1 20 47 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/21c71512241ca49aa83cf9863f50c232.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=TPiDHQPOqg0-cs8SFnuLQ2hDKYOw1MXEvQm%7Eopy1IIwRp7z46cZXmxJwOmu5ZnCDO24T-Bn6hUJ288fpKd7gXyL7qkPVD0rdwFSHAk-JYEkw5r77C9oQWHlt6Iu8BxSYHnYJXnHW50wuAnLjmnuHs1GDAg-M7uaT76eAriN4vkjFXhK2kJVm0-BxURMXP%7E4oS9LcB4xvEFA0Zp%7EGaWhJ%7Ean-IvgrJUq2VgM0T-rjHe6IB9YBp-3FNJIRFekoeSPG10yf6MuTj1E-ODytjFTAcKGbl7M%7Eoxz9%7E1BxHRtFNKYZiOLyKltoqzbfqgYAzuT70Uc2f48KHWTe6Z6Mt2ycvw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d1ad7e58809fea827da2a533c10cff42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1915-1980 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harris Brothers (Photography Studio) <em>The Louisville Defender</em> <em>The Louisville Leader<br /></em> Jurige, Samuel Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 017PC39.28 Title A name given to the resource Julius Price, Sr. surrounded by Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts Subject The topic of the resource Price, Julius, Sr. Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Boy Scouts of America African Americans Description An account of the resource Julius Price, Sr., president of Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company, surrounded by three African-American Boy Scouts and two African-American Cub Scouts from the Shawnee District in Louisville, Kentucky.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photographs Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Julius Price Sr. Kentucky Louisville Presidents of Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/6732ce520648038e840a9759c10e5c56.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=r18cFlhbqwfeX4pUPAsfGv1JAuX5ckTsvN6dHKtQNwr6R1pAE3np5G%7E0UHWCXj%7EHla6C3dEzdoeFR2QvPeFBV1T5XUT7tINMnBLgII1-da6OrR%7E63LUm6Sff%7E98-HPfRgfhGJRjJZNFxJJLHQ2bHqETo%7ENJgK3Q1RGQBRF97pGcTovdSrOgINrFBezSme9Bxq7Ho2PC4ywmekAMHNZEzxvqRaZmwUs26UcAI4Xca83EcgaqmLz41Uwx1LJxF49s1I159asxWeSJ0UUDVZpZM4hwRFARW3gGZu8KPdpaqhrGlcdoRauFFVoxmgkKA6D%7EsBdesbzsGjlwilNdefyAa-w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f96f50494c77dbacdaca56e1d9f89c2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project, 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Kentucky COVID-19 (Disease) Protest and social movements Political posters Description An account of the resource The Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project at the Filson Historical Society was inspired by the COVID-19 Poster Project, a bold and innovative collecting initiative at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Commissioning local artists to create original, mass-reproducible works leverages the genre of the public information poster to link the study of the past with the urgency of the present. Ten artists were commissioned to represent diverse artistic points of view within the Louisville community. These posters were either born digital or created through traditional media, then scanned for digital distribution. Poster themes include masks, physical distancing, Healthy at Home, healthy at Work; COVID and the economy; COVID and racism; physical/mental/emotional wellbeing; and the racial justice protests of the summer of 2020. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 021PR3, Print Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 021PR3 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 21st century 2020s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Poster Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Six Feeet Apart -- Or Apart?", Patricia Fulce-Smith Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 (Disease) Kentucky--Louisville Louisville (Ky.) Black lives matter movement Activism African Americans African American women in art Women, Black Women artists African American women artists Artists African American women Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fulce-Smith, Patricia Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project, The Filson Historical Society. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Posters Language A language of the resource En Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 021PR3.03 Kentucky; COVID-19 (Disease); Political posters; Protest and social movements; Racial justice https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/a081b45c321f306ebaee211f67937233.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=av0rlFnpDtVXGcOwjFcwDmtvW6YD2yAXIIUQgNsPdaDH5WRO8vo-PAaA6H7umAoqcP21Jp82hf04NKq3NU4TkJROvA7otqmYCVSB%7E%7EBjZQDoCQ0qnwBrjOUC0RYC99caXwj7vsdoffvFeWix-cWakjZwFTUADukSswQH96ennQUCQVGWPuMGDOQxRdyXYTUFBgJdwk-KwiuINyK5TuMVHfQ2RQKYL1hnonD7qWdM1Y2HiJhdMCoGUWolnUdfPZfAx1ro9BIo4jL3yV7YSwCE%7Ev36TLFOXgQwnPO-ubXknyprlHMhI3z8UJFkw3wnKDX9WHPwOFkOzx82yWiYMU7ebg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fdc4eebb485679603804727765b3b24e PDF Text Text 1ud.itor atith hlnc ' .. ~-~--- -----~----< '·l l ,, Gertrude Jackson I: ea c:o;,,;ns...,.._ _ s~ tvlcrnent House i ard .3t wa.rdsh · :;:, Comrtl ___________ ________ ......,Ant ony tr.. yfi d cc V r g· 1 >' o rd Luc' L :rke n. Long Leonard t,t.:·th '.i'evis ~-· ni ock y · r r~j ·· Winl ' Boar d of hri ati an &iueation k Geraldine Fish ---~-------- ------ ---.....~ --ly l'iPt ·i l'dn Willi o:me Re p c 'il1~ UOI te J ffG 1~ !'.i.' J.'i• Cl1.·1 i r m.-.,, ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 08, Item 30 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 8, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource 1973 Proposed Slate, November-December 1972 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The 1973 Proposed Slate of the Plymouth Congregational Church is a list of the proposed candidates for election from the annual meeting held on December 13, 1972, in Louisville, Kentucky. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-1973 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African American churches African Americans Church leadership Church management Christians African American Christians Christian women African American women African American Christian women Women Christian men African American Christian men African American men Men Church officers Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource list proceedings Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/a93b2e5a7900018f37391058b99aa6e9.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=GjW9492KhI2CDsVwh0iYcm0OhAZGRzCre7XxiXpSB7VJtTUZei-cgSeqmtICZ4%7EUsQe8gp-pIe184NkKORUbXr-27LO-7adxsBRYsK49u4C3UxOt80j3IkyyHDnVmO1LddJFiZuxyrZashzW%7EQRzgFm%7EJJawcwP7jJgM7dq8PEGUH8zOiIcSMbnCW6L6UE3fag3EjoPb5B1l0qWTJSiPB9XFS1ByHYv02nOUGLBDkdeFC3J37Cf6Rk1npI6l9Af9QlfpTIaot2sLXuIeYrwA%7E7hItmRAECgmjlNIVovn4uzyEevVyLoRQrqnjPHb62oZEy7smILWw-PQ00A5tEpFHA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fa3ebdb115376ae206d7672954c39e18 PDF Text Text PLYMOUTH CONGRE GATIONA L CHURCH BENJAMIN D. BERRY, JR.-MINISTER c; l) -cl_ Jl 111., /1(,( l) rf ct_V '1 1630 W. CHESTNUT STREET LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, 40203 ANTHONY MAYFIELD, ORGANIST, DIRECTOR CHANCEL, CHILDREN'S CHOIRS THOMAS I. MOXLEY, DIRECTOR, YOUTH CHOIR "SURELY THE LORD IS IN THIS PLACE" ~ 0 �ORDER OF V10RSIUP P LYMOU TH CONGREGJ\ TI ONJ\ L UHI TED CHURC H OF CHRI S T ORGAN PRE LUDE CHI MES AND SE NTENCES #365 OPENING HYMN 11 Fai th of Our Fa tho rs PRAYER OF I N'VOCA TI C: N .A..I.\ID LORD ' S PRAYER THE OCCASION Mr. Lyma n T . J ohn son Ch a irman , Dea c on B a rd, P l ym o ut' #53 3 CALL TO PRAYER PRAYERS FOR THE OCC I\ SI ON Re v. Be rry CHORA L RESPONSE GREE TINGS FR0M THE KE NTUCKIA NA ASS OCI AT. Re v e r e n d Ar woo d J . Ste r ret t P a s t e:r, Zi c·n Unite d Ch u rch o f C:tn I NTRODUCTI ON OF Tm: SPEAIIT£R Mr . El me r J . Schmi e d ., Ch a i r man , Se t t l e me nt Ho us e Bo a r d HYMN THE SERMON # 3 91 Dr. Howard K. Th urman The Chanc e l Ch o ir THE ANTHEM REMARKS Re v e r e nd B. D. Be rry THE CLOSI NG HYMN BENE DIC TI 0 N ORGA"f\J P OSTLUDE f/93 Dr . Thu rman P l ymouth Chur ch was cr g a n iz ed in tho f a l l of 1877 and h o l d tho fir s t wc, r ship on J e ff e rson n ea r 9th St r oo t . Du;riIJ_g thi s ea rly sta c;e , s u v c ra l me n min i ste r e d t c, this l i tt l e e;r l.up : Tho Reve r e nd s Smith , Mc Cleo l an , Sn e l l and J d 1n scn . In 1 8 9 1 tho Revo r o nd E . G. ~ar r i s wa s se nt b y the Li'·-:., r · c nn Mis s i on a r y Ass ociaticn t c t a ke ch a r go a s p c, s t l·, r . Shor t ly a f t e r h i s arriva l a l c,t wa s pur c ha s d n t the C() rno r 0f 17 th and Che s t n ut St r ee ts en whic h a fr ame s tructure wa s e r e ct e d . It is upo n t h o f , unda ti(n l aid by th ose ea rly me mb e r s t hat t ho prese nt in s tituti t n r es t s . In 1 9 1 1 t he So tt l c mont H1.us o wa s C< n c ei v o d , and b y 1917 it b e c a me a r e a l ity . The s ma l l frame s tructure p rove d ina d e qua t e to mee t t h (, n oo ds c f tho g r c wing c,_-n g r egati cn . Working wi t h g r (up s fr ,m the e nti re L0u i s v illo c c.,mn. uni t y , Mr . Harri s b egan p l anning f o r a n e w bui l d i n g . Tho pr e s e n t e di f ic e wa s e r e ct e d a nd ded icat e d in 1 9 29 . P l y mouth h as h a d the su rvic c o f four min i s ters: Re v . E . G. Ha r ris , Re v . T. s. Le dbe tte r, Ro v . A. D. Pi n ckney , and t h e pre s e nt mi ni s t 8 r , Ro v . B . D. Be rry . Eash h a s , i n h i s 0wn way , sc·u ght t c, carry on tho trad it ~L · n b e;gun with Ro v . Ha r r i s - the traditi , n u f b e in g a churc h f u r tho c cmmuni t y . The chur ch h as c r•mEJ far sinc e it s b cc: inni n e; in 1 8 77. Th e Se ttle me n t H, us e i ts e l f i s n ew 50 ye ar s o l d . But t hr o ug h t he-so y e a rs t ho c c nc ep t t ,f s e rv i c e is eve r b e f o r e tho church . r'1ay Go d g r ant His c c ntin u e d gu idanc e . �THE STORY OF PLYM01T TH SETrr' LEMENT HOUSE ..,. Plyr:..outh Settleme nt House at 1626 w. Che stnut Stre e t, Louisville, Ke ntucky was started in 1917 t,_ s e rve the Negro populati on of tho r ~ st End of Louisville. It wa s built and sup p orte ~ orginally by pri va t o funds, and spc-n s ir e d by Plymouth Cc,ngrega ti ,. nal Church. A small paid staff, c onsisting of tho church's pastor as tho Exe cuti vo Dire ct c:r and many v 0 lunt o o rs l e d an c~tcnsivc r cc r ea t i , n a l geP r a d program fer adults and y 0 uth. In 1956 Plymo uth Settle ment Hc u s0 change d fr c m a sr,l o ly church spcns c r c d Lge ncy t o a city-wide , C •mr.mnity Che st and Church sp ons ored agency ••• bec oming inc rp c rated and es tablishing a Be a rd o f Dircct0rs as its p t licy making body . Today, 50 years l n t e r, thu Sett l e me nt, a memb e r of the Unit e d Church o f Chri s t family, is still a vital f r ~co •• h o lping th e c ommunity t0 impr ( VO its u lf thr ,ugh j c,ining f c. rc c s with o the r s in sccioty wh , can make the ir actic ,ns e f fectiv e and meanThe s e rvic e s (Famil y c c unsclsin, ingful. Child devol 1 pmont, Ne ighb ( rh( o d YLuth Cc- rps f or High Schc ( 1 Dr c•p- c•ut s , Commun i ty Organi za ti c.,ns, Club Sc r vic c s, C(•mmi tt e d Sonic;r Ci tiz cms) arc prt>vidc d. t o tho Christian pre c e pts c f love and charity, Plymc,uth is a dminis t e ring a ministry ge are d t owa rd the goa l of incre asing perc c pti r·n, op p ortunity and desire s r· that each p e rs t n t , uche d knc,w s what it me ans t L• be a 11 Child o f God." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 08, Item 01 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 8, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource 90th anniversary bulletin, 1967 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The 90th Anniversary bulletin from Plymouth Congregational Church is a three-page typescript depicting the monumental service and the history behind the church and the settlement house in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African Americans African American churches United Church of Christ Social settlements History Christians African American Christians Church bulletins Protestants Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource bulletin pamphlet Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/c5b8b7c80cea6fc0df903285701a5c25.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=kQk5yKqfmnnffnjjvG2cPp%7EbJbS%7Ew7ve0-JEGupQz8MOm793aqjzhlJ3M6lIjbA61R3RzZNaaLeuhzGAGt7SmksrrNK%7Ep-KkJA1vgHr8z0iYLV4mvxnjS1WhNHw4hTrF2HoaYwpylV-Fs1px7jWUKOXLKrzIF9JaqjnoHClW6gi2YeAWCOGqNVoMexhA%7EtuaE62MYhaWQVp52ddaxn%7EmynFoaXH3DpNfwo2iSjLBATLcnrG2eBcIap3IPMq-JYGGdI-8pFzO%7EnXVetgYG7ZvynDr39CyNdscxZEJRWvYlL6dbzMZq9iEYc6Xe3Plg1HaR4HInurBGmCVoWVZkkRoKg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b988d888216052f1732caa40279710bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1915-1980 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harris Brothers (Photography Studio) <em>The Louisville Defender</em> <em>The Louisville Leader<br /></em> Jurige, Samuel Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource African Americans on and in front of a parade float, undated Subject The topic of the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company African Americans Parades & processions Black people African American men African American women Kentucky--Louisville Louisville (Ky.) African American businesspeople Description An account of the resource An unidentified group of African American men, women, and children near, or inside, a parade float promoting Mammoth Life insurance policies for children.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 017PC39.03 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1920s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1920s Women https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/a34501d862776bbb420628e08ac283e9.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=qbyVrqvg3BbOakELY8Vvs93ZwT9Fa1IeSUPHJ%7E1Fy-XRNnXlsLizMOl-OyIKyKaSqLuiDdzKk4pV37dCQtV1iHa7dxKtGnfcrIIgzW3MUZGN%7EgBf0IKsce-zm5hFwBgmZrenL8w%7EXeV1DI4u4iB3yDEvAWJ3K0vFXCNfNm385Gz9VrjCCIwi28JSrcgP0METfUFI7aPWfbSsNSCsGQgiC1eMSkwZOPfEgbgh%7EDnWbJadFkr0EardbuOdiZ7z2GhdA4jStqJugkDHlu2LlVyfM1R-j-G%7EZgSuwWJ9LyhF%7EF62MyKbHJ6vQ8r746j71OIDsCxrIJjVLfFxqfMsTysWng__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 678ab244706c43b4682e48f0a3b616e5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Great 1937 Flood of Louisville & Southern Indiana Subject The topic of the resource Floods--Kentucky--Louisville Description An account of the resource In January 1937 one of the largest floods in American history inundated the Ohio River Valley. Many cities and towns on the Ohio and its tributaries were affected. Louisville and Southern Indiana were among those most devastated. Torrential rain together with some sleet and freezing rain fell from January 9 to January 23, raising the Ohio River to its highest recorded level. On January 23 the river at Louisville crested at 51.1 feet, and eventually reached 57.15 feet above flood stage on the upper gauge. Louisville’s central and western neighborhoods and Jeffersonville and New Albany across the river were particularly hard hit. Sixty percent of Louisville was flooded and two-thirds of the city’s population had to be evacuated. Basic services were lost or interrupted. The military and thousands of aid workers lent assistance. Clean up and recovery took months and some areas, such as Louisville’s Shippingport and The Point neighborhoods, essentially disappeared. The gallery of images presented here is from The Filson’s Photograph Collection and depicts the massive destruction wrought by “The ‘37 Flood” in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Subject Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource African-American refugee tent city Subject The topic of the resource Floods--Kentucky--Louisville African Americans Description An account of the resource 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Subject Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1937 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. 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Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 07, Item 06 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 7, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1966 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The "Amendment To The Articles of Incorporation of the Plymouth Congregational Church" is a two-page typescript that amends the Russell neighborhood, Louisville, Kentucky church's articles of incorporation from 1928. The amendment absolves the previous Article VI and the drawing of lots to determine the length of term is added, present trustees and Chairman were updated, and vacancies will now be filled for the remaining term by ballot in a meeting of members of the church. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African American churches African Americans Incorporation Articles of Incorporation By-laws Religion Christianity Christians Amendment African American Christians Protestants Church management Russell (Louisville, Ky.) 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource legal document article of incorporation Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/5052901ebbfc7702a752eaeba4d764db.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=i8UuHGjj6HDtq1zDL3vNo2tG-1vbpxJEGlPj8EusgyxAgF0DzJ7gf9N5qTQJ8aatQkJ36f5YfxfBoNCk7R%7Egpb0b-fV1rcj%7EkaTk3Sql%7ExNU64SIwnwWZHMO-c%7EIW9xnZZZpDBzD3POX5Arny4SNfGu07Qv9NHEPEz%7EL5VvzVTrLcy1zqVQRqCjaudM02CXCXQ5NoKm9kiZBhduclezqRPWVBN058CuUG-GDdV6eXJ4sqdd1nKSVoxV7%7ExKsHLH1FiRSHcD6qODxcKJgyxG45r0mkcRoGC2LZ096YBK8b2GC7wmCuNtxQ1qm9jx1kw0QJyPKM45qdkVlgKTocwSSIg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 031a11d41464012354d29e3341b8ecf9 PDF Text Text AIJNl1L8 OF PLY1 1u .C H C:')N'.J-REGATIONAL 1 U::Hi:;:> •~D 1 CHl'RC H OF CHRIST December 1969 - November 30, 1970 December 1969 , the first n.onth of the Plymouth Church year was filled with the happiness of the Advent Season whic,1 was expressed through a variety of activities. ~n December 14 immediately after Sunday morning worship the congregation came outside of the front door for the dedication of the outdoor bulletin. The service w~s brief but impressive. Mrs. Mary Alice Dearning of the Bulletin Board Committee presented the key to Y.iI'. John Babbage of the Trustee Board who in turn passed it to Rev. Robinson. The latter gave it to Mr. William Hughes, chairman of the Church Council who accepted it on be half of the church. The pastor made challenging dedicatory remarks to the congregation. Mr. Lyman T. '-Tohnson, Chairman of the Deacon Board gave the closing prayer. On the after noon of the same day from 4 to 6 p.m., Rev. and Jlrrs. Robinson gave a reception in honor of their first-born Patricia Lei and her husband Mr. Julius Hobson who had married during their Thanksgiving holiday in Washington where both a~tend college. The presence of the maternal and paternal grandmothers of the bride added to the pleasure of the occasion. The women of the church were especially glad t hat the lower auditorium which they had so recently redecorated was the scene of t::.e affair. Mrs. Alferna Bryant wore a broad smile on her face at Sunday morning worship on December 21. The reason was not hard to guess, her son James Bryant, though not ye t in Louisville had arrived in this country from Vietnam. On the next afternoo:1> December 22, the Sunday School Christmas party took place. As usual it was a ge.la a::fair, reflecting the ingenuity of Mesdames Wise and Griffin and others of the Su..~day School teachers. The climax of the Yuletide Season was the Christmas Eve program of Music of tb.e d..:Chri stmas Season which was culminated with a candlelight service as the hour of ·-m~~ 0.