In honor of African American History Month, I wanted to share some of the unique manuscript collections in the OHS Archives that tell the stories of African American Ohioans. They are available to researchers in the Archives/Library reading room at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ohio Branch Records
Call Number MSS 13
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George Myers Papers
Call Number MSS 70
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Ellen Walker Craig, mayor of Urbancrest, Ohio, 1975.
Ellen Walker Craig Papers
Call Number MSS 694 AV
Henry and Willa Adams Papers
Call Number MSS 1297 AV
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Nimrod Booker Allen Papers
Call Number MSS 594
E.E. Ward Moving and Storage Company Records
Call Number MSS 402
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Columbus Urban League Records
Call Number MSS 146
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Columbus Area Civil Rights Council
Call Number MSS 785
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Portrait of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Josephine Watkins Lehman, ca. 1890-1900.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers
Call Number MIC 25 (MSS 114 and MSS 659)
William Sanders Scarborough Papers
Call Number MSS 371
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Ohio Baptist General Association Records
Call Number MSS 407
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Young Men’s Christian Association, Columbus, Ohio, East Side Branch
Call Number MSS 401
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This is by no means an exhaustive list. Researchers are encouraged to search the Ohio Memory digital library and the Online Collection Catalog for more materials. Try a subject keyword search for “African Americans.”
L. Wood, Curator for Visual Resources and History Services Unit Manager
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