentine and Presidents of the Monroe County Historical Society. "Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Sr.: a Biography" by Dr. Margaret B. Ballard, 1973.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Churches1900–2005Scope and Contents
Includes programs, bulletins, correspondence, research notes, and histories of black West Virginia churches in Fayetteville, Charleston, Charlestown, Fairmont, St. Albans, Parkersburg, Huntington, and Alderson. Also includes a history of churches and lodges in West Virginia as well as histories of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and the Galilean Fisherman lodges. Denominations represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Episcopalian, and Baptist.
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Lucile Meadows Correspondence1991 June 17–1993 September 30Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Lucile S. Meadows regarding help with the Second Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Centennial; racial tolerance in schools
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First Baptist Church, Charleston1993 February 28Scope and Contents
"125th Anniversary Journal" First Baptist Church, February 1, 1868-February 28, 1993, Charleston, WV
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Episcopal Churches1900–1986Scope and Contents
Time line for black Episcopalians in WV. "The First Hundred Years: a History of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Charles Town." Research notes and sources. Humanities Foundation of WV grant application by Florita Montgomery to study the history of St. Phillips' Episcopal Church. Information on the Trinity Church in Parkersburg. Photograph including some black congregants.
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Diamond St. M.E. Church, Fairmont1907Scope and Contents
1907 Weekly Bulletin of Diamond St. M.E. Church in Fairmont
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St. Paul's Baptist Church, St. Albans1988Scope and Contents
Book titled Miracle on B Street Continues about St. Paul Baptist Church's (St. Albans) 131st anniversary.
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Young Chapel AME Church, Huntington1995–1998Scope and Contents
Letter re: slide presentation at the Young Chapel African American Methodist Episcopal Church. Program for the 94th Church Anniversary. Handwritten time line and other notes. Booklet of photographs, text of Bickley's speech, newspaper clipping.
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Churches and Lodgesca. 1954-1999Scope and Contents
"Black Churches and Lodges in West Virginia in Their Infancy, 1865-1900" by J. Reuben Sheeler. "History of Bright Hope Lodge #9, F.&A.M. and - P.H.A. Montgomery WV." Facsimile of pages "Introduction and Growth of the Grand United States Order of Odd Fellows in America." Notes "Knights of Pythias of West Virginia History" researched by James A. Tolbert. Notes about "Grand United Order of the Galilean Fisherman" compiled by Ann Wilson.
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Shiloh Baptist Church, Alderson2005Scope and Contents
Email correspondence with Adrienne Belafonte re: a newspaper article about the Shiloh Baptist Church in Alderson. Clipping of the article.
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First Baptist Church, Huntington1988–1997Scope and Contents
Program for First Baptist Church 125th Anniversary, 1997. Program for installation of Rev. William F. Buchanan, First Baptist Church, 1988.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Education1867–2006Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings, text for presentations, correspondence, research notes, articles, commencement programs, interviews and more about state and national teachers' organizations, historically black WV colleges including West Virginia State College and West Virginia University, integration of schools, histories of specific schools, the Kanawha County textbook controversy, and more.
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West Virginia Education Association and National Education Association1950–1973Scope and Contents
Newspaper articles: WV Education Association (WVEA) Executive Committee meeting, the National Education Association (NEA) and the need for minority teachers; and recommendations from the Black Caucus, WV School Journal , December 15, 1973. Photograph of Blacks in auditorium seating, ca. 1950s
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West Virginia State College Post Card and Commencement Programsca. 1910-1951Scope and Contents
Multiple facsimiles of a post card picturing Albert Long, "Bertie" -- Aunt Onie's Son. West Virginia State College Commencement Programs: 1948, 1950, 1951
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Travel to Egypt1987 February 23–1987 July 5Scope and Contents
Information sheets and travel plans for trip to Egypt, July 5, 1987, sponsored by WVSC. Passport and Visa information written on folder.
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West Virginia State College: Historyca. 1970sScope and Contents
Various versions of text for a multi-media program on the history of West Virginia State College (WVSC) and Institute, WV
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Hilltop School1974 October 7Scope and Contents
Letter to Edmonia Grider from Marjorie [Counts] regarding the Hilltop School, October 7, 1974.
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Speeches: Integration2004Scope and Contents
Manuscript discussing integration and black teachers in WV, author unknown. Speech (?) regarding school integration. Research notes. Annotated speech: "Black Education in West Virginia" delivered in Shepherdstown.
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School Integration1961–1993 AprilScope and Contents
Research materials on the integration of WV schools: facsimiles of WV newspaper articles regarding integration of schools; "How Black Students Saw Themselves through the Decades of Change at Bluefield State College (founded in 1895) as It Changed from Predominately Black Institution to a Predominantly White Institution" by James Worsham
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West Virginia State College Programs1948–1994Scope and Contents
Program for the Alpha Delta Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 19th annual Jabberwock, March 16th, 1949. Dance invitation, 1948. WVSC Commencement program, 1949. Washington Alumni Chapter banquet, 1976, to roast John W. Davis. Newspaper articles
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Kanawha County Negro Schools1945Scope and Contents
Vocational and Educational Survey for the Kanawha County Negro Schools by Andrew H. Calloway, 1945.
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Douglass High School1946–2005Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photos, newsletter, and newspaper clippings regarding the Douglass High School (Huntington) Reunion. Notes on class of 1947. Newspaper clipping regarding NB. Photo YWCA Y-Teens, Douglas High School, Christmas, 1946.
