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  • Letter from William I. Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes

    Created by
    Gosnell, William I., American, died 1978
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Jackson, Howard Wilkinson, American, 1877 - 1960
    Date
    May 3, 1935
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    This letter is likely referring to the 1935 Baltimore mayoral election encouraging support for the Democratic candidate, Howard W. Jackson. Jackson supported integration efforts, particularly in Baltimore City Public Schools. He focused on supporting welfare programs and limiting unemployment during the Great Depression. Jackson served as mayor from 1923-1927 and from 1931-1943.
    "Howard W. Jackson (1877-1960)." Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). May 20, 2002. http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012487/html/12487bio.html.
    Description
    Letter from William Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes. The letter is typed in black ink and the paper has a letterhead [WILLIAM I. GOSNELL / ATTORNEY AT LAW / 220 ST. PAUL STREET / BALTIMORE, MD.]. The text to Rev. Volley Stokes begins [My dear Sir: / We are sending you a representative to your church in the person of Mrs. Mable Locke, to urge and insist upon the people coming out to vote Tuesday…]. The letter was signed by Gosnell. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank.
    Place used
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Communication
    Correspondence
    Politics (Practical)
    Religious groups
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce3bccca-7d86-48ab-83f4-5e3e89edaf0f
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    Letter from Carl Murphy and Afro-American Newspapers

    Created by
    The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
    Signed by
    Murphy, Carl J.G., American, 1889 - 1967
    Received by
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Date
    September 16, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Form letter from Carl Murphy to Rev. Volley Stokes. The paper has a letterhead for [AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS] which lists the different newspaper branches and the executive offices in Baltimore. The letter text begins [My dear Friend: / We are in the midst of the most important legislative campaign in the history of Baltimore.] There is a request for […participation as a member of a Bipartisan Citizens Committee for Good Government.] followed by an invitation for a meeting at the [AFRO Building – 628 N. Eutaw St.] The letter is signed by Carl Murphy, the president of the Afro-American Newspaper. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank and has angled staining.
    Place made
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    form letters
    Topic
    Activism
    Correspondence
    Journalism
    Politics (Practical)
    Religious groups
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.18a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a53e14cf-6c0a-47b8-89a8-b5041724e79f
  • Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund

    Created by
    Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
    Subject of
    Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
    Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
    Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
    Signed by
    Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
    Subject of
    Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
    Date
    Feb 16, 1960
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
    Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
    Description
    Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.
    Place made
    Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Journalism
    Religious groups
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.5a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0893da1-e302-41c6-a543-c6305b984b80
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    Envelope for letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Issued by
    Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
    Signed by
    Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
    Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
    Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
    Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
    Date
    Feb 17, 1960
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (10.6 × 24.1 cm)
    Caption
    Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
    Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
    Description
    Envelope for a letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The envelope has [D F Daisy / The DOUGLASS / STATE / BANK] in blank text in the upper left from Kansas City, Kansas. The center of the envelope has printed text which reads [Rev. V.K. Stokes / Trinity Baptist Church / 1526 McCullob [sic] St. / Baltimore, Md.]. There are three stamps in blue ink along the top, one for auto loans and two postage marks. The adhesive on the back envelope flap has yellowed.
    Place made
    Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    envelopes
    Topic
    Activism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Journalism
    Religious groups
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.5b
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554227899-4c39-4184-829e-5758e0bb875e
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    Envelope for The Nation's Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Issued by
    Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1842
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Date
    1956-1957
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Description
    Envelope for “The Nation’s Prayer Call” from the Zion Baptist Church. The white standard letter size envelope is addressed to [Rev. V. V. Stokes / 1526 McCulloh St. / Baltimore, Md.] The return address printed in black ink in the upper left reads [ZION BAPTIST CHURCH / 430-432 West Ninth St. / Cincinnati 3, Ohio]. There is a Cincinnati, Ohio postmark in the upper right in red ink. The envelope is stained with small areas of loss and adhered residue on the back.
    Place used
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    envelopes
    Topic
    Communication
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.10b
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe420c5f-8a8d-4d87-ba00-8c6501934a6d
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    Certificate of baptism signed by Rev. Volley V. K. Stokes

    Published by
    Meyer & Brother Publishers, American
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
    Signed by
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Date
    1940
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 × 10 5/16 in. (20.3 × 26.2 cm)
    Description
    Baptismal certificate used by Rev. Volley Stokes. The form is partially completed. The top of the form reads [Certificate of Baptism/ This Certifies] surrounded by a curvilinear design. The middle section of the paper is not filled out. The standard printed text reads [That ______ / of ______ / born on the ____ day of ______ 19__]. Below is [RECEIVED / Christian Baptism] followed by a completed section with handwritten information in blue and black ink. The text reads [on the 12th day of April in / the year of our Lord 1940 / at Trinity Baptist Church, Balt. Md / Rev. Volley V.K. Stokes, B.D. Pastor]. The publisher is printed in the bottom left. The back is blank.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Type
    baptismal certificates
    Topic
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9a176fc-b18c-4efe-849f-faec58e556d9
  • The Expected Vol. 29 No. 2

    Edited by
    Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880
    Published by
    Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880
    Issued by
    The Expected, American, 1930 - 1965
    Subject of
    Virginia Baptist State Convention, Inc., American, founded 1867
    Humbles, Aldolphus, American, 1848 - 1926
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Date
    February 1957
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Periodical of “The Expected” featuring Adolphus Humbles and Virginia Seminary. The front cover has a red border with the title design for “The Expected” printed in red ink. The issue is titled [OUR INTEREST IS SPIRITUAL – The Spirit of Hayes and Humbles]. There is a large picture of Humbles next to an image of [The Tower of / Humbles Hall - / A Memorial]. Red printed text at the bottom reads [Devout Disciple of Hayes’ Philosophy of “SELF-HELP” and / Independence In Negro Education.] Inside, there is an editorial titled [An Educational Emergency] and articles on “The Church and Civic Concern”, “Virginia Seminary Negro History Spotlight”, “The Negro and United States Sectional Strife.” The publication has twelve (12) pages. The back cover has a stamp with the mailing address for Rev. V. Stokes.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    periodicals
    Topic
    Communication
    Education
    Mass media
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fdcf389f-a291-44c6-962b-083eca9a2bdb
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    Envelope for a letter from Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. V. Stokes

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Issued by
    The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Date
    September 16, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Description
    Envelope for a letter from Carl Murphy of Afro-American Newspapers to Rev. Volley Stokes. The white standard letter size envelope is addressed to [Rev. V. V. K. Stokes / 1526 McCulloch St. / City 17]. The return address printed in black ink in the upper left reads [AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS / Executive Offices / 628 N. Eutaw Street / Baltimore 1, MD.] There is a Baltimore, Md. postmark in the upper right in black ink dated September 16, 1958. The envelope is torn and the reverse has angled staining.
    Place used
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    envelopes
    Topic
    Activism
    Correspondence
    Journalism
    Politics (Practical)
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.18b
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f551c0b2-f935-4949-bfa2-00f97891a673
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