TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series 1: Academic and Scholarly Endeavors
Series 2: Foreign Service and Relations
Series 3: Houston Metropolitan CME Church
Series 4: Harris County Grand Jury
Series 5: Civic and National Leadership
Series 6: Personal Records
Series 7: Sound Recordings & Sermons
Series 8: Photographs
Series 9: Oversize Items
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J. Reuben Sheeler Collection:
An Inventory of his Records at the Houston Metropolitan
Research Center, Houston Public Library
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| Creator | Sheeler, John Reuben |
| Title | J. Reuben Sheeler Collection |
| Inclusive Dates | 1944 to 1986 |
| Bulk Dates | 1950 to 1970 |
| Identification | MSS 268 |
| Extent | 15 document boxes : 12 lin. ft. |
| Language | Materials are
in English. |
| Repository | Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public
Library |
John Reuben Sheeler was born in Riceville, Tennessee on March 23, 1911. His early education was completed in the region schools in Riceville and Cleveland, Tennessee. His undergraduate work was completed at Knoxville College also in Tennessee. He then majored in History and Political Science at Fisk University in 1941 where he where he earned his Master’s degree. In 1954 Dr. Sheeler was the first African American to earn a Doctorate degree at the University of West Virginia.
Following his studies and throughout his life Dr. Sheeler was first and foremost an educator. This he practiced in many different capacities. He taught in schools and universities throughout the United States, eventually settling in Houston to teach at Texas Southern University and University of Houston. In the community he served as pastor at the Houston Metropolitan CME Church and the St. Paul CME Church. As a foreign ambassador, he served the City of Houston by acting as the Honorable Consul between Texas and the Haitian government from 1959 to 1979. He also served as a delegate to other countries as well through his appointment as Cultural Specialist for the U.S. State Department. During his service there, his travels took him to 14 nations including Scandinavia and the Near East sharing information about U.S. history in general and about the circumstances of African Americans in the United States throughout history.
He taught at all levels of education in the schools. Even after years of having been recognized as a Distinguished Professor of History at Texas State University, Dr. Sheeler still found time to deliver addresses at the elementary and middle school levels. Dr. Sheeler pioneered the development of early programs and policies for Afrocentric education. He assisted other faculty heads at universities in establishing and evaluating their program’s objectives and curriculum. Dr. Sheeler also informed both scholars and the public of the discrepancies and inaccuracies in textbooks and other media that misrepresented the majority of African Americans.
Acting as head of the Department of History and Geography at TSU, Dr. Sheeler assessed the abilities of students based on character and merit, recognizing that individuals possessing desirable qualities may have not had the opportunities of their wealthier counterparts. His presence at Texas State University provided temperance during the turbulent years of the 1950s through the 1970s. He served as a role model for students as he endeavored toward peaceful change through the exchange of information.
Over the course of his studies Dr. Sheeler published many definitive works reflecting his scholarly interests; early American leaders – both Black and White, Houston demographics, the contributions of African Americans to U.S. heritage. Overall he published 28 works: chiefly scholarly articles, book reviews and books. He received the Bancroft Award for his research in 1944.
In the church acting as pastor, Dr. Sheeler educated and informed his congregations as he would his students to the conditions of the world and their place in it. He vehemently opposed separation and isolation of races, ethnicities and social classes, yet he was known as the soft-spoken gentleman and humanitarian with a kindly sense of humor.
Dr. Sheeler’s presence as a civic leader was pervasive. His contributions have been a part of such organizations as the Business and Professional Men’s Club of Houston where he served as Board Member, the South Central Branch of the YMCA where he was Acting Chairman of the Public Forum and later on the Board of Management. In 1972 Dr. Sheeler was awarded the W.E.B. Dubois Award on behalf of the Houston N.A.A.C.P. On the national level Dr. Sheeler was first a Member of the Executive Board, then later a Member of the Editorial Board for the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In 1960 Dr. Sheeler became the Vice-President of the Association.
Dr. Sheeler exhibited an unwavering love for United States history. He was patriotic and held great respect for U.S. leaders; particularly for the 11th president, Abraham Lincoln. His mission to inform others was a priority with his personal needs as secondary. In order to fill his initial teaching position at TSU, he was required to be separated from his wife Winifred for four years. Winifred Sheeler later joined Dr. Sheeler in Houston, where they resided for the rest of their lives. When Winifred Sheeler died in 1971, Dr. Sheeler continued his research, teaching and service in the community. He later married Marie Owens with whom he adopted a daughter; Ms. Eleanor Smith.
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The J. Reuben Sheeler Collection contains documents, sound recordings, and photographs from 1944 to 1986. The published and unpublished written works of Dr. Sheeler make up the bulk of the collection. There are also a large number of photographs of Dr. Sheeler’s early career. Dr. Sheeler’s meticulous sermon notes were also retained as part of the collection.
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Arrangement
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| The J. Reuben Sheeler collections is comprised of nine series. The first six series are organized by subject and the last three series by format or size. Each of the subject categories emphasizes a different area of Dr. Sheeler’s life (academics and scholarly work, church, community and civic leadership, foreign service and personal life). Frequently the series are subdivided to reflect various aspects of the series or different document typed contained within each series.
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| | Series 1: Academic and Scholarly Endeavors |
| | Series 2: Foreign Service and Relations |
| | Series 3: Houston Metropolitan CME Church |
| | Series 4: Harris County Grand Jury |
| | Series 5: Civic and National Leadership
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| | Series 6: Personal Records |
| | Series 7: Sound Recordings & Sermons |
| | Series 8: Photographs |
| | Series 9: Oversize Items |
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Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the J. Reuben Sheeler Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
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| Subjects |
| | African Americans – Civil rights -- History |
| | African Americans – History -- United States |
| | Churches – Houston (Tex.) |
| | Civic leaders – Houston (Tex.) |
| | College teachers – United States |
| | Community leadership |
| | Diplomatic and consular service |
| | Diplomats – United States |
| | History – Study and teaching – United States |
| | Pastors |
| | United States – Foreign relations |
| Organizations |
| | Association for the Study of Negro Life and History |
| | Association for the Study of Negro Life and History |
| | Business and Professional Men’s Club – Houston (Tex.) |
| | Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church – Houston (Tex.) |
| | Houston Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church – Houston (Tex.) |
| | Texas Southern University |
| | United States. Department of State |
| | Young Men’s Christian Association |
| Places |
| | Denmark |
| | Houston (Tex.) – History – 20th century |
| | Pakistan |
| | Sweden |
| | United States -- History |
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J. Reuben Sheeler Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston
Public Library.
Donated by: Ms. Eleanor D. Smith (step-daughter of Dr. J. Reuben Sheeler), April 1985.
Processed by Tammy Jordan. Completed July 27, 2006.
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Series 1: Academic and Scholarly Endeavors
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| | | Subseries 1.1: Published and Unpublished Works |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | | Footnotes: for Chapter 1. Unidentified manuscript |
| | | | Paper: Sermon to Slaves |
| | | | Notes: (handwritten): Creativity and the Black Mind |
| | | | Paper: Nazi Germany. Incl. notes |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Chapter V. Incl. footnotes |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Subjugation, Brutality and Fear. Incl. footnotes and margin notes |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 2 | | | Manuscript (typed): Exploration as slaves throughout Virginia.
