Index
Please Note
Subjects or Names are followed in this index by a number referring to a printed page in the Directory of African American Collections. These are not all references to collections which can be found at the Urban Archives but to collections at institutions within the Greater Philadelphia area. At the end of this file are links to the Directory files containing these printed pages. You must check these Directory pages to locate the institutional collection referred to in this indexANP see: Associated Negro Press (ANP)
A Fast Pace Forward: Chronicles of American Podiatry 88
Adger, Robert 58
African American Engine Company 11, 47
African American Geneology Group 53
African American Museum in Philadelphia 1
African American Synods of the Presbyterian Church 75
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. Historical Society. 12
African Sunday School Association see: New York Colored Mission
Afro-American 83-84
Agricultural and Mechanics Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 58
Alexander, Archibald Rev. 76
Alexander, Rae Pace see: Minter, Rae Pace Alexander
Alexander, Raymond Pace 103
Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell 103
Alexander, Virginia Margaret 103
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. see: Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences.
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine see: Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences.
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University see: Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences.
Allen, Ferdinand Marcellus 22-23
Allen, John 7
Allen, Richard 80
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 83
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 83
American Baptist Churches 18
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society 19
American Baptist Historical Society. Archives Center 18
American Baptist Home Mission Society 19
American Catholic Tribune 71
American Medical Women's Association 14
American Negro Historical Society 58
American Philosophical Society 20
American Podiatric Medical Association 89
American Women's Hospital Service 14
Amsterdam News 83-84
Anderson, Bent 4
Anderson, Elizabeth Mossell 103
Anderson, Gwendolyn 7
Anderson, John C. 96
Anderson, Marian 3, 65, 108
Anderson, Matthew, Rev. 31
Applegate, Howard 25
Archives and Records Center. University of Pennsylvania 102-103
Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences 16-17
Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences 14
Archives of the Richard Allen Museum see: Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armstrong, Emma Dean 59
Armstrong, Samuel Chapman 59
Armstrong, William G. 57
Armstrong Association 99
Art and Artists 2, 41, 70, 78-79, 83, 86
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Dorsey, William H
- Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba
- Johnson, Anderson
- Jones, Anna Russell
- Nkurumeh, Barthosa
Associated Negro Press (ANP) 83
Association for the Care of Colored Orphans 48, 55
Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons 49, 55
Atlanta Daily World 83-84
Atwater Kent Museum 21
Austen K. De Blois Library 43
Azikiwe, Nnamdi 65
BNM see: Board of National Mission (BNM)
Bailey, Charles 16
Bailey, Pearl 9
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies 22
Baltimore Afro-American 23
Baltimore Society for the Protection of Free People of Color 49
Banneker, Benjamin 58, 91
Banneker Institute 58
Baptist Religion 18-19
Barber, Jesse Belmont 76
Barbour, J. Pius 43
Barnett, Claude A. 83
Barnett, Etta Moten 83
Baron, Bill 2
Bascom, Edgar 60
Bascom, Josephine Davis 60
Bascom, Warley 30, 60
Bascom, Warley, Jr. 60
Bascom, William 60
Baseball see: Baseball and Baseball Players
Baseball and Baseball Players 11, 53, 58
- (see individual name/topic for specific page number(s))
- Bell, D. Sargent
- Bolden, Edward
- Cash, William
- Drew, John
- Harris, Frank
- Harrisburg Giants
- Hilldale Team
- Negro Baseball League
- Philadelphia Pythians
- Philadephia Stars
- Thompson, Robert
- Thompson, Lloyd
Beatty, Helen see: Helen Beatty Fund
Beauticians 2
Beauty Culture Leagues 2
