Guide to the Marian Alexander Spencer and Donald Spencer Papers


Title:
Marian Alexander Spencer and Donald Spencer Papers
Repository:
University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
Phone: 513-556-1959
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/arb.html
Creator:
Spencer, Marian Alexander
Dates:
1935-2016
Quantity:
22 linear feet (22 boxes)
Abstract:
Papers of Marian and Donald Spencer, 1935-2016, including correspondence, awards, photographs, news clippings, and materials of Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights activists.
Identification:
US-91-02; US-16-05; US-17-01
Location:
Archives and Rare Books Library
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Marian A. Spencer and Donald Spencer

Marian Alexander Spencer is a Cincinnati civil rights activist. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Spencer was involved in the struggle to desegregate Cincinnati's Coney Island Amusement Park and was the first African American woman elected to Cincinnati's City Council. She has been involved with numerous organizations including the NAACP, Women's City Club of Greater Cincinnati and Housing Opportunities Made Equal. She also served on the Cincinnati Public School Board.

Donald Spencer was a teacher in the Cincinnati Public Schools for 18 years before changing careers and becoming one of the first African American real estate brokers in Cincinnati. He was also the first African American chair of the Board of Trustee at Ohio University and an activist for voting rights and ending discrimination. Spencer was active in fighting for Civil Rights starting with his time as a student at the University of Cincinnati in the 1930s and was involved in starting Quadres, an African American student organization at a time when black students were barred from most student organizations on campus.

Donald and Marian Spencer were married in 1940 and had two sons. Donald passed away in 2010 at the age of 95.

Scope and Content

The Marian and Donald Spencer Papers include material related to Marian Spencer's political career and Donald Spencer's involvement with numerous community organizations in Cincinnati.

Marian's papers include awards, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, and publications related to Spencer's political career and involvement in Cincinnati organizations including the Women's City Club of Greater Cincinnati, the Cincinnati School Board, and the NAACP. The collection also includes information on Spencer's involvement with civil rights and equality issues in Cincinnati including the fight to desegregate Cincinnati's public schools.

Donald Spencer's papers relate to his time on the Cincinnati Parks Board, the Cincinnati Symphony Board, the Avondale Community Council. The papers also include several of his original musical compositions.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series. The first series consists exclusively of material of Marian Spencer and contains items from two different accruals acquired by the Archives and Rare Books Library at separate times (US-91-02 and US-16-05). The second series consists exclusively of items relating to Donald Spencer and also includes material from US-91-02 and US-16-05. The third series contains material related to both Marian and Donald Spencer and consists of material from the most recent material acquired by the Archives and Rare Books Library (US-17-01).

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

African American women - Ohio - Cincinnati
Civil rights workers - Ohio - Cincinnati
Women's rights - Ohio - Cincinnati

Organizations/Corporations:

Cincinnati (Ohio). Board of Park Commissioners
Cincinnati (Ohio). City Council
Cincinnati Public Schools
Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cincinnati Branch
University of Cincinnati - Alumni and alumnae

Places:

Cincinnati (Ohio) - Politics and government
Cincinnati (Ohio) - Race relations

Preferred Citation

The preferred form of citation for this collection is: Cite specific item as appropriate, Marian and Donald Spencer Papers, 1940-2016, US-91-02, US-16-05 and US-17-01, Archives and Rare Books Library, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Marian Spencer Papers, 1944-2015

Box 1 / Folder 1
Correspondence: Political, September 22, 1960-November 9, 1986




Box 1 / Folder 2
Correspondence: Various Religious Organizations, September 26, 1960-December 2, 1987




Box 1 / Folder 3
Correspondence: Personal, Family and Friends, 1944-2015




Box 1 / Folder 4
Correspondence: Women's City Club, March 30, 1972-September 9, 1985




Box 1 / Folder 5
Correspondence: Common Cause/Ohio, August 12, 1987-February 1, 1988




Box 1 / Folder 6
Correspondence: Cincinnati Opportunities Industrialization Center (CIOC), April 1, 1974-September 20, 1974




Box 1 / Folder 7
Correspondence: NAACP, July 9, 1963-February 10, 1988




Box 1 / Folder 8
Correspondence: Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati (MARCC), September 6, 1973-January 22, 1987




Box 1 / Folder 9
Correspondence: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, November 18, 1960-March 23, 1988




Box 1 / Folder 10
Correspondence: Links, Inc., May 12, 1972-August 18, 1972




Box 1 / Folder 11
Correspondence: Memorial Community Center, November 4, 1963-June 4, 1979




Box 1 / Folder 12
Correspondence: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, October 28, 1963-July 1, 1986




Box 1 / Folder 13
Correspondence: Citizens School Committee, July 31, 1973-December 10, 1975




Box 1 / Folder 14
Correspondence: Applied Information Resources (AIR WC), April 26, 1982-April 11, 1986




Box 1 / Folder 15
Correspondence: Labor Unions, September 13, 1973-January 28, 1988




Box 1 / Folder 16
Correspondence: Television, Radio, Newspapers, August 2, 1973-March 16, 1988




Box 1 / Folder 17
Correspondence: Colleges and Universities, 1974-2015




Box 1 / Folder 18
Correspondence: University of Cincinnati, 1972-2004




Box 1 / Folder 19
Correspondence: Board of Education, Cincinnati Public Schools, November 11, 1968-October 17, 1973




Box 1 / Folder 20
Correspondence: Board of Education, Cincinnati Public Schools, April 8, 1974-September 18, 1986




Box 1 / Folder 21
Correspondence: Communitywide Task Force, Cincinnati Public Schools, January 22, 1986-February 4, 1987




Box 1 / Folder 22
Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1959-1974




Box 1 / Folder 23
Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1985-1988




Box 1 / Folder 24
Jewish Organizations, 1973-1987




Box 1 / Folder 25
Health and Drugs, undated




Box 1 / Folder 26
Consumer Protection/ Better Business Bureau, Inc., undated




Box 1 / Folder 27
The Citizens School Committee, undated




Box 1 / Folder 28
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), undated




Box 1 / Folder 29
Community Action Commission I, undated




Box 1 / Folder 30
Community Action Commission II, undated




Box 1 / Folder 31
Metropolitan Public Affairs Committee, undated




Box 1 / Folder 32
Cincinnati Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), 1972




Box 1 / Folder 33
Cincinnati Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), 1974




Box 1 / Folder 34
Cincinnati Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), 1973-1974




Box 1 / Folder 35
University of Cincinnati, 1969-2008




Box 1 / Folder 36
People's Panel - Vietnam War, 1972




Box 1 / Folder 37
Links, Inc., 1971-1972




Box 1 / Folder 38
Local Initiatives, 1987-1988




Box 1 / Folder 39
Terrace Guild, 1972




Box 1 / Folder 40
Planned Parenthood, 1982-1988




Box 1 / Folder 41
WCKY, WKRC Editorials, 1963-1972




Box 1 / Folder 42
The Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, 1982-1986




