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  • The Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ Centennial Year book is a 70-page volume documenting the history of the historically Black church and centennial celebration in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The book includes pictures and descriptions of the current and former members and leadership of the church, individual committees and their members, and organizations and photos of participants. Former politicians and national church leadership's letters are included, congratulating the Plymouth on its centennial year. The book narrates the community involvement of the members, music, contributions (both individual and collective), and stained glass windows. The book ends with advertisements and congratulatory notes from local businesses and organizations.

  • The card belonging to George D. Wilson from Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity is a one-page document detailing the information of his membership. Sigma Pi Phi is exclusive and the oldest African American Greek-letter organization for professionals, they do not have collegiate or undergraduate membership.

  • One-page blueprint of Plymouth Congregational Church of Louisville, Kentucky at the corner of West Chestnut Street and 17th Street. The blueprint includes the dimensions of both the church and settlement house.

  • The West Louisville Evangelical Church of Louisville, Kentucky Articles of Incorporation is a 3-page typescript that describes the administrative structure and functions of the church. The Articles of Incorporation include the names of the members who founded the church and outlines the term lengths of the Board of Trustees.

  • $10,000 mortgage for Samuel M. Plato (1882-1957) and Elnora Plato (1891-1975) with Louisville Trust Company. The couple used the mortgage to build their home at 2509 West Walnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Photograph of real estate developer James Taylor in front of his Tudor Revival home at 6600 Shirley Avenue in the James T. Taylor Subdivision of Louisville, Kentucky.

  • A undated photograph of Helen Humes that has been cut out from a larger one. The original photograph has not been located. It gives the impression of a paper doll.

  • Undated photograph of Helen Humes posing at a piano. She is sitting on a piano bench with one arm on the instrument. A microphone and stand are seen in the foreground.

  • Undated studio photograph of Helen Humes tak n at the Park Towers Studio in Detroit, Michigan

  • Passport page and photograph of Helen Humes, 1962. The name reads "Helen Elizabeth Smith Known As Helen Humes." She was briefly marred to Harrold Smith.

  • Photograph given to Helen Humes. It is of a trio of African American musicians at a club. The handwritten note on the front reads "To Helen. The Greatest. Babs." The lead singer is likely Babs Gonzales.

  • Photographic studio portrait of Emma Humes (1881-1967), mother of Helen Humes.

  • One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

  • One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family.

  • The artist Patricia Fulce-Smith created this poster, titled "Six Feet Apart -- Or Apart?" for the Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project of 2020. This poster uses a variety of visual cues to discuss social, economic, and cultural issues of 2020. These cues include, but are not limited to: COVID-19, racial injustice, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, face masks, and social aspects of pandemic protocol like social distancing.

    Patricia Fulce-Smith was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, and moved to Louisville in 2003. Fulce-Smith is a multi-media artist and her art primarily depicts women and girls. She is a member of the Louisville Visual Arts Association (LVAA) and has created several murals around Louisville, as well as being an artist for a children's book on Kentucky women.
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  • Photo of an African American man standing in the doorway of a small wooden cabin.

  • Domestic help Charley and Al are pictures with the family's cows. This undated photograph was taken in front of the carriage house of the Russell's Peterson Avenue home.

  • Group gathered at the Presbyterian Colored Mission, Mr. John Little, Superintendent, during the 1937 Flood, Louisville, KY.

  • African-American Refugee tent city on Poplar Level Road, Louisville, KY, 1937 Flood. On top border, photograph reads "Tent City on Poplar Level Road;" bottom border reads "Colored Refugees." Tarp pitched tents are arranged in close parallel formation with a narrow space between rows of tents.

  • An African-American mother and chlid seek refuge in a make shift straw bed; being assisted by W. P. A. in the Progress School, Louisville, KY, 1937 Flood.
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