Pages 40-48
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| | | | Outline: Chapter Two of unnamed document |
| | | | Outlines: Three outlines. Chapter One of unnamed document |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Conclusion section of unnamed document. “The story
of the Negro in western Virginia...”3 pages
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Unnamed document. “Any interpretation of the Black
experience in America must take into consideration the effects of racism...” 1 page.
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| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 3 | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter VII, Political Ascendancy of the Negro |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Compensatory Education. Regarding compensatory education of freshman students with academic deficiencies |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Compensatory Education. Regarding compensatory education of freshman students with academic deficiencies |
| | | | Paper: Problems of Houston in the 80s. n.d. |
| | | | List: Published book reviews by Dr. Sheeler |
| | | | Paper: History Professor Reveals Startling Facts About Negroes. n.d |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter Seven. Freedom of the Negro: An Era of Paradoxes, 1877-1901 |
| | | | Manuscript: Untitled manuscript for book |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 4 | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter Six. The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter Five. The Years of Mounting Crisis, 1830-1860 |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 5 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Chapter Seven. Freedom of the Negro: An Era of Paradoxes, 1877-1901 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Preface and Chapter One. Origins in Africa |
| | | | Manuscript: Black Churches and Lodges in West Virginia in Their Infancy (1865-1900). Sheeler |
| | | | Outline: The Black Church: The rise of the Christian Church |
| | | | Manuscript: The Niagra Movement: Address to the Country. No auth. |
| | | | Excerpt: Chapter in book, Assuring Freedom. Chapter title, Which Way America? Sheeler |
| | | | Document: Democracy through School Administration. no auth. n.d. |
| | | | Document: Education, Our Salvation for War and for Peace. J. Reuben Sheeler. n.d. |
| | | | Article: The Struggle of the Negro for Integration Into the Political and Cultural Pattern of Ohio Before 1860. John Reuben Sheeler. n.d. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 6 | | | Articles: authored by J.Reuben Sheeler in The Negro History Bulletin:
George Washington Trenholm, October 1945. Servitude and Slavery of
Virginia in Seventeenth Century, April 1947. Andrew Johnson Anti- Slavery Spokesman, April 1946. Why I Am a Proud American, February
1958. Hinton Rowan Helper, March 1946. The Nabrit Family, n.d.
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| 7 | | | Manuscript (typed): Which Way America? |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): pp.20 through pp. 28. Regarding price of child slaves |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): pp. 29 through 32. African American troops in the Civil War |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): pp. 9 through 20. History 1815-1820 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter IV. Freedom on the Move |
| | | | Excerpt (typed): Footnotes. Chapter VII |
| | | | Excerpt (typed): Footnotes. Chapter V |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 8 | | | Booklet: Den Amerikanske Neger. J. Reuben Sheeler (signed) United
States Information Service
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| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Who Will Free Us Now? |
| | | | Manuscript (handwritten): Who Will Free Us Now? |
| | | | Excerpt (typed) : regarding slavery in Virginia with Footnotes |
| | | | Excerpt (typed): Footnotes for Chapter VI |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter VI. Stress and Storm |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): pp. 11 through 19. Regarding slavery in Virginia |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Negro Voices in Song |
| | | | Paper: Booker T. Washington, Social and Political Advisor |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 1 | | | Paper: Dominance, a Social Philosophy of Early Virginia |
| | | | Paper: Songs of the South, 1861-1865. J. Reuben Sheeler. West Virginia
State College
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter VII. The Negro Loses Ground in Pre-World War I Society. n.d. |
| | | | Booklet: Negeren, i USA. John Reuben Sheeler |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter Four. The Negro in the Revolution and American Independence Movement, 1770-1820 |
| | | | Paper: Fear in colonial life and the subjugation of negros |
| | | | Paper: From Servitude to Slavery, The Negro Comes to Virginia |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 2 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Black Experience and the American Mind |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Status of Negroes in a Southern Port City in the Progressive Era, 1896-1920 |
| | | | Paper: Africa’s Political, Economic and Social Problems and U.S. Policy |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Black Americans on the Frontier |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Extra Legal Controls |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Negro Cowboys |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 3 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Chapter III, From Servitude to Slavery, 1650-1776 (longer version) |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): II From Africa to America: 1492-1650
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| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 4 | | | Documents: related to the writing of an article on Roscoe Dunjee. Letter,
article, handwritten notes. August 1973 |
| | | | Paper: From the Burden of Sorrow to a Great Society |
| | | | Paper: Reconstruction |
| | | | Article: The Struggle of the Negro in Ohio for Freedom. The Journal of
Negro History. April 1946
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| | | | Article: The Struggle of the Negro for Integration Into the Political and
Cultural Pattern of Ohio Before 1860. West Virginia University Bulletin.
June 1951 |
| | | | Pamphlet: Writing the Record of the Negro into the American Culture.
Texas Southern University
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| | | | Book Review: The Children of the South. from Journal of Southern
History. May 1967
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Writing the Record of the Negro Into American
Culture
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Civil Rights for Negroes Then and Now |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 5 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Political Ascendancy of the Negro |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter VIII, Seed of Advancement |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 6 | | | Article: The Negro on the Virginia Frontier. The Journal of Negro History. October 1958 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Black Churches and Lodges in West Virginia in
in [sic] Their Infancy (1865-1900) |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): On Writing the Record |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): The Negro Soldier in the Struggle for Freedom |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter Seven. Freedom of the Negro, an Era
of Paradoxes, 1877-1901
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): 1789-1860 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): A Study of the Treatment of Negroes in Textbooks |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 7 | | | Manuscript (typed): The Saga of Coe Ridge |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): The Negro in Western Virginia During the Decade of Controversy, 1850-1860 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): The Spirit of Freedom in Western Virginia After 1800 |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter 1. From Servitude to Slavery, The Negro
Comes to Virginia
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Dr. Sheeler’s early work on the Fourth Ward |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 8 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Emancipation to Civil Rights |
| | | | Paper: Reading. Projections. Labor. Recreation. Religion |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter III. To the West With Slavery and Independence. Incl. footnotes |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Chapter IV. Freedom on the Move |
| | | | Paper: Black Americans in Houston |
| | | | Paper: Roscoe Dunjee, 1883-1965 |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 9 | | | Paper: Education of Black Americans in Houston |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): From Freedom to Civil Rights, Phase IV |
| | | | Paper: Inequality and slavery in America |
| | | | Paper: America in the 20th century looking back |
| | | | Paper: The Revolutionary spirit... |
| | | | Paper: Reshaping the University: A Plea for Relevancy |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 10 | | | Paper: Watchmen on the Wall |
| | | | Article: Houston’s Fourth Ward |
| | | | Paper: Who Will Free Us Now? Poverty and the Black Family. With notes |
| | | | Paper: Expanding Horizons in the Social Sciences |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): African Americans and Virginia. With footnotes |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): Booker T. Washington |
| | | | Record: Class Grade Book. History. Fall 1974-Spring 1975 |
| | | | Paper: regarding Charles Harris Wesley, 1891. |
| | | | Paper: regarding James Walker Hood, 1831-1918. Incl. references |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 11 | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): Chapter V |
| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): pp. 12 through 20. Gholson’s
Police Bills
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| | | | Manuscript (typed with corrections): pp. 21 through pp.27. Slave drives |
| | | | Manuscript (typed): pp. 49 through pp. 61. Slaves as clearing land for
settlement and fighting native Americans
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| | | Subseries 1.2: Texas Southern University, Teaching and Advising |
| Box | Folder |
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| | | | Assignment: [The] Reaction to Blacks By Some Houstonians Under Thirty Years of Age, 1973 |
| | | | Course Outline: The Negro American: A History of the Negro In the United States |
| | | | Examination: History 1950. Hour Examination, Winter 1979 |
| | | | Class Notes: The Free Negro In America, History 447 Afro-American History, Texas Southern University |
| | | | Test: Afro-American History |
| | | | Notes: The United Nations in a World of Tensions, an “introductory lecture to workshop on world affairs,” J. Reuben Sheeler, “Director of
Workshop,” Texas Southern University, July 18, 1955
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| | | | Student advising: Correspondence, evaluations, recommendations, assistance |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 2 | | | Student papers, 1961-1979 |
| 3 | | | Report: Regarding student paper authored by student, Mr. Ural Ware.