Beauty Pageants 2
Beauty Parlor 8
Beckett, Walter C. 99
Beehive School for Colored Children 49
Bell, D. Sargent 11
Bellson, Louis 9
Benezet House Association 49
Benezet Joint Stock Association of Philadelphia 58
Benjamin Lundy Philanthropic Society 58
Berean Institute 31
Berry, Ernest 5
Bethany Mission for Colored People 55
Bethlehem Baptist Church 24
Bethune-Cookman College 83
Bethune, Mary McLeod 83-84
(The) Black Coalition 94
Black Dispatch 83
Black Power Rally 2
Black Women Physicians Project 14-15
Blake, Eubie 25
Blues (music) 10
Board of Home Mission (PCUSA) 76
(The) Board of Missions for Freedman (PCUSA) 75-76
Board of Missions to the Freedman 75
Board of National Missions (BNM) 75
Bolden, Edward 11
Bond, Norman 35
Bontemps, A. 26
Booker T. Washington Institute 83
Boston Pops 6
Bowen, Uvelia S. Adkin 87
Bowser, Charles W. 27
Bowser Family 23
Boxers see: Boxing and Boxers
Boxing see: Boxing and Boxers
Boxing and Boxers 2, 10-11
- (see individual name for specific page number)
- Solomon, Sam
Braitman, Art 2
Brown, Bertha 4
Brown, David Paul 58
Brown, Jaycee 15
Brown, Joan Myers 10
Brown, John 20
Brown, William Wells 91
Bullock, Doris 5
Bullock, Leon 5
Burton, Myrna 24
Businesses 2, 8, 24, 30, 60, 99
- (see individual name/topic for specific page number(s))
- Beauty Parlor
- Catering
- Fashion Industry
- Funeral Home
- Grocery Store
- Printing Shop
- Upholstery and Interior Decorating
- Warley Bascom Sons
Butler, Charles H. 35
California Eagle 84
Call of Commerce 86
Car Designer 3
Carson, Robert R. 26
Carter, Benny 65
Cash, William 11
Catering 24
Catholic Colored Clinic 66-67
Center for African-American History and Culture. Temple University 82
Center for the History of Foot Care and Foot Wear. Temple University 88
Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. University of Pennsylvania 104
Chaflin University 8
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. Temple University 90
Cheltenham Township Library System. LaMott Free Library see: LaMott Free Library. Cheltenham Township Library System
Chemist 8
Chester County Archives 33
Chester County Historical Society 34
Chestnut Hill 36
Chestnut Hill College 72
Chestnut Hill Historical Society 36
Chestnutt, Charles 91
Cheyney, George 38
Cheyney State College see: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney State Teacher's College see: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania see: Leslie Pinckney Hill Library. Cheyney University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Leslie Pinckney Hill Library see: Leslie Pinckney Hill Library. Cheyney University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Leslie Pinckney Hill Library. University Archives see: Leslie Pinckney Hill Library. Cheyney University
Chicago Defender 83-84
Chicago Tribune 87
Chin, May Edward 15
Christian Recorder 59, 81, 87
Christiansburg Industrial Institute 50
Churches 2, 18, 23-24, 27, 29, 58, 72, 80
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Bethlehem Baptist Church
- First African Presbyterian Church
- Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church
- Pine Street Church
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church
- Second African Presbyterian Church
- Tindley Temple Methodist Church
- Varick Memorial Temple Church
City Lights 2
Civil Rights 2, 4, 8, 11, 25, 74
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- Black Power Rally
- Civil Rights Leaders
- Girard College
- March on City Hall
- March on Washington
- Philadelphia Black Panthers
- Selma to Montgomery March
Civil War Library and Museum 42
Clark, Nate 2
Clayton, Constance 65
Classical (music) 7, 10
Clyde C. Pelzer Funeral Home 8
Cogdill, Stephen 62
Coleman, Joseph E. 2, 8
College of West Africa 23
(The) Colored Harvest 71
(The) Colored Harvest/The Josephite Harvest 71
Colored People's Union League Association 58
Colored Regiment 28
Colored Troops see: United States Colored Troops
Colvard, Alberta 2
Committee for Education of Freedman (Old School) 75
Committee of Missions for Freedman (PCUSA) 75
Composers 5, 25, 47
- ( see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Blake, Eubie
- Handy, William C.
- Johnson, Frank
- Johnson, James P.
