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Highlights from the African American Department Ephemera Collection

This exhibit was created to show the great wealth of material contained in the African American Department's ephemera files. The ephemera files include flyers, booklets, church histories, newsletters, posters, programs, pamphets, and other related items. The ephemera file index provides detailed information about all ephemera file items.

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Maryland History The history of the African American experience in Maryland is illustrated through brochures, pamphlets, and other publications from museums, historical societies and tourism offices.
[Reginald F. Lewis Museum Poster] Baltimore: The Museum, 2005 African American Heritage Guide: Washington County Maryland Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau Hagerstown, MD: 2000s Baltimore City's Heritage Area: An Application for Recognition Baltimore: 1996 Discover Baltimore: A Guide to African American Attractions Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association Baltimore: 2000s
Local Colleges and Universities The Collection includes publications from local colleges and universities, including course catalogs, admissions brochures, and documents from concerts and other events. These items document both the universities and the history of African American studies.
Legacy: Understanding Black Power Forty Years Later Sharon Morris Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Student Handbook Baltimore: Coppin State College, 1964 Ideas for Black Studies: The Morgan State College Program Walter Fisher Baltimore: Morgan State College Press, 1971 Morgan State University Baltimore: Morgan State University, no date The Morgan Football Program Athletic Department, Morgan State University Baltimore, 1980
Baltimore Culture Baltimore's rich culture is illustrated by event programs, posters, pamphlets, and other promotional materials. It includes catalogues from every Afram Expo.
Afram Salutes Civil Rights Leaders of Our City, State, and Country Baltimore: 1984 Black Arts Festival Baltimore: Morgan State College, 1973 Symposium of Symphonic Music by Black Composers Dominique-Rene de Lerma Minneapolis, MN: AAMOA Press, 1973 Season 31: The Beginning of a New Era Arena Players, Inc. Baltimore, 1983 Eubie Blake Anniversary Awards Breakfast [program] Baltimore, 1994
Church Histories In addition to the church histories listed in the library catalog, there are many in the Ephemera Collection. The collection also contains bulletins and anniversary programs from some area churches.
50th Anniversary Souvenir Journal: 1937-1987 Concord Baptist Church Baltimore, 1987 100 Years of Trusting and Abiding: 1899-1999 New Psalmist Baptist Church Baltimore, 1999 100th Church Anniversary New Psalmist Baptist Church Baltimore, 1999 150th Anniversary Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Baltimore, 1992
Lynching The Collection documents the campaign against lynching through pamphlets and flyers, often in multiple editions.
Southern Women Look at Lynching Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching Atlanta, GA: February, 1937 Southern Women Look at Lynching Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching Atlanta, GA: March, 1938 Southern Leaders Impeach Judge Lynch Commission on the Study of Lynching Atlanta, GA: Commission on Interracial Cooperation, 1932 Why We Lynch Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching Atlanta, GA: 1932 Lynching and Lynch Law: A List of Recent References Ann Duncan Brown Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1940 This Business of Lynching Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching January, 1935
The YWCA The activities of the YWCA played an important role in the community. Their programs and classes are enumerated in various brochures and publications.
[YWCA event calendar] Baltimore, No date [YWCA promotional brochure] Baltimore, Fall, 1958 [YWCA promotional brochure] Baltimore, Fall, 1957 I'll be seein' you at the "Y" Baltimore, 1952
Pamphlets Addressing Race Issues These are but some of the historic pamphlets in the collection that address the issues that African Americans faced. The Department has multiple editions of many of them, allowing the reader to see how perspectives on some issues changed over time.
Negroes in the Post-War World Albert Parker New York: Pioneer Publishers, 1944 Twelve Million Negro Americans R. B. Eleazer Atlanta, GA: Conference on Education and Race Relations, 1942 Study Guide for Understanding Our Neighbors Commission on Interracial Cooperation Atlanta, GA: 1943 The Negro in America Maxwell S. Stewart New York: Public Affairs Committee, July, 1946 Race Riots Aren't Necessary Alfred McClung Lee New York: Public Affairs Committee, July, 1945 Why Race Riots? Lessons from Detroit Earl Brown New York: Public Affairs Committee, January 1944 Report of the Director: Adopted March 13, 1945 National CIO Committee to Abolish Discrimination Washington, DC: 1945
Poetry The Collection includes chapbooks and other published ephemera from local and regional poets. The collections displayed here include works from children in various schools.
Voices: Newsletter of the E.D.C. Open Education Communities Sam Cornish, editor Newton, MA: Educational Development Center, October, 1972 Voices: Newsletter of the E.D.C. Open Education Communities Sam Cornish, editor Newton, MA: Educational Development Center, December, 1972 "Black Leopards have Strange Friends…" Sam Cornish, editor circa 1970s Poems Sam Cornish, editor Newton, MA: Educational Development Center, no date. Falls Road Marcia Southwick 1973 About the Snow Monster: A Puppet Play Sam Cornish, editor Newton, MA: Educational Development Center, 1973
Reports Various organizational reports provide insight into organizations, places, and history. They sometimes illustrate subjects that are not dealt with elsewhere in the collection.
Race Relations in the South - 1962 Department of Records and Research Tuskegee Institute, Alabama: February 4, 1963 Charleston Looks at Its Services for Negroes Charleston Welfare Council Charleston, SC: National Urban League, May, 1947 American Negroes - A Wasted Resource J. J. Morrow Harvard Business Review, January/February, 1957 The Negro in Athletics Robert L. Nelson New York: Service Bureau for Intercultural Education, 1940
Miscellany There are some items in the Collection that, while interesting and useful, defy categorization. These items can include programs, brochures, calendars, and other items.
The Bowman Family of South Carolina: An African American Family of 12 Generations: The Family History Booklet Marianna White Davis Columbia, SC, July 2005 The Vanishing Family - Crisis in Black America (Press Preview Copy) Bill Moyers New York: CBS, 1986 Souvenir Journal: Ninetieth Anniversary National Supreme Council A. & A. Scottish Rite Masons Baltimore, 1954 Greatest Black Men and Women of the Past Baltimore: C. Cabell Carter and Son, 1984

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Highlights from the African American Department Ephemera Collection