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C. W. Rice Family & Negro Labor News Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0142

Scope and Contents The C. W. Rice Family & Negro Labor News Collection contains Mr. Rice's personal and professional correspondence as well as some of his financial records and photographs. Some significant topics represented in these files are black employment and labor activities and local communist activities. Additionally, it contains the most complete run of the Negro Labor News newspaper known to exist. Materials are dated from 1919 to 1976 with the majority of the items from the 1940s to the...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1934-1976; 1919-1976

Found in: African American History Research Center

Judson Robinson Jr. Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0043

Scope and Contents The Judson Robinson, Jr. Collection documents the professional and family life of Judson Robinson, Jr. and the Robinson family of Houston, Texas. This collection, which dates from 1941 to 2012, includes correspondence, city planning reports, bids, motions, campaign related materials. The bulk of the materials relate to Judson Robinson, Jr.’s election to the Houston City Council in 1971 and the activities of Judson Robinson during his tenure on city council. Newspapers and clippings...

Dates: 1941-2012; Majority of material found in 1965-2012

Found in: African American History Research Center

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