Local African American History Directory

Highlights of the collection

Lethia Cousins Fleming Photographs

Lethia Cousins Fleming (1876-1963) was a teacher from West Virginia who became a social worker for the Division of Child Welfare, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1931-1951). She and her husband, Cleveland city councilman Thomas W. Fleming,…
The HistoryMakers Video Oral History Interview with Janet Purnell

Academic administrator, elementary school principal, and elementary school teacher Janet Purnell (1936 – 2008) was the first executive director of minority development at the University of Akron. She also taught in Akron Public Schools for…
The Miscellaneous Memorabilia of Charles W. Chesnutt

Included in this digital collection are items originating from various collections related to Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932). Chesnutt was a prominent African-American writer, best known for his short stories, essays, and his biography about the…
The HistoryMakers Video Oral History Interview with Donald K. Anthony, Jr.

Fencer and entrepreneur Donald K. Anthony, Jr. (1957 -) was the founder, president and CEO of the Warrior Group, Inc. and SwordSport LLC. He also served as president of the United States Fencing Association. Anthony…
John Johnson Basketball Card

This John Johnson basketball card is number 43 in a series of 264 that was manufactured by the Topps Company Inc. for the 1972-1973 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The front of the card features…
William S. Scarborough Collection

Microfilm of two draft manuscripts of Scarborough’s autobiography, edited in ca. 1930s and in 1971, in which he recounts his education, trips to Europe, and teaching and university careers. Compiled by Sarah C.B. Scarborough and…
Autobiography of George Perry Metcalf

Autobiography of George Perry Metcalf of Lorain County, Ohio recounts his childhood on a Medina County, Ohio farm, his service with the New York Infantry Regiment 136, Company D in the Civil War, his law…
OLBS Kindergarten Easter Parade 1958 pt. I

Kindergarten Easter parade in 1958