June 17, 1972
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| | | | Letter: from G. M. Sawyer, President, Texas Southern University. Regarding Dr. Sheeler’s promotion to Distinguished Professor of History. July 1, 1971 |
| | | | Syllabi: History courses |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 4 | | | Syllabi: History courses |
| 5 | | | Syllabi: History courses. Includes lecture notes
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| 6 | | | Grade Book: History 633. 1976 |
| | | | Record: Class Grade Book. History. Fall 1974-Spring 1975
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| | | Subseries 1.3: Texas Southern University, Administrative
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| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 7 | | | Letters: to Dr. H. Hadley Hartshorn, Dean. College of Arts and Sciences.
Texas Southern University. April 11, 1957 |
| | | | Requests: Regarding travel expenses, Equipment expenses Department of History and Geography, Texas Southern University,
April 11, 1957 |
| | | | Document: Task Force on Teaching Evaluation and Development,
March 7, 1980 |
| | | | By-Laws: Constitution and By-Laws of Faculty Assembly and Faculty
Council
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| | | | Tentative Program: Institute on Africa in World Affairs, University Auditorium, Texas Southern University. July 18, 1957 |
| | | | Budget/Program Proposal: Institute on Africa in World Affairs, Texas
Southern University
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| | | | Document: Texas Southern University, Personnel Office. Fair Labor Standards Act, Amendments of 1966. January 4, 1967 |
| | | | Letter: of appreciation for hosting foreign faculty member |
| | | | Documents: Related to recruitment and recommendations for faculty positions at Texas Southern University. 1956-1967
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| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 8 | | | Letter: Regarding changes to History Department |
| | | | Document: Program description, African American Studies Program. Texas State University. |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 9 | | | Identification Card: Texas Southern University |
| | | | Proposal: The Houston Regional Black Archives Project |
| | | | List: Texas Southern University Salary Scale. 1969-1970 |
| | | | Budget: Department of History and Geology. Texas Southern University.
1969-1970 |
| | | Subseries 1.4: Teaching and Administration, Other |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 10 | | | Class Grading Book: History 1969 Sam Houston State College |
| 11 | | | Correspondence |
| | | | Document: Notice of Appointment. West Virginia State College. June 1, 1950
Syllabi
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| | | | Examination Book: University of Houston |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: Dr. Sheeler Serves as Afro Consultant. n.d. |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: Stritch Has Noted Author Head Afro-American Culture Workshop. Milwaukee Journal. June 1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 12 | | | Document: Evaluation and assessment of the Afro-American studies department of the University of Minnesota. |
| | | | Documents: related to Black Archives Project in the Houston Area with
progress report
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| | | | Program: Commencement. Texas College. Tyler, Texas. May 18, 1981 |
| | | | Excerpt: from the Calendar of Negro History. The dedication of the third Carter G. Woodson High School in Texas. Dr. Sheeler photographed |
| | | Subseries 1.5: Other Academic, Research Materials
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| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 1 | | | Receipt: Handwritten. February 1843. Regarding sale of 12-year old boy
slave (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file
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| | | | Emancipation note: Handwritten. Release of William Edwards from slavery, 1849 (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file |
| | | | Receipt: Handwritten. Taylor County, Sept. 11, 1854. Regarding the sale
of a slave man named Bordeleiu (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file
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| | | | Pamphlet: National Independent: Colored Political Union, n.d. “Address to the Colored Voters” |
| | | | Certification of Freedom: Fredricksburg, Virginia. “Henry Hollinger a
dark mulatto aged about thirty one years, five feet and 3 ½ inches high
(duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file
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| | | | Inquiry of Sale: Regarding a “kitchen wench.” Arnetteesville, Monongalia County, Virginia. July 11, 1855 (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file |
| | | | Certificate of Freedom/Receipt: for Lemon Holmes. Kanawha County. 1834 (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file |
| | | | Receipt: Regarding a “girl” sold. Stationary of “Auditor’s Office, Richmond” (duplicate for viewing) Original in donor file
Duplicated copy of the Emanicipation Proclamation. January 1, 1863
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| | | | Program: “United Nations Day Program and World Problems Seminar” October 25, 1953 |
| | | | Curriculum Vitae: Personal Data, Reuben Sheeler |
| | | | Booklet: Frederick Douglass, John Brown and West Virginia
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| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 2 | | | Autobiography (handwritten), William McFarland, 1926 |
| | | | Editorial: A Negro Mother Tells Why She Is For Segregation, Galena Park Reporter, Galena Park, Texas, February 3, 1956 |
| | | | Article: The Free Negro In Fort Bend County, Texas. The Journal of
Negro History, Vol. 33, No. 1. January 1948 |
| | | | Article: The Free Negro in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas. The
Journal of Negro History, Vol. 35, No. 2. April 1950
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| | | | Documents: Conference on National Resources, 1955-1956 |
| | | | Document: Forerunners of the School. No auth. n.d. |
| | | | Autobiographical statement: Authored by William H. Davis. First
instructor of Booker T. Washington. April 1938.Photograph separated
and placed in Portraits photographs folder
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| | | | Agenda/Lecture: Special Training Institute on Problems of School Segregation. University of St. Thomas. Houston, Texas. April 29, 1967
Including lecture on Socio-Economic Factors and Their Relation to the Segregation-Desegregation Process. J. L. Brown. April 22, 1967 |
| | | | Document: Teaching Desegregated History |
| | | | Document: A Tentative Restatement of Goals for Texas Southern University. ca. 1970 |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 3 | | | Yearbook: The Report for 1944. The Laboratory High School of Alabama
State Teachers College. Montgomery, Alabama
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| | | | Brochures: National Resources Conference. Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Houston, Texas. 1955-1956 |
| | | | Flyer: Three Men That Must Go. Texas Southern University |
| | | | Document: Appendix A, Black Code |
| | | | Document: John Reuben Sheeler, Distinguished Professor of History |
| | | | Bibliography: The Negro in the United States as the collective topic. Compiled by The New York Public Library, 1965 |
| | | Subseries 1.6: Academic Awards |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 4 | | | Doctorate degree: John Reuben Sheeler. West Virginia University.
