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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

The American Business Women’s Association: The Golden Dome Chapter Records

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0269
Scope and contents The report series consists of report booklets that detail meeting agendas and minutes, financial statements, features in newspapers and newsletters such as Connect, The Atlanta Voice, and A Women in Business Chapter Newsletter. Of particular note, are notable influential guest speakers at each meeting, event flyers, organization rules, calendars, job calls, career tips, resume examples, educational scholarship applications, Chapter Award nomination applications, and various poems written by...
Dates: 1983-1995

The Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0255
Scope and contents

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Dates: 1930-1942

The Clark Atlanta University Guild Records, 1992-2023

 Collection — Box: 1-8
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0180
Scope and contents The Clark Atlanta University Guild Research Library records contain meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, contracts, programs, commemorative journals, memorabilia, photographs, and digital records. Also featured in this collection are planning records for the CAU Guild events such as the CAU Philharmonic Society’s Annual Christmas Concerts, Annual Clothing Drives, and the CAU Guild’s Scholars Program. Of special note, are the programs and contracts from the CAU Guild’s yearly...
Dates: 1992 - 2023

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0199
Content Description

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, circa 1900-2019, 1950-2013 (bulk), consists of correspondence, personal papers, and writings of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records; SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) records; subject and research files; printed and published material including SCLC Magazines and newspapers; memorabilia; photographs; and audio/video recordings.

Dates: circa 1900-2019; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2013

The MOLES collection

 Collection — Box: 1-24
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0064
Scope and contents

This archival collection on THE MOLES provides some insight into their social activities and their contributions to the African American community. The collection includes minutes of meetings, programs, reports, invitations, and photographs. There are also copies of "Molerama," the organizations' magazine that is published annually.

Dates: 1955-2015; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2015

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

Voter Education Project organizational records

 Collection — Box: 1-190
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0076
Scope and contents The Voter Education Project (VEP) organizational records span the years 1962-1992, with the bulk of the material dated 1969-1985. Materials include correspondence; records of the Board of Directors and Executive Directors; departmental and state branch files; personnel files; financial records; printed materials such as flyers, posters, reports and brochures; photographs and audio and film recordings; and files related to elections in the South, projects funded by VEP and the extensive...
Dates: 1962-1992

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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Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. 168
AUC Institutional Records 27
Morehouse College Archives 12
 
Subject
African Americans--Education 75
African American universities and colleges 51
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta 34
African Americans--Religion 33
African Americans--Civil rights 32
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African American educators 29
African Americans -- Politics and government 24
African American women 22
Race relations 20
African American scholars 18
African Americans--Social conditions 18
African American authors 16
African American arts 15
African Americans -- Economic conditions 13
African American Baptists 11
African American press 11
African American student movements 10
African American students 10
African Americans -- Segregation 10
Georgia 10
Georgia--Atlanta 10
Race discrimination 10
African American business enterprises 9
Black power 9
African American civic leaders 8
African American clergy 8
African Americans--Music 8
Crime 8
Education--Religion 8
Publications 8
Records and correspondence 8
Voter registration 8
Women--Societies and clubs 8
African Americans -- Housing 7
College Presidents 7
Communism--United States. 7
Labor 7
Nobel Prizes 7
Schools. 6
Vietnam War (1961-1975) 6
African American periodicals 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
North Carolina 5
Poor People’s Campaign. 5
Theology 5
Abolitionists 4
Africa 4
African American Pentecostals 4
African American librarians 4
Apartheid 4
Black and African American Studies 4
Community development 4
Ephemera 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Public appearances. 4
Mississippi 4
News 4
Passive resistance. 4
Riots. 4
Sheet music 4
Slavery 4
Slums. 4
African American Presbyterians 3
African American athletes 3
African American families 3
African American newspapers 3
African American poets 3
African American scientists 3
African American sociologists 3
African American soldiers 3
African Americans -- Employment 3
Alabama -- Birmingham 3
Atlanta University 3
Budget 3
Committees 3
Florida 3
Greek letter societies 3
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Death and burial. 3
New York (State)--New York 3
Olympics 3
Pan-Africanism 3
School integration 3
South Carolina 3
Affirmative action programs 2
African American Muslims 2
African American pioneers 2
African American political scientists 2
African American social workers 2
African American women social reformers 2
Associations, institutions, etc. 2
Christianity 2
French language 2
Georgia -- Albany 2
Guinea (Region) 2
Guyana -- History 2
Income tax. 2
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Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 29
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Atlanta University 16
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 15
Clark College 14
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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
Gloster, Hugh M. (Hugh Morris), 1911-2002 7
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 7
Spelman College 7
Young, Andrew, 1932- 7
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 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
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
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 3
Democratic National Committee (U.S.) 3
Democratic Party (Ga.) 3
Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961 3
Eaves, Reginald 3
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 3
Jackson, Valerie Richardson 3
Johnson, James Weldon 3
Jones, Ingrid Saunders 3
Lowery, Joseph E. 3
Methodist Church (U.S.) 3
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 3
Miller, Zell 3
Morehouse School of Medicine 3
Nabrit, Samuel M. 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
Atlanta University. School of Social Work. 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
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Language
English 205
French 7
German 5
English 2
Spanish; Castilian 2