·:,~~~ht ushered in Christmas of 1970. Mr. -Mayfield, organist and chorister ,and the c:.:.o:Lr along with some guests were magnificent, reflecting meticulous training. There was yet another cause for pride in the Plymouth parish. This was the fact that in the list of performers in The Nut Cracker presented at the Brown Theater on ;)ecember 29 and 30 was the name of l'liariellen Dreher, young ballet dancer. Of course her parents were proud of their daughter. Why wouldn 1 t they be? Missed from the Christmas musicale were Dr. and :M.rs. Lloyd Alexander and Mrs. Mary Alice Dearing and her daughter Frances. They were joined by David Dea:', t,~•. · wit;:1 "l. student at Yale, in Miami and spent their holidays on a Caribbean Cruise. ~be exception of David who returned to New Haven, the party came home refreshed ar.d. :.:-elaxed. Present at the service of Sunday morning January 5 was Attorney Starks of No1'.'folk, Virginia, grandson of .Mrs. J. A. Starks and son of Mr. Gordon Starks alf::i a Plymouth member befQre he moved to Virginia. Also in the audience were Mesdames Hackett and Brown o·f North Carolina; mother and sister respectively of Mrs. Pearl Herring. Rev~ Robinson was in Geneva, Indiana, attending a conference on January 6 and 7. He later attended a retreat on January 21. On Friday, January 23, Plymouth's Officer Major William Hughes participated in a panel with other officers on TV in a discussion on Police Relations. Needless to say he made an excellent contribution. Rev. Robinson was elected President of the Plymouth Settlement House Board for 1970. He was also chosen chairman of the Steering Committee of the Kentuckiana Conference. January brought its measure of sadness. On January 7 Miss Bonnie Anderson lost her ~other. Plymouth Church extended heartfelt symp;thy �History - Page 2 to this beraRved d<>.Fght er- wi1:.; ·. •, +,urrL ,:~ to Louisv::.l .~.e fo :: the fin1l rites. · Then 30, aft.er a ,,:cief i :i..l nH ', ~1rs. liary B.illock, a lo\-f'ly person and a long January on time member of PlJmouth passE)d intc t he b~./ ond. At her funerc.l '1-:hich took place on February 3 at the churc~1) the pasto.i: spoke of the many manife~tati ons of her deep faith in God before her death. The entire congregatio n mourned with her entire family and especially with her beloyed Tanya, now a student in one of the state universitie s, who had grown up in Plymouth Church. The first week of February brought joy to the entire parish•when the announcememt was made that the Louisville Jay Cees had named as one of the three men of the year the Rev. Irvin Moxley of Grace Presbyteria n Center, a brother of Plymouth's own Mrs. Thomas Moxely. Rev. Moxely often supplied the ., pulpit when Pl.ymouth was without a pastor. On February 8 at 5 p.m·. Plymouth was host to the city wide NM,:.' :? meeting which was sponsored by the Louisville Ministerial Coalition. One of the highlights of the whole year was the uniting with Plymouth on February 15 of Mr. Benjamin Carter and his wife Mrs. Paula Carter. The former c1me by letter from Mt. Carmen Methodist Church of Greensboro., North Carolina and the latter from Bethany Baptist Church of Frankfort, Kentucky.. Mr. Carter is a member of the chancel choir. The . following Sunday the installatio n of the church officers for the year took place. The entire list appears in the report of ,the nr->mination committee. l'/.II'. L. K. McCullough was later chosen chairman of the Bo:>.rd of Deacons and Mrs. Sarah Collins of the Board of Deaconesses . At the request of the pastor, the chairman of the nominating committee., Mrs. Rosa W. Wise, presented a new official group--the Stewardship Committee. The membership included: h 2. odames Abbie Fife and Lucy Larke, Miss Virginia Winlock, Messrs Leroy Jones, Le onard Smith and Thomas Moxely and Dr. G.D. Wilson. The Lenten Season, meanwhile, had begun on Ash Wednesday, February 11. A fiJ..:i F2 tr2at and Decision was shown at the first meeting. The nessages of February 1~ c. nd February 25 were given by lay members Louise Matthews and Dr. (J. D. Wilson. Tr.c: ~ev. Mitchell Curry of Emanuel ucc, Lexington preached on February 16. The lenten period was saddened by the death on February 27., after a brief : :-l ness of Mr. Wiley Daniel Sr. , long a dedicated deacon of Plymouth. As was sa~d at his funeral, he was great because of his goodness. He and his wife had rear~c their children in this church. His passing brough sorrow to all who knew him. On March 4, Plymouth visited West Louisville u.c.c. for Lenten services. Rev. Robinson delivered the message and the Plymouth Choir sang. The following week Plymouth was host to West Louisville with the Rev. :Mac.Harg of that church :i..rt he pulpit and the West Louisville choir in the choir loft. Then on March 18 t-;-; youth of Plymouth under the capable direction of their leader Mrs. Winifred Mox . ': · present ed the program. March was indeed a busy month for the pastor. The day after the Lenten Pervice at West Louisville Church, he had a meeting in Indianapoli s. The same ";~ek, according to· the · bulletin, he spoke in Washington before the Health and We:. f are Council on the sµbject Hurts That Need Healing. There was another busy mem~,-"·: of Pl ymouth at this time in the person of Mrs. Mae St reet-Kidd, State Represent:::.·_.1-re fo r the 41st Legislative District. She was busy working for -the Mae Street=Kidl · Housing Bill for low income families. One of the pleasant memories of March ~s that of the presence on Mar.ch 5 of YJrs. Ann Long Benboe, t'ormer choir -member. Mrs. Benboe who now lives in Florida was accompanied by her adorable young son and her. grand-fathe r, Mr. Percy Newbrant Sr., who had been absent from church for sometime due to illness. There was more sadness d,uring the Lenten Seas.o n. For deaths came to �History - Page 3 Mr. James Shavers of N-?· 1 York City, :.:n w. c:::..e of Mrs. Pearl Herring and to Mrs. G. P. Hughes, mother of Plyrr.uuth; s police ·Jfficial, Mr. Willfam Hughes. .M..rs. Hughes had been a cheerful invalid for several years. She was once a talented musician serving as organist of one of the local churches. The sympathy of Plymouth parish was extended to Mrs. Herring and to Mr. Hughes. Word also came of the death of Y.a- . D. C. Owens whose father,t he late Mr. D. C. Owens Genior.,had in years past been an ordained deacon of the church. Then, on March 20, Plymouth lost its third member · of the year--~. Norman Leroy Williams, among whose i~.mediate survivors are Mesdames Rosa Wise and Winifred Foley. Born into a family which now boasts three generations of active workers in Plymouth, he had been unable to attend services for many years due to ill health. Those who knew him best will recall his patience, kindness and eagerness to render serviee when and where he could. The sympathy of the church went to the family. Maundy Thursday was celebrated by the Church School Sacrificial Meal. Then there followed in the sanctuary a "Celebratio n of Thanksgivin g" led by the kstor with readings by Messrs David Dearing and Louis Harper and Mesdames Lucy J. Larke a~d Clarese Tyree. Easter was as always an impressive service. The flowers brought by members to be dedicated by the minister in memory of deceased loved ones were never more beautiful. The Easter promise of resurrectio n was comforting to all. The April days that followed with budding trees and flowers were symbolic of the life after death. On Mothers' Day, May 10, Plymouth had as special guests members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Many of the charming young debutantes who had been recently presented by the sorors were also in attendance at morning worship. The church was indeed happy to welcome these and other visitors. On May 22, Church Women United observed Leadership Development Day in the lower auditorium. The meeting was Vance was 11 gardener' 1 sponsored by the Ecumenical Action Planning Group. Mrs. Evelyn 11 11 while Mrs. Carolyn Hulse served as "plow-horse ". The ladies dug in at 9:30 a om., had a coffee and chatter break at 11:30 and "plowed" until 12:30. Indeed the hi.2;:-1~-ight of May was the birth on May 22 of a dear little baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. James Haun. Mrs. Haun will be remembered as a child of Plymouth--M yrtle Davis whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. James K. Davis. The church was happy with the Hauns. 11 might well be termed as Recogni tion Month" at Plymouth. The Jw.c: '7 bulletin of the church carried the names of six pupils who were promoted to the Junior High level and six to the Senior High. The Senior High graduates listed Denise Bowers who was the ranking student of her class, Denise Guess, Craig WiJ.,.lj · .•,.·f .-. and Dwight Williams. From professiona l schools were William c. Brummell Jr. who , . . .; awarded the L.L.D. degree from Rutgers University and Harold R. Howard, the DoD -L . from the University of Louisville. These six were presented cash gifts. There military as well as academic honors to be noted during rhe month. One of the pleasant surprises of June was a visit from Lieutenant- Colonel Frank McNeil, on~ born into the Plymouth fold, son of the late Deacon Thomas McNeil and his wifeo His rank bespoke the fact that his ability had been recognized. His own family 0f wife, two daughters and a son were accompanying him from Germany to Texas where t bny would remain while Lt.-Col. McNeil went to an assignment in Viet-nam. Mention has already been made of the return Of Information Specialist James Bryant from Viet-mun. It was learned that he was about to receive a special citation, an oak leaf cluster for his con tribution to the progress of the war. (It arrived later.) Then in t:i.e September 21 issue of the Courier-Jou rnal and Times there appeared a military honer roll. Heading the list of recipients of the Bronze Star was the name..-:of .Army Staff Sergeant Terry H. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Davis and husband of Mrs. Francine Winstead Davis. Thus these two young men who had also been b()rn and nurtured in the Plymouth fold received military honors. Sgt. Davis attended worshi~ services soon after this honor roll was _published, but slipped out before his friencs could speak to him. June 19 was a great day for on 1 it was born to the Franklin Jones a darling baby girl. Mrs. Jones was Plymoutb s Carrye Bowers. Mr. and Mrs~ Joseph P. Bowers thus became the first of Plymouth's new grandparent s of 1970. On ,Tune 1970 ,i ,.,,. �History - 4 June 20, the Sund~y Scr.'1ul ce]_c:bratc~d Fathers~ Day with a dellcicus meal which some of the dads had helped prepare and aerve. Thus the mothers hud an opportunity to be guests. As us.u-a1, a good time was }:iad by all. Congregatio ns to the: leaders! Rev. Robinson designeated June 28 as "Recognitic n Day." The Honorable Mae Street Kidd, Lyman T. Johnson and Jesse P. '\<;arders were cited for their various contributio ns to the civic life of the community and to the cause of civil rights. The program was held immediately after morning worship with Mr. Thomas Moxley, chairman of the Church Council presiding. Mrs. Ethel Robinson, chairman of the program explained the purpose of recognition . Glowing tributes were paid to Mrs. Kidd, JI.Jr. Warders and Mr. Johnson by Dr. Milton YoWlg III, Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander and Mr. Frank Stanley respectivel y. Deacon Chester Wright added wqrds of praise to ll.!l'. Johnson on behalf of the Board of Deacons and Mr. William Summers presented citations from the office of His Honor the Mayor of Louisville. Mr .. Summers paid a touching tribute to the friendship shown him in his early youth by Mr. Johnson. The progran was followed by a beautiful reception in the lower auditorium. Finally, Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dockery presented charming Glenna and her groom, Mr. Leslie Edwards. On June 18 the Kentuckiana Conference held in Indianapoli s was attended by the pastor and Mrs. Elmira Brock. The latter brought back a very complete re~ort which regretably cannot be reproduced in detail. It is hoped that she will share it with various adult groups of the church. From July 26-29, Mesdames Mary Leake and Rosa Wise attended the Laity Conference also in Indianapoli s. The latter served as registrar. Both ladies attended the Mission Institute on September 18 in Elizabethtwon. At this meeting Mrs. Hortense Young conducted one of the workshops. On September 28 ll.Jrs •. Wise returned to Indianapoli s for the Evaluation of the Laity ConMrs. Leake attended a Spiritual Retreat at Cedarmore near Bagdad, ference. Kentucky on October 16-17. Attendance at such conferences greatly enhances church leadership. Many of the Plymouth fold traveled on foreign soil in 1970. In late winter Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Stanley took their annual Caribbean cruise. A little later Mrs •. Hortense Young visited several European countries. Mrs. Lloyd Alexander and her daughter Miss Audrey Ann Belmear, Mr. Edmund Bolan and Dr. and Mrs •. J. A•. G&y attended the Exposition in Tokyo and also went to other places in the Orient as Hong Kong, the Philippine Islands, and of course the fiftieth state of Hawaii. rl1ere were also many out-of-town visitors to Plymouth Church from time to time du:d.1:g the second half of the year. Among these were Mrs. Mable Pleasant of Oakland, California, charming sister of the pastor's wife and four dear former members of th:: church: Mrs. Lois :Morton Turner, Chicago, Illinois; Mrs. Anna Mae Beasley Smith, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Birdie Black Delaney, Washington, D.C.; and Mr. Raymond McReynolds of Lexington, Kentucky. Mrs. Delaney and Mr. McReyno3.ds are former members of the chancel choir. 1 July Mrs ~ The summer months however brought their share of sadness. In ear~y 11 11 Jeannie Payne lost her father, Mr. Harry Claytono On July 23, Mr. Ike Catchir.:g s a friend and former employe of Plymouth Church passed. On August 12 Mrs. Wilma Furman a relative of the Wilson sisters of Twenty-firs t Street and of West Broadway died in her home in Roxbury, Massachuse tts~ Then on Augst 23, the death angel came again to the family of Mr. William Hughes taking his sister Mrs. Margaret Lee Hughes Roberts. The entire church sympathized with the bereaved members. On the brighter side Mr. ,Frank Stanley Sr. was very happy over the fact that his son and namesake had been granted a full scholarship to study law at the Unive1 sity of Southern California. The Courier-Jou rnal of August 7 carried the news that a Plymouth's own Carl R. Hines ahd been named director of the Housing Opportunity Center of the Kentucky Com1;ussion on Human Rights. The Sunday School picnic on August 22 wcs as usual enjoyed by all attendiog. Last but by no means least, Pl;y:r.outh Church received with joy the glad tidings that Deacon and Nirs. Lyman T. Johnson had become grandparent s during the month of August, thus explaining Mrs. Johnson's visit to Philadelphi a •. To· their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Virs. Walter Hutchins of that city a fine son, Imar Lyman Hutchins had been born. �' History - 5 ed On the first Suncl2.y in Aui,;ust , '.;hose in attendance at mnrning worhsip enter few that well so the cb.urch through a new front door which resemb led the origin al was noticed . The Robinson fa mily took a two weeks vacatio n in August . The pulpil The 9. and ably filled by Chapla in Mitchel l C. Johnson of Fort Knox on August 2 congregation enjoyed hearing hi m and meeting Mrs. Mitche ll. · Septe mber 6 was Homecoming Sunday . Many who had been vacatic ning out of thes service city were presen t. On September 13, a busines s meeting was called after helping in used be to funds church the from $8000 draw at which it was voted t~ re was finance the renova tion of Plymouth Settle ment House. Septem ber 29 new furnitu and Guild moved into the pastor 's office . It was the gift of the energe tic Plymouth will be dedica ted later. Congra tulatio ns Guild! On Sunday , October 4, it was announced that the Robinso n family had moved from r 2, the parsona ge into their own home a.t 4232 North Western Parkway. 1 On Octobesister beloved s n Robinso iVlrs. nt, Pleasa able M had come news of the death of V.1rs. who had visited here in August . The entire congre cation sympathized with their of month pastor 1 s wife. Thus be gan a season of sorrow for Plymouth as within the after a 13, r Octobe On . reaper t;1 gri the by Octobe r, four iOC>1·e homes wer e visited rebe will She al. Hospit Cross Red at died long illness Mrs. Nettie G. Cooper l faithfu a was who She tions. convic her in me;nbered as a positiv e person , strong with grieved egation congr entire The . School member of Plymouth Church and Sunday her hus band, Mr. Vernon L. Cooper. Then, on Octobe r 19, the entire city wasto :: i : shoc ked by the alti1ost sudden death of l:-1 r. Rufus Stout who though belongi ng of New Alb!inY : ent;ther church , attend~d freg_uently with his wife, the former Leah Webb by for come had Stout r.1r. e~ marriag ¥.1rs. Stout had j oined Plymouth shortly after man J ding outstan an was He n. stricke was his wif e after church the day on which he her of k shoc the bore who wife His s. widely lmown and active in community service day loss with Christ ian fortitu de had the sympathy and admiration of all. Oninthe sleep his in died e Whedbe of Mr. Stout's death in Louisv ille, Iv'.1r. Ellis beE.n Pittsbu r 0h, Pennsy lvania at the ho,ne of his foster daughte r. Nr. Whedbee had ip embersh m of tion gernera third the t orn into Plymouth Church fold and represe nted at coach k trac and r teache science in his fa mily. He was well !mown as a for mer he was Centra l Hi gh, as well a~ a Boy Scout Leader . He had attended Plymouth until ss Deacone later tc wee one Just . too cripple d by bursit is. Many !l!.Ourned his passing oir..ed j had She on. alizati hospit Nadge Irvin Boalware succumbed after a few days of Plyr11outh Church upon moving to Louisv ille. Hers was a beautif ul life in every f r ie~as, sence of the wor d. She was a consec rated Christ ian, devoted to fa mily and· . A Library ranch B Harris and dedicat ed to her work as supervi sor of the Rachel '.':. grief -• str ic l..en Plymoutl:.., as well as many others shared the sorrow of her bereav, husband , Dr. Theodo re Boalware, and her other relativ es. ..: : • Despite the prepon derance of sadness in Octobe r, there were rays of sunshin four its of Dr. Iiazel R. Bolan was notifie d by Pi Theta Lambda that she was one ero delega tes selecte d to attend the White House Confere nce on Childre n in Decemb headCn Sunday , October ll, the Courie r•Journ al and Times carried an article ~withKenneth lines Ex--LouJ.svillian Desis;ns Gandhi Exhil;p.t. That ex-Lou isvillia n was Mt-. sity of Louisv ille who is now v. Young, a gradua te of Centra l High and of the Univer a design er on the Smiths onian Institu te staff. J.l.m. Young's wife is the former er of the Morissa Foley, daught er of Deacon and ¥.i:rs. F. T. Foley. The infant daught other. Youngs was christe ned in Plymouth Church as were her mother and her grandm t which exhibi Mzi. Young has receive d many congra tulatio ns I f'rom far and near on the III, a Young Milton Dr. birth. s Gandhi •. K as marked the centen nial of Mohand in a month the during heard was which panel a Plymouth member, partici pated in n Comollutio Anti-p the of member a is He on. broadc ast on the subjec t of polluti Young. Dr. to ns tulatio Congra t. subjec the on ity mittee and is a recogn ized author ,)n ·octobe r 15, many Plymouth familie s enjoyed the annual Laity Dinner which and is sponso red by the c. s. ·c. (Congr egation al Service Club).. Delicio us food and Long, Helen Mrs. by ted conduc Nameo, fine fellows hip were abunda nt. The game guaran teed to ac~uai nt strange rs has become a favorit e feature of this affair~ �• I History - 6 November brought sorrow to a p1_~1mouth family when Mrs. Frances Jackson, mother of Mrs. Edward Maxey (Beryl or Jack::.e Maxey to her friends ) died in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. Mrs. Jackson was highly regarded. Rev. Robinson, ~any church members and other Louisville friends attended the final rites in Stamping Ground. Their presence plus the many messages from those who could not go were a solace to Mrs. Maxey • . Plymouth lost two members in November • . Mrs. Arline Booker Dent has joined the church of her husband, while Mrs •. Lillian Richardson has not changed her membership, she has moved to Cleveland to live ,dth her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Q. F. Montgomery. Other reports of the· month were of a more cheerful aspect. Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander went to New York City to represent the Louisville Association of Social Studies Teachers at their national meeting which convened on November 23. The E.T. Woolridges looked very happy on their November visit not only because their son Theodric Jr. (Teddy) had last year in his junior high school year won highest honors in science which would entitle him to a scholarship to General Motors Institute; but also because Teddy's brother Mr. Stephen Samuels and his wife (both members of Plymouth) had become the proud parents of a baby girls. Mrs. and Mrs. Evan Guess were equally happy over the November birth of a little daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Atwood Guess. · November also made grandparents of Mr. and Mrs. Lacomis Mr. Curry C. Curry. A son was born to Mr. and .Mrs. Virgil Curry of Cleveland. himself was ~ne of Plymouth's babies. The number of new grand-parents in Plymouth is increasing. Plymouth Church hosted the Union Thanksgiving Day Service this year with Rev. Robinson delivering the message and with special music by Plymouth cancel choir plus guests from Zion Baptist under the direction of Mr. Mayfield. It was a glorious daf. The main floor of the sanctuary was filled and some seats in the balcony were occupied. There were many favorable comments upon the sermon, the music and Plymouth hospitality. The final event of the church year was a reception on November 27 in the lower auditorium to which Mrs. W. C. Burmmell Sr. invited members of Plymouth and other friends to greet her son Attorney W. C. Burmmell Jr. and meet his very attractive br ide, the former Miss Jeanette Faucette of Greensboro, North Carolina. It was a lovely party; and while the young couple was being felicitated upon their marria ge, many took the opportunity to congratulate the groom upon having passed the New Jersey bar and having secured employment as clerk to a superior court judge . Thu,s ended the year December 1, 1969 through November 30, 1970 in the annals of Plymout h Church hisotyr. It is hoped that in 1971, the number of new members uniting with the church will exceed that of those lost by death and separation; and, secondly , that parishioners long absent, unless physically unable,will resume attendance a t worship services. Respectfully submitted by: F. Louise Matthews, Historian � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 08, Item 17 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 8, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Annals of Plymouth Congregational December 1969- November 1970 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The annals of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Louisville, Kentucky, is a six-page typescript recording the events of the church and its members from December 1969 to November 30th, 1970. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-1970 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s 1970s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African Americans African American churches United Church of Christ Social settlements Annals Protestants Christians African American Christians Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville--Russell Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource annual report report Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/40d27963460e3d03e94da5318554e09a.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=YMrWr2Zs5TYJQZkCuE2sK-8DwxwSgy8xRvxcp2xpcB6LEtRdHjt4%7Et2QC98IhZZC205ZgvVQrqFVLWbbDY8FYBg04eLIJydvsEE9JnHjZUTrFOxi-SDulyH--e4S%7E9a6Tsh3uljA3g4c8LJ5WTQm1WifmlhULrje3P7pln4qjfS2My4t071x4gs5duIxsl2Wfh9QROBByGnccHOuzPMyO7E52ZGCYAjg4ETDcCZBddHor3QluhY-hfUYcMy3bGAVwESOpMidSM1bcG-EdVRTpW1yUvNOe2wlNnoNjX8rhZ1rZVkd88XNu6vP4pLb7sWeo-%7EYyE-WrUMakszrQRUuSg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fca2321d3054102fa4a293a18d5d8bca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1915-1980 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harris Brothers (Photography Studio) <em>The Louisville Defender</em> <em>The Louisville Leader<br /></em> Jurige, Samuel Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Pastel Portrait Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nancy Demartra Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Print Collection, The Filson Historical Society Title A name given to the resource Arthur Douglass Doss, 1984 Subject The topic of the resource Doss, Arthur Douglass Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company. African American businesspeople--Kentucky—Louisville African Americans Description An account of the resource A pastel portrait of the second president of Mammoth Life, Arthur Douglass Doss, known as A. D. Doss.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jurige, Samuel Hanna (1922-1999) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2017.23.8 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1980s Arthur Douglass Doss Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Presidents of Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance Sam Jurige https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/18a341b2857e48ecd1866a90993ec01d.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=mWLH6d8IaSmmADk9Nw8FIHdRzgkU8OuBRKv7bA2EUI86LINwz3mtMtdWruA3T26MQX2wk25zsg6DTc4bdRuvB%7EZys-pQZLrs8yeQ-uj4CrKhAupHfeFJMJ7KYf%7EXXEfkCqX7VIaupUPwJpzLrK8eZAF-uQV3mK79P1Jj9AFiND95DZAEdYJJ3apge0HlMwWmAdneL5KQFIvLYxSj5iPlW6VbPuzUY9jpHqa6I7Wjjxw19sRBQV0XA9rK8WkoDR0aaEgsD7S-YGDbSNMk4JryfA2ajLQ09%7E31KUK6XaSvdtrn%7E2SLrTiqXwWfv2PQGzsUFB6FY-rTlcmAd4-zpWgM2g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 127705a1d0bc0ff9acd3f80817c44c75 PDF Text Text , ( Exact copy from Corporation Book # 38, pages 443-44 5 .) ART ICL E OF INC RP O AT ION OF CH C HE PLY~ TH ONGREGA TI O 1AL Know all men by these presents, th a t the fol low i ng subscribi bg persons and t he ir associa te s have associa ted t hem selves toge t he r to establish a cor po ration un der t e provi s io ns of Chapter 3 Article VIII of th e Kent ucky statutes, and, s ubject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, have ado pt ed the fol l owing Article s of in~or po ration, to wit:- Article f. Th e name of the corporation hereby formed shall "Plymouth Cong re ga t i onal Church." Article II• Th e principal office o f th i s cor po ration shall be loca te d in loui s v·ille, Jeffer s on County, ent uc ky. Artivle Ill. The nature of t he busine s s of the corporation and t he objects and purpo ses proposed to be promoted and car r ied o n byte said cor po ration shall be as fol l ows :- To advance th e cause of the christian reli g ion, to provide a p lace o f wo r sh ip for i ts members to be conduc te d in accordance with the rules, regulations, and laws of t he cong regational faith; to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to ma ke a nd use the cor por a t e seal, to ta ke, receive d hold all manner s of land, rents, and hereditaments as well as a ny s um of mone y an d po r t i ons of good s and chattels purchased, acquired, g iven or beq ueat hed und e r said corporation, and to em p loy, s ell or dispose of s a me, or mort ga ge , convey or hy pot he ca t e any r ea J estate or ersonal pr o pe rty s o acquired, subject however, to th e limi t atio ns of law t hat said corporation shall not be o pera t ed , ma na g d or u sed f o r priv ate gain, nor enga ge in any p lan of ban k ing o r i nsu r anc e . �Article IV. Th ere sha l l be no ca p ital stock nor stochholders in this corporation. Artiole V. Thi s corporati on s hall com ■ ence wh en thes e arti- cl e s are filed and recorded as require d by law and a certific ate of that fact i s i s s ued by the secretary o f th e s tat e of Kentuc ky an d shall continue for nine t y-nine years, unless soone r d i so lv ed byte oper•tion of law. Arti cle VI. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board 'of trustees comp osed of not less than fiv e and not more than fifteen members to be elected by ballot at a meeting of . the members of the said Plymout h Cong regational Church, to be held at the church for that purpose on the second Wednesday in (end of pa g e 443) January every year. Not ice of said me et ing shall be given from the pulpit on unday morning at the hour of service for two consecutive Sundays next preceding date of said me e t i rig_. Section l. Until the nex ! ~ dating for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees, which will be in January, 1929 , or until t he ir successors are duly elected and qualified, the pres ent trustees, namely:- Samuel ~oodson, Clarence You ng , Irvine St. Clair, E. c. Malone, Richard ~. liver, James Bryant, V. L. Coo per, J • • Cata- lin, James Chi p ley, Jelson ~ .• Willis and Albert t1. Sm ith shall be the trust ees of said cor po ration. Section Jl. Said Board of Tru stee s sh a ll have th e powe r and it shall be i ts duty to s ell, convey, mortgag e and otherwise dispos e o f any an d all pro perty, the ti t le to wh ic h may be aquired by t he said cor poration un der i ts c ha r t er, pr ovi ded , th at s uch I �It ,· ', ,. I ( Art. I ncorp. P. Cong. Ch.) sale, conveyance or disposal of any real pro perty so held or acquired shall be reques te d by vo t e at a me e ting of t he congregation of said Plymouth Cong regational Church, of which due notice shall be given from the pul p it on Sund ay morning at the ho ur of reli g i ous servioe at least two week~ previous to s uc h mee ting , and whic h notice shall sta te th e contemplated sale, conveyance or mort ga ge, and provid~d that two- th ird s of the members present at such m00 tin g shal l vo te in favor of such sale, c6nveyance or mort oage. Section 3. Any conveyance or mortgage of real es t ate by the corporation as herinbefore authorized shall be made by deed under its corporate name a nd seal and shall be signed on behalf of said c or poration by the members constituting the Board of rustees at t he time of s uch conveyance or a majority the re-of. \ ,' ', ... Section 4. The oard of Trust e es shall elect and mai~ t ain in office a Chairman upon whom .- process may be served an d the Board of . Trus tees name d in Section1 f 19 24 ' ereof have alected E. C. ~alone, of Magazine Stre e t, Louis~ille~ 'ent uc ky, as the Chairman upon whom process may be served. Section 5. Jh e oard of T~us t ees herein _spo en of shall per- form all of - the duties generally performed by a Board of Directors. In other words, t he Trustees shall be t he Directors of th e corporation. Article Vl"I. Th e hi g hest amount of indebtedness or liability which t h is corpora t ion may at any t ime i ncur shall be and is the sum of ~ l O, O o. o. Article VII I. The private pro perty of the mem bers of t h is cor po ration shall not be liable for nor subject to the pay me nt of �I ' (irt. ' lnc;:orp. P. Cong. Ch .) corporate debts. Article IX. Th ese article s may,wi t h the concent of two-t irds of the member s present at a me e ting, a no t ice of wh ich has been AYtd~ 1lI. given as provided in s ection ,: hereof, be a mended by articles of 11 amendment sig ned by member s of t he Board of rus t e e s for the time bei ng or the majori t y t he reof. In testimony whereof, wi t ness t he signatures of the incorporators this the 1s t day of Octo ber, 192 • E. C. alone James Bryant E • G. Harris J. Everett -.t a .r ris State of Kentucky w. n. flftatt hews Sam Woodson C. Young J. • Ca tali n Nelson Wil l is ) { ss County of Jefferson) 1, Beatrice are, a Notary Public, in and for the state and county aforesaid hereby certify that on this day the fore goin g instrument of writing was produced to me in said County and acknowled P. ed and delivered by, E. C. ~alone, James ryant, E• • Harris, J. Everett Hards, ~. B . na.tthews, Sam Woodson, c. Young, J. O. Cata1 in, and elson Willis• par ies t hereto, to t heir act and de e d. In t estimony whereof witness my signature this 1st day of October, 19 2 • Beatrice /are Notary Public Jefferson County Kentucky Beatrice Ware ~y commission expires August 3, 1930 (End of pag e444] I, ~ • • Stiglitz, Clerk of t he Coun t y Cour t of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky, do certify t hat on t his day at 4:1 8 o'clock P. ~. t he foregoin g article s of incorporation were produced to me in my office, and t hat I have recorded them, thi s and the foregoi ng certificate in my said office. Vitne s s my hand t his 16 day of Oct. 1928 ~. · • Stigli t z, Clerk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 07, Item 02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 7, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Articles of Incorporation of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The Plymouth Congregational Church of Louisville, Kentucky, Articles of Incorporation is a 4-page typescript that describes the administrative structure and functions of the church. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African American churches African Americans Incorporation Articles of Incorporation By-laws Religion Christianity Christian Protestants Church management Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource article of incorporation legal documents Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/9cb5b43e2b9e01370d27fdb03f83b66a.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=TRl9qWPZLup6bTXmrzJe8pRcp-oKPu7OJ5yFH44gal-QSVbCvWP1MUzAQvkmieluMbu0oMFh3m6x1FPOuFr318ORdrdlET1CjlNEwZgtMA10aoFXtq8PExN2n66ETPd5heKGGreCuqjimvx3V7QKHPy5j%7Egw2v9MKOnYvS7ngD3L2xlcB7QR7LemccoUclfWvgSYLXZtcjcMrrRsws5spSEb0SyQ7ELd9owWhK0TeCjR1bX28xOutYCXqpE56g-234jBdwjNhWOwlSQFAUQiX5gyRTfBtgOmodP2P0Vi%7EMnaOLqSl0c6ZxGg6jodUWbIFGq5veK3eg-LSb7LVuzZvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0244a7b423e326ac00bf6147020a11d2 PDF Text Text ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIOlf t / Be i,t ICnnn By These Pr•••nt1, That Ya steokhott, J'.O .. Kla1i, :Sdwin ¥ Ritter,. h'ed Elaemnenaer, Jr., c.J .Xnauer, Rebert sener, Saal a. Bl~enbaker, D J'.P.Sohoettler, Geo G Kern, Chall J' Arrq, wa Y. Attl~, W.A. Hill, and our aseootatea an• euoo••ora have asaooiate4 and incorporated ouraelTee tosether u a body oorpo:rat• and politlo utHr and in purauanoe to the Kentuoq Statute•, and have made and tti,iae4 and do by these present ■ Dake, o:raa\ni••• and fora a oorporat!on wa••r '1• 1lawa of ~•n,uolcy, with all the powera and rishta incident · l;h•Jll\et.A', with power to sue, oontraot and be oontrao1ied with , and to hav~. and. use a common seal &nd io alter the aame at pleasure, to reoelT and .~ o hold property real and personal whether obtained by puroha••• g1~4, or 4eYiae as 111&1' be neeeeaar7 to carry on or promote the obJeota ot /thia oorporation, and~ sell oi- dispose ot ■ aid propert,' a1i pleaa~•·• wtle1s the property 11&,a been reoelvecl as a sitt or 4eT1 ■ e t•~ eome •1e1aial purpoee, a d l t •1~•0•1 ved, it ahall be applied only tor auoh ~pose, and shall have a right to adopt euch rules for its sovermunt .'andi, operation not tnoonaietent with the law aa Trueteea ma;r deem proper, I an«rwhioh mBi¥ or41nar1ly' be done by any corporation and we do declar• / a• · toll ow• a 1 +.• ,{ / Tbe./ name ot the corporation shall be, "West Louiaville ll:Tans•lioal Oh-Oh~ ot LouiBrille, Ky'. • I 2. ~•looation ot laid corporation and i1ia place ot worahip shall be ', in 'lhe Olty ot Louisville, J'etter■ on coun,y. Jtentuoq. ) . . 3. ~ 11aiture' of the 'buaine■ a ot the corperat1on .s hall be the /4irt4"c,t ing ot a httu■ e of relisloua wor■hip and aa auoh it aolcziow1-dg•• :the oanollioal booke of tile Old and Jf. . Tea, ...nt to l»• the renaled Worl of God and t he aole and infallible rule of ~a1$h .an4 praotice1 11i aooett• the interpretation of the Holy' ' s,r1pture• , a~ laid. dcnra 1n the Symbolioal books 0. f 1ihe Lutheran / ~ J'•torme4 ChurOhea, principal among which are Ille Au&abura 1 1 Qonteaaion, Lu,her• a Small Cateohiaa, and the Heidelberg tbat/eohi• inaofu ae they agree. WhereeYer 1iheae dlaasr•• how- eT,r., it relie• entirely' on tho•• paaaagea of Sorlplure pertain·1DS ;to the pointa in question and ~•reby a'Yaila 1 taelt ot the lraty ot ~onaoienoe oharaoter1at1o of the Evangelical Ohuroh. 4. ';here 1 j, ~ / 'II I ■hall be no capital •took or stockholders. Th• oorperation ehall besin lhe J'iret unl•••on dieaolved ant ahal,l be per)etual •••lier~. \I clq by ot :rebl'\lal"Y 1916 ao11on of ita �(2) (6) Th• attUr• of the oorporation ar• to be conclUOte4 b · lh• ot tollow1na ottloera. By th• paator and a Board of President a 'by tltt•••• than more nor not l••• than twelTe Vloe•Prea, Beoor41ns S•oretai-y, J'inanoial Seore,ary and. a Treuurer, but afl7 two of ■ aid ottioera 'fJfay be filled by one The Paatol' l• and the •am• person it 4e•1rri by ,he tor a tera ohoaea are other• the while a perm.anntnl. memb•r• to ••nJ.orll7 accor4ill& that IIIIUUler a auah .of 1wo 1eara, and 1n •:mb•r• retlr1ns The y•ar. each •ix meu,re are to retire •liglble tor rt••leotion. The tinl -Boa1"4 of howeTel' ahall. be oompoae4 of 'Che 1ncorporator 1 whoee ••bere of tw•lT• and they ehall eonlinue in ottioe witll att1xe4 o heret are names / I 1917 al whioh time a new Board of January ot Swida..v a1oon4 th• Tru•I••• •haU 'be ,1eote4. 'l'he otfloen ahall be eleole4 annuall.1' on the aeoond 8un46.3' 1n Ja.miaJ.7 each yearthereatt er at Loui■ T.ille• Keatuoq. 'l'h• Boar4 of Ti-u•t•• • •hall be eleot~ by the, ·meiber■., ancl 'the otticrera aball be eleo,ed by the :Boar« of Truete.• •• (1) The hi,lheat aount ot 1n4ebtedneaa or 11ab111t7 which th• oorpotation a,q at any t i • incv 11 the llllll of nit Thouaand Tru••••• ••'b•2'•. ar.• Taat••• I I / D.•llar•, In teatimon;r whereot •• have l1treunto ••tour hands at LouiaTille b.11tuoq thl ■ ~0th d."1 of January 1916. 'I'll Stookhott I ,: 1.0.n.t 1, , ' I / 1 / C• J • ltll&U.•~ I· 1· / 1 ) ; I ,/ , / : / I I I I 34w1n K R1 ,tel' ll-•d Eieeraenser, J-, I /, ., ' I S•••r Jlobert Sull c. Blankenbaker Wllllaa J .P.Sohott~le r Georse CJ Kem Ch&9J•~~ • 'B. AttJ.x W.A. 8'11• �(3) State ot Kent uclJ County ot J'etter •.on. aot 1,, h•dei'i clc J'ol-oht., l~ •., a Notary Pt&'llie in and tor ■ al4 stat• and c,un\y atores atd. do hereb;y oertlfy 'lbat lht fo:regolnc , u,1ol• • ot Incorp oration were p~oduced lo•• and were sisne4 EClwln aolmowleclged, and delive red by Wm stockh ott, J.O.Kemt, JI lli1iter , ft-eel :ictse ~er, Jr., c.J.Knua•r, Rob e~t hlWW t Saal l'.e:tn, Chall J A:bJ7. Ya c :Blanktnl>e.ker, Win J •• Schoef fler, Geo G ., Altlx and Wm A Hill, partiee t . . ere'lo to be their aoi andofcleef. Glven unde:r• my hand and seal o:t o:tttoe thie 20ih 4-.y Januar y 1916. l'X'ed l'oroht , W01ia2'Y Pullie , Jett Co •., KY. Jan 23, 1918. ir•• JI)' oommtaeion ex I 1. P.s.~.o le;\9k of th• County Court ot Jett'era on county 4110 P. M. tn the State ot Kentucky do oertity that on &1• 4qedat to•• in"" the toregoj.ng art1ole a ot Inoorporat:l.on were produc ottic• and. tla t I be.Te :r ecoi-484 them thia and the torego1111 · ••rtiflo a'ii• in DC' o-ftie• • 1916. Zan. of day 20th thia hand m:, Wi1ine1111, P.S. Piay, Clerk. CQZ"PGJ"&tt'on Book 24 a ~ea 6~1::63! ' -gt,.:_:' 1 ArtioU 7 ••nde , Sep, J6, 19~ by entire Board of to I •••ftaoo,oooJ · / I ' I l I i I I I I I I, ' in■ , t= ad ottt,o,ooo). Trtaat••• (15) Corp Book 37, !Ni&• 418•41 9 co Clerk( e Offioe . