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Isaac R. Clark Memorial collection
Collection — Box: 1-34
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0117
Scope and contents
The Isaac R. Clark Memorial collection spans the years between 1946 and 1990. The bulk of the collection dates from 1962 to 1989, and documents his twenty-eight year tenure as a professor of homiletics at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. These papers include detailed information about his administrative duties including, material regarding his faculty committee work and his time as registrar and director of the summer session at ITC.This collection offers...
Dates:
1946-1990; Majority of material found within 1960-1989
Thomas Clarkson papers
Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0031
Scope and contents
Thomas Clarkson (b. 1760 d. 1846) was a renowned English abolitionist who spent his adult life fighting to end slavery. As a leader in the British anti-slavery society, Clarkson was instrumental in getting the English Parliament to ban the slave trade in 1807 and to abolish the institution of slaver in 1833.The majority of this small collection is comprised of correspondence from Thomas Clarkson and his wife, Catherine, to her father, William Buck. These letters deal mainly with...
Dates:
1785-1871
College Language Association collection
Collection — Box: 1-60
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0032
Scope and contents
The records of the College Language Association include administrative correspondence, bibliographies, minutes, reports, financial statements, presentations, presidential addresses, press releases, programs, lists, constitutions, publications, literary submissions, photographs and memorabilia preserving one of America's largest, long-standing African American academic organizations.
Dates:
1925-1990
Marva Collins, papers
Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0206
Scope and contents
The Marva Collins Papers consist of personal and professional papers generated throughout Collins’ career. The papers span from 1975 to 2008, the majority of which date from the 1970s-1980s. Contents center on Westside Preparatory School’s works, including Collins’ teaching materials, readings, publicity materials, and printed and published items, such as magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and newsletters, that cover the school’s impact and Collins’ methodology. There are audiovisual...
Dates:
1975-2017
James H. Costen collection
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0071
Scope and contents
This collection contains personal materials of James H. Costen, including correspondence, writings and speeches by himself and others, collected programs, photographs, and audio recordings of Costen interviewing administration and members of the Presbyterian Church.A bulk of the materials lie in the ITC administration files. These files were transferred to the archives after Costen retired, and not only contain correspondence and administration and development materials based on...
Dates:
1950-1997
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection
Collection — Box: 1-118, OS Box 4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0034
Scope and contents
The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent.One interesting feature of this collection is the large number of original manuscripts, poetry and correspondence Harold Jackman managed to obtain. There are such jewels as an original handwritten poem by noted poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar along with an original draft of Giovionni's Room by literary great, James Baldwin. They knew Mr. Jackman...
Dates:
1881-1995
Matthew S. Davage papers
Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0105
Scope and contents
The Matthew S. Davage papers (1936-1982) consist primarily of correspondence, personal papers, and manuscripts for speeches and sermons. The speeches and sermons are exemplary of the writings of Dr. Davage and were possibly delivered in both educational and religious contexts. Much of the documentation is focused on Davage's tenure as the President of Clark College and his involvement with the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Also included are biographical...
Dates:
1936-1982, undated; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1976
Milton J. Davis papers
Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0178
Scope and contents
This collection contains book drafts and notes for four of Milton J. Davis' books. All four titles are in the genre of Speculative fiction and "Soul and Sword" which is epic fantasy based on precolonial African culture, traditions, and history. His drafts are typed and include marginalia with his own editing suggestions. There is an excerpt written by Charles R. Sanders included in the “Changa” Series. Correspondence about “Amber” is also included. His notes are handwritten. Illustrations...
Dates:
2005-2009, circa 2000s
Dawud Anyabwile Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0168
Content Description
Spanning from 1978-2017, this collection documents Dawud Anyabwile's life and work. The collection contains printed and published materials which consist of storyboards, comic books, sketchbooks, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Items of note include seven issues of Brotherman Comics co-created by Anyabwile and his brother Guy Sims. This collection also contains a small amount of records pertaining to Big City Entertainment. Also included are oversized materials such as plaques and...
Dates:
1978-2017
Bishop J. Howard Dell collection
Collection — Box: 1-28
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0118
Scope and contents
The Bishop J. Howard Dell collection span the years between 1946 and 1992. The collection illustrates the interworking of his personal and ministerial life. Personal diaries of both Bishop Dell and his wife, Macie Lee Dell, briefly describing their daily activities are contained within the collection. Included in the diaries are references to church worship, Bishop Dell’s Poteat Funeral Home radio broadcast, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy and the...
Dates:
1946-1992