Series I
Box I
File 1 – Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan in Miss Arkansas and Miss America Pageants, 1980
File 2 – Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan’s induction into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, 2006
File 3 – Various foreign language newspapers concerning Lencola Sullivan, 2002-2006
File 4 – Miscellaneous newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan, 1981-2002
File 5 – MAP RAP publication, Volume II, Numbers 7 & 8, September 1980
File 6 – Printed article from University of Arkansas at Little Rock webpage featuring Lencola Sullivan, December 2005
File 7 – Printed article from Arkansas Democrat Gazette concerning Lencola Sullivan’s induction to Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, October 2005
File 8 – Miscellaneous newspapers, March 2005-October 2006
File 9 – Awards given to Lencola Sullivan by the State of Arkansas, 1980
File 10 – Various awards given to Lencola Sullivan, 1980-1981
File 11 – Letter to Lencola Sullivan concerning Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, October 2006
File 12 – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame program and dinner menu, October 2006
File 13 – Napkins from Arkansas Governor’s Mansion and plastic cut out from William J. Clinton Presidential Center
File 14 – Letter from Bill Clinton, May 13, 2004
File 15 – Letter from Mike Beebe, November 7, 2006
File 16 – Letter from Vic Snyder, December 13, 2006
File 17 – Letter from Glenn Whitesides, November 21, 2000
File 18 – Note from Miss Delaware 2000, undated
File 19 – Email from Donna Champ Banks, August 4, 2000
File 20 – Postcard to Lencola Sullivan from Bobby, a friend, May 1987
File 21 – Letter from Tim H. asking for an autographed picture from Lencola Sullivan, June 1,1982
File 22 – Poem written about Lencola Sullivan by Theressa Gunnels-Wesley, undated
File 23 – A poem sent to Lencola Sullivan from Pam, Keith, and Kelli, undated
File 24 – Correspondence pertaining to Lencola Sullivan’s speech at Manhattan Comprehensive Night High School, February 1995
File 25 – Thank you note from CBS Executive Board, undated
File 26 – Thank you note pertaining to Lencola Sullivan’s appearance in “Miss America – Beyond the Crown,” a television special, August 26, 1994
File 27 – Announcements of Lencola Sullivan and Roel Verseveldt’s wedding, September 2002
File 28 – Birthday card for Lencola Sullivan’s 50th birthday from Rodney, Betty, and Kalan Wesley, undated
File 29 – Birth announcement of Lauren Skyler Maitland, March 2002
File 30 – Birth announcement of Benjamin Porch, October 1985
File 31 – Invitation to 50th Anniversary of Integration of Little Rock Central High School, 2007
File 32 – Invitation to the UCA reception for former Miss ASTC, Miss SCA, and Miss UCA winners, 2007
File 33 – Invitation to birthday excursion for Reggie Van Lee, May 2008
File 34 – Lencola Sullivan’s voter registration card for New York, 1988
File 35 – Lencola Sullivan’s Democrats Abroad primary vote, 2008
File 36 – Lencola Sullivan’s AFTRA membership card and letters concerning pay from AFTRA, 1991
File 37 – Lencola Sullivan’s resumes, 1 acting resume and 1 work history resume, undated
File 38 – Various actor’s headshots and resumes, c. 1980’s
File 39 – USO show poster featuring Lencola Sullivan, Miss Arkansas 1980; Miss Florida 1980; and Miss Alabama 1980
File 40 – Advertisement for Gordon’s Gin: Lencola Sullivan’s first modeling job in NYC, 1984
File 41 – Posters for “A Soldier’s Story” with Lencola Sullivan as production secretary, 1984
File 42 – Programs featuring Lencola Sullivan, 1977-2006
File 43 – Various programs, undated
File 44 – Tickets of admission to various programs including Miss America Pageants, Celine Dion concert, and a museum, 1994-2008
File 45 – Signed photos of pageant winners, 1992-1994
