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Keller, Mary E.
"Sketches In Black And White: A History Of Inter-Racial Work, Synodical of Alabama, 1916-1944

Biography:

At the time this work was apparently written Mary E. Keller served as office secretary at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Source:

Polk's Birmingham City Directory. Richmond, Virginia: R. L. Polk and Company, 1946.

Scope and Content:

This collection contains a photocopy of a typescript entitled "Sketches in Black and White: A History of Inter-Racial Work, Synodical of Alabama, 1916-1944." The history deals with the Presbyterian Church and African Americans in Alabama.

Subject Areas:

African American Presbyterians.
Alabama -- Church history.
Presbyterian Church -- Alabama -- History.
Race relations -- Presbyterian Church.
Women -- Alabama -- History.


Size: 1/4 linear foot (1 box)

Source: South Highland Presbyterian Church

Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.

Guide prepared by: Jim Baggett (May 2001)


FILE NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
     
1753.1.1   "Sketches in Black and White"
Part One: The Woman's Conference (23 pages).
Chapter One: An Idea Comes to Life, 1916-1920
Chapter Two: The Age of Expansion, 1921-1926
Chapter Three: The Conference for Colored Women Conducted by the Woman's Auxiliaries of Alabama, Presbyterian Church, U.S., 1927-1944
     
1753.1.2   "Sketches in Black and White"
Part Two: The History of Stillman Institute (16 pages).
Chapter One: The Roots, 1763,1870
Chapter Two: The Vine, 1975-1922
Chapter Three: The Fruit, 1920-1944
     
1753.1.3   "Sketches in Black and White"
Part Three: The History of Central Alabama Presbytery (11 pages). Anne Street Church; First Colored Presbyterian Church of Montgomery; Second Presbyterian Church of Thomasville, Georgia; Sylvan Street Church Westminster Church
     
1753.1.4   "Sketches in Black and White"
Part Four: Inter-Racial Activities in the Presbyteries of the Synod of Alabama (16 pages).
A History of Inter-Racial Work in the Presbytery of Birmingham
Inter-Racial Work in North Alabama Presbytery
Inter-Racial Work in East Alabama Presbytery (no text)
Inter-Racial Work in Mobile Presbytery (no text)
Inter-Racial Work in Tuscaloosa Presbytery (no text)
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