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 01, Item 01 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 1, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Articles of Incorporation, January 20, 1916 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-01-20 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African Americans African American churches United Church of Christ Social settlements Christians Christians, Black African American Christians Protestants Church management West Louisville Evangelical Church (Louisville, Ky.) Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource article of incorporation legal documents Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/b196059d070365b20760d2b1f1db87a5.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=UneI2kuJX-DD3C0IIKSw-8PMyAFgCz1dGiF1d8H40A8qRVGGc-FpNh6gEBxrK3N5d9fqySeOwV7fTDJP%7Ezm1Pz0HJ5nNr181tj24cSP2fsICydjx5ppAAYY35UqkIF6o65zwn7gNek2mykd9Y1C1qAPbe4LFA2Ovrrq6A9s2vZWkH57dJm4VsX5IH8dwcWj39MoR3mzvWT2wK5iJXSZftd0WCgca9m5dSLmDROwQATBIEG-lZiUYZLZJfzVxKFh2-ODKoJDAg1TgYfHh%7ESgnP7TutWll9UoUAy%7EmYt8cD-BXYcYCHfhf2Vb-tjezVbMVWKYAcHKXuJ32jXRLL4UcJw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6c8db63a1c3f2d40d5169c5c88b35206 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative Collection Subject The topic of the resource Louisville (Ky.) Demolition Buildings Construction Description An account of the resource Ivey W. Cousins, a native of Danville, Va., retired as a leaf tobacco buyer and dealer in 1944 and moved to Louisville, Ky. While living in his adopted city, he ran the Louisville Service Club's hobby shop and taught woodworking, became an assistant curator at the Louisville Free Public Library's museum, and began taking photographs of Louisville scenes. The collection contains only negatives and few have been printed. His photographs recorded street scenes and buildings primarily in downtown Louisville from Broadway north to Main street, and on the main north-south streets in this area. There are some photographs on Third and Fourth Streets in the Old Louisville residential area. Many of the scenes photographed no longer exist because of urban renewal, construction of expressways, and expansion of the medical center/hospital complex east of the central business district. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cousins, Ivey W. (1897-1973) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white negatives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. URL https://filsonhistoricalimages.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/iwc_0703_t.jpg Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 017PC46 IWC-0703 Title A name given to the resource Boys on the sidewalk with dog, June 10, 1959 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cousins, Ivey W. (Ivey Watkins), 1898-1973 Subject The topic of the resource Children Boys Youth Children, Black Boys, Black African Americans African American children African American boys Black people Louisville (Ky.) Dogs Domestic animals Pets Description An account of the resource Reproduction of a negative by Ivey Watksins Cousins (1898-1973). It captures the joy of young Black boys playing with a pet dog in a northwestern view of East Broadway and South Jackson Street in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Danville, Virginia, Ivey Watkins Cousins moved to Louisville in 1944. He held numerous jobs over the years, working as a tobacco dealer, photographer, machine-shop instructor, manager of the USO Shop, and Curator of the Louisville Library Museum. In 1959, he began photographing houses and structures being demolished to make way for I-65. After viewing the images, the Filson Club Board of Directors gave Cousins $25 to buy film for his project. This is one of the few images in which Cousins photographs people. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-06-10 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1950s Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ivey Watkins Cousins Negative Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. 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To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/  https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/5ec5217a39733e93d2c2ec4c8004c072.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=uPBcKLo9V2Ru6mQaGfsW0WlQWaY4Tn-J%7EA5RTLs0zCHVCijlNOdbKJDf%7ELXhpASC8LdTVZe62RhcyVT89uOKE7Nqhr6GROxSZEFC27woYQThFXZmT3cP407ult1YBp98p9j27HzD2hL7bOhOiY58aUv783iTWzqKFw4kFf3WZgcYsGlrvAVvoEjIEoyG1O--vV56W37Lfk2o5zPah0TaTTk5hW4fZjTKhmiV0RdVhwZpSawA5PaL--MKFz4ojnOcmayMNM4nzrBZUITtj6NWq9b1RYFS9d9qx8TcFotY-t48f1xxfpnYttX7QKcv5Cw91gmgB%7Ea7%7ENhmGjjSdNiiuA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5d6c84ac9e9ca08b0bd418c9be9481f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, 1870-1977 Subject The topic of the resource Scrapbooks Clay City (Ky.) Havana (Cuba) Staves and stave trade Description An account of the resource On August 7, 1895 Lilian M. Stitzel married Frank B. Russell. Lilian, born in 1873, was the daughter of Philip Stitzel, who, in 1910, sold a distillery that later became the well-known Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Frank, born in 1868, was an enterprising man who, early in his career, was involved with the manufacture of beer staves (see image: Stave mill, ca. 1911 [SB R963_018]) and beginning in 1908 served as President of the Beer Stock Manufactures Association. Throughout his life he would endeavor into various industries, including oil, lumber, and banking. The couple had three children: Hobart (nicknamed Hobit), Toska (Tox), and Joyce. The Russells lived first in Clay City, Kentucky, and several images from this time are documented in this gallery. They later moved to 205 South Peterson Avenue in Louisville, where their home still stands today. This gallery documents the family’s time in both Clay City and Louisville, as well as their travels, hobbies, home life (including domestic staff), and Frank’s professional endeavors. The images come from the Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, 1870-1977 (Mss. SB R963). The book contains more photographs like the examples shown here as well as the couple’s marriage announcement and associated correspondence, correspondence related to the birth of Mr. and Mrs. Russell’s son (Hobart), and other personal ephemera. The Filson also has a collection of Frank’s papers (Mss. A R963). This collection focuses mostly on Frank’s research into the history of the iron industry in Kentucky. The papers include correspondence, 1940-1958; notes; newspaper clippings; and photographs of furnaces. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank B. and Lilian M. (Stitzel) Russell & Family Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. SB R963, Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1899-1911 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. SB R963 Relation A related resource Mss. A R963, Russell, Frank B., 1868-1948. Papers, 1849-1958 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th century 20th century Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charley, Al, and the Cows Subject The topic of the resource African Americans Cows Black men Livestock Description An account of the resource 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Frank B. Russell Scrapbook, The Filson Historical Society Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scrapbooks Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SB R963_016 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/fcb4031aa8d5f0ff713fc5f3b5b28fba.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=sXFkGWln6FNumqBJ9reDsLVAIDo2o5wZYJQWLr-iFBJLufTpcfbJtH4g-FIyvpq%7Es-YqKNStr38-P-G6pCX6OtFvOB4vermIMVTRp%7Ez75HX94VqrEkb4Cps%7EAoyaSXdE6HfpGh6Bx2IFuFIMs2I-mXVA1wSdjvlTuemgq52PTVSfoPZGIGW4Ct-1XO-Z3NChcmJ4YZHGPFMCJVomQfPkdGWJGFYTAlPjo9hS7B11raAqOSLE6OLNYRXXXhRRlsDvPzxlGSvND5rLCwf2AeYsUO-s0H4haP1GeJYKiaX6aXbXte31L6nwGiArJbQFgwHX9pUtl7rOr8K9n6k5PNi1Fw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 92e9c50d83960a9fa386748bae168828 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Humes Papers and Photographs, 1940s-1980s Description An account of the resource This collection consists of material related to the career and personal life of Louisville jazz and blues singer Helen Humes. Professional material includes correspondence and contracts, as well as material related to Humes’s gigs and tours throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Personal material includes postcards to her family, legal and financial material for properties and family life in Louisville, and newspaper clippings about her life and legacy. Photographs include images from her professional career throughout the years. Subject The topic of the resource African American musicians African Americans--Music Australia--Description and travel Central High School (Louisville, Ky.) Concert tours Davis, Jackie, 1920-1999 Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Gospel music--Kentucky Humes, Emma, 1881-1967 Humes, John Henry, 1878-1975 Humes, Helen Jazz festivals Jazz musicians Jazz Jones, Quincy, 1933- Man-woman relationships--Songs and music Music and race Musicians--Salaries, etc. Musicians--Travel Musicians, Black Musicians’ contracts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. A H922, Helen Humes (1909-1981) Papers, 1927-2006, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940s-1980s Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. A H922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cutout photograph of Helen Humes Subject The topic of the resource Jazz musicians African American women African Americans Women, Black Musicians Women musicians African American women musicians Description An account of the resource 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Helen Humes Photograph & Print Collection, Filson Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 021PC51.03 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th century https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/29de8045d35ea0c8e2c1015226b10b0e.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=Q4YlnNMuKPkPjv8zfhfpxOokpHxAFCDQgP5VoOU-MsoFrhlMS5CtQZsND4adahdk0b07SkhlAzV1x77Q%7E4cbgAlH7zZ-HYjtS-kLhy2WgEtcrNBjOqZVl1NaNlsKPw8a0sUp3HhZiVX-btuxyOZX01FrZXXLgKE34zCImdw7dltOl7A5KKevOiNBzXV-CmnVW3U7To4imPhS%7EOJgs4BlwUo64SL2PgraV2Yc0ogheurvS3gPW8ZP1xwU0d1azak7xLWJ7achzhiaml-C8iSLoBd%7EgHLVEbfJ97s3X3JFcBV%7EFdIzOa9ecO2I5K2wtaQYnzdzo6MQmOAjWfSuBB3gPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2d3723c93ee23a14a6697a663efefef5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Humes Papers and Photographs, 1940s-1980s Description An account of the resource This collection consists of material related to the career and personal life of Louisville jazz and blues singer Helen Humes. Professional material includes correspondence and contracts, as well as material related to Humes’s gigs and tours throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Personal material includes postcards to her family, legal and financial material for properties and family life in Louisville, and newspaper clippings about her life and legacy. Photographs include images from her professional career throughout the years. Subject The topic of the resource African American musicians African Americans--Music Australia--Description and travel Central High School (Louisville, Ky.) Concert tours Davis, Jackie, 1920-1999 Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Gospel music--Kentucky Humes, Emma, 1881-1967 Humes, John Henry, 1878-1975 Humes, Helen Jazz festivals Jazz musicians Jazz Jones, Quincy, 1933- Man-woman relationships--Songs and music Music and race Musicians--Salaries, etc. Musicians--Travel Musicians, Black Musicians’ contracts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. A H922, Helen Humes (1909-1981) Papers, 1927-2006, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940s-1980s Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. A H922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Emma Humes, circa 1950 Subject The topic of the resource Humes, Emma, 1881-1967 African American women African Americans Women Women, Black Description An account of the resource Photographic studio portrait of Emma Humes (1881-1967), mother of Helen Humes. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Helen Humes Photograph Collection, Filson Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1950 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethel and William Clemons Oral Histories Subject The topic of the resource African American families African Americans Description An account of the resource Oral history interviews with Ethel Clemons and William Clemons, a married Black couple, conducted by Teresa C. Klasen at the Clemons's home in Bedford, Indiana. The couple describes their relationships, families, work, and lives in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky; and Fort Wayne and Bedford, Indiana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clemons, Ethel, 1917-2006 Clemons, William Levi Klassen, Teresa C. 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Greenwade, 1917-2006 Clemons, William Levi Location The location of the interview Bedford (Ind.) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound [This transcription has been autogenerated] It's going now. Okay, let's see. It's about 245. She got a clock over there. 233 on Saturday, April 17, 2004. Mr. And Mrs. Clemen's house in Bedford, Indiana. And we're sitting in the bedroom and we are eating chocolate. Chocolate? Well, I got in trouble last time. You want that light on? You know, when the Texas still used to be over on the square. Well, you got that? Well, I knew you traveled Philadelphia. My friend, his sister lives in Philadelphia. Right. And we stayed there. That's really nice. All night. And he went back to New Jersey and stayed with Richard and everything. And that's one reason why. That's one reason why he was hugging and kissing me. 35 years. I think it's been 35 years. He's living better. And he went to Philadelphia. His sister is in Philadelphia. They're both girls, but he married a girl. And where did the girl live? On it. Where did his wife live? New Jersey. That's a long way from that place. Oh, yeah. He called two or three times a week. Come on, Rich. Come on now. He missed you. He said, now, I'm going to make sure I call. And you had this, but I know you're on the way. Oh, yeah. Don't do that, Rich. He said, I'm going to keep calling. Keep calling and keep calling. And if you ain't on this way. I told him, I said I'll be there soon. Maybe this weekend. I'm trying to west. Well, the job is after a while. We're worried about the job. I want to get a long ways a week stay with him a week. Then he went over and stayed with the girls one day or two days or something. Then we went to Atlanta City. We got everything done. What's wrong? I said it for more than one day. She tells me, what are you going to call? What do you call tapery car, honey, there's nothing special. Well, look, we don't have to slip and go. We can go where we want to go. And when we want to go, ain't nobody got nothing due to where we go. Ain't nobody giving us no money. Well, let me see. We got a flyer there and two of us. Well, now, this one's got a blue here. Okay. You just have to share it. All right. I would have got one with more flowers if I could have found it. I thought that road was awful. And then while you had it set in the car, I got a thing over there. You said that in there? Yeah, but you can't do it. Well, I don't want it sitting up on my juice. It won't hurt. Okay. I'll will take it down later on. I think eventually it probably needs to get some sunlight. That's right. Yeah. Oh, look, it's got a whole lot of buds, and it's got some beds on it. Yeah. Let me ask you a couple of questions about from when I was here last time. Okay. Now, you got married April 14, 1973. How long have you been going together? One year. About a year. One year. So when you first went up there to the wake, when you first went up there to the week, that was like April or summer or something. The year before? Yeah. Okay. Wait, I give you engagement ring on Christmas. Engagement? Yeah, that's right. On Christmas a year ago. On Christmas. And then you got married in April next year, right? Like four months, right? Not for a whole year. Whole year. Oh, so you wait a whole year and then till April after that? Yeah, that's right. You were engaged a long time. Yeah, that's right. Yeah. He went up down at 30. We was old road then. Yeah. Did I see you here last I see you last year or he pointed me. Did I see you? Yes, sir. And you speak. I don't want you to speak. If you go down, you go down here and drive it like you say, 50 miles. Was that 70 miles. How far is that? It's 72 miles from my land. Where she live? On the north side. Okay. North side. What street were you living on? On the northwest side. I woke up there a second story. So you are going up there? Pretty regular. But the thing, the cutest thing. I met him at a funeral home. Yeah, she already got that thing. Now, what was the name of the funeral home? We're Willis. It was awake, right? Yeah, that was awake. But Claude White, right? Claude White. He says I had a hard time and he was an elk. Yeah. Okay. Now that's another question. You were a steam leader. Yeah. What's a steam leader? What does that mean? What do you do? Because I've never been in him. Oh, the app is feeling right. Yeah, he was a member. I was coming. It's second rank. But just for that night? No, for a year. Wherever it is. For a year. Yeah. But was it the club or not? No one in Bloomington. But did you think that you being a team leader does that, like, gets her attention knowing that she had that status? Well, were you impressed? She was too much impressed. Because she had a lot of other dudes looking at come a long way. Did she say he beat their time? Yes, he beat their time. He made it. He did everything he could do for me to make things nice for me. Shoot, I didn't have to worn from now. He was good to me. If he had a pen, I wouldn't be in his bed now. He won your hand. Yes, he did. He sure did. Yes. I was the best woman because a lot of banks. But they didn't get it. He was desirable. I guess I was. I was the one that he picked. And we've been to kill off a long time now. Yeah. We've come through many things. We go on around America, me and their boy, we really have enjoyed him. And I, honey, I could drive, too. I was a Whizzer then. I could drive my foot in that gas and wall. Before you got married? Yeah. You had a car? No, she had his car. She drove my car. But, you see, at that time and since I know that I was going to get married when the company says, hey, we're going to work seven days, we can work six days on overtime. Central Founders Way on the Hills. Where were they from? People from the Hills all in way over on no, the Hill, West Virginia. Did you drive with her? Trust her? Trust her. But then with that, you're sister? No. Yeah, your grandma's sister. Oh, murder. You talking about murder? Yeah, not murder. The other girl, somebody else died. But you loaned her your car. Did you loan her your car? I took a chance because the roads were narrow and she could slip off. She would have 2 miles to go to confidence in herself. After I looked at that road, I think it wasn't too long after that was me and my aunt went that time and breath a little hard. I can see her had drawn up over in the corner. We went on down to West Virginia Bay. Now, is this before you were married? Oh, yeah. Okay. So this was during that year when you were engaged. After you were engaged. So you asked him if you could borrow the cost or he just offered no, because can I use your car? So then I'm going to have to work Saturday and Sunday? Yes. Did you have your driver's license? Sure. I wouldn't have been driving without it. That's a long way to