Fred Steen and family, undated

The clippings series contains numerous newspaper clippings (photocopies and originals) concerning Fred Steen, his family, Howard Thurman (one of Steen’s predecessors at Mount Zion Baptist Church), and the proposed renaming of Locust Street to Steen Street, 1992. The renaming file also contains the petition circulated by Steen’s parishioners and letters by Steen to the Oberlin City Council and a local newspaper. A folder containing miscellaneous clippings is also included.