Guide to the Sinclair Family Papers, 1940-2014

Collection number: MC 216
Size: 16 boxes (6 cu.ft.)

About Sinclair Famliy

Clayton Sinclair was born in Wardsboro, North Carolina on Christmas Eve in 1906. As a young man, he moved to New York where he worked as a chauffeur for a white family that summered in Maine. There he met Hazel Colbert, a Baltimore native five years his senior, who was earning her living as a ladies maid for a white family that summered in York. They fell in love with the Seacoast and each other and decided to stay. The couple married in 1936, and two years later bought a small house on Route 103 in Kittery Point, Maine.

Clayton was employed by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard until he retired in 1967. Hazel used her culinary skills as a caterer. Both were active members of the community. Clayton was a deacon at the People’s Baptist Church and Hazel sang in the choir. She joined the League of Women Voters. He served on the Kittery Appeals Board. Together they helped found the Portsmouth branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Although Maine did not have ‘Jim Crow’ laws on the books, de facto segregation existed. African American tourists were routinely refused lodging, meals, even gas station fill-ups, simply because of their skin color. At some point before the end of World War II, the Sinclairs began taking in guest lodgers as an answer for the lack of resorts in New England for African Americans. In 1946, they formally opened their home as a summer guest house called Rock Rest. The Sinclairs did not advertise, operating instead through personal connections and by word of mouth – which is why Rock Rest does not appear in the 1949 edition of The Negro Motorist Green Book (see Box 8 f.3).

As business grew, Clayton expanded Rock Rest, adding a second story, a front porch and eventually replaced the old garage with a freestanding building that had guest rooms on the second floor with space below for two cars and a nearby shed for a recreation room. The property accommodated 16 guests at its height, and housed as many as 50 parties during the summer season in the 1950s.

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, former guests of the inn began staying at white resorts that previously would not accommodate them. This lead to a decline in business for Rock Rest, and it eventually closed in 1976. The Sinclairs continued to live in the house and would accommodate the occasional guest for the next two years until Clayton’s death in 1978. After Hazel’s death in 1995, she bequeathed the property to her stepson, Clayton Jr., who lived in Georgia and rented the place — fully furnished and pretty much exactly as it had been during the Rock Rest years.

When Clayton Jr. decided to sell Rock Rest, local historians came together to save the house. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Today the house is part of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail and is opened once a year for visitors. Items from Rock Rest can also be seen in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

About the Sinclair Family Papers

The collection consists of a small amount of material directly related to Rock Rest as an inn for African Americans. The bulk of the collection is made up of correspondence and personal belongings and ephemera collected by the Sinclairs, their families and friends. Names marked with asterisks (*) indicate guests at Rock Rest.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Folder number], [Box number], Sinclair Family Papers, 1940-2014, MC 216, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Donation: Valerie Cunningham, Portsmouth, NH, 2008 (Accession number: 2008.03, 2009.05)

Collection Contents

Series 1: Rock Rest
Series 2: Hazel Sinclair Materials
Series 3: Clayton Sinclair
Series 4: Family and Friends
Series 5: Subject Files
Series 6: Miscellaneous
Series 7: Photographs
- Subseries A: Slides
- Subseries B: Prints
Series 8: Black Heritage Trail
Series 9: Oversize

Series 1: Rock Rest

(1 Box)

Subseries A: Guest Books

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1		Guest book, house warming 1940-1943
Box 1, Folder 2		Rock Rest guest book 1948-1975
Box 1, Folder 3		Rock Rest guest book 1960-1975
Box 1, Folder 4		Spreadsheets of guests at Rock Rest 1948-1972 with names and addresses of guest and friends.

Subseries B: Correspondence

Box 1, Folder 5

Correspondence to Rock Rest, 1951-1952: Eva Archer; Louise Abrams; Edna M. Brooks; Bernice L. Carn; Geraldine & Rufus Cox; Pearl & Ed Guy; Clarence A. Holmes

Subseries C: Finances

Box 1, Folder 6		Accounts and expenses, 1946-1977
Box 1, Folder 7		Accounts, 1957-1976
Box 1, Folder 8		State, county and town taxes on Rock Rest (with gaps), 1940-1973
Box 1, Folder 9		Invoice for new floors and partition for Rock Rest 1939; invoice for bathroom install at Rock Rest 1940; invoice 1945; invoice for two chairs 1952
Box 1, Folder 10		Building permit for two porches at Rock Rest 1946; Department of Health and Welfare Water Analysis Report, 1968
Box 1, Folder 11		Property appraisal, May 10, 1985

Subseries D: Printed Materials

Box 1, Folder 12		Rock Rest business cards, stationery, letterhead, and postcards, one b&w, one color
Box 1, Folder 13		Newspaper articles: "Historic Home Listed as an Endangered Resource," Foster's Daily Democrat, August 1, 2008; "Rock Rest lodging for black help," n.d.
Box 1, Folder 14		Pencil sketch of Rock Rest
Box 1, Folder 15		Paper: "Rock Rest: An African American Guest House in the Age of Segregation" by Valerie Cunningham, a former Rock Rest employee presented at the Black New England Conference, Center for New England Culture, Durham, NH, June 2006

Series 2: Hazel Sinclair Materials

(5 Boxes)

