Series 3: Melish Family Materials., circa 1950s-1985, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The series contains material that gives some background on the Melish family and their interests, including correspondence, photographs, and obituaries. The series includes a 1983 sermon by William Howard Melish and three reel-to-reel audiotapes of a memorial service held in Ghana in 1963 for W.E.B. Du Bois at which Melish presided and spoke at length, surveying Du Bois's life and career (digital files of the tapes are linked below). The series includes correspondence between Melish and Ralph E. Wager regarding Bouck White, with related photographs. The series also includes a few political cartoons relating to the fear of nuclear crisis.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by form and subject matter.
William Howard Melish Correspondence., 1982-1985, inclusive
Francis H. Touchet Correspondence., 1955-1984, inclusive
Correspondence concerning Bouck White., 1965-1966, inclusive
General
Includes photographs of Bouck White
Images (Photographs and Photocopies)., circa 1950s, inclusive
John Howard Melish Obituaries., 1969, inclusive
Recording of Memorial service at Achimota for the late Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois., 1963, inclusive
General
A published print version of Melish's remarks at the service is in Series 8: Publications.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Originally recorded on reel to reel, digitized in 2011 and available through the Internet Arhive.
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/bhs_1985.010_duboisservice_01
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/bhs_1985.010_duboisservice_02
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/bhs_1985.010_duboisservicec_01
