Bookmark about three black musicians from the Austin area of Texas. Benjamine L. Joyce, Barbara Conrad, Virgie Carrington DeWitty. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17415/
Copy print of faculty of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1950s seated in the school library. A painting of children reading hangs behind them. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17437/
Copy print of students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1940s. Names written on the photo include: R. Corley and Rice (the principal). texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17438/
Photograph of Carl Walker sitting at a desk, reading a book. There are seals hanging on the wall behind him and a U.S. flag.
Walker of Houston became the first negro in the south to be appointed an assistant United States District Attorney. A graduate of Texas Southern University Law School, his appointment in 1961 was to the southern district of Texas. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17412/
Announcement for the reception when the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) honored Ernestine Thompson with the Community Service Award at the W.H. Passon Historical Society on May 21, 2006. Ernestine collected artifacts for the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17355/
Photograph of a decorated cake for the Douglass Club 1906. The Douglass Club is an organization promoting the study of literature and philanthropy. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17400/
Photograph of members of the Douglass Club, an organization promoting the study of literature and philanthropy. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17399/
Photograph of Dr. Herman Barnett garbed for surgery and looking at some medical equipment while he holds a gas mask over a patient's face.
Dr. Barnett was the first African American to be admitted to the University of Texas Medical school, graduated with honors in 1953. He is the first native Texas African American to graduate from a Texas medical school and be licensed to practice in Texas. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17413/
Photograph of Concord Choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Barbara Seidel Medearis was the Choir Director of the Concord Choir, a school teacher and the mother of four children. She is on the far left. Her mother, Ethel Taylor was a musician for the church for many years. The family lived in the Blacklands Neighborhood on Leona Street in East Austin. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17380/
Photograph of pall bearers carrying the casket of Rev. Jerome Christopher Lott. He served as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, TX from 1928-1949. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17390/
Program from the Dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker for the Ebenezer Baptist Church on November 14, 1976. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17375/
Photograph of men signing contract for building the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, TX on August 8, 1955. Included are (seated): U.S Fowler, Secretary of Trustee Board; Charles Fowler of Fowler Electric; Troy Ragland, Gemeral Contractor; J.D. Young of Young and Pratt, Heating Contractors; T.C. Calhoun, Chairman of Trustees; U.S. Gregg, Assistant Church Clerk; (standing): Robert L. Rowe, Pastor; W.B. Campbell, Church Treasurer; Walter J. Jones, Trustee and Building Committee Member; Perry Edmondson, Chairman of Deacon Board and Building Committee; C.H. Walker, Trustee; G.B. Arnold, Trustee. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17373/
Portrait of Rev. Jerome Christopher Lott (served from 1928-1949) was a great evangelist and outstanding leader in the state and national convention. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17391/
The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)representative, Nancy Tanner, honors Ernestine Thompson with the Community Service Award at the W.H. Passon Historical Society on May 21, 2006. Ernestine collected artifacts for the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17357/
Portrait of Estella Strain, the first wife of Morris Strain. Morris was the grandson of Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17363/
Exterior photograph of the Fanny Mae Caldwell Elementary School in Round Rock, TX. The school is named for Fanny Mae Caldwell, a long-time educator in Pflugerville, TX. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17367/
Photograph of the exterior of the Fanny Mae Caldwell Elementary School in Round Rock, TX. The school is named for Fanny Mae Caldwell, a long-time educator in Pflugerville, TX. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17370/
Photograph of Fanny Mae Tyson Caldwell's portrait on a table in the office of the Caldwell Elementary School. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17368/
The bulletin from the funeral service for Fanny Mae Tyson Caldwell at St. John Regular Baptist Association Tabernacle. Mrs. Caldwell was a long-time educator in Pflugerville, TX. Included in the bulletin are:
one of her favorite poems, "The House by the Side of the Road", the order of the service, her obituary, a Litany of Gratitude in her honor, and a family tribute. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17369/
Photograph of the choir of First Baptist Church in 1928. They are posed on a flight of stairs in front of a building texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17463/