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Full listing > Accession MC2002/83| Accession # | MC2002/83 | | Topic | Cunningham, Joseph: Papers, | | Keywords | Alumni, Alumnus, Multicultural, Athletics, Sports, Church of the Brethren, | | Title | Joseph Cunningham Papers | | Location | Alumni Box 187 | | Citation | Joseph Cunningham Papers, MC2002/83, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Unknown | | Scope and Content | The file contains biographical information. | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Joseph A. Cunnigham was a Manchester College alumnus from the Class of 1903, 1904? He and his sister, Mattie, were the first African-American students at Manchester College. Joseph was also the College's first African-American male to be a member of an athletic team, playing both basketball and baseball. Joseph was Raised in the Church of the Brethren, He went on to be a practicing physician in Chicago. He served on the Chicago Board of Health. | | Archivist Note | Date of Accession: Unknown.
Description prepared 26 August 2002 by Sara L. Smith, and revised 11 May 2010 by Jeanine Wine and 1 February 2012 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
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