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Mississippi

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Chippewa, Ojibwa, Upper Mississippi, 1916-1957

 File
Identifier: M060.02.0012.0015
Abstract

Notes, offprints

Dates: 1916-1957

Oleta L. Crane for Colorado Reflections

 Item
Identifier: couda-crane
Abstract

Oleta L. Crane, the first Black woman in the Rocky Mountain area to be accepted as a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, reflects on her time as a young adult. Crane discusses her civil rights activism and attending the Waveland Conference in Mississippi in 1939. Crane reflects on her experiences with segregation, racism, and discrimination. Crane discusses her time in the Army, her training, her different positions and ranks, and her life after retiring from the military.

Dates: Date Not Yet Determined

Sidney Jacobs , November 18, 1953 - November 13, 1985

 File
Identifier: B111.06.0006.0001
Abstract

Sidney Jacobs was an attorney with the Allied Jewish Federation.

Dates: November 18, 1953 - November 13, 1985