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Alberta Coleman, Opan Coates Carterca. 1964-2006Scope and Contents
Research notes on schools in Keyser and Piedmont, WV, including a facsimile of book pages from Howard School: a History, 1877-1955 regarding a black student strike for a better school in 1939. Notes on interview with Alberta Coleman, Piedmont, WV. Notes from interview with Opal Coates Carter, and other research notes, regarding Woolworth Fire, Charleston, WV, [ca. 1964s].
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WV Black Schoolsc.1986Scope and Contents
Compilation, by R. Charles Byers, of resources regarding WV black schools.
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IntegrationUndatedScope and Contents
Annotated pages for "Integration in West Virginia"
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WV State College1933Scope and Contents
Bulletin of West Virginia State College , Series 21, no. 1, June 1933. "Why Choose West Virginia State College"
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WV State College1979–1984Scope and Contents
Affirmative action statistics for Bluefield State College, 1984. "Pride and Preservation: West Virginia State College" seminars which included Alex Haley as a speaker, 1979. Newspaper article re: archives at West Virginia State College, 1979. Southern Rural Women's Network Newsletter , June, 1983. Photograph of Alex Haley with inscription and signed letter from Alex Haley to NB, 1970.
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Mason County, WV2001Scope and Contents
Research notes and materials for research on education in Mason County, WV
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Lincoln School, Wheeling1920–1993Scope and Contents
Research materials regarding the Lincoln School in Wheeling, WV
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WV State College1907–1941Scope and Contents
West Virginia State College Bulletin , April 1941, Series 28, No. 2. Handwritten transcription of an article in The Advocate , 1907.
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Huntington High School, WVSC1971–1986Scope and Contents
Program for One Hundred Fifth Commencement, Huntington High School, 1971. Photo of AB, West Virginia State College Commencement, May 17, 1986.
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National Education Association. Kanawha Co. Textbook Controversy1983Scope and Contents
Report of the Twenty-first Annual NEA Conference on Human and Civil Rights in Education , 1983, including paper by AB on the Kanawha County textbook controversy and censorship.
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Storer College1891Scope and Contents
Facsimile of a brief historical sketch of Storer College, 1867-1891, by Kate J. Anthony, 1891.
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WV Seminary and College1926–1981Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings and other sources relating to the West Virginia Seminary and College and the Hilltop Baptist Center.
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WV State Collegec.1974Scope and Contents
"Integration in Reverse at West Virginia State College" by Elizabeth Duran and James A. Duran, Jr.
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WVSC East Hall1928–1992Scope and Contents
Correspondence, interviews, newspaper clippings, and facsimiles of photos re: WVSC's East Hall. Research notes.
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Parkersburg & Sumner School1867–1992Scope and Contents
WV Humanities Council grant application for a presentation on black education in Parkersburg. Research materials and notes. Handwritten and typed notes from interviews with Mrs. Dorsey, Mr. James Emondson, Mrs. Hattie Gazelle Turner, and Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell. Particular focus on the Sumner School.
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WV State College1913–1999Scope and Contents
Photo slides of WVSC buildings, presidents, etc. Post cards of WVSC buildings and Institute. Note cards from a lecture. Research materials on all aspects of WVSC history.
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WV State College1929–1999Scope and Contents
Research materials on many aspects of WVSC history including faculty information. Includes these publications: "ROTC in Review: 40 Years of Tradition;" "West Virginia State College Glee Club;" Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter, Scholarship Luncheon program, 1989;
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WV State College, Physical Facilities Plant1999Scope and Contents
Program for Convocation and Dedication of the Harold Maceo McNeill Physical Facilities Plant, WVSC, 1999.
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Justine Gutzmer & Oliver Johnson1945–1990Scope and Contents
Letter from AB re: retirement of Justine Gutzmer; retirement announcement for Gerald Cote, Beatrice Dupass, Gutzmer, and Darthulia Jones. Facsimile of WWII death notice of Oliver Johnson to his parents and his obituary. Johnson was Gutzmer's brother.
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WVSC Commencement Program, 19851985Scope and Contents
Booklet of texts and order of ceremonies for the WVSC commencement program, 1985.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Organizations1955–2005Scope and Contents
Includes background research on the Montgomery Woman's Improvement League, the West Virginia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Alpha Omicron Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Mountain State Bar Association, and the West Virginia Medical Society. Research materials include a yearbook, programs, correspondence, a members list, and more.
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Women1955–2005Scope and Contents
Montgomery Woman's Improvement League Year Book , 1955-56 and 1960-61. Program for West Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. Annual Convention, 1959. Newspaper photojournalism article regarding the College Alumni Club 50th anniversary history booklet. Program for the Annual Debutante Ball sponsored by Alpha Omicron Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1958. Correspondence with Katherine Atwater regarding resources.
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Mountain State Bar Association1985–1986Scope and Contents
Program for the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet of the Mountain State Bar Association, 1985. List of members, 1986.
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WV Medical Association2004Scope and Contents
Paper titled "The West Virginia Medical Society [Black]" Article: "Historically Black Medical Colleges: From Scorn to Success" from The Boule Journal , 2004.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Slavery1775–2011Scope and Contents
This subseries includes maps, research papers, newspaper clippings, letters, census data, newspaper articles, facsimiles of historical slave documents, and more. Other materials regarding slavery can be found in county subseries and the Underground Railroad Subseries.
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Maps of Slavery1850–2011Scope and Contents
West Virginia map. "Number of Slaves in Counties Which Became WV" 1850, 1860. Typescript of Historical Atlas of West Virginia by Frank S. Riddel.
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John MarshallUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten notes on John Marshall; Marshall and slavery; Marshall and Robin Spurlock, his servant. Typed observations. Resource materials.