Box 1 / Folder 43
Caracole, Inc., 1988




Box 1 / Folder 44
WCET - Board of Trustees, 1988-1990




Box 1 / Folder 45
Memorial Community Center, Inc., 1974-1986




Box 1 / Folder 46
The Cincinnati Action Committee for Civil Rights, 1963




Box 1 / Folder 47
Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, 1971-2004




Box 1 / Folder 48
Ohio University, 1974-1987




Box 1 / Folder 49
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1960




Box 1 / Folder 50
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1987-1988




Box 1 / Folder 51
Syracuse University 110th Commencement, June 7, 1964




Box 1 / Folder 52
Bethune-Cookman College - The Concert Chorale, 1964




Box 1 / Folder 53
High School Programs, 1960-1979




Box 1 / Folder 54
The Royal Coterie of Snakes, 1972




Box 1 / Folder 55
Camp Joy, Camp Pathfinder, 1962-1964




Box 1 / Folder 56
Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati (MARCC) Reports, 1972-1973




Box 1 / Folder 57
The United Methodist Church, 1974-1987




Box 1 / Folder 58
Trust Property Commission, 1974-1975




Box 1 / Folder 59
Fellowship House - Annual Reports, 1961-1964




Box 1 / Folder 60
Fair Housing, 1960-1989




Box 1 / Folder 61
Girl Scouts, undated




Box 1 / Folder 62
Affirmative Action Committee, 1971-1974




Box 1 / Folder 63
Hamilton County Good Government League, 1960-1964




Box 1 / Folder 64
Common Cause/ Ohio, 1987-1988




Box 1 / Folder 65
Senior Citizens, 1972




Box 2 / Folder 1
Elderlife, undated




Box 2 / Folder 2
Nuclear Freeze, undated




Box 2 / Folder 3
AIDS, undated




Box 2 / Folder 4
Black-Jewish Coalition, undated




Box 2 / Folder 5
The Cuyahoga Plan, undated




Box 2 / Folder 6
UNICEF - Cincinnati's Youth, undated




Box 2 / Folder 7
Entertainment, undated




Box 2 / Folder 8
Various Organizations: Religious, Neighborhood, Etc, undated




Box 2 / Folder 9
Young Women's Christian Organization (YWCA), undated




Box 2 / Folder 10
League of Women Voters, undated




Box 2 / Folder 11
Women of the Year/ Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, undated




Box 2 / Folder 12
Women's Organizations, undated




Box 2 / Folder 13
Women's Issues, undated




Box 2 / Folder 14
Women's Issues, undated




Box 2 / Folder 15
The Women's City Club - Notes and Speeches, undated




Box 2 / Folder 16
The Woman's City Club - Agendas and Board of Directors, undated




Box 2 / Folder 17
The Women's City Club - Miscellaneous, undated




Box 2 / Folder 18
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 1972




Box 2 / Folder 19
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Guidelines on Discrimination because of sex, undated




Box 2 / Folder 20
US Dept. of Labor-Extension of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 Fact Sheet, 1963




Box 2 / Folder 21
US Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare - Office for Civil Rights, Dir. J. Stanley Pottinger-Statement on Guidelines for Application of Executive Order 11246 to Higher Ed. Institutions receiving Federal Contracts, undated




Box 2 / Folder 22
Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Rights for women in Academia - A report by Jinny M. Goldstein, undated




Box 2 / Folder 23
"Women, Backed by the Government, Insist on Joining the mainstream of Higher Ed." -an article by Velma Adams, undated




Box 2 / Folder 24
Association of American Colleges-The Project on the Status and Education of Women-Various Report, undated




Box 2 / Folder 25
"Financing Education" and "Prejudice, Race and Educational Advancement" -reports by Robert E. Manley, undated




Box 2 / Folder 26
"Financing Education" and "Prejudice, Race and Educational Advancement" -reports by Robert E. Manley, undated




Box 2 / Folder 27
"The Future Direction of Cincinnati General Hospital", undated




Box 2 / Folder 28
"Interim Report on Accessibility", undated




Box 2 / Folder 29
"Family Service of the Cincinnati Area: A Brief Description", undated




Box 2 / Folder 30
"Answers to the Questions from the First Meeting with the Task Force on Hospital-Hoxworth Relations", undated




Box 2 / Folder 31
"The Cost of Apartheid" -an article by Martin Savage, undated




Box 2 / Folder 32
US Congress- "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986", 1986




Box 2 / Folder 33
The General Assembly of the State of Ohio- "Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 316, undated




Box 2 / Folder 34
US Supreme Court- "Decisions Concerning Some Affirmative Action Cases", undated




Box 2 / Folder 35
Community Steering Committee For Indigent Defense, undated




Box 2 / Folder 36
Human Services Task Force- Meeting and Minutes, undated




Box 2 / Folder 37
Human Services Task Force I, undated




Box 2 / Folder 38
Human Services Task Force II, undated




Box 2 / Folder 39
NAACP- Education Committee-Reports, undated




Box 2 / Folder 40
NAACP- Education Committee I, undated




Box 2 / Folder 41
NAACP- Education Committee II, undated




Box 2 / Folder 42
NAACP- Education Committee- Correspondence, undated




Box 2 / Folder 43
NAACP- Education Committee- Research, undated




Box 2 / Folder 44
NAACP- Membership, undated




Box 2 / Folder 45
NAACP- Suit, undated




Box 2 / Folder 46
NAACP- Personal Notes and Miscellaneous, undated




Box 2 / Folder 47
"Black Excellence: The Case of Dunbar High School", undated




Box 2 / Folder 48
Black Issues, undated




Box 2 / Folder 49
National Black Political Convention, 1974




Box 3 / Folder 1
US Commission on Civil Rights I, undated




Box 3 / Folder 2
US Commission on Civil Rights I- Newspaper Articles, undated




Box 3 / Folder 3
US Commission on Civil Rights II, undated




Box 3 / Folder 4
US Commission on Civil Rights II- Newspaper Articles, undated




Box 3 / Folder 5
US Commission on Civil Rights- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 3 / Folder 6
US Commission on Civil Rights- Ohio Advisory Committee, undated




Box 3 / Folder 7
Civil Rights Monitor, undated




Box 3 / Folder 8
The General Assembly of the State of Ohio- Housing Bill, 1963-1964




Box 3 / Folder 9
Memorandum Concerning Administration's Civil Rights Bill, undated




Box 3 / Folder 10
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education Elections I, undated




Box 3 / Folder 11
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education Elections II, undated




Box 3 / Folder 12
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education, undated




Box 3 / Folder 13
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education- Specific Schools, undated




Box 3 / Folder 14
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education- Reports and Speeches, undated




Box 3 / Folder 15
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education- Personal Notes, undated




Box 3 / Folder 16
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education vs. Mona Bronson, undated