- Overstreet, W. Benton
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- DePreist, James
Council on Church and Race 74
Crozer Theological Seminary 43
Cultural, Social and Statistical Association of the Colored People of Philadelphia 58
Dallas, Constance H. 57
Daniels, Arthur 3
Daniels, Edith 3
Daughters of Africa 58
Dawson, Charles C. 4
Deal, Alphonzo 96
Delaware 33
Delaware County Athletic Association 11
Dentists 8
Department of Negro Work 75
DePreist, Ethel 3
DePreist, James 3
Detroit Plain Dealer 87
Detroit Public Library 85
Dickens, Helen O. 15
Division of Church and Race 74
Division of Church Strategy and Development 74
Division of Work for Colored People 76
Dixie Hummingbirds 7
Donovan, Thomas 72
Dorsey, William H. 41, 58
Douglass, Frederick 20, 58, 91
Drew, John 11
Dubois, Silvia 91
DeBois, W.E.B. 91
Dunbar, Elizabeth 59
Dunham, Katherine 65
Durham Elementary School 94
Dutrieville, Albert E. 24
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary see: Austen K. DeBlois Library
Easton Area Public Library 45
Education 2, 5-6, 8, 11, 30-31, 49-52, 54, 56, 59, 63, 65, 72, 75-76, 83, 86-88, 95, 98-99
- (see individual topic for specific page numbers(s))
- Principals
- Schools
- Teachers
Edwards, John E. 26
Einstein, Albert 65
Eldridge, Elleaor 91
Ella Reid Public Library 24
Engine 11 47
Entertainers see: Performers
Episcopal Religion 12, 80-81
Evangelical Society of Philadelphia 76
Fair, Ronald L. 26
Fairfield Presbytery 76
Family Events 1
Fant, George 24
Fashion Industry 2
Fattah, Chaka 94
Fauset, Arthur Huff 107
Fauset, Jessie Redmon 107
Feinstone, Sol 20
Ferebee, Dorothy Boulding 15
Fernandez, Lois 68
Films 6
Fireman's Hall Museum 46
First African Presbyterian Church 58, 76-77
Francis, James Herman 47
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 37
Franklin, Jack 1-2
Fraternities 2
Frazier, Monte 5
Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital see Mercy Douglass Hospital
(The) Freedmen's Friend 50
Freedmen's Hospital Nurses Alumni Club of Philadelphia 105
(The) Freeman 84
Freeman, Charles 77
Friends' Association in Aid of Freedmen 50
Friends' Association of Philadelphia and It's Vicinity for the Relief of Colored Freedmen 50, 55
Friends' Freedmen's Association see: Friends' Association of Philadelphia and It's Vicinity for the Relief of Colored Freedmen
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 48
From Hucklebuck to Hip Hop Dance Project 68
Fuller, William D. 97
Funeral Home 8, 99
Gamble, Vanessa 15
Gardiner, Edward Carey 57
Gardiner, Leon 58
Gardner, John 77
Garrison, William Lloyd 20
Gaston, John M. 76
Gates, Joanna 7
Georgia, Atlanta 6, 66
Germantown 36
Germantown Historical Society 53
Germantown Symphony Orchestra 7
Gibbs, Jonathan C. 77
Girard College 2
Girl's High see: Philadelpia High School for Girls
Gloucester, John 77
Going North: Tales of the Great Migration 21
Goldborough, Edmund 6
Golden Star Lodge #4 5
Good Samaritans 5
Gospel (music) 7,10
Greater Philadelphia Movement 94
Gregg, Neptune Newton Rev. 76
Grocery Store 8
Hahnemann Hospital see: Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Hahnemann University see: Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Hahnemann University. Archives and Special Collections. see: Archives and Special Collections. Hahnemann University. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Hammock, Edgar 6
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute 59
Handy, William C. 25
Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc. 25
Harlem Renaissance 91
Harmon Foundation 83
Harper, Francis 91
Harris, Frank 11
Harris, John T. 41
Harrisburg Giants 11
Haverford College 54
Hayre, Ruth Wright 2, 5-6
Helen Beatty Fund 98
Henderson, Marcellus 9
Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba 79
Hering, Constantine 16
Heritage House 7
High Street School 25
Hill, Reba Dickerson 41
Hilldale Team 11
Himes, Chester 91
Hinderas, Natalie 9
Hinkson, DeHaven 4
Hinton, Milt 9
Hiss-Chambers Case 25
Historical Research Center see Philadelphia Archdiocesan. Historical Research Center
