C
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Boone County, Missouri, Black Archives, Collection
.6 linear feet, 1 video cassette, 3 compact discs, 1 computer disc
This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more
information, please contact us at [email protected].
INTRODUCTION
The Boone County Black Archives Collection is an artificial collection documenting the
lives of Blacks living in Boone County, Missouri. The items include photographs, memoirs,
scrapbooks, correspondence, news clippings, and other ephemera.
DONOR INFORMATION
Please consult the reference staff for donor information.
PROJECT SKETCH
In 1992, the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia and local historian,
Wynna Faye Elbert, began a project to collect materials to promote and preserve the history of
African Americans in Boone County. Project organizers worked with prominent community
members and reached out to local black institutions and social groups to acquire materials for the
collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Boone County Black Archives Collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks,
newspaper clippings, diplomas, booklets, and other ephemera documenting the lives of African
Americans living in Boone County, Missouri. Topics covered by the collection include
segregation and desegregation of schools and communities, the impact of urban renewal on the
community, education, business ownership, civic and social clubs, family life, and religion.
The Boone County Black Archives will continue to have material added to it. New
additions will be added at the end of the collection. Researchers should browse the index and
folder lists to locate pertinent material.
FOLDER LIST
f. 1
f. 2-4
f. 5
f. 6-7
f. 8
f. 9
Bradley, Philip, Photograph, 1985 (portrait of University of Missouri football
player)
Brown Family, Papers, 1933-1993 (collection of newspaper clippings, family
papers, and photographs)
Connor Family, Papers, 1925-1928 (photographs of high school diplomas)
Davis Family, Papers, 1867-1955 (family papers and photographs)
Doxley Family, Papers, 1960-1987 (newspaper clippings)
Edwards Family, Papers, 1957-1992 (family papers and photographs)
C4057 Boone County, Missouri, Black Archives, Collection
f. 10-12
f. 13-14
f. 15
f. 16
f. 17
f. 18
f. 19
f. 20
f. 21-22
f. 23
f. 24
f. 25
f. 26
f. 27-29
f. 30
f. 31
f. 32
f. 33
f. 34
f. 35
f. 36
f. 37
f. 38
CD 1
Page 2
Elbert, Wynna Faye, Papers, 1956-1998 (photographs, newspaper clippings, civic
activities)
Hayes, Celestine F., Papers, 1965-2000 (memoirs, family papers, slave songs)
Hern, Pete, Photographs, 1953 (Douglass School)
Kelly, Beatrice, Papers, 1950s-1989 (photographs; news clipping on Miles
Manor)
Muse, Grant, Diploma, 1931 (photograph)
McAllister, Lee Roy, Papers, 1912-1943 (photographs of diplomas)
McDonald, Lottie, Photographs, n.d. (Douglass School and Nora Stewart Nursery
School)
McKee Family, Photographs, 1940s (Douglass School athletics, U.S. Army)
Miller, Mary Margaret, Papers, 1940s-1995 (scans of photographs, Columbia
Reunion booklets)
Pike, Francis, Papers, 1925-1987 (photographs, family papers)
Richardson Family, Papers, 1960-1980 (newspaper clippings)
Schroeder, Rebecca, Papers, 1992-1994 (newspaper clippings)
Sorrels, Joan, Papers, 1974 (scan of photograph of planning committee for Martin
Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration)
Stemmons, Helen, Papers, 1950s-1991 (history of Second Baptist Church, 1960
Douglass School yearbook, Douglass School photographs, news clippings)
Thornton, Otentha, Papers, 1910s-1986 (photographs and family papers)
1927 Colored Directory, Columbia, Missouri [DIGITIZED]
Black Columbia, Miscellanea, 1864-1992 (maps and lists of businesses)
Miles Manor, Clippings, 1982-1998
Pennytown, Missouri, Records, 1990
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri, History, 1992
“Black Columbia, 1865-Present,” 1991 (video cassette)
Hayes, Celestine F., Papers, 1987-2014 (memoirs, poetry, and professional
papers)
Hayes, Walker, Poetry, 1994-2013
Interview with Celestine Hayes by David Lyle for KFRU Radio Heritage Show,
19 December 2013
INDEX
Subject
3rd Street Market, Columbia, Missouri
4-H clubs--Missouri
Anderson family
Ballenger family
Bannister, Albert
Battle, Carolyn
Battle, Eliot
Black and White Ball, Columbia, Missouri
Folders
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6, 8, 25
8, 24
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Black business people
Black business people
Black businesses--Missouri, Columbia
Black businesses--Missouri, Columbia
Black children
Black children
Black churches--Missouri, Columbia
Black churches--Missouri, Columbia