Box 3 / Folder 17
Cincinnati Public Schools- Bronson Settlement Agreement Status Report, undated




Box 3 / Folder 18
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education and Various Individuals vs. US Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, undated




Box 3 / Folder 19
Education- Various Magazine Articles, undated




Box 3 / Folder 20
Community-wide Task Force, undated




Box 3 / Folder 21
Community-wide Task Force- Proposals from Advertisers and Public Relations Agencies, undated




Box 3 / Folder 22
Community-wide Task Force- Minutes and Memorandum, undated




Box 3 / Folder 23
Community-wide Task Force- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 3 / Folder 24
Cincinnati Public Schools- Board of Education- Goals and Long Range Planning Committee, undated




Box 3 / Folder 25
School Systems- Out of Town, undated




Box 3 / Folder 26
Desegregation- Reports, undated




Box 3 / Folder 27
Desegregation- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 3 / Folder 28
Desegregation- Busing, undated




Box 3 / Folder 29
Desegregation- Busing- Newspaper Articles, undated




Box 3 / Folder 30
Cincinnati Public Schools- Alternative Programs I, undated




Box 3 / Folder 31
Cincinnati Public Schools - Alternative Programs II, undated




Box 3 / Folder 32
Cincinnati Public Schools- Alternative Programs- Committee, undated




Box 3 / Folder 33
Cincinnati Public Schools- Alternative Programs- Application, undated




Box 3 / Folder 34
Education- Competence-Based Tests, undated




Box 3 / Folder 35
Suburban Schools, undated




Box 3 / Folder 36
Study Documents- Religion and Public Schools, undated




Box 3 / Folder 37
Parochial Schools, undated




Box 3 / Folder 38
School Levy, 1977-1989




Box 3 / Folder 39
School Levy- Newspaper Articles, 1979-2003




Box 3 / Folder 40
School Levy, 1977




Box 3 / Folder 41
University of Cincinnati- School of Planning, undated




Box 3 / Folder 42
Cincinnati Teachers Association, undated




Box 3 / Folder 43
Virginia Rhodes, undated




Box 3 / Folder 44
Cincinnati Public Schools- Information Highlights- Evaluation Branch, undated




Box 3 / Folder 45
Education Coalition (EDCO), undated




Box 3 / Folder 46
Speech Notes, undated




Box 3 / Folder 47
Cincinnati City Council, undated




Box 3 / Folder 48
Cincinnati City Council- Newspaper Articles, undated




Box 3 / Folder 49
Cincinnati City Council- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 3 / Folder 50
Democrats- State and National Politics, undated




Box 3 / Folder 51
Democrats- Charterites, undated




Box 3 / Folder 52
Cincinnati City Council- Committees, undated




Box 3 / Folder 53
Cincinnati City Council- Elections, undated




Box 3 / Folder 54
Cincinnati City Council- Elections- Articles, undated




Box 4 / Folder 1
Proportional Representation, undated




Box 4 / Folder 2
Proportional Representation- Fair Ballot Coalition I, undated




Box 4 / Folder 3
Proportional Representation- Fair Ballot Coalition II, undated




Box 4 / Folder 4
Fair Ballot Coalition, undated




Box 4 / Folder 5
Fair Ballot Coalition- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 6
Government- Personal Notes, undated




Box 4 / Folder 7
Voter Registration- Voter Rights, undated




Box 4 / Folder 8
Urban Round Table of Cincinnati, undated




Box 4 / Folder 9
New Frontiers Forum of Hamilton County, undated




Box 4 / Folder 10
Democratic National Convention I, 1988




Box 4 / Folder 11
Democratic National Convention - Delegate for Jesse Jackson, 1988




Box 4 / Folder 12
Democratic National Convention II, 1988




Box 4 / Folder 13
Washington D.C.- Statehood, undated




Box 4 / Folder 14
Personal Notes - Miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 15
Miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 16
Newspaper Articles- International News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 17
Newspaper Articles- National News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 18
Newspaper Articles- Regional News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 19
Newspaper Articles- Local Political News, 1972




Box 4 / Folder 20
Newspaper Articles- Local Political News, 1973




Box 4 / Folder 21
Newspaper Articles- Local Political News, 1974-1988




Box 4 / Folder 22
Newspaper Articles- Local Non-Political News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 23
Newspaper Articles- Education, undated




Box 4 / Folder 24
Newspaper Articles- Racism and Civil Rights, undated




Box 4 / Folder 25
Newspaper Articles- Black Issues, undated




Box 4 / Folder 26
Newspaper Articles- NAACP, undated




Box 4 / Folder 27
Newspaper Articles- People, undated




Box 4 / Folder 28
Newspaper Articles- AIDS, undated




Box 4 / Folder 29
Newspaper Articles- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 30
Newspaper Articles- International News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 31
Newspaper Articles- National News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 32
Newspaper Articles- Regional and Local News, undated




Box 4 / Folder 33
Newspaper Articles- Education, undated




Box 4 / Folder 34
Newspaper Articles- Racism, Civil Rights, Black Issues, undated




Box 4 / Folder 35
Newspaper Articles- NAACP- People, undated




Box 4 / Folder 36
Newspaper Articles- AIDS- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 37
Newspaper- "The Atlanta Constitution", July 20, 1988




Box 4 / Folder 38
Newspaper- The Daily Orange -Syracuse University, June 6, 1964




Box 4 / Folder 39
Newspaper- The Call and the Post , 1964




Box 4 / Folder 40
Newspapers - The Cincinnati Post; The Cincinnati Progress, 1963




Box 4 / Folder 41
Publications- "Civil Liberties" - Various Issues, 1972




Box 4 / Folder 42
Publications- The Cincinnati Crusader, Vol. 6, No.4, January 1987




Box 4 / Folder 43
Publications - Scoop, The Crisis, May 1960




Box 4 / Folder 44
Publications-The University of Cincinnati, miscellaneous, undated




Box 4 / Folder 45
Publications - Queen City News, The City Bulletin, February 1964




Box 4 / Folder 46
Citizens Committee on Juvenile Delinquency; Human Services Task Force, Report, December 1955




Box 5 / Folder 1
Photographs- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 5 / Folder 2
Publications- "Bronson Settlement", 1984-1985




Box 5 / Folder 3
Publications- "Bronson Settlement", 1985-1986




Box 5 / Folder 4
Publications- "Bronson Settlement" Agreement Program Costs, July 1, 1984-June 30, 1985




Box 5 / Folder 5
Publications- "Low Achieving Schools Assessment: Year Two Bronson Settlement", August 1986




Box 5 / Folder 6
Publications- "Planning and Budget Documents Related to the Implementation of the Settlement Agreement", 1985-1986




Box 5 / Folder 7
Publications- "Planning and Budget Documents Related to the Implementation of the Settlement Agreement", 1986-1987




Box 5 / Folder 8
Publications- "Operating Budget: Cincinnati Public Schools" (detailed),, 1986-1987




