Harry S. Cummings papers, 1890-1986 (bulk 1890-1917).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 50 items; 2 containers; 0.6 linear feetSubject(s): - Baltimore (Md.). City Council
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- African American politicians
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- African Americans -- Education
- City councils -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Civil rights -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Segregation -- Maryland -- Baltimore
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Politics and government
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Race relations
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933
- Lawyers
- Politicians
Open to research.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to Cummings's political activities in national and local Republican Party politics and his service on the city council in Baltimore, Md. Documents his efforts to fight racial segregation legislation in the city of Baltimore and his work in support of education for African Americans.
African American politician and lawyer from Baltimore, Md.
Collection material in English.
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