Subseries A: Correspondence

Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1		From Hazel Sinclair to "Aunt," September 27, 1986; to "Christian Church Family," n.d.; to Clayton Sinclair, n.d.; to Clayton Sinclair, Jr., October 26, 1951; to United Baptist Convention, n.d. (letter of resignation as treasurer of People’s Baptist Church); envelope with return address
Box 2, Folder 2		From Clayton Sinclair, Jr. (11 letters, 1952-1967 and undated)
Box 2, Folder 3		From Clayton Sinclair, III (11 letters, 1983-1994 and undated)
Box 2, Folder 4		From Jean Sinclair (13 letters 1966-1995)
Box 2, Folder 5		From Louise Abrams*; Gray Alvord; Linda Arman; Fairy Armstrong; Levin Armwood, 1928-1980
Box 2, Folder 6		From Gertrude Batchelder; Ruth Benson*; Peg Bertolini; Rose Bettain; Harold Blaxter; Carolyn Blouin, Teddie and Angela Booker, 1975-1987
Box 2, Folder 7		From Anne Bright; Ken and Mary Brown; Lorraine Brown; Marie Brown; Quincy Bryant; Mary Ann Burn, 1951-1978
Box 2, Folder 8		From Harold & Gracia Campbell; Bernice Carn*; Kennie & Winnie Caswell; Marion Whiting Chassier; Edward Crocker; Nita Crawford; Augusta & Clarence & Valerie Cunningham; Valerie Cunningham, 1978-1993
Box 2, Folder 9		From Mary Decatur; Libby Delano; Thomas Dudley, 1978-1994
Box 2, Folder 10		From Alysa Edwards; Mary & Wilber Edwards; Royaline Edwards; Royaline & Kelvin Edwards; Dora & Carroll Evans, 1978-1995
Box 2, Folder 11		From Jane Faust; Jan & Tom Fawcett (18), 1975-1995
Box 2, Folder 12		From Janet M. Fletcher; Ellen Forbes; Jack, Audrey, Mark, Scott & Kimberly Foster; Laurie Freeman; John Gainey; Mary Gardner*; Viki & [?] Gibbs; Ed & Pearl Guy, 1951-1995
Box 2, Folder 13		From Ruth & Richard Hardin; Jean & Bob Harford; Richard B. Harrison; Ken Hayes; Gwendolyn M. Haynes; Johnalee Herbert, 1928-1993
Box 2, Folder 14		From Helen & George Hogan; Lula Holimon; Bessie Hopkins; W.W. Howells; Margaret Hubbard; Rose Huntley; Isabel Hutchins; Louise Jackson; Stanley & Lillian Jarvis, 1958-1991
Box 2, Folder 15		From Anne Johnson; Diane Johnson; Ethel & Thelma [McNair] Johnson; Tyris Jones, 1971-1989
Box 2, Folder 16		Bernice ("Bonnie") Kidd; Kwanza; Myrtle [K], 1987-1994
Box 2, Folder 17		From Bob & Milly Lamson; Laverdure Family; Yusuf Lazor; Bertram "Bert" & Winnie Lee*; Evelyn Leighton; J.E Lowery; Cassie, Arthur & Pat Lutts, 1951-1994
Box 2, Folder 18		From Dorris MacDonald; Alice Marden; Etta McAllester; Rev. J.R. McClements; Margaret & Don McIntosh; Ethel & Thelma McNair [Johnson]*; Gladys McNally; Linda Midgette, 1946-1987
Box 2, Folder 19		From Olive Moore; Percy & Nellie Moore*, 1978-1987
Box 2, Folder 20		From Evelyn New; Tamara New-O'Chei; Jeri Palmer; Lou Parker; Melvina "Vina" Parker, 1978-1995
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1		From Lillian Pelchat; W.G. Poor; Chris & Miriam Portlock*; Marion Powell, 1978
Box 3, Folder 2		From Rev. Wayne and Antoinette "Toni" Price, 1978-1989
Box 3, Folder 3		From Rev. Wayne and Antoinette "Toni" Price, 1992-1994
Box 3, Folder 4		From Louise Ramsdell; John & Arlene Randall; "Mattie" Randolph*; Valerie Randolph; Thomas & Roxie Ratliff; Barbara Reese; Dorothy Roark, 1968-1978
Box 3, Folder 5		From Dolly Robarts; Ted & Mary Robbins; Margaret Rogers; Frances Ross; Judi Sama; Kirk Sampson; Albert Samuda, 1974-1995
Box 3, Folder 6		From Robert & Ruth Satterberg; Esther Sawyer; Jonathan Sawyer; John & Marion Schroeder; Alice Seaward; Harry & Helen Seaward; Gladys Shirley; Grace Sills; Dean ("Junior" – nephew) and Jean Sinclair; E.D. & Nancy Sinclair, 1951-1993
Box 3, Folder 7		From Bernice Smith; Robert & Betsy Smith; U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith; Reverend Raymond F. Smith (Gen. Sec., United Baptist Convention of NH); Janis So[--]?; Jeannette Spear; Brenda Stallworth; Anna Stevenson; Myrtle Stoddard; Walter Stryker, 1961-1994
Box 3, Folder 8		From Stan & Shirley Teasdale; Oscar M. Thompson*; Margaret Tragard; Muriel Turk; John & Bonnie Vadala, 1952-1995
Box 3, Folder 9		From Capt. Van Driel and the Rotterdam Crew; C.W. Vandenbergh; Mary Varrell; Betty Walton; James, Lillian & Isabel Washington; Mae Washington*; Eleanor Williams, 1951-1995
Box 3, Folder 10		From Bobbie Wilson; V. Wilson; Hilda & Bindley Wiltshire; Ann Workman; Doris Yolter, 1978-1995
Box 3, Folder 11		From unidentified correspondents: Alexne; Ally and Ellen; Angela; Anissa; Anne; Anne and Wilber; Barbara and Charlie; Bernard and Erdine; Bernice F.; Bernice and Angela; Bernice and Kiel; Betty and Stan; Brad; Butch
Box 3, Folder 12		From correspondents: Carolyn; Carolyn and Paul; Charlotte and George; Cin and Peter; Deanie and Bernard; Edna and Lionel; Edward; Ed and Ann; Eleanor (Richardson) Wiliams and Geraldine (Cousins) Palmer; Elizabeth; Essielene
Box 3, Folder 13		From unidentified correspondents: Goodie; Graham and Jean; Gussie; Helen; Ida; Janet and Mary; Joe; John and Carle; Jon and Mary; Josephine; Judy and Coles; Kel; Lysa; Marjorie and Charlie; Mark and Jane; Mary
Box 3, Folder 14		From unidentified correspondents: Rachel; Charlotta and Ray; Ruth; Sandra; S.C.; Stan and June; Ted [Robbins?]; Toni [Price?]; Trent; Valerie [Randolph/Cunningham?]; W.R.L.; unidentified
Box 3, Folder 15		A sample of the many hundreds of sympathy, birthday, Christmas cards, etc. sent to Hazel

