Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Organization
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Frankie V. Adams collection
Collection — Box 1-5
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0009
Scope and Contents
This small collection of the papers of Frankie Victoria Adams dates from 1931 to 1979 and provides a glimpse of her work and achievements. There are copies of some of her professional and personal writings, bits of information about some of the organizations she was affiliated with, and a few letters and photographs. Of interest are her writings related to group work and community organization. Also, there is the scrapbook Adams kept of the early years of the Atlanta School of Social Work....
Dates:
1931-1979
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
Brailsford R. Brazeal papers
Collection — Box 1-126, OS 1-16
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0091
Scope and contents
The Brailsford R. Brazeal papers span the dates 1920-1981 with the bulk of the materials dated 1962-1979. The collection includes writings by Brazeal; office files; photographs; manuscripts by other scholars and Brazeal family members; memorabilia; correspondence to and from Dr. Brazeal, including letters from Morehouse College Presidents and faculty; records of organizations to which Brazeal belonged; research materials; and printed materials.
Dates:
1919 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1962-1979
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
John Hope records
Collection — Box 61-179
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0020
Scope and contents
The records of John Hope (1897-1953) include documentation on the development of what would later be called the Atlanta University Center, when Atlanta University aligned with Morehouse College and Spelman College to form an academic consortium. During Hope's eight years as president, the graduate school was launched, the Department of Fine Arts was established, and the Trevor Arnett Library was opened. The Hope Papers include correspondence, administrative and financial records for all...
Dates:
1897-1954
Found in:
AUC Institutional Records
Virginia Lacy Jones papers
Collection — Box 1-35
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0115
Scope note
Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and – among library educators – known as "the Dean of Deans." She dedicated almost fifty years of her life to the library profession, thirty-six of which she spent as Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Her career began at Atlanta University in 1939 as Catalog Librarian in Trevor Arnett Library. Dr. Rufus Clement, President of Atlanta University...
Dates:
1912-1985; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980
Carl Ware papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0097
Scope and Contents
The Carl Ware Papers spans the dates 1938-2011, with the bulk of the material dated from 1977-2000. The collection contains personal papers, including appointment books and memorabilia; manuscripts of his unpublished memoirs; photographs; documents related to his board of directors work and other organizational affiliations; materials from his career with Coca-Cola and Atlanta City Council, and speeches.
Dates:
1938-2011; Majority of material found within 1977-2000
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