Black musicians
Black soldiers--World War, 1939-1945
Black teachers
Blacks--Civil rights
Blacks--Death records--Missouri, Boone County
Blacks--Education
Blacks--Education
Blacks--Employment
Blacks--Housing--Missouri, Columbia
Blacks--Housing--Missouri, Columbia
Blacks--Integration--Missouri, Columbia, 1960s
Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1940s
Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1940s
Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1950s-1960s
Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1950s-1960s
Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1970s-1990s
Blacks--Religion
Blind Boone Center, Columbia, Missouri
Bluford, Lucile (1911-2003)
Boone family
Boone, John William "Blind" (1864-1927)
Boone, Russell
Boy Scouts, Columbia, Missouri
Bradley, Philip (1959- )
Brooks family
Brooks, Archie
Brooks, George
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2, 3, 12, 22, 25, 30
2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 22, 24, 25,
28, 33, 37
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Brown family
Brown family
Brown, Alma Fern (1940- )
Brown, Clara Lorene
Brown, Glenda Mae
Brown, John William (1938- )
Brown, Madge
Brown, Mary Belle (1935- )
Brown, Zelma Pearl
Bush family
Camp Fire Girls, Columbia, Missouri
Canton, Carl
Carter family
Carter, Dorothy Mae
Carver, Mabel Williams Baker
Children playing
Civil rights
Coats, Martha
Cochran, Josephine
Coleman Coal Co., Columbia, Missouri
Coleman family
Coleman, Eva J.
Columbia Braves Baseball Team, Columbia, Missouri,
1948
Crews family
Crum family
Crum, Donald
Davis family
Dawson, Sylvia
Deeds--Missouri, Boone County, 1867
Discrimination
Discrimination in housing
Discrimination in public accommodations--Missouri,
Columbia
Douglass, Manuel
Douglassonian, 1960
Doxley family
Edwards family
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2, 6, 8, 11, 25
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4, 6, 12
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8, 24
7, 8
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2, 8, 25, 33
8, 24
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8, 10, 32, 33
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Edwards, Constance
Elbert, Wynna Faye
Ellis family
Eminent domain--Missouri, Columbia
Esten, Shue
Ester, Minnie
Estes family
Estes, Amanda
Eubanks family
Family Relocation Committee, Columbia, Missouri
Farris, Donna
Fifth Street Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri
First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri
Fisher, Annie (1867-1938)
Fonville family
Frederick Douglass School, Columbia, Missouri
Frederick Douglass School, Columbia, Missouri
Frederick Douglass School, Columbia, Missouri-Basketball Team
Frederick Douglass School, Columbia, Missouri--Football
Team, 1940s-1950s
Frederick Douglass School--Commencement, 1925
Freeman family
Freeman, Bertha
Gadson, Sharon
Gardner family
George R. Smith College, Sedalia, Missouri
Grant family
Grant, Mike
Grindstone Church, Columbia, Missouri
Grindstone School, Boone County, Missouri
Gross, Paula
Guyton family
Guyton family
Harris, Edna
Hayes family
Hayes family
Hayes, Celestine Guyton
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5, 7, 15, 16, 19, 29
16, 29
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Folders
Hayes, Celestine Guyton
Hayes, Jim
Hayes, Raymond
Hayes, Ronald
Hayes, Walker
13, 14, 37
23
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Henderson, S.
Hern, Pete (c.1937-1997)
Hickem family
Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri
Hinshaw Feed Company, Columbia, Missouri
Hopkins family
Hopkins family
Horrell family
Horrell, David
Horrell, David
Housing--Missouri, Columbia
Housing--Missouri, Columbia
Hughes, Laverna
Imperial Club, Columbia, Missouri
Jackson family
Jackson, J.
Jackson, Sarah Belle (1928-1999)
Jackson, Sarah Belle (1928-1999)
James, Mary Elizabeth
Jefferson family
Jefferson, Marge
John William "Blind" Boone Apartments, Columbia,
Missouri
Johnson family
Johnson, Stella
Jones family
Joplin, Scott (1868-1917)
Jordan, H.
Kelly family
Kemp, Lula Mae Williams
Kirklin, Henry
Kirklin, Henry
Kozy Shop, Columbia, Missouri
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2, 8, 16, 29, 33
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C4057 Boone County, Missouri, Black Archives, Collection
Subject
Ladies Optimist Club, Columbia, Missouri
Lane, Jimmy
Lewis family
Lewis, Anna
Lewis, Mark
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Linzie family
Linzie, Raymond
Linzie, Raymond
Log Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Boone
County, Missouri
Logan family
Logan, G.