Subseries B: Personal Files

Box 3
Box 3, Folder 16		Vital Documents, 1920-1991 Photocopy of high school diploma (original is located in Oversize), June 23,1920 Announcement of "Hazel Colbert in a Dramatic Recital," November 7, 1935 Divorce certificate, April 2, 1936; clippings: divorce notice February 25, 1936 and notice of marriage to Clayton Sinclair on September 16, 1936 Kittery Maine Voter Certification October 12, 1951 Hazel and Clayton's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary invitation 1961 Award for sixty years of church membership from Middle Street Baptist Church, May 19, 1985 Certificate of Recognition for "Extra Meritorious Service and Dedication / The Bearer of this Certificate is Proclaimed Deaconess Emeritus," December 1, 1991
Box 3, Folder 17		Speeches: "My Sunday" "Women's Communion Breakfast" "Friends are a Gift of God" "What Love Means to Me" American Baptist Women of N.H. Mid-Winter Meeting ["Looking to the Future"]: Speech to Youth Unknown: "Having faced a great lost [sic] some months ago"
Box 3, Folder 18		Journal of "Trip West 1952"; photocopy and transcription of same
Box 3, Folder 19		Various address books
Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1		Copy of The New Testament
Box 4, Folder 2		Hymnal
Box 4, Folder 3		Prayers and devotions
Box 4, Folder 4		Printed hymns: "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; "Lift Every Voice and Sing"; "Middle Street Baptist Song Shee"; “"Choose Ye"
Box 4, Folder 5		80th birthday guest book, April 15, 1982
Box 4, Folder 6		Engagement Calendar, 1989
Box 4, Folder 7		Notes re Hazel's health, family, etc., October 18, 1993-October 28, 1994

