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Michael Antisdale and Mark R. Melanson Papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 2105
Abstract:
Michael Antisdale and Mark Melanson, a gay couple, sued the town of West Hartford in 1998 because the town pool only gave discounted “family” rates to heterosexual couples. Five other cohabitating, non-married couples later joined them in the suit. At the time, the town council was Republican in majority. The suit continued until Democrats came into the majority and settled the case in 2002, and the council revised the definition of “family” in West Hartford's recreational facilities policy...
Dates:
1995-2003 and undated
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Jasper Alston Atkins papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1811
Abstract:
The papers consist of legal documents, writings, clippings, correspondence, and photographs that document the career of Jasper Alston Atkins. The papers emphasize Atkins' civil rights court cases.
Dates:
1922-1997
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Josephine Baker Collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 108
Scope and Contents:
The Josephine Baker Collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, personal papers, and printed material documenting the life and career of Josephine Baker between 1929 and 1968. Evidence of Baker's career as a performer can be found in her correspondence with managers and producers, clippings from her performances, and pamphlets and brochures from concerts. There is correspondence and printed material regarding her appearances in Argentina in 1947 and 1952 and in...
Dates:
1929-1968
Alan Barth papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 867
Abstract:
Correspondence, articles, speeches, editorials, subject files, newspaper clippings, and a small amount of personal papers. Half the papers consist of editorials written for the Beaumont Journal(1937-1938), theWashington Post(1949-1977), and theGuild Reporter(1950-1951). Both the correspondence and writings reflect Barth's involvement during the McCarthy period. The issues of civil liberties...
Dates:
1937-1981
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
David Nelson Beach, Jr. Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 60A
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, collected material, and biographical records provide valuable documentation of Beach's Yale education, his work with the YMCA in France during World War I, his ministry, his contributions to the Congregational denomination, and the work of the Connecticut Civil Rights Commission. David Nelson Beach, Jr. (1894-1990) was a clergyman in New England and Minnesota, including at First Church of Christ (Center Church) in New Haven from 1943 to 1960. He served on the...
Dates:
1862-1989
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Alfred Mitchell Bingham and the Common Sense collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 148
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, and other papers of Alfred Bingham, social reformer, writer, founder and editor of Common Sense, lawyer, and politician. Included are his personal papers, consisting of diaries, writings and correspondence, much of the latter being with individuals and organizations prominent in the reform movements of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1960s. Also included are the business and correspondence files of Common Sense, and files relating to...
Dates:
1905-1979
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Boris I. Bittker papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1869
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal pleadings, memoranda, newspaper clippings, reports, subject files, and writings that document Boris I. Bittker's career as a professor at Yale Law School from 1946 to 2006. In addition to voluminous materials relating to taxation, the papers also include correspondence and subject files relating to Bittker's book, Case for Black Reparations (1973), and a small amount of materials relating to his role in the...
Dates:
1938-2006, bulk 1959-1986
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Black and Blue: Yale Volunteers in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1963-1965 [research material and senior essay] by Jodi L. Wilgoren, Class of 1992, Yale College
Collection
Call Number: RU 98
Abstract:
The materials consist of audiotapes and transcripts of interviews, posters, flyers, reminiscences, memoranda, clippings assembled by Jodi L. Wilgoren (Yale 1992) for her senior essay titled Black and Blue: Yale Volunteers in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1963-1965.
Dates:
1992
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Ella Barksdale Brown Papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 41
Abstract:
The Ella Barksdale Brown Papers consist of correspondence, writings, financial papers, newspapers and other materials that document her work as an educator, anti-lynching activist, suffragist, and journalist. The bulk of the papers provide evidence of Brown's activism and involvement with numerous schools, youth groups, war relief, civil rights and community organizations.
Dates:
1885-1952, bulk 1906-1926
Michael L. Charney papers
Collection — Box: 1, Box: 2, Box: 3
Call Number: Ms Coll 86
Abstract:
Michael L. Charney (1946 - ) is a psychiatrist and life-long public health and social rights activist. The collection documents Charney's student activism while attending the Yale School of Medicine from 1968-1972 including his work as editor of the Yale Medical Center Newsletter , a student activism newsletter for the Yale School of Medicine; his work for a student strike and the creation of The Organizer's Manual; and his involvement...
