Box 1
Container
Contains 31 Collections and/or Records:
Personal papers on Helen Bass Williams, 1985-2000, undated
Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Series includes materials collected by O'Hara during the course of her personal relationship with Helen Bass Williams and after Williams' death. Materials include articles about Williams, materials about the creation of the Helen Bass Williams scholarship at Purdue, an obituary, letters and a poem written by Helen and transcribed by O'Hara, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1985-2000, undated
Letters and poems by Helen Bass Williams, undated, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents
File includes some transcriptions by O'Hara.
Dates:
undated, 2000
Pamphlets, 1985, 1998
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
File includes two pamphlets, one from a Southern Counties Action Movement (SCAM) meeting where O'Hara and Williams met and the other from the Southern Illinois Achievers, recognizing Williams work in the civil rights movement and for African American students.
Dates:
1985, 1998
Helen Bass Williams Scholarship, Purdue University, 1993
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes materials collected by O'Hara during the course of her personal relationship with Helen Bass Williams and after Williams' death. Materials include articles about Williams, materials about the creation of the Helen Bass Williams scholarship at Purdue, an obituary, letters and a poem written by Helen and transcribed by O'Hara, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1993
"Articles on Helen's death", 1991
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes materials collected by O'Hara during the course of her personal relationship with Helen Bass Williams and after Williams' death. Materials include articles about Williams, materials about the creation of the Helen Bass Williams scholarship at Purdue, an obituary, letters and a poem written by Helen and transcribed by O'Hara, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1991
Helen Bass Williams funeral program, 1991
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 1, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes materials collected by O'Hara during the course of her personal relationship with Helen Bass Williams and after Williams' death. Materials include articles about Williams, materials about the creation of the Helen Bass Williams scholarship at Purdue, an obituary, letters and a poem written by Helen and transcribed by O'Hara, and pamphlets.
Dates:
1991
Interviews, 1951-2007, undated
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2
Scope and Contents
Series includes audio recordings, transcripts, and notes from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara as research for her doctoral dissertation. Interviews were predominantly conducted with Helen Bass Williams and many are narratives by Williams, recounting events and experiences during her life and in the Civil Rights Movement, however also include interviews with Williams' coworkers such as Mary Endres Fyfe, other individuals, and personal notes by O'Hara. Materials include microcassettes,...
Dates:
1951-2007, undated
Recordings, 1989-2007, undated
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 1
Scope and Contents
Sub-series includes audio recordings conducted by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation. Materials include microcassettes, cassettes, digital recordings, and envelopes containing the tapes.
Dates:
1989-2007, undated
Interview tape envelopes, 1995-2000, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents
File includes envelopes used to house the tapes.
Dates:
1995-2000, undated
Transcripts, 1951-2003, undated
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2
Scope and Contents
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
1951-2003, undated; Event: 1960-1990s
"Helen Bass Williams, Birth and Childhood stories", undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
undated; Event: June, 1991
"Helen Bass Williams, transcribed childhood stories", undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
undated
Helen Bass Williams, "Red, Black, and Blue" story, June 25, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
June 25, 2000; Event: February 10, 1991
Helen Bass Williams, "Interviews on Civil Rights era", July 25, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
July 25, 2000; Event: September 1, 1991
Helen Bass Williams, Tougaloo and Cleveland stories, November 1992; December 1, 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
November 1992; December 1, 2000; Event: 1960 - 1961
Helen Bass Williams, "recorded and transcribed stories, part 1", November 16, 1992 - November 17, 1992
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
November 16, 1992 - November 17, 1992; Event: November 23, 1989; June, 1991
Interview notes, Purdue co-worker, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
undated; Event: August, 1990
Mary Endres Fyfe, interview and writings, 1951 - 2001
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 9
Scope and Contents
File also includes articles written by Mary Endres Fyfe and a photograph of Fyfe with Helen Bass Williams
Dates:
1951 - 2001
Ethel Webb, Interview, Colp Illinois, November 14, 1992
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 2, Sub-series 2, File 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes transcripts, notes, and associated research from interviews conducted by Mary O'Hara.
Dates:
November 14, 1992; Event: 1990s
Freedom of Information requests, 1998
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
1998
Correspondence regarding Helen Bass Williams, 1991 - 1993
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
1991 - 1993
Helen Bass Williams' contacts, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
undated
"Freedom Radio", 1999 - 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
1999 - 2000; Event: 1965 - 1966
"Highlander/Notes/Papers", 1992, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
1992, undated
"MAP - Chronology", undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: MSP 311, Series 3, File 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series includes research materials collected and created by Mary O'Hara for her doctoral dissertation on Helen Bass Williams, the Civil Rights Movement, and community organizing. Materials include research notes, correspondence, and annotated articles.
Dates:
undated; Event: 1965 - 1967