James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Dale F. Harter Collection of "Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community from 1930-1985"
Harter, Dale F.
SC 0105
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0.16 cubic feet
4 folders
1991
These four folders contain items and information used in the exhibit "Undocumented Deeds: an exhibit on the history of Harrisonburg's African-American Community." The exhibit was curated by Dale F. Harter and held in the Warren-Sipe Museum of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society in the autumn of 1991.
English
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Dale F. Harter Collection of "Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community, 1930-1985", SC 0105, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
Copies of texts and photographs mounted in the display were purchased from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society in 1992.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2085.
Bio/Historical Note
Some (but not all) of the people or groups mentioned in the collection:
- Ebony Players
- Effinger Street School
- Harris, W. N. P.
- Harrisonburg-Adjacent Community Choir
- Lucy Simms School
- Non-sectarian Chorus
- Sampson, Ralph (Sr. and Jr.)
- Shades of Ebony
- Simms, Lucy F.
- Webb, Roberta
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photocopies of news clippings, school reunion programs, portions of church histories, scrapbooks, newsletters, photographs, and other items displayed in the exhibit "Undocumented Deeds: an exhibit on the history of Harrisonburg's African-American community" compiled by Dale F. Harter and held in the Warren-Sipe Museum of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society in the autumn of 1991. Information pertains largely to the time period 1930-1985. Most items were loaned for the display, and the collection includes copies of the loan contracts. Also included is a 3-page chronology of African-American history in Harrisonburg by Dale Harter.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically in folders. Folder one contains items relating to the exhibit and the Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society, such as fliers, newspaper clippings, and donor gift/loan contracts between Dale Harter and H-RHS. Folder two contains an account of Bethel A.M.E. Church History and other church newsletters. Folder three contains information for the 4th reunion of the Lucy Simms - Effinger Street School in 1991 and other documents related to the school. Folder four contains miscellaneous information about local area
African American athletes -- United States -- Biography
African American teachers -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Sources
African American teachers and the community -- Sources
African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Sources
African American churches -- History -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Sources
African Americans -- Genealogy
African Americans -- Education (Elementary) -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Sources
African Americans -- Education (Secondary) -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Sources
African Americans -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History -- Sources
African Americans -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Social life and customs -- Sources
African Americans -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- Economic conditions -- Sources
Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History -- 20th century
Exhibit scripts
Genealogies (histories)
African Americans -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg -- History
Sampson, Ralph, 1960-
Webb, Roberta Morgan, 1889-1990
Simms, Lucy F. (Lucy Frances), 1856-1934
Harris, W.N.P. (William Nelson Pendleton), 1881-1977
Sampson, Ralph, Sr.
Stevens, Howard
Effinger Street School
Lucy F. Simms School (Public school)
Bethel A.M.E. Church (Harrisonburg, Va.)
John Wesley United Methodist Church (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Bundy's Boys Band
Ebony Players (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Shades of Ebony (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Harrisonburg-Adjacent Community Choir
Non-Sectarian Chorus (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Undocumented Deeds Paperwork/repositories/4/archival_objects/1061undated11Harrisonburg Churches and Choirs/repositories/4/archival_objects/1062undated12Lucy Simms and Effinger Street School/repositories/4/archival_objects/1063undated13Local Human Interest and Miscellaneous/repositories/4/archival_objects/1064undated14