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Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company

Title

Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company

Subject

Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Wright, William H.
Hall, Henry E.
Doss, Arthur Douglass
Hankins, Junius E.
Price, Julius Sr.
African American business enterprises.
Louisville (Ky.)
Insurance companies

Description

Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance, Co. (1915-1992) was one of the largest Black-owned and operated companies in Kentucky's history. Four individuals founded Mammoth Life during the "Golden Age of Black Business" in Louisville, Kentucky: B.O. Wilkerson, Rochelle I. Smith, William H. Wright, and Henry E. Hall. By 1928, Mammoth Life opened district offices in seven neighboring states: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The corporation was central to the Black community for decades, especially during the height of racial segregation. In 1992, Atlanta Life Insurance bought out Mammoth Life, another Black-owned business headquartered in Georgia. By 1994, Atlanta Life closed down the flagship Louisville district office. This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.

Creator

Harris Brothers (Photography Studio)
The Louisville Defender
The Louisville Leader
Jurige, Samuel

Source

Nancy Demartra

Publisher

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Department

Date

ca. 1915-1980

Rights

This collection is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org.

Language

English

Type

Photographs
Newspapers
Portraits

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