Inventory of the Daniel A. Collins Papers, 1942-1986 and undated

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

Collins, Daniel A.

Daniel A. Collins Papers, 1942-1986 and undated

Material in English

.2 Linear Feet

Approximately 100 Items

Dentist from S.C., first African American on the faculty of the School of Dental Science at the University of San Francisco

The Daniel A. Collins Papers span the years 1946-1986 and document aspects of the career and life of Collins, politically active Bay Area resident and the first African American on the faculty of the School of Dental Science at the University of San Francisco. The collection consists of a few items of correspondence; newspaper clippings about personal friends and family members; copies of his transcripts from Berkeley; materials on the history of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and other documents. The papers also house a folder of records from the Cocoa Merchants' Association of America in which Collins was involved through his import business, Beacol Enterprises, Ltd., for which there are also a few records. Photographs from trips to Indonesia and Africa complete the collection. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

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[Identification of item], Daniel A. Collins Papers, 1942-1986 and undated, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

The Daniel A. Collins Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2005.

Processed by Judy Allen Dodson, April 2009

Encoded by Judy Allen Dodson, April 2009

Accession 2005-0049 is described in this finding aid.

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The Daniel A. Collins Papers span the years 1946-1986 and document aspects of the career and life of Collins, politically active Bay Area resident and the first African American on the faculty of the School of Dental Science at the University of San Francisco. The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title or format group, and consists of a few items of correspondence; newspaper clippings about personal friends and family members; copies of his transcripts from Berkeley; materials on the history of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Collins' 1981 honors program from the Bay Area Urban League, and a few other miscellaneous documents. The collection also houses records from 1956-1961 from the Cocoa Merchants' Association of America in which Collins was involved through his import business, Beacol Enterprises, Ltd., for which there are also a few records. Color snapshots from his 1978 trip to Indonesia and black and white professional photographs taken from his 1960s trips to Africa complete the collection. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

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