Historical Society of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas see: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
Historical Society of Pennsylvania 57, 81
The History of the African American in Medicine 17
Hoffman, Jack 2
Holloway, Lisabeth M. 88
Holy Family Hospital 67
Holy Name College 72
Home for Destitute Colored Children see: Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys
Homeopathy 16
Hospitals 4, 10, 58, 67, 105
- ( see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
- Hahnemann Hospital
- Holy Family Hospital
- Medical College of Pennsylvania
- Mercy Douglass Hospital
- United States Army Hospital
- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Howard, Humbert 5
Hughes, Langston 63, 65, 91
Hull, Alma 3
Humphreys, Richard 49, 51
ICEOP see: International Council for Equality of Opportunity Principles (ICEOP)
Indianapolis Freeman 87
Indianapolis Recorder 84
Industry Support Unit, Inc. 95
Institute for Colored Youth see: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
International Council for Equility of Opportunity Principles (ICEOP) 95
Inventors 46
Jackson, Andrew 20
Jazz (music) 10-11, 25
Jeans, Mary 52
Jenkins, Leroy 8
Jenks School 36
Johns, R.B. 77
Johnson, Anderson 79
Johnson, Frank 47
Johnson, James P. 25
Johnson, W.T. M. 35
Joint Organization of the Association for Equalizing Industrial Opportunities 26
Jones, Absalom 12
Jones, Anna Russell 2-3
Joseph Sturge Mission School 49
The Josephite 71
The Journal 71
Journal of the National Medical Association 17
Journal of Negro History 106
Journalist 23, 26, 83
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Barnett, Claude A.
- Rector, Justine J.
- Shelton, Bernice Dutrieuille
- Stemons, James Samuel
Kasoff, Bonnie 4
Kayser, Ann 24 Kentucky 24
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 43
Kirkland, Lydia 8
Knox, Columbus 5
LaMott Free Library. Cheltenham Township Library System 32
Langston Hughes Memorial Library. Lincoln University 25, 63
LaSalle College 72
League of Civic and Political Reform 26
Lebanon Cemetary 58
Lee, John W. 77
Leider, R. Allen 2
Leslie Pinckney Hill Library. Cheyney University 38-41, 49, 51
(The) Liberator 84
Library Company of Philadelphia 61
Library of Congress 85
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division 85
Likoff, William 16
Lincoln University see: Langston Hughes Memorial Library. Lincoln University
Lincoln University. Langston Hughes Memorial Library see: Langston Hughes Memorial Library. Lincoln University
Locust Street Mission Association 49
Logan, Floyd L. 95
Longstreth, Mary Anna 59
Louisiana, New Orleans 84
Lukens Steel Company 35
Lynching 85
Malcolm X 65
March on City Hall 2
March on Washington 2
Marshall, Thurgood 65
Marx Room see: Easton Area Public Library
Maryland 33, 49-50
McAllister, John A. 26
McCabe, Charles 6
McCoy, A.B. 76
McGlinn, Frank 6
McKnight, Lucille 8
Medical College of Pennsylvania see: Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Medical Mission Sisters 66-67
Medical Missionary Magazine 66
Medicine 4-5, 8, 10, 14-17, 66-67, 84, 86, 104-105
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- American Medical Women's Association
- American Women's Hospital Service
- Black Women Physicians Project
- Catholic Colored Clinic
- Dentists
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital
- (The) History of the African American in Medicine
- Hospitals
- Homeopathy
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Mercy Douglass Hospital
- MSE Pulse
- National Dental Association
- National Medical Association
- Nursing
- Oral History Project on Women in Medicine
- Paracelsus
- Physicians
- Schools
Mercy Douglass Hospital 10, 58, 105
Mercy Douglass Hospital School of Nursing 105
Mercy Hospital see: Mercy Douglass Hospital
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association 105
Methodist Religion 80-81
Migrant Workers 6
Migration 21-22, 97
Miles, Ruby 36
Military 1, 6, 8, 26, 42
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- Colored Regiment
- 761st tank Battalion
- Soldiers
- United States Colored Troops
Minter, Rae Pace Alexander 103
