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Wyatt, Alonzo & Edna (Adaption 1954) Case#2358

 File — Box: 34, Folder: 40

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

This collection consists of four series: General Case Files; Civil Rights Cases; Photographs and Print Materials; Awards, Oversized Photographs, and Miscellaneous Prints; Ephemera; and Audio/Visual. The collection consists of 26 boxes. The General Case Files and Civil Rights Cases span the early 1950s to the late 1960s, and include incoming and outgoing correspondence, legal motions, court transcripts and other legal documents, as well as Hollowell’s notes related to the cases. The General Case Files consist mainly of divorces, wills, petty crime, and real estate transactions. The Civil Rights cases include school integration cases, wrongful termination suits, murder and rape cases. The photograph collection spans the late 1930s to c. 2005, and depict both Donald and Louise’s family life, as well as Hollowell’s legal career. The Awards collection consists of awards and honors Hollowell received over the years, as well as civil rights memorabilia. The Ephemera collection includes academic regalia and Hollowell’s U.S. Army uniform, while the Audio Visual collection consists of one video- a 2000 tribute to Hollowell.

Dates

  • 1930s-2004

Extent

From the Collection: 35.0 Linear feet

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Repository

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