Louis Cason, 1934

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 5

Identifier: 003.06.05.1

Staff Only

Dates

1934

Creator

Ambassador Atelier, Inc. (372 St. Peter St., St. Paul, MN) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collections held within Hallie Q. Brown Community Archives will be open to researchers and visitors in the Fall.

Biographical / Historical

Mr. Cason was the first Black chemist hired by 3M. Louis Cason's wife, Mabel Cason was a Hallie Q. Brown board member. Mabel Cason was also one of the Black teachers hired and recruited from Tuskeegee Institute.

Extent

From the Collection: 27.93 Linear Feet (29 containers) : The collection is contained within 15 letter-size document boxes; 2 clamshell boxes,;14 flat file folders of various, custom sizes; and one Rollicord camera in a brown leather case. The collection contains mostly photographic materials, with some other graphic materials such as pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and written correspondence.