Typewritten manuscript presenting fragments from Ms. Constance Evershade's diary with comments by Ed Kilman. Constance was the daughter of Charles Evershade, Superintendent of the Texas Transportation Company. Constance kept her diary for 15 years...
Notes by Ed Kilman as he reviewed the diary of Constance Evershade. Constance was the daughter of Charles Evershade, Superintendent of the Texas Transportation Company in the 1880s. Constance kept her diary for 15 years, from 1885 to 1900. The...
Clippings of October 21, 1962 and October 28, 1962 articles in the "Texas Heartbeat" column of the Houston Post by Ed Kilman. Kilman reviews the Diary of Constance Evershade, daughter of Charles Evershade, Superintendent of the Texas...
Promotional materials consisting of flyers, letters, newspaper clippings and other miscellaneous material from the records of Florence "Bu" Pleasant Collection at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library (Box 1, Folder...
Letter from Governor James V. Allred to C. F. Richardson, Sr. formally accepting Richardson's invitation as a guest speaker at the National Negro Business League meeting on August 17,1938 in Houston, Texas.
Letter from Governor James V. Allred to C. F. Richardson, Sr. thanking Richardson for the fine news story and editorial comment appearing in The Houston Defender.
Letter from Governor James V. Allred to C. F. Richardson, Sr. indicating he is enclosing a copy of the press memorandum that he issued when he signed the bill in May 1935 that established a tuberculosis sanatorium for Negroes.
Letter from Governor James Allred to C. F. Richardson thanking and praising Richardson for the splendid editorial comment published July 23,1938 in the Houston Defender.
Letter from C. F. Richardson, a Director of Houston Negro Chamber of Commerce and National Negro Business League, to Governor James V. Allred extending an invitation to be a guest speaker at a public program at the National Negro Business League...
Letter from C. F. Richardson, Sr. to Governor James V. Allred congratulating Governor Allred on his presidential appointment as judge of the recently created federal district court for Southern Texas. Richardson also reminded Governor Allred of his...
Letter from C. F. Richardson to Governor James V. Allred discussing a copy of some valuable information provided to Richardson by the governor, Richardson's attachment to his letter to the governor of a newspaper clipping from the December 10,1938...
Letter from C. F. Richardson to Governor James Allred thanking the governor for his participation in the National Negro Business League meeting on August 17,1938 in Houston. Richardson also informed Governor Allred that he planned to be in Austin...
Article by C. F. Richardson, expressing the motivations behind his desire to reside in Texas and his unwavering commitment to fight for civil rights in the South.
Letter and Certificate of Merit from Erwin Heinen and the members of the Houston Independent School District Board of Education, to Leon Richardson, Sr. acknowledging his service and commitment to the education of Houston youth , September 7, 1977.
Houston Defender masthead and part of story: "Negro Workers' Plight Pitiable" which mentions two workers' labor strike incidents in the United States, including the employees' strike at Henke & Pillot stores in Houston.
Program of the 1932 graduation ceremony of the Bishop College. Includes the names of the graduation candidates. From the Richardson Family Personal Collection.
The following documents are included: Letter from C. F. Richardson, dated September 25, 1938, to Governor James V. Allred with copies of letters attached covering correspondence between Richardson and Thurgood Marshall, the "Houston Plan" of city...