Front cover image for Nannie Helen Burroughs papers, 1900-1963 (bulk 1928-1960)

Nannie Helen Burroughs papers, 1900-1963 (bulk 1928-1960)

Nannie Helen Burroughs
Correspondence, financial records, memoranda, notebooks, speeches and writings, subscription and literature orders, student records, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Burroughs's founding in 1909 and management of the National Training School for Women and Girls (later the National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls) a Washington, D.C., school for young African American women. Documents her activities with the Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention of the United States of America and its publication, The Worker. Also includes material relating to the National League of Republican Colored Women, the National Association of Wage Earners, the 1931 President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, missionary activities in Africa, Cooperative Industries, Washington, D.C. (a community self-help program), and the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association
Archival Material, English, uuuu
Personal correspondence
110,000 items 342 containers plus 19 oversize 5 microfilm reels 134.4 linear ft.
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Adams, Charles C. 1873-1955
Adams, Charles C. 1873-1955 Correspondence
Africa
African Americans Education
African Americans Religion
Baptist
Baptistes
Baptists
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955 Correspondence
Bradford, Janie
Bradford, Janie Correspondence
Calloway, Rebekah
Calloway, Rebekah Correspondence
Community development
Community development Washington (D.C.)
Cooperative Industries (Washington, D.C.)
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951
De Priest, Oscar, 1871-1951 Correspondence
Développement communautaire Washington (D.C.)
Dillard, J. H. 1856-1940
Dillard, J. H. 1856-1940 Correspondence
Educators
Écoles Washington (D.C.)
Femmes Éducation
Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association
Gaillard, Margery B
Gaillard, Margery B. Correspondence
Gibbs, Henrietta M
Gibbs, Henrietta M. Correspondence
Harrison, Earl L
Harrison, Earl L. Correspondence
Hert, Sallie
Hert, Sallie. Correspondence
Jackson, J. H. 1900-
Jackson, J. H. 1900-1990 Correspondence
Jernagin, William Henry, 1869- Correspondence
Jernagin, William Henry, 1869-1958
Jordan, Lewis Garnett, -1939
Jordan, Lewis Garnett, 1854?- Correspondence
Lampkin, Daisy E. 1882-1965
Lampkin, Daisy E. 1882-1965 Correspondence
Lawrence, Una Roberts, 1893-
Lawrence, Una Roberts, 1893- Correspondence
Layten, Shirley W. Correspondence
Mallory, Kathleen Moore, 1879-1954
Mallory, Kathleen Moore, 1879-1954 Correspondence
Mdodana-Arbouin, Uvee R
Mdodana-Arbouin, Uvee R. Correspondence
Missions
Missions Africa
Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940
Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940 Correspondence
National Association of Wage Earners
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America. Women's Auxiliary
National League of Republican Colored Women
National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.)
National Training School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.)
Noirs américains Éducation
Noirs américains Religion
Personal correspondence
Pickens, William, 1881-1954
Pickens, William, 1881-1954 Correspondence
Powell, A. Clayton 1865-1953
Powell, A. Clayton 1865-1953 Correspondence
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972 Correspondence
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership (1931 : Washington, D.C.)
Religious leaders
Schools
Schools Washington (D.C.)
Scott, Emmett J. 1873-1957
Scott, Emmett J. 1873-1957 Correspondence
Stewart, Sallie W. 1881-
Stewart, Sallie W. 1881- Correspondence
Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1874-1958
Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1874-1958 Correspondence
Wallace, Geneva
Wallace, Geneva Correspondence
Washington (D.C.)
Williams, Lacey Kirk, 1871-1941
Williams, Lacey Kirk, 1871-1941 Correspondence
Women Education
Wood, Marguerite V
Wood, Marguerite V. Correspondence
Yost, Ellis A., Mrs
Yost, Ellis A., Mrs. Correspondence
Young, Geneva R
Young, Geneva R. Correspondence
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1978-1981
Collection material in English
Finding aid
Finding aid (PDF)