Minton, Russell 10
Mission Work Among the Negroes and Indians 71
Missionaries 19, 22-23
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Allen, Fredinand Marcellus
Mitchell, Louis 8
Mitchell, Sudor Q. 77
Montgomery, Alabama 72
Montgomery March see: Selma to Montgomery March
Moore, Cecil B. 96
Moore, William D. 30
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center 85
Morais, Herbert 17
Mosley, John W. 2
Mossell, Elizabeth see: Anderson, Elizabeth Mossell
Mossell, Sadie Tanner see: Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 58-59, 80-81
Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church 27
MOVE see: Philadelphia Special Investigation (MOVE) Commission
MSE Pulse 17
Music 2-3, 5-7, 10-11, 25, 47, 65, 72
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- Blues
- Boston Pops
- Classical
- Composers
- Conductors
- Germantown Symphony Orchestra
- Gospel
- Jazz
- Musicals
- Opera
- Organists
- Pianists
- Pop
- Singers
- Soul
- Violinist
NAACP see: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
NACWE see: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 2, 35, 85, 96, 100-101
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC) 85
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs 23
National Association Notes 85
National Beauty Culturists' League 2
National Council of Churches of Christ 75
National Dental Association 8
National Medical Association 84
The National Notes 85
National Negro Council 101
National Podiatric Association Journal 89
National Youth Administration 100
Negro Baseball League 11, 53
Negro Fund 72
The Negro History Bulletin 84
Negro Migrant Study 97
Negro Public Library see: Ella Reid Public Library
New Jersey 25, 30, 54
Newspapers, 23, 26, 37, 71, 73, 83-84, 86-87
- Afro-American
- American Catholic Tribune
- Amsterdam News
- Atlantic Daily World
- Baltimore Afro-American
- Black Dispatch
- California Eagle
- Chicago Defender
- Chicago Tribune
- Detroit Plain Dealer
- Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
- The Freeman
- Houston Informer
- Indianapolis Freeman
- Indianapolis Recorder
- The Journal
- Kansas City Call
- Kansas City Plain Dealer
- The Liberator
- New York Age
- People's Advocate
- Philadelphia Tribune
- Philadelphia Courant
- Pilot
- Pittsburgh Courier
- Savannah Tribune
- Southern Workman
- Voice of the Negro
New York Age 83
New York Association of Friends for the Relief of Those Held in Slavery and the Improvement of Free People of Color 50
New York Colored Mission 56
New York Manumission Society 51
New York State Colonization Society 83
Nile Swim Club 9
Nix, Robert N.C., Jr. 10
Nix, Robert N.C., Sr. 10
Nkrumah, Kwame 65
Nkurumeh, Barthosa 78
Norfolk Journal and Guide 83
North Philadelphia Corporation 100
Nursing, 104-105
O'Daniel, Therman B. 64
ODUNDE American Festival 68
ODUNDE, Inc. 68
OIC see: Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC)
OICA see: Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OICA)
Opera 2, 5, 10
Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) 2, 97
Opportunities Industrialization Centers International (OICI) 97
Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OICA) 2, 97
Oral Histories 14, 21
Oral History Project on Women in Medicine 14
Organists 7
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Spence, Herbert
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- African American Genealogy Group
- African Sunday School Association
- Agricultural and Mechanics Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
- American Baptist Home Mission Society
- American Negro Historical Society
- American Philosophical Society
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- Association for the Care of Colored Orphans
- Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons
- Baltimore Society for the Protection of Free People of Color
- Banneker Institute
- Benezet House Association
- Benezet Joint Stock Association of Philadelphia
- Benjamin Ludy Philanthropic Society
- Bethany Mission for Colored People
- Board of Home Mission (PCUSA)
- Board of Missions for Freedmen (PCUSA)
