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Program for the Second Annual Neighborhood Awards Ceremony of the City of Tallahassee. Includes a speech from the mayor and the details of each award recipients' service and commitment to the city. Additionally, there is an acceptance speech handwritten on the back of the pamphlet.
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A survey of Frenchtown's architecture, noting buildings' origins, property owners and builders, state of maintenance, and historical significance. The survey highlights common building styles and elements of construction. Also included are surveys of the neighborhood's African American cemeteries and their funerary art and architecture.
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A survey of Frenchtown's history and the architectural and cultural significance of its houses and institutions. The account touches upon the neighborhood's beginnings in the early 1800s, its development throughout the 20th century, and its importance as a center of African American life and culture in Leon County. The survey highlights significant locations in the neighborhood, including the historically black church Bethel A.M.E. and Greenwood Cemetery, which was established as a burial place for people of color in Tallahassee. There is also an inventory of contributing buildings in Frenchtown.
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Map of historic African American neighborhoods in Tallahassee's central city. Includes Frenchtown, Stearns-Mosley Neighborhood, and Smoky Hollow.
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Data on the commercial growth of Tallahassee's Frenchtown, including tables that note types of commercial structures, addresses, owner names, and races, and the Tallahassee population at the time. There is also a handwritten note about a new packing house and its convenience for the African Americans settled in the area.
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Clipping from the Tallahassee Democrat concerning revitalization projects in Frenchtown. The described plans included a park and stormwater basin, a 40,000-square-foot office building, and an entertainment space named Cannonball Adderly Plaza.
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Set of eighteen photographs of unidentified people on the Lincoln University campus. Two photographs capture Memorial Hall.
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Set of two photographs of Thelma T. Gorham standing outside in the snow.
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Set of twenty-four photographs of a 55th Anniversary Class Reunion. Eight of the photographs capture Thelma T. Gorham.
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Set of ten photographs of the James Richard Ford Appreciation Banquet. Three photographs capture Ford and his family with four plaques.