Robert H. McNeill family papers, 1839-2008 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Robert H. McNeill, 1917-2008 (continued)
BOX 23			Obituaries and funeral programs, 1956, 1972, 1979, 1984, 1990-2002
				(2 folders)
BOX 24			Photographers
BOX 24				General, 1938, 1980-2001
					(2 folders)
BOX 24				Parks, Gordon, 1985, 1995-1998
BOX 24			Plays, 1941, undated
BOX 24			Printed matter, 1946-1952, 1967-1975, 1991-1997
BOX 24			Programs, 1941-1950, 1961
BOX 24			Ration book, 1942
BOX 24			Retirement, 1974-1978
BOX 24			Sketch, undated
BOX 24			Talks by McNeill, 1981-1983, 1997, undated
BOX 24			White House News Photographer (newsletter), undated
BOX 24-48	Bertha C. McNeill, 1906-1979
		The Bertha C. McNeill series documents mainly her endeavors to improve the education of African Americans, promote better race relations, and work for world peace as a member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). The series is comprised largely of four file groups: correspondence, financial and legal papers, a speeches and writings file, and a subject file. The bulk of the correspondence is made up of incoming letters to Bertha from family members, especially her sisters Elizabeth McNeill Hines and Mary Alice McNeill Jervay who lived in North Carolina. Their letters feature news of family and friends and contain occasional references to national matters, such as the hardships of the Great Depression. The letters also reflect Bertha’s interest in the educational success of her nieces and nephews, including assisting them financially in attending college. The financial and legal papers provide a glimpse of Bertha’s economic status via bank books, check registers, real estate papers, and estate papers. The speeches and writings feature Bertha’s weekly columns covering the United States Congress in the 1960s for the North Carolina Wilmington Journal. The subject file constitutes the largest portion of the series. It documents Bertha’s activities as a high school teacher in Washington, D.C. (1914-1955), beginning at M Street High School and continuing there when the name changed to Dunbar High School, as well as her stint as an instructor of remedial English and reading at Howard University after her retirement from Dunbar in 1955. Other files reflecting Bertha’s interest in education are the National Association of College Women (later renamed the National Association of University Women). In 1910 she was one of the founders of a local D.C. group, College Alumnae Women, that led to the development of the association. Also present are class papers, research material and notes, and drafts of a dissertation relating to her endeavors in obtaining a Master of Arts in English from Catholic University. The subject file also documents Bertha McNeill’s interest in race relations with topics such as civil rights, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the integration of the District of Columbia. Two of the largest file groups in the subject file are religious activities and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). The religious activities files reflect Bertha’s membership at the Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C., as well as her affiliation with the Women’s Fellowship of the Middle Atlantic Conference of Congregation Christian Churches, including her stint as editor of its newsletter, Timely Topics. Ranging from 1931 to 1975, the WILPF files document Bertha’s long-term membership with the organization and her service in a variety of leadership positions, including representing the group at international congresses and acting as chair of its Interracial Committee (later known as the Committee on Minorities and Race Relations). Also present are files relating to her time as chair of the Committee on Special Problems of the Branches. The committee dealt with issues arising from the hostility directed toward peace groups during the era of McCarthyism and the “Red Scare.” The travel files in the subject file contain material relating to some of her trips as a member of WILPF. Material types include correspondence, journals, calendars, class papers and examinations, speeches and writings, reports, notebooks and notes, newsletters, teaching and test materials, grade books, grade sheets, lesson plans, calendars, estate and conservator papers, programs, biographical material, bank books, check registers, wills, identification and membership cards, post cards and art reproductions, a scrapbook, travel itineraries, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material.
		Arranged alphabetically in six groups: calendars, correspondence, financial and legal papers, journals, speeches and writings file, and subject file.