- (The) Board of Missions to the Freedman
- Board of National Missions (BNM)
- Citizens Republican Club of Philadelphia of the Soap Box Minstrels
- Colored People's Union League Association
- Committee for Education of Freedmen (Old School)
- Committee of Missions for Freedmen (PCUSA)
- Council on Church and Race
- Cultural, Social and Statistical Association of the Colored People of Philadelphia
- Daughters of Africa
- Delaware County Athletic Association
- Division of Church and Race
- Division of Church Strategly and Development
- Division of Work for Colored People
- Educational Equality League
- Evangelical Society of Philadelphia
- Fairfield Presbytery
- Friends' Association in Aid of Freedmen
- Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity for the Relief of Colored Freedmen
- Friends' Freedmen's Association
- Golden Star Lodge # 4
- Harmon Foundation
- Heritage House
- Home for Destitute Colored Children
- Industrial Support Unit
- International Council for Equality of Opportunity Principles (ICEOP)
- Joint Organization of the Association for Equalizing Industrial Opportunities
- League of Civic and Political Reform
- Locust Street Mission Association
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Association of Colored Women's Club, Inc. (NACWC)
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
- National Council of Churches of Christ
- New York Association of Friends for the Relief of Those Held in Slavery and...
- New York Colored Mission
- New York Manumission Society
- New York State Colonization Society
- North Philadelphia Corporation
- Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC)
- Opportunities Industrialization Centers of American (OICA)
- Pennsylvania Abolition Society
- Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League
- Pennsylvania State Negro Council
- Philadelphia Cotillion Society
- Philadelphia Housing Association
- Philadelphia Library Company
- Society for the Free Instruction of Black People
- Society of Friends
- Student Welfare Council
- Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys
- Traveler's Aid Society
- Twigs Mothers' Club
- United Negro College Fund
- Urban League of Philadelphia
- Viri Viginti Club
- Wharton Centre
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
- Yorktown Community Organization
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
- Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Our Neighbor Civic Association 4
Overbrook High School 94
Overstreet, W. Benton 25
Overton, Kermit 77
Painters 4-5, 41
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Dawson, Charles C.
- Frazier, Monte
- Harris, John T.
- Hill, Reba Dickerson
- Howard, Humbert
- Knox, Columbus
- Tanner, Henry O.
Patterson, Henry C. 25
PCUSA (Presbyterian Church United States of American) see: Board of Home Mission (PCUSA) and Board of Missions for Freedman (PCUSA) and Committee of Missions for Freedman (PCUSA)
Pelzer, Clyde C. 8
Penn State Abington 70
Pennsylvania Abolition Society 57
Pennsylvania, Cheyney 48, 51-52
Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League 58
Pennsylvania State Negro Council 100-101
People's Advocate 87
Performers 9-10, 65, 83
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Bailey, Pearl
- Mills, Maude Frisby
- Philadanco
- Tyson, Cicely
Philadanco 10
Philadelphia Archdiocese 71
Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. 71
Philadelphia Black Panthers 4
Philadelphia Cotillion Society 7
Philadelphia Courant 26
Philadelphia Fire Department 46
Philadelphia High School for Girls 23
Philadelphia Housing Association 97
Philadelphia Library Company 58
Philadelphia Phillies 96
Philadelphia Pythians 58
Philadelphia Special Investigation (MOVE) Commission 98
Philadelphia Stars 11
Philadelphia Tribune 23, 73, 84, 87
Philadelpia Tribune. Library see: Philadelphia Tribune
Photographers 2, 9
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Baron, Bill
- Braitman, Art
- Clark, Nate
- Franklin, Jack
- Hinton, Milt
- Hoffman, Jack
- Leider, R. Allen
- Mosley, John W.
- Studios, Arsene
- Trace, P. K.
