Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 1 - 10 of 185

A Candle in the Dark Gala Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0012
Scope and contents

The Candle in the Dark Gala Collection includes various administrative documents related to the event's planning, such as meeting notes and correspondence. The collection also features programs from each year the gala has taken place, along with memorabilia and audiovisual materials that capture the event’s history.

Dates: 1988 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004

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

Myron W. Adams records

 Collection — Box: 59-60
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0019
Scope and contents The Myron W. Adams record is the sixth series in the Atlanta University President records.This collection contains the administrative records and correspondence of Myron Winslow Adams, clergyman and fourth president of Atlanta University. The records are divided into three series: Trustee records, Academic records, and Atlanta University Alumni Association Papers. The trustee records consist mainly of reports submitted to the Executive and Finance Committees of the Atlanta...
Dates: 1882, 1902-1932; Majority of material found within 1902-1932

Trezzvant W. Anderson papers

 Collection — Box: 1-28
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0010
Scope and contents This collection consists of the papers of Trezzvant W. Anderson from 1932 to 1963, with the bulk of the material documenting the last few years of his life. It consists mainly of typescripts of his articles submitted in the later part of his career as a reporter for the "Pittsburgh Courier." Most of the articles were written under the bylines "Courier Press Service," "Courier Roving Reporter," "Dateline: Georgia" and "Report from Dixie."...
Dates: 1932-1963

Russell Atkins collection

 Collection — Box: 1-6
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0011
Scope and contents This collection gives a glimpse into Atkins's life and work. The collection spans from 1935 until the late 1979. The bulk of the items date in from 1950 to 1979. The focus of the collection is correspondence related to the Free Lance Press and writings by Atkins. The items written by Atkins contain both typescripts and published materials. Included are anthologies where his works were published and printing paste-ups. Handwritten corrections are on some of these items. Also included are some...
Dates: 1926-1988

Atlanta Community Relations Commission collection

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0012
Scope and contents This collection consists of records generated by Eliza Paschall and the Atlanta Community Relations Commission during her year as Executive Director of the ACRC. The bulk of the collection is research materials gathered by Paschall and the ACRA to support their work in the community. The files contain reports and statistics that document such things as employment discrimination, police action in the Dixie Hills Riots, and desegregation efforts in the public schools. Of special interest are...
Dates: 1960-1968; Majority of material found within 1967-1968

Atlanta-Rome District CME Church collection

 Collection — Box: 1-9
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0144
Scope and contents

The Atlanta-Rome District CME Church Collection spans the dates 1910-2011. Materials include programs from worship services, funerals, events and church anniversaries; church histories; minutes from national and district annual conferences; and photographs.

Dates: 1910-2011

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

Atlanta University Center (AUC) Votes Coalition records

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0200
Scope and contents The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Votes Coalition records contain materials related to the activities of the coalition during the 2020 and 2021 election years. The collection consists of event materials, such as flyers, screenshots of Instagram posts, photographs of Zoom events, and videos of events. It also includes logos from the various organizations involved in the campaigns. The collection contains meeting agendas and minutes, as well as correspondence, such as emails. Additionally,...
Dates: 2020-2021

Atlanta University Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0001
Scope and contents This collection contains approximately 6000 photographs dating from 1858 to 1995, although the bulk of the material falls between 1905 and 1968. This collection is part of the Atlanta University Archives beginning with series 20 through 26. The material is arranged in seven series: Portraits, Events, Buildings and Grounds, Schools and Special Activities, Groups, Photo Album, and Oversized Photographs. The photographs consist of mostly students, alumni, faculty, administrative officers,...
Dates: 1858-1995

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Repository
Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. 158
AUC Institutional Records 25
Morehouse College Archives 2
 