Box 5 / Folder 9
Publications - "Operating Budget: Cincinnati Public Schools" (1986-1987); (summary) "Alternative Program and Open Enrollment Manual" (1985), 1985-1987




Box 5 / Folder 10
Publications- Various Education Publications, undated




Box 5 / Folder 11
Publications- Other State School Boards, undated




Box 5 / Folder 12
Publications- Elections- Various, undated




Box 5 / Folder 13
Publications- City of Cincinnati, various, undated




Box 6 / Folder 1
Publications- Economics, undated




Box 6 / Folder 2
Publications- Foreign Countries and Peoples, undated




Box 6 / Folder 3
Publications- Black Issues, undated




Box 6 / Folder 4
Publications- Ohio Civil Rights Commission, undated




Box 6 / Folder 5
Publications - "New Perspectives" (Summer 1985) "Access to Political Representation," (May 1982), 1982-1985




Box 6 / Folder 6
Publications- "Comparable Worth: Issue for the 80's," Vol. 1, June 6, 1984 - June 7, 1984




Box 6 / Folder 7
Publications- "Selected Affirmative Action Topics," Vol. 1, March 6-7, 1985




Box 6 / Folder 8
Publications- "Selected Affirmative Action Topics," Vol. 2, March 6-7, 1985




Box 6 / Folder 9
Publications- "Affirmative Action in Employment in Higher Education", September 9-10, 1975




Box 6 / Folder 10
Publications- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights I, undated




Box 6 / Folder 11
Publications- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights II, undated




Box 6 / Folder 12
Publications- Miscellaneous, undated




Box 7 / Folder 1
Correspondence: NAACP Presidency Congratulations, 1980-1981




Box 7 / Folder 2
Correspondence: City Council/Vice Mayor Congratulatory Letters, November 1983 - December 1983




Box 7 / Folder 3
Correspondence: Political, 1990-2014




Box 7 / Folder 4
Correspondence: Spencer v. Blackwell, 2004




Box 7 / Folder 5
Correspondence: Personal, 2011-2015




Box 7 / Folder 6
Writings and Notes: Education and Schools, circa 1980-1990




Box 7 / Folder 7
Writings and Notes: Miscellaneous, circa 1980-1990




Box 7 / Folder 8
Writings and Notes: Letters to the Editor - Cincinnati Enquirer, 2005-2006




Box 7 / Folder 9
Writings and Notes: "Quotable Quotes", undated




Box 7 / Folder 10
Speech: The Christian World as We Approach it Today, May 7, 1989




Box 7 / Folder 11
Speech: No Progress Without Struggle, August 23, 1989




Box 7 / Folder 12
Speech: As Chairperson of Church and Society, 1990




Box 7 / Folder 13
Speech: What Affirmative Action Means to Me, July 19, 1991




Box 7 / Folder 14
Speech: Eulogy of Johnny Mae Berry, February 7, 2002




Box 7 / Folder 15
Speech: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Dream of One Nation, January 14, 2007




Box 7 / Folder 16
Speech: Volunteerism and Activism, undated




Box 7 / Folder 17
Marian Spencer Resumes and Biographical Information, 1987-2008




Box 7 / Folder 18
Spencer 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1990




Box 7 / Folder 19
Keep on Fighting: Marian Spencer Biography and Other Works, 2008-2015




Box 7 / Folder 20
Court Documents: Spencer v. Blackwell, 2004




Box 7 / Folder 21
NAACP Cincinnati Branch Documents, 1978-1983




Box 7 / Folder 22
Committee for Indigent Legal Defense - Cincinnati, 1979-1983




Box 7 / Folder 23
Cincinnatians Active to Support Education, October 1980




Box 7 / Folder 24
Urban Appalachian Council, circa 1980




Box 7 / Folder 25
Project SNAP Cincinnati, December 1980




Box 7 / Folder 26
Spencer City Council Campaign Contributions, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 27
Spencer City Council Campaign, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 28
Spencer for City Council Campaign Manual, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 29
Spencer City Council Memorabilia, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 30
Charter Committee, 1986-1991




Box 7 / Folder 31
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee - City of Cincinnati, 1988




Box 7 / Folder 32
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee - City of Cincinnati, 1989




Box 7 / Folder 33
Affirmative Action Committee: Status of Protected Classes in the City Workforce, December 1989




Box 7 / Folder 34
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee - City of Cincinnati, 1990-1991




Box 7 / Folder 35
Civil Rights Litigation Fund, Inc., 1988-2005




Box 7 / Folder 36
Cincinnati USP Advisory Board Meeting, February 21, 1989




Box 7 / Folder 37
GCOHC Board of Directors Meeting, November 10, 1989




Box 7 / Folder 38
University Health Maintenance Organization, Inc., 1989-1990




Box 7 / Folder 39
United States Commission on Civil Rights - Ohio Advisory Council, 1989-1990




Box 7 / Folder 40
Community Wide Task Force Documents, 1989-1990




Box 7 / Folder 41
WGUC Community and Advisory Board, 1990




Box 7 / Folder 42
Cincinnati Community Video Board of Trustees, January 1990-February 1990




Box 7 / Folder 43
Downtown Cincinnati, Inc: Downtown Sector Groups, 2002-2003




Box 7 / Folder 44
Housing Opportunities Made Equal, 2002-2008




Box 7 / Folder 45
Cincinnati City Council Motions, 1971-1975




Box 7 / Folder 46
Projected Market Values for Cincinnati Cable TV, 1980




Box 7 / Folder 47
Voting Rights Act Extension, 1982




Box 7 / Folder 48
Palestinian and Arab Rights Campaign, 1982-1983




Box 7 / Folder 49
March on Washington 20th Anniversary, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 50
General Assembly of Ohio S.B. 215 on Policing, 1989-1990




Box 7 / Folder 51
Cincinnati Government Job Openings and Applicant Resumes, 1991




Box 7 / Folder 52
City of Cincinnati Proclamation:Theodore M. Berry Day, December 13, 2000




Box 7 / Folder 53
Oral History Project, 2003




Box 7 / Folder 54
Cincinnati Park Board: The Castle of Air, April 2004




Box 7 / Folder 55
NAACP: Smitherman, COAST Controversy, January 2013-July 2013




Box 7 / Folder 56
Cincinnati Parks Levy, 2015




Box 7 / Folder 57
New Columbian Development Group, undated




Box 7 / Folder 58
Education Information - State and Local, circa 1980-1990




Box 7 / Folder 59
Anti-Defamation League Press Release: Racism and the Klan, July 6, 1983




Box 7 / Folder 60
Various Programs for Women's Group Events, 1984-2010




Box 7 / Folder 61
Various Event Programs Honoring Marian Spencer, 1984-2008




Box 7 / Folder 62
Various Event Programs - Miscellaneous, 1970-2015




Box 7 / Folder 63
Newspaper Articles: Women's Issues, 1983-1990




Box 7 / Folder 64
Newspaper Articles: Marian Spencer and the Democratic National Convention, 1984




