Professional Papers

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Professional papers consist of materials documenting the professional careers of Dorothy Porter Wesley, Constance Porter Uzelac, Charles Harris Wesley, and James A. Porter. The General papers sub-series includes conference materials, reports, grant proposals, materials from organizations of which Dorothy and Constance were members, curriculum vitas of colleagues, exhibitions, and commencement programs. Dorothy Porter Wesley participated in organizations and institutions such as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALAH), African Studies Association, Amistad Research Center, Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Frederick Douglass Papers Editorial Board, National Council of Negro Women, Organization of American Historians, Phi Delta Kappa, Radcliffe College, Society of American Archivists, and the W.E.B. Dubois Institute at Harvard University.

Constance Porter Uzelac collected documents from her career at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center branch of Broward County Libraries. She was a member of ASALAH. Constance also managed the Dorothy Porter Wesley archives and the James A. Porter art collection. She attended conferences related to her parents' legacy and collection such as the Dorothy Porter Wesley Forum and Lecture Series at Howard University and the James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art at Howard University. Documents related to Charles Harris Wesley include a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative service he attended and a book brochure of his monograph "Prince Hall life and legacy".

The Writings sub-series contains published and unpublished works by Dorothy Porter Wesley, Constance Porter Uzelac, Charles Harris Wesley, and James A. Porter. Bibliographies and articles by Dorothy Porter Wesley include drafts of the manuscript "Afro-Braziliana", "Dorothy Burnett Porter Wesley: enterprising steward of Black culture" (co-authored with Avril Johnson Madison), unpublished manuscript "Literary science in Latin America", "The Negro in American cities: a selected and annotated bibliography", "A selected list of books by and about the Negro", and book reviews. Writings by Constance Porter Uzelac contain drafts of the manuscript "Bessie Coleman: The first Afro-American aviatrix (1892-1926)".

Professional papers are organized in two sub-series: General and Writings. General papers are arranged by person - Dorothy Porter Wesley, Constance Porter Uzelac, Charles Harris Wesley - and alphabetically within. Writings are arranged alphabetically within each author: Dorothy Porter Wesley, Constance Porter Uzelac, Charles Harris Wesley, and James A. Porter.

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