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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Conella Coulter Brown Papers
| | | | Creator: | Coulter Brown, Conella | | | | Dates: | 1943-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Conella Coulter Brown (1925-2022), was an educator and the first African American woman to take on the role of assistant superintendent in an Ohio School District, making her the highest ranking African American woman in public education at the time. This collection consists of articles, awards, a biographical sketch, bulletins, certificates, correspondences, flyers, invitations, membership materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, proclamations and resolutions, and program booklets. | | | | Call #: | MS 5495 | | | | Extent: | .40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American women teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American school superintendents -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Busing for school integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon Papers
| | | | Creator: | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley | | | | Dates: | 1931-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon (1916-1991) was a lifelong African American rights activist and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dixon served as secretary at the Antioch Baptist Church, Central High School, and John Hay High School. She served on the boards and committees of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Cleveland Public Library. In 1963, Dixon took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for Colored People led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and was passionate about the issues of desegregation in schools and racial violence. She volunteered at the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, the National Council of Churches, Fairhill Mental Health Center, and the Phillis Wheatley Center. The collection includes booklets, brochures, cards, church programs, correspondence, funeral booklets, hymns, letters, letters to the editor of the Plain Dealer, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs and negatives, postcards, schedules of events, scrapbooks, and telegrams. | | | | Call #: | MS 5199 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (2 containers and 2 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Cleveland Public Library | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley, 1916-1991 | Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch | Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American History / Women's History
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