Subject
African Americans--Education 68
African American universities and colleges 42
African Americans--Civil rights 32
African Americans--Religion 32
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta 30
∨ more
African American educators 24
African Americans -- Politics and government 23
Race relations 20
African American women 19
African Americans--Social conditions 18
African American scholars 17
African American authors 15
African American arts 14
African Americans -- Economic conditions 13
African American Baptists 11
African American press 11
African Americans -- Segregation 10
Georgia 10
Race discrimination 10
African American business enterprises 9
African American student movements 9
African American civic leaders 8
African American clergy 8
African Americans--Music 8
Black power 8
Crime 8
Education--Religion 8
Georgia--Atlanta 8
Publications 8
Records and correspondence 8
Voter registration 8
African Americans -- Housing 7
Communism--United States. 7
Labor 7
Nobel Prizes 7
Vietnam War (1961-1975) 6
Women--Societies and clubs 6
African American students 5
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Alabama--Montgomery 5
Illinois--Chicago 5
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Correspondence. 5
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Oratory. 5
Methodist Church 5
Poor People’s Campaign. 5
Theology 5
Africa 4
African American Pentecostals 4
African American librarians 4
African American periodicals 4
Apartheid 4
Community development 4
Ephemera 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Public appearances. 4
Mississippi 4
News 4
North Carolina 4
Passive resistance. 4
Riots. 4
Schools. 4
Sheet music 4
Slums. 4
Abolitionists 3
African American Presbyterians 3
African American athletes 3
African American newspapers 3
African American poets 3
African American scientists 3
African American sociologists 3
African Americans -- Employment 3
Alabama -- Birmingham 3
Budget 3
College Presidents 3
Committees 3
Florida 3
Greek letter societies 3
New York (State)--New York 3
Olympics 3
Pan-Africanism 3
School integration 3
Slavery 3
South Carolina 3
Affirmative action programs 2
African American Muslims 2
African American families 2
African American soldiers 2
Associations, institutions, etc. 2
Christianity 2
French language 2
Georgia -- Albany 2
Guinea (Region) 2
Guyana -- History 2
Income tax. 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Religion. 2
Library education 2
Louisiana 2
Lynching 2
Manners and customs 2
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 2
Marxian historiography 2
+ ∧ less
 
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 28
Atlanta University 17
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 15
Clark College 13
∨ more
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 12
Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Abernathy, Ralph 9
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 9
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 8
Jackson, Maynard Holbrook Jr. 8
Clark Atlanta University 7
Spelman College 7
Young, Andrew, 1932- 7
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 6
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 6
National Urban League 6
Office of Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia 6
Southern Regional Council 6
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) 6
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.) 5
Gammon Theological Seminary 5
Gloster, Hugh M. (Hugh Morris), 1911-2002 5
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984 5
McDonald, Dora E., 1925-2007 5
Morris Brown College 5
United States. Congress. Senate 5
AFL-CIO 4
American Missionary Association 4
Arrington, Marvin S. 4
Atlanta Urban League 4
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971 4
Congress of Racial Equality 4
Eskridge, Chauncey, 1917-1988 4
Franklin, Shirley 4
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 4
Lomax, Michael 4
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972 4
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 4
United States. Congress. House 4
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 4
Adams, Myron W. (Myron Winslow), 1860-1939 3
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 3
American Friends Service Committee 3
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 3
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Dept 3
Atlanta Business League 3
Atlanta Community Relations Commission 3
Belafonte, Harry, 1927- 3
Brazeal, Brailsford R. 3
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 3
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 3
Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam (U.S.) 3
Cummings, Arthur 3
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 3
Democratic National Committee (U.S.) 3
Democratic Party (Ga.) 3
Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961 3
DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), a. 3
Eaves, Reginald 3
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 3
Hope, John 3
Jackson, Valerie Richardson 3
Johnson, James Weldon 3
Lowery, Joseph E. 3
Methodist Church (U.S.) 3
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 3
Miller, Zell 3
Morehouse School of Medicine 3
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 3
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 3
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 3
Southern Conference Educational Fund 3
Taylor, Gardner C. 3
Turpeau, Aaron 3
Underground Atlanta, Inc 3
United Methodist Church (U.S.) 3
United Negro College Fund 3
United States Conference of Mayors 3
Wachtel, Harry H., 1917-1997 3
Ware, Carl 3
William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport 3
Wofford, Harris 3
Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago 2
Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Finance 2
Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Law 2
Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs 2
Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire Services 2
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 2
Atlanta Life Insurance Company 2
Atlanta Regional Commission 2
Atlantans for Maynard Jackson 2
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 2
Bell, Eldrin 2
Bevel, James L. (James Luther), 1936-2008 2
Brazeal, Ernestine Erskine 2
Bumstead, Horace, 1841-1919 2
Campbell, Bill, 1953- 2
Citizens’ Crusade Against Poverty 2
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 184
French 7
German 5
Spanish; Castilian 2
English 1