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Slavery1861–1863Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of legislation and resolutions to abolish slavery; and a list of representatives at the state convention in Wheeling.
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Slavery1850–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials. Typewritten manuscript[s] by James Oliver Horton. Codes for occupations. Copy of newspaper article.
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Slave Breeding--Kentucky1961Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping and multiple facsimiles of an article about a slave breeding farm in Greenup, KY.
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Ohio Valley Slaves1850–1999Scope and Contents
Research materials about slaves in Ohio Valley plantations and adjacent WV counties. Photocopies of photographs of Mary and plantation sites.
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Eastern Panhandle Slavery1775–1999Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of: newpaper slave ads; Virginia law re: Kanawha Slave Insurance Company; Dunsmore's Proclamation freeing slaves; Va. Law to send slave to Liberia; slaves in Bunker Hill; New York Times article re: slave uprising; and drawing of [Harpers Ferry]. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Afro-American materials. "History of Gerrardstown" in The Berkeley Journal . Handwritten list of properties, including slave names, of Richard B. Washington, [1864]. Letter of transmittl and facsimile of bill of sale for slave, 18[4]5. Transcription of Rumsey-Polk letters re: slaves.
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Reparations1999–2003Scope and Contents
Handwritten research notes and research materials regarding reparations for slavery; text of NB speech; typewritten notes.
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Reparations1999–2001Scope and Contents
Annotated manuscript "Compensatory Justice: Over Time and Between Groups" by Renee A. Hill; text of introduction of a speech about reparations; newsapper clippings; web page print outs; articles.
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John Brown1803–1987Scope and Contents
West Virginia and Regional History Collection Newsletter with articles re: slave letters. West Virginia Then and Now article re: John Brown's letter. Research re: images of blacks in journalism. Research notes.
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1830 Census & Research Aids1930–2002Scope and Contents
Facsimile of tables of free Negro listings from 1830 census. "Researching Virginia's Slave and Free Negro Records"
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Huntington, WV, Proctorville, OH1848–1934Scope and Contents
Facsimile of newspaper article, 1934, re: Mount Pisgah Church, Proctorville, OH. "The Way It Was…" by Betty Burcham, a history of UGRR and Mount Pisgah Church. Facsimile of will of Eliza Goode freeing Sully Smith, her husband and her slave, 1848. Facsimile of two receipts for purchase of slaves, 1852. Research notes re: Ohio slaves and fugitives to WV.
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- Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Underground Railroad1799–2013Scope and Contents
This subseries includes text of a speech made by Bickley, books, slides, photographs, brochures, post cards, correspondence, maps, and more. The materials focus on parts of Ohio across the river from Huntington as well as West Virginia. Some topics are quilt codes, abolitionists, runaway slaves, location of Underground Railroad sites, and more.
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Underground Railroad & Quilts1999–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials about Serena Wilson and the book Hidden in Plain View: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.
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Underground Railroad1974–2001Scope and Contents
Photos "Trip to Doddridge County to visit Jaco Hill/cave - UGRR Site - w/Karen Nance, Sandra Moats, & Judy Wilinson, 6/20/01. Other research materials
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Underground Railroad--Ohio1951-ca. 1997Scope and Contents
Research materials on the Underground Railroad with focus on Ohio.
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Underground Railroad1991–2000Scope and Contents
Brochures and post cards regarding the UGRR and the film "Nightjohn." Correspondence with Margaret Brennan, organizer for the UGRR Summit in Wheeling. "Reflections on the West Virginia UGRR Summit" by Cathy D. Nelson; photo of AB speaking at the Summit and with Amanda Nelson and Sherry [Sowchuck].
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Underground Railroad Partnership2003Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Alicestyne Turley-Adams re: Underground Railroad Network Partnership.
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Lucille Deberry Correspondence1985–2001Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Lucille Deberry and other research materials re: the UGRR, some in West Virginia.
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Sandra Moats-Burke / National Park Service1998–2003Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Sandra Moats-Burke re: UGRR in WV counties. Exploring a Common Past: Researching and Interpreting the Underground Railroad , 1998, 2nd ed. from the National Park Service. List of UGRR sites in WV.
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National Underground Commemorative1883–1994Scope and Contents
Photograph slides, numbered and identified. Research materials mostly about Ohio. "Draft Proposal to Establish a National Underground Commemorative, Interpretive, and Research Center, City of Huntington, West Virginia" 1994. Itinerary for trip to Washington to meet with Interior Dept. officials and Robert C. Byrd's staff.
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Underground Railroad1892–1951Scope and Contents
Book chapter "In Gallia and Miegs Counties" from The Mysteries of Ohio's Underground Railroad by Wilbur Henry Siebert, 1951. Facsimile of handwritten narrative by an abolitionist, [1892]. Facsimile of letter from R. C. Rankin re: father Rev. John Rankin, 1892. Research notes on WV runaway slaves. Facsimile of letter to Daniel ? to Cyrus Little re: UGRR, 1894. Map of UGRR, 1860. Requests for copies from the Siebert papers. More facsimiles of records.
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Underground Railroad in Ohio1978–1991Scope and Contents
Background materials on the Underground Railroad in Ohio.
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Underground Railroad1940–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials including newspaper clippings and research notes on the Underground Railroad
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Underground Railroad1976–2000Scope and Contents
Research materials re: the Underground Railroad. Research notes.
