Many of the letters are from Emma Lee’s sisters, parents, and cousins and discuss general family matters such as weddings, births, illnesses, and work life. The bulk of the papers is personal correspondence written to Emma Lee Adams from various relatives in Louisiana, Texas, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. The papers are organized into five series: correspondence, financial records, legal records, religious activities, and printed material. The Emma Lee and Jimmie Adams Papers include personal and business correspondence, financial records, legal records, programs, postcards, business cards, and printed material documenting the personal and business activities of Emma Lee and Jimmie Adams. Please call 51 or email to arrange an appointment or inquire about access.įound in African Americans Black History Civil Rights Education Local History Women Adams (Emma Lee and Jimmie) Papers We encourage researchers to contact AAMLO before visiting so that we can be prepared to assist you. The Ruth Acty papers include curriculum material, teaching notes, writings, photographs, awards, legal and financial records, and correspondence that document her life and activities as a teacher and author.Ĭollection Size: 9.5 linear feet (16 boxes + 1 oversized box)Īvailable at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO) Wysinger continued the column until 1943.įound in African Americans Black History Communications Acty (Ruth) PapersĮducator, author, and actor Ruth Acty (1913-1998) was the first African American teacher hired by the Berkeley Unified School District in 1943. She was the first African American woman with a regular column in a major California newspaper. Beasley wrote "Activities among Negroes," for the Oakland Tribune, the East Bay's metropolitan newspaper, from 1923 until her death in 1934. Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.Īvailable at Oakland History Center, Main Library.įound in Local History Activities among Negroes: / by Delilah L Beasleyĭelilah L. Also includes The Locality of the Broderick-Terry Duel on September 13, 1859, by Hermann Schussler, a 24-page pamphlet printed by the Native Sons of the Golden West in 1916. Neurons start to misfire as conscious recall becomes difficult - singular memories even less so.A Accounts of 19th century duels in California, 1916-1934Īccumulation of newspaper articles, in two parts, that appeared as 76 chapters in the San Francisco Call-Bulletin in 1934. The final coherent memories are the ones held most dear - the connections made and reminisced upon so often that they have survived the decay. Plaque buildup continues, choking neurons and rendering them lifeless. The mood is unstable, shaky, and rapidly changing. "The third stage of the disease is marked by the last fragments of a truly lucid mind being snuffed out as a fog begins to descend upon the imagination. Grandiose Recollections and Beautiful Years - Part 3 This leads to an extreme depressive slump as memories slowly start to warp and relationships start to strain." Side C ![]() Past a certain point, symptoms and memory loss begin to become impossible to ignore - forcing the patient to accept that their condition is real, present, and worsening. Their entire world is shaken by this revelation - and the stress of such a fact leads to denial, attempts to mitigate the symptoms, and a forceful push to remember. The patient self-advocates and seeks doctors and clinicians, leading to a diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. ![]() "Unease sets in as the creeping realization that something is amiss enters the mind. Grandiose Recollections and Beautiful Years - Part 2 Was I to Blame for Falling in Love With You Turner Layton (baritone : pianist) & Clarence Johnstone (tenor) Your love always shone like a lighthouse to meĪ cherished recollection to remember forever These warning signs are ignored as the normality of old age, and are invisible to both clinicians and family alike…until these symptoms slowly begin to worsen." Side A They begin with forgetting to lock the door or neglecting a crucial part of your daily routine. ![]() Later on, more recognizable indicators begin to show. The patient is as peace - having lived a fulfilled life full of wonderful experiences. Confusion is almost non-existent - drifting thoughts are mistaken as daydreams as fond recollections of years past flow through the mind. ![]() "The grand years slowly start to draw to an end as plaque buildup begins.
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