Box 7 / Folder 65
Newspaper Articles: Cincinnati Parks and Rec. Merger, 1987-1988




Box 7 / Folder 66
Newspaper Articles: University of Cincinnati, circa 1990-2002




Box 7 / Folder 67
Newspaper Articles: Honoring Marian Spencer, 1984-2016




Box 7 / Folder 68
Newspaper Articles: Cincinnati Honors Mayor Ted Berry, 2000




Box 7 / Folder 69
Newspaper Articles: Spencer v. Blackwell, 2004




Box 8 / Folder 1
Newspaper Articles: Education, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 2
Newspaper Articles: International News, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 3
Newspaper Articles: National News, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 4
Newspaper Articles: Personal Interest, Family, Advice, Lifestyle, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 5
Newspaper Articles: Race, Discrimination, Civil Rights, circa 1979-2008




Box 8 / Folder 6
Newspaper Articles: Local Non-Political News, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 7
Newspaper Articles: State/Local Political News, circa 1980-1990




Box 8 / Folder 8
Publications: Craftsmanship: A Tradition in Black America, circa 1980




Box 8 / Folder 9
Publications: Cincinnati Neighborhood Schools - Past, Present, and Future, March 1980




Box 8 / Folder 10
Publications: Civil Rights Quarterly Perspectives - "This Year's KKK, Under New Sheets, Old Fears", Fall 1980-Winter 1981




Box 8 / Folder 11
Publications: Southern Poverty Law Center - The KKK, A History of Racism and Violence, 1982




Box 8 / Folder 12
Publications: Anti-Defamation League - "Hate Groups in America, a History of Bigotry and Violence", 1982




Box 8 / Folder 13
Publications: EPE 15 Minute Report, September 1982




Box 8 / Folder 14
Publications: Federationist: "Jobs - The Agenda for Recovery", January 1983




Box 8 / Folder 15
Publications: Enquirer Magazine: "Brown for the Defense", February 1983




Box 8 / Folder 16
Publications: The Congress Watcher, March/April 1983




Box 8 / Folder 17
Publications: RNC : "The Douglass Letter", Summer 1983




Box 8 / Folder 18
Publications: Visions Newsletter : "Spencer, Vice Mayor", December 1983




Box 8 / Folder 19
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: Bronson Settlement Agreement Program Costs, 1987-1988




Box 8 / Folder 20
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: Mission Statement and Systemwide Goals, 1988




Box 8 / Folder 21
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: Open Enrollment Program Evaluation, 1988-1989




Box 8 / Folder 22
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: Bronson Settlement Agreement Program Costs, 1989




Box 8 / Folder 23
Publications: League of Women Voters: "The Cincinnati Area Voter", 1989




Box 8 / Folder 24
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools:Report of Achievement Test Results, July 1989




Box 8 / Folder 25
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: "Five Year Plan", October 20, 1989




Box 8 / Folder 26
Publications: Cincinnati Public Schools: "Report on Recruitment of Black Teachers", December 11, 1989




Box 8 / Folder 27
Publications: Bronson Settlement Review, November 1989




Box 8 / Folder 28
Publications: City of Cincinnati: "Status of Protected Classes in the City of Cincinnati", 1990




Box 8 / Folder 29
Publications: Ohio Education 2000 Commission: "A Game Plan for Ohio's Public Schools", circa 1990




Box 8 / Folder 30
Publications: State of the State, Ohio, January 16, 1990




Box 8 / Folder 31
Publications: Peace and Justice Journal, February/March 1990




Box 8 / Folder 32
Publications: Ebony Magazine: "Thurgood Marshall Nobody Knows", May 1990




Box 8 / Folder 33
Publications: NIP Magazine: "Spencer's 50th Anniversary", December 1990




Box 8 / Folder 34
Publications: "Going Home: The Struggle for Fair Housing in Cincinnati", Winter 2008




Box 8 / Folder 35
Publications: "Free at Last: A History of the Civil Rights Movement and those Who Died in the Struggle", undated




Box 8 / Folder 36
Reading Material on Education Practice, October 22, 1989




Box 8 / Folder 37
City of Cincinnati: "Resolution Honoring Women of the Cincinnati City Council", March 29, 2000




Box 8 / Folder 38
Photographs: Personal, circa 1950-2000




Box 8 / Piece 1-3
Marian Spence City Council nameplates, undated





Donald Spencer papers, 1940-2010

Box 9 / Folder 1
Correspondence: Personal, 1977-2007




Box 9 / Folder 2
Correspondence: Cincinnati Parks, 1987-2000




Box 9 / Folder 3
Dissertation Abstract, circa 1940




Box 9 / Folder 4
Resumes and Biographical Information, 1984-2008




Box 9 / Folder 5
Autobiographical Writings, circa 1985




Box 9 / Folder 6
75th Birthday Tribute to Donald Spencer - Remarks of Nathaniel R. Jones, March 6, 1990




Box 9 / Folder 7
Funeral and Obituary Information, May 2010




Box 9 / Folder 8
Business Log, circa 1990s




Box 9 / Folder 9
Marian and Donald Spencer Present "Songs by Donald", January 25, 1998




Box 9 / Folder 10
A Retrospective on African American Student Organizations at UC, February 19, 1998




Box 9 / Folder 11
Lyrics to Donald Spencer Original Songs, undated




Box 9 / Folder 12
Original Music and Lyrics: "I Never Knew Til Now", undated




Box 9 / Folder 13
Original Music and Lyrics: "Rushing out to Reno", undated




Box 9 / Folder 14
Original Music and Lyrics: "Wha' Cha' Doin' Now?", undated




Box 9 / Folder 15
Original Music and Lyrics: "We are Secretaries" and "I've Got My Suspicions", undated




Box 9 / Folder 16
Original Music and Lyrics: "Variety's the Spice of Life", undated




Box 9 / Folder 17
Original Music and Lyrics: "Holding Hands with Honey", undated




Box 9 / Folder 18
Original Music and Lyrics: "'Nuf Said", undated




Box 9 / Folder 19
Original Music and Lyrics: "The Course of True Love", undated




Box 9 / Folder 20
Original Music and Lyrics: "Whatcha Doin' Now?" Program and Notes, undated




Box 9 / Folder 21
Original Music and Lyrics: "Varsity Blues", undated




Box 9 / Folder 22
Original Music and Lyrics: "Believe it or Not", undated




Box 9 / Folder 23
Original Music and Lyrics: "Red Hot Jazz", undated




Box 9 / Folder 24
Original Music and Lyrics: "Mindin' My Own Business", undated




Box 9 / Folder 25
Original Music and Lyrics: "Your Wonderful Wife", undated




Box 9 / Folder 26
Original Music and Lyrics: "Flame of Love", undated




Box 9 / Folder 27
Original Music and Lyrics: "Welcome to Hollywood", undated




Box 9 / Folder 28
Original Music and Lyrics: "Who'd a Thought it?", undated




Box 9 / Folder 29
Original Music and Lyrics:"Dancing Shadows", undated




Box 9 / Folder 30
Original Music and Lyrics: "Ain't I glad that Singing is Free" and "Harlem is Heaven to Me", undated




