"St. Paul Pioneer Dies", circa 1970

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Identifier: 017.01.10.1a

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Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

Timothy J. Howard, 779 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul civil rights pioneer and a barber for 50 years, died Monday night at Bethesda Hopital. He was 70. Mr. Howard was a 40 year member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and a civil rights advocate in the Summit-University area where he lived all his life.
In 1971 he hwas a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in Washington, and was chairman of the Senior Citizens Coalition of Greater St. Paul. He is credited with winning free bus riders for senior citizens.

Dates

circa 1970

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Volumes (33 pages, front and back.) : his spineless scrapbook is bound together with a singular brown cord. The scrapbook has a white front and back cover with gold-color detailing. The front cover has the words "Scrap Book" printed in gold-color lettering in the lower right corner. There are three strips of adhesives located on the outside of the scrapbook, where a plastic covering was attached. The plastic cover has been removed, due to discoloration. The pages of the scrapbook are plain, thick construction-type paper. To this paper, photographs and other graphic materials have been attached through various methods, such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. There are 33 pages in total. ; Outer-most dimensions are approx. 12.25 inches x 12.25 inches x 1.25 inches.