File 46 – Photo of Lencola Sullivan in Miss America Pageant, 1980
File 47 – Autographed photo of Lencola Sullivan as Miss Arkansas 1980-1981
File 48 – Printed Photo of Roderick Smith, Lencola Sullivan and E. Lynn Harris, August 1998
File 49 – Lencola Sullivan’s photo album with various pictures, undated
File 50 – Photographs
Env 1 - Negatives for E. Lynn Harris’ Book Party, July 28, 2002
Env 2 - Lencola and Stevie Wonder at Clinton Inauguration, 1996
Env 3 - Lencola and Vanessa Williams at Williams’ baby shower, 1993
Env 4 - Duroncella Richardson and daughter, undated
Env 5 - Unknown little girl, undated
Env 6 - Photo of Roel and Lencola Verseveldt attached to a Christmas card, 2004
Env 7 - Lencola and Roel Verseveldt at St. Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock for their wedding, September 28, 2002
Env 8 - Lencola at Miss Florida Pageant, undated
Env 9 - Lencola and Roel at a private party, 2004
Env 10 - Lencola at Miss Florida Pageant with cast, undated
Env 11 - Lencola and Roel on their first date, undated
Env 12 - Lencola’s Great-Uncle S. J. Jenkins, undated
Env 13 - Lencola, her sisters Shree and Gisele, and their mother Macie Sullivan, undated
Env 14 - Lencola and Roel at Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, 2006
Env 15 - Lencola and Jeff Friedman in New York, undated
Env 16 - Lencola and Jeff Friedman, undated
Env 17 - Patti Butler and Tracey Nash-Huntley, undated
Env 18 - Lencola, Patti Butler, and Tracey Nash-Huntley, undated
Env 19 - Lencola and Jeff Friedman, undated
Env 20 - Deborah Epperson and Brian Galligan exchanging vows, undated
Env 21 - Sharon King, her husband Keith Phox, and her sister Tammy King, undated
Env 22 - Black Hall of Fame inductees and Governor Mike Huckabee, 2006
Env 23 - Black Hall of Fame inductees with spouses, 2006
Env 24 - Lencola at Hen Party for Renee and Tentori’s engagement at the Hague, Holland, undated
Env 25 - Lencola, Sharon and Keith Phox, Keith’s sister, Tammy King, Patti Butler, and Tracey Nash, undated
Env 26 - Lencola, Tracey Nash, Dot Malone, Anthony Rogers, and E. Lynn Harris, undated
Env 27 - Lencola with Genetta Criswell-Jeffries at Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, 2006
Env 28 - Keith and Sharon Phox, Lencola’s former roommate, undated.
Env 29 - Lencola, Keith and Sharon Phox, and E. Lynn Harris at a party in New York, undated
Env 30 - David and Tracey Huntley, undated
Env 31 - Dot Malone, Sharon Phox and her sister-in-law, undated
Env 32 - Richard and Ashley Williams, children of Lencola’s sister Gisele, undated
Env 33 - Richard Williams, Lencola’s nephew, undated
Env 34 - Ashley Williams, Lencola’s niece, undated
Env 35 - Roel Verseveldt and Lencola Sullivan engagement photos, undated (4 photos)
Env 36 - Sharon King-Phox, E. Lynn Harris, and Lencola at going away party for E. Lynn Harris, undated
Env 37 - Lencola Sullivan and her former roommate Sharon King-Phox, undated
Env 38 - Mona Wyatt, David Huntley, E. Lynn Harris, Tracey Nash-Huntley, Dot Malone and Keith Phox and his sisters, undated
Env 39 - E. Lynn Harris and Lencola Sullivan at her apartment in New York, undated
Env 40 - E. Lynn Harris, Lencola, and Anthony Rogers at Lencola’s apartment, undated
Env 41 - Lencola Sullivan and former Vice President Al Gore, 2000
Env 42 - Lencola, Chuck Phillips, and Karen Phillips and her mom at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 43 - Sheryl Lee Ralph at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 44 - Lencola Sullivan and Chuck and Karen Phillips, undated