Box 9 / Folder 31
Original Music and Lyrics: "It's a Boy", undated




Box 9 / Folder 32
Original Music and Lyrics: "I Found You," "I Love to Say Goodnight," and "Bunkee Dee", undated




Box 9 / Folder 33
Original Music and Lyrics: "The Sweetheart of Kappa Alpha Psi" and "Hail Kappa Alpha Psi", undated




Box 9 / Folder 34
Original Music and Lyrics: "You're Fired", undated




Box 9 / Folder 35
Original Music: Miscellaneous, undated




Box 9 / Folder 36
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1946-2001




Box 9 / Folder 37
Kappa Alpha Psi, 1950-2009




Box 9 / Folder 38
Avondale Community Council and Information, 1985-2005




Box 9 / Folder 39
Easy Aces Bridge Club, 1986-2010




Box 9 / Folder 40
Friends of Cincinnati Parks/Park Board Info, 1988-2005




Box 9 / Folder 41
Free Krohn Conservatory Committee, 1992-2008




Box 9 / Folder 42
Kennedy Heights Schools, circa 1993-1998




Box 9 / Folder 43
Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition Annual Walk, January 18, 1993




Box 9 / Folder 44
Walnut Hills High School, 1996-2009




Box 9 / Folder 45
Donald Spencer Overlook at Eden Park, 1991-2001




Box 9 / Folder 46
Cincinnati Schools' Setting the Standard Award, circa 2001




Box 9 / Folder 47
Donald Spencer: Sands Montessori Elementary School, 2001-2007




Box 9 / Folder 48
New Visions United Methodist Church, 2001-2009




Box 9 / Folder 49
Ohio University Spencer Endowment Fund and Awards, 2001-2010




Box 9 / Folder 50
Cincinnatus Association, 2002-2004




Box 9 / Folder 51
Citizens to Restore Fairness Honorary Board, 2003




Box 9 / Folder 52
Fox Lake, Indiana, Vacation Home, 2003-2009




Box 10 / Folder 1
Uptown Summit, June 2004




Box 10 / Folder 2
Charlie Winburn Controversy, July 2005




Box 10 / Folder 3
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Board, 2005-2009




Box 10 / Folder 4
Family Housing Developers, Inc., 2006-2009




Box 10 / Folder 5
Cincinnatians March for Integration in Education, undated




Box 10 / Folder 6
Newspaper Articles: Donald Spencer School Board Race, 1963




Box 10 / Folder 7
Newspaper Articles: Cincinnati Parks, circa 2002-2005




Box 10 / Folder 8
Publications: Methodist Church - Lexington Annual Conference, "Official Journal", May 1959




Box 10 / Folder 9
Publications: Methodist Church - Central Jurisdictional Conference, June 1964




Box 10 / Folder 10
Publications: Pamphlets on Cincinnati Parks, 1999-2007




Box 10 / Folder 11
Publications: "Cincinnati Park Board Operating Budget", 2003-2004




Box 10 / Folder 12
Publications: Citizens for Civic Renewal - "Cincinnati Metropatterns", circa 2003




Box 10 / Folder 13
Publications: "Cincinnati Park Board 2004 Annual Report", 2004




Box 10 / Folder 14
Publications: Pamphlets on Education Issues, 2004-2005




Box 10 / Folder 15
Publications: "Cincinnati Riverfront Park", circa 2006




Box 10 / Folder 16
Publications: "Planting the Future: Cincinnati Parks and Greenways Plan", undated




Box 10 / Folder 17
Photographs, circa 2000-2010




Box 10 / Piece 1-15
Awards, 1933-1997


Scope and Content: 1. Kappa Alpha Psi: Alumni Chapter Initiation Certificate, December 14, 1933 2. University of Cincinnati: Prize Day First Place Ribbon, 1935 3. NAACP: Certificate of Lifetime Membership, May 1966 4. Avondale Community Council: Presidential Award, 1967 5. Kappa Alpha Psi Beta Eta: Alumni Achievement Award, 1968 6. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Quality Integrated Education Award, 1975 7. Downtown Cincinnati Festival Committee: Twentieth Century Patriot Award, 1976 8. University of Cincinnati Black Arts Festival Award, May 11, 1977 9. Cincinnati Branch NAACP: Award, October 22, 1982 10. Kappa Alpha Psi: Fifty Years of Service Award, February 26, 1983 11. Avondale Community Council: Outstanding Support, 1983 12. Framed Photograph of Avondale Town Center, 1983 13. Kappa Alpha Psi Beta Eta Chapter: Entrepreneurship Award, 1987 14. Award for Outstanding Support for the Avondale Community, 1987 15. Kappa Alpha Psi Beta Eta Chapter: Fifty Year Reunion Speaker's Award, June 3, 1989


Box 11
Awards, 1968-2002


Scope and Content: 1. Ohio University: Honorary Alumnus Award, October 14, 1994; 2. Kappa Alpha Psi Ohio University Chapter: Kappa Achievement Award, Spring 1997; 3. Charter Committee: Charles P. Taft Civic Gumption Award, 1997; 4. Ohio University Libraries, NAC Chairman Plaque, undated; 5. University of Cincinnati, African American Cultural and Research Center, Living Legend Award, November 14, 1999; 6. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Cincinnati Alumni Chapter, Special Recognition Award, January 10, 1998; 7. East Central Province, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Humanitarian Award, 1998; 8. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Cincinnati Alumni Chapter, Dedicated Service Award, February 9, 2002; 9. Putnam Society Award, Ohio University, undated; 10. Achievement Plaque, undated 11. C.A.R.E.B Appreciation plaque, 1968-1969 12. Cincinnati Parents for Public Schools, Extra Mile Award, 2001



Marian and Donald Spencer Added Papers (US-17-01), 1935-2016

Box 12 / Piece 1
Small square University of Cincinnati Paperweight, undated




Box 12 / Piece 2
Marian Spencer's desk nameplate, undated




Box 12 / Piece 3
Ohio University Silver-tone Metal Decorative Plate, undated




Box 12 / Piece 4
In Memoriam brown leather bound book for Charles Andrew Spencer, 1980




Box 12 / Piece 5
Sympathy Cards to Marian Spencer on the Death of Donald Spencer Sr., 2010




Box 12 / Piece 6
Small Box of Medals, 1979


Scope and Content: Gandhi-King-Ikeda; 200 Greater Cincinnatians 1988; Ohio University Bicentennial; Ohio University Round Metal Paperweight;1979 Darby Dan Farm Plaque for Donald A. Spencer


