The Stone work archives
COLLECTIONS
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Booker T. Washington & early Black Education
Silas Peeler's Personal Collection
Personal gifts, records, and memoirs from work with Booker T. Washington -- from Savannah, Tuskegee, North Carolina, and more
The First Black Sociologists
Monroe Work, Niagara, and W. E. B. Du Bois
Personal books, records, and gifts from W. E. B. Du Bois. Monroe and Florence Work were Du Bois’ close personal acquaintances, and they all worked together to produce reliable data supporting the progress and plight of Black people
Silas Peeler: Theologian, Minister, and President of Bennett College
The Life of an early HBCU President
Silas Peeler was president of Bennett College from 1905-1913. While there he expanded programs for higher education, later serving on the Board of the University and as a Trustee. He worked closely with Booker T. Washington in implementing numerous business, educational, and agricultural programs. This collection contains his literature and original writings
Founding the Department of Records and Research, Tuskegee Institute
Recording the Black Experience
Booker T. Washington called for Monroe Work to begin a sociology department at Tuskegee. What he did was far greater than the principal ever imagined -- founding the Department of Records and Research at the Tuskegee Institute with records begun at Savannah. These resources reflect the personal journey of the Work’s in their mission to advance research and resources to improve the lives of Black people
The Voices for Change
The Work's Antilynching Crusade
Monroe and Florence Work were a powerful force in the campaign to eradicate lynching. A number of organizations sought Monroe’s advice and support, and leveraged his research in waging their battles against lynching
A Bibliography and Encyclopedia for Black People
Negro Year Book and Monroe's Bibliography
Monroe Nathan Work was the Editor of the Negro Year Book and A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America. The yearbook is one of the most essential sources of Black data ever produced, and the first comprehensive and factual record of African-American life and progress. Monroe’s bibliography is still the most comprehensive bibliography of Black life ever written. These are the personal archives and records of Monroe Nathan Work and Florence Work’s family life, source materials, and literature
Instilling Preparedness
First Black Boy Scout Troop in North Carolina
Documents of the Peeler family as part of the First Troop established in the State of North Carolina
Establishing 4-H for Black People
A Center for Black 4-H in Georgia
Percy Stone’s records and books detailing the expansion of 4-H agricultural education and activities under his leadership for the State of Georgia and the U.S. Extension Service
Opening Black Doors
The First Integrator of a Southern White College
The personal records of Alma Stone Williams – daughter of Percy H. Stone, Penn Center educator, HBCU professor, and the first African-American to integrate a Southern White College
Georgia State Industrial College Professors
Savannah State and Johnson High History
Records, resources, and documents of Harriet P. and Percy H. Stone as Heads of the Home Economics and Agriculture Departments at Savannah State College. This collection includes gifts and materials from former Savannah State Presidents, faculty, and their own children during their times as professors at Savannah State
Passing down the Legacy
HBCU Alumni, Heritage and the Black Experience
Percy Stone and Harriet Stone were graduates of Hampton University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute. They carried and supported these HBCU legacies at every institution they served. The Archives detail personal accounts of their journeys in higher education and tie into the family legacy dating back to the beginning of these institutions
Working, Playing, and Living Together
Chartering the Savannah, Georgia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Harriet Peeler Stone is one of the Charter Members of Savannah’s Chapter of Jack and Jill of America. Several records, photographs, and early Jack and Jill activities took place at the Historic Stone Home and are chronicled within
Building a Stronger Community
Establishing Head Start in Savannah, Georgia
Harriet P. Stone’s graduate research and social initiatives helped develop the federal Head Start program. H.P. Stone directed the first EOA Head Start program in Savannah and expanded the program footprint into Savannah’s public schools
