Archive Record
Metadata
Accession number |
A2009.027 |
Collection |
Toney Collection |
Title |
Toney Collection |
Catalog Number |
A2009.027 |
Object Name |
Archive |
Credit line |
Collection of the AAMI - Gift in Honor of Charles and Ann Toney |
Dates of Creation |
c.1900-2009 |
Access Conditions |
Open for research |
Copyrights |
No known restrictions |
Scope & Content |
The Charles and Ann Toney papers date from 1882 to 2009. The papers are arranged in four series: Charles and Ann Toney Personal, Charles Toney Public Life, Photographs, and Books and Albums. The Charles and Ann Toney Personal series (1882-2009) includes the Toneys' personal correspondence and memorabilia, and Charles Toney's awards. It also includes documents related to their country club memberships, especially their membership at Crow Valley Golf Club, where Charles Toney was originally denied membership in 1972. The Charles Toney Public Life series (1963-1983) includes materials related to Charles Toney's career at John Deere Inc., and the Toneys' magazine, the Sepia Record. It also includes materials related to Charles Toney's activism and his service on many public boards, councils, and commissions. The Photographs series (1913-c.1983) includes photographs of Charles and Ann Toney and their home. It also includes photographs of African American recruitment at John Deere and African American workers at John Deere, including Charles Toney's retirement party. The Books and Albums series (1929-2001) includes books, albums, and scrapbooks belonging to Charles and Ann Toney. |
Finding Aids |
Box No.Description Box 1L7C Charles and Ann Toney Personal Folder 1Personal Correspondence General letters, 1969-2001 Congratulatory letters, 1975-1985 Retirement letters, 1983 African American Periodicals in Davenport list, 2003 Charles Toney return address label Charles Toney stationery Folder 2Personal Memorabilia Newspaper articles about Charles Toney, 1981-2009 Charles Toney obituary, 2009 Toney's Beauty and Barber Shop card, c. 1940s General certificates, 1991-2003 Postcards William and Nancy Toney marriage certificate, 1882 Wilbur and Estella Toney marriage certificate, 1909 Charles Toney draft card Charles Toney draft notice, 1944 Toney "family facts" Charles Toney description Note from Ann to Charles Toney, 1976 Civil Rights booklets Hello, Dolly! Playbook Folder 3Crow Valley Golf Club Letters regarding Charles Toney's admittance as a member, 1972 Memoir of the event by Charles Toney, 1990 List of Crow Valley Country Club Directors Letter to Charles Toney regarding Crow Valley stock, 1981 Newspaper articles about the event, 1972-1990 Folder 4Country Clubs Notice of Crow Valley Golf Club annual meeting, 1975 General meeting of Oakwood Country Club, 1984 Folder 5Awards Honorary doctorate from St. Ambrose, 1975 (2 copies) Program from honorary doctorate program, 1975 Certificate of housing compliance, 1973 Illinois Affirmative Action Officers' Association program, 2001 Newspaper articles about awards, 1982-1995 *See Oversized Items below for more Charles Toney Public Life Folder 6John Deere Letter appointing Charles Toney to the Personnel Dept., 1964 Letter to Charles Toney regarding a meeting, 1968 Application receipt postcards (2) John Deere Equal Employment Opportunity booklet, 1969 Equal Opportunity at John Deere booklet, 1967 (3 copies) Partners in Progress pamphlet (2 copies) John Deere pamphlet Character of A Company booklet Newspaper articles about Charles Toney at John Deere, 1981-1983 Folder 7Illinois Affirmative Action Officers' Association Program, 2001 Folder 8Governor's State Manpower Committee Appointment materials, 1968, 1971 Folder 9Quad Cities Merit Employment Council Informational brochure Seminar programs, 1971, 