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Original Montford Point Marine
JIMMY STEWART COLLECTION
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The Oklahoma Historical Society
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Administrative Information
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James E. Stewart Jr./ James Edward Stewart |
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Originals/Copies |
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Mix of some originals and some copies |
Scope and Content
James Stewart (1912-1997), born on September 6, 1912, in Plano, Texas, served as a leader in the Oklahoma City Civil Rights Movement. His influence also helped shape state and national struggles for minorities. From 1916 until 1928, his family lived in Oklahoma City, where he attended Douglass High School. In 1930 he graduated from a school in Wichita, Kansas, and then entered the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University (later Langston University). After one year he moved to Oklahoma City and gained the trust of Black Dispatch publisher Roscoe Dunjee.
Stewart wrote the column "Jimmy Says," for Dunjee's newspaper, commenting on the activities of Oklahoma City's African American community. In 1937 the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company hired Stewart as janitor, and by 1940 he managed the eastside office. He volunteered for the U.S. Marines during World War II. After the war he continued to work for ONG, attaining a vice president position in 1976. He retired from the company in 1977. In 1982 Stewart chaired the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority. In 1984 Governor George Nigh appointed him to the State Narcotics and Controlled Drug Commission. Stewart died on April 13, 1997.
Series 1. Manuscripts. 1901-2004
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Quantity |
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24 boxes, 1 medium oversize box |
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Box 1. Box 1. Autobiographical material, speeches, and correspondence. 1940-1998
Folder 1. Autobiographical essays 1-29 (#8 missing).
Folder 2. Autobiographical essays 30-55 (#31,41,43 missing).
Folder 3. Miscellaneous essays, n.d.
Folder 4. Speeches, General 1950-1959.
Folder 5. Speeches, General 1960-1969.
Folder 6. Speeches, General 1970-1990.
Folder 7. Speeches, General, n.d.
Folder 8. Speeches delivered at National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.) meetings and conferences 1940-1949.
Folder 9. Speeches delivered at N.A.A.C.P. meetings and conferences 1950-1959.
Folder 10. Speeches delivered at N.A.A.C.P. meetings and conferences 1960-1990.
Folder 11. Speeches delivered at N.A.A.C.P. meetings and conferences, n.d.
Folder 12. Reports of Delegate James E. Stewart regarding N.A.A.C.P. work 1940-1955.
Box 2. Box 2. Correspondence, NAACP material, and miscellaneous memorabilia. 1940-2005 [2006.75]
Folder 1. Correspondence 1940-1959.
Folder 2. Correspondence 1960-1969.
Folder 3. Correspondence 1970-1979.
Folder 4. Correspondence 1980-1997.
Folder 5. Correspondence with James. E. Stewart Jr. 1997-2005.
Folder 6. Materials regarding and correspondence with W.C. Handy 1950-1959.
Folder 7. Materials regarding and correspondence with Eubie Blake 1958-1977.
Folder 8. Materials regarding and correspondence with Fanny and Ralph Ellison 1972-1997.
Folder 9. Materials regarding the Ralph Ellison Library, Oklahoma City and related correspondence 1973.
Folder 10. N.A.A.C.P. Resolutions and Official mailings, etc. 1937-2004.
Folder 11. N.A.A.C.P. Press releases and published press 1949-1978.
Folder 12. N.A.A.C.P. Publications, misc. n.d.
Folder 13. Speeches delivered at N.A.A.C.P. functions by those other than Stewart 1954-1981.
Folder 14. N.A.A.C.P. Correspondence 1947-1986.
Folder 15. Anti- N.A.A.C.P. Materials n.d.
Folder 16. Materials regarding the dedication and opening of the James E. Stewart Industrial Center, Oklahoma City 1980.
Folder 17. Materials regarding the dedication and opening of the James E. Stewart Golf Course, Oklahoma City 1999.
Folder 18. Materials regarding Stewart's employment at the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company misc.
Box 3. Box 3. Correspondence, editorials, and memorabilia. 1939-1986 [2006.75]
Folder 1. Materials and correspondence regarding Stewart's retirement from the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company 1977.
Folder 2. Invitations and event programs for the 65th Birthday/Retirement Celebration for James E. Stewart held on September 16, 1977 at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City 1977.
Folder 3. Miscellaneous awards and certificates presented to James E. Stewart and family 1939-1997.
Folder 4. Materials and correspondence regarding James E. Stewart's induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1986.
Folder 5. Congratulations for induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1986.
Folder 6. Editorials published in the Black Dispatch.
Folder 7. Editorials published in the Black Dispatch.
Folder 8. Editorials published in the Black Dispatch.
Folder 9. Misc. Correspondence from political leaders.
Folder 10. Binder with collection of business cards from James E. Stewart's contacts.
Box 4. Box 4. Biographical material, personal records, and memorabilia. various [2006.75]
Folder 1. Biographical information regarding James E. Stewart.
Folder 2. Personal Correspondence with family.
Folder 3. Misc. items regarding personal life of James. E. S.
Folder 4. Legal papers of James E. Stewart.
Folder 5. Materials regarding the death of Mae L. and James E. Stewart and memorial services.
Folder 6. Materials regarding the Montford Point Marines, history, Association, etc.
Folder 7. Materials regarding the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Folder 8. School directories and other materials regarding the education of James E. Stewart.
Folder 9. Publications and certificates regarding the military service of James E. Stewart.
Folder 10. Personal memorabilia, postcard collection of James E. Stewart.
Box 5. Box 5. Memoribilia, newspaper clippings, writings, and speeches. various [2006.75]
Folder 1. Personal memorabilia, some signed by famous personalities and friends of James E. Stewart.
