Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin E. Mays papers
Collection — Box 1-69
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0100
Scope and contents
The Benjamin E. Mays papers include files from his work at the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education. There are also materials related to his presidency at Morehouse, writings by Mays and others, organizational records and financial materials. There are a few photographs, including several of Dr. Mays with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalyn Carter.Of note in the collection are newsclippings and files related to desegregation. These files...
Dates:
1931-1984
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Series 3: Writings By Others
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131j
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The series is comprised of manuscripts and published works (circa 1946-1969) written by persons, or produced by groups, other than Martin Luther King, Jr., including members of the King family, SCLC staff, and other groups and leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, as well as literary figures. Content of the documents encompasses issues central to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States; Gandhian philosophy and nonviolence; organized labor in the United States; Christian ethics and...
Dates:
1946-1969
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