Box 12 / Folder 1
Donald and Marian Spencer, Miscellaneous Material including correspondence, poems, and programs, 1981-2001




Box 12 / Folder 2
Funeral Materials, 1950-2011


Scope and Content: Obituaries, Death Notices, or Funeral Programs for: Jasmine Yvonne Owens, Mrs. Emma Barnes Carter, Reverend Maurice McCrackin, Rev. Ernest Bromley, A. Leon Higginsbotham Jr., Joseph Bernard Spencer; Arthur Letcher Miller; Dr. Don C. Brown, Richard Edward Malcolm, Valerie Spencer Wallace, Dr. Jesse Spurgeon Carter, James E. Spencer, Mr. Percy Johnson, Mrs. Oliver Love Ryder, Ila Marshall Turpeau, Helen L. Lowery; and Hand Written "Chronicle of the Last Days in the Life of Charles Andrew Spencer," by Marian Spencer


Box 12 / Folder 3
NAACP material, correspondence, and Newspaper Clippings, 1980-2002




Box 12 / Folder 4
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Items, 1975-2012


Scope and Content: Gift Tag; Letter from Glenn Cutter Jewelers ; Christmas Card from Paul Meland, M.D. ; Card from Halleluiah Global Gospel Experience; Letter from Donald Spencer Jr.; Birthday cards to Marian Spencer; Graduation Announcement for Claude C. Alexander; Photograph of young man; Letter to Marian Spencer from Charles M. Judd; Note Card with handwritten notes; Speech by Marian Spencer, in honor of "Mac's battles for Justice for All"; Family Tree of Marian Regalia Alexander (Spencer); Letter from Dot Christenson


Box 12 / Folder 5
Marian and Donald Spencer, Special Honors, 1990-2003


Scope and Content: Certificate of Appreciation to Marian and Donald Spencer, Melrose YMCA; Proclamation: "Donald and Marian Spencer Day"; The Ohio Senate, Senatorial Citation; The Ohio House of Representatives, Honoring Donald and Marian Spencer on their Golden Wedding Anniversary; Proclamation: Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration Weekend


Box 13 / Piece 1
Framed Quote by Russell Page, undated




Box 13 / Piece 2
Tan Photo Album with photo of Donald Spencer Jr. on Cover: Photos from various functions and a few personal photos, circa 2000-2010




Box 13 / Piece 3
Green Photo Album, circa 1935-2010


Scope and Content: Photos of Marian and Donald Spencer from 1941; miscellaneous personal photos; photo of Donald Spencer Jr. and Marian Spencer with Michelle Obama; photo of Marian and Donald with President Obama; photo of 1824 "Carter Home" on Daulton Avenue, West Va;. Photo of Theopholis Roscoe Carter (Marian's Uncle); Biography for 2005 Wright Overstreet Memorial Award; The Links Incorporated Cincinnati Chapter 60th Diamond Anniversary program from 2006 featuring photos of Marian Spencer; Photo of Regelia Simmons Carter (Marian's Grandmother); Photo of Marian dated "before 1940" handwritten on back about segregated train cars in Cincinnati.


Box 13 / Folder 1
Marian Spencer, Special Honors, 1992-2015


Scope and Content: Hall of Fame honors, Ohio Civil Rights Commission (2009-2011); Certificate of Recognition from the Attorney General of Ohio; Tribute Program: Charles M. Judd with handwritten speech by Marian Spencer; Acceptance Speech: For National Conference of Community Justice 51st Annual Awards Dinner; Lighthouse Youth Services Beacon of Light Humanitarian Awards; Handwritten notes; Certificate of Volunteer Service from the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati; The Cincinnatus Association Honorary Membership; Program: The Links Incorporated Cincinnati Chapter 60th Anniversary, featuring photos of Marian Spencer; Certificate of Appreciation: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated; Certificate from The Ohio Civil Rights Commission; Certificate from Hallelujah Global Gospel Experience Television Ministry to God Be All the Glory; Proclamation: City of Cincinnati, "Marian Spencer Day"; Certificate: The General Assembly of The State of Ohio for Exemplary Accomplishment; Certificate: The General Assembly of The State of Ohio for Exemplary Achievement; Certificate: Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame; Certificate: The Lambda Society


Box 13 / Folder 2
Photographs, circa 1940-2010


Scope and Content: Collection of photographs dating from 1940s through the 2000s, including an 8x10 wedding portrait taken at 833 Beecher Street in "Don's Parents' Home" Aug 28, 1940; Compact Disc (CD): Donald Spencer Memorial, May 14, 2010


Box 13 / Folder 3
Miscellaneous Programs, Cards, and News Clippings, 2010-2016


Scope and Content: Programs for Cincinnati Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Black and White Ball (2010; 2014); Nicholas Kristof comment feed including photo of Marian Spencer; Cards; Newsclippings; Marian Spencer Business Card, Vice-Mayor 1983-84; Other miscellaneous items


Box 13 / Folder 4
Donald Spencer Sr papers and material related to work with Hamilton County Parks, 1992-2003




Box 13 / Folder 5
Miscellaneous Political Materials, 1991-2005


Scope and Content: Includes membership card for Democratic National Committee; information on the "Future Success program, material related to the Citizens for Civic Renewal Board, and information on school financial reform from the early 2000s. .


Box 13 / Folder 6
Donald A. Spencer Awards and Miscellaneous material, 2001-2010


Scope and Content: Includes certificates from the Cincinnatus Association, Ohio University, Kappa Alpha Psi, General Assembly of the State of Ohio, the National Campaign for Tolerance, and AIR Inc. Also includes an article from The Gerontologist and obituary for Donald A. Spencer from The Cincinnati Herald.


Box 14
Awards to Marian and Donald Spencer, 1979-2012


Scope and Content: Includes awards from YMCA Century Club; Black Arts Collaborative, University of Cincinnati; Friends of the Libraries of Ohio University; Cincinnati Society of Association Executives (CSAE); Urban Appalachian Council; Cincinnati Public Schools; NASW Ohio Chapter; Pfizer; The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati; Ohio Realist Association (ORA)


Box 15
Awards to Donald A. Spencer, 1967-2010


Scope and Content: Includes awards or memorials from National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Realist Century Club; National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Ohio University; City of Cincinnati, Ohio; DHArchitects, Inc.; Ohio University; IMA of Greater Cincinnati Area; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Cincinnati Alumni Chapter; Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; J.C. Battle and Sons, Inc.; Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center; Cincinnati Board of Education; Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), and The Ohio State Senate


Box 16
Awards to Marian Spencer, 2001-2014


Scope and Content: Includes awards from University of Cincinnati; Ohio Black Women's Leadership Caucus; Black History Month; The Ohio State Senate; Caracole "It's About Living," Award for Service; The Faith Community of Saint Mark Catholic Church; Cincinnati Human Relations Commission; The Interdenominational Ministeral Alliance; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); The College Hill Ministerium; The Gandhi-King-Ikeda Award; Metropolitan CME Church (Cincinnati, Ohio); The Christ Hospital; Student Government Council, Horizon Science Academy of Cincinnati


