Book describing the causes of the Spanish American War, the incident with the Battleship Maine, African Americans in the Navy, African Americans on San Juan Hill, Roosevelt, McKinley, Buffalo Soldiers, African American officers and regiments. General themes include civil rights and prejudice.

Home of the W.H. Passon Historical Society in Austin, TX. The society's goal is the preservation of black history.

Written information about the accomplishments of Reverend Marvin C. Griffin of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, TX.

Photograph of a frame house with wooden siding, shingled roof, and two brick chimneys. Two porches, supported by square columns, are visible. The central gable is decorated with "fish scale" shingles. The house is surrounded by lawn and faces an unpaved street. A sidewalk runs in front of the house and parallel to the street.

Studio portrait of a young couple. John Amus Clark, on the left, wears a three-piece suit and felt hat. Maude Woods Clark [Hembry], on the right, wears a striped blouse, a plaid skirt, and a straw hat.

Photograph of Reverend William M. Clark and stewardess Eula Grey seated on a pew in the sanctuary of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church. Clark (right) is seated with a his legs crossed and is wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit with a dark-colored necktie and patterned pocket square; Grey (left) is wearing a light-colored dress with a dark, pillbox-style hat tied under her chin. Several empty pews are visible behind them, as well as a window in a wall that is partially wood-paneled.

Photograph of three members of the Hill family. Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill are outdoors in front of a picket fence. Trees and houses are visible in the background. The Hills are wearing coats and hats.

Studio-style portrait of Othello Hill (on the left) and Norvell Reed (on the right).

Framed studio portrait of baby Norvell Hill [Williams Reed] seated on an elaborate wicker bench. She is wearing a light-colored dress and dark shoes.

Studio style portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill taken in the 1940's. She is wearing dark suit embellished with light braid trim, a locket, and button-style earrings.

Studio-style portrait of Othello Norvell Lister [Hill] as a child in Ennis, Texas. She stands next to a wire-back chair and wears a light ruffled dress with dark stockings and shoes. A bow is in her hair.

Studio portrait of Othello Norvell Lister Hill.

Photograph shows T. C. Hill wearing a cook's apron and cap, and using a whisk to stir the contents of a bowl.

Framed studio portrait of T. C. Hill, posing against a plain background and wearing a suit and hat.

Framed studio portrait of Joe Lister, holding a hat and standing next to an elaborate wicker chair in front of a backdrop with a paisley design in the lower-left corner.

Portrait of Tom Lister, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit including a lighter shirt and checkered necktie.

Photographic portrait of Viola Allen Lister [Reynolds]. She is wearing a teal shaded blouse and a locket.

Photographic portrait of Viola Allen Lister [Reynolds], visible from the waist up, wearing a blouse with button detail at the shoulders and neckline, and a locket.

Group portrait of participants in a banquet for Texas State College for Women's African American cafeteria employees and their wives, c. 1942. Pictured, back row, left to right are: Luther Lambert, Anna Lambert, Othello Hill, T. C. Hill, Velma Berry, Mr. Hollis, Norvell Hill Williams, Sanford Williams, Amanda Mohair, and Noble Holland. Pictured, front row, left to right are: C. J. Peace, Erma Peace, Mr. Miller, Dilly Miller, Dorothy Fox Fox, James Otis Fox, Lavada Hamilton, and Cliff Hamilton.

Group portrait of participants in a banquet for Texas State College for Women's African American cafeteria employees and their wives, c. 1942. Pictured, back row, left to right are: Luther Lambert, Anna Lambert, Othello Hill, T. C. Hill, Velma Berry, Mr. Hollis, Norvell Hill Williams, Sanford Williams, Amanda Mohair, and Noble Holland. Pictured, front row, left to right are: C. J. Peace, Erma Peace, Mr. Miller, Dilly Miller, Dorothy Fox Fox, James Otis Fox, Lavada Hamilton, and Cliff Hamilton.

Portrait of the Williams family, posing in three rows in front of a gray backdrop. Back row, left to right are: Walter, Charles, and Irene. Front row, left to right are Sanford Jr., Norvell, and Gloria.

Photograph of Sanford B. Williams, Sr. standing next to an old-fashioned street gas lamp, in front of the Gaslight diner on Oakland Street (behind Texas State College for Women) in Denton, Texas.

Hand-colored portrait of Maude Woods [Clark Hembry]. She is wearing a dark outfit with a white bow at her throat.

1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).