Env 45 - Lencola Sullivan and unknown man at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 46 - Lencola Sullivan and unknown woman at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 47 - Two unknown men at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 48 - Lencola and Brent Zachary at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 49 - Unknown people at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 50 - Lencola and unknown man at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 51 - Lencola and unknown man at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 52 - Chuck and Karen Phillips at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 53 - Lencola and Brent Zachary and his girlfriend at E. Lynn Harris’ book party, 2002
Env 54 - Lencola and former Miss Connecticut winner, 1995
Env 55 - Lencola and unknown man at book party for E. Lynn Harris, 2002
Env 56 - Lencola Sullivan and Miss Connecticut, 1995
Env 57 - Lencola performing with unknown man and woman, undated
Env 58 - Unknown group of people, undated
Env 59 - Lencola and an unknown woman, undated
Env 60 - Lencola performing with The Common Good, undated (4 photos)
Env 61 - The Common Good performing, undated
Env 62 - Lencola performing with Lionel Hampton at Fairmont hotel in New Orleans, undated
File 51 – Photographs
Env 1 - Lencola’s brother William Sullivan and her Aunt Anne Wade, undated
Env 2 - Lencola and Great Uncles Rosevelt and Seamon, undated
Env 3 - Jim Forsythe and Roel Verseveldt, undated
Env 4 - Lencola performing with a band, undated
Env 5 - Jim and Denise Forsythe and Roel and Lencola Verseveldt, undated
Env 6 - Lencola and her friend Jim, 1987
Env 7 - Former Miss Arkansas Winners: Lencola Sullivan (1980), Regina Hopper (1983), and Carole Lawson (1987), undated
Env 8 - Lencola’s parents : Richard and Macie, undated
Env 9 - Lencola performing with Lionel Hampton, undated
Env 10 - Lencola with her mother and father: Macie and Richard, undated
Env 11 - Lencola and Lottie Shackleford, undated
Env 12 - Richard and Macie Sullivan, undated
Env 13 - Lencola and her Grandfather Wesley, Aunt Wade, and Aunt Teressa Wesley, undated
Env 14 - Lencola Sullivan as a child, undated
Env 15 - Lencola’s family c. 1967
Env 16 - Lencola’s family, 1967
Env 17 - Unidentified children, c. 1950’s
Env 18 - Headshot of Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 19 - Lencola Sullivan and Kenny, undated
Env 20 - Lencola’s Aunt Rosie, undated
Env 21 - Richard Sullivan (Lencola’s father) and his first wife Curlie, c. 1950’s
Env 22 - Richard Sullivan and his first wife Curlie, 1948
Env 23 - Photo of Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 24 - Black Hall of Fame inductees with Governor Huckabee, 2006
Env 25 - Lencola Sullivan and Rosa Parks at 80th birthday for Daisy Bates, 1994
Env 26 - Lencola Sullivan, her sister Gisele and Stevie Wonder, 1994
Env 27 - Lencola Sullivan competing in Miss Morrilton Pageant, 1977
Env 28 - Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 29 - Gisele, Leroy, and Richard Williams, undated
Env 30 - Lencola and Howard Rollins during filming of “A Soldier’s Story,” undated
Env 31 - Roel, Lencola, and Arnessa Staten at Black Hall of Fame, 2006
Env 32 - Amber Eskola Williams and Lencola Sullivan performing at Miss Arkansas Pageant, 2002
Env 33 - Lencola and Ragan Renteria, Miss America Pageant, undated
Env 34 - Lencola Sullivan and Lauren Davidson at Miss Arkansas Pageant, June 2002
Env 35 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas Pageant, June 2002
Env 36 - Greg Evans and Lencola Sullivan at Miss America Pageant, undated
Env 37 - Lencola and other judges of Miss Delaware Pageant, 2002
Env 38 - Lencola Sullivan and Kerry (former boyfriend), October 1984
Env 39 - Photo of Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 40 - Richard Williams, 2 years old, Lencola’s nephew, undated
Env 41 - Ashley Williams, Lencola’s niece, undated
Env 42 - Ashley Williams, Lencola’s niece, a few weeks old, undated
Env 43 - Lencola Sullivan and Yvette Moore, undated
