World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Cassie Banks papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 025.009
Scope and Contents
The Cassie Banks papers consists of personal items belonging to Cassie, Mary Cromwell, Ivan Cromwell and George Banks Jr. The Cassie Banks series contains a variety of personal items. Things such as date books, envelopes and general correspondences are inside. There are some Greeting cards with messages inside and church related items such as handouts and verses. Notable items are invitations from Governor John Chaffee and Providence Mayor Joseph Doorley Jr. There are also...
Dates:
Majority of material found within c. 1900-1971
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
George Leroy Turville collection
Collection
Identifier: MS025.008
Collection Overview
Nine Boxes, series A-Z, photographs, manuscripts, records collection, awards, collectibles, and newspapers. Spanning adult life of George L. Turville.
Dates:
circa 1850s-1990s
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
John Carter Minkins papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 025.003
Abstract
A collection from the career and life of John Carter Minkins, whose journalism career spanned from 1888 through the 1950s. The collection includes typed manuscripts of articles and speeches he wrote, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and booklets.
Dates:
1896-1982
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
William Spencer DeCoursey papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 025.011
Scope and Contents
The William Spencer Smith DeCoursey collection contains items belonging to DeCoursey, his mother, Clara Lavinia (Mitchell) Pinkston, and his wife, Lois (Joyner) DeCoursey. William Spencer DeCoursey’s folder contains photographs of him from his childhood to his time in the Navy. There is also a US Navy recruitment postcard addressed to him.Clara DeCoursey Pinkston’s folder contains photographs, a certificate of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and two...
Dates:
c. 1882-1974
Found in:
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society