Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Kendrick-Brooks family papers, 1831-2000 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1831-2000 |
| Bulk Dates | 1912-1989 |
| ID No. | MSS84736 |
| Creator | Kendrick Family |
| Creator | Brooks Family |
| Extent | 11,500 items |
| Extent | 33 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 13.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006015 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm00084736 |
| Summary | Club women, civil rights activists, educators, entertainers, and family members. Correspondence, social club records, writings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous papers relating primarily to Ruby Moyse Kendrick's activities with the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs; Hattie Kendrick's civil rights activism in Cairo, Illinois; Antoinette Brooks Mitchell's expatriate life in England and France with her husband, jazz musician and restaurateur Louis A. Mitchell; and Charlotte Kendrick Brooks's histories of the Kendrick and Brooks families. |