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Two photos of Robert Hammond, born in 1957, as a baby in the McKinney home, pictured with Samuel and Louise McKinney.

Content Description From the Collection: This collection contains materials related to the lives and careers of Rev. Samuel Berry McKinney and his wife, Louise McKinney, particularly from the family’s time in Providence while Rev. McKinny was pastor of the Olney Street Baptist Church from 1955 to 1958.Materials include three copies each of the memorial service programs for Rev. McKinney and his wife, Louise McKinney, copies of articles written about Rev. McKinney, a 1957 Christmas letter written by Louise McKinney to...

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Guide for counceling the youth, published by the Urban League of Greater Providence, published spring 1955. Foreword by Louise J. McKinney.

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Louise McKinney is pictured on pages 10, 12, and 13.

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Photocopy of the book "A Heritage Discovered: Blacks in Rhode Island," published by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society in 1976.

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The collection includes materials from Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, pastor of Olney Street Baptist Church from 1955 until 1958, and his wife, Louise Jones McKinney, who taught at Classical High School in Providence during her husband's time as pastor. The papers primarily consist of items from their time in Providence, although there are some items from Rev. McKinney's life after leaving to serve as pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington.