TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
I. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
II. Sermons
III. Baptist Ministers
IV. Correspondence and Foreign Tour Files
V. Organizations and Programs
VI. Obituary and Funeral Attendance Registers
VII. Press
VIII. Miscellaneous
IX. Texas Southern University Annuals
X. Awards
XI. Photographs
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Rev. Lee Haywood Simpson:
An Inventory of His Records at the Houston Metropolitan
Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Creator |
Simpson, Rev. Lee
Haywood |
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Title: |
Rev. Lee Haywood Simpson
Papers
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Dates: |
1921-1976 |
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Identification: |
MSS 0239 |
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Extent |
9.3 linear feet: 12
document boxes, 1 flat box, 3 additional document boxes & 1 rs box
containing miscellaneous material. |
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Language |
Materials are in
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Repository |
Houston Metropolitan Research Center,
Houston Public Library |
Rev. Lee Haywood Simpson, known as Rev. L.H. Simpson, was born in
Calvert, Texas on July 20, 1884. In 1925 he was elected as the pastor of
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, located in the Fifth Ward section of Houston.
When he began as pastor there were six members, but within fifteen years there
were over three thousand members.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church received much of the media's attention
while under the direction of Rev. Simpson, and there was rarely any negative
press. Rev. Simpson was not only active in the many facets of Pleasant Hill,
but he was also very involved with other organizations in the community. He was
chosen to head the Colored Baptist Minister's Association in 1939. He was
reelected consistently over a thirty year period. The N.A.A.C.P. elected him as
the director of their local chapter. Rev L.H. Simpson was also associated with
many other organizations and institutions. Politics was another arena in which
Rev. L.H. Simpson took part. He ran for a seat on city council in 1946,
although he was not elected, the fact that he received positive press
concerning his attempt during such a racially aware time in such a racially
aware city was an accomplishment within itself. The mayor of Houston at that
time, Mayor Hofheinz, officially declared the day in which Rev. L.H. Simpson
married Ms. Julie Josey as Josey-Simpson Merger Day.
When Rev. L.H. Simpson was laid to rest in 1967, he was mourned by
over one thousand people from all over the nation.
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This collection is compiled of papers concerning the many, varied
activities of Rev. L.H. Simpson. The history and activities of the Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church make up a large portion of this collection. The other areas
cover Rev. L.H. Simpson's involvement in different groups, such as the
Gibralter Benevolent Association, N.A.A.C.P., the Houston Housing Reclamation
Commission, and the National Baptist Convention of America. This material
covers a fifty year span from the 1920s through the 1970s.
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Arrangement |
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This collection is divided into ten subgroups. The first subgroup is
information on Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The second subgroup contains Rev.
L.H. Simpson's sermons, some are complete, some are fragments, and there are
also some notes. The third subgroup consists of the Baptist Ministers'
Association information. The fourth and fifth subgroups deal with
correspondence and different organizations. The sixth subgroup concerns Rev.
L.H. Simpson's death and funeral. The seventh through tenth subgroups involve
clippings, miscellaneous items, Texas Southern University Annuals, and some
awards Rev. L.H. Simpson received. |
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Use Restrictions
None
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Subjects |
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African American
men--Texas--Houston |
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African
Americans--Texas--Houston |
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African American
churches--Texas--Houston |
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African American clergy--Texas--Houston |
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Organizations |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church (Houston, Tex.) |
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Other names |
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Simpson, Lee
Haywood |
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Rev. Lee Haywood Simpson Papers. Houston Metropolitan Research Center,
Houston Public Library
Donated by Julie Simpson on August 3, 1983
Processed by Nikeesha Burrell, February 9, 1996
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I. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church |
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The History of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
1920s-1930s |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
1940s |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
1950s |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
1960s and
1970s |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
undated |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Mission Society `Minutes',
1938-1939 |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Mission Society `Minutes',
1939-1941 |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Architecture Material,
1939-1940 |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Real Estate Records
1943, 1949, 1966, undated |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Financial Records,
1930-1958 |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Miscellaneous Financial
Records,
1933-1959 |
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Miscellaneous Financial
Records
1960-1968, some
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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Miscellaneous Church
Bulletins,
1932-1973 |
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II. Sermons |
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Address to Pullman Porters
(1940s?) |
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Complete Sermons,
1929-1961 |
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Complete Sermons,
undated |
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Complete Sermons,
undated |
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Complete Sermons,
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Complete Sermons,
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Complete Sermons,
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Sermon Fragments
1938, 1937, 1941, 1957 |
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Sermon Fragments,
undated |
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Notes Collection |
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Roberts' Sermons |
