Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Organization
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Morehouse College Printed and Published Materials
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-000-0006
Scope and contents
This collection contains publications by Morehouse College and the students of Morehouse College. Materials span the dates of 1890-2016 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1926 to 2000. It includes the catalogs and bulletins, student handbooks called the “M” or The Companion, the Alumnus or the Morehouse College Bulletin and the Morehouse Journal of Science. The Torch (yearbook), the Maroon Tiger (student newspapers), and newsletters also make up a portion of the collection.
Dates:
1892-2005
Found in:
AUC Institutional Records
Morehouse College Vertical Files
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-00141
Scope and contents
The Morehouse College Vertical Files include Commencement programs, Founder’s Day programs, Publications, News Releases, News Articles, Brochures, Alumni Association Materials, Athletics, Academic Departments, various organizations, Homecoming, Honors Day, Campus Buildings, Reports, and other Academic materials.
Dates:
1883 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
Found in:
AUC Institutional Records
William G. Pickens papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0134
Scope and Contents
The William G. Pickens Collection spans the years between 1976 and 2010. This small collection provides a glimpse into some of Dr. Pickens contributions to the field of English. Included are programs of annual events and workshops, photographs, audio cassettes and scrapbooks. Of particular note are photographs and scrapbooks documenting the Mirror Grant Project at Morehouse College and a news article depicting Dr. Pickens and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s experience working tobacco farms in...
Dates:
1976-2010
John H. Wheeler collection
Collection — Box 1-225
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0133
Scope and contents note
This collection documents the life and work of John H. Wheeler, a businessman, bank president, community leader, civil rights activist, and lawyer. The collection spans the years from 1897 to 1978 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1950-1978. The majority of the collections consists of items related to the organizations that Wheeler was associated with, both local to Durham, NC and national organizations. Included in the collection are materials related to Wheeler's career as a...
Dates:
1897-1978; Majority of material found within 1940-1978
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
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- African Americans--Education 10
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- Race relations 6
- African Americans -- Economic conditions 5
- African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta 5
- African Americans--Religion 5
- Race discrimination 5
- African American educators 4
- African American universities and colleges 4
- African Americans -- Segregation 4
- Labor 4
- African American Baptists 3
- African American student movements 3
- Black power 3
- Communism--United States. 3
- Georgia--Atlanta 3
- Nobel Prizes 3
- Publications 3
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) 3
- African American arts 2
- African American athletes 2
- African American civic leaders 2
- African American press 2
- African Americans -- Housing 2
- African Americans -- Politics and government 2
- African Americans--Social conditions 2
- Christianity 2
- Crime 2
- Ephemera 2
- Georgia 2
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Correspondence. 2
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Oratory. 2
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Public appearances. 2
- Passive resistance. 2
- Poor People’s Campaign. 2
- Records and correspondence 2
- Voter registration 2
- Affirmative action programs 1
- Africa 1
- African American Muslims 1
- African American authors 1
- African American business enterprises 1
- African American clergy 1
- African American newspapers 1
- African American periodicals 1
- African American scientists 1
- African American students 1
- African Americans -- Employment 1
- African Americans--Music 1
- Alabama 1
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- Apartheid 1
- Associations, institutions, etc. 1
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- French language 1
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Philosophy. 1
- Georgia -- Albany 1
- Greek letter societies 1
- Hunger--United States. 1
- India 1
- Israel 1
- Judaism--United States. 1
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Religion. 1
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Philosophy. 1
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Political and social views. 1
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 1
- Massachusetts -- Boston 1
- Mississippi 1
- News 1
- Nonviolence. 1
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- Nuclear energy. 1
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- Pennsylvania -- Chester 1
- Philosophy. 1
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- School integration 1
- School management and organizations 1
- Schools. 1
- Slums. 1
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- Women--Societies and clubs 1 + ∧ less
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