Subseries C: Organizations

Box 5
Box 4, Folder 8		Material re religious organizations: "American Baptist Convention: Handbook on the Collection Program Christian Higher Education Challenge, Treasurer’s Copy" "American Baptist Women: Purpose of the American Baptist Women; American Baptist Women Goals for the "80's"" Invitation to the first anniversary celebration of The Bethesda Mission, 140 Circuit Road, Portsmouth, N.H., August 12, 1984 Bookmark from the Bible Society of Maine Layman's Hour Message, March 24, 1963 and Layman's Hour Message, n.d. Receipt for $1 contribution to Layman’s Hour, dated April 5, 1963 Program, New Hope Baptist Church, Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, N.H. welcoming Rev. Bernice King, January 23, 1994 Invitation to the New Hampshire Convocation of Churches, May 4, 1962-May 6, 1962 Souvenir program of the 20th Anniversary Emmanuel Baptist church in Malden, MA, Sunday and Monday, May 15-16, 1966
Box 4, Folder 9		Middle St. Baptist Church, Haymarket Square, Portsmouth, N.H.: Communion Breakfast: For Men Only flyer, n.d. Contribution invoice, first quarter report, 1968 Blank card with Middle St. Baptist image on front Newsletter, November 1993 Program for the dedication to the Glory of God, the Service of Mankind, November 18, 1956-November 25, 1956 Pictorial Church Directory, n.d.; Print of church (8×11), no. 33, signed R. Fleming, 1983
Box 4, Folder 10		Middle St. Baptist Church, Haymarket Square, Portsmouth, N.H.: Minutes of Annual Meeting, January 25, 1979 Programs, incomplete series, 1962-1995 [September 9, 1995, Hazel Sinclair's Funeral Service programs]
Box 5, Folder 1		People's Baptist Church, Pearl and Hanover Streets, Portsmouth, N.H.: People's Baptist Church Constitution, n.d. Program of Ordination of Wayman B. McLaughlin to the Christian Ministry, June 30, 1945 Program of Ordination of Stanley Whittred Jarvis, Jr. to the Gospel Ministry, September 14, 1958 Seventieth Anniversary Program, September 20, 1963 Program for the morning service, December 3, 1956 The People Baptist Newsletter, November 1963 Robert H. Dunn Players program for Smilin’ Through, November 6-7, 1964 Invoice for "sidewalling" church with insulated brick siding, tearing off steeple and building new spire, installing new louvers and painting steeple two coats, May 20, 1955 Hazel’s letter of resignation as treasurer, July 2, 1962 and letter from the Auditing Committee, June 22, 1962 stating that "Thorough checking showed that the Treasurers accounts to be [sic] absolutely accurate."
Box 5, Folder 2		People's Baptist Church: Treasury Book 1948-1952
Box 5, Folder 3		People's Baptist Church: Treasury Book 1953-1958; photocopies of year 1953
Box 5, Folder 4		People's Baptist Church: Bulletins 1951-1961, incomplete set
Box 5, Folder 5		People's Baptist Church: Bulletins 1962, incomplete set
Box 5, Folder 6		People's Baptist Church: Bulletins 1963, incomplete set
Box 5, Folder 7		People's Baptist Church: Bulletins 1964-1965, incomplete set
Box 5, Folder 8		People's Baptist Church: newsclippings, all uncredited and undated unless indicated: "People's Baptist Gets New Minister," March 27, 1958 "Peoples Baptist Church Received New Pastor" "Baptist Church Slates Services," August 11, 1961 "Concert Given by People's Church Group" "Church Passes" "Public Forum" "Celebration of Emancipation Proclamation" "Much Interest in Concert" "People's Baptist Church" notices "72 drops the Islington for move to historic church," August 19, 1984
Box 5, Folder 9		Women's Missionary Society, People’s Baptist Church, Portsmouth, N.H.: two hand-written notes seeking gift donations, November 1954; Notebook with meeting agenda and account balance, 1956
Box 5, Folder 10		Church Materials, 1962-1978 Southeastern Baptist Association: annual meeting programs, 1962, 1964, 1989; Christian Social Relations, Southeastern Association Baptist Women, n.d. Unitarian-Universalist Church: Bulletins 1962-1964, incomplete set; The United Liberal newsletter, January 26, 1978 United Baptist Convention: anniversary programs of the United Baptist Convention of New Hampshire 1962 and 1965 "Motion to Amend Name" submitted by the New Hope Baptist Church to change the name of the United Baptist Convention of New Hampshire to the American Baptist Churches of New Hampshire, n.d. United Church of Women: World Community Day Program, November 5, 1965
Box 5, Folder 11		Programs of service for other churches: Bethany Congregational Christian Church, Rye, NH, January 26, 1964 Program for funeral services for Quincy Adam Bryant, Central United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA, July 23, 1979 First Congregational Church, Kittery, ME, April 14, 1963 First Christian Church, Kittery Point, ME, December 30, 1962 Mount Olive Baptist Church, NYC, NY, November 18, 1956 and October 4, 1964 North Congregational Church, Portsmouth, NH, January 6, 1963 and May 2, 1965 Pease Air Force Base, NH, April 1, 1962 St. John's Church, Portsmouth, NH, October 14, 1962 and The Bulletin, February 1, 1963 Shiloh Baptist Church, Atlantic City, NJ, October 11, 1964 Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, West Palm Beach, FL, February 24, 1980
Box 5, Folder 12		Material re secular organizations: Aristo Club of Boston: 50th Anniversary Program, April 20, 1975 Kwanza newsletters, June 1994, May 1995 League of Women Voters: letter welcoming Hazel to League of Women Voters and list of officers and directors, June 11, 1986 Provisional League of Women Voters of York County Bylaws, June 1986 Brochure; newspaper article, n.d. Letter from the Palmer Memorial Institute, Sedalia, North Carolina asking for donation April 28, 1951 Thank-you postcard for donation to the Massachusetts Congregational Women's House for the Palmer Memorial Institute, July 9, 1951
Box 5, Folder 13		Visiting Nurse Service of Southern Maine: Holiday letter, November 27, 1992> and The Visitor, newsletters, November 1992 and October 1993 Thank you letter acknowledging $20 donation, August 8, 1994

Subseries D: Travel

Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1		Travel Brochures and Guides: "New Orleans, American's Most Interesting City" "Roosevelt's Little White House," Warm Springs, Georgia Guadalajara Hilton, Mexico "Old Fort Hilton," Kingston, Ontario "Library of Parliament Ottawa, Canada" "Sightseeing Official Blue Band," Quebec, Canada "The Senate of Canada," Ottawa, Canada "Motel Acapulco," Acapulco, Mexico "Continental Tours, Grand Tour of Mexico City," Mexico "A.J. Hustins Enterprises, Excellent Accommodations and Cuisines," Nova Scotia "Callaway Gardens," Pine Mountain, Georgia
Box 6, Folder 2		Lunch Menus: Grossinger's Sunday, October 8, 1978 and Saturday, October 17, 1978; Landis Valley Resort Inn
Box 6, Folder 3		Holland America Cruises: cruise brochures, SS Rotterdam 1980; Caribbean Cruises, 1980-1981; Bermuda and Caribbean Cruises, 1981; Around the World Cruise, 1981; Trans-Canal Cruises, 1981
Box 6, Folder 4		Holland America Cruises: SS Rotterdam: Forecast for November 20, 1980; SS Rotterdam ship's services Directory; List of Articles consumed on board the SS Rotterdam during the crimson travel Caribbean cruise November 9-21, 1980; "Art on board the SS Rotterdam" ; "Hair and Beauty Notes" ; paper coaster; piece of blank stationery
Box 6, Folder 5		Holland America Cruises: SS Rotterdam: Daily Programs, Sunday November 16, 1980-November 20, 1980, incomplete
Box 6, Folder 6		Holland American Cruises: SS Rotterdam: Menus, Sunday November 9, 1980 to Wednesday November 19, 1980, incomplete
Box 6, Folder 7		Holland America Cruises: SS Rotterdam: Event Programs, Tuesday November 11, 1980 and Sunday November 16, 1980
Box 6, Folder 8		Holland America Cruises: SS Rotterdam: Port Brochures and Excursions, Fort-de-France, Martinique; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; Shore Excursions
Box 6, Folder 9		Royal Caribbean Cruise Line: cruise brochures: 7, 8, 10, and 14-Day Cruises, August 1983-December 1984
Box 6, Folder 10		Royal Caribbean Cruise Line: Song of America: Cruise ticket; passenger list; welcome guide
Box 6, Folder 11		Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Song of America: Daily Cruise Compass, Monday October 17, 1983-October 22, 1983, incomplete
Box 6, Folder 12		Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Song of America: event program, Tuesday, October 18, 1983 and port brochures: Bahamas; San Juan; St. Thomas
Box 6, Folder 13		Furness Bermuda Line: Queen of Bermuda – church service program; menu cards, Sunday, November 18, 1962-November 25, 1962, incomplete
Box 6, Folder 14		Cunard Line, Queen Elizabeth II: map of ship, passenger list
Box 6, Folder 15		Postcards: Jamaica, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Montana
Box 6, Folder 16		Postcards: New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, and South Dakota
Box 6, Folder 17		Postcards: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Wyoming, others