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III. Baptist Ministers |
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Houston Colored Baptists Ministers' Association
1939, 1940-1942,
1953, 1956, 1958-1963,
1965, 1967-1968,
1971-1972 |
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Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas
1935, 1940, 1955, 1960, 1967 |
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General Central (Baptist) District Association of Texas
1941, 1959-1960,
1962-1964,
1966 |
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National Baptist Convention of America
1939-1941,
1952, 1955, 1961-1964 |
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Journal, National Baptist Convention of America,
1958 |
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Journal, National Baptist Convention of America,
1962 |
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Program, Annual Session of the Sunday School and Baptist
Training Union Congress,
1961-1962 |
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IV. Correspondence and Foreign Tour Files |
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Correspondence
1929, 1937, 1941, 1943-1947,
1949 |
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Correspondence
1950, 1952-1959 |
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Foreign Tour: Correspondence,
1954-1955 |
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Foreign Tour: Miscellaneous,
1955 |
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Correspondence,
1960-1962 |
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Correspondence,
1963-1968 |
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Correspondence,
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V. Organizations and Programs |
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Ownership Transfer, Colored Orphans Home (New Waverly,
TX.)
1927 |
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Annual Report, Houston Community Chest,
1930 |
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Gibralter Benevolent Association,
1936, 1955 |
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Program, Booker T. Washington High School Graduation,
1943 |
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Annual Report, National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.),
1943 |
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Program, Watchtower's Annual Roundup and Outing,
1944 |
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Program, Conroe Normal and Industrial College,
1945, 1950 |
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Financial Records, Houston Training School for Negro
Blind,
1946 |
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N.A.A.C.P.
1951-1952,
1956, 1958-1959,
1963-1964,
1969, some undated |
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Minutes, Northside Business and Professional, Political,
Labor, and Civic League,
1953-1956 |
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Minutes, Houston Housing Reclamation Commission,
1954 |
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Retirement Home New Waverly, TX.,
1958-1964 |
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Program, Independent District Association of Texas
Meeting,
1961 |
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Mary Allen College,
1960, 1962-1963 |
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Program, 4th Annual Town and Rural Ministries
Conference, Prairie View A&M College,
1963 |
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The Prairie View Standard,
1964 |
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Program, Ross Mortuary 27th Anniversary Service,
1965 |
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"Profile of the Houston Negro
Community with Special Tribute to Barbara Jordan" by The Harris County
Council of Organizations,
1967 |
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Working Draft, The Clever Leader, by Julie
Simpson |
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Book, The Clever Leader, and related
documents |
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Election of Rev. L.H.
Simpson 1946 |
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Miscellaneous,
1951, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1961-1967,
1970, 1976, some undated |
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VI. Obituary and Funeral Attendance Registers |
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Obituary |
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Funeral Roster |
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Funeral Roster |
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Funeral Roster |
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Funeral Roster |
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Funeral Roster |
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VII. Press |
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Various Clippings, dated and arranged |
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Press,
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Miscellaneous |
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VIII. Miscellaneous |
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Pamphlets |
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Essays |
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Miscellaneous |
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IX. Texas Southern University Annuals |
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Texas Southern University Annual, The Tiger,
1957 |
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Texas Southern University Annual, The Tiger,
1958 |
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X. Awards |
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First Forty Congratulations Certificate |
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Proclamation of Josey-Simpson Merger Day,
1954 |
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Greater 5th Ward Citizens League Board Member's
Certificate,
1952-1953 |
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Great Thinker Plaque |
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Distinguished Service Award Plaque,
1964 |
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Outstanding Political Development Plaque,
1951 |
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Conroe Normal and Industrial College, Honorary D.D.
Degree,
1937 |
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Councilman At Large Flyer,
1946
(2 copies) |
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Erma Hughes Business College, Honorary Science of
Business Degree,
1950 |
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Membership Certificate to The United Supreme Council, 32
degrees of Freemasonry,
1951 |
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N.A.A.C.P. Lifetime Membership Certificate,
1952 |
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Union Baptist Theological Seminary, Doctor of Laws
Degree,
1960 |
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Top Award and 78th Birthday Plaque,
1962 |
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Proclamation of Rev. L.H. Simpson Day,
1964 |
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