Digital Archives of The National Council of Negro Women (N.C.N.W.), Champaign County Chapter

Women's Organizations, Community Organizations

The pdfs below are digital copies of the N.C.N.W. Champaign County Chapter archives, up to 2005. Each file with a year contains the yearly records. The NCNWFullArchive.pdf contains the complete records of this community organization. High-resolution versions of images in this digital archives are available.

About the group: The National Council of Negro Women (N.C.N.W.), Champaign County Chapter, are an affiliate of the National organization founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune.

Mrs. Odessa Hudson saw the need for the National Council of Negro Women here in Champaign County. In October of 1981 fifty women came together at the call of Mrs. Odessa Hudson at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 401 E. Park St. Champaign. Mrs. Rosie Bean who lived in Chicago and was part of the National Organization was here to help the group organize. The group elected Shirley Walker as the first president. Mrs. Rebecca J. Williams served after Shirley pursued her career in another city. Mrs. Anna Wall Scott was our 3rd President. Under her tenure the group were affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. Mrs. Scott helped NCNW sponsor events featuring Albertine Walker, William Warfield and many others. Mrs. Billie Campbell was the group's 4th President. Under the tenure of Mary Haywood, the group's 5th President the group initiated the following events: Evening with NCNW, Taste of NCNW, Wealth of Music, Evening of Cultural Diversity and May Fellowship. Ruthie Hillsman became the 6th President and
among many other activities began annual Gala, Mother's Day Brunch, and bus excursions to Black Expo in Indianapolis. Beverly Lacey was the 7th president and Rita Myles was the 8th President. Currently, Carol Lewis serves as president number 9. Her term ends in September 2012.

National Council of Negro Women Champaign County Chapter

1980-2005

National Council of Negro Women Champaign County Chapter, digitized by Carol Lewis, Mary Haywood-Benson and Maryann Brickey at Salem Baptist Church in 2011-2012

All rights reserved by NCNW of Champaign County

St. Luke C.M.E. Harvest Tea Booklets: 2009-2011

St. Luke C.M.E., Churches, Religion

Programs for annual Harvest Tea celebration.

Patricia Lewis

St. Luke C.M.E.

2009-2011

Champaign-Urbana Days Digital Memories

Champaign-Urbana Days, C-U Days, Memory, History, Erma Bridgewater, Nate Dixon, Pete Bridgewater, Bruce Nesbitt, Philip Rowell, Hattie Paulk, Virginia Allan, Barbara Hines, Barbara Gillespie-Washington, Chris Hamb, Gerald Candy Foster, Sarah Newman Posey, eBlackCU Spiders

Video made in partnership with youth high school interns, Douglass Center, Museum of the Grand Prairie - Champaign County Forest Preserve, National Council of Negro Women - Champaign County Chapter and Champaign County Historical Archives - Urbana Free Library.

Original VHS tape featured at end of clip available at County Historical Archives - Urbana Free Library.

eBlack Champaign-Urbana

eBlackCU

1986/2011

eBlackCU Project Manual and Exercises for Community Digitization Initiatives and Projects

Tutorials, Community Informatics

Noah Lenstra

eBlackCU

15 August 2011

*The Mission, The Message, and the Methodology* and other videos

Community Engagement, Community Informatics,

These videos were produced by students at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, facilitated by many individuals in the local community.

LIS418 Community Engagement, Spring 2010
Instructor Abdul Alkalimat

1 The Message, the Mission, the Methodology (The Church)
2 Economic Development and Jobs
3-5 Women and the Family

LIS502 Libraries, Information and Society, Spring 2010
Instructor Kate Williams

6 A Day in the Life of Champaign County Libraries

LIS518 Community Informatics, Fall 2009
Instructor Kate Williams

7-28 Video glossary of community informatics (22 videos)

29-33 Five videos explaining New Literacy

For more information, contact Abdul Alkalimat, mcworter@illinois.edu

Videos feature:
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Black Chamber of Commerce
Center for Women in Transition
Chrisp Media
Dr. Howard Elementary School Library
Early Childhood Development Library
Family Advocacy in Champaign County
GSLIS Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Students
Illinois WorkNet Center @ Parkland
Joann Dorsey Homes
Metanoia Center
New Hope Church of God In Christ
Rantoul Library
Salem Baptist Church
Urbana Free Library

Produced by the COMMUNITY INFORMATICS RESEARCH LAB at the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. Thank you to all the student videographers and our community partners.

GSLIS Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Students

May 2011

National Council of Negro Women "Back in the Day Dance" Flyer

N.C.N.W., NCNW, Women's Organizations, Community Celebrations

12 February 2011

North First Street Business Association Files

North First Street History Documentaries

Businesses--Rose & Taylor, Businesses--Hickory Pit, North First Street

Documentaries produced by eBlackCU 2010 Spiders. Interview subjects include: Carol Lewis, Ted Adkisson, Will Kyles, Beverley Lacy, Joe Stovall, Erma Bridgewater, Staci Ward, Renee Westfield, Forman Pursley, Jeanine Anglin and Tracy Parsons. Also includes a video montage of images of North First Street through the years.

Fondest Memories of North First Street

Neighborhood Changes in North First Street

Oldest Memories of North First Street

Opinions of Future of North First Street

North First Street Photograph Documentary

Memories of Businesses on North First Street

Ted Adkisson Memories

Tracy Parsons Memories

eBlackCU 2010 Spiders.

North First Street History Posters

Businesses, North First Street

Prepared by eBlackCU Summer 2010 Spiders for the North First Street Oral History Day, July 2010. Original posters are on display at Rose & Taylor Barbershop, North First Street. Support local businesses! Add your memories and photographs of North First Street and African-American Life in Champaign-Urbana.

eBlackCU Spiders

July 2010

Patricia McKinney Lewis Interview

Gamma Upsilon Psi, Cotillions, Kenwood, Project 500, Danville, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Unit 4 School District, University of Illinois, Community Informatics

Recorded at her home in Savoy.

Interview: Part 1

Interview: Part 2

Interview: Part 3