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Underground Railroad1799–1999Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of documents pertaining to slaves in Jefferson County, VA. Itinerary for Underground Railroad tours [Ohio?]. The Escape of Jane: a True Story of the Underground Railroad by Henry Burke & Dick Croy. Henry Robert Burke correspondence. Brochure on Henderson Hall, Wood County. Dick Croy correspondence and resume. Newspaper articles by Burke. "Black Cultural Sites in West Virginia" compiled by Michael Pauley and Peter Jesus, 1990
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Underground Railroad1975–2003Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Sandra Moats-Burke re: UGRR. WV and county maps. Facsimile of pages from "From the Charles River Shire, 1634-1643, to the Present Day Counties: Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie, Wood, Pleasants and Tyler" by Barr Wilson. Research materials on the UGRR. Research notes. "The Anti-Slavery Movement in West Virginia," a speech delivered by Sandra Moats Burke.
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Underground Railroad & Quilts2001–2013Scope and Contents
Research materials re: quilts and the Underground Railroad, 2001-2011. Notes re: Eliza Farrow, 2005. Paper "The UGRR Quilt Code" by Leigh Fellner. Research notes; newspaper clipping; facsimile of web page and transcription of story in an email "Secret Quilt Code on Exhibit until 10/6," 2012; and September 2012 issue of Underground Railroad Free Press." Mini-grant for UGRR quilts materials, 2013.
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National Park Service, Underground Railroadc.1998Scope and Contents
Underground Railroad: Official National Park Handbook .
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Includes manuscripts and publications for books; plays and reenactor monologues; short stories; magazine and scholarly articles; and other forms of writing in both print and handwriting. Five subseries encompass the various genres of her writing. Also includes background and research materials for the subjects for her writings, both fiction and non-fiction.
- Series 9. Writings--Articles1901–2018Scope and Contents
Includes research materials for topics of articles. Subjects and formats treated are: encyclopedia entries in the biographical dictionary African American Architects; drafts and final versions of entries for both people and institutions for the West Virginia Encyclopedia; drafts and final versions of articles about Molly Gabe and Carter G. Woodson for Appalachian Heritage; newspaper articles for the Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail and Village Neighbors (FL) on a number of topics including George Wesley Atkinson, 10th governor of West Virginia, but especially for Black History Month and its founder Carter G. Woodson; Goldenseal articles about a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, Jessie Moon Thomas, Edward Greer, the Charleston Women's Improvement League, Memphis Tennessee Garrison, and West Virginia's Tuskegee Airmen; contribution to a symposium on diversity and change for Appalachian youth; and a study guide for a Charleston, WV, performance of Zora Neale Hurston's Spunk.
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Goldenseal Articles1997–2003Scope and Contents
Articles by Ancella Bickley from the Goldenseal Magazine
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Goldenseal2015Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding use of the Goldenseal article "Camp War: Remembering CCC Company 3538-C" in an online education guide by the WV State Museum.
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Goldenseal2006Scope and Contents
Annotated manuscript and research notes for Goldenseal article "Education and Activism in Gary: a Visit with Jessie Moon Thomas." Correspondence with Mrs. Thomas including notes on the Froe and Moon families.
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Molly Gabe1991Scope and Contents
Issue of the journal Appalachian Heritage containing AB article "Profiles: Mollie Gabe" by Ancilla [sic] Bickley.
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Carter G. Woodson2016Scope and Contents
"Remembering Carter G. Woodson, the 'Father of Black History'" in Village Neighbors , [a publication of the Village in Florida where the Bickley's resided.] Typed notes on Carter G. Woodson. Transcription of letter from Bessie Woodson Yancey, CGW's sister, including text of the poem "If You Live in West Virginia." CGW black history quiz prepared for the Spicy Ladies meeting.
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Musings2008Scope and Contents
Typed text of autobiographical musings about friendship: likens travel in the south in 1952 to the Underground Railroad travel; and includes details about the move to Morgantown in 1966.
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Goldenseal Articles2011Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Goldenseal regarding "Edward Greer: First Black General from West Virginia" and potential story about 1939 black student strike in Piedmont, WV. Manuscripts for Greer article.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Goldenseal1938–2004Scope and Contents
Correspondence and drafts of a Goldenseal article "Lifting as We Climb" about the Charleston Woman's Improvement League. Research materials including facsimiles of photographs. Newspaper article about Judge Irene Berger, McDowell County.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 18
Architects1996–2003Scope and Contents
Research materials on Carl Eugene Barnett and Robert Edward Lee Washington for entries in African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945 .
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 31
A Different World Symposium2006Scope and Contents
Spiral bound program for A Different World: Symposium on Diversity, Change, and Appalachian Youth, 2006, where Bickley was a panelist.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 32
Carter G. Woodson2008Scope and Contents
Appalachian Heritage , Summer 2008, which includes "Carter G. Woodson: the West Virginia Connection" by Ancella Bickley
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 33
Molly Gabe1991Scope and Contents
Appalachian Heritage , Special Issue: Blacks in Appalachia, 1991, which includes Bickley's "Molly Gabe" in the Profiles section.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 35
General Edward Greer2011Scope and Contents
Goldenseal , Winter 2011, containing AB's article "General Edward Greer: West Virginia's First Black General."