Env 44 - Rod Plummer and Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 45 - Miss Maine Pageant and Judges, undated
Env 46 - Jenifer Lewis and E. Lynn Harris, undated
Env 47 - E. Lynn Harris, Tracey Nash, and two unidentified men, undated
Env 48 - Lencola and judges for Miss Maine pageant, undated
Env 49 - Lencola with judges for Miss Maine pageant, undated
Env 50 - Lencola and judges for Miss Maine pageant, undated
Env 51 - Michael Cash, 1983
Env 52 - Ashley Williams, Lencola’s niece, undated
Env 53 - Doris Hayes, Miss Washington, 1980
Env 54 - Lencola and Mr. McKenna at anniversary celebration, September 1986
Env 55 - Lencola Sullivan and Sean McKenna, 1986
Env 56 - Lencola in a Pageant, c. 1977
Env 57 - Lencola Sullivan as Miss White River, c. 1978
Env 58 - Jessica Slager, September 1986
Env 59 - Kelvin Sparks, Jr., undated
Env 60 - Cindy Barnes at Vanessa Gilmore’s 40th Birthday, undated
Env 61 - Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 62 - Joe and Geraldine Bly exchange wedding vows - undated (3 photos)
File 52 – Photographs
Env 1 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas Pageant with Barbara Anderson, 1992
Env 2 - Lencola Sullivan performing with Amber Williams at Miss Arkansas Pageant, June 1992
Env 3 - Lencola serving as emcee for Miss Arkansas, June 1992
Env 4 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas Pageant, June 1992
Env 5 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas Pageant, June 1992
Env 6 - Lencola Sullivan and Lauren Davidson, Miss Arkansas, 2002
Env 7 - Heather Hunnicutt, Cliff Horton, Lencola Sullivan, Bobbi Horton and Jessie Ward, 2002
Env 8 - Former Miss Arkansas winners: Sara Harris, Erin Wheatley, Lencola Sullivan, Lauren Davidson, Heather Hunnicutt, and Micki Petrus
Env 9 - Former Miss Arkansas winners, 2002 (names on back of photograph)
Env 10 - Heather Hunnicutt, Lencola Sullivan and Jessie Ward, 2002
Env 11 - Lencola Sullivan at University of Central Arkansas, undated
Env 12 - Lencola Sullivan competing in Miss America Pageant, September 1980
Env 13 - Miss Arkansas photo for newspaper article, c. 1980
Env 14 - Lencola’s husband, Roel Verseveldt, undated
Env 15 - Lencola Sullivan in Miss Arkansas pageant, 1980
Env 16 - Lencola performing during Miss Arkansas pageant, 1980
Env 17 - Morrilton High School 10 year class Reunion, c. late 1980’s
Env 18 - Lencola Sullivan headshot, 1986
Env 19 - Lencola Sullivan headshot, 1986
Env 20 - Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 21 - Lencola with Patti Labelle during filming of “A Soldier’s Story,” 1984
Env 22 - Lencola and Ramiro Carbonell, Spain, 1988
File 53 – Photographs
Env 1 - Lencola and Jeff Friedman, Miss America Pageant, September 1990
Env 2 - Signed photo of Brandi Burkhardt, Miss New York, undated
Env 3 - Signed photo of Brandi Rhodes, Miss Arkansas 1999
Env 4 - Lencola Sullivan performing at Miss Arkansas pageant, 1999
Env 5 - Brandi Cox, Miss Arkansas, 1999
Env 6 - Lencola and Erin Wheatley perform at Miss Arkansas pageant, c. 1999
Env 7 - Heather Hunnicutt, Lencola Sullivan, and two other state pageant winners at Miss Arkansas pageant, 1991
Env 8 - Lencola Sullivan as emcee of Miss Arkansas Pageant, c. 1990’s
Env 9 - Lencola Sullivan, Melanie McGarrah, and Miss Arkansas judges, 1996
Env 10 - Lencola and Melanie McGarrah, Miss Arkansas, 1996
Env 11 - Uncle Bob Wheeler with Miss Arkansas chaperones, undated
Env 12 - Brandi Rhodes, Miss Arkansas, with runners-up, 1999
Env 13 - Lencola Sullivan with unidentified women, Miss Arkansas pageant, 1991
Env 14 - Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 15 - Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 16 - Lencola Sullivan, c. 1980
Env 17 - Lencola Sullivan headshot, undated
Env 18 - Autographed picture to Lencola Sullivan, undated
Env 19 - Lencola Sullivan and two unidentified women, undated
Env 20 - Miss Florida Pageant, June 3, 2000