May 31, 1954
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| | | | Accolade: Sigma Ro Sigma appointment, Texas Southern University |
| | | | Announcement: W.E.B Dubois Award Recipient. Dr. Sheeler 1972 recipient |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 5 | | | Teaching Certificate: State of Tennessee, Department of Education.
August 16, 1934
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| | | | Certificate of Completion: Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
National Resources conference. 1955-1956
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| | | Subseries 1.7: Speeches and Presentations |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 6 | | | Program: Fidelity Manor High School, Negro History Week,
February 17, 1956
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| | | | Program: Houston City Association of Womens’ Club. Lecturer Dr. J. Reuben Sheeler |
| | | | Program: Black Heritage Week, Langston University. Address, Dr.
J. Reuben Sheeler, February 12, 1976
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| | | | Speech: Writing the Record Of the Negro Into the American Culture
by J. Reuben Sheeler, June 13, 1954
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| | | | Tentative Program: Institute on Africa in World Affairs, University Auditorium, Texas Southern University. July 18, 1957 |
| | | | Program: Black History Program. Crispus Attucks Junior High School. Houston, Texas. February 11, 1975 |
| | | | Program: Negro History Week, Texas Southern University. February
16, 1956 |
| | | | Program: The Fourteenth Annual Negro History Week, in Los Angeles. Dr. Sheeler featured. February 11-18, 1962 |
| | | | Speech: notes. Founders Day, TSU |
| | | | Speech: From Emancipation to Enfranchisement. From Freedom to Civil Rights. Phase IV. Delivered to the Annual Banquet of the Southeast Texas
Conference, CME Church. Houston, Texas. July 25, 1973
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| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 7 | | | Program: Convocation. Jarvis Christian College. Hawkins, Texas. Dr. Sheeler featured guest speaker. December 12, 1978 |
| | | | Newspaper clippings: Lecture announcements. Informer. November 14, 1961, November 18, 1961 |
| | | | Newspaper clippings: announcements of Dr. Sheeler’s lectures |
| | | | Speech: The Black Experience and American Independence
Reactions from the Dark.. Delivered at Rice University, June
1976 |
| | | | Speech: Commencement address, Port Gibson High School. May 24, 1976 |
| | | | Speech: to Southern Historical Association. Washington, D. C. November
1969
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| | | | News Release: Mankato State University. Mankato Minnesota. Sheeler
Says Americans Must Study the Negro to Understand Him[self] sic.
January 23, 1969 |
| | | | Speech: given by J. Reuben Sheeler at faculty banquet, W. Virginia State College. May 12, 1953 |
| | | Subseries 1.8: Notes |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 8 | | | Notes (handwritten) |
| | | | Economic relationships...; For curfew laws see....; Booker T. Washington |
| | | | The Road to War |
| | | | The Soviet Union |
| | | | American Race Relations |
| | | | Conditions by 1830 |
| | | | Formation of West Virginia |
| | | | Civil War |
| | | | Personalities |
| | | | Beck Center |
| Box | Folder |
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| | | | Notes (handwritten) |
| | | | Montgomery Boycott |
| | | | Copon Springs |
| | | | Black Colleges |
| | | | Substandard pay |
| | | | Silver Threads Among the Gold |
| | | | Roscoe Dunjee |
| | | | Violence |
| | | | Biracial society; American life and history; Nationalism |
| | | | The treatment of minorities in textbooks. |
| | | Subseries 1.9: Correspondence
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| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 10 | | | Letter: Fullbright Scholarship Committee: Faculty Committees listing, West Virginia State College, 1949-1950, correspondence |
| | | | Letters: to Dr. H. Hadley Hartshorn, Dean. College of Arts and Sciences.
Texas Southern University. April 11, 1957
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| | | | Letter: from Detroit Public Schools to Dr. Sheeler. Regarding The Struggle For Freedom and Rights |
| | | | Letter: from Len Perkins, Dean of Students. Purdue University |
| | | | Letter: to Dr. J. Reuben Sheeler from student, Gladys-Marie Fry. May 14, 1966 |
| | | | Letter: to Dr. J. Reuben Sheeler from student, George E. Cunningham.
June 21, 1974
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| | | | Letter: To Dr. Joel L. Colton, Director of the Division of Humanities,
Rockefeller Foundation. Regarding Cobb’s research on history of Black
graduate study. April 29, 1977 |
| | | | Letter: from John Reuben Sheeler to Dr. Harrison H. Ferrell, Dean
West Virginia State College. West Virginia State College. August 4, 1950
Letter: congratulatory letter on appointment as U.S. representative abroad
from F. P. Summers, West Virginia University. January 12, 1959
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| | | | Letter: Request for assistance with Black history project. American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Texas. Austin, Texas. March 21, 1974 |
| | | | Letter: thank you for lecture from Roy G. Lillard. Cleveland State Community College. June 1, 1979 |
| | | | Letter: Regarding Roscoe Dunjee presentation. April 26, 1977 |
| | | | Letter: from A. Neal Mangham, Jr. , Ph.D. Houston Metropolitan Archives and Research Center. Regarding request for consultation services. October 25, 1974 |
| | | | Letter: from Rayford W. Logan, Dictionary of American Negro Biography. Thank you letter to Dr. Sheeler for providing a biography of Roscoe Dunjee. December 11, 1973 |
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| 4 | 11 | | | Papers/correspondence: The Heartman Collection, Texas Southern University |
| | | | Editorial: Letter to the Editor, Great Historian [Dr. Reuben J. Sheeler] The Daily Cougar. October 5, 1977 |
| | | | Invitation: to participate in Humanities conference at Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee. March 8, 1979. |
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| 4 | 12 | | | Letter: Request for book titles. Oxford University Press. February 5, 1974 |
| | | | Letter: from L. H. Glover of Douglass High School, Huntington, West
Virginia. Regarding Mr. Sheeler’s research. February 23, 1953
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| | | | Letter: from Ernest E. Neal commending Dr. Sheeler’s paper. March
14, 1961
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| | | | Documents: Regarding publication of book, The Negro American: A History of The Negro in the United States. Co-authors, John R. Sheeler,
Lewis H. Fenderson, Richard W. Smith. Contract and letters. June-
December 1964
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| | | | Letter: from Lewis H. Fenderson regarding reviews of book coauthored
with Dr. Sheeler and Richard W. Smith. February 14, 1967 |
| | | | Letters: to faculty of Langston University, 1968; Virginia State College
1961
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| | | | Letter: from Jose Bustamante, United Farm Workers. Regarding
excusing absence of student protesting for UFW. n.d.
