Archive Record
Metadata
Accession number |
A2003.005 |
Collection |
George and Emma Turner Collection |
Title |
George and Emma Turner Collection |
Catalog Number |
A2003.005 |
Object Name |
Archive |
Credit line |
Collection of the AAMI - Courtesy of Emma Turner |
Physical characteristics |
Boxed documents span 1.5 linear feet. |
Dates of Creation |
1922-1996 |
Access Conditions |
Open for research. |
Copyrights |
no known restrictions |
Scope & Content |
The George and Emma Turner date from 1927 to1996 and measure 1.5 linear feet. The papers are arranged in five series: George and Emma Turner, Emma Turner, George Turner, Family, and Photographs. The George and Emma Turner series (1933-1994 and undated) documents the life that George and Emma shared. Included is their 1940 marriage certificate, personal correspondence, an undated Negro Census of Cedar Rapids, a petition and flyers dating from the Progressive Party of Iowa in 1948, undated business cards from African American businesses. A short sub-series A.M.E. Church is included in this series. The Emma Turner series (1940-1996 and undated) contains information on Emma's personal activities including the American Legion Auxiliary, The Criterion Club, the Daughters of the I.B.P.O.E., rental receipts, the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, and a ledger from Sinclair Refining Company. The George Turner series (1922-1974 and undated) contains information on George's personal activities. Included is information on the American Legion, I.B.P.O.E., the United Grand Lodge of Iowa, a 1943 life insurance policy, correspondence, and identification cards. The Family series (1930-1993 and undated) contains information on a variety of family members including correspondence, obituaries, and funeral programs. The Photograph series (1957-1992, and undated) includes photographs of Elks functions, and family and friends. |
Biographical History |
George Turner was raised in Washington, Iowa and the only African American in the 1927 graduating class of Washington High School, Washington, Iowa. He came to Cedar Rapids in the 1930's and was employed at Penick and Ford until his death. He and Emma married in 1940. George served in the U.S. Army in Europe during WWII. He was active in the I.B.P.O.E. and the American Legion. She was active in the daughters of the I.B.P.O.E. and the Colored Women's Clubs. They were both active in Bethel A.M.E. Church in Cedar Rapids and in the Progressive Party of Iowa. They had no children. |
Finding Aids |
Box no._____Description__________________________________________________ Box 1 George and Emma Turner Account Ledger, 1940-1949 Ace Cab Company Lawsuit, 1950 African American Business Cards, undated A.M.E. Church National, 1947-1994 and undated Cedar Rapids, 1958-1992 and undated Boxing Tournaments, 1933-1936 Correspondences, 1937-1975 and undated Marriage Certificate, 1940 Negro Census of Cedar Rapids, IA., undated Progressive Party of Iowa, 1948 Emma Turner American Legion Auxiliary, 1973-1996 Big Dollar Stamp Book, undated Coe College, 1950, 1954 Criterion Club, 1979-1980 and undated Daughters of the I.B.P.O.E., 1949-1978 and undated Iowa Association of Club Women, 1966 Box 2 Evangelism The Message of The Negro Spiritual, William E. Guy, 1946 Martin Luther King Center, 1987 N.A.A.C.P. National Association of Colored Women's Club, 1965-1986 and undated Newspaper Clippings Prayers (D) Prayer Correspondences, 1981 Obituaries and Memorials, 1968,1986 Rental Receipts, 1975-1978 Sinclair Refining Company Ledger, 1940-1960 Slave Narratives Research, 1970 Postcards, New York World's Fair, 1939 George Turner Identification Cards, 1942, 1946 and undated American Legion, 1960-1972 Civilian Production Administration Application, 1947 East Central Iowa Area Crime Commission, 1974 and undated I.B.P.O.E. 1944-1964 Box 3 1970 and undated Membership Cards, 1963-1972 Life Insurance, 1943 United Grand Lodge of Iowa, 1922 Obituary, 1974 Urban Renewal Board, 1966 Washington High School, 1927-1964 Family Addresses, undated John Alsop, 1930-1948 Mary Alsop, 1947 Victor Crump, 1945 William Foster, 1965-1977 Ben H. Grenthouse, 1942-1946 Helen Greer, 1986 Mary Jesse Latimore, 1943-1957 Oscar Moragne, 1955-1988 Arthur Turner, 1927-1935 Carl Turner, 1936-1973 David Edward Turner, 1993 Franklin Turner, 1937 Gene Turner, 1973 Leroy Turner, 1934-1940 Box 4 Marion Turner, 1934-1940 and undated William Turner, 1974 Willis Turner, 1952 and undated Ader Wilbord, 1938 Photographs Club Photographs, undated Elks Functions, 1957, 1972 and undated Emma Turner, 1981-1994 and undated Family and friends, undated George Turner, undated Negatives, undated Unidentified and undated OS Collection: Color portrait of Emma Turner B/W photo of Joan Lefring-Zug and Emma Turner titled: "Before the ERA" caption reads:"NAACP Board Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa Early 1960's" |
Search Terms |
Cedar Rapids African Methodist Episcopal Churches - Cedar Rapids Bethel Elks NAACP - Cedar Rapids Sports Boxing Activists Cedar Rapids - Bethel A.M.E. Cedar Rapids - NAACP A.M.E. - Bethel of Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Fraternal lodges Fraternal organizations |
People |
Turner, George Turner, Emma Greer, Helen Greer, David |
Creator |
Emma Turner |