Folder 2. Historical newspaper headlines.
Folder 3. Historical newspaper headlines.
Folder 4. Various memorabilia from the travels of James E. Stewart.
Folder 5. Rosters and various media from associations that James E. Stewart belonged to.
Folder 6. Scrapbook pages of newspaper clippings photographs.
Folder 7. Unidentified writings and speech transcripts of James E. Stewart.
Folder 8. Paper: Historical Sketch of the Black Dispatch and the Oklahoma Eagle by Henry Hawkins 1977.
Folder 9. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 10. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 11. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 12. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Box 6. Box 6. Newspaper clippings and memoribilia. 1920-1998 [2006.75]
Folder 1. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 2. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 3. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 4. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 5. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 6. Newspaper clippings and unsorted publications regarding James E. Stewart and family.
Folder 7. Oklahoma Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star Handbooks 1920-1955.
Box 7. Box 7. Marine Corps material. 1949-2005 [2006.75]
Folder 1. Correspondence and material regarding James Stewart and the Marine Corps. 1901-2004
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Including correspondence with Walter White and the NAACP, the Pittsburg Courier, Congressman Mike Monroney, Roscoe Dunjee, Marine Corps recruiting office, and Randall Tyus. |
Folder 2. Publications and material on the Montford Point Marines. 1901-2004
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Description |
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Leatherneck: Magazine of the Marines (May 1949), publication-Camp Lejeune Marines, 1775-1944. document about the 1991 reunion of the Montford Marines, and an Article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. |
Folder 3. 1940s Correspondence of Sgt. James Stewart.
Folder 4. Information on the Montford Point Marines. 1901-2004
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Description |
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Indlcuing their association, a program to 2nd Annual Convention in 1966 at Chicago, and a booklet on the 167th anniversary of the Marine corps. |
Folder 5. Marine material. 1901-2004
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Description |
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Including Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines (April 2005), U.S. commemorative stamp on Iwo Jima, copy of pictures, Montford Point Camp program (4 July 1944), and booklet-Camp Lejeune Leathernecks. |
Folder 6. Camp Lejeune correspondence during James Stewart's assignment there, including his promotion papers.
Folder 7. World War II and post war pamphlets and fliers. 1901-2004
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Description |
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including for the office of price administration, Veterans and Labor, and American Veterans Committee. |
Folder 8. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and programs from or about Marine associations. 1901-2004
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Description |
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The majority concerning the Montford Point Marine Association |
Box 8. Box 8. Publications: Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Volumes 57-61 [2006.75]
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Vols. 57-61
Index Vols. 61-75 |
Box 9. Box 9. Publications: Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Volumes 62-66 [2006.75]
Box 10. Box 10. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 67-70 [2006.75]
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Volumes 67-70 |
Box 11. Box 11. Publications: Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 71-74 [2006.75]
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Volumes 71-74 |
Box 12. Box 12. Publications: Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 75-77 [2006.75]
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Volumes 75-77 |
Box 13. Box 13. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 78-82 [2006.75]
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Volumes 78-82 |
Box 14. Box 14. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 83-86 [2006.75]
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Volumes 83-86 |
Box 15. Box 15. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 87-89 [2006.75]
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Volumes 87-89 |
Box 16. Box 16. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 90-93 [2006.75]
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Volumes 90-93 |
Box 17. Box 17. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 94-97 [2006.75]
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Volumes 94-97 |
Box 18. Box 18. Bound copies of the quarterly publication of the American Historical Association, The American Historical Review. Vol.s 98-100 [2006.75]
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Volumes 98-100 |
Box 19. Box 19. Publications. various [2006.75]
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Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. 1-11 1789-1910, includes index. |
Box 20. Box 20. Publications. various [2006.75]
Book: 1. Harnett, Kane T. Gone are the Days: An Illustrated History of the Old South. New York: Bramhall House, c1960.
Book: 2. Schlissel, Lillian. Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes of the Old West. New York: Simon and Schuster, c1995.
Book: 2. Walkes, Joseph A. Jr. Black Square and Compass: 200 Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry. Richmond, VA: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co., c1979.
Book: 3. Burke, Bob and Kenny Franks. Dewey F. Bartlett: The Bartlett Legacy; Vol.2 Oklahoman Statesman Series. Edmond, OK: UCO Press, c 1996.
Book: 4. Upton, William H. Negro Masonry: Critical Examination of the Objections to the Legitimacy of the Masonry existing among the Negroes of America. [s.l.]: The Temple Publishers, c [1901]. reprint.
Book: 5. Schoenfeld, Seymour J. The Negro in the Armed Forces: His Value and Status- Past, Present, and Potential. Washington D.C.: The Associated Publishers, c 1945.
Book: 6. Lunderberg, Axel and Frederick Seamour. The Great Roosevelt African Hunt. [s.l.]: D.B. McCurdy, c1910.
Book: 7. Haley, Alex. Roots. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, c1976.
Book: 8. Wright, Muriel H. The Oklahoma History. Guthrie, Oklahoma: Co-Operative Publishing Company, c1955.
Book: 9. Bryk, Felix. Dark Rapture: The Sex-Life of the African Negro. New York: Walden Publication, c1939.
Book: 10. Ashmore, Harry S. The Negro and the Schools. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, c1954.
Book: 11. Myrdal, Gunnar. An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, c1944.
Book: 12. Muse, Benjamin. Ten Years of Prelude: The Story of Integration Since the Supreme Courts 1954 Decision. New York: Viking Press, c1964. signed by the author.
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