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 40
African-American Architects2001–2002Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Dreck S. Wilson re: contribution to the book Biographical Dictionary of African-American Architects, 1865-1945.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 45
Gov. George Wesley Atkinson1901–1987Scope and Contents
Research materials about George Wesley Atkinson, tenth governor of WV who attended Howard University. Paper titled "West Virginia's Tenth Governor and the Black Community" and newspaper article by AB.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 8
WV Colored Orphans Home1923–1990Scope and Contents
Research materials re: the West Virginia Colored Orphans Home. Newspaper article written by AB. Testimonial for Fannie Cobb Carter. Research notes. Facsimiles of photos. Transcript of interview with Araminta Miller Justice. AB's paper about the Home.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 13
West Virginia Encyclopedia Entries1997–2001Scope and Contents
Manuscript drafts and final versions for entries in the West Virginia Encyclopedia. Materials from West Virginia Humanities Council meetings re: the format and content of the Encyclopedia
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 23
Molly Gabe1991Scope and Contents
Appalachian Heritage, Special Issue: Blacks in Appalachia, Fall 1991, with article by AB in the Profiles Section on Mollie Gabe.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Ancella Bickley, Jr.1979–1996Scope and Contents
Musings written to friends, 1996. Clipping of "Commentary: Capable of Thinking, Working…and Paying Her Own Bills," 1979, Ancella Bickley Jr.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 16
Bibliography of Bickley's Writings2018Scope and Contents
Processor-created bibliography of Ancella Bickley's writings
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
- Series 9. Writings--Books1979–2008Scope and Contents
Includes books written, complied, or edited by Bickley, and background research materials and drafts of manuscripts. Books Bickley wrote include: a children's book, LuJay, No-Name, and the Parrot , also titled Lucia Jean, No Name, and the Parrot ; …to be black in fayette [sic]; History of the West Virginia State Teacher's Association ; and In Spite of Obstacles: a History of the West Virginia Schools for Colored Deaf and Blind . Books edited by Bickley include: Honoring Our Past: Proceedings of the First Two Conferences on West Virginia's Black History ; Memphis Tennessee Garrison: the Remarkable Story of a Black Appalachian Woman ; and Our Mount Vernons: Historic Register Listing of Sites Significant to the Black History of West Virginia .
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Memphis Tennessee Garrison: Oral History1999-ca. 2001Scope and Contents
Typed manuscripts, 1-14 parts, of 1968 oral history interview with Garrison by Bernard Cleveland, with AB notes and Post-it-Note tabs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Memphis Tennessee Garrison1998–2000Scope and Contents
Draft of book introduction; correspondence; photos and negatives for book: MTG and family, Gary WV, mining, Edward O'Toole, facsimiles of photos. Facsimiles of William Garrison's obituary, letter of condolence from Agatha S. Lowe. Program for MTG celebration at Marshall. Personal notes of congratulations on book. Photograph permissions. Facsimile of deed for MTG's grandfather's property, Hollins, VA.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
"Spunk" Study Guide1994Scope and Contents
"The Charleston Stage Company's Study Guide for George C. Wolfe's Adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's Spunk "
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13
Honoring Our Past1991Scope and Contents
Honoring Our Past: Proceedings of the First Two Conferences on West Virginia's Black History edited by Joe William Trotter, Jr. and Ancella Bickley
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 20
Lucia Jean2006Scope and Contents
Text and illustrations for [children's] book Lucia Jean, No Name, and the Parrot as told to Ancella. Original illustrations by S. Ross Browne.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 24
Honoring Our Past1991-ca. 1998Scope and Contents
Manuscript for "Papers from the Conference on West Virginia's Black History, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, September 1991" Facsimile of a book chapter "Negro Education and Integration." Facsimile of photograph of students at Weston Colored School.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 33
The Gathering1991Scope and Contents
Spiral bound The Gathering .
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
Our Mount Vernons1997Scope and Contents
Our Mount Vernons: Historic Register Listings of Sites Significant to the Black History of West Virginia edited by Ancella R. Bickley.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 36
West Virginia State Teachers' Association1979Scope and Contents
History of the West Virginia State Teachers' Association by Ancella R. Bickley; program for The Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation, Inc. annual banquet, 2006; research notes on History of Negro Secondary Education in McDowell County, WV.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 37
In Spite of Obstacles2001Scope and Contents
In Spite of Obstacles: a History of the West Virginia Schools for the Colored Deaf and Blind, 1926-1955 by Ancella Bickley.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 38
Memphis Tennessee Garrison2001Scope and Contents
Memphis Tennessee Garrison: the Remarkable Story of a Black Appalachian Woman edited by Ancella R. Bickley and Lynda Ann Ewen.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 39
Our Mount Vernons1993–1997Scope and Contents
Our Mount Vernons: Historic Register Listings of Sites Significant to the Black History of West Virginia edited by Ancella R. Bickley. Program for Second Baptist Church in Fayetteville, 1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
to be black in fayette1992Scope and Contents
Manuscript for …to be black in fayette written and compiled by Ancella R. Bickley for The Centennial Committee of the Second Baptist Church of Fayetteville, West Virginia, and The Fayette County Black Caucus.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 15
Honoring Our Past1990–1991Scope and Contents
Permissions to publish papers in Honoring Our Past: Procedures of the First Two Conferences on West Virginia's Black History .
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 37
Second Annual Conference on West Virginia's Black History1989–1991Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Joe William Trotter. Research notes. Materials relating to the Second Annual Conference on West Virginia's Black History and a paper on James McHenry Jones. Trotter's syllabus for a seminar "The Afro-American Experience." "Blacks in West Virginia: A Critique of the Secondary Literature and Survey of Primary Sources" by Joe W. Trotter.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 22
LuJay, No-Name, and the Parrot2008Scope and Contents
Galley proof of the children's book, LuJay, No-Name, and the Parrot by Ancella R Bickley, illustrated by S. Ross Browne. Handwritten list of names.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 24
…to be black in fayette1992Scope and Contents
…to be black in fayette written and compiled by Ancella R. Bickley for The Centennial Committee of the Second Baptist Church of Fayetteville, West Virginia and The Fayette County Black Caucus.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
- Series 9. Writings--Plays1909–2014Scope and Contents
Includes full plays, skits, and historical interpreter scripts depicting characters such as: Ester from the Bible; West Virginia men and women such as Molly Gabe from Braxton County; Deborah Lacks Pullum, daughter of Henrietta Lacks; and many more. Includes manuscripts for a collaboration with Maureen Crocket in writing "Tangled Threads: a Three Act Play" and other plays. For "Two Saint Say," a play performed at the Central Florida Community College, materials include an audition announcement, program, newspaper clipping, and correspondence. Also included is a newspaper clipping and details about Bickley's winning the Florida Senior Playwright Festival contest with "Wade in the Water."