West Virginia. That's a long but it was no sweat to me. I put my foot in the air. I have a big deck a month. Neither of my grandmothers used to drive. Neither of them did. Well, let's see, they were born. One of them was born in one of them. So they were quite a bit older than you. Oh, yeah. But neither of them ever learned to drive. We got a woman now that the husband runs a car wars, and she's just now learning to drive the car. She had never learned to drive. Well, every time we look up to Go, Mississippi, every time we look up, they go. They're going to go crazy. They make it too many trips down there. But see, you guys, he trusted you and you had confidence in yourself. Yes. And I went on to West Virginia with no sweat. Yeah, that's a long way. But I went and when I got there, I called. And you called them. You said we made it. Oh, yeah. In one day, I put my foot in the gate. Now you got a new car. After you started going with that right. Yeah, because the old car didn't have a good heater. I named our car. That was Brown Sugar, the one that didn't have a good heater. And what was the Net? That was a beautiful Cadillac now. Oh, yeah. She has come here. She never would go down. Never go down? No, but I think one time you were out washing it in the driveway. I got one restaurant. We used to have a Brown one, but that was bigger. How do you spell Ostravine? O-C-T-A-V-I-N-E-V-I-N-E-I wasn't sure if it was Z e or V-I-V-I-N-E. And is that Rose Durson's? Mother? Mother in law. Her mother in law. Right. Okay. Her husband. Yeah. She must have married somebody. Wait, who you tell that? Rosen, Dr. Beans, Octavine and Harold married. They wasn't married. I thought they were. I don't know. But you knew. You knew them who? I did, but I thought they were married. Are you sure, honey? Not sure. She's got that Durson from her. From her husband? Yeah, from her dad. From her dad. From whose dad? Her husband was named Duke. How was Octavine? Answer a question now. Octavine was Howard White. Harold was Rose their daughter? No, her husband. You don't know whether it was common law or what or not. They were going as husband and wife. That's all. You know. Harold married her. What's his name? O'bannon. Now. Hey, she don't go by? No, I have Boban supposed to go with Alabama. Well, okay, they're not married. Rose in on that. She goes with Obama. Yeah. Okay. That's her bar friend, your cousin. All right. Okay. But maybe her first husband. But was she married before? To somebody? I don't know. Rose Durston. He has K. That okay. Durston is her family name. That's right. Her family. Okay. She never got me. Well, you know what part. Okay, well, then I know the story. I do know that much. I know why you knew that man. He was the brother. Yeah. That's where he come in. Yeah, right. And that was at the Bloomington Watch. Let me get her plans together. You know what I do want to go back to when you were living up here in Bedford and when you got the best one. Yeah. The girlfriend in Bloomston. That's what he's doing. Yeah, I know about that girlfriend, but that was after his first wife died. Do you mind if I asked him about what happened? How he. Oh, no, honey. Okay. No, I'm not like it's. Like I did everything in the world I could. And that was his first wife. Mother. Oh, I'm not really like it. I didn't know anything about hard him. Well, I didn't know all that. I didn't know nothing about her. I had no need to have no kind of feeling. That was history. Hold on. That was his first wife. That was his first wife and Schmidt. It was my first husband more. I appreciate that girl. I appreciate that. No, honey, you don't have to worry. She's not going anywhere. No, she ain't going nowhere. And ain't I need him trying to put me nowhere. Well, then I'd like to know about what happened after. Just keep telling that story. When you finished high school and came up here and the guy gave you the best ride. Yeah, and then you got the job working for the doctor, right? Okay, so then you were a young man. I guess that's right. 18 years old. And then what happened? I want to fill in the area what happened between that and the times somebody asked me hey about the both me something about how old were you when I started out that boy got to be. [Tape 1, Side A ends] [Tape 1, Side B begins] You're figuring? Yeah. Okay. All right. You were living up here. How long did you stay with us? Maybe five to two years. Is that right? Yeah. And then I went down the train and I worked down the train two years. Oh, really? You got a daughter? Two years. And then me and my wife, we decided that was me. I went to Chicago. You went to Chicago? We went to Chicago. And that's where we got married. When did you get married in Chicago, year old Marcus. That probably hits about it, right? I went in Detroit and then mom said she's almost safe. I end up coming on back. And that's when I started to fool around, trying to work for different families in different places. And I work at the Diane Shop and everything. Look at you, leg. Like she's got it right down there when F and I got it down there. Yeah. So you must have been 54 when you got married. I'm thinking that, too, when you were a young man trying to fill in the part of your life that came before. So you worked for the doctor and for the doctor, you did yard work. And that was before World War II. What were you doing at Crane? Well, I was working at the Marine Marine barracks. And that Marine Sergeant Has working for us here. And he said, Would you like to be a Marine? He got me, got my paperwork, everything. He sent it to the Pentagon. And the Pentagon told me. He said, hey, we haven't any place for Negro. That's when I went down to Forest, he was hit knock her down. Well, he went ahead and knock her down there. Galagher man by the name of Galagher. He was hit, knock her down. And he hurt the Forest over the construction. I went to him, I said, hey, I'm not going to keep working like this. So I cut out there. And that's when my wife and I decided we're going to start getting married. I got away from this little segregated deal with the construction thing and the head knocker. Was that going on at Crane? Yeah. What is headlocker? Well, construction. And then the man was head man down. Crane. You mean the charger the whole time? Yeah. He died here not too long ago. It said he'd been in charge of craving. Yeah, that's right. So this would be for World War II? Yeah, that's right. Shortly. Yeah, that's right. How did you make your wife wait a minute. We're all friends. And then we're more youngsters together in Mitchell? No. Yeah. When I worked at Buyers, I was sitting on that porch. Porch. Porch on my mother in law's porch. Look at this gas. So you knew the family? Oh, yeah. How did you meet the family, Mrs. Meyer? What was her name? Oh, the buyers. They were. But these people right here, what was their what do call in, didn't you? Well, no, wait a minute. Campbell. Campbell. I checked with him. Sonny Campbell live in Bloomington. He was out there. And like you say, poor devil. But he lived out on that Social Security place here. No, he never lived near that Social Security place out there. That's pretty camel. And she was accountable. My wife was accountable. Okay. And Tony is accountable, too. Tony in Chicago related to Sunny Campbell. And to who's? The guy in Chicago. But how did you meet her family? Listen, Mommy, Jude and Joe Bond, everybody here. Was Ken coming on there? It was Ken, but she was familiar. Bedford. Yeah. You were from bedsville. Yeah. But after you came up here, you started spending time on her front porch. That's right. Okay. And near her meal, everybody else's. Now, here's one other thing. He gets confused about a high stepper going to get into that. Because look, back in them days, when you hire stepper now, you believe that you was something else. In other words, you asked the man you as a flirtation. Yeah, I was a flirter. And I got whatever I want. Is that you? I think I understand what you're trying to say. Yes. Like a prostitute or something like that. Oh, no. When you talk about how you can flirt without that's. Right. Well, I wasn't a Freuder. I didn't froze after nobody. They wanted after me. I would shop every time you see me. Yeah, she was respectable. All right. Okay. I got that all straightened now out about the high stuff and all that. Oh, I don't mean now. You know better than that. I understand what he said. He just didn't want me to get the wrong impression. Because you knew how to get the boys if you wanted. No, but I didn't have this. And I just kind of shot all the time. Well, it sounds like he had an eye for somebody that was kind of sharp. It was a meeting of the mine, I guess I was. Yeah. That dress was really nice. That's the first dirty day, wouldn't it? The first every day. I picked up the next year after we were married then. But that's like 74, 75. How old was she? Was she the same age as you? No, she's about 19 years old when you were 21. Two years younger. And her name was Kendall. Yeah. And she went to Bedford High School. So when she graduated, that was at about the same time. So the thing that made you leave and decide to get married is when you got that new Pentagon did not accept that's. Right? Yeah. What was your reaction then when that happened? Didn't even give you a chance. He told me. He said, look, you can have all your clothes and the issue of clothes for a long time. I work all the girls. When you were working out there? No, when I was working. When I was at Crane. Why was that Crane as soon as I left Crane, I left Crane and there was a little girl out there now that she's in the family now, in the swarm family. But she helped me and she said no. So I said, no. I'm going to have to live with. I'm going to have to live with. So I went on it for Chicago. I went to Chicago and then I wrote, she got the next train out. Oh, my God. We got married in Chicago. Where did you live in Chicago? I couldn't tell you. I think it's all this tore down. I think these apartments and things are all tore down. That's been a long time. Horton came up. So you went up there first and did you get a job? I didn't get no job. I went to get a job, but something told me and said, hey, look here, you're a big feeling. A big what big feeling is little Camel's mother. She said, you mean you come to Chicago and you get a lot of jobs in Chicago? I said I had my mind going to Philadelphia. Okay. So when I left there down to train station, I told her then, all right, it will be Detroit first and then Philadelphia. So I figured I'll go on. I said, I'll think about the Ford plan in Detroit. I think about the Ford plant in Detroit. So I cut out. I got there and I got out there to River Rouge. I went out to River Rouge and might be a week or two. And so it raining and bad. I didn't have necessary clothes where places were condominium. But a lot of people around here did go to Detroit because Mr. Jackson, did you know Cordell Johnson? Yeah, I believe she spent some time in Detroit. A lot of people went up there for jobs. Yeah. Only a lot of people you knew, didn't they? No, they probably had them. Probably had them in Indianapolis, but in the small town owned, they went off looking for a big city to work. But anyway. So then you didn't stay in Detroit. Yeah. Made so much money, didn't know what to do with I think it was 80 Continental Motor. Yeah, Detroit. Yeah. And then I had so much money, I didn't know what to do with her mom about how sick she was and everything. Yeah, she's in Chicago, but she decided, oh, wait a minute. And she comes to Detroit and she's sick and she got sickness and kidneys failed her. So I ended up and I sent her back home and then Monroe took me and said she said, why don't you come home? I looked up there and it raced right there in Troy. So the man is so easy. You can stay here long. You can stay in here as long as you want to. Yeah. So I stayed for fun. Is that the preacher in Portugal? Oh, yeah. Well, he was a Beaver preacher. I remember hearing you talk about it. That's the reason I know what you were talking about. He let you have his room or something? Yeah. So anyway, they had a race ride, and it was a terrible thing in Detroit. Was it in World War II? Oh, yeah. During World War II. Yeah, it was in World War II, like 42 or 43 years. So we had a race right there. Were you with it? Well, every time I looked up, the police was. I got on a street car. Hold it right there. Wait a minute. Down here. Up there. They're supposed to be in service, but I wasn't in service. A doctor here gave me authorities. They sent me down to Louisville and gave me authority on the four F. So I went to Detroit. Okay. So then you went back. Then you went to Detroit because you have here they are patting on my checking boots and everything to see if tonight. Why aren't you in the service? Are you getting smart with the officer? No, I'm not getting smart with you. Where it has it down here. You check in the courthouse and they'll tell you. So you should know he's going to be on our paper. He ain't going to be in Detroit. He's going to be on our payroll down here. You mean they wouldn't have your record up there? No. Then they put the record. They send the record up there. When they send the record up there, why is he in there? So, hey, I went down there to where you had there. Selective Service? Yeah. Went down there and they hadn't me. Basketball court, night and knees all swell. They're trying to find out if he's a sleepwalker at home. My dad. Well, anyway. But you were. I was a sleepoff here. He mentioned a sleepoff. Well, you should understood me. Yeah. Okay. Anyway, I don't know. So they were testing you? Yeah, they tested me. And see what my parole board. What kind of board you go. Well, anyway, where it is, it was down here and they said no. We got him listed down here for what you call it. Then when his time is up for his for ETSA, then we'll check him back in. When that time comes, then we'll decide to send him down there. I don't know what you call it. I don't know. Training or something. Well, my goodness, that's quite a rigmarole. When you were here, you've gone down to Lewis. Yeah, that's right. You were a sleepwalker. Yeah. And did your father come down there and testify? How did they find out you were a Sleepwalker? I didn't want to be in the Walker. Everybody did. Now, black people or everybody. He's a preacher trying to get out of that, too. My dad got out of it. Some people. Well, see, he wanted to be a Marine. Oh, yeah, I wanted to be a Marine. That was different. Yeah. And so when they want be a marine here, brand. No, we haven't any place for Negroes at this time. At this time. And so then he said. Look, he had this top Sergeant down the crane. He said, Mr Clinton, you have all the issue close. You can keep all them if you want to. So he's already given them to you. Oh, yeah, he's already given to me. They had me in training down. [Tape 1, Side B ends] [Tape 2, Side A begins] 335. He thought it was okay. Yeah. And we go to Church and I'll mention to them then and I told him, hey, I had to issue a clothes and everything down Crane. And they said, hey, no Negroes in the Wrinkles. They had to have a separate quarter. And then, I don't know, somebody asked for separate orders for the Negro. Well, this man at Crane that had invited you to do it and had you signed up and everything, did he ever make any kind of apology? Oh, yeah, I see him every day. Yeah. I'm going to get ready to get married and I'm going to go to Chicago anyway. I see so many big buildings. So you went there first? No, I went to Detroit. Detroit. And then no, Chicago go and then Detroit next far as I ever got. Then I had come back home. Come back home, started that car wash. And that came after your first WiFi. Is that why you came back here? Oh, yeah, that's right. Was that after the war, when you came back here when she died? She died in 69. Oh, she died in 69. So were you in Detroit for all that time? Oh, no, I come back here, we play card for them. You look at me. I wasn't there. Okay. There is a race riot in Detroit. I wonder if that was after the war. Was your wife with you when that happened? Oh, yeah. Your first wife, was she there with you? Yeah. And when you were getting patted down? No, but that must have been during the war because you said that. Yeah. Why? You weren't enlisted. So first you had tried to enlist, not rejected. Then next thing you got the four F. But that wasn't for the Marines. That was just for that. Yeah, it was for the military, the whole work. So did that happen before you went up to Chicago? I was down here. That's where they had me crawling up down there, too. Then later on I got in Detroit and they had me calling again. Was that to test it? I don't know how. Well. So the years you are working for Continental, how long did you work for them? I think I was there when my wife had got sick. I come home three years. Less than three years. But I had the money. That was in the 40s. Yeah. And later on with everybody great big money. And at that time I would eat. That was big money. What happened? That was the late 40s. Something happened during the 1950s and the 1960s. Oh, I've been here. But your wife didn't die until 1969. Yeah, 69. Okay. So you came down here and then she didn't die for a long time. That's right. Okay. I see. I thought you came when she was about to die when Dr. Joe diagnosed her for kidney. And then she went down there to New Albany and went to New Albany. Well, I think she had cancer. I think that was the main thing. That cancer had eaten her kidneys up. She had one kidney good. And the other one is just about either. So we went down there at that long Jeffersonville up on that Hill up there. And that was cancer. I'm pretty sure that was cancer. Yeah. She started getting well, you might get home. She started getting well. When she started getting well, she started. She started out skinny, but she was. Why is that? She was swallowing that they come overcoming. My mom carried us out and she was man her fingernail. The blood was just running out over because her kidneys weren't working. But anyway, so much for that. This is a terrible thing. I wonder if nowadays they know enough. They know how to take off. They didn't know about cancer. They don't learn so much now. It will almost make you hurt. That's the truth. I've heard that story. I didn't know her, but it just seemed like I know her. And what I can find out, she and I were somewhat alive. All right, I believe. How are you? Something about it I didn't know of, but him talking. I know, but you're talking about the unity tools and everything. You mean she didn't fly cars? So she was married? No. She was clean living. But her mother, she never was going to Church. She didn't go to Church. And her mother always wanted to get to Church. She lived right here by the Church, but she wanted to go to Church. But she went down at the Derby, though. That's right. She always went to Derby. Yeah. Then I premiered. Started going to Derby, too. So we started going to Derby. I've been to the races once in Lexington. Like Kingland beautiful, but you can smile. We didn't miss them. Oh, yeah, we didn't miss them. And my other husband, we were on the front of the heat. We had a charge seat. Right. He was cutting of sporty. Kind of. What sporty? Yeah, that was Smith. His name was Albert Smith. Well, that's it's. Interesting. So you both had it in common that you were used to going down there. Now we went and had a seat. It didn't set out in the field yet. He couldn't pay rent. He'd do what he wanted to do. All he was a don't care kind of person. Don't do anything if you want to do something. And maybe to pay the rent. Well, the rent could wait. Yeah, that's right. But I tell you, you had a heart of gold do anything for you. But him and money didn't like one another. Known about Bedford. How did you find him? How did