51. Henle, Ellen and Marlene Merrill
1980
1 item

On the Cutting Edge, typescript about antebellum college-educated black American missionaries and teachers.

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52. Heslip-Ruffin Family
1833-1943 and n.d.
1.2 ft. and 1 box

The family was an antebellum free black family. Of special interest is correspondence from Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Nancy Lewis Ruffin to her husband after she took their children to Massachusetts for a better education.

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53. Himes, Chester
1944-1988
20 ft., 2 oversized boxes, 1 shoebox

Includes the papers of Chester Himes, American born expatriate novelist, short story writer, autobiographer and essayist who invented the African-American literary detective genre. The archive includes extensive correspondence with women, legal materials, medical records, manuscripts, reviews and personal papers.

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54. Hutton, Lucile Levy
1850-1988
8.4 ft., 1 oversize box, 1 shoebox

Lucile Levy taught music in the New Orleans Public School system from 1916 until her retirement in 1962. She was also the author of This is a Grand Work: A History of the Central Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871-1977. She received numerous awards for her civic, social and educational contributions to the community. Her papers include personal and family correspondence, material reflecting her professional life, and extensive church, civic and social activities.

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55. Jackson, Lillie May Carroll
1957-1978
1 box

Jackson was a lecturer, a singer, president of Baltimore NAACP, founder of NAACP Maryland State Conference, and founder of Freedom House. Includes correspondence, press clippings and photostatic copies.

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56. Jackson, Mahalia
1971
1 item

Photostatic copies of her last will and testament.

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57. Jackson, Marie Byrd Posten
ca. 1966-1982
4.2 ft., and 2 oversized items

She was the wife of Theodore Posten and Alexander Louis Jackson, and a leader in Girl Friends. Collection includes correspondence, minutes, financial records, collected printed items, and a painting of Toussaint L'Ouverture by William Edouard Scott.

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58. Jamison, Anna Marie Hansen
1919-1972
0.4 ft.

Jamison was an American Missionary Association teacher. Collection includes correspondence, notes, class rolls, and collected printed items.

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59. Jefferson, Louise
ca.1930- 2000
19.6 ft., 12 oversized boxes

Unprocessed papers of the photographer, Louise Jefferson

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60. Jefferson, Lurline
1938-1978 and n.d.
0.4 ft. and 1 box

Lurline Jefferson was active in New York and New Orleans senior citizens' and community groups. Includes correspondence, speeches, writings, minutes, and collected printed items.