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Atlanta Student Movement collection
Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0013
Scope and contents
This small collection of ephemera provides a glimpse of the involvement in the civil rights movement by students from the Atlanta University Center schools - Atlanta University, Gammon Theological Seminary, and Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Colleges. The collection includes newspaper and journal articles, flyers, reports, and correspondence by and about students from the AUC schools and a few items about student activities in other areas in the United States. There are also...
Dates:
1960-2000
James P. Brawley collection
Collection — Box: 1-188
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0108
Scope and contents
The James P. Brawley collection spans the years between 1885 and 1985. The bulk of the collection dates from 1916 to 1984. The collection includes records related to Clark College, the Methodist Church, and Rust College. Also included are correspondences, family papers, writings by Brawley, memorabilia, newsclippings and audio/visual materials. Of note are drafts of his two books, his high school "valedictory oration" and photographs to be used in Clark College fundraising brochures. Also of...
Dates:
1885-1994; Majority of material found within 1916-1984
Stella Brewer Brookes papers
Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0087
Scope and contents
This small collection of materials documents a portion of the professional life of Stella Brewer Brookes, Ph.D., scholar, educator, and author. Having earned the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in English from Wiley College, University of Michigan, and Cornell University, respectively, Dr. Brookes served on the faculty at Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia for 45 years as an esteemed professor.The Stella Brewer Brookes collection primarily highlights Brookes’ writings and opinions...
Dates:
1932-1976
Wayman A. Carver papers
Collection — Box: 1-2, OS 1-6
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0029
Scope and contents
Wayman A. Carver (b. 1905 d. 1967), jazz musician and music educator, achieved acclaim for his virtuosity and artistry as a flutist during his tenure from 1934-39 with Chick Webb and his Orchestra. In the series “Giants of Jazz” (International Musician April 1963), Leonard Feather credits Wayman Carver as being internationally recognized as the first and only jazz musician to play the flute during the decade of the 1930s.Wayman Carver, a graduate of...
Dates:
1927 - 2001
Matthew S. Davage papers
Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0105
Scope and contents
The Matthew S. Davage papers (1936-1982) consist primarily of correspondence, personal papers, and manuscripts for speeches and sermons. The speeches and sermons are exemplary of the writings of Dr. Davage and were possibly delivered in both educational and religious contexts. Much of the documentation is focused on Davage's tenure as the President of Clark College and his involvement with the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Also included are biographical...
Dates:
1936-1982, undated; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1976
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Clark Atlanta University, Sigma Chapter collection
Collection — Box: 1-2, Scrapbooks
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0129
Scope and contents
This archival collection was donated in January 2007 during the chapter's 75th Anniversary. The collection primarily documents the activities on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and in metropolitan Atlanta in which the ladies of Sigma Chapter sponsored or participated. There is minimal biographical information on the members of the chapter.Of note are the scrapbooks; many were presented to the Sigma Chapter from the respective Pyramid Clubs - or pledge clubs - of that year....
Dates:
1950-1987, undated; Majority of material found within 1960-1987
Pearlie Craft Dove papers
Collection — Box: 1-4, OS 1
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0116
Scope and contents
The collection consists of the personal papers of Dr. Pearlie Craft Dove from 1958-2002. The collection includes photographs, certificates and awards, her vita, some of Dove's writings, an oral history interview, a small amount of memorabilia, materials related to the Teacher Education programs at Clark College, and committee documents from the consolidation of Clark Atlanta University.The materials related to the Clark Atlanta University consolidation (1988-1990) include...
Dates:
1916-2015
Vivian Wilson Henderson papers
Collection — Box: 1-309
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0044
Scope and contents
The richness of the Vivian Wilson Henderson Papers reflect the multifaceted service of a man committed to uplifting human races, particularly that of his own.Dr. Henderson, could deliver so decisive an economic strategy, ranging from inner group religious understanding to illustrating the parasitic nature of racism on national interest, that his expertise was sought instantly. The papers personify Vivian Henderson's commitment to these as well as the quiet leadership he...
Dates:
1940-1976
Major J. Jones papers
Collection — Box: 1-7
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0096
Scope and contents
This collection documents the work of Major J. Jones, United Methodist Minister, theologian, and President of the Gammon Theological Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) for the years 1969-1986. The bulk of the material is writings by Jones, including articles, conference papers, lectures and sermons; some materials are related to the administration of Gammon and its parent school, the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC).There is also a large amount of material related to a...
Dates:
1968-1986
C. Eric Lincoln Lecture Series collection
Collection — Box: 1-9
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0093
Scope and contents
This collection contains speeches, programs, flyers and posters related to the C. Eric Lincoln Lecture Series hosted by Clark Atlanta University.
Dates:
1983-2009