you guys get together if he was down there? What's the big place in Indianapolis? The ballroom? Yeah. He's always in the boat. He was a high captain. Big hotel. He was a cat. He was a cat. The Dome yeah, that's right. Was this in the 40s? Okay. Oh, my gosh. He was in charge. How did you pick something? How did you meet him? No, you met me at will. But the thing about it is, look, hey, he had that money, and she said she's high stepper. I was. I got anything I want. Just like when I met him. Just like when I met him. Did you give me what I wanted? Yeah. You tell me. I wasn't shopping. I have to get shot because I was shot. And Smith spent that money on you. He was spending yours. Maybe it was a package. He sounded like he was. He's he had a good heart in it. Yeah, he really had a good heart in him. I used to have his picture where I could show you, but I had it to his cousin. His cousin lives in Lourbore, and I thought maybe they might appreciate it. Oh, yeah, that's right. I guess you kept a copy of. Oh, he was a sharp man. Shit. Did he go man? He was a what? Figurman. Figurman. Allen Figurs on it. But having money up, he couldn't keep a hold of money. No, he couldn't help. No, he didn't pay money. Money was for spending. But you got to be a good one to really hold that stuff, you know, that to keep money, you got to really handle it. You got to really know what to do. You are. I'm the one that handles the money with him. The money got so big, he put that in. You can buy so much. The bonds paid off pretty good for a long time. They bond to pay off for you. Is this after one time? Oh, yeah. You know, they were required to buy so many other bonds, they take it out of your payroll, and I've never seen it. Well, Mr. Smith, did he die? When did he die? He died. Remember that? He died under the bath, too. He died and he was scrambling around on the floor and got hung under the bath. Oh, my God. You know what I have had you know, I just thank God for your goodness, because he sure have brought me a long way. He had brought me a long way? Yes. Poor Smithy. He got hung under that basket and couldn't get out. It was like setting up on legs. And he was sick. And he was on the floor. Yeah. What was he sick? He had an attack. Yeah. In his own mind, he probably was trying to get to the toe, come up and bump his head against that too. 30 something years. How long was it after your husband died? No, it might have been maybe a year. You've been single for a longer time, but you've been running around with this bad business. I like it. The bad business. Yeah. That sounds pretty right. But you must have been going through a hard time. I figure you are going through a hard time. You mean Evelyn? No, you after your wife. Well, you see, the only thing about it. Yeah. I don't know where you know anything about it. That main affair has all control. No, this is his word. We just have a few days here in it. But the world belongs to him. And we think that this is our world. Just ain't our world. The Lord just gives us a short time in it. Do you realize that? It's up to him, okay? That's right. He is a reason for it all. And I tell you, I don't think I would have come as far as I have come. If I hadn't had it. I couldn't have made it. I could not have made it. You had whole different parts of your life. Such. Your life has so many different stages. I have had it. You never could have seen how things would have gone. I could have made it. She had beer. All her people. Yes. I was one left to take care of all of everybody. Look up for it and catching insurance policies and everything else. See, there's my aunt up there. All I got to do is look at my forehead. But anyway, he has brought me this for. And I don't think he's going to leave me now. I don't think he's going to leave me now. Can't get away from the Canon at forehead. We got them forehead. I'm just writing down when you make a little movement. Because that won't be on paper. I got to write that part down. I don't know, but I don't think I should stay too much longer now. You know how she is a sure hand expert. She has to be. That's because when you jump in and this thing blocked out this year. Yeah. I was going to tell you the last time when I did that without taking any notes. And then when I got home, I had nothing to look at. It's like all I could do to figure, remember what we said is I had to listen to all that. It's a lot easier to just look at your notes written down on a page. But it works. I got to take notes, but then also use the paper corner. And then I get all the details on the paper corner. That just kind of make a list of the general topics. And when you make some little thing with your hand or what do you did that like with Smith. I got to write that down. We've come a long way. Yes. And that's yours. And here's something else, too. Now, sweetie. Was an elk. Did you know him? Oh, yeah. You know him before he died? Yeah. So you know Mr. Cleveland? No. She didn't know me for Smith. Okay. I thought he was on the books. He didn't have a John L. Okay. All right. You didn't put that down there, did you? No, but it'll be on there. But it'll get straight. But you knew him anyway. Even though he was amazing, Lodges must have got together. Well, when you came back from Detroit and that's when you said you started doing the car wash. What happened after you got going on the car wash was that investment? Oh, yeah. So you just bought this property? Yeah, let me see. There was a couple who live here and they got bowled up somewhere. The woman killed a man. The woman killed a man and his name was reek moved in his house. And then they let that go in on the taxes. My mother in law told me, she said, why don't you buy it that little place over there and everything. And she's grabbing for property. Grabbing for what? Property? So I'll come on here and I went down at the courthouse and I worked a lot for $25. All the foundation was on we're. [Tape 2, Side A ends] [Tape 2, Side B begins] [Tape 2, Side B ends] [Tape 3, Side A begins] 430 days I ain't got nowhere to go but in the kitchen well that's important because it's almost 05:00 yeah but getting some checks yeah no we got some food out there she told me you made some fries honey you can't beat it you just can't beat it together no way no perfect match but I just got enough garden to meet that I can meet anything he come up with no matter what he come up with I'm ready for it yeah well that's what makes it just adding my buddy over there I'm going to take that thing you don't put it in the direct sunlight well I think it could be good to get some direct sunlight sun to part shade sun to part shade but do whatever you want to do with it you said to now I hope it'll just Bloom a little bit more than just this one flower oh yeah I'm going to take off this because it's been a long time but I just want to clarify that last thing about the ambulance that happened the problem with the three people dying by the bulldozer and you being on the scene that happened after you've gotten rejected from enlisting in the Marines but not very long after that no it wasn't very long after that and you decided time to leave yeah but then at that point you are feeling pretty hurt and angry at the way you've been treated but when you came back from Detroit and you started speedy and you got in the Chamber of Commerce and you got to be a respected member of the community it just seems like kind of came full circle or something maybe you see what I'm trying to say that maybe at the beginning that times changed during that time and you did get some you got to be a respected member of the community but really even when the thing happened with the Marines that wasn't the local community no it wasn't the local community no was it? No it wasn't a local community that wasn't the local community and the man apologized you could tell that he felt bad about it yeah he wasn't a local man at that first Sergeant wherever he was down there but see he was locally down here I don't know where he was from he was a master Sergeant or something but he was under the Pentagon his instructions come from the Pentagon and he just didn't realize yeah he didn't set you up he made an honest mistake you're working here at the barracks and keeping their fires going and everything like I said I'm going make a trip around and keep the very expires going there and then come back here and then like I said early in the morning so then finally we get this thing all set up and he said hey you know what, you just keep fire going everywhere that's nice and you said I'm going practice Marine anyway, I'll laugh. And then later on, later on, he says, you know what? I talked to the boy. He might meet all the board lacks, everybody like you and everything. I'm going to see if I can get you into Marine corn clothes and everything. Helmet clothes and everything. Not no helmet. We had a little old oh, yeah. That little old up here. Yeah, I know. He told me there. He said two weeks ago around he throwed up one of the other sergeants, you go down and have time. So I thought, well, I thought he was going to tell me what instead of that, he said, hey, the Pentagon says we don't have any place for Negroes at the present. So he told me that. He said the reason why he said we had to have special quarters. Somebody kicked against the mix. What do you call it? Integration. Integration, yeah. In the armpit. And later on we got women and everything. But anyway, and I told him, sure, there's a lot of people down there now. A lot of men used to work Harold used to work down the crane. He worked down the crane and McKee. So when he told you that he called you and he told you that he told you in private? No, he told me he told me right there in front of everybody else's, standing straight. So he said, no Negroes in the Marine Corps. I could get in the truck every time I got into truck. Here comes that's, right. They were worse than hard. This is hard. He always showed that his rejection stood out the way he felt, the way he thought he felt about it. He showed it. That's good. You think it was good in one way and one way it was because they take what they want to take and left what they wanted to leave. Who took a left to him was giving him the police in Detroit. He resented you. Oh, yeah. Well, look, they just figured that, hey, no, 18. How old are you? 18 years old. And I know you was a dude. That's all for race, right? Time comes. You weren't used to being treated that way, though. No, not down here. No. When you come in that door, you've seen them. Three people pictures on that wall. Three up. Yeah. Yeah. Why did you tell me to go look at that? No, that's what made the change, right. When things started to change, not marked with the King, the other man, Jeff K and his brother, they started this thing. They started this thing rolling. And then here comes Martin Luther making his speeches. So I figured that all three of them more or less hooked again, me green blood about it. That was after this business in Detroit, right? That was after this business in Detroit with the race riots. Oh, yeah. The race ride started before. After World War II. Well, during World War II, if they wanted you to enlist. It must have been during the war, probably. Yeah, sure. And then they called up now call up who are taking care of the Selective Service. No, he's all right. They had you on record. That's part of it. How did you feel while that was going on? Well, I don't know. All these things, all this hollering and hooping, squealing, blah, blah, blah, blah. Over Mitchell. It's all started all started in middle school. All started in middle school. Now these kids, these boys, these boys are going to gang me. It all started right there. And I thought, wow, am I going to live with this all my life? Hey, I had to go to school. I had to go to school. And the Superintendent, the what's it called, two officers, they're making you go to school. You go to school, but your rights are being violated later on in your life, right? It's going to be violated now. So when later on I come down here, I said, hey, here comes a man. You say, hey, I can get you into the Marine Corps. He tried to get me in the Marine Corps. Then here comes the big man calling from the Benedict, hey, we have got no place for it because such a President said no mixture in the armed portion, right. It's the same deal, wasn't it? Yeah, it's the same deal. And then they're going to turn around and say, we don't want you. And then they're going to turn around and make trouble because you're not enlisting after they rejected. Yeah. So you saw a terrible hypocrisy, right? You know what I mean? Hypocrisy? Yeah. I mean, if you could have turned into a very angry person. That's right. These black dudes running around here doing it. Everybody gets American people. Yeah. You have good reason. Yeah. I'm with Johnny's Boy here. Black Panther. Yeah, but you didn't. I did because the banks started out, like I said, school there. And then, like I said, my dad might make me fight and then find out. Yeah, okay. Well, that's not bad. That's about the neighborhood thing. Yeah. I didn't think all the time. I said, well, maybe it'd be better off for me to run for me, so and so. But then dad was, hey, we didn't get no water last night. Hey, you go up there and get your water and water. That's what there's Negro. He told the doctor the story. Oh, yeah. And then I told the doctor to pay the first doctor to come here. Right across from the Boys Club for me is the Boys Club, too? Right across from the Boys Club is hall, governing hall. And he's got a big building right there, not a brick. Okay. Here comes a man here and he tries to oh, he's a doctor. So he decided he's going to go to Bedford because there's a lot of people that need his service. Maybe in Bedford so he come and try what you call. So he asked, all right, bedroom space. Okay. Are you so and so? Yeah, I'm down in Bedford, so and so. But he said, I don't have too many customers. So when he comes, check her out. He decided, well, wait a minute. Maybe that's the reason. So he cut out. He cut out. Wait a minute. Before he cut out, he asked, oh, he's trying to buy my house and real estate. You buy the house? So and so. Hey, then if you buy there, then your patronization ain't going to be recognized. Your what? Your patronization ain't going to be recognized. He won't be able to make living. The doctor. Yeah. Was this doctor black? He left and went to Bloomington. Why does he have to leave? Well, at the business. Hey, you're after business and at the Chamber of Commerce and those there, if they going to pull you down. But, hey, you got a lien. Now, why did they pull him down? Was he Negro? Yeah. Now they accepted you because they had Negroes already there. So this lady, this doctor, is Negro. Yeah, I see. So he was her forerunner and he couldn't have a practice. Yeah, that's right. She said, oh, is that right? I said, yes. Like I said, two or three of them. They may not be as dark as you, but they are black doctors. A forerunner going right there. So there was this hall before that. No, wait a minute. There's somebody else rented space at hall on this big building. Crossing Boys Club. Oh, he's the one that owns the building. Yeah, but the doctor that rented the space rent the space. If you rent a place from a real estate person and what you call it, then we fail to patternize you right. So he gets all that congestion. So he says, I just go on Bluetooth and where everything's all right. And what was his name? I don't know. This was many years ago. No, not many years. Yeah, probably. I think it's within the last seven years. A black box. Yeah. And he ended up somehow you've been able to. I don't know. Just because you were raised here. Well, somehow. Well, now then, I was born and raised on Grist Lavender, New, and just across Street, Bristol Avenue in Mitchell. And then I have the Rico it. And then a Charge Pilzer. He's an Italian. And he put me on his bus and gave me a free ride to factory that I come up in. I work for doctor buyers. And then later on, I decided, well, I'm going to go to train. And you could work for train as a civilian? Yeah, I could work for him as a civilian. But then when that time comes, later on the Marine Corps deal come. Well, then, hey, I told my wife I was standing out bars at that time. I said, Get your clothes together, because I'm going to marry you so and so and get your money. So I went down there and got what we call got the marriage license and I headed on to Chicago and then she come on to Chicago with me and we got married right by yourselves. Were you the only two at the ceremony was it in a Church or no justice of peace? Don't look at me. No, wait a minute. I believe it's a justice of peace in Chicago. No. Here. Oh, here. Oh, you got married here. You got married license here. But I got married in Chicago. At Church? No. At her aunt's house. At Tony's mother's house. Oh, boy, I'm sweating now. Yeah. All right. Now, let me ask you something. You told me you wonder why I told you to go and look at them pictures. I know you didn't see them pictures because you didn't wear out. I have seen them. I just couldn't remember. I have seen it and they are starting it. And Martin Luther King he started these marches after Kennedy. After Kennedy. His brother. That happened about the same time. Yeah. 68 yeah. So he got killed before White Lucra, didn't he? Did he it's about the same time? No. The main one. And then here. Come now. What's going to happen there? That was a time. That was a time. That was a time. The clock stopped. That was sad when that news came through the whole house and blocked all the region stuff. The registers off. Everything stopped when they announced that no, we're Martin Luther K. That was so sad. Yes. And you just sat down on the other card. I was blood. Were you glad no. [Tape 3, Side A ends] [Tape 3, Side B begins] Everything just stopped. It looks like everybody just froze. But you know, he was making things changed. Why? He has so much power. He's not been sharp. Don't leave him out. I leave him out. But he can't pass. It was a different time. It's such a terrible. I mean, to think. What? My house. I had a dream he could show too. Couldn't. Heckle, I don't know. Wait a minute. Give me all three of them. Well, mainly. Wait a minute. It was all cut and dry. Now, look, I don't know what your politics is, but that dude over there in Missouri, what's that president's name? Truman. Truman. Truman. Somebody is going to plan on taking Jeb Kennedy's. Taking his place because they made plans on killing him. Yeah. No, it looked like me that somehow another that he is cut and dry. He said he's too powerful. We've got to get rid of him. Kennedy. You got to get rid of him. See, now, you don't mean JFK Hoover. No. Jeff Kenneth. Yeah, the one in Missouri that was pulling the strings or whatever. Oh, yeah. Well, that's it. Johnson. Yeah. Now then, you see, look, like you said. What is his wife's name? I got to head to Washington before he got killed. All of them. Even that's Jeff K's brother, Bobby. He's going to get in. He's going to do the same. He's going to do like Jeff K did. Hey, we got to get rid. So you're confirmed by simple. And I can't think of his name. Yeah. Jackson, you don't need any blankets. Okay, I'm turning this off now. And it adds 515 on the picture on the Bobby Kennedy, Dr. King and JFK picture. [Tape 3, Side B ends] Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data audio cassette Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 96 kbps Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 02:44:00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethel and William Clemons oral history, April 17, 2004 Subject The topic of the resource African American families African American Christians African Americans Description An account of the resource Oral history interview with Ethel Clemons and William Clemons, conducted by Teresa C. 