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50 Years/50 Collections: Louise Jefferson: Illustrator and Photographer

Louise E. Jefferson was an illustrator, graphic designer, and cartographer, but she is perhaps best known for her work in photography....

50 Years/50 Collections: Ed Pincus and Filming the Movement

The Ed Pincus film collection came to the Amistad Research Center in 2001. Pincus is a documentary filmmaker who has focused on exposing...

50 Years/50 Collections: Arnold de Mille: Photojournalist of African American Life

Photo journalist Arnold de Mille (1908-1996) captured the African American experience for the better part of the 20th century, as well as...

50 Years/50 Collections: Connie Harse On the Frontlines of CORE

The Connie Harse papers at the Amistad Research Center provides a pictorial history of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans during...

50 Years/50 Collections: The Tom Dent Library, 1998.

When authors are asked “What makes a good writer?,” a common answer is “A good writer starts as a good reader.” This oft-quoted maxim is...

50 Years/50 Collections: The Ronnie Moore Papers, 1997

In this entry for our 50 Years/50 Collections blog series, former staff member and project archivist, Amber Moore recalls her time spent...

RELEASE: Kathe Hambrick Appointed The Center's Executive Director, read more...