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Two Saint Say2008Scope and Contents
Newspaper article about the play Two Saint Say and its performance.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Two Saint Sayca. 2008Scope and Contents
"Historical Information Re: Milly, Enslaved Black Woman on Whom the Character, OAGE, in Toussaint Say Is Based" Handwritten research notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10
Wade in the Water2009Scope and Contents
Manuscript for "Wade in the Water: a Play in One Act" by Ancella R. Bickley. Correspondence regarding performance.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11
Mother LoveUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscripts and notes for "Mother Love: a Three Act Play" by Ancella Bickley and Maureen Crockett. Annotated text.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16
Two Saint Say2008Scope and Contents
Program for performance of Two Saint Say at the Central Florida Community College, February-March, [2008] Print of online article from the Ocala Star Banner added by processor.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18
Two Saint Say2008Scope and Contents
Two Saint Say and AB typed comments
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 19
In the Name of Woman1909–1990Scope and Contents
Annotated "In the Name of Woman." Facsimile of pages from 1909 court docket book, County of Allegheny (PA) and court case upon which the play is based.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 27
Tangled Threads2006–2011Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Maureen 'Bunny' Crockett and Bobbi (bjslake@comcast.net) regarding changes to the play Tangled Threads . Typed pages with annotations regarding black history. "Mother Love: a Three Act Play" by Ancella Bickley and Maureen Crockett.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 31
Wade in the Water2009Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping for "Villager's Work Winds Playwright Contest."" Congratulatory email for selection of Wade in the Water for the Florida Senior Playwright Festival. Email commenting on inspiration for various plays. Lyrics for the spiritual "Wade in the Water."
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 34
Henrietta Lacks2011Scope and Contents
Scripts for historical interpreters for Deborah Lacks Pullum, Henrietta Lacks' daughter; and Henrietta Lacks. "It Ain't Her: a One Act Play." Script for historical interpreter for Ona "Oney" Judge; Robert Smalls, 1839-1915; Callie House; and Percy Julian. Research notes on Dr. James Marion Sims and other projects. Program for WVU Honors College Symposium "With a Torch in Their Souls: African Americans in the Civil War"
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 36
Scripts for Historical Interpreters2011Scope and Contents
Script for historical interpreter for Charles Hamilton Houston presented for the African-American Club, 2011; Gabriel; and Henrietta Lacks.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 39
A. Bickley and Maureen Crockett2006Scope and Contents
Research notes. Text of play "And Further She Sayeth Naught." Text of play "Heritage: an Historical Drama in Three Acts" by Ancella Bickley and Maureen Crockett.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 45
Two Saint Say2007Scope and Contents
Two Saint Say: A Play in Two Acts . Auditions announcement. Correspondence regarding the production. Proposal to produce the play from the director Bobbi Jordan.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 46
Two Saint Say2008Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding Megan Forrest, actress. Double sided card featuring photos of Ms. Forrest and a brief overview of future endeavors.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Plays1988Scope and Contents
Brief plays regarding voting issues including: lack of attention to candidates and issues, campaign spending, voter assistance, pay for voting, etc. Unidentified group photograph. Handwritten dialog.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Two Saint Say2008Scope and Contents
Two Saint Say: a Play in Two Acts [performed at] Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida, February 29-March 1, 2008.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Wade in the Water2009Scope and Contents
Submission form for Wade in the Wate r for the Florida Senior Playwright Festival. Manuscript for Wade in the Water. Email update for Festival.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8
The CrossingUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscript for "The Crossing," a play. Photocopied page regarding Mollie Gabe and her time in Braxton County.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 15
Tangled ThreadsUndatedScope and Contents
Typed manuscript for a play Tangled Threads .
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
Plays & Short Stories1991Scope and Contents
"On This Rock," a play; one annotated. Handwritten notes on "A Last Right" and "A Good Christian Woman." Recommended edits to Bickley's writing? Short stories, "The User" and "Feelin' the Heat" by Charles Lloyd.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 40
Traditions, 19961996Scope and Contents
Traditions: A Journal of West Virginia Folk Culture and Educational Awareness , 1996, which includes Bickley's "The Baby Catcher"
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 41
Two Saint Say2006Scope and Contents
Spiral bound Two Saint Say: a Play in Two Acts by Ancella Bickley
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 32
Tangled Threads2014Scope and Contents
Research and performance notes for Tangled Threads: A Three Act Play by Ancella R. Bickley and Maureen Crockett. Lists of guests who read parts, 2014. Comments from readers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 35
Tangled Threads2008Scope and Contents
Annotated Tangled Threads , 2008.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 37
Tangled ThreadsUndatedScope and Contents
Tangled Threads labeled "Work Copy"
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 39
Tangled ThreadsUndatedScope and Contents
Tangled Threads
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8
I-JohnUndatedScope and Contents
Annotated "I-John," a play.
