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Sadie and Raymond Alexander Joint Papers
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See the guides for the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Record Group and the Raymond Pace Alexander Papers.
The STMA-RPA Papers contains papers and records pertaining to the Alexanders jointly. These are arranged in thirteen series. Only the most significant contents are described below:
STMA-RPA I: Biographical and Autobiographical. Papers documenting international travels (approx. 1 cu. ft.; 1931-1973; many trips in the early 1960s).
STMA-RPA II: Personal Correspondence. Correspondence relating to holidays and entertainments, most notably those connected with wedding anniversaries, weddings, and birthdays (approx. 2 cu. ft.; 1941-73).
STMA-RPA IV: Financial Records. Income tax returns (1937-58, 1971); personal property tax returns (1954-73); real estate (6 cu. ft.; 1927-73)
STMA-RPA XI: Audio-Visual Material. Photographs (4 cu. ft.; ca. 1917- 1978).
STMA-RPA XII: Family. Lateral pedigree of blacks at Penn (one item); papers of and relating to Mary Elizabeth Alexander (1934-1980) and Rae Pace Alexander (ca. 1940-1977), especially education (2 cu. ft.)
STMA-RPA XIII: Books. A miscellaneous lot of books of undetermined ownership (1 cu. ft.); children's books and school books (1 cu. ft.)
The Sadie and Raymond Alexander Joint Papers is organized into thirteen series: I. Biographical and Autobiographical;II. Personal Correspondence; III. General Correspondence; IV. Financial Records; V. Legal Issues and Actions; VI. Legal Organizations; VII. Civic Organizations; VIII. Writings, Publications and Speeches; IX. Certificates, Honors and Awards; X. Memorabilia and Regalia; XI. Audio-Visual Material; XII. Family; and XIII. Books. Many of the series are further divided into sub-series.
Gift of the Alexander family, 1987.
People
Organization
- National Bar Association
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Form subdivision--Trials, litigation, etc.;
Subject
- Practice of law -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- Segregation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- History -- 1964 -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- African Americans -- Professional education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Place
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 1865-
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs
Occupation
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Thomas G. Potterfield, Maureen B. Spectre, and Theresa R. Snyder, assisted by Susan M. Jenkins
- Finding Aid Date
- November 2015
- Access Restrictions
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Access to collections is granted in accordance with the Protocols for the University Archives and Records Center.