Dates:
1968-1972, 1988-1989
George A. Chauncey Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 267
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, sermons, and collected material document the life and work of George A. Chauncey, who graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1952 and served as a Presbyterian parish minister in the South, activist for civil rights and peace, and founding director of the Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church.
Dates:
1948-2011
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Clippings file of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 89
Abstract:
The Clippings File of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection includes pamphlets and clippings documenting the African American experience in the twentieth century. The collection especially highlights the achievements of individual African Americans, the work of community and education organizations, and areas such as film, theater, music, sports, politics, and civil rights. The clippings were collected primarily by Langston Hughes, James Weldon and Grace Nail Johnson, Ollie Jewel...
Dates:
circa 1920-1993
William Sloane Coffin, Jr. papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1665
Abstract:
The papers include correspondence, subject files, writings, clippings, audio and video recordings, and other materials that document the career of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. The collection includes documentation relating to the civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests, amnesty for war resisters, the Peace Corps, Operation Crossroads Africa, and Yale University during the time when Coffin served as chaplain of Yale University.
Dates:
1916-2006
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Alva I. Cox Jr. Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 179
Abstract:
This collection documents the work of Alva I. Cox, Jr., an independent film maker whose work chronicled the civil rights movement, human rights struggles, and ecumenical Christianity both nationally and globally. The films, slides, pictures, audio cassettes, and paperwork of the Cox collection have been organized by topic. Of particular note are the materials related to Cox's film "Kent State: May 1970." The film, cuts, paperwork, and other materials regarding Kent State complement the...
Dates:
1966-1999
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
T. F. Gilroy Daly papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1718
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, continuing education course materials, legal pleadings, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, subject files, and writings that document T. F. Gilroy Daly's career as a United States District Court judge. The papers provide a comprehensive overview of Daly's career from his appointment in 1977 until his death in 1996. The materials regarding Daly's service as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of...
Dates:
1950-1996, bulk 1988-1996
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Vine Deloria papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2661
Abstract:
The Vine Deloria papers consist of writings, correspondence, subject files, legal files, teaching files, organizational records, awards and tributes, photographs, audiovisual materials, and electronic media documenting the life and work of Vine Deloria. Writings, correspondence, and subject files form the bulk of the collection and document his involvement in issues relating to Native Americans. Organizational correspondence and organizational records document the many groups with which...
Dates:
circa 1969-2005
Thomas Irwin Emerson papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1622
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, course material, legal documents, and printed material that document Thomas Emerson's career as a lawyer and law professor. The papers emphasize Emerson's teaching, writing, and organizational activities during his career at the Yale Law School from 1946 to 1976.
Dates:
1933-1988, bulk 1946-1976
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Ephemera concerning the People's Park protests
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-4353
Scope and Contents:
Fliers, broadsides, posters, pamphlets, comic book, periodicals, and other ephemera concerning the 1969 People’s Park protests in Berkeley, California compiled by an unidentified creator. The ephemera document meetings, rallies, fundraisers, vigils, and protests held by various groups concerning People’s Park and, to a lesser extent, the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. Organizations represented in the ephemera include Students for a Democratic Society, Young Socialist Alliance,...
Dates:
1968-1969
Richard Erdoes papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2609
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, audio and moving image recordings, photographic materials, subject files, printed ephemera, art work, and other materials created or collected by Richard Erdoes (1912-2008), author of more than a dozen books about American Indian life. The collection primarily documents Erdoes's activities between 1968 and 1999, and is useful for the study of his writing process and research interests, specifically his work with American Indian individuals and communities. His...
Dates:
1920-2008, bulk 1965-1998
Walter O. Evans collection of Frederick Douglass and Douglass Family papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 240
Content Description:
This collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, personal papers, writings, photographs, printed material, ephemera, and other papers by or relating to Frederick Douglass. These materials document Frederick Douglass's work as an orator, author, publisher, and statesman including speaking engagements, travel, and political appointments. The collection also includes materials that document the personal and professional lives of multiple members of the Douglass family including Lewis Henry...
Dates:
circa 1846-1946