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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

 Person

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 8: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Organizational Records

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131n
Scope and Contents of the Series The series contains annual reports, newsletters, programs, and a few other documents about the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The annual reports, both in completed and draft form, detail the church’s yearly activities, membership, finances, and plans for the future. They also include observations by Martin Luther King, Jr. about the past year’s endeavors, recommendations, and...
Dates: 1954-1964

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 9: Ebenezer Baptist Church Organizational Records

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131o
Scope and Contents of the Series The series consists of records about the Ebenezer Baptist Church’s committees, membership, events, housing projects, history, and related operations. Documents describe the organization and functions of the committees of the Women’s Council as well as youth work, public relations, and worship. There are lists of the church’s trustees, family units, and young people whose parents are not members. A partial draft of a letter to members, fragment from an annual report, and blank pledge cards...
Dates: 1960-1967

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 10: Financial Records

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131p
Scope and Contents of the Series

This series contains financial records for Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family. Statements, charge records, credit vouchers, cancelled checks, and other records detailing the King’s bank and credit accounts. There are bills for utilities, hotel stays, and healthcare as well as tickets and receipts documenting airline travel. The series also contains invoices, receipts, statements, and remittances from various companies.

Dates: 1935-1969, undated

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 11: Legal Materials

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131q
Scope and Contents of the Series The series contains legal documents involving Martin Luther King, Jr. and members of his family. Three contracts with King are included, two for speeches at the University of Minnesota and Cheltenham Township Adult School and another to record phonograph records with Southeastern Recording. There is a UK Labour Permit issued in 1961 for his interview on the ...
Dates: 1960-1966

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 12: Printed Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131r
Scope and Contents of the Collection

The series consists of magazines, journals, newspapers, pamphlets, brochures, event programs, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings and various ephemera, primarily related to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement (1855-1985, bulk 1966-1968).

Dates: 1966-1968

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 13: Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131s
Scope and Contents of the Series This series contains photographs Martin Luther King, Jr., members of his family, a few civil rights leaders, celebrities, and those received in his correspondence. Most of the photographs are black and white prints with a few in color and one hand-colored print. There are depictions of King receiving his Doctorate of Divinity from Boston University in 1959, surrounded by books in his study at 563 Johnson Avenue, at the 1964 World’s...
Dates: 1955-1968, undated

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 14: Artwork

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131t
Scope and Contents of the Series This series contains artwork and reproductions of artwork sent to Martin Luther King, Jr. Three of the items feature depictions of King: a photograph of a portrait painting, a pen-and-wash drawing by Charles Keller, and a photograph of a sandstone sculpture by Julie MacDonald. Another photograph of the painting “We Shall Overcome” by Charlie Cheese Carsons depicts civil...
Dates: 1959-1968, undated

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 15: Memorabilia

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131u
Scope and Contents of the Series This series contains three dimensional objects and miscellaneous ephemera from the collection. Among the items included in the series are an American Tourister suitcase, embossed leather briefcase, two linen handkerchiefs, and assorted personal care items. There also are certificates, tickets, business cards, calendars, luggage tags, random notes, and blank papers. In addition, the series has a stapler, buttons, a sewing kit, armbands, a lock of hair, gum...
Dates: 1910-1969, undated

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General A-D

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131a
Scope and Contents of the Subseries The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1953 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal...
Dates: 1927, 1949-1968

Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General E-K

 Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131b
Scope and Contents of the Subseries The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1953 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional, often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal employment, education, housing, passive resistance, poverty,...
Dates: 1951-1968

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African Americans -- Segregation 7
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African American press 6
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Black power 6
Communism--United States. 6
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) 6
African American Baptists 5
African American student movements 5
African Americans--Social conditions 5
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Correspondence. 5
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Oratory. 5
Poor People’s Campaign. 5
Voter registration 5
Illinois--Chicago 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Public appearances. 4
Passive resistance. 4
Publications 4
Riots. 4
Slums. 4
Theology 4
Alabama -- Birmingham 3
Apartheid 3
Ephemera 3
Georgia--Atlanta 3
Schools. 3
Africa 2
African American universities and colleges 2
Georgia -- Albany 2
Income tax. 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Religion. 2
Massachusetts -- Boston 2
New York (State)--New York 2
Nonviolence. 2
African American Muslims 1
African American Pentecostals 1
African American arts 1
African American civic leaders 1
African American educators 1
African American newspapers 1
African American periodicals 1
African American scholars 1
African Americans -- Employment 1
Alabama 1
Alabama -- Selma 1
Ancient philosophy 1
Books of the Bible 1
Budget 1
Christianity 1
Connecticut -- Westport 1
Debt. 1
Education--Religion 1
Florida -- Tallahassee 1
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Philosophy. 1
Georgia 1
Hate mail. 1
Hotels. 1
Hunger--United States. 1
India 1
Investments. 1
Israel 1
Judaism--United States. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination attempt, 1958. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Death and burial. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Philosophy. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Political and social views. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have a dream. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham Jail. 1
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 1
Mississippi 1
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956. 1
Montgomery Improvement Association--Fund raising. 1
News 1
Nobel prize winners. 1
Nuclear energy. 1
Nutrition--United States. 1
Ohio -- Cleveland 1
Pacem in Terris Convocation 1
Pacifism--Religious aspects--Christianity. 1
Pacifism--Religious aspects--Judaism. 1
Pennsylvania -- Chester 1
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia 1
Philosophy. 1
Playboy interviews. 1
Political cartoons 1
Portrait photography. 1
Power of attorney. 1
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