STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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Ivan C. James donated his papers to the UM-St. Louis Black History Research Project (See: sl 201) for permanent preservation at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis at the University of Missouri -St. Louis on October 29, 1980. Mr. James donated additional papers on March 10, 1982.
Ivan James worked for the St. Louis Housing Authority as a heating engineer for several public housing facilities in St. Louis. He was active in black public affairs and collected material concerning local black history. Mr. James also belonged to the Black Catholics organization and maintained a collection of material on black churches.
The papers include histories, correspondence, reports, newsletters, souvenir programs, meeting minutes, literature and announcements from tenant management corporations of St. Louis housing developments, black fraternal and social organizations, Poro College and area black churches. Arranged chronologically.
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1. Poro College History, Correspondence, with Annie Malone, 1928, nd.
2. Facts about Urban Renewal in St. Louis
3. Urban Decay in St. Louis, nd
4. Sumner 1939ers, nd.
5. National Convention of the Women's Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Program, 1938
6. St. Louis Urban League, Black Unit Federation, History and Purpose, 1938
7. Victory Art and Reading Club, 1942
8. Bishop Charles Henry Phillips, General Information, 1942-1951
9. Service Men's Center, 1943
10. Lane Tabernacle Church, 21st General Conference of the CME Church, Program, 1946
11. Frederick Douglass Memorial Club, 1947
12. The Golden Rule Club, 1954
13. Missouri State Association of Colored Women, 55th Annual Convention, 1955
14. Lane Tabernacle CME Church, 58th Anniversary Publication, 1956
15. Housing Projects Material, 1956-1981
16. Annie Malone Children's Home, 69th May Day Celebration, 1957
17. Central Association of Colored Women, 16th Biennial Convention, 1957
18. How St. Louis Broke the Race Barrier, 1957
19. St. Louis Business and Professional Bureau, Monthly Journal, March, 1959
20. Frontiers of America, 1960-1962
21. St. Louis NAACP Fall Concert and Tea, 1961
22. Annie Malone Children's Home, 75th Diamond Jubilee, 1963
23. Personal Correspondence, 1963-1978
24. Pruitt-Igoe District Community Corporation, 1964, nd.
25. Open Door to Low Rent Public Housing, 1965
26. National Poro Association, 19th Annual Convention Program, 1966
27. St. Louis Civic Alliance For Housing, 1969
28. Bishop James Augustine Healy, 1971
29. Black Catholics in St. Louis, 1972-1981, nd.
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30. Homer G. Phillips Auxiliary, 1973-1980
31. Carr-Square Tenant Management Corporation, 1974-1980
32. Clinton-Peabody Tenant Management Corporation, 1974-1980
33. "Elleardsville: A Cradle of Black Culture," St. James AME Church, May 1975
34. Cote Brilliant Presbyterian Church History, 1977
35. Tenant Affairs Board, 1978-1981
36. Visitation Parish History, 1978
37. Photographs, 144.1-144.23
Removed and placed in corresponding collection:
1. "Trailblazers Among Black St. Louisans" by the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority -
Negroes in St. Louis, sl 36.
2. Guide to St. Louis by the St. Louis Pan Hellenic Society - Negroes in St.
Louis, sl 35.
3. Annual Journals of the St. Louis Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc.,
1956-1958 - St. Louis Association of Colored Women's Clubs, sl 218.
INDEX
Afro-American Churches, f. 10, 14, 28, 29, 34, 36
Afro-Americans, f. 1-37
Afro-Americans--Housing, f. 2, 3, 5, 15, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 35
Afro-Americans--Religion, f. 8, 10, 14, 28, 29, 34, 36
Afro-Americans--Societies and Clubs, f. 55 75 95 115 13, 175 20
Annie Malone Children's Home,, f. 16, 22
Black Catholics in St. Louis, f. 8, 28, 29
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, f. 5
Carr-Square, f. 31
Central Association of Colored Women, f. 17, 37
Clinton-Peabody f. 32
Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church, f. 34
Elleardsville, f. 33
Frederick Douglass Memorial Club, f. 11
Frontiers of America,, f. 20, 37
Golden Rule Club, f. 12
Healy, Bishop James Augustine, f. 28
Homer G. Phillips Hospital, f. 30, 37
Housing, f. 2, 3, 6, 15, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 35
James, Ivan C., f. 1-37
Lane Tabernacle Church, f. 10, 14
Malone, Annie F. 1
Missouri State Association of Colored Women, f. 13, 37
NAACP, f. 21
Phillips, Bishop Charles Henry, f. 8
Poro College, f. 1, 37
Pruitt-Igoe, f. 24
St. James A.M.E. Church,, f. 33
St. Louis Business and Professional Bureau, f. 19
St. Louis Civic Alliance for Housing, f. 27
Smith, Annabelle, f. 37
Sumner High School, f. 4
Urban League of St. Louis, f. 6
The Ville,, f. 33
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