Lucas, Henry Stephen, 1889-1961.Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library1/4 lin. ft. Professor of history, University of Washington, and author of numerous publications on Dutch immigration to America. Collection consists of correspondence, mss. of writings, reprints of articles, notes, reviews of Lucas' books, newspaper clippings, genealogical charts, and other papers, relating to Dutch in America. Includes article on founding of Holland, Mich.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library9 items.Contains The Gift Yesterday and Today, a 20 minute 3/4" color U-matic tape of a dramatization of Booker T. Washington's life based on his autobiography Up From Slavery which was written and directed by D. Yvonne Telphy-Smith ; a 34 page copy of the script; Student's Reading Manual on The Gift: Yesterday & Today a 26 page handbook of supplementary information; a 29 page teacher's manual with discussion topics; A Profile of Four Black Women: Look Upon Them And Be Renewed a 30 minute 3/4" U-matic tape with dramatizations of the lives of four Black women; a 14 page copy of the script; Student's Reading Manual a page collection of supplementary material on the women portrayed in the tape; a 20 minute 3/4" U-matic tape with contemporary footage of Tuskegee University and its environs with music but no narration; and a 22 page final report on the project.Contact InformationCatalog Record
West Harvey School District.Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library3 items.Contains 3 C̲u̲r̲r̲i̲c̲u̲l̲u̲m̲ D̲e̲v̲e̲l̲o̲p̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ S̲o̲c̲i̲a̲l̲ S̲t̲u̲d̲i̲e̲s̲ (Kindergarten Level, Level 1 and Level 2), each unit has lessons plans for teaching comprehension skills in the primary years but not necessarily incorporating ethnic studies into the curriculum.Contact InformationCatalog Record
St. Joseph's Society of Hazelton, Pennsylvania.Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library3 folders.The collection contains a printed constitution, 1885; charter, 1887; and miscellaneous certificates, 1897-1904.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Whiteman, Maxwell.Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library6 items.The collection includes Whiteman's notes on Jewish calendars, 2 letters, and a flyer for his book Mankind and Medicine.Contact InformationCatalog Record
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