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Samuel D. Holmes papers
While the Samuel D. Holmes papers, which span five document boxes, is scant on personal papers, it reflect well on Holmes' interest in the successes and struggles of African-Americans in the mid to late 20th century. The bulk of this collection is publications and clippings on African-American...
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| Collection: | Samuel D. Holmes Papers |
| Collection Number: | 4359 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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Materials Separated from the Resource: The following items were removed from the collection:
•Blank ledger
•1944 Electrical Buyers Reference manual
•The Sunday Bulletin Magazine (7 September 1969)– Article on Joe Walcott was photocopied, the rest discarded.
•“City of Philadelphia Annual Report 1969-70”- Supplement to The Sunday Bulletin (1 November 1970).
•Section of Philadelphia Daily News (9 September 1974) pages 13-28.
•The Evening Bulletin (20 May 1970) pages 1-4, 21-24.
•The Philadelphia Inquirer/Today’s World (2 January 1972) – Section H “A Review of 1971,” pages 1-10.
•The Philadelphia Inquirer/Today’s World (10 October 1971) – Section H, pages 1-2, 9-10.
•The Sunday Bulletin (3 April 1966) “News & Views” section, pages 1-10.
•The Sunday Bulletin (9 May 1971) “News & Views” section, pages 1-10.
Researchers can find the archives of the Sunday Bulletin, the Evening Bulletin, and the Philadelphia Inquirer on their respective websites, through the Free Library of Philadelphia, Temple University, or through HSP's newspaper databases. |
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2.0 Linear feet ; 5 boxes, 1 volume, 5 flat files |
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While the Samuel D. Holmes papers, which span five document boxes, is scant on personal papers, it reflect well on Holmes' interest in the successes and struggles of African-Americans in the mid to late 20th century. The bulk of this collection is publications and clippings on African-American life, ranging between politics, the arts, entertainment, and sports. Researchers can find here full issues of Ebony from the 1970s, Time, and Esquire, among clippings from the Philadelphia Tribune, Sunday Bulletin, New York Times and others. There are also clippings from Congressional records. Notable subjects include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Father Divine’s Peace Mission Movement, the Black Panther Party, the Ku Klux Klan, and African-American musicians, actors, and athletes of the late 20th century.
The collection has been generally organized to maintain some semblance of Holmes’ original order. Before processing, clippings were found folded together, stuffed inside envelopes, or between pages of other publications. Despite the appearance of the collection on arrival, it appears Holmes had broadly organized by subject, sometimes following specific columns or news stories. The majority of the clippings can be found in their original groupings near the publication in which they were found.
Researchers should note Holmes’ inventories found written on envelopes and various pages throughout this portion of the collection. Additionally, some items have a “Holmes News Stand” stamp, referencing his business.
In the remainder of the collection, researchers can find correspondence from Holmes’ government tenure, and other materials including voter registration materials, event programs, and personal ephemera. Philadelphian Samuel D. Holmes (1889-1978) served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1936 to 1938. Culled together here is Holmes' collection of publications and clippings on African-American life in the mid to late 20th century, ranging between politics, the arts, entertainment, and sports. There is also a small amount of personal material that includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera. |