Overview The photographs series contains photographs taken in Jacksonville, Fla. by Ellie Lee Weems, an African American photographer, from the years 1928 through 1975 with subjects including awards and honors; business and commercial personalities and establishments; church and civic groups; entertainers and celebrities; families; funerals; graduation exercises and cap and gown cameos; landscapes; Masonic orders and related auxiliaries; performing arts; portraits of children, women, and men;...

Overview The collection consists of the papers of African American scholar Richard A. Long from 1948 to 1995 and document his academic interest in African American arts including dance, literature, and art. The papers include correspondence, pedagogical materials, book reviews, articles, exhibit and performance announcements, video interviews, audiotaped lectures, and draft dissertations. Long's participation in the World Congress of Black Intellectuals, the 1981 African Diaspora Studies Institute,...