African Americans--Education
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
George A. Sewell papers
Collection — Box 1-59
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0103
Scope note
The collection dates span the years from 1881 and 1990. The bulk of the collection dates from 1960 to 1983, and documents Sewell’s career as a professor, pastor, and author. The George A. Sewell papers include materials related to the African Methodist Episcopal Church and his time as pastor and minister in multiple congregations, his time as educator at Morris Brown College, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and Alcorn A.& M. College (Alcorn State University), and his work...
Dates:
1881-1990; Majority of material found within 1960-1983
Society for the Study of Black Religion collection
Collection — Box 1-4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0120a
Scope and Contents
The Society for the Study of Black Religion collection spans the years between 1977 and 1985. The collection contains annual meeting programs, as well as audiovisual materials comprised of audiotapes and videotapes featuring addresses, presentations, lectures, and workshops from the Society for the Study of Black Religion annual meetings and convocations.
Dates:
1977-1985
Southern Education Foundation records
Collection — Box 1-184
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0057
Scope and contents
The Southern Education Foundation records include the administrative files of the John F. Slater Fund (1882-1937), the Negro Rural School Fund (Anna T. Jeanes Fund)(1907-1937), and the Southern Education Foundation (SEF). The records of these organizations document the activities of philanthropists and educators in helping to provide African Americans in the South with greater educational opportunities. The records of both the John F. Slater Fund and the Anna T. Jeanes Fund include...
Dates:
1882-1979
Spelman College Printed and Published Materials
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0008
Scope and contents
This collection contains printed and published materials created by Spelman Seminary and Spelman College. It includes the catalogs and bulletins, the student published magazine, Campus Mirror, the alumnae magazine, The Spelman Messenger, and a quarterly, Inside Spelman. It also includes other publications such as copies of the yearbook, Reflections, the student handbook, and the student...
Dates:
1883-2012; Majority of material found within 1923-1998
Found in:
AUC Institutional Records
Levi and Jewell Terrill Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0140
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers and collected materials of the Reverend Levi Maurese Terrill and his wife Jewell Ann (Middlebrooks) Terrill, leaders in the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia (GMBCGA) and later in the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. (NBCUSA) The majority of the collection consists of items related to the organizations that Terrill was associated with, documenting the various programs and associations of the GMBCGA. Terrill’s personal materials contain...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1883 - 1976
James Herbert Touchstone collection
Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0102
Scope and contents
The collection reflects James Herbert Touchstone’s career as Associate Secretary and Director of Field Services of the General Board of Lay Activities of the Methodist Church. The papers span the years 1908 through 1975 with the bulk of the materials falling within the period from 1945-1960; however, there are materials dating from 1908 concerning his education as well as items created after his retirement in 1963, and his death in 1975. The collection includes his personal papers, which...
Dates:
1920-1979
George A. Towns collection
Collection — Box 1-10
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0059
Scope and contents
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
1885-1960
Samuel W. Williams papers
Collection — Box 1-33
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0061
Scope and content
The Samuel W. Williams papers contain vital documents and information on one of Atlanta's most prominent clergymen of the 1960's. Among the material contained in this collection are Williams' sermons he delivered while pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, and other materials that document the church's history, such as budgets, correspondence, pamphlets, and bulletins.
Approximately one-third of the materials in this collection centers around Williams' academic career both as a...
Dates:
1932-1974