1991 Progress report, 1969 Guiding Youth Who Are Disadvantaged booklet, 1968 Speeches Charles Toney name badge and ribbon Folder 10Rock Island Economic Development Council Newspaper clippings binder, 1971 Folder 11Catholic Interracial Council Letter regarding Fair Housing Ordinance, 1967 Speech at presentation of award to Dr. King, 1965 (2 copies) Pacem in Terris Award programs, 1967, 1968, 1970 CIC newsletters, 1966, 1968 Newspaper articles regarding CIC, 1965, 2008 Folder 12March on Washington Booklet, 1963 Folder 13NAACP Letter to Charles Toney, 2001 Freedom Fund Banquet programs, 1983 (7 copies) Report to the People booklet Equal Justice Under Law booklet, 1948 Freedom Fund Banquet program, 1967 Box 2 L7C Folder 1League for Social Justice Citizens 2nd Class booklet (2 copies, 2 photocopies) Folder 2Civil Rights Commission Oath of Office, 1979 Seminars pamphlet, 1980 Conciliation agreement, 1967 Folder 3Agenda for Black Quad Citizens Receipt for membership dues, 1995 Bylaws packet, 1995 Folder 4Civil Rights (General) Newspaper articles, 1983-1999 Bumper sticker (5 copies) Folder 5Southern University Cluster Recruitment flyer Event program, 1983 Folder 6St. Ambrose Honorary doctorate degree, 1975 (2 copies - 1 in blue folder in EP) Programs from honorary doctorate ceremony, 1975 (2 copies) Commencement program, 1992 Fundraising brochure (2 copies) Folder 7Speeches "Communication in the Community," 1968 (2 copies) "The Trials and Tribulations of an Affirmative Action Officer," 1979 "Minority Problems" (2 copies) Letter regarding speech on Dr. King, 1981 "Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial," 1982 Illinois Affirmative Action Officers' Association program, 2001 Program from Cornell University, 1974 Rotary Wheel, 1980 Equal Opportunity panel brochure, 1966 Newspaper article, 1969 Folder 18 Sepia Record, Vol. 1, No.1 Folder 19 Sepia Record, Vol. 1, No. 2 (6 copies -1 copy in EP) *See Oversize Items below for more Photographs Folder 8John Deere Photographs of Charles Toney at John Deere, c. 1960s-1983 Framed picture of a painting from Charles Toney's office Folder 9 John Deere Recruitment, c. 1960s Folder 10Charles Toney Retirement Party Negatives of photos from Charles Toney's retirement party, 1983 Folder 11John Deere Retirement Photo, 1983 Folder 12Honorary Degree at St. Ambrose, 1975 Folder 13African Americans at John Deere, 1960s Folder 14Photos, 1913-c. 1940 Photos of Charles Toney Photos of the Toney family Folder 15Photos, 1940-2009 Photos of Charles Toney Folder 16Charles and Ann Toney Folder 17Toney Home Box 3 3-3-C Books and Albums Charles Toney retirement albums I and III, 1983 Box 4 3-3-C Charles Toney retirement album II, 1983 Box 5 2-9-A Clinton High School yearbooks, 1929, 1930 Box 6 2-9-A Memorial books, Wilbert Toney and ?, 1961, 1955 Album, Testimonial Dinner for Charles Toney, 1979 Box 7 2-9-A Scrapbook Box 8 2-9-A History of Clinton County, 1976 Iowa's Black Legacy, 2000 The Annals of Iowa, 2001 Box 9 2-7-B Large Scrapbook Box 10 2-8-A Scrapbook Small Blue Scrapbook Oversized Collection Laminated newspaper article, 1973 Photocopy of the Sepia Record, 1944(M) Photo of Charles Toney, Neal Smith, Austin Duke, Don Herman Elect Charles Toney Alderman posters (2) Sheets of photos from Charles Toney retirement party, 1983 Photo of John Deere headquarters, signed Photo with Martin Luther King Jr. |
Search Terms |
Quad Cities Davenport Civil Rights Civil Rights leaders Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights organizations John Deere Business & Commerce Golf Country clubs NAACP March on Washington Newspaper clippings Awards Universities Southern University St. Ambrose College |
People |
Toney, Ann Toney, Charles |
Creator |
Charles and Ann Toney |