Nellye Joyce Punch Collection
Scope and Content
The Nellye Joyce Punch Collection houses the personal papers of Nellye Joyce Punch. This collection, which dates from 1964 to 2009 includes newsclippings, awards, publications, ephemera and community materials that chronicle her professional and personal involvement with issues that she has championed in community. The collection also contains a scrapbook with congratulatory notes and photos from the 1992 Savvy Awards. This collection evidences community activism in Houston and Fifth Ward.
Dates
- 1964 - 2009
Creator
- Punch, Nellye Joyce, 1921-2018 (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Nellye Joyce Punch Collection must be obtained from African American Library at the Gregory School or the appropriate copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Nellye Joyce Punch was born in Wharton,Texas on July 13, 1921. She attended and graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1937. Known as the “unofficial congresswoman” of Houston’s Fifth Ward, Nellye Joyce Punch has been a community activist since retiring as a consultant to the Houston Independent School District in the 1980s. Through her work she has championed programs that provide housing for the poor, improve academic skills for inner city kids, improve health and human services to inner city residents, feed lower income citizens, and organizing groups to educate the public on pertinent issues that affect them and their community.
Mrs. Punch has a Bachelor of Science from Prairie View and a Master of Education from Texas Southern University. She is one of the founding members of the Fifth ward Community Redevelopment Corporation, a group that has built affordable housing for local residents.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4)
Acquisition Information
Donated by: Nellye Joyce Punch
Processing Information
Processed by: Vince Lee, August 2009
- African American women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African American women -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African American women -- Texas -- Houston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) Subject Source: Local sources
- Mothers for Clean Air Subject Source: Local sources
- Pine Crest Presbyterian Church Subject Source: Local sources
- Presbyterian Children's Home Subject Source: Local sources
- Presbyterian Church -- Texas -- Houston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Punch, Nellye Joyce, 1921-2018
- United Way Subject Source: Local sources
Source
- Punch, Nellye Joyce, 1921-2018 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- MSS 0004 Nellye Joyce Punch Collection
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of her Records at the African American Library at the Gregory School, Houston Public Library
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August, 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the African American History Research Center Repository
