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Roberts, B. S. , Reverend

 Person

General

First black man elected to Tulsa's City Council. Minister of St. John AME Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Clubs and Professional Organizations, 1982 - 2006

 Sub-Series — Box: 14
Identifier: 14
Scope and Contents Sub-series is comprised of 9 folders with 74 photographs. Dates range from 1982 to 2006. The photographs consist of miscellaneous images of Eddie Faye Gates attending various clubs and organizations she was active in. There is an image of Eddie Faye Gates participating in the Pennies Project for the Nother Tulsa Heritage Foundation to decorate the heritage house on Greenwood. There are images of the Sisters Sipping Tea literary group events and Eddie Faye Gates at the Metropolitan Tulsa...
Dates: 1982 - 2006

Red Photo Album, 1900 - 2010

 Sub-Series — Box: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents Sub-series is comprised of 80 photographs from a red covered photo album. Dates range from the 1920s to 2008. The photographs consist of portraits and snapshots of various survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and descendants of survivors, photographs from Eddie Faye Gates' trip to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., the 75th Riot Commemoration Program at Mt. Zion Baptist Church gymnasium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and two scrapbook pages of miscellaneous people. Notable people are Cathryn...
Dates: 1900 - 2010

Reverend B.S. Roberts, 1990

 Item — Box: 3
Identifier: 4327.10372
Scope and Contents Inscribed by hand in red ink, "#57 p. 188" in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in red ink, "(shoot down, if necessary)" in top center on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Rev. B.S. Roberts, Tulsa Minister; Tulsa's first black city councilor 1990." in lower center on verso Curatorial Remarks preacher and community activistPeople: Reverend B.S. RobertsCommunity Elder Tags: Rev B.S. RobertsBobby...
Dates: 1990

Reverend B.S. Roberts and Joe Williams at a North Tulsa Business and Professional Women's club meeting, November 17, 1989

 Item — Box: 14
Identifier: 4327.10765
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Sub-series is comprised of 9 folders with 74 photographs. Dates range from 1982 to 2006. The photographs consist of miscellaneous images of Eddie Faye Gates attending various clubs and organizations she was active in. There is an image of Eddie Faye Gates participating in the Pennies Project for the Nother Tulsa Heritage Foundation to decorate the heritage house on Greenwood. There are images of the Sisters Sipping Tea literary group events and Eddie Faye Gates at the Metropolitan Tulsa...
Dates: November 17, 1989

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