Subseries E: Newsclippings

Box 6, Folder 18		"North Church Women's Guild has Reception," January 23, 1935 "Women's Guild Hold Musicale for Charity," December 12, 1935 "ittery Reception for Sen. Smith," September 19, 1960. "Hazel A. Sinclair," Portsmouth Herald, September 11, 1995 "People's Baptist Church," n.d. "Kittery Meeting of Austin P.T.A.," n.d. "North Church Reception," n.d. "Death Takes ‘De Lawd’ of ‘The Green Pastures’"; "In Praise of the Negro As An Actor and an Artist," "R.B. Harrison, “De Lawd,” Dies" (re Richard B. Harrison’s death) 3 untitled and undated clippings
Box 6, Folder 19		Three scrapbook pages 1939-1945; photocopies of same
Box 6, Folder 20		Miscellaneous newspaper clippings

Subseries F: Miscellaneous

Box 6, Folder 21

Miscellaneous

Dress pattern with written measurements
Handwritten copy of "Prayer with Everything" by Elaine St. Johns, Encino, CA
Hospital message from Bobbie Wilson and post-it from Eleanor William for Hazel
Piece of stationery with handwritten Inter-Continental Airline, Inc. slogan
Short poem about friendship
Poem: "Special Delivery from Heaven"
Photograph of Richard B. Harrison, actor and Hazel’s teacher

Subseries G: Audio Interview - further information unknown.

Series 3: Clayton Sinclair

(2 Boxes)

Subseries A: Correspondence

Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1	From Clayton Sinclair to Unwar J. Samaha; "Mary and Tom"
Box 7, Folder 2	To Clayton Sinclair from E.A. McCourt; Paul McEachern; Joseph M. Murray; Unwar J. Samaha; Raymond F. Smith; "Court"; "Emma," and unidentified

Subseries B: Personal Files

Box 7, Folder 3		Auto Materials Car insurance policy for new 1939 Chevrolet, July 21, 1939 Kittery Maine Voter Certification, October 12, 1951 New Hampshire Technical Institute Commencement Program, Portsmouth, NH, June 26, 1952. Ticket Receipt for the Boston and Maine Railroad, July 11, 1953 Receipt for 1949 Chevrolet from Portsmouth Buick Company, Inc., May 4, 1955 Signed paper appointing Clayton Sinclair as Mr. Alice and Scott Smith's legal executor, March 15, 1957 International Certificate of Vaccination, vaccination of small pox, October 23, 1962 Handwritten insurance calculation, n.d.
Box 7, Folder 4		ID Cars and Licenses Town of Kittery Councilman card, 1973 Kittery Resident Clam License, 1977 Senior Citizen Fort Foster Park pass Maine Motor Vehicle Operator's License, 1979 Freemason membership card, 1977 American Legion membership card, 1978 United States Navy Identification card U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH Identification card with blood type Federal Emergency Assignee Identification card Navy Year Portsmouth, NH signature card, Activity Pass, July 1963 U.S. Navy dog tags Freemason Identification Bracelet
Box 7, Folder 5		Awards One Year No-Accident Driver Award, National Safety Council Inc., October 27, 1943 Certificate and letter awarding ten dollars for suggestion of "portable ramp for loading platform," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, September 16, 1953 Certificate and letter for eleven years of safe driving, U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, April 11, 1954 Pin for eleven years of safe driving Certificate for "accumulating 1,000 hours of sick leave," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, July 28, 1960 Reviews: shop efficiency rating, U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N.H., March 31, 1946 Performance rating, U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, March 31, 1951 Reports: "Answer to Charges," Clayton Sinclair, January 30, 1953 "Request for leave," Clayton Sinclair, April 10, 1944 "Disturbance at Main Gate," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, September 1, 1943 "Report of Leave Due," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, June 2, 1944 "Return from Furlough," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, June 19, 1945 "Furlough without pay," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, March 28, 1957