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| | | | Letters: of appreciation. Ivan Hinderaker, Chancellor. University of California, Riverside. October 25, 1968; Mrs. C.I. Shackles, Carter G.
Woodson Historical Society. Austin, Texas. January 27, 1960; Arthur L.
Huckaby, Principal. Booker T. Washington High School. Houston, Texas |
| | | | Letter: from the Department of State regarding recommendation for job
applicant. May 27, 1966
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Series 2: Foreign Service and Relations
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| | | Subseries 2.1: U. S. State Department |
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| 5 | 1 | | | Document: Congressional Briefing Book, Pakistan. Handwritten in red
“Confidential.” December 12, 1958
Grant Authorization: International Education Exchange Program. to
Karachi, Pakistan; Copenhagen. Denmark; Oslo, Norway and
Stockholm, Sweden. 1959
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| | | | Document: Introduction. Seminar in American Studies. United States Education Foundation in Denmark. |
| | | | Agenda: Seminar in American Studies. United States Education Foundation in Denmark. March 16, 1959 |
| | | | Application: Seminar in American Studies. March 14-16, 1959 |
| | | | Document: List of Participants. Seminar in American Studies |
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| 5 | 2 | | | Report: Lecture and Consultation Tour of Pakistan/Denmark/Norway/Sweden. January-April 1959
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| 3 | | | Report: Twenty Years of the U.N. J. Reuben Sheeler. n.d. |
| | | | Notes (handwritten): Montgomery boycott; History of schools
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| 5 | 4 | | | Letter: Patricia van Delden, Cultural Affairs Officer, United States Information Agency. April 2, 1959 |
| | | | Notes (handwritten): Dr. Sheeler’s personal notes on index cards. Incl. references |
| | | | Letter: Foreign Service of the United States of America. Welcome to Oslo.
March 9, 1959 |
| | | | Letter: from Frederick A. Colwell, Chief, American Specialists Branch.
July 2, 1959
|
| | | | Letter: Sheldon W. Cole, Special Assistant Bureau for Africa. Department
Agency for International Development. April 13, 1970 |
| | | | Correspondence: United States Information Agency. Regarding Dr.
Sheeler writing racial relations pamphlet. April 20, 1959; May 4, 1959;
June 17, 1959; August 24, 1959; November 20, 1959; November 30, 1959
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| | | | Card: (Typed) “Two Shall Be Born the Whole, Wide World Apart Yet
Read Life’s Meaning in Each Other’s Eyes...” on verso. On recto...
(handwritten) Province of Stockholm. Gov. Erik Alfred Westerlind.
4-3-59 had me and Mr. Odhe join him for coffee at Gustavsburg.
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| | | | Letter: from Registrar, University of Sind, West Pakistan. 1960 |
| | | | Letter: of congratulations on appointment to State Department. Howard E. Sims. January 13, 1959 |
| | | | Letter: of congratulations on appointment. Ford Hall. January 12, 1959 |
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| 5 | 5 | | | Newspaper Clipping: Dollaren er hverken hvit eller svart: Negrene har ful legal likestilling om ti År hevder negerprofessor pÅ BergensbesØk. Bergen Tidende. Bergen, Norway. March 17, 1959 |
| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Translation of newspaper article. The American Dollar is Neither White Nor Black. Begens Tidende. Bergen, Norway.
March 17, 1959
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| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Reisende i gjensidig forstaelse: Dr. John Reuben Sheeler. Adressedvisen.With translation. Trondheim, Norway. March 20, 1959 |
| | | | Program: Abraham Lincoln, Sesquicentannial. United States Information
Center. February 1959
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| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Vettiga lagar bereder väg för rashatets utrotning i USA. With translation. Stockholms-Tidningen. Stockholm, Sweden
April 2, 1959
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| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Lagar mot segregation gÖr SÖderns liberaler modigare. With translation. Svenski Dagbladgat. Stockholm, Sweden.
April 5, 1959
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| | | | Invitation: to lecture, The American Negro Today. Speaker Dr. John R.
Sheeler, Professor of History at Texas Southern University. The American
Library, Norrmalmstorg, 1V. April 7, 1959 |
| | | | Document: Questions raised during Dr. Sheeler’s lecture in Karachi,
Pakistan
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| | | | Newspaper clipping: Jag hammade igör kråll... With translation. Stockholms-Tidningen. April 2, 1959 |
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| 5 | 6 | | | Notes (typed): questions from audience during lectures in Dacca, Bangladesh and Karachi, Pakistan |
| | | | Program: United Nations Observance. Grambling College. October
26 – 27, 1961. Speaker, Dr. Sheeler
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| | | | Newspaper clippings: Lecture announcements. Informer. November 14, 1961,November 18, 1961 |
| | | | Newspaper clippings: Agitators Can’t Solve Problem. Dr. Sheeler interviewed. Houston Chronicle. October 9, 1959; Negro History Week. Dr. Sheeler Photographed. Houston Informer. February 19, 1957
Negro History Class Set. Galveston Daily News. February 13, 1969
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| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Lagar mot segregation gÖr SÖderns liberaler modigare. With translation. Svenski Dagbladgat. Stockholm, Sweden.
April 5, 1959
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| | | | Document: The Salzburg Circle. No. 4. 1959 |
| | | | Bibliography: The Negro In America. |
| | | | Newspaper Clipping: Vil laere mennasker at forstaa hverandre: Amerikansk negerprofessor paa rejse rundt i verden for at laere andre lande at forstaa Amerika. With translation. Berlingske Tidende.
Copenhagen, Denmark. September 3, 1959
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| | | | Document: USIS Speakers Bureau, Lecture Report. March 9, 1959
Newspaper Clipping: A Challenge and a Warning. Dawn. February
25, 1959
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| | | | Report: Racial Discrimination in the U.S.: American Professor Explains
Situation in Dacca. n.d. |
| | | | Notes: (Handwritten) Questions in Denmark asked John R. Sheeler
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| 5 | 7 | | | List: invitees to AA’s tea for Dr. John R. Sheeler. February 13, 1959
Booklet: Travel Memo, Department of State. January 26, 1959-April 28, 1959
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| | | | Notes: chronicle of ‘last spring in Norway....’ n.d.