- Van DerZee, James
- Van Vechten, Carl
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Bailey, Charles
- Bradford, Thomas
- Brown, Jaycee
- Chin, May Edward
- Dickens, Helen O
- Ferebee, Dorothy Boulding
- Gamble, Vanessa
- Hering, Constantine
- Hinkson, DeHaven
- Likoff, william
- Temple, Ruth Janette
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Hinderas, Natalie
- Spence, Herbert
Pine Street Church 76
Pittsburgh Courier 83-84
Plantation see: Slave Plantation 6
Plays 6
Podiatry 88
Political Leaders 1-2, 8-10, 65, 94-95
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Anderson, John C.
- Coleman, Joseph E.
- Marshall, Thurgood
- Nix, Robert, N.C. Sr.
- Warren, Earl
Poor People's Campaign 2
Pop (music) 10
Powell Jubilee Singers 27
Powers, Elizabeth 30
Presbyterian Church (USA) 74
Presbyterian Church (USA). Department of History see: Presbyterian Church (USA)
Principals 6, 30
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Hayre, Ruth Wright
- Moore, William D.
Progressive National Baptist Convention 8
Purvis, Robert 58
Race Riots 85
Radford, Sherman 89
Ramsey, Leroy L. 26
Randlemazn, Irene 2
Reading Public Museum 78
Rector, Justine J. 27
Religion 12, 18-19, 23, 43, 58, 65, 74-77, 80, 83, 86
- (see individual topic for specific page number(s))
- American Baptist Churches
- Baptist
- Churches
- Episcopal
- Methodist
- Presbytrian
- Religious Leaders
- (see individual name for specific page number(s))
- Allen, Richard
- Barbour, J. Pius
- Jones, Absalom
- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
- Malcolm X
- Sullivan, Leon
Richard Humphreys Foundation 51
Riley, Robert 28
Rites of Passage 1
Robeson, Paul 6, 10
Rustin, Bayard 35
St. Joseph's Colored Catechetical College 72
St. Joseph's High School 72
St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church 29
St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic School 72
St. Theresa of Avila 72
St. Thomas Church see: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. Historical Society
Savannah Tribune 84
Schofield, Martha 51
Schofield Normal and Industrial School 51
Schomberg Library 45
School for Black People 56
School of Nursing. University of Pennsylvania see: Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. University of Pennsylvania
School of Podiatric Medicine. see: Center for the History of Foot Care and Foot wear. Temple University
Schools 2, 7-8, 14-17, 22-23, 25, 31, 36, 49-51, 54, 56, 58-59, 72, 83, 86, 102
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- Allegheny University of the Health Sciences...
- Beehive School for Colored Children
- Berean Institute
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- Chaflin University
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- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Christiansburg Industrial Institute
- College of West Africa
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- Temple University
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- University of Pennsylvania
- Vaux Consolidated School
- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
- Zoar Sabbath School
Selma March see: Selma to Montgomery March
Selma to Montgomery March 2
Send Us a Lady Physician 15
Serjeant, Ethel Bascom 60
761st Tank Battalion 6
Servants 28
Shapiro, Harry 11
Shapiro Yette 11
Shelter for Colored Children see: Association for the Care of Colored Orphans
Shelter for Colored Girls see: Association for the Care of Colored Orphans
Shelter for Colored Orphans see: Association for the Care of Colored Orphans
Shelter for Girls see: Association for the Care of Colored Orphans
Shelton, Bernice Dutrieuille 23
Shoemaker Junior High School 94
Singers 3, 7, 27, 65
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- Anderson, Marian
- Dixie Hummingbirds
- Powell Jubilee Singers
Slavery see: Slaves and Slavery
Slaves see: Slaves and Slavery
Slaves and Slavery 20, 33, 50-51, 62, 91
Smith, Venture 91
Social Clubs 2
Society for the Free Instruction of Black People 52
Society of Friends 54
Sojourner Truth 91
Soldiers 1, 42
Solomon, Sam 10-11
Soul (music) 10
South Carolina 51, 60, 62, 76
Southern Home 72
Southern Workman 84
Southwest Belmont Branch see: Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Special Collections Department. University of Pennsylvania 107
Spence, Herbert 7
Sport Clubs 2
Sports 10-11, 96
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- Baseball and Baseball players
- Boxing and Boxers
- Harrisburg Giants
- Hilldale Team
- Negro Baseball League
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Philadelphia Stars
Stemons, James Samuel 26
Still, William 91
Stokes, Willie 35
Student Welfare Council 98
Studios, Arsene 9
Sullivan, Leon 95, 97-98
Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys 52
Sutton, Joyce T. 35
Swarthmore College see: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Tanner, Henry O. 41
Teachers 2, 5-7, 24, 30
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- Hayre, Ruth, Wright
- Kayser, Ann
- Moore, William D.
