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Artificial and Ephemeral Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 060
Scope and Contents The collection contains letters, programs, meeting minutes, speeches, event tickets, brochures, pamphlets, invitations, financial records, legislative materials, political memorabilia, and other rare items dating primarily from the 19th through the mid- 20th century. Of particular significance are letters, petitions, and legislative acts documenting the work of elected and appointed mayors; a Board of Alderman; and City Councils from 1802 through the early 1870s in the “Politics...
Dates: 1769
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Frank E. Braxton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 146
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials collected by Frank E. Braxton, Sr. Materials include clippings, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and 3D materials including license plates and campaign buttons.

Dates: 1900-1918; 1944-2012; undated
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

John Capozzi Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 125
Scope and Contents The John Capozzi Collection documents John Capozzi’s political career throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The majority of the materials relate to Capozzi’s roles as D.C. Shadow Representative and an advocate for D.C. statehood, as well as his fight to prevent the construction of the Barney Circle Freeway. This collection includes items such as personal and non-personal correspondence and memoranda, press clippings and releases, meeting agendas and minutes, financial information for various...
Dates: 1978-2001
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Margaret Cooper Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 133
Scope and Contents This six box collection consists of the personal papers of Margaret Cooper and documents her professional; civic and community activities; and achievements. The collection consists largely of certificates, plaques, programs, administrative materials, and miscellaneous materials documenting Cooper’s involvement as an active member and leader of several organizations and institutions, including Third Baptist Church, Christian Endeavor, D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Inc., the East...
Dates: 1918-1998
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Arrington Dixon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 132
Scope and Contents

The Arrington Dixon Papers Collection contains materials including campaign ephemera; correspondence; newspaper clippings and publications; photographs; pamphlets; and other documents related to Dixon’s political campaigns, work in city government (especially for the District of Columbia City Council), and personal life. The bulk of the collection covers 1953 to 1989.

Dates: 1935-2008; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1989
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

John Hazel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 086
Scope and Contents

This collection primarily contains reproductions collected by John Hazel. The original material in this collection consists of clippings, photographs, and legal documents.

Dates: 1972-1994
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Julius Hobson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 001
Scope and Contents The papers primarily document Julius Hobson’s activist and political activities from the early 1960s until his death in 1977. Included are materials from civil rights organizations that he headed, was involved, or helped found. In particular, the collection contains correspondence, internal memoranda, meeting minutes, financial information, newsletters, membership lists, press releases, clippings, and by laws regarding the D.C. Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Associated...
Dates: 1960-1977
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Home Rule Committee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 055
Scope and Contents

The materials include meeting minutes; correspondence; congressional testimony; by-laws; pamphlets; a history of the Home Rule Committee; political pins and stickers; and clippings. Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Dates: 1939-1961
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Charlene Drew Jarvis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 131
Scope and Contents The Charlene Drew Jarvis Papers document Drew-Jarvis’s campaign for Washington, D.C.’s City Council, her time as national co-chair for the Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, and her work on the National Institute of Health Mental Health Advisory Council. Documents include biographical information, brochures, campaign materials, correspondence, contact lists, council files, Board of Elections and Ethics files, mailings, programs, photographs, publications, speeches, and audiovisual...
Dates: 1978-2014
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

Political Study Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 095
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records pertaining to the Political Study Club of Washington, D.C. including yearbooks, annual breakfast programs, and clippings.

Dates: 1914-1968
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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