Receipts: Pakistan Handicrafts, $22.00. Pakistan Cottage Industries, $28.00
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| | | | Aarhus, Denmark and Norway tour envelope: Hotel Coasters |
| | | | Brochures: Travel brochures from: Karachi, West Pakistan; Manchhar Lake, Pakistan; Thatta, Pakistan; Pakistan (general) |
| | | | Separated from scrapbook |
| | | | Itineraries: Dacca, Calcutta. January 31-February 11, 1959; Lahore, Pakistan. February 14, 1959; Copenhagen. March 6, 1959 |
| | | | Personal narrative: Activities and visit in East Pakistan. February 9, 1959 |
| | | | Newspaper clippings: Dr. Sheelers lectures outside of Houston, Texas – national and international |
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| 5 | 8 | | | Booklet: Puerto Rico and the U. S. Their Future Together. July 1954 |
| | | | Newsletters: Foreign Training Letter: Foreign Agricultural Contacts at Land-Grant Colleges. June 29, 1954; July 26, 1954; September 21, 1954; October 15, 1954; November 4, 1954; November 29, 1954; December 15,
1954; January 4, 1955; January 25, 1955; April 7, 1955; April 29, 1955;
March 7, 1955
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| | | | Newsletter: FPA Reporter. Foreign Policy Association. For Community
Leaders in World Affairs. April 1955; May 1955; June-July 1955; October 1954
|
| | | | Speech: Liston F. Hills, Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to World Affairs Council. February 15, 1974 |
| | | | Bibliography: Labor in U.S.A. |
| | | | List: Life Span of Presidents |
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| 5 | 9 | | | Notes: (Handwritten) names and Dr. Sheeler’s contact with them. |
| 10 | | | Speeches: Africa Week |
| 11 | | | Speeches: Africa Week |
| | | Subseries 2.2: Consular Corps. of Houston |
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| 5 | 12 | | | Letter: Republic of Haiti, Department of Foreign Affairs to J. Reuben Sheeler, Consul of Haiti. October 5, 1965 |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: Sheeler Serves As Haiti Consular. The TSU Herald |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: The Chronicle Salutes the Consular Corps. Houston Chronicle. November 5, 1967 |
| | | | Document: Liste Des Agents Consulaires De La Republique D’Haiti.
January 1977
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| 5 | 13 | | | Speech: Address to the Consular Corps.: Chamber of Commerce Annual Briefing. Willard E. Walbridge, Chairman. Houston Chamber of Commerce. October 1, 1976 |
| 14 | | | Letter: Invitation to Mayor Welchs’ home for Consular Corps reception.
December 16, 1965
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| | | | Invitation: The Consular Ball. Houston Oaks Hotel. Houston, Texas. November 18, 1977 |
| | | | Invitations: from other Consul Generals |
| | | | Invitation: Jim McConn Inaugural Ceremonies. January 3, 1978
Correspondence: to Dr. Sheeler acting as Consul General to Haiti. February 1959-May 1978
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| | | | Letter/Pamphlet: Savoy Hotel. Houston, Texas. 1973 |
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| 5 | 15 | | | Book: Hyppolite, M. P. (1954). A study of Haitian folklore. Port-Au- Prince, Haiti: Iprimerie de L’etat. |
| | | | Letter/Report: 1961 Annual Report. Port of Houston |
| | | | Print: depiction of future Allen’s Landing Park. Houston, Texas |
| | | | Photograph: President Kennedy’s Assasination and Memorial Site |
| | | | Document: Houston 2001: A Livable City? The Future of Education in Houston. ca. 1970s |
| | | | Booklet: Haiti, Much to know, much to see, much to do |
| | | | Pamphlet: Economic Statistics of the Houston Metropolitan Area. Houston National Bank. 1976 |
| | | | Booklet: Haiti: La Merveille des Antilles |
| | | | Booklet: Republique d’Haiti, La Revue des Affaires Etrangeres.
Presses Nationales D’Haiti
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Series 3: Houston Metropolitan CME Church
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| | | Separated from Series 3. The following items (up to Subseries 3.1) are now housed in Texas Room vertical files H-Churches-Christian Methodist. Please contact the Texas Room at 832-393-1659. |
| | | | Program: Annual Conference Programs of the 8th Episcopal Church for the Conference Year, 1966-1967 |
| | | | Program: The Holsey Temple Christian Methodist Church, 1968-1969
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| | | | Periodical: The Christian Index, July 26, 1973; June 7, 1973; December 4, 1969 |
| | | | Flyer: A History of Trinity United Methodist Church.
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| | | | Press Release: National Conference of Christians and Jews President Calls on UN Secretary General to Censure Syria for its Actions in Lebanon |
| | | Subseries 3.1: Office, Operations Records |
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| 6 | 1 | | | Letter: from V.Ray Davis, Counselor at Law. Regarding air conditioning repair bill unpaid by CME Church. December 22, 1975 |
| | | Subseries 3.2: Houston Metropolitan Ministries
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| 6 | 2 | | | Religious Education: Curriculum outline for Young Adults. n.d.
1980-1981 |
| | | | Report: Nominating Committee. Houston Metropolitan Ministries.
1980-1981
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| | | | Document: Award for Ecumenical Achievement. May 22, 1980. Listing
of recipient churches.
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| | | | Notes: Board of Social Concern |
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Subseries 3.3: Research Materials |
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| 6 | 3 | | | Outline: The Black Church: The rise of the Christian Church |
| | | | Press Release: National Conference of Christians and Jews President Calls on UN Secretary General to Censure Syria for its Actions in Lebanon |
| | | Subseries 3.4: Sermons |
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| 6 | 4 | | | Sermon notes |
| | | | Booklets (3): Bible Study books—Seven Laws of Achievement, The Value of Friendship, The Whole Duty of Man |
| Box | Folder |
| 6 | 5 | | | Sermon notes |
| | | Subseries 3.5: Programs
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| 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | Program: Enchantment ’78. Concerned Women for Saint Paul
C.M.E. Church of Houston. June 11, 1978
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| | | | Newspaper clipping: Dannie Garrett. Forward Times. June 28, 1980
Programs: Enchantment ’79. Friends of Saint Paul CME Church. June 24, 1979 |
| | | | Programs: Enchantment ’81. Friends of Saint Paul. June 28, 1981 |
| | | | Flyer: Race Relations and Negro History Week Observance Service.
February 9, 1975
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| | | | Flyer: “Spring Bazaar” St. Paul CME Church, June 26, 1982 |
| | | | Program: Fourth Annual Observance of Holy Week. Saint Paul Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church. April 3, 1980
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| | | | Order of Service: Men’s Day Celebration. Porter Institutional CME Church. February 26, 1956 |
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Subseries 3.6: Correspondence |
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| 6 | 7 | | | Correspondence, 1972 to 1979 |
| | | Subseries 3.7: General |
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| 6 | 8 | | | Document: A History of Trinity United Methodist Church |
| | | | Booklet: 24th Anniversary, Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church. July 11-16, 1967
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| | | | Booklet: Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Membership
Directory, n.d.
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| | | | Booklet: Metropolitan CME Church, 31st Anniversary. November 17, 1974 |
| | | | Leaflet: About Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church’s
“social and religious position”
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| | | | Postcard: Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
| | | | Newspaper: Bishop Sheeler photographed. Texas Steer. Texas College.
Tyler, Texas. August 1975
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| | | | Pamphlet: Houston Metropolitan Ministries. Meals on Wheels. |
| | | | Paper: The C.M.E. Church and Social Concern. 1979 |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: Black Historian Outlines Religious, Political Goals. Dallas Morning News. July 29, 1972 |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: People in Religion. Houston Post. February 8, 1975 |
| | | | Course certificate: Practical Aspects of the Discipline. General Board of Christian Education. July 29-August 31, 1979 |
| | | | Booklet: National Radio Pulpit. National Broadcasting Company.