Env 21 - Daphne Cochran (Miss Kentucky) and Richard Kessler; Lencola Sullivan and Jeff Friedman, Miss America pageant, 1990
File 54 – Photographs
Env 1 - Lencola Sullivan, the day after Miss Arkansas Pageant, 1980
Env 2 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas, undated
Env 3 - Lencola Sullivan and Shannon Boy, Miss Arkansas, 1992
Env 4 - Lencola Sullivan and Shannon Boy, Miss Arkansas, 1992
Env 5 - Lencola Sullivan and judges, Miss Arkansas pageant, 1980
Env 6 - Lencola after crowning of Miss Arkansas, 1980
Env 7 - Miss Alabama 1980, Miss Florida 1980, and Lencola Sullivan as Miss Arkansas 1980 on U.S.O. tour in Florida, 1980
Env 8 - Lencola and Uncle Bob Wheeler, Miss America Pageant, undated
Env 9 - Lencola and Miss America contestants in Atlantic City, 1980
Env 10 - Lencola at Miss Arkansas USA pageant with Barry Williams as emcee, undated
Env 11 - Billy Hoyt doing Lencola’s hair for newspaper article, 1980
Env 12 - Picture of Lencola for Arkansas Gazette Newspaper, 1980
Env 13 - Lencola Sullivan at Miss Arkansas Pageant, 1980
Env 14 - Lencola Sullivan headshots, c. 1980’s
Env 15 - Inductees to Black Hall of Fame with Governor Huckabee, c. 2006
Env 16 - Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
Env 17 - Lencola Sullivan and her Aunt Almeta Meredith in Las Vegas, undated
File 55 – Oversize Photographs
Env 1 – Lencola and Angie Rodriquez at Miss Pierce County Pageant near Seattle, Washington, undated
Env 2 – Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
Env 3 – Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
Env 4 - Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
Env 5 - Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
Env 6 - Lencola Sullivan and family, undated
File 56 – Slides for an advertisement, undated
File 57 –CD copies of Lencola Sullivan’s personal photographs
Item 1 – CD 1
Item 2 – CD 2
File 58 – Miss Arkansas Reunion 2008 on CD
Item 1 – CD 1
Item 2 – CD 2
File 59 – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2006 on CD
Item 1 – CD 1
File 60 – Lencola Sullivan newspaper articles and miscellaneous on CD
Item 1 – CD 1
File 61 – Oversize photo of Lencola Sullivan
File 62 – Photographs with proofs and negatives from Martin Christopher Photography
End of Box 1
Series I
Box 2 (Oversize Items)
Item 1 – Descendant of DeSoto Award, June 21, 1996
Item 2 – Arkansas Traveler Award, June 21, 1996
Item 3 – Newspaper copy pertaining to Lencola Sullivan’s induction in to Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, undated
Item 4 – Foreign language newspaper article concerning Lencola Sullivan, December 8, 2006
Item 5 – Three newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan being named Miss Arkansas, July 14, 1980
Item 6 – Newspaper article concerning Lencola being crowned Miss Arkansas, July 14, 1980
Item 7 – Newspaper article concerning Lencola being crowned Miss Arkansas, July 16, 1980
Item 8 – Two newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan in Miss America Pageant, July 24, 1980
Item 9 – Three Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan as Miss Arkansas, July 24, 1980
Item 10 – Newspaper article concerning Lencola Sullivan as Miss Arkansas, July 24, 1980
Item 11 – Newspaper article concerning Lencola Sullivan in Miss America Pageant, September 10, 1980
Item 12 – Newspaper photos with Lencola as Miss Arkansas, undated
Item 13 – Newspaper article concerning Lencola Sullivan as first black Miss Arkansas, undated
Item 14 – Three Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan, undated
Item 15 – Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan, undated
Item 16 – Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan, undated
Item 17 – Two Newspaper articles concerning Lencola Sullivan, undated
End of Box 2
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