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LITWACK, LEON F., COLLECTOR.
Southern California religious and fraternal collection, 1905-1922

Emory University

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Atlanta, GA 30322

404-727-6887

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Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zk82

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Litwack, Leon F., collector.
Title: Southern California religious and fraternal collection, 1905-1922
Call Number:Manuscript Collection No. 1027
Extent: 3 bound volumes (BV)
Abstract:Collection of record books relating to African American religious and fraternal organizations in Southern California collected by Leon F. Litwack.
Language:Materials entirely in English.

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Unrestricted access.

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All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Source

Gift, 2005.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Southern California religious and fraternal collection, Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

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Processed by Elizabeth Russey, October 12, 2005.

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Biographical Note

Leon F. Litwack is the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History at the University of California Berkeley.

Leon F. Litwack is the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History at the University of California Berkeley.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains materials collected by Leon F. Litwack relating to the African Methodist Episcopal Church and fraternal organizations in Southern California from 1905-1922. The original owner of the materials is unknown. The collection includes three record books. One details the conference proceedings of the Southern California district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1907-1910. The book includes minutes, membership statistics, and financial information. A number of loose items were removed from the book and placed in a separate folder. A second record book in the collection documents the travel of a church official in Southern California. In addition to detailing weekly scripture passages, it records financial and membership information for each congregation visited from 1905-1908. The final record book contains minutes and financial records from 1921-1922 for the Western Light Lodge No. 31, an African American fraternal organization in Visalia, California. Other printed material in this collection has been cataloged.

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Arranged by record type.

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Box Folder Content
BV1 Conference proceedings of the Southern California district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1907-1910 [includes a folder of loose items removed from the record book]
BV2 Minute book for the Western Light Lodge No. 31, Visalia, California, 1921-1922
BV3 Record book from the Southern California district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1905-1908
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