March 11-18, 1956
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| | | | Certificate of Appointment: to Reverend Dr. John Reuben Sheeler as
Consultant in Social Action. Texas Conference of the A. M. E. Church,
South Houston District. November 1, 1980
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| | | Subseries 3.8: Other Churches |
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| 6 | 9 | | | Document: Highlights from Antioch’s History |
| | | | Booklet: The Evangelist Chapel A.M.E. Church, Dedication Service.
June 8, 1980
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| | | | Book: 1974 Quadrennial and Annual Reports of the General Departments: Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Program: Houston Negro Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Antioch Baptist
Church. October 7, 1957
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| | | | Program: Negro History Week. Dr. J. Rubin [sic] Sheeler speaking.
February 10, 1980
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| | | | Newsletter article: St. Paul CME Church Worships in Newly Built Edifice.
February 21-28, 1981
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| | | | Document: A History of Trinity United Methodist Church |
| | | | Booklet: Historic Highlights, The Antioch Baptist Church |
| | | Subseries 3.9: Conferences |
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| 6 | 10 | | | Document: Provisional Platform of the First National Pie Conference:
A Black Church Action Agenda for Candidates for President of the
the United States and All Federal Offices
Document: Listing of administrative committees. The Ninety Fourth
Session, Southeast Texas Conference. Metropolitan C.M.E. Church.
July 18-22, 1977
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| | | | Document: The Preacher and Christian Responsibility. Southeast
Texas Conference of the C.M.E. Church. July 17, 1978
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| | | | Report: The Ninety Seventh Session, Southeast Texas Annual Conference. Dr. Sheeler, Chairman. 1980 |
| | | | Blank Form: Eighth Episcopal District, Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church, Pastor’s Annual Conference Report
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| | | | Program: Fifty-Sixth Annual Session Louisiana Annual Conference. St.
James M.E. Church, Monroe, Louisiana. October 28-November 1, 1925
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| | | | Booklet: Annual Reports of the C.M.E. Church Departments,
May 1-2, 1968
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| | | Subseries 3.10: Orders of Service |
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| 6 | 11 | | | |
| | | | Order of Service: Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church,
October 1, 1978
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| | | | Order of Service: Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church,
May 28, 1978
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| | | | Order of Service: Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, September 19, 1976 |
| | | | Order of Service: Greater New Hope Baptist Church. February 22, 1981 |
| | | | Order of Service: Annual Homecoming Services. Saint Paul Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church. October 29, 1978
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| | | | Order of Service: Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
Pastor—John Reuben Sheeler. October 31, 1976 |
| | | Subseries 3.11: Funeral Services |
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| 6 | 12 | | | |
| | | | Funeral services, 1968 – 1979 |
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Series 4: Harris County Grand Jury
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| | | | Letter: Notification of appointment as Grand Juror. C. V. Buster Kern,
Sheriff. July 26, 1966 |
| | | | List: Misdemeanor Penalties. December 6, 1961 |
| | | | List: Felony Penalities. May 4, 1965 |
| | | | Letters: in appreciation for Dr. Sheeler’s services as a Grand Juror. November 4, 1966, November 7, 1968 |
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Series 5: Civic and National Leadership
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| | | | Minutes: Meals On Wheels Advisory Committee. September 24, 1980 |
| | | | Minutes: January 8, 1958, January 15, 1958, January 22, 1958, February 5, 1958, February 12, 1958, April 9, 1958, April 30, 1958 meeting of the Business and Professional Men’s Club |
| | | | Booklet: Thirty-Third Annual Report: The Child Guidance Center of Houston. 1962 |
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| 7 | 2 | | | Letters: Young Men’s Christian Association. May 6, 1959; May 8, 1959 |
| | | | Report: Houston Council on Human Relations. October 27, 1968 |
| | | | List: Officers of the Houston Negro Community Council |
| | | | Paper: Negro Facilities are Worse, Path of the Neglected Child Not Easy |
| | | | List: List of Child Caring Institutions |
| | | | Proposal: for Welcome Acres and the Eliza Johnson Home for neglected,
dependent and indigent negroes
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| | | | Booklet: Negro Community Council, Inc. of Houston and Harris County.
March 1959
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| 7 | 3 | | | Minutes: Executive Council. Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History. July 20, 1968, October 15, 1967
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| | | | Correspondence: outgoing, July 1967 - November 1973 |
| | | | Correspondence: incoming, January 1959 – August 1976
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Series 6: Personal Records
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| | | Subseries 6.1: Correspondence |
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| 7 | 4 | | | |
| | | | Personal Correspondence, 1945 – 1969 |
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| 7 | 5 | | | Personal Correspondence, 1971 – 1977 |
| 6 | | | Personal Correspondence, 1978 – 1981, n.d. |
| | | Subseries 6.2: Winifred Sheeler |
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| 7 | 7 | | | |
| | | | Degree: Oberlin College. Bachelor of Arts, Music conferred upon Winifred June Roberts. June 11, 1940 |
| | | | Obituaries: Winifred Sheeler |
| | | | Diploma: Certificate of Foreign Language (French for foreigners). Institut d’Etudes Francaises pour Etrangers.1965 |
| | | | Certificate: to Winifred Sheeler. Summer Institute for Secondary School
Teachers of French. Texas Southern University. July 22, 1964 |
| | | | Certificate: naming Winifred June Sheeler as an honorary member of Pi Delta Pi French Honor Society (in French language). May 7, 1965 |
| | | | Certificate: Institute on Problems of School Desegregation recognizing
the attendance of Winifred Sheeler. May 20, 1967
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| | | | Short Leave Request/Letter: approved request for Winifred Sheeler (teacher - music, French) to attend the Association for Study of Negro Life and History |
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| | | Subseries 6.3: Extended Family |
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| 7 | 8 | | | |
| | | | Newspaper clipping: Regarding Theopolis Worthington |
| | | | Program: Memorial Services for Mrs. Emma Lee Berry Sheeler.
Charleston, Tennessee. June 3, 1976
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| | | Subseries 6.4: Vital Records |
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| 7 | 9 | | | Court order: Order Determining Heirship for the deceased Winifred Sheeler.
April 4, 1972
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| | | | Petition: for guardianship of Guy Baunduy of Porte-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Harris County, Texas. n.d. |
| | | | Marriage Certificate: John Reuben Sheeler and Winifred June Roberts.