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Greenwade, 1917-2006 Clemons, William Levi Location The location of the interview Bedford (Ind.) Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data audio cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:35:21 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 160 kbps Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound [This transcription has been autogenerated] Let's talk a little bit. Here we are on Monday, I mean. Yeah. Monday, March 8, 2004, at Mr. William Levi Clemens house and his wife, Miss Ethel Clemens, about 3:30. And we're in Bedford, Indiana. Run them good. I might just try one thing here. I can pull that curtain back. I see there's no reason for anybody to be nasty and smelling bad because we got everything to use. And some old folks, you just sometimes wonder what really make them tick. They just don't care. Now, I know you met some of them. I have no pleasure in life that's bad. Is that what you mean, no pleasure? That's right. They don't take care of themselves. That ain't me lost use me. Let me do the good thing that you have me to do. And I know whatever they are, they're going to be good things if you leave it in his hand because I don't think he does anything that isn't good. I got that much confidence and faith. Well, when you were going through that operation and all that, when you were going through that operation and all that. Yeah, it was a funny thing out of it, but it was really real. The doctor said. I know. That's what he told us. He said, she's praying. Now, have you called your friends and your relatives and told everybody that everything's okay? I couldn't because give me that yet. No. Doctor Walker? No. There are some of your relatives checking in and everybody's wanting to know what's wrong. What's wrong? He has some more work for me to do and whatever it is, I'll be able to do it because he's going to go with me. That reminds me of that song. He's going to go with me, honey. So you all went around visiting nursing homes, did you? You went and visited the nursing home? Oh, yes. Thank for the people you did. That was yesterday. Did you have your voice? Yeah. Yes, we did. Have a good time. What you think? Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross is my main song. Yeah, I know you have heard that mean, is there a philosophy? I think. Is that your house? Absolutely. Yes. No, I tell you, I still don't want to go to that place called Hell. It ain't too good down there. I think if you showed up, they'd kick you out. So you don't think they'd want me? We don't want her around here. She's going to persuade people to go wrong with it. Yes, you're right, honey. I know they laugh at me. I just speak to truth. Troops is a life. So for you, your face is your way of life. Yes. I tell you, honey, every day. Yes. Anybody who knows, you know. Yes, I try to do good. Anything that I can do. But you're smart too. You watch and you listen. My grandma said if you learn, if you listen, you learn a whole lot. Do you know she spoke to two older people you looked at, but they didn't know. But Honda, they knew a lot. They knew a lot. They just didn't always talk about it. That's right. But they show me a lot. Now go ahead. Did she have any schooling? Could she read? Well, not a whole lot. But you know what? It's the way that she spells. She could spell anything behind. She could spell it in the grandma because she couldn't spell it. She must have had some schooling from somewhere. Well, yeah, but what I thought she didn't know high school and stuff like that. Just plain old common sense, more or less. With that lady, she used them hyphens and she could spell anything hyphens but between two words, but nothing that she couldn't spell. You know, when she made quote, did she ever put any words on them or any letters on them or write anything on them? You don't have any memory of that, do you? Because sometimes people would sign like a special call, they put the date on it or something like that. That was a mistake that a lot of me didn't put too much down and stuff. Yeah. Be nice nowadays. It would be nice if they had. Yes, they had. But back then, not really thinking about it. That's right. It really was. Well, after she had her leg amputated, did she live much longer? You know, me and my grandmother, after she had that leg agitated, I kept her to see her sister in West Virginia on the train. How did she walk? Real quick. So her other life was good. She just go back and forth with the crutch. Oh, my goodness. I didn't know that I would be the one. But do you know how they hit it's? Take care. I need to take care of my uncle and see them beard and everything. They got the casket, right? Take care of all that business. That's right. Oh, boy. I'm the one that did it. So that's why I'm sitting here today. First, your grandmother do the blessings. Send your uncle. He will bless you for your goodness. Honey, ain't owe you nothing. God ain't owe you a thing. You get paid in some way, you might not realize it, but it is coming. You get paid in some way. That's right. Because that was one of the good deeds. I mean, one of the very best deeds that I could have did was to take care of and look after my grandma. And I did that and it was well done. You're proud of yourself that you did it, aren't you? Yes, I am. I don't regret not a bit of it. It wasn't easy. No, it wasn't. It sure wasn't. But, you know, I just kind of had a will in mind. A will in mind. Nobody left to do it. Well, when your mother died, I didn't know I was a baby. And she took you in. She told my grandma Fanny, my dad's mother. Not my mother's mother. Not your mother. She didn't want to be bothered with me. You won't be buying a baby. You know. They washed the dapples then they washed all the dapples at the baby Wolf they didn't have right. They washed them and put them in bleaching and they were white as snow. It was a lot of work that was rough. It was rough. And I experienced some of that. I learned to cut the bath. I learned to set the bath. All that little girl from your uncle's or from your dad? From my grandma, my dad's mother. She's the one that raised me. My mother's mother didn't want to be bothered with no baby diverse. Does she live close by? They all live close by right across the field somewhere. Did you know her? My mother's mother? Sure I did. Her name is Coleman. How do you spell BTI? B-A-T-I. What was your mom's name? Hadty. Haddy Coleman. You was a grenade. How do you know that? Well, that's what was told to me. That's all we know. Somebody has to tell you, right. So she was my mother's mother. She didn't want no babysitting job. And you had to do a lot for a baby then. Now all you do is buy and throw away in Pampers and back. But then they had them pretty bird eyedappers. They had a little crinkle in the white material. You seem dapper. Bird's eye. You mean like embroidery or a little quicker than the material decoration? Yeah, but that's a big job to watch. I had one of them grid, big old pots that you sit up on rocks out in the yard and boils to do the laundry. I've had all of that. I'm so proud that I had that experience. Are you? Yes, I have. And I'm not ashamed of it because it always clean cut. There was no dirty thinking this day. People have got so much dirty evilness in their heart and mind, it just isn't even funny. But them old folks, they love one another and they treat one another good. Well, if I had something, you had it. You know what I'm saying? They're hospitable. But this day is really bad. It's a shame didn't get as many people. It's evil. Thank you. It'll rubbed off. You have to be all careful what you said because they showed. And the bad thing that they ain't got no business taken up is just the thing that they take up. Why is that? I guess it's just life. But that's it. That bad thing is what they really focus on that gets their attention. It is just what they focus on, baby. And you know what? They listen and they're smart. Everything you said and the bad thing that they shouldn't hear and take in is a bad thing. That's what they remember. That's right. Well, tell me about being a beautician. Tell me about being a beautician. Oh, well, that was just one of the trees. My aunt was a beautician. I guess I could call myself during what she did. But you did it first, didn't she? Yeah, I did. Yeah, I was first, and then she come along. I guess she's doing what I did. He wanted to be a duty. Went to Madam CJ. Walker. I went to Madam CJ. Walker in Indianapolis. On Anna Avenue. Right on the corner of South Park. Were you living close to there when you went there? Close to who? Madam CJ. Walker. Not too far. Not too far. But I live in Fort Wayne. We really want our technical. I used to ride that train, but it had a name used to run through there. Not the Monon. I used to ride golf. Wayne to Indianapolis. School five days. Is that right? Yeah. Were you working in Fort Wayne at that time? I had a shop in Fort Wayne. A beautician shop. What was it called? What was it called? What was the name of the shop? Walker. Who? Moores. Antique. Antique. Antique. But in it antique. Like old antique Butte. It was set up antique. It was decorated into. Yeah, I enjoyed when I was there. And I really had a back pocket when I went down at night. Yes, I enjoyed it. Where was that? In Fort Lane. Do you remember the street address? Hannah was the name of the street. H-A-N-N-A. Was it fun just hanging out with ladies? It was fun just hanging out with ladies and talking about stuff. Yeah, we have good all day. Could you do it? Were you good at it? Were you good at it? They said I was. They kept coming back. A lot of customers. I really had a good tree. What did they call you? Ethel. They just called you Ethel More then. Oh, you were more sure. Was he in the picture? Was he in the picture when you were doing the beauty salon? I got one here somewhere. You got a picture? I had it. I think I had it, though. I think he's got a cousin in Louisville. I believe I had that picture to them of the shop. Not the shop of my husband. Yes, I do come a long way. It must have been quite a change to come down to Betford. It must have been quite a change to come down to Bedford. Well, I tell you, I'm a person like this. When I make my mind up, it's just made up. I'm not too changeable is that word. Stubborn is the word stubborn. Not too changeable. I never had too much luck with my husband. I lost my husband, and the Lord blessed me to be lucky to get another good one. I don't have an offer, so I put it all on his main effect. He has kept his arms around me and lucky when you can think a little bit. When you're getting in your 80s, it ain't no small number. No. A lot of people don't live that long. A lot of people don't live that long. That is not a small number. But I tell you, he has really kept his arms around us. And he is the one that knows the heart, the mind, the soul, the everything. Without you having to tell it. You can't fool it because you know what you're thinking before. You know what you said. Now, where did you learn all this stuff, huh? Where did you learn all this stuff experience. It ain't all hard. I haven't been experienced. I did a lot of travel. Where have you traveled? All over on the other side. Plus all over here in the United States. All over. Where is Freeport it's in Canada. You've been to Canada? Oh, absolutely Freeport. What were you doing up there what were you doing up there just traveling. By yourself? No, me and my husband, Mr. Clemens. It's been an ID. See, we've been married. We've been married 29 years. Is that right silver anniversary is 25, 50. So we will meet our 25th anniversary. Yeah, that's a long time. It still is a long time. You come a long way with it. How did you and Mr. Clemens meet up how did we meet we met through me losing my other husband. Did they know each other made it on to take a show. One of the brothers I'm a daughter of Elk, and one of them was his. Oh, you're a daughter of Elk. One of his brothers passed, and we were at a funeral home. That's how we met. For his brother. One of his brother, Elle. Oh, one of his brother, Elle. One of Mr. Clemens. Okay. One of both of them. Both belong to them. We were bad attending the weight. You can come in here, but you live in north out on the porch. Pretty good, baby. Look at that. You've done well, all right. [Tape 1, side A ends] [Tape 1, side B begins] Anything. Okay, now it's 358 and Mr. Clemens is here. You know what? I don't talk to her. Yeah, you can talk. You can do a lot of talks. I was telling her about when I met you. I met you. I'm going to take a show. Elk's brother. She said one of your Elk's brothers have died. Yeah. And you were a daughter. She was in the daughter's over there up in Indianapolis. Yeah, I was. There it goes. I didn't expect you to be. And I live up there. I belong to father in Bloomington. Bloomington. And then Alderson was esteemed leave night that time. This particular policeman, he died? Yeah, I think so. In the meantime, I didn't have no wife, so he decided he would show me the gas. Introduced me to Harold today, didn't you? She said she's done the Washington. I've been doing the wash. Yeah, I did it when I did it on a washboard. I hung clothes out, too today. Not before. I used to wash down in the basement. Old fashioned washing machine with the thing where with the crank on. My grandma used to have one of those and it squeezes out the water. Yes. Well, tell me more about what happened with Harold Durson. Tell me more about what happened with Harold Durston. Now then he's got a door live in Plumberton Rose. Yeah. She goes Bird. She goes with Bird. She does with Bird. Obama. I didn't know that. Yeah, that's sweet. Yeah. Anyway, so you were up there at the funeral home, and here I'll just introduce you to introduce me to whichever one you want. There the one I want you to meet. Yeah, he told me whichever one you want. That's what Harris did. But then I got one for me, especially because the other guy was married in between and she and me. Yeah. We ain't got much time. We'd get a friend and get back because we're always went back together at the club. We've had a lot of fun. Yeah. Did the ladies go to the get together? Oh, yeah. So then what? Did you ask for a phone number? No, I didn't ask for a phone number. You don't have to go back. What do you mean? I had to work the next day after. Oh, my gosh. What time did the club close? About 132 or something like that in the morning. Oh, yeah. I wish I'd been there to see it. We used to sit back on it and I thought I was the sharpest angle. So you had to get me, didn't you? Yeah, I had to get you. Now, where do you want me to stay, huh? You still tell the truth? Well, I want to know what happened at 130. What happened at 130 in the morning? She said, yes, I hate to see it. And I told him. And you said you sleep away on your side of the bed. I will share my bed with you, but you stay on your side. I sleep in the bed with a man and don't have to have to do it. It's up to you. Well, I must have told you something about it. Yeah, I know. He was a good man. So then what happened about your job? Where are at. And I'm going to be up for a whole lot of weekends. I'm going to be up for a whole lot of weekend. And you're going to miss me. So he said, I worked and all that overtime, everything. You probably got somebody above your mean, I'm still going to get a nice. What happened? The heater messed up. It got hot. Here's another guy that I was a friend of mine, he's his cousin. And he said. He told me that was the end of it. She's going to get. He told me, that boy, that's cousin, he said, she is the best looking woman. And then when he see me later, I think he next time he's seen me, he said, I told you that you could have to get you a new ride. I said, what? I told you that you go ahead and get you a new ride. A car? Yeah, for her. Oh, yeah. He said, he's going to get a new car. I think I got their car. And she came out of there. Yeah, down there. Coming down that main drag. You had plenty of money to do, didn't you? I had a job. Old Lady Lily. Yes, ma'am. Did you? Yes, sir. And she gave me apples. Didn't you know what quilt I got at the antique mall? And the man who sold it said that he got it from a family. African American family. That worked. I wonder if you'd know them. You did now. Yeah, I know. I should show you. That one was named Ben and one was named. What was his name? But now what happened? Ben Malone was his. Malone was there a lady, too? I don't know. Anyway, Kirk and Ben one was a show from one. And at least they told you everything. Yes. Okay. This little was crazy about me. Yeah. She bought me the best of uniform. She thought that I was cutie pie. And you were? Well, I don't know about that. But I tell you what. I've always tried to be nice and look nice. Yes, very good. And a lady told me she had a girl that worked for her. And she sure will help me with everything. She knew them had been in the family. She knew just what Ms. Lily like. You have some income? Oh, yes, definitely. So you didn't need a family? Well, not really. I didn't, because I was well taken care of. You had your own pace. What attracted you to him? One of his brother, Elf Had. And we met at the film home where the wake was. What were you esteemed leading night. What do you call it? Team leader. Esteem, esteem leader. So maybe that got her attention. Not really. The girl. And both of them is dead. It caused me to meet him. Oh, yeah. Everybody else is dead, too. Octave. Octave. She knows Rosie because he's young. But all the mother folks, she went on now. Yeah, probably not the last few years, but what attracted you to him? We were at this week where this brother had paid, and I was introduced to them by Harold Ducen and Octave of the wife. But did you think he was cute or what? Well, they knew him. They've been knowing him for a long time, and they know he was a good match. Everything that went with me, they know how to look out of that. All my life, I've been pretty good shape and always cared how I looked. So that made me buy pretty expensive thing. And I wore them and I had to part a little. And I had my sister come out. He did that on me. Well, you know, I had the clothes all the time. Now, who was your sister? Look at my closet. I worked all that overtime. I had a lot of money. Oh, you were working overtime. And plus the car wash. Wait a minute. No, I didn't. That was just very settling. If someone wants me to wash a car purposely, then I'll maybe wash your car. But outside of that, I was running back and forth on that and just working at Central Boundary. That's right. Okay, so that's where your money was going then. Fine. She asked me to go to Western Car. Yeah. Well, let me see now. When I lost my wife. When I lost my wife, I had $40,000 in this house. And the car paper. Well, they wanted him to meet. They knew I was a good person. And they knew him before they knew me. I just needed somebody. And I was going with a bad guy. But anyway, she's. He was a bad guy. Yeah. Charlie Brown, come out. He said, what are you doing? And he said, what are you doing? She's put a pin wrap against the telecom pole. Not strong, man, because I work harder. And I was strong in muscle. So very big muscles. And how you're against that telephone pole and you come, Charlie Brownie, what are you doing? What are you trying to do? Well, I plan on knocking her brains out. But, Gordon, I had some good clothes. I was sharp. Ethel didn't tell you about that part of that? Yes, sir. You were very sharp. That's right. And I had them closed and everything, and so I couldn't come over there. I want them to suit that. I was living with her. I was living with her in Bloomington, and it was not a good thing she threw a brick at you. Oh, yeah. She could have killed you. She had a brick in the perk, and she was carrying the brick and she talked to me in all that curse. So about that time, I was just about like I said, two strokes in front where she gets behind her head or something. When I ducked around and I caught her and told her, Charles, he didn't know that we had been argued a lot and he didn't come out the back door. He comes just in time because you could have been in big trouble. Come home and I got home. I hadn't got home before she called all that stuff. You see. Now you come on back up here. You come on back here. Now. I know. Good way. Now. I was just waiting for me getting rid of that one. But I could have got in deep trouble if Charles hadn't come around. That was a blessing. That was a blessing that he came in time to stop you. Yeah, because you lost your temper. That was bad business. Yeah, that's right. That she came along right at the right time. That's right. And got you out of that situation. And you have the good sense to recognize the right thing to do. Oh, yeah. You got to give yourself some credit Because a lot of people would not have had the sense to say I got to get away from this. That's right. Yeah. A lot of people just keep going back for and it got pulled on me. That must have been such a happy time in your life, though, when two of you got together. I bet that was fun. Okay, now it's about 430 anyway. Is it your supper time or anything? Yes. Is it your supper time or I supper time whenever we want to eat, here's your thing. But now we had a doctor's appointment kind of waiting the day for a doctor. I'm so happy that she came along and you had the sense to know a good thing when you thought and that you didn't get stuck in that situation. That's just such a blessing. 