- Rector, Justine J.
- Spence, Herbert
Temple University 7, 82, 86, 88, 91, 93, 100
Temple University Weekly 86
Temple University. Center for African-American History and Culture. see: Center for African-American History and Culture. Temple University
Temple University. School of Podiatric Medicine. Center for the History of Foot Care and Foot Wear see: Center for the History of Foot Care and Foot Wear. Temple University
Temple University. Temple University Libraries. Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. see: Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection. Temple University
Temple University. Temple University Libraries. Urban Archives see: Urban Archives. Temple University
Temple University's Special Recruitment and Admissions Program 7
Tennessee 26
Theather 6
Thomas, Robert 28
Thompson, Lloyd 11
Tindley Temple Methodist Church 23
Trace, P. K. 2
Traveler's Aid Society 97
Tucker, Ira 7
Turpin, Waters Edward 30
Tuskegee Institute 83, 85
Twigs Mothers' Club 29
Tyson, Cicely 65
Underground Railroad 91
United Negro College Fund 25
United Political Action Committee of Chester County 34
United States Army Hospital 4
United States Colored Troops 26, 28
University of Pennsylvania 94, 102, 104, 106-107
University of Pennsylvania. Archives and Records Center see: Archives and Records Center.
University of Pennsylvania. School of Nusing. Center for the Study of the History of Nursing see: Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania Library. Special Collection Department. see: Special Collections Department. University of Pennsylvania Library.
University of Pennsylvania Library. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. see: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. University of Pennsylvania
Upholstery and Interior Decorating 30
Urban Archives. Temple University 93
Urban League 94, 99
Valiants 47
Van DerZee, James 54
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. University of Pennsylvania 106
Van Vechten, Carl 54
Vance, Gertrude 6
Varick Memorial Temple Church 29
Vaudeville 9
Vaux Consolidated School 58
Violinist 6
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- McCabe, Charles
Viri Viginti Club 29
Voice of the Negro 84
Wade, Delores 5
Walker, Emma Dean 59
Wallpaper Designer 3
War Relocation Authority 25
Warley Bascom Sons 60
Warren, Earl 65
Washington, Booker T. 91
Washington, Margaret Murray 85
Washington, DC 85
Washington Bee 87
Water Tower Recreation Center 36
Waters, Edward T. 26
Waters, Sheldon 77
Wears, Isaiah C. 58
Wharton Centre 100
What the Westminster Standards Have Done for the Negro Race 76
Wheatley, Phyllis 91
White, Jacob C., Jr. 58
White, Jacob S., Sr. 58
Whittier Center for the Study and Practical Solution of the Negro City Problems 72
Williams, Alcott 59
Williams, George Washington 91
Wilson, Joseph 91
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania see: Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences.
Women's Air Corps (WAC) 2
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom 23
World War II 1-3, 6
Wright, Dorothy 5
Wright, Robert L. 35, 91
Writers 26, 30, 63, 65, 91, 107
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- Bontemps, A.
- Edwards, John E.
- Fair, Ronald L.
- Fauset, Arthur Huff
- Hughes, Langston
- Ramsey, Leroy L.
- Turpin, Waters Edward
- Waters, Edward T.
Yorktown Community Organization 100
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 72, 100
YWCA see: Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) 23, 101
Young Women's Christian Association. Southwest Belmont Branch see: Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Zamsky, David 2, 4
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 3
Zoar Sabbath School 58
Zollars, Harry W. 30


