Ephemera & Objects

Title: Ephemera & Objects
Description: This collection showcases the rich legacies of HBCUs through ephemera and material objects, including maps, blueprints, audiovisual materials, newspaper articles, buttons, collectibles, memorabilia, clothing and accessories, scrapbooks, speeches, photographs, brochures, and posters.
Date Modified: 2025-09-14
About This Record: The HCAC public history focused digital archive cataloging is an ongoing process, and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. We welcome your comments and feedback if you have more information to share about an item featured on the site, please contact us at: HCAC-DigiTeam@si.edu

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A House on Farish Street, (Front-View).
A front-view photograph of a house on Farish Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on E. Hamilton Street.
A photograph of a house on E. Hamilton St. in the Farish Street Historic District. Notation on the photograph indicates the architecture is Queen Anne Style.
A House on E. Church St., 1900 L-Plan with hip roof.
A photograph of a house on E. Church St. in the Farish Street Historic District. 1900 L-Plan with hip roof.
A House on E. Church St.
A photograph of a house on E. Church St. in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on E Cohea Street, (Side View).
A photograph of side-view of a home on E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on Davis Street.
A photograph of a house on Davis St. in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on Cohea Street.
A photograph of a house on Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on Cohea Street, (Side View).
A side-view photograph of a house on E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House on Cohea Street, (Front View).
A front-view photograph of a house on E Cohea Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House at the corner of Davis Street and Lamar Street, (Side View).
A side-view photograph of a house at the corner of Davis Street and North Lamar Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House at the corner of Davis Street and Lamar Street, (Front View).
A front-view photograph of a house at the corner of Davis Street and North Lamar Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A House and Front Yard on Blair Street.
A photograph of a house and front yard on Blair Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A flier announcing a Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) public meeting at the College Park Auditorium at Jackson State College, October 8, 1966.
This flier announces a Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) public meeting at the College Park Auditorium at Jackson State College on Saturday Oct. 8, 1966, at 10am. The purpose of the meeting was to bring the community together to discuss ways to save CDGM from being overtaken by the state and federal governments.
A Duplex on Lamar Street.
A photograph of a duplex on Lamar Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
A Call for Justice: The Case of the N.Y. 3, Flier.
A handmade flier with a picture of prisoners behind bars. The pictures of Herman Bell, Albert Washington, and Anthony Bottom have been blacked out. The three men, known as the New York 3, were Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army (BLA) members who were arrested and convicted of the May 21, 1971, killing of two police officers in Harlem.
400 FBI Agents to Handle Demands for File Information, Newspaper Article.
A newspaper article from The New York Times about the FBI assigning 400 agents to help eliminate a backlog of Freedom of Information requests. The agents will have a $6.5 million budget and it will take about 6 months to clear the thousands of requests that the FBI had received, causing the backlog of paperwork.
2d Doc Says Joanne Could Not Have Shot, Newspaper Article.
A newspaper article from Daily News about the testimony of defense witness Dr. David Spain during the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. He testified about the wounds she sustained, arguing that she couldn’t have shot from a crouching position due to the position of her wounds from the shootout.
"Nigger!" That's What They Call You When You Can't Vote, Bumper Sticker.
A bumper sticker encouraging people to register to vote on September 30 and October 3-5 (year unknown).
"Memories" Oral and Photographic of Life in the Farish Street Historic District: A Workshop.
A brochure with pre-registration form for a workshop at Jackson State University. Participants can earn 3 hours of graduate and undergraduate credit.
"Impossible" For Her to Crouch: MD Backs Chesimard in Describing Wound, Newspaper Article.
A newspaper article from The Star-Ledger about the testimony of defense witness Dr. Arthur Davidson during the trial of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. He testified about the wounds sustained by Shakur and argued that she could not have shot from the crouching position due to her wounds from the shootout.