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George A. and Maudelle Weston papers

Title
  1. George A. and Maudelle Weston papers, 1919-1979.
Author
  1. Weston, George A. and Maudelle.

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Additional authors
  1. Yard, Lionel M.
Description
  1. .2 lin. ft.
Summary
  1. George Weston papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, and clippings concerning his career, theology, and politics. One folder pertains to the Pro-Lad Paint company (Africa's Shadow Type Progressive Ladder Paint, Ltd.) and a paint to be made in Antigua especially for tropical climates. Biographical article on Weston by Lionel M. Yard, 1975, and sheet music and words by Weston for "Climbing Africa's Ladder." The Maudelle Weston series include programs and clippings pertaining to Mrs. Weston's career as a dancer during the 1940s-1960s.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.
Subject
  1. Weston, George A., 1885-1973
  2. Christian sects > United States
  3. African Americans > Colonization > Africa
  4. Sheet music
  5. African American families
  6. Back to Africa movement
  7. African Americans in the performing arts
  8. African American dancers
  9. Africa's Shadow Type Progressive Ladder Paint Co., Ltd
  10. Universal Negro Improvement Association
  11. African Americans > Religion
  12. Black theology
  13. African American clergy
  14. African Americans > Societies, etc
  15. Paint
  16. Weston, Maudelle
Genre/Form
  1. Sheet music.
Call number
  1. Sc MG 188
Note
  1. Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
  2. Audiotapes transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
Source (note)
  1. Weston, Maudelle; Watts, Faulkner
Biography (note)
  1. George Weston was a minister of the African Orthodox Evangelical Mission, leader in the Garvey movement, and vice president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. His wife, Maudelle Weston, was a dancer.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Finding aid in repository.
Processing action (note)
  1. Surveyed
  2. Processed
  3. Cataloging updated
Author
  1. Weston, George A. and Maudelle.
Title
  1. George A. and Maudelle Weston papers, 1919-1979.
Biography
  1. George Weston was a minister of the African Orthodox Evangelical Mission, leader in the Garvey movement, and vice president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. His wife, Maudelle Weston, was a dancer.
Indexes
  1. Finding aid in repository.
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  1. Finding Aid
Added author
  1. Yard, Lionel M.
Research call number
  1. Sc MG 188
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