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Henry Adams, Jr. letter to father, February 5, 1952
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his father, Henry Adams, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this three-page letter written on decorative notepaper, Junior writes about his army experiences, and says that he feels like Jackie Robinson, a test case for integrated units in the military. The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
Interview with Willie Adams - OH 692
No full textThis interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Lt. Willie Adams for his History of Emmett Scott High School project. Emmett Scott was the segregated school for African Americans in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was named for Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. Emmett Scott High School was opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 with the integration of the Rock Hill School District. Lt. Adams was a student at Emmett Scott High School during integration process. He attended nineth and tenth grade at Emmett Scott High School, then eleventh and twelfth grade at Rock Hill High School. Lt. Adams was involved in the school walkouts that occurred in 1971 and 1972 as protest to preserve some of Emmett Scott High School legacy. This group of students identified themselves as Rattlercats to honor both the Emmett Scott High School Rattlers and the Rock Hill High School Bearcats. Lt. Adams discusses his experience with Emmett Scott and Rock Hill High during integration and after. He details the difficulties he and his classmates experienced during the transition and with adjusting to the new high school.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/1580/thumbnail.jp
Kathy Adams and Scott Moore
No full textKathy Adams (CSU, Fresno) and Scott Moore (CSU, Fresno) posing at the Western State Communication Association Albuquerque convention
Henry Adams, Jr. letter to family, December 1951
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his family back home, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this one-page letter written on pink paper, he describes the reaction of his fellow servicemen to his presence on post He feels the other soldiers do not appreciate having a skilled African American among them, as all the others are either manual laborers or cooks, while he is a watch repairman. He is still awaiting his assignment within the company. The letter is undated but the envelope is post-marked December 9, 1951.
The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
My Dearest Friend
No full textFor chorus mixed voices, a cappella. Text is by Abigail Adams, music by Scott Wilkinson. Includes score and sketches.Digitized with funding from the Center for Regional Studies
0744: Scott-Adams Family Genealogy, 1974
No full textThis collection consists of two binders of family group sheets and pedigree charts of Scott-Adams family, including Mackley/Magli, Ostertag, Kimberly and Phillips families, dating 1516-1974. Locations include England; Switzerland; Germany; Amelia, Lunenberg, Bedford, and Henrico counties in Virginia.; and Pike, Lawrence and Scioto counties in Ohio
Soul Brother bulletin
No full textThis bulletin written by Reverend A. L. Reed expresses regret that the recipient could not attend a recent protest that took place on September 17th but encourages him to attend in the future. It also outlines additional steps that African Americans in Toledo, Ohio, were taking to protest their lack of civil rights, including an upcoming rally and a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. at Toledo's Scott High School.
This item comes from the Henry and Willa Adams Papers. Henry and Willa Adams moved to Toledo in 1942, from Florida and Georgia. Henry Adams was a shoemaker, a self-taught podiatrist, a real estate broker and a landlord; his wife, Willa, was a well-known caterer who worked for Toledo’s society matrons and prepared food for holiday parties and church events
Charles H. Adams letter to Anna Pemberton, April 18, 1904
No full textShort note from a librarian, archivist, historian or records administrator Charles H. Adams, stationed at the Adams Building in Boston, Massachusetts, in response to an inquiry from Ms. Anna Pemberton -- working on a "Life" (or biography) of Benjamin Lundy -- as to whether the collection contains correspondence between Lundy and John Quincy Adams. Charles Adams responds to Pemberton, informing her that an investigation has been undertaken, and, 33 letters are available for her research between Lundy and John Quincy Adams. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Representative Brock Adams with son Scott Adams greeting a Native American man in full ceremonial dress while campaigning, approximately 1966
No full textHandwritten on verso: Brock Adams campaigning with son Scott 1960s
PH Coll 622.25Native Americans; Politics and civic activism
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