Box 1
Container
Restricted
Contains 44 Results:
Airplanes, circa 1940s-1990s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
circa 1940s-1990s
Cadillac Commercial Coach and Limousine, circa 1995-1996
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
Other: circa 1995-1996
Car
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1900-2022; Majority of material found within 1943-2021
Charles Hill Detroit Chapter 20th Annual Convention, 1991 August
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1991 August
Christmas Card, 1956
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1956
Christmas Card, 1962
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1962
Christmas Celebration, circa 1955
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
circa 1955
Christmas Celebration, circa 1960s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
circa 1960s
Christmas Luncheon Party
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1900-2022; Majority of material found within 1943-2021
Christmas Photographs, 1963 December
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
The Ragsdale Family Papers house photographs, correspondence, articles, clippings, interviews, and other materials documenting Lincoln and Eleanor (Dickey) Ragsdale and their families; businesses run by Ragsdale family members, including the Ragsdale Mortuary, the Universal Memorial Center, and the Valley Life Insurance Company; Lincoln Ragsdale’s service with the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale’s involvement with the Civil Rights Movement and various civic organizations in...
Dates:
1963 December