Education
[Broadway High School, class of 1923 - yearbook and anniversary programs] 1923, 1973
[Educational and merit certificates and diplomas - unframed] 1923-1969
Graduate Courses -- Ph.D. 1936-1941
Seminar in Planning, University of Southern California 1964-1965
Student Manual for Stenotypy 1951 September
[Untitled binder with lecture notes and religious quotations] 1939, 1951
Washburn University
The Kaw 1925 Yearbook [Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas] 1925
Washburn Alumnus 1965-1974
[Bronze medal from Washburn University of Topeka Alumni Association] circa 1972
"Directors for YMCA Announced" [article in Los Angeles Sentinel] 1935 February 28
General Report and Financial Statements of the Young Men's Christian Association of Los Angeles 1932 October 27
National Conference of the YMCA 1929 October
[Twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the 28th Street Branch YMCA] 1932 November 6; 1933 March
Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL)
[Certificate of Merit to Floyd Covington from Pacific Parachute Co.] 1945 March 25
[City of Los Angeles certifications of appointment of the Housing Authority to Floyd Covington] 1944-1945
[Clippings and ephemera from Urban League office] 1933-1950
First Transcontinental Negro Flight 1933
[Floyd Covington desk plate] undated
Los Angeles Community Chest - Negro [news clippings] 1928-1929
[Los Angeles Urban League annual and biennial reports] 1950-1951
[Los Angeles Urban League scrapbook] 1930-1954, 1972
[National Urban League certificate for 10 years of service] 1945 October
"The Negro Market" by Floyd Covington 1932
Posters
America's Number 1 Problem: A Socio-economic and Cultural Lag - Another Vicious Circle circa 1931-1950
Inconsistency - The Other Vicious Circle circa 1931-1950
Report of the Executive Director 1935
Special Crime Study Commission on Social and Economic Conditions Contributing to Crime and Delinquency [certificate] 1947 November 4
To Floyd Covington for Inspirational Leadership, 1928-1951 circa 1951
[Transcript of interview with Judge Jefferson, former Urban League President] undated
University of Southern California coursework
[Occupational Attitudes and Values; General Notes; Clinical Psychology] 1948
"A Comparison of Some of the Subjective Factors Related to the Concept of Social Distance" by Floyd Covington 1941, 1948
Doctor of Philosophy Data for Floyd C. Covington 1947-1948
"Urban League Grows with the Sentinel" [article in Los Angeles Sentinel] 1983 April 14
Urban League Testimonial Banquet Honoring Resigning Director, Floyd C. Covington
[Photograph album] 1951 May 29
[Invitation, speech notes, testimonials, biographical information, and news clippings] 1947-1954
Urban League - Tom Bradley 1971-1974
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Address by Floyd C. Covington to the Victoria Business and Professional Women's Club 1962 February 25
F. C. Covington's Writings and Speeches 1961-1968
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Alphabetical correspondence files
A 1950-1954
B 1948-1954
C 1950-1955
D 1950-1954
F 1948-1954
G 1950-1955
H 1950-1954
J 1946-1954
L 1950-1955
M 1950-1954
P 1950-1954
R 1950-1954
S 1950-1955
W 1950-1956
[Appointment and address books] 1950-1955, 1970
Floyd Covington's Work and Few Photos 1951, undated
Large Size Pictures of F. C. Covington Sr. - FHA and real estate relating material 1954-1971 1960-1962
Man of Color - Radio Program - William H. Luke, Producer 1953 November
Personal File - Biography - Floyd C. Covington - Birth Records 1953
Program for Purchase and Rehabilitation of Housing for Resale to Low-Income Purchasers 1950-1952
Secretary - Intergroup Relations Advisor's Office - FHA, Los Angeles 1962-1968
SF Form 57 - Application for Federal Employment undated
[Speech notes] 1950-1952
Speeches, Addresses, and Talks [on index cards] 1951-1961
First Annual Meeting of Westminster Neighborhood Association, Inc. 1961 November 28