Subseries C: Organizations

Box 7, Folder 6		Freemasons: Roster of Massachusetts Freemasons, 1949 and 1951 Poem, "The Work of a True and Loyal Mason" Newspaper article "Boston Negro Masons Gain Recognition," April 5, 1947
Box 7, Folder 7		Freemasons: Negro Masonry in the United States, Harold Van Buren Voorhis, 1945
Box 7, Folder 8		National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): Account book October 1957-January 1963 Program for NAACP sponsored event "Fashions for Freedom," February 10, 1961
Box 7, Folder 9		Octagon Club: membership and account book 1944-1955
Box 7, Folder 10		Portsmouth Naval Base celebrations: Envelope from U.S.S. Haddock ship launch, October 20, 1941 Envelope from U.S.S. Shad keel laying, October 24, 1941 Bicentennial program, July 1976 Wall Decoration Commemoration of ships launched at Portsmouth Naval Yard, n.d.
Box 7, Folder 11		Portsmouth Naval Base: Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, May 16, 1966 Equal Employment Opportunity Program "Plan of Action," December 6, 1966 Committee on Equal Opportunity appointment, March 2, 1967 Committee on Equal Opportunity meeting minutes, March 2, 1967 Committee on Equal Opportunity meeting minutes, March 12, 1967 Equal Opportunity Affirmative Plan of Act, March 22, 1966 Portsmouth Naval Base: chapter twelve "The Medical Element from U.S. Navy Passive Defense Manual," U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth, NH, May 28, 1958 Passive Defense Unit 1.1.1, Ambulance Team, U.S. Naval Base Portsmouth, NH

Subseries D: Newspapers

Box 7, Folder 12

Clippings

"Shop 21 Starts Off New Year With Party at Port City USO," The Portsmouth Periscope, January 1945
"Kenyan Student Special Guest at Church Reception," October 13, 1961
"A Jack of All Trades," Naval Shipyard Periscope, August 9, 1963
"Clayton Sinclair Former Movie Actor, Chauffeur," Naval Shipyard Periscope, February 23, 1968
"SCORR Collecting for Poor People," Portsmouth Herald, May 24, 1968
"Clayton Sinclair, Sr.," York County Coast Star, February 1, 1978
"York County Men Accepted for Armed Services," n.d.
"Four Naval Hospital Employees Receive Benny Sugg Awards," n.d.
"Probate Transaction Listed," n.d.
"Clayton Sinclair," n.d.
"Clayton Sinclair, Sr.," n.d.
"Sinclair, Sr.," n.d.

Subseries E: Other

Box 8
Box 7, Folder 13		Funeral guestbook, January 28, 1978; poem read at funeral, "Should You Go First," Albert Rowswell
Box 8, Folder 1		"Strength for Service, to God and Country: Daily Devotional Messages for Those in the Service"
Box 8, Folder 2		Book: Alcoholics Anonymous
Box 8, Folder 3		Maps Map of east coast truck lines ALA map of Quebec, Northeastern Maine and Maritime Provinces The Negro Motorist Green Book, 1949 edition Advertisement for book "Around the World in 1,000 Pictures"

Series 4: Family and Friends

(1 Box)

Subseries A: Clayton Sinclair, Jr.

Box 8, Folder 4		Correspondence: From Clayton Sinclair, Jr. to The Portsmouth Herald; Clayton Sinclair, Sr.; photocopies of five thank-you letters written by Clayton Sinclair Jr. after father’s death, February 1978 To Clayton from Kelvin and Royaline Edwards; Wofford G. Gardner; Henry A. Ryan; George D. Varney
Box 8, Folder 5		Personal Files: Candlelight Service Program for 1951 Traip Academy Graduating Class, June 3, 1951 Robert W. Traip Academy Graduation Program, June 7, 1951. University of Maine Bulletin "Opening of the University," September 1953. Tau Epsilon Phi initiation certificate, November 15, 1953 University of Maine Report cards Fall 1953, 1954 University of Maine Baccalaureate Program, June 12, 1955 University of Maine Commencement ticket June 12, 1955 University of Maine Commencement Program, June 12, 1955 Announcement of the opening of Clayton Sinclair, Jr.'s law office, 1965 Introduction Statement for the Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, September 29, 1991; draft of Louis W. Sullivan's speech "Reclaiming Men for Ministry," September 24, 1991; letterhead, n.d. Obituary
Box 8, Folder 6		Organizations: Bethel United Methodist Church: 120th Anniversary Program, February 19, 1989; Men's Day Commemorative Journal, September 23, 1990
Box 8, Folder 7		Organizations: Howard University: Howard University Magazine, November 1960 and January 1961; Howard University Calendar, 1961
Box 8, Folder 8		Organizations: Tau Epsilon Phi: Tau Zetans Tales, May 28, 1954; The Plume, Fall 1954, Winter 1957, Summer 1957, Fall 1960
Box 8, Folder 9		Organizations: University of Maine: "President's Answer," n.d.
Box 8, Folder 10		Newsclippings: "Traip Academy Awards Diplomas to 50 Seniors," Portsmouth Herald, June 8, 1951 "Dr. White Urges Brotherhood to be Year-Round Proposition in Talk at University of Maine Assembly," February 17, 1953 "During National Brotherhood Week," Boston Sunday Herald, March 15, 1953 "Annual Good Will Chest Drive Opens on State University Campus Monday" 1953 "Trust Company Receives Award," Atlanta Constitution, November 8, 1973 "Black Attorney Wins $350,000 for Client," The Atlanta Voice, February 2, 1974 "The Most Glamorous Jobs: The Grass Always Looks Greener In Another Career, But People In Those Jobs Say It's Not Always So," Atlanta Journal and Constitution, January 8, 1977 "Traip Seniors to Give Play," n.d. "Traip Holds Baccalaureate Services," n.d. "To Study Law," n.d. "New Lawyer," n.d.