Box 17
Awards to Marian Spencer, 1992-1999


Scope and Content: Includes awards from Cincinnati Branch NAACP; The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of A. Philip Randolph Institute; City of Cincinnati; The Human Involvement Project; The Ohio University, Alumni Board of Directors; Urban League of Greater Cincinnati Heritage Award (Damaged/unglued inside); Council of Christian Communions, Cincinnati Human Relations Committee; YMCA "Capital Campaign"; YMCA; Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; University of Cincinnati, Student Affairs and Human Resources


Box 18
Awards to Marian Spencer, 1963-1983


Scope and Content: Includes awards from: Wayfarers Club, Inc.; The National Conference of Christians and Jews; Operation PUSH (Cincinnati, Ohio); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); 46th Annual Women's Day; FHF Humanitarian Award; Freedom Heritage Foundation; Beta Iota Chapter; Cincinnati Branch NAACP; Memorial Community Center; Bloom Jr. High School; Cincinnati Human Relations Commission; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; University of Cincinnati Alumni Association; Black Achievers Program of the YMCA and Hamilton Co.; Northside Skills Center; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Psi Theta Chapter; Auburn Community Council


Box 19
Awards to Marian Spencer, 1984-1989


Scope and Content: Includes awards from The Union of Experimenting Colleges and Universities ; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Alpha Chapter; Gr. New Hope Miss. Bapt. Church Black History; Porter Junior High School; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Martha Layne Collins, Governor; Ohio Women's Hall of Fame; Cincinnati Branch NAACP; Black Career Women, Inc.; Cincinnati Council Members; The National Association of Social Workers, E.D.6; Emanuel and Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Churches; Hoxworth Blood Center Community Advisory Board; Community Advisory Board; Baptist Ministers' Conference of Cincinnati and Vicinity; Cincinnati Service Center-Martin Luther King Jr. Day


Box 20
Marian and Donald Spencer: Glass Awards, 1988-2011


Scope and Content: Includes awards and recognition from CWPC; Cincinnati Public Schools; Cincinnati Black Theatre Company; Parents for Public Schools; Urban League of Greater Cincinnati; YWCA; and Black Arts Collaborative. Plus a Coney Island tile by Rookwood Pottery and Petite Flame" crystal bud vase


Box 21
Donald Spencer Glass and Lucite Awards, 1996-2006


Scope and Content: Includes awards from Goodwill; WHHS; Cincinnati Public Schools; University of Cincinnati CCM; YMCA of Greater Cincinnati; The Cincinnati African American Firefighters Association


Box 22
Marian Spencer Glass and Lucite Awards, 1977-2010


Scope and Content: Includes awards and recognition from Democratic Party of Hamilton County; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati Union Bethel; Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME); BCW Trailblazer; Applause Magazine; The Mallory Historical Association, The Cincinnati Enquirer Women of the Year; Lighthouse Youth Services; The Cincinnati African American Firefighters Association; Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Civil Rights Hall of Fame


Box 23 / Folder 1
Magazines - UC, OU Press, Cincinnati Review, & Cincinnati Black Lifestyle, 1987-2016




Box 23 / Folder 2
An Extraordinary Family History Play, 2016




Box 23 / Folder 3
Correspondences, 1961-2014




Box 23 / Folder 4
Book: Outside Resources, 2001-2008




Box 23 / Folder 5
A Remarkable Family Book & Funding Applications, undated




Box 23 / Folder 6
Keep on Fighting Back, 2014




Box 23 / Folder 7
Marian Alexander Spencer: A Personal History, 2012




Box 23 / Folder 8
Handwritten Notes/Papers, 2012-2013




Box 23 / Folder 9
Spencer Interviews #1, 2, 3, 4, 2012




Box 23 / Folder 10
Spencer Interviews #5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2012




Box 23 / Folder 11
Spencer Interviews #11, 12, 14, 16, 2012




Box 23 / Folder 12
Miscellaneous Interviews, undated




Box 23 / Folder 13
Spencer Genealogy, undated




Box 23 / Folder 14
Marian A. Spencer, 2008-2013




Box 23 / Folder 15
Donald Spencer, 2010




Box 23 / Folder 16
Newspaper Clippings, 1938-2016




Box 23 / Folder 17
Awards, 2010-2013




Box 23 / Folder 18
Programs & Pamphlets, 1983-2016




Box 23 / Folder 19
Paper Photos, undated




Box 23 / Folder 20
Family Photos, Group Photos, & Event Photos, undated




Box 23 / Folder 21
Marian & Donald Photos, undated




Box 23 / Folder 22
CDs - Audio Interviews, Scans, 95th Birthday Photos, 2012-2018




Box 24 / Folder 1
Correspondences, 1940-2014




Box 24 / Folder 2
Donald Spencer, undated




Box 24 / Folder 3
Donald Spencer's Songs & Music, 1959-2014




Box 24 / Folder 4
Marian Spencer, 1993




Box 24 / Folder 5
Spencer Personal Papers, 1915-2010




Box 24 / Folder 6
Sorority & Fraternity Papers/Paddle, 1940-2013




Box 24 / Folder 7
Newspaper Clippings, 1989-2014




Box 24 / Folder 8
Free Krohn Committee, 1994-1997




Box 24 / Folder 9
New Vision United Methodist Church, 2009-2011




Box 24 / Folder 10
Walnut Hills Alumni Foundation, 1995-2009




Box 24 / Folder 11
Walnut Hills: Chatterbox, 1996-2007




Box 24 / Folder 12
Publications: Nip and The Gerontologist, 1990




Box 24 / Folder 13
Premier African-American Role Models of Cincinnati, 2007




Box 24 / Folder 14
Photos, undated




Box 24 / Folder 15
Awards, Ceremonies, & Galas, 1996-2015




Box 24 / Folder 16
MLK Commemorative Celebration, 2011




Box 24 / Folder 17
Cassette Tapes: Don Spencer (x2) & Songs, undated




Box 24 / Folder 18
Green Fabric Photo Album, undated




Box 24 / Folder 19
Red Fabric Photo Album, undated




Box 24 / Folder 20
Red Leather Photo Album, undated




Box 25 / Folder 1
Awards and Certificates, 1965-2010




Box 25 / Folder 2
Oversize Awards and Certificates, 1965-2010




Box 25 / Piece 3
Christ Hospital: Certificate of Appreciation, undated




Box 25 / Piece 4
Cincinnati Human Rights Commission: Annual Ethelrie Harper Award, undated




Box 25 / Piece 5
Ohio University: Founder's Citation, 2003




Piece 26
Oversize - J.C.Battle and Sons, Inc. "In Memory" Plaque, 2010




Piece 27
Oversize - CSAE "Statesman Award", undated