urn:taro:utexas.cah.01637 A Guide to the Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Collection, 1984-[ca.1986] Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Wade, Melvin Zisman, Milton Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Collection 1984-[ca.1986] Materials are written in English. 86-91; 86-249; 87-085, 87-077; 87-158 18 in., 2 videotapes Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc., is a non-profit organization incorporated under the law of the state of Texas. Its mission is to stimulate awareness, research, and funding of activities pertaining to black history and heritage of Texas and Mexico. The collection contains organizational records, information on the Association's involvement with the Texas Sesquicentennial Commission, publications, newspaper articles, audio and video materials, photographs, and artifacts. Biographical Sketch

The Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc., affiliated with the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, is a non-profit organization incorporated under the law of the state of Texas. Its mission is to stimulate awareness, research, and funding of activities pertaining to black history and heritage of Texas and Mexico. Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History is the oldest organization in the nation devoted to the preservation of black history and heritage. The organization recognizes its constituency among peoples of all races.

The Texas chapter of the association was sanctioned by both the Texas Sesquicentennial Commission and the Austin Sesquicentennial Commission and was an official participant in the 150th Anniversary of Texas’ independence. In addition to increasing the involvement of black heritage organizations and businesses in the Sesquicentennial, the organization is assisting in the revision of The Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas. Melvin Wade was the association's first president.

 Scope and Contents

The Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Collection, 1984-[ca. 1986], contains organizational records, information on the Association's involvement with the Texas Sesquicentennial Commission, publications, newspaper articles, photographs, and artifacts. The materials in the collection pertain to blacks in Texas and the United States.

Some special items of note in the collection include a videotape of the Sesquicentennial ceremony in recognition of the association on October 21, 1985, and a series of Golden Legacy Illustrated History magazines, including issues on black cowboys, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The collection contains several unprocessed additions, including materials further documenting black life and culture. These additions contain photographs, printed material, newspapers, video and audio tapes, and artifacts. A special artifact of note is The Original Black Progress Game, a family board game relating to black history from 1982. Also contained within the collection is a photograph signed by W. E. B. Du Bois. Additionally, the collection includes an agenda for the third quarterly meeting of the board of the association, September 1986; minutes of the quarterly board meeting, April 1986; and proclamations by Governor Mark White, State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, and Austin Mayor Frank C. Cooksey, pertaining to Juneteenth, Emancipation Day in Texas. Furthermore, the collection contains two cassette tape recordings of the James Farmer Dinner held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, June 1986.

 Arrangement and Organization

The processed portion of the collection is organized into six series, as follows:

I. Organizational records II. Texas State Historical Association III. Texas Sesquicentennial IV. Publications V. Photographs VI. Artifacts Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Wade, Melvin Zisman, Milton Delco, Wilhelmina R. (Wilhelmina Ruth), 1929- Fontaine, A. J. Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 White, Mark, 1940- Barrientos, Gonzalo Cooksey, Frank Subjects (Organizations) Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History --Archives. Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Texas State Historical Association Subjects African Americans--History African Americans--Texas--History Blacks--Texas--History Nonprofit organizations--Texas Places Texas Preferred Citation

Texas Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Collection, 1984-[ca.1986], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Library Unit and to the Artifact Collection.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Alison Beck, May 1986. This collection contains unprocessed additions. Contact repository for more information.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory Contact repository for more information.