July 27, 1946
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| | | Subseries 6.5: Personal Documents |
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| 7 | 10 | | |
Drawing: Heart with inscription “Marie and J. Reuben at” Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church “February 16, 1980” |
| | | | Hand outs: Thirty-two Ways To Help Your Child Learn; Speech Hygiene
Suggestions For Parents and Classroom Teachers; Monuments Erected By the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independents
Alumni Newsletter: Fisk University, January 1950
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| 7 | 11 | | | Booklet (signed: Harris County Council of Organizations. Profile of the Houston Negro Community with Special Tribute to Barbara Jordan
Course Text: National Resources Conference. Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Washington, D. C. 1955-1956
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| | | | Booklet: Negro American Studies. Houston Independent School District |
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| 7 | 12 | | | Program: Texas Southern vs. Grambling homecoming football game. Texas State University. 1968 |
| | | | Newsletter: Texas Southern University. Court Orders, Immediate Hearings for TSU Staff and Faculty. April 1977 |
| | | | Notes (handwritten): Where spirits are crushed... |
| | | | Newsletter: Shrewd. The Organization of Black Student Unity. October
2, 1969
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| | | | Program (signed): An Evening with Langton Hughes. February 9, 1964 |
| | | | Booklet: Hi Neighbor, Voices From the Power Structure. TSU Model
Cities Training Center. May 1971 |
| | | | Program: The Dramatic Club of Colored Junior College presents Junior Jollies. Pilgrim Auditorium. March 15, 1929 |
| | | | Newspaper: The Herald. Houston College For Negros, A Unit of The University of Houston. March 1935 |
| | | | Periodical: Shell News. Houston: Metropolis on the Move. January/February 1965 |
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| 7 | 13 | | | Booklet: Who’s Who in Colored America, Supplement. 1950
Newspaper clipping: Shoved Back. The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 30, 1967
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| | | | Booklet: Economic Mobilization Studies an Introduction to Economic Mobilization. Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Washington, D.C.
1953
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| | | | Article: Houston’s Shackled Press. Bagdikian. 1966 |
| | | | Program: Fifth Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. Rice Hotel. Houston. November 17, 1972 |
| | | | Periodical: The Negro History Bulletin, February 1957; January 1957 |
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| 8 | 1 | | | Booklet: The Case For a Black Party. Socialist Worker’s Party. November
1968
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| | | | Booklet: I Have a Dream: the Story of Martin Luther King in Text and Pictures. Time-Life. 1968 |
| | | | Booklet: The Afro-American Texans. The University of Texas, San
Antonio. 1975
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| | | | Brochure: this is....Texas Southern University. Houston, Texas |
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| 8 | 2 | | | Booklet: Craftsmanship a Tradition in Black America. Signed by
Broadus Butler
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| | | | Letter (typed): from Booker T. Washington (then Prinicpal of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama) to Butler Duncan. Fundraising
***item separated to donor file. Copy available for viewing in folder
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| 8 | 3 | | | Member’s Pass: House of Representatives. November 28, 1952. For session duration. |
| | | | Admittance Pass: United States Senate Chamber. 82nd Congress. November 28, 1951 |
| | | | Political Placard: “Negro Citizenship in Harris County, 1956: be a Solid Citizen! Vote Everytime.” Harris County Council of Organizations |
| | | | Booklet: St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Benefit Silver Tea for Pediatric Equipment Fund. ca. 1959 |
| | | | Booklet: Inauguration of Broadus Butler, President of Dillard University.
March 15, 1970. New Orleans
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| | | | Article: Morality or Legality: This is the Question. Broadus N. Butler, Ph.D. Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 67, No. 3. May 1975. Signed |
| | | | Article: Leadership Development in Higher Education. Broadus N. Butler, Ph.D. Educational Record, Vol. 56, No. 1. 1975. Signed |
| | | | Book: History of Negros of Limestone County from 1860 to 1930.January 1939. Incl. margin notes. Signed by J. A. Chatman, July 10, 1964 |
| | | | Document: Clauses stricken from the Declaration of Independence |
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| 8 | 4 | | | Notes: Last Will and Testament of Max |
| | | | Periodical: The Cresent. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Spring 1983 |
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| 8 | 5 | | | Newspaper Clipping: Dr. Sheeler Photographed. Houston Informer. February 19, 1957
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| | | | Booklet (signed): Black Leadership in America, A Learning Package. Hunter O. Brooks |
| | | | Poem (handwritten): Wanted by J. S. Holland |
| | | | Newsletter: Uses and Misuses of Black History incl. excerpts from talk given by Dr. J. Reuben Sheeler |
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| 8 | 6 | | | Book: The Kennedy Years and the Negro. 1964 |
| 7 | | | Booklet: Invisible in Houston. City! Our Urban Past and Present.
Houston Public Library
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| | | | Booklet: Some Terms From Liberian Speech |
| | | | Report: Houston Council on Human Relations. October 27, 1968 |
| | | | Report: U.S. Civil Rights Commission on School Desegregation |
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| 8 | 8 | | | Yearbook: Knoxville College (Tennessee) 1934 |
| 9 | | | Book: Waitman Thomas Willey. Charles H. Ambler (signed) |
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| 9 | 1 | | | Article: Archaeology in Nigeria. Thurston Shaw. Signed. 1969 |
| | | | Calendar with text: 1922 Negro Historical Calendar |
| | | | Document: Statement to the Houston Independent School District Board of Education from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of Houston. Regarding integration of the school system.
September 9, 1968 |
| | | | Program: Pride and Preservation, West Virginia State College. Seminar devoted to promotion of the college’s new African-American archives unit. Guest speaker Alex Haley. October 1979 |
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| 9 | 2 | | | Government Document: Segregation in the Public Schools: Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Cases of... Doc. No. 126 |
| | | | Government Document: Supreme Court of the United States. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. October term 1954 |
| | | | Report: Power Structure and Bases in Houston and Harris County. TSU Model Cities Training Center. Unit X, No. 1. March 1, 1971 |
| | | | Report: Power Structure and Bases in Houston and Harris County. TSU Model Cities Training Center. Unit X, No. 1. March 1, 1971 |
| | | | Periodical (copy): Annual catalog of Houston Academy. Houston, Texas. For the Annual Session 1903-1904 |
| | | | Program: Eighth Annual Meeting of the Business and Professional Men’s Club. February 5, 1959 |
| | | | Booklet: Negroes: What “Liberal” Racists Never Mention. Gary Allen.
March 1968
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| | | | Manuscript (typed): Socialism and the Negro in the Southwest. |
| | | | Periodical: The Black Experience. Houston, Texas. 1978 |
| | | | Program: Barbara Jordan, Governor of Texas. Inauguration schedule.
June 10, 1972
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| | | Subseries 6.6: Childhood and Early Adulthood |
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| 9 | 3 | | | Reports: Dr. Sheeler’s high school and college grade reports.1926-1951 |
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Yearbook: The Clarion. College Hill High School, 1930 |
| | | Subseries 6.7: Biographical Documents |
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| 9 | 4 | | | Fraternities: Program, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s 1st Annual Founders Day Banquet. |
| | | | Paper: introduction for Dr. Sheeler as speaker. University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tennessee. n.d.
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| | | | Personal Data, Curriculum Vitae |
| | | | Obituary: Houston Post. September 26, 1981 |
| | | Subseries 6.8: Published and Unpublished works |
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| 9 | 5 | | | Newspaper article: authored by Dr. Sheeler. Blacks: a distinct city created
within a city. Houston Chronicle.May 28, 1978
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| | | Subseries 6.9: Real Estate |
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| 9 | 6 | | | Documents: related to purchase of Riverside Terrace home, Disbursement Schedule, Deed of Sale, Deed of Trust Note, Collateral Receipt, Record of mortgage payments, Property closing paperwork |
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| 10 | | | | Abstract of Title. Harris County Abstract Company. Houston, Texas. All of Riverside Terrace, First Section
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Series 7: Sound Recordings & Sermons
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| | | | Cassette tape: (from label) Inspiratio | |