Logan, Sam
Lynching--Missouri, Columbia, 1923
Maps--Missouri, Columbia
Marriage records--Missouri, Boone County
Matthews family
McAllister, Lee Roy
McDonald family
McKee family
Merry Makers Club, Columbia, Missouri
Miles, Clara (1917-2004)
Missouri, Boone County--Blacks
Missouri, Columbia. Housing Authority
Missouri, Columbia. Housing Authority
Missouri, Columbia. Land Clearance for Redevelopment
Authority
Missouri, Columbia--Black businesses
Missouri, Columbia--Black businesses
Missouri, Columbia--Cemetery Hill
Missouri, Columbia--Douglass Park
Missouri, Columbia--Douglass Park
Missouri, Columbia--Douglass Pool
Missouri, Columbia--Miles Manor
Missouri, Columbia--Sharp End
Missouri, Pennytown
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24, 35
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8, 24
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8, 10
8, 24
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16, 33
1-36
8, 10, 12
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2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 24, 25, 29-32
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Mitchell family
Mitchell, Rose
Monroe family
Monroe, Chris
Monroe, Ron, Jr.
Monta's, Columbia, Missouri
Moseley, Electra Evelyn
Moseley, Joseph Simpson
Noble Paper Company, Columbia, Missouri--Fire
Nolen, Rose M.
Nora Stewart Memorial Nursery School, Columbia,
Missouri
Nora Stewart Memorial Nursery School, Columbia,
Missouri
Nunnelly family
Old, John
Optimist Club, Columbia, Missouri
Palmer family
Payne family
Person, James
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Columbia,
Missouri
Public housing--Missouri, Columbia
Public housing--Missouri, Columbia
Pullman, Gary
Race discrimination
Racism
Redmon, Delbert
Riback Pipe & Steel Company, Columbia, Missouri
Richardson family
Richardson, Lou Mina
Richardson, Maietta Lorene
Ridgeway Elementary School, Columbia, Missouri
Ridgeway, Vivian
Robinson, Howard
Rogers family
Rogers, William Harold, II
Rose Nolen's Mid-Missouri Black Watch
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2, 16, 24, 33
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8, 24
8, 24
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6, 10, 12, 32
10
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2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 25, 33
2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 25, 33
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4, 7, 8, 23, 24
7
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15, 16
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2, 7, 24
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Subject
Russell Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church,
Columbia, Missouri
Sallee, Richard
School integration--Missouri, Columbia
Scott family
Scott, James T. ( -1923)
Second Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri
Sewart, Adrienne
Sims, Cato
Slaves--United States--Songs and Music
Smith family
Smith, Leroy
Smith, Terry
Smith, Virginia
Sorrels, Joan
St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Columbia, Missouri
St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Columbia, Missouri
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia,
Missouri
Stapleton family
Stapleton, George
Stewart, Nora
Stuart Parker Apartments, Columbia, Missouri
Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri
Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Columbia, Missouri
Tapp family
Thornton family
Thornton, Ann
Thornton, Audrey L., Sr. (1914-1967)
Thornton, Monte
Thornton, Ronnie
Thornton, Sandford
Tibbs family
Tibbs, Edward
Tibbs, Faye
Tiger Theatre, Columbia, Missouri
Trubie Market, Columbia, Missouri
Turner family
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2, 4, 7, 8, 12, 25, 33
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2, 8, 14, 26
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2, 8, 24
8, 23
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Turner, Calvin
Turner, Carret
Turner, Missouri
University of Missouri--Segregation
Urban renewal--Missouri, Columbia
Urban renewal--Missouri, Columbia
Vemer, George
Warren family
Warren, Chorge
Warren, Ernest
Warren, Harold, Sr.
Warren, Joyce
Warren, Larry
Warren, Ray
Warren, Woodson
Washington family
Washington, Cheryl
Whitefield family
Wiggins, Ruth Doby
Williams family
Williams, Deloris
Williams, Edith Ruth
Williams, Ethel Mae
Williams, Ethel Ruth
Williams, Frankie (1944-1965)
Williams, Frankie (1944-1965)
Williams, Georgia Rose
Williams, John
Williams, Rena
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Black soldiers
World War, 1939-1945--Ration books
Wright family
Wright, R.
Wright, Theodora
Wyme, William
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2, 7, 8, 33
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8, 11, 29
2, 4, 8, 21, 23, 24
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2, 21, 23
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