Subseries B: Clayton Sinclair III

Box 8, Folder 11		Correspondence to Clayton Sinclair III from: Imelda Pradia
Box 8, Folder 12		Personal files: "Northside Lines" newsletter, January-February, 1988 "Society of Distinguished American High School Students" certificate, 1988. Northside High School baccalaureate program, June 5, 1988 Northside High School commencement invitation, June 11, 1988 Northside High School commencement program, June 11, 1988 Howard University report cards, Fall 1988to Fall 1990 Howard University commencement invitation, May 9, 1992 Howard University commencement program, May 9, 1992 Clayton Sinclair's wedding invitation, July 13, 1994
Box 8, Folder 13		Newsclippings: "3,650 Students Take in Close to $100,000 hitting the Streets for Empty Stocking Fund," Atlanta Constitution, December 8, 1986 The Tiger's Eye, June 1988 "Thirteen Atlanta Students are Winners in Achievement, Scholarship Program," n.d.

Subseries C: Jean Sinclair (wife of Clayton Sinclair II)

Box 8, Folder 14

Misc.

Southern Education Foundation brochure; Annual Report, 1979-1980
Newsclipping: "Dream Job: Jean Sinclair Made the Transition to TV Co-Host With Little Trouble," n.d.
Obituary

Subseries D: Friends

Box 8, Folder 15

Misc. Papers

Calling cards: Pinice Ratliff, Staples, Minnie Shirley Wiggins
Newsclippings: "Osford G. Bernard Given Natal Party in Hollywood," February 29, 1944.
"Naval Base Chapel Scene of Wedding," May 10, 1946
"Bertrice Tilley, Charles Hart Married Here," n.d.
"Bowles-Williams," n.d.
"Latest Group of Combat Navigators from Hondo Field," n.d.
"Miss Jones to Wed," n.d.; "Pennman, Tom Conway," n.d
"WAC Dorris Moore Promoted in France," n.d.
"Wallace P. Reed Promoted to Captain," n.d.
"Willis Bardwell Remembers “em all: Talks of long-time stint at York's Reading Room," n.d.

Series 5: Subject Files

(2 Boxes)

Subseries A: Adult Education

Box 8, Folder 16		Robertson, M.S. Adult Reader. Steck-Vaughn Co. (Austin, TX, 1946).
Box 8, Folder 17		Smith, Harley A. How to Read Better [Book one]. Steck-Vaughn Co. (Austin, TX, 1946).
Box 8, Folder 18		Steps to Learning

Subseries B: African American History (Printed Materials)

Box 9
Box 8, Folder 19		Newspaper articles: "As De Lawd Looks Back at his People, Richard B. Harrison of “The Green Pastures' Speaks for his Race," Boston Daily Transcript, February 9, 1931 "11-G City Post Awarded Glover," Amsterdam News, October 26, 1957
Box 8, Folder 20		Newspaper articles: "Six days of Atlanta's Black Society," The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, December 8, 1979-December 13, 1979 [day two article is on Clayton Sinclair, Jr.]. "Black Eagle Back Aggrieved," n.d. "Large Turnout, King Commemorated at Pease AFB Service," n.d. "Temple's Gift to the Sprinting World," n.d. "Black Eye for the Legion and for Americanism, Too," September 2, 1959
Box 9, Folder 1		Comic Book: "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story," The Fellowship of Reconciliation
Box 9, Folder 2		Magazine: Time, August 22, 1983
Box 9, Folder 3		Magazine: "Atlanta: Capital of Black-is-Bountiful," The New York Times Magazine, April 7, 1974
Box 9, Folder 4		Books: Women of Courage: An Exhibition of Photographs by Judith Sedwick, based on the Black Women Oral History Project. Inscribed: "Dear Aunt Hazel, Thank you for sharing your stories with me…Love, Valerie [Cunningham]" "The First Blacks of Portsmouth," Historical New Hampshire, Vol. 44, no. 4, Winter 1989. Inscribed "Dear Aunt Hazel, I wanted you to be one of the first to see this – you’ve been waiting a long time to see something in print! Love, Valerie"

Subseries C: Jewell Inn

Box 9, Folder 5

Brochure; Jewell Inn Christmas card with picture of inn, signed by Samuda

Subseries D: Lost Boundaries (Film)

Box 9, Folder 6		Script: scenes 45, 47 and 47A; photocopy of script
Box 9, Folder 7		Newspapers: ""Lost Boundaries" Extras Sought in Local Area," The Portsmouth Herald, February 8, 1949 "Portsmouth Will “See Itself” in “Lost Boundaries” Premiere," The Portsmouth Herald, June 20, 1949 "Young “Find” in Local Film Here for World Premiere," The Portsmouth Herald, June 21, 1949 "The Open Door," The Portsmouth Herald,June 24, 1949 "The Big Premier of “Lost Boundaries”," Kittery Press, June 24, 1949 "Movie Reunion," June 24, 1949 "Epic Race Pic Bares “Passing”," n.d. ""Lost Boundaries,” 40th Anniversary Reunited Cast & Crew of Local Movie," n.d. "Classic Race Film Crew Reunites," n.d. "Forty Years Later, “Lost Boundaries” not Forgotten," n.d. ""Lost Boundaries” Cast Holds Reunion," n.d. [page torn] See "“Lost Boundaries” Here" [page torn] "Center to Get $3,000," n.d. "Lost Boundaries" advertisement, n.d.

