children; Children of the Confederacy; Civil War; conventions; social clubs;
Notes on back: Front row (left to right) Betty Jean Niland - Va.; Leo Mallard, Jr. - Ga.; Wendell Alcorn, Jr. - Texas; Eleanor Barnett - Fla.; Ann Dickey - Ark.; Back Row (left to right) Robin Shervette - N.C.; John Chappell - S.C.; Sally...
African Americans; civic clubs; social life; women;
The 100 Black Women’s Club began in New York City as a grassroots effort to address social issues and affect change within the community. Over time, the club reached out to other black women in order to mobilize themselves into a visible and...
attorneys; law; mayors; military; politics; public service; railroads; transportation; World War I; World War II;
Roane Waring was born in 1881 in Memphis. He graduated from Christian Brothers College and received a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1902. Returning to Memphis to practice law, he represented the Memphis Street Railway in several...
annexation; arts; city council; crime; development; economics; farm marketing; government; law enforcement; municipal government; painting; politics; public service; sanitation workers strike; social issues; tourism;
Robert B. James served on the Memphis City Council from 1968 to 1988. During his twenty years as councilman, he accumulated many documents related to council business, as well as material from other organizations and events with which he was...