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles - Directory of Commissioners undated
Research Notes, Etc. On Formal Security Board Hearing 1954
Exhibits and Letters to be Submitted to Loyalty Board 1943-1955
Exhibits - Formal Security Board Hearing 1954 December 14
Letters of Testimony & Commitment Blanks of Witnesses Re: Formal Security Board Hearing 1954-1956
Personal File - Regional Loyalty Board Hearing 1951-1955
Previous Hearings [transcripts] 1943-1951
Extra copies for Floyd Covington 1954
Expenses - Security Cash 1955
Personal Letters for Acknowledgment 1954-1955
"Floyd Covington Reinstated in Housing Authority Job" - article in California Eagle 1955 February 10
Racial Caricatures and Stereotypes 1963 June
Retirement Information Seminar 1967-1971
"Violence in the City -- An End or a Beginning?" A Report by the Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots 1965 December 2
Wellington Square Improvement Association 1963-1964
California Eagle 1933 November 17
"Chicago Negro Labor and Civil Rights" by Tim Black 1966
Clippings 1935-1970
Clippings 1941, 1974
Collectanea Miscellanea Compiled By Floyd C. Covington 1923-1952
Ernie Barnes: A Twentieth Century Genre Painter 1971
The Human Culture Digest [two articles featuring Floyd Covington] 1943 August, 1944 February
"Jules Saxe Dies in Palm Springs" [news clipping] 1963 March 14
[News clippings] 1931, undated
[Newspapers and magazines with articles featuring Martin Luther King, Jr.] 1968-1972
Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin [exhibit description] 1948
Portraits of Floyd Covington
[Group portraits with Floyd Covington] 1938-1984
[Individual portraits of Floyd Covington] circa 1907-1962
[Large photographic portraits of Floyd Covington in Urban League Office by Lous Ruiz] 1942
[Portrait drawing of Floyd Covington by Charles Haywood] 1936
Family and travel mementos
[1932 Summer Olympics scrapbook] 1931-1932
[25th wedding anniversary cards and telegrams to Floyd and Alma Covington] 1954
Alma Covington
Alma Covington's Reception - In Appreciation For Her Years of Service in Education 1965 October
[News clippings featuring Alma Covington] 1957-1959
[24th Street School yearbook] 1955 April
Family Pictures 1939-1960
24th Street School Pictures 1954-1963
[Sheet music and issue of Song Hit Folio 1933-1934
[Photographic portraits of Alma Covington] 1955-1965
[24th Street School paperwork and ephemera] 1961
1965 Retirement Party [news clippings] 1965 November
["Safety Project" - Article in Los Angeles City Press 1962 September 20
My Commencement [scrapbook from high school graduation] 1921 June 15
Sororities 1957-1970
[USC commencement programs and Bachelor of Science in Education diploma] 1939, 1948
[Coursework for USC School of Education] 1947-1948
Letters to Parents and Personal Letters - 24th Street School 1964-1965, 1975
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races 1933 August
[Correspondence from Floyd Covington to Alma Covington] undated
[Guides to Schools and Offices - Los Angeles City School District] 1957-1964, 1983
Autobiography of Willa Alma Greene Covington 1920-1975
[Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) programs and directories] 1951-1965
[Certificates and awards] 1917, 1961
Addresses, telephones undated
Meditations for Women 1957
Those Christmas Lights - A One-Act Skit by Floyd and Alma Covington undated
Travel Diary 1966
[Travel scrapbook] 1934
[Photograph album - U.S. and Canada travels] 1939
[Birth certificates and passports for Floyd and Alma Covington] 1901, 1966
[Brochures, receipts, guides, and souvenirs from Europe trip] 1966
Chicago World's Fair 1934
[Floyd Covington, Jr.] 1950, 1981
Home Dedication Ritual undated
["House of Covington" stamp] undated
[Lula Catherine Greene] 1941, undated
Photographs [family photograph album] 1915-1944, undated
[Photographs, souvenirs, and brochures from trip to Hawaii] 1962
Pictures Tell the Story [family photograph album] 1922-1928, undated
Thomas Augustus Greene, Sr.