BOX 24		Calendars, 1961, 1970-1975
BOX 24		Correspondence
BOX 24			Blanchett, Carrie, and Alred Blanchett, 1934-1943, 1952, undated
BOX 25			Condolence letters
BOX 25				McNeill, Oliver W. H. (brother), 1977
BOX 25				McNeill, William C. (brother), 1964
					(2 folders)
BOX 25				Nurse, Beulah Gertrude McNeill (sister) 1979
BOX 25			Family
BOX 25				Hines, Alice R. (niece), 1931-1943, 1967-1968, 1978-1979, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 25				Hines, Elizabeth Ann McNeill (sister), 1932-1953, 1967, undated
					(3 folders)
BOX 26				Hines, Marguerite (niece), 1931-1945, undated
					(3 folders)
BOX 26				Hines, Wilbur (nephew), 1931-1944, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 26				Jervay, Bertha Mae (niece), 1936-1939, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 26				Jervay, Mary Alice McNeill (sister), 1916, 1934-1946, undated
					(6 folders)
BOX 27				Jervay, Robert S. (brother-in-law)), 1934-1936, undated
BOX 27				Jervay, Thomas C., Sr. (nephew), 1935-1939, 1951, 1967-1969, 1979, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 27				McNeill, Oliver W. H. (brother), 1933-1965, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 27				McNeill, Robert H. (nephew), 1942-1943, 1965, undated
BOX 27				McNeill, Valeria (niece), 1940-1946, 1967, 1978-1979, undated
					(3 folders)
BOX 27				McNeill, William C., Jr. (nephew), and Lucille G. (nephew's wife), 1956-1973, undated
BOX 27				McNeill, William C., Sr., (brother), and Mary A. McNeill (sister-in-law), 1935-1937, 1946, 1952, 1962, undated
BOX 27				Nurse, Beulah Gertrude McNeill (sister), 1937-1952, 1967, undated
					(3 folders)
BOX 27				Other relatives, 1933-1943, 1958-1961, 1972-1977, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 27				Walker, Katherine McNeill (niece), and family, 1933-1949, 1960-1979, undated
BOX 28			General, 1914, 1923-1979, undated
				(15 folders)
BOX 28			Waring, Laura Wheeler, 1940-1947, undated
BOX 29		Financial and legal papers
BOX 29			Bank books, 1914-1970
BOX 29			Check registers, 1962-1970
BOX 29			Conservator papers, 1979
BOX 29			Estate papers, 1977-1983
				(4 folders)
BOX 29			General, 1930-1979
				(2 folders)
BOX 29			Insurance, 1919-1979
				(2 folders)
BOX 30			Real estate, 1915, 1927-1961
				(2 folders)
BOX 30			Wills, 1971-1976, undated
BOX 30		Journals, circa 1937-1975
			(5 folders)
BOX 31		Journals, 1976, undated
			(2 folders)
BOX 31		Speeches and writings file
BOX 31			Speech notes and research material, 1947, 1961, undated
BOX 31			Speeches, 1946, 1962, undated
				(2 folders)
BOX 31			Writings
BOX 31				General, 1929, 1935, 1951, circa 1958, undated
					(2 folders)
BOX 31				Poetry, undated
BOX 31				Wilmington Journal
BOX 31					General, 1945, 1962-1971, undated
						(2 folders)
BOX 32					Scrapbook, 1967-1970
						(2 folders)
BOX 32		Subject file
BOX 32			Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1924, 1938, 1972-1978
BOX 32			Awards and honors, 1978
BOX 32			Bible, 1956
BOX 32			Biographical file, 1941, undated
BOX 32			Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
BOX 32				Class papers and examinations, 1941-1949, undated
					(4 folders)
BOX 32				General, 1942-1951
BOX 33				Masters dissertation
BOX OV 1					Card file, 1942, undated See Container OV 1, same heading
BOX 33					Drafts and notes, circa 1949
						(3 folders)
BOX 33					Final copy, 1949
BOX 33				Notes
BOX OV 2					Card file, undated See Container OV 2, same heading
BOX 33					Miscellaneous, undated
						(4 folders)
BOX 34					Miscellaneous, undated
BOX 34			Civil rights, 1937-1972, undated
				(4 folders)
BOX 34			Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1923-1924, undated
BOX 34			Congressional Black Caucus, 1970-1972
				(2 folders)
BOX 34			Death, 1979
BOX 34			Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.
BOX 34				General, 1920-1979
BOX 35				General, 1920-1979
BOX 35				Grade books, 1940-1943, 1950-1955
					(2 folders)
BOX 35				Grade sheets and lesson plans, undated
BOX 35				Student letters and writings, 1935-1974
BOX 35				Yearbook, 1939
BOX 35			German language class, undated
BOX 35			Gregory Institute, Wilmington, N.C., 1906, 1921-1936
BOX 36			Howard University, Washington, D.C.
BOX 36				General, 1917, 1933-1974
BOX 36				Instructor, remedial English and reading, 1945, 1960-1972
					(2 folders)
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