05:40 p.m. Okay, that's coming up pretty soon. 540. So he comes down here in the evening. That's all right. I've been here a long time. I've been here a long time already. I never heard that story before of how the two of you got together. That's very interesting about you wanted him to stay. You asked him to stay. Oh, yes. Because he looked and it's a long week to drive down here. That time of night. [Tape 1, side B ends] [Tape 2, side A begins] 430, right. You didn't want him to go to sleep on the road. Yeah, that's right. Right. And he had had the incident of hidden cans. You know how they set them up in the road, having blocks and whatnot, he run into one in Cannes and he was just asleep in his he'd go to sleep. Oh, I know what you mean. Those towns like doing roadways. So you don't want him to get in trouble. He run into one MCN. But you wouldn't just invite anybody to spend the night. Oh, no. I knew what I was doing. You knew he was a sweet guy. I know what I was doing. What were you doing? Well, I've got him in nine years. 29 years. And he liked the way I look. And I liked the way that he looked because anything that I wanted, he gave it to me. He took care of you. That's right. He wanted you to be happy. That's right. So I've been sick. So we've been together for 29 years. Ain't no short time, just no short time. And now it's not tired of him. That's right. That sounds like I'm no way tired. That's my sweetest. Yeah. Yes. Too many couples can say that out there. He's my sweet Hunter. Anything that I can do to make it good for him. And he got at me over here, too. That's right. That's right, baby. Take care of something good going for me. I thank God for you. God sent you down from heaven above he sent you down for me to love he picked you out from all the rest because he knew I loved you best. Happy Valentine's Day, sweetheart. I love you more. And he is always that guy. He's a mess. That thing in there is my sweetie after 29 years. That's right. We've come a long way. We've gone around a mini curve. I would like to come back sometime. And I would like to do some more of this life story, too. Well, as I said, you always called and make sure. Just call and make sure it won't call. Right. That's okay. That's worked out sometimes. But you make people listen to you. Exactly. I'm crazy. Are you tired? Sometimes, though, some days kind of tired. Not so necessary this time of day. She's pretty straight. No, honey, look, I don't wash and put my clothes up. Did you put a clothes away and everything? Yeah. Yes, indeed. That's a lot of work for me to go back. You're all through. I'm old, but I'm still working, baby. I do my work. My everything cooking and everything washing. Okay. Now, we're still here in Bedford at Clemens household down at 450. And we're going to talk a few more minutes before Mr. And Ms. Clemens go off to the doctor. All right? Okay. So you were talking about going to school, right? You were going to Mitchell. Mitchell High School. Yeah, that's fine. He switched over to Mitchell High School. And he told us story about getting beat up. Yeah, that's right. Right. All. And then about Mr. Whatever His Name was coming and he broke up the fight. Yeah, that's right. What was the name of that school? That was Mitchell High School. Mitchell High School. Yeah. Because the grade school discontinued at the 6th grade. And I come to Mitchell High School in the 7th grade, see, and that's when the trouble yeah, that's when the trouble started. Troublestory. And I was the only one there only black, black male. And then the next year it was different. Yeah, that's right. Those children come from Consolidated School, and there's more of them, like two or three more of them. But that's all right. Okay. Don't you just tell me that story over again about what happened, about getting beat up. Every day there's a bunch of weight on me and I slip around somewhere else. On your way home. Yeah. And somebody seen me and they call the crowd. They come and they got there and their farmer rang around me. And therefore I fought the one person to one person. So eventually I'm going to get beat up. Eventually I'm going to get beat up. So then I could say I want a home. And somebody told me with him every day with him over there. Did you run? Yeah, I run. When they let me lose, I could run. Okay. So next day, next day, same thing. Start again. So I went to I think it was CW Decker. And I told him they said that some of the other bars told me that you got to eat up every day. Also some of the other boys, some other white boys on him. So he called you to his office? No. Because he knew you were getting beat up? Yeah. No, he ain't called me. I'll take care of it. And he was a big man. And he just hold it at that back of that neck and held him up. He got three or four big pop ups at Power. You don't do that no more. No person fighting going over here no more. He stopped it the next day and I just went on my way because I know that suit and Ten was watching him do. See, he was fighting my little brother, he spied my little brother little brother got in the crowd there with his bowling on that little brother. And Catholics got in there and everything. So we just had it all around. It settled down. And then some of the friends that I know in the neighborhood, I walk school them everything. White kids or black kids? Oh, white. The policeman, what do you call it? And they got that straightened out, and he got to be a friend of mine after this other boy, after James Shelton, that's one day getting me some water without getting no money. And then I'm in. And don't you run from nobody. Here comes a boy and they come out and say, hey, you're whipping so and so now don't throw mud in the bucket because, dad, look at you. We don't care about Mr. Harry. We don't care about Mr. Harris. I look back and David's down on the Fort, the whole thing. He saw the whole thing. But hey, now as time comes, if you ever do it again, if you ever do it again, I'm swearing that you're going to be David. You're going to be David. So he's no, he come out and he come out coming at the well there. And I just got to somewhere around when he done that, I raised that bucket up and I went down and I raised the bucket up and all the mother dudes, hey, all the other dudes took off. But hey, the big ones are guys, like I say, not out of school. They were out of school. You didn't do that. So and so you're okay. My dad will get you off. So then you brought you filled the bucket up and took it home after you put it over. Yeah, that's good. So this is when you were still getting trying to go to school. And that crowd right there, I was friends, everybody's friends of mine up and down Baker Street, everybody. The big was a little after that, after that on my side. So you just had to be strong. Stand up to him. Yeah, that's right. Don't run no more. I ever see you running. No one don't run no more. He taught me not to run. They want you to be strong. I was out there after cold. I'm in school, way out there in the country, and we fought every day. But he said, hey, I felt wrong. Like I said, I didn't find anything. And before I could put the water again, there was torch more money. Red clay. He's asking for it now. What you going to do? The big old boy now, if he throws in there again, he throws more money in there. He went down and got some more red credit with a bank of red credit. He got some more. Now what you're going to do? He's going to do it again. I didn't see it. And when he raised his hand up, he raised his hand up to that what boom. To hit that water. I had about maybe about half foot water and come up there and overpail and then Pale hit that dude there in a carbon and he screamed. Yeah. Was it a wooden bucket or a metal bucket? It's a metal bucket. Yeah. Grandpa's name had a kind of a heavy galvanized bucket. Lack of washing, too. No, not that big. Not that big. Okay. But that's straight now. But I didn't have to run no more. Oh, when you did that, because when you did with the bucket, they said, you don't fight fair. You got to do what you can do. They weren't fighting fair either. Well, that boy and I have been. Had it two or three times. Yeah. Had it. Had it two or three times. But then he was going to. He found out that your old Daddy don't do that because I'm going to kill you. So you didn't say that. Oh, yeah. I want my boy to be fighting like that. And everybody's standing up here and I got to have water. We got to have clear water, clean water. And he's throwing that mud in there. And Harry, you see that boy over there? Mr. Sean is over there. I don't know when he works or what are you going to do? But this boy is going to come up here and get walked. Central deal. Oh, a pump. Yeah, pump. A lot of people use it. Yeah. He's going to watch some coffee. Because every time he comes home with that mud in the fucking I'm going to beat and that beat me like he beat me dead. He did that to make you fight for you. So how old were you then? Like twelve or something? Oh, yeah, that's right. Now, what about the time did you graduate from high school? And then there's a thing about where you got on the bus or something and you came to Bedford. Oh, yeah, that's right. What was that about? I had a job over here cutting grassford in Bedford and Dr bars out on Hill. Out on golf course and go up on a Hill. Big folks live up there. Yeah. And Mr. Got a Cemetery right there. And it used to be four points. So I got right there. That's when the bus stopped for me. He stopped me. He said, you graduated last night with my daughter, didn't you? Hey, come on, Ginia, where are you going? So I said, Well, I got a job with Pepper. And he said, Well, Hey, I'm going to Befford. I'm going to Befford with you. Would you want to ride? So I said, I'll be sure. I'm glad to ride. I said, I ain't got no money quarter, but I didn't have a quarter. How were you going to get there? That was 12 miles from Metalton. This new bridge is an old bridge. And the bus comes down the Hill and come right there and PECO scrubs that old bridge. And he comes to let me offer. And I said, well, go to the doctor's office. And my sister seemed to think that he would take me out to Westland. I went there and doctors get an operation. Come on, come walk on down there. Password Jcpenz is now. And I walked on down that road and on down at the golf course. Off on the Hill. When I got up on the Hill, I was tired of school. And I'll be back and show you what to do. I said, Well, I don't want 2 miles or two and half miles from Jay Street on out there. But I can walk. Yeah, we used to walk. But then did you keep going back and forth between Mitchell and Bedford? Oh, no. I always thought they were wealthy. Yeah, but you know what they had a room for me. Had two rooms down in the basement and a fireplace. Well, so that was like a job. They hired you? Yeah, that's right. After high school my sister was cooked out of the hospital and that's when she contacted the doctor by she knew the doctor? Yes, that's right. And what was his last name? His name was Byers. Byers. Yeah, so you actually lived on their property and did like maintenance work like handyman? Yeah, I enjoy it, but I made the money and you see, we started out you gave me I think we started I think he gave me one dollars a day plus room. Indoor. Classroom. Indoor. But then that was what you call it. [Tape 2, Side A ends] [Tape 2, Side B begins] When I went home, my dad was in Church court and I went there. I never been to the Church door. I didn't get Turkey. Sometime I wonder about that. But she's praying all the time. That's right. She's praying to the doctors up there. Oh, you didn't get on me that switched over to you. Well, they're linked. The two storeys are linked. The two stories are linked. You can't separate your story. Yes. Well, I think I should let you guys go. You guys probably need to go pretty soon. Yeah. So that's good. At least we got you now in Bedford. [Tape 2, Side B ends] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethel and William Clemons oral history, March 8, 2004 Description An account of the resource Oral history interview with Ethel Clemons and William Clemons, conducted by Teresa C. Klasen at the Clemons's home in Bedford, Indiana. The couple describes their relationship, families, and lives in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky; and Fort Wayne and Bedford, Indiana. Ethel describes traveling from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis to attend the Madam C. J. Walker Beauty School and owning a beauty shop on Hanna Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The interview duration is 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 21 seconds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clemons, Ethel, 1917-2006 Clemons, William Levi Klassen, Teresa C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 021PC44 AV 8 March 2004, Ethel and William Clemons Oral Histories, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 2000s 21st century Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-03-08 Relation A related resource Fannie Greenwade quilt 2021.29.1-3 <a href="https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/6746">Ethel and William Clemons oral history, April 17, 2004</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp3 audio recording Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2021PC44 AV 8 March2004 Subject The topic of the resource Trigg County (Ky.) Cadiz (Ky.) Fort Wayne (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) African Americans Beauty operators African American beauty operators Beauty shops African American families Baptists, Black Religion Christians African American Christians Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide quality reproductions of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. 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Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 01, Item 05 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 1, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource George D. Wilson Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity membership card, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1940s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Fraternities Greek Letter Societies African American Greek letter societies African Americans Black men African American men Wilson, George D. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource membership card identification card Language A language of the resource eng https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/b61b0e452edc91a9ec9fa4dd5ffc3229.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=iCfd2-jbJGli1fNb7S7lJzq8MTD2UbEqW6FVJ3xlUHkW65M31waHk2h0bljM-77cjowQQ8UqamcaDaDzB8zJWIFATUC84xmOxOo70OGXp2xQesEHm9fiaDE99z%7EVPh6NIhw-KARNHlgG8MQBK4hn3pcpEdHrTna7ZO1NIHqGSgueWB3JZZo8EfwuQUkLFjOnuP0S%7EbARxoizCmrrbbZJkGN7f6XWSkVtztPnHCeOSPTMJeRjHDQHFQcZ5aHUtGA1-N6QkAP4pzflLTJ3E7F66EhjesYyfgXlt1W3XLDhdTmurYTuqHStClfmbK-nf%7EDbcxdCsuOUAeepF14kurpTIw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c4975c678ee9166bc053aaf9ffaececb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1915-1980 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harris Brothers (Photography Studio) <em>The Louisville Defender</em> <em>The Louisville Leader<br /></em> Jurige, Samuel Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 017PC39.33 Title A name given to the resource Group of Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance, Co employees in Detroit, 1978 Subject The topic of the resource Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance, Co. African Americans African American business enterprises Detroit (Mich.) Employees Description An account of the resource An unidentified group of African American men and women in an office in Detroit, Michigan.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photograph photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1970s Detroit Michigan Women https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/3b736ee49fad7ecd67f6dcb4a6171f9d.jpg?Expires=1777507200&Signature=nuN7pXfzvJ2xFgyl3mmeeV4zU715HEINAL3mQMcaiFlZxYRU0VDEme1Bw76E%7EVgfpLhwq2l%7EKOyX-UjvmQzt%7EarGoySC28PIPLhr2LEgaFe7NZividCXu-mpOoXfA8Dn-5atENCfokmldPx7KmOAY-JGADlIX5tWcQqny1AsEn%7EsPIVUCv11O8x7qkUH%7EOa89BFZbqChURS5aMwSNLsBB%7EzmEpowEJUy6YEPSejlKg0GQPlMgePpYEY5oQB5Eh48njBED1V7v%7EebYoDnxdaA75YNv3ZG5GHcloBrHU5RT8m3MuW8kCOErKskiFDjqz0BdC9lBlFGTCIO%7EchCtHGPBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4ac5f0389a1c57d96a090fa6a2cd5002 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company Collections Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />This collection contains black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents ranging from ca. 1915-1980.<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1915-1980 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harris Brothers (Photography Studio) <em>The Louisville Defender</em> <em>The Louisville Leader<br /></em> Jurige, Samuel Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 017PC39.30 Title A name given to the resource Group photo at Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance, Co Louisville office, January 23, 1967 Subject The topic of the resource Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company African American businesspeople Insurance companies Louisville (Ky.) Kentucky--Louisville African Americans Men African American men Description An account of the resource A group of unidentified African-American men posing in front of two signs, one of which reads the "Sales Commission Success Formula."<br /><br />Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to <a href="https://www.kemper.com/about-kemper/contact-us/contact-Life" target="_blank" title="Contact Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kemper Life Insurance Company</a> at 1-800-777-8467. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967-01-23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource black-and-white photograph photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 1960s Life Insurance Agents