Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Finding Aid Prepared by Beth Loch and Emily Minehart
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Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Finding aid prepared by Beth Loch and Emily Minehart This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit December 03, 2013 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Chicago Public Library: Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection 1/9/2013 9525 S. Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois, 60628 (312) 747-6900 [email protected] Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical note.......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Accession Number.........................................................................................................................................6 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series I. Biographical.............................................................................................................................. 7 Series II. Freelance Advertisement and Art............................................................................................8 Series III. Afro-Am Publishing Company Records................................................................................ 8 Series IV. Afro-Am Publishing Company Research Files......................................................................9 Series V. Serials.....................................................................................................................................52 Series VI. Photographs.......................................................................................................................... 55 Oversized Materials............................................................................................................................... 71 - Page 2 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Summary Information Repository Chicago Public Library: Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Title Eugene Winslow Papers Date 1851-1994 Extent 32.5 Linear feet Language English Abstract The Eugene Winslow Papers (1851-1994) consist of materials related to Eugene Winslow’s professional life as an artist and in publishing as the Vice President of the Afro-Am Publishing Company. The collection includes newspaper and journal articles, photographs, Winslow’s sketches, and his drafts of biographical summaries for Great Negroes Past and Present. The collection also includes a small amount of material related to Winslow’s personal life, his other writings, and family photographs. - Page 3 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Biographical/Historical note Eugene Winslow was born on November 17, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio. Both of his parents were college graduates who encouraged all seven of their children to pursue education and the arts. Winslow attended Froebel High School in Gary, Indiana and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dillard University in New Orleans in 1943. After graduating from Dillard, Winslow entered the 477th Bomber Group of the Air Force, making him a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. He attained the rank of Second Lieutenant. He later served in the Air Force Reserve, becoming a First Lieutenant before he left in 1957. After the War, Winslow’s lifelong interest in art drew him to do post-graduate work at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He studied at these institutions concurrently from 1948 to 1951. Throughout his early career, Winslow supplemented the income from his art by teaching and working as a newspaper cartoonist, advertising designer, and engineering draftsman. In 1963, he joined two friends to start Afro-AM Publishing where he was able to create his own projects. David P. Ross, a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, became Afro-Am’s president. Winslow was treasurer and, later, vice president. In 1963, as a part of the celebration of the emancipation centennial, Afro-Am published Great Negroes Past and Present, which Winslow illustrated. The book was an immediate success and became the pioneer supplementary text for black studies programs for students. By 1972, the book was in its third edition and had been adopted by the Board of Education for Social Studies in California. In 1978, Winslow was nominated to serve as president for Afro-Am Publishing. In 1978, as company president, Winslow changed Afro-Am’s marketing strategy from direct selling to a mail order operation utilizing a catalog of hundreds of black interest educational materials. He directed his catalog sales to educators, schools, and libraries. Winslow wrote Afro-Americans '76: Black Americans in the Founding of Our Nation and contributed to several works about African-American history while serving as Afro-Am’s president. He sold the publishing company in 1993 and died in 2001. Scope and Contents note The Eugene Winslow Papers include materials related to Winslow’s work as a journalist, publisher and public figure. It spans the years 1851-1994 and is organized into six series, “Personal,” “Freelance Advertisement and Art,” “Afro-Am Publishing Company Records,” “Afro-Am Publishing Research Files,” “Serials,” and “Photographs.” The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper and journal clippings, photographs, correspondence, art clippings, and business reports. - Page 4 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Administrative Information Publication Information Chicago Public Library: Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection 1/9/2013 Processing Information note Processed by CLIR funded Black Metropolis Research Consortium “Color Curtain Processing Project.” By Beth Loch and Emily Minehart, January 9, 2013. Related Materials Related Archival Materials note Betty Gubert Collection of African Americans in Aviation, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro- American History and Literature Shelby Westbrook and Chester Commodore Papers, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro- American History and Literature Eugene Winslow Papers, DuSable Museum of African American History. Eugene Winslow Papers, University of Illinois at Chicago, Special Collections and University Archives. Controlled Access Headings Subject(s) • African American actors--Biography. • African American art • African American artists--Biography. • African American businesspeople--Biography. • African American musicians--Biography. - Page 5 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM • African American scientists--Biography. • African American singers--Biography. • African American women--Biography. • African Americans--History. • Chicago, Illinois • Educational publishing. • Illustrators, African American • Publishers and publishing--Periodicals. Accession Number 1993/07 - Page 6 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Series I. Biographical Collection Inventory Series I. Biographical 1966-1994 Scope and Contents note This series includes correspondence, essays, published and personal notes, as well as a speech and a recorded interview of Winslow. Arrangement follows Winslow’s original filing order. Box Folder 1 1 Letters to the Editor 1966-1993 1 2 Letter from President Clinton to Winslow 1993 1 3 Handwritten Essays and Notes undated 1 4 Feature Stories undated 1 5 Poetry undated 1 6 Writings about Dreams 1970-1981, undated 1 7 Speech to Friendship Club 1970 1 8 Winslow Interview, Cassette Tape 1994 - Page 7 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Series II. Freelance Advertisement and Art Series II. Freelance Advertisement and Art 1961-1978 Scope and Contents note This series consists of artwork collected by Winslow as well as Winslow’s original designs for the book Cradle of Steel Unionism. The contents are organized alphabetically by title. Box Folder 1 9 Cradle of Steel Unionism 1972 2 1 Historical Art Clipping File 1961-1965, undated 2 2 Nude Art Clipping File 1966-1978, undated Series III. Afro-Am Publishing Company Records 1915-1993 Scope and Contents note Winslow contributed to the formation of the Afro-Am Publishing Company in 1963. The mission of Afro-Am was to create relevant educational materials that highlighted the contributions and history of African Americans. This series documents the activity of the Afro-Am Publishing Company and includes reports, meeting minutes and legal business documentation, educational materials, and a filmstrip published by Afro-Am. Box Folder 3 1 Correspondence 1967-1993 3 2 President’s Annual Reports 1980-1991 - Page 8 - Eugene Winslow Papers 192013.EWP.BLEM Series IV. Afro-Am Publishing Company Research Files 3 3 Board Meeting Minutes 1965, 1969 3 4 Legal Agreements 1977-1993, undated 3 5 Business and Finance Documents 1969-1993, undated 3 6 Afro-Am Educational Materials, 1 of 2 1971-1986 3 7 Afro-Am Educational