Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
WNS 1100.14 |
Title |
African-American Community Collection |
Collection |
Subject Collections |
Object Name |
Records |
Scope & Content |
This collection, created at the request of the Winchester Multi-Cultural Network, includes documents, studies, and photographs about the local African-American community and local Black History Month observances. Since the Winchester community had ties with the West Medford community, information about the latter is also included. |
Admin/Biographical History |
About 1900, a small community of African Americans began developing in Winchester. Many of them were related or came from the same area and church in Virginia. Their community center was the New Hope Baptist Church on Cross Street, which dissolved about 1970 due to dwindling numbers. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Subjects |
Abolition movement Afro-Americans Black history Emancipation Race discrimination Race relations Racism Slavery |
Search Terms |
Daily Times Chronicle New Hope Baptist Church West Medford Winchester Cooperative Bank Winchester Historical Society Winchester Star |
People |
Banks, Eleanor Barksdale, Oliver Knight, Ellen Powell, Jessie Roberts, Stephen Russell, Apollodoro Russell, John |
Containers |
Jones Family Photograph Collection Biographies Apollodoro Russell Family Studies and Articles Census Information Black History Progams West Medford Winchester Council for Community Action New Hope Baptist Church Russell Family Information Jones Family Photographs Jones Family Photograph Collection News Stories of the Black Community |