Floyd's file on Dad - T. A. Greene Related Materials 1919-1976
T. A. Greene - Material on Dad and unveiling 1957-1966
Greene-Mills & Co. [booklet for potential investors] circa 1931-1950
[News clippings featuring T. A. Greene] 1919-1953
Wesley Methodist Church Debt Liquidation Certificates 1941-1942
[Bronze cup presented to T. A. Greene, Executive Secretary, 1906-1932, 28th Street YMCA] circa 1932
[Untitled family photograph album] 1926-1935, undated
Poetry, personal narratives, and résumés
[Biographical and autobiographical notes and narratives] undated
Personal File - Honors - Manuscripts - Published Writings 1929-1966
"Picture and Perspective" [personal narrative] by Floyd Covington 1928 December
[Poems by Floyd Covington] 1922-1923, 1938, undated
Poetry of Floyd J. Covington Craw 1920
[Résumés and list of publications] 1968, undated
Music and theater
Pageant material 1933
["Our Minister's…" theatrical productions] 1948
"All Star Fun-O-Cade" written and directed by Floyd C. Covington 1951
[Productions of "Our Town" with Covington in various roles] 1953, undated
[Theater notebook] 1949-1955
[Wesley Community Center theater notebook] 1949-1953
F.C.C. Sr's [Floyd Covington's] Musical Notebooks - for Violin undated
The Four Trumpets Quartet [and Floyd Covington] 1933 August 19
[Marian Anderson - clippings and concert programs] 1944-1946
They Shall Not Die - A Play by John Wexley 1934
[Violin and bow in case] undated
Religious and community associations
[Memberships, contacts, and business cards] 1943-1976, undated
[Men of Tomorrow Inc. - Special Award to Floyd Covington] undated
Men of Tomorrow [membership lists, correspondence, and minutes] 1966-1977
[Orange County Apartment House Association - Award of Recognition] undated
[Southern California Alumni Association - Wesley Methodist Church - annual reception programs] 1921-1939
[Wesley Methodist Church - event programs] 1941-1959
Post-retirement
[Guestbook] 1971
[Speech drafts and planning correspondence] 1971
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Compton Commending Floyd C. Covington, Sr. 1971 April 13
Men of Tomorrow, Inc. - Back Patter's Citation 1971 April 14
[City of Los Angeles commendation to Floyd Covington, Sr.] 1971 April
[City of San Bernardino resolution and commendation to Floyd C. Covington] 1971 April 5
[Plaque to Floyd C. Covington from Consolidated Realty Board] 1971 April 16
[Oversize resolutions honoring Floyd Covington's 40 years of service] 1971 April
Welfare Planning Council Award of Merit for Community Service 1971 May 25
Holman United Methodist Church - 25th Anniversary Gift Committee 1972
Medical Bills and Hospital Records 1973-1979
Notes for Biography and Funeral Services of Floyd C. Covington Sr. 1989
Scottsboro Boys Defense Fund film project [correspondence] 1971
Covington family book collection
From My Kitchen Window, Ruby Berkley Goodwin
Woman: Her Sex and Love Life, William J. Robinson
"Presbyterian Summer Conference" [binder of conference booklets], Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
Mad Sea, Hjalmar Rutzebeck
A Guide to Citizen Participation in Environmental Action, Regional Plan Association of Southern California
Common Sense in Idealism, Hjalmar Rutzebeck
The Dynamic Laws of Healing, Catherine Ponder
Rational Fasting, Arnold Ehret
The Man Nobody Knows, Bruce Barton
The Negro Trail Blazers of California, Delilah L. Beasley
Native Son, Richard Wright
How to Heal and Help One's Self, Charles F. Winbigler
The Gift of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois
An Epitaph for Dixie, Harry S. Ashmore
Who's Who in Colored America (1950)
South Town, Lorenz Graham
They Seek a City, Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy
The Hitler Terror, Lord Marley
Let the People Know, Norman Angell
I Have Lived with the American People, Manuel Buaken
Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous People, Elbert Hubbard
Mindon, W.L. Barretto
The Methodist Hymnal, The Methodist Publishing House
The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon
How to Get a Good Job and Keep It!, Walter B. Pitkin
The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress, Mark Twain
Strategy in Handling People, Ewing T. Webb & John J.B. Morgan
Is Plenty too Much for the Common People, George R. Kirkpatrick
The Public Speaker's Treasure Chest, Herbert V. Prochnow
Race Riot, Alfred McClung Lee
Fundamentals and Requirements of Health and Disease, Thomas Powell
The Lord Helps Those… How the People of Nova Scotia Are Solving Their Problems Through Co-operation, Bertram B. Fowler
Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book
Light on the Path or Emmanuel, Percilla Lawyer Randolph
Man, The Unknown, Alexis Carrel
California Blue Book, 1946
Living with Peace of Mind, Kirby Page
The Book of Holidays, Harry Spencer Stuff
Spread Your Wings Learn to Fly, I.L. McEnheimer
Others: A Book of Service, Harvey Hamlyn
Selections from Lincoln, Ida M. Tarbell
Peace of Mind, Joshua Loth Uebman
To Heal and to Build, James MacGregor Burns
The Negro's Opportunity, Henry L. Jones
Black Dimensions in Contemporary American Art, J. Edward
Meet the Negro, Karl E. Downs
Anthology of American Negro Literature, V.F. Calverton
The Negro Mood, Lerone Bennett
Before the Mayflower, Lerone Bennett
The Science of Living: Health Preservation and Disease Prevention, Leo A. Haas
The Victor Book of Symphonies, Charles O'Connell
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, introduction by Tom Wicker