Series 6: Miscellaneous

(1 Box)

Box 10
Box 9, Folder 8		Programs: Academy of St. Joseph, South Berwick, Maine Commencement program, June 5, 1966 York High School, York, Maine Commencement program, June 6, 1985 Pease Air Force Base Fashion Extravaganza program, March 6, 1980 18th Annual Military School Band Festival program, Mark Clark Hall, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, February 26, 1994
Box 9, Folder 9		Advertisement flyer: 7th Annual Dance and Reception, Music by Milton Lewis and his Rhythmic Serenaders, "Boston’s Most Famous Orchestra," Ogunquit Casino, July 4, 1940
Box 9, Folder 10		Writing by Roland Ballard, November 22, 1940
Box 9, Folder 11		Mrs. Sofia Scott’s American National Red Cross membership card, 1942; "Pinice Ratliff" calling card
Box 9, Folder 12		Bracelet made from Ernestine King Pinkham’s dog tag
Box 10, Folder 1		Hazel Sinclair's handwritten recipes
Box 10, Folder 2		Hazel Sinclair's handwritten recipes
Box 10, Folder 3		Hazel Sinclair's Cook Book Boston Cooking School, 1910
Box 10, Folder 4		Hazel Sinclair's Cook Book Modern Priscilla Cook Book, 1924
Box 10, Folder 5		Hazel Sinclair's poem bookPoems Teachers Ask For, undated

Series 7: Photographs

(1 Box)

Subseries A: Slides

Box 11, Folder 1		Rock Rest and surrounding land
Box 11, Folder 2		Interior of Rock Rest
Box 11, Folder 3		Wedding at Pearl St. Church and Howard University, 1960
Box 11, Folder 4		People outside Rock Rest
Box 11, Folder 5		Travel
Box 11, Folder 6		Parade, August 1973 and 1977
Box 11, Folder 7		Dr. Martin Luther King in Portsmouth, undated
Box 11, Folder 8		Atlanta, 1973-1975
Box 11, Folder 9		Unidentified people
Box 11, Folder 10		Unindentified

Subseries B: Prints

Box 12
Box 12, Folder 1		Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 2		Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 3		Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 4		Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 5		People at Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 6		People at Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 7		People at Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 8		Pets at Rock Rest
Box 12, Folder 9		Hazel Sinclair and friends
Box 12, Folder 10		Hazel Sinclair and friends
Box 12, Folder 11		Hazel Sinclair’s birthday party, undated
Box 12, Folder 12		Hazel Sinclair’s 86th. birthday party
Box 12, Folder 13		From Hazel Sinclair’s scrapbook
Box 12, Folder 14		Clayton Sinclair, Sr.
Box 12, Folder 15		Clayton Sinclair, Sr.
Box 12, Folder 16		Clayton Sinclair, Jr.
Box 12, Folder 17		Clayton Sinclair, Jr.’s graduation from U. Maine, 1955
Box 12, Folder 18		Clayton Sinclair III
Box 12, Folder 19		Family friends: Emily Jean Ballard and Linda Maxine Bennett
Box 12, Folder 20		Family friends: Benson Family
Box 12, Folder 21		Family friends: Booker Family
Box 12, Folder 22		Family friends: Anne and Wilbur Bright, c. 1955
Box 12, Folder 23		Family friends: Clarence & Augusta Cunningham’s 50th wedding anniversary
Box 12, Folder 24		Family friends: Valerie Cunningham, Kirby and Bradley Randolph
Box 12, Folder 25		Family friends: John and Louie Downey; Alyssa Edwards
Box 12, Folder 26		Family friends: Judy Faust Harris and Kara Harris
Box 12, Folder 27		Family friends: Leon and "Billie" Johnson; Marshall Franklin; Franllin photo Christmas card; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Moore; Madison family
Box 12, Folder 28		Family friends: Motin Family; Robert L. Murphy; Pam Ramsay; Esther & Bernice Ratliff
Box 12, Folder 29		Family friends: Albert Samuda; Carlotte Satchell; Hilton Ray Willoughby, 1963
Box 12, Folder 30		Unidentified people at picnic
Box 12, Folder 31		Unidentified people at beach
Box 12, Folder 32		Unidentified people
Box 12, Folder 33		Unidentified people
Box 12, Folder 34		Unidentified people
Box 12, Folder 35		Pearl Street and Middle Street church functions
Box 12, Folder 36		Celebration, Stage Neck Inn, York, ME
Box 12, Folder 37		Trip west
Box 12, Folder 38		Other travel
Box 12, Folder 39		Other travel
Box 12, Folder 40		Other travel, miniature train

Series 8: Black Heritage Trail

Box 13 & 14
		Rock Rest preservation papers These papers pertain to the Black Heritage Trail's efforts for the preservation of the Rock Rest property from 1999 to 2004. Included in these papers are preservation grant applications, property appraisals, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles.

Series 9: Oversize

Oversize Box 1
	Miscellaneous Scrapbook containing photos of Clayton and Hazel's wedding, 1936 and photos of Clayton's family in Wadesboro, South Carolina, 1937. Scrapbook containing newspaper articles regarding the Black experience, circa 1940. University of Maine Yearbook, 1955 Photo portrait of C. Albert Samuda, 1943
Oversize Box 2
	Miscellaneous Plaque to Clayton Sinclair for organizing the Portsmouth Branch of NAACP, 1964. Photo of Clayton Sincailr with U.S. Naval Training Class, 1944. A Scrapbook commemorating Clayton and Hazel's 25th Wedding Anniversary. Photo of Clayton Sinclair Jr with Traip Academy class in Wahington, DC, 1951. Colored High School Diploma to Hazel Addie Bush for completeing 2 year course in dressmaking, 1920. Cpoy of University of Maine Diploma to Clayton Sinclair Jr for Bachelor of Arts (Government), 1955. Kodack camera. Ceramic ashtray handpainted by Mildred Morano with the words: Rock Rest and Hazel and Clay. Unidentified ribbon with a list of names typed on it.