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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Family Correspondence and History of James Samuel Stemons |
| Author | Stemons, James Samuel |
| Date | 10 Oct 1894; 12 Jul - 20 Dec 1900; 25 Jan - 24 Apr 1901 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Leaflet |
| Reference | MSS 12, Box 1, Folder 1 |
| Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name | James Samuel Stemons Papers, 1894-1922 |
| Description | Includes letters to and from family, friends and colleagues. Includes information about Stemons' family history and correspondence regarding his novel. |
| Series Description | The collection documents Stemons's personal and professional life, and includes correspondence, printed materials, writings, clippings, a photocopy of a marriage licence to Arizona L. Cleaver, and the manuscript of his unpublished autobiographical novel. |
| Biographical Note / History | James Samuel Stemons was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and settled in Philadelphia c.1900. A postal worker, journalist and writer, he served as the editor of two short-lived African American newspapers: The Philadelphia Courant and The Pilot. He was also active in several civic organizations. An outspoken advocate for equal industrial opportunities for blacks, he lectured and published extensively on race relations. He served as field secretary of the Joint Organization of the Association for Equalizing Industrial Opportunities and the League of Civic and Political Reform. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Places | Nicodemus, Kansas City, Kansas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | African American |
| People | Stemons, James Samuel; Porter, J E; Edwards, Daniel; Stemons, Hattie B; Howard, Mary S; Pancoast, L |
| Keywords | court, poverty, education, theft, private investigator, crime, waiter, reference, family, health and sickness, manuscript, food, agriculture, religion, church, death, sermon, labour, Bible, debt, hymn, marriage, slavery, African American, emancipation, bad weather, fares |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Correspondence Between James Samuel Stemons and Various Publishers Regarding his Manuscript 'Jay Ess' |
| Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