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
Esther Skit2010Scope and Contents
Table of contents for Skit of Ester, 2010. Web page re: Esther. Typed page re: Haman, Mordecai, and Esther. Chapter summaries. Typed paper about Queen Vashti. Two typewritten pages from larger document. Letter to Jerome re: return of skit manuscript. Letter to Jerome re: transmittal of skit text and masks for players. Handwritten, not AB's handwriting, notes. Three "masks," made from paper fans, and for 6 characters.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
- Series 9. Writings--Short Stories1987–2004Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and edited manuscripts for many stories and a collection of short stories, Turn Left at the Desert . Bickley's stories are mostly historical character studies and include themes such as faith and community. One highlight is a critical review of Bickley's short story "Martha," a part of the anthology Appalachian Love Stories .
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
Turn Left at the DesertUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscripts: "Gabe," "Turn Left at the Desert: Verbal 'Snapshots' from a Black Community" contents, "Jones," "The Church on the Corner," and "Sister Angelica."
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 30
Short Stories1987Scope and Contents
Annotated story manuscripts. "'Jones': Manuscript Submitted for Workshop, Women Writers Conference" and reviewed by Faith [Holsart?]
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 35
Short StoriesUndatedScope and Contents
Annotated manuscript for the story "On This Rock;" the play Tangled Threads ; and the story "It Ain't Her"
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 41
Short Stories2004Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding writing critiques. Text of "Mr. Adams," "The Church on the Corner," "Gabe," "Angie's Uncle Robert," three versions of "Mr. Abe Jackson," "The Battle of the Bottle," "DoeDoe," "Addie," "Lesey, Who Was Black, But Comely," "The Lavender Hat," and "A Day in the Park." AB commentary on stories.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 42
Marthaca. 2001Scope and Contents
Review of "Martha." Text of "Martha."
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 32-1
Short StoriesUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscripts and notes for "It Ain't Her," "Belli: 'Momma Raised Me Up Special'," The Battle of the Bottle," "Bertha," "Friends," and "Martha."
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 32-2
Turn Left at the Desert1996–1999Scope and Contents
Manuscript for stories for Turn Left at the Desert
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 32-3
Turn Left at the DesertUndatedScope and Contents
Manuscript for stories for Turn Left at the Desert: "It Ain't Her," "Hush Now, Child"
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
MarthaUndatedScope and Contents
Excerpt from a review of AB's story, ["Martha"], in Appalachian Love Stories .
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Turn Left at the DesertUndatedScope and Contents
Short stories for Turn Left at the Desert.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9
BerthaUndatedScope and Contents
Annotated manuscript for "Bertha," a short story.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 34
Martha2001Scope and Contents
Appalachian Love Stories compiled and edited by James M. Gifford, Edwina Pendarvis; includes "Martha" by Ancella Bickley.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 33
Turn Left at the DesertUndatedScope and Contents
Parts of Turn Left at the Desert: Verbal "Snapshots" from a Black Community.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 43
Short StoryUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten beginning of a story
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Story IdeasUndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten pieces of writing
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6
Turn Left at the Desertc.2000Scope and Contents
Typewritten contents for "Turn Left at the Desert: Verbal 'Snapshots' from a Black Community"
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 26
Short StoriesUndatedScope and Contents
Typed manuscripts for various short stories.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
- Series 9. Writings--Speeches1911–2013Scope and Contents
Bickley was a prolific speaker; speeches cover a wide range of topics including faith, WV black history, black history and pride, West Virginia State College, education, black literature, and more. The majority of the speeches are typewritten.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Henrietta Marie, Slave Ship2000Scope and Contents
Program for "Mending an Era: a Slave Ship Speaks: the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie." Typed text, pages 6-7, of a speech (?) about slaves, Anderson Radford, Cassie Thomas Carter, and MTG's mother.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
The Color Purple / Alice Walker1984 September–1985 October 7Scope and Contents
Text of 2 speeches about Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple: "The Uses of Literature: 1984 & The Color Purple, Panel Discussion at the Tenth Anniversary Program of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities," September, 1984; and one at Richard Bland Community College, October 7, 1985. Research notes on The Color Purple . Research notes on Alice Walker's short stories "1955" and "In Love and Trouble"
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26
Guyandotte Civil War Days1991–1993Scope and Contents
Correspondence, schedule, lecture series program with AB's lecture on the Underground Railroad. Typed notes from Guyandotte presentation 11/9/91, and the Guyandotte Civil War Days. Program for Guyandotte Civil War Days, October 12-November 4, 1992 with listing of AB lecture "Local Black Settlement." List of sources by Alan Gould, Marshall University. Invitation to present at the 1993 Civil War Days.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14
Education1989Scope and Contents
T he West Virginia and Regional History Collection Newsletter , Summer 1989, which includes a speech by AB at an education in WV forum.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Integration of Sports, WVU2006Scope and Contents
Annotated text of a speech by both AB and NB about their time at WVU. WVU program "A Celebration: Integration of Sports on the WVU Campus" Correspondence with Dana Brooks regarding participation
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
The Color Purple, Black Education1989Scope and Contents
Article regarding speech about The Color Purple at the West Virginia Alliance for Women's Studies meeting. Text of paper "Black Education in WV" read at WVU 6/20/89 for West Virginia Day.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12
Black History2011Scope and Contents
Text of speech about black history in West Virginia and after-dinner remarks regarding social history. Email, travel itinerary, newspaper clipping, and correspondence.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 25
Amistad, Slave ShipUndatedScope and Contents
Paper about the slave ship Amistad.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 38
Underground Railroad & Education2012–2013Scope and Contents
Text of speech re: the Underground Railroad. Newspaper article re: decree of freedom from slavery 150 years after.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12
