AAMP Research Collections

John Allen Collection

Archives of the Heritage House, the Philadelphia Cotillion Society and related individuals and organizations.

Bert Anderson Collection

Books, programs, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to painter Charles C. Dawson.

Gwendolyn Anderson Collection

Reel-to-reel tapes, newspapers, and documents related to Temple University’s Special Recruitment and Admissions Program.

Louis Bellson Collection

Photographs, scrapbooks, records, film and memorabilia related to Pearl Bailey’s career as singer and U.N. ambassador.

Ernest Berry Collection

Papers, books and photographs related to the donor, a child psychology professor at Cheney State University, actor, singer, traveler and writer.

Bertha Brown Collection

Archives of Our Neighbor Civic Association (restricted access).

Joan Myers Brown Collection

Photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, cotillion programs and scrapbooks documenting Philadanco (Philadelphia Dance Company), established in 1970.

Doris & Leon Bullock Collection

Newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs and broadsides from African American composers and performers of classical and opera singers; and political memorabilia.

William Cash/Lloyd Thompson Collection

Photographs, correspondence, minutes and scorebooks related to local clubs (Philadelphia Stars and Hilldale) in the Negro Baseball League.

Arizona Cleaver Stemmons Collection

Memorabilia, documents, writings, minutes and reports related to Arizona Cleaver Stemmons, founder of Zeta Phi Beta.

Joseph E. Coleman Collection

Photographs, certificates, bronze bust, ornaments, reports and memos related to Coleman’s career as a chemist, patent attorney, Philadelphia Councilman and the first black president of Philadelphia City Council. c. 1960s-1990s.

Alberta Colvard, Marie Steward Smith and Lillian Barkley Collection

Photographs, certificates, beautician’s equipment and documents related to the National Beauty Culturists League.

Arthur & Edith Collection

Certificates, scrapbooks, plaques, photographs and memorabilia related to the Daniels family.

Jack T. Franklin Collection

Over 400,000 prints and negatives documenting African American cultural, political and economic history in Philadelphia, in addition to local and national civil rights campaigns. c. 1942-1995.

Joanne Gates Collection

Travel slides and sheet music of organist, pianist and music teacher Herbert Spence.

Edmund Goldborough Collection

1860 daily journal recorded during a voyage to Liberia, artifacts from a Georgia slave plantation and migrant fruit worker artifacts.

Edgar Hammock Collection

Scrapbooks and clippings of the all-black World War II 761st Tank Battalion.

Ruth Wright Hayre Collection

Scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings and documents of the donor’s career as the first African American Philadelphia High School principal and public school district superintendent.

Marcellus Henderson Collection

Newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, programs, posters and correspondence related to concert pianist Natalie Hinderas.

Cornelia Hinkson Brown/Mary Hinkson Jackson Collection

Correspondence clippings, photographs, military and medical artifacts and footlocker of DeHaven Hinkson, first black doctor to direct a U.S. Army Hospital.

Leroy Jenkins Collection

Photographs of the National Dentist Association and individual dentists.

Anna Russell Jones Collection

Photo albums, books, newspaper clippings, posters, Victrola, furniture and sample designs related to Jones’ career as a freelance wallpaper and carpet designer and as a WAC in World War II.

Bonnie Kasoff Collection

Flyers, memos and memorabilia related to the Philadelphia Black Panthers.

Lydia Kirkland Collection

Programs and documents related to the Clyde C. Pelzer Funeral Home, Chaflin University and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.

Floyd Logan Collection

Photographs, newspaper clipping and memos of the Educational Equality League.

Frank McGlinn Collection

Broadsides, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and posters related to African American performing arts, primarily theater. c. 1850-1992.

Lucille McKnight Collection

Documents and memorabilia of a family-run grocery store and beauty parlor; military uniform.

Russell Minton Collection

Correspondence, minutes and photographs related to Frederick Douglass Hospital (later became Mercy Douglass Hospital).

M. Lee Montgomery Collection

Journals, reports, memorabilia and papers of the donor.

Maude Frisby Mills Collection

Scrapbooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings and programs related to Maude Fricby Mills of the Frisby and Mills vaudeville team. c. 1910.

Louis & Janice Mitchell Collection

Family documents, poll tax receipts, army enlistment papers, newspapers (1968-1969) and civil rights ephemera.

Nile Swim Club

Newspaper clippings, photographs and programs relating to the Nile Swim Club, an African American swim club established in 1957.

Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. Collection

Certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings and awards related to the career of Robert N.C. Nix, Sr., first African American congressman in Pennsylvania.

Eve Riley Collection

Quilts, china and doll collection.

Yetta Shapiro Collection

Academic and legal papers from Harry H. Shapiro on constitutional issues arising from the civil rights movement.

Sam Solomon Collection

Photographs, videotapes, posters and equipment related to Solomon’s career as a boxer and trainer.

Ira Tucker Collection

Records, memorabilia, photographs and stage costumes for the Dixie Hummingbirds, gospel ensemble.

Gertrude Vance Collection

Correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, photographs of violinist Charles McCabe and documents of the Philadelphia Concert Orchestra.

Delores Wade Collection

Minutes, correspondence, reports and ledger books for the Golden Star Lodge #4 of the Good Samaritans, the local branch of a member insurance association.

Dorothy Wright Collection

Newspaper clippings, brochures, letters and photographs documenting Philadelphia African American history.

Zamsky Collection

Black collectibles (black-related memorabilia, most of which reflects racial stereotypes).

Other Collections:

African American occupational and domestic objects, family scrapbooks, sports and military uniforms, artifacts from the Klu Klux Klan, records and musical instruments, political memorabilia, toys, and church and burial artifacts.