African Americans -- History -- Sources

Scope and Contents The personal papers of Frank L. Stanley, Sr. and the records of the Louisville Defender (1933-), the newspaper for which he served as general manager, editor, and president for thirty-eight years, are intertwined. The collection contains 9.875 linear feet of material and the newspaper's photo morgue (housed and described separately as the Defender Photograph Collection), with portions preserved on microfilm. The Louisville Defender...

Content Description Papers include an autograph book, Louisville Municipal College items, clipping scrapbooks, honorary plaques, family photographs including dance materials, performance programs, academic records and school memorabilia, and family memorabilia for the Stokes and Jackson families. Walter and Jessie Stokes were African Americans who attended Louisville Municipal College. Walter was a successful Commonwealth Life Insurance salesman; he died September 9, 2012.Box 9 contains accretion...