Education--McDowell County1983Scope and Contents
Handwritten speech to Mo So Lit Club in McDowell County regarding the history of education of blacks, April 1983. WVSC Fall Convocation program, September 8, 1983; two texts of AB's welcome.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13
West Virginia State College1980–1999Scope and Contents
Handwritten poem "Scamp" [by Paul Laurence Dunbar]. Two handwritten speeches to the WVSC student government regarding importance of citizenship and service, and the history of WVSC. Invitation to speak to the Student Government Association, April 16, 1982. Newspaper article about black newspapers. Program for the Student Government Association Annual Inauguration Dinner, April 13, 1980. Speech for the Honors Convocation, 1985. "Remarks prepared for State Senator Marie Redd for Blk History Month-2/4/99" regarding black history and WV black history.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 15
West Virginia State College1984–1985Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding invitation to speak at the West Virginia State Baptist Convention. WVSC new student orientation schedule with remarks scheduled for AB. Text of speech, 1984 and 1985, including a brief history of WVSC and Institute.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 16
West Virginia State CollegeUndatedScope and Contents
First page of WVSC Honors Convocation Speech
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 17
National Education Association1985Scope and Contents
Program for "Building Leadership for Educational Excellence: NEA Mid-Atlantic Regional Leadership Conference, November 1-3, 1985 - Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia." Annotated text of speech "A Response to the New Right's Agenda for Public Education." Other speeches regarding education
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 18
Mo So Lit Club1983–1984Scope and Contents
Annotated text, some handwritten, of speech to the Mo So Lit Club, McDowell County, WV. Program for The Matrons and Maids Social and Literary Club (Ma-So-Lit), 50th Anniversary, April 17, 1983. Program and text of introduction of Ethel O. Davie for the WVSC Graduate Dinner, 1984.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 19
Wisconsin Intellectual Freedom Conference1983–1984Scope and Contents
Program and text of speech for "Rewriting History" panel at the "Premonitions and Perspectives from 1984: Has the Orwellian World Arrived?" Wisconsin Intellectual Freedom 6th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, March 1-3, 1984. Program, including full text of AB's speech for a panel on "Perspectives on Censorship: A Discussion" at the Twenty-First Annual NEA Conference on Human and Civil Rights in Education, February 25-27, 1983. Correspondence regarding invitations to speak at these conferences.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 22
The Color Purpleca. 1984Scope and Contents
A speech about The Color Purple possibly delivered at a Virginia Humanities Conference.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 32
WV Sate College Convocation1982Scope and Contents
Text of speech for WVSC Convocation and an outline of speech to women students.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 24a
Black History1977–2007Scope and Contents
Speeches about Carter G. Woodson, WV black history, her life and experiences, and MLK Day.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 24b
Speeches1972–1991Scope and Contents
Speeches about WV black history, historical research, community service, her life and experiences, importance of black organizations, her faith, black women, race, and black education. Programs from presentations at churches. Letter confirming appointment to the Danforth Associate Program.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 24c
Speeches1989–1996Scope and Contents
Speeches about black education; being a role model; leadership; church missionary work; Martin Luther King, Jr.; taking control; the college experience; community service; honoring Alan Gould; Our Mount Vernons; and black history. Corresponence re: speaking at churches.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 24d
Speeches1994–2004Scope and Contents
Speeches about Black History Month; civil rights; Kwanzaa; women's rights; Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Underground Railroad; MTG; The Color Purple; black culture; Alice Walker; Carter G. Woodson; and WV black history.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 26
Institutions1911–1949Scope and Contents
Slides for WV black history speech. Research materials on WV black institutions. First two pages of speech. Handwritten text on various institutions.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 42
Marshall University Commencement Address1975–1990Scope and Contents
"Go with God: Remembering All of Us…," Commencement address at MU, 1990. Photograph of unidentified black men singing in church. The program for the 1975 NCTE Spring Institutes: "Teaching Minority Literatures at All Levels."
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
The Color Purple1984Scope and Contents
Text of speech, one annotated, about The Color Purple for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; handwritten notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6
Black Culture1987Scope and Contents
Text of two speeches about black culture with notes for accompanying slides. Note from Charles Davis. Langston Hughes poem with Alex Haley autograph. [No slides in file.]
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Army Corps of Engineers Black Awareness Week1982Scope and Contents
Booklet presented to AB after she made a speech for the Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9
National Education Association1975–1983Scope and Contents
Correspondence with NEA re: participation in panel "Perspectives on Censorship: A Discussion." Handwritten speech on censoring literature by blacks and women in the context of the Kanawha County textbook controversy.
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 22
Multiculturalism1995 JulyScope and Contents
Background materials, correspondence, and text of speech "Multiculturalism in West Virginia" at the Governor's Honors Academy.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7
Marshall University Commencement1990–2004Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping about AB Commencement address at Marshall University, 1990. "And Further She Sayeth Naught: a Play in Three Acts" by Maureen "Bunny" Crocket and Ancella Bickley. [Speech] re: education in WV.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 10
Black Women1984Scope and Contents
Text of speech about Martha Toler Spencer. Outline for [speech] about black women. Handwritten text of speech in Virginia, Longwood College, about black women. Notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 25
Marshall University, Commencement Address1994Scope and Contents
"Go with God: Remember All of Us" AB's commencement address at MU, 1994.
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2
National Education Association1985Scope and Contents
Typed text of speech for the National Education Association.
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3
WV State CollegeUndatedScope and Contents
Edited paper about the mission of West Virginia State College and changes for the future.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3