| | Photograph Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sadie J. Anderson Missionary Society Photographs
| | | | Creator: | St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church | | | | Dates: | 1930-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The Sadie J. Anderson Missionary Society of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church performed outreach and social services in the African American community in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of group portraits and views of members and events of the Missionary Society, group portraits of members of the Las Amigas Club, trips made by the Missionary Society, conferences sponsored by the Society, and a reunion of the Las Amigas Club. Individuals pictured include Marjorie Ison Davis, Gertrude Lang, Myrtis Howard, Dr. James Tanner, and Derrick Floyd. | | | | Call #: | PG 481 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | John T. Weeden, Sr. Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Weeden, John T. Family | | | | Dates: | 1920-1989 | | | | Abstract: | John T. Weeden, Sr. (1901-1988) was a prominent African-American Baptist clergyman of Cleveland, Ohio. After pastoring two churches in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was called in 1948 to St. Timothy Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there until his death in 1988. In addition to his extensive involvement in a number of Baptist and religious organizations, Weeden was involved in civil rights and political issues, including service as co-chair of the clergy committee for Carl Stokes during the mayoral campaign of 1967. The collection consists of photographs of the African-American church community of Cleveland, Ohio, and images of political activities in Cleveland, including the 1964 voter registration campaign. In addition to photographs of Reverend Weeden and the Weeden family, the collection includes images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, Ralph Abernathy, and Jesse Jackson in 1968; images of the King funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia in 1968; portraits of Carl B. Stokes, Louis Stokes, Benjamin Hooks, and Dick Gregory; and views of St. Timothy Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, and other African-American churches and church activities. The collection includes 207 black and white photographs, 248 color photographs, and 13 negatives in various formats. | | | | Call #: | PG 498 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988 -- Portraits. | Weeden family -- Portraits. | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | Allen E. Cole Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Cole, Allen E. | | | | Dates: | 1870-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Allen E. Cole (1883-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, photographer who produced over 50,000 photographs of people and places in the African American community of Cleveland, Ohio. Cole opened his first studio in 1922 at 9909 Cedar Avenue, supplementing his income with commercial work and commission work for eight white-owned studios, and earned prizes and commendations at state and local exhibitions. His photographs were frequently published in The Call and Post. The collection consists of approximately 30,000 black and white and color negatives; 6,000 black and white and color photographs; and 1 oil painting. | | | | Call #: | PG 268 | | | | Extent: | 36.72 linear feet (21 containers, 6 filing cabinets, and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | African American athletes -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American children -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American entertainers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American men -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American neighborhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American portrait photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Cole, Allen E., 1883-1970 -- Photograph collections. | Commercial photography -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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