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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
Virginia Lacy Jones papers
Collection — Box: 1-35
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0115
Scope note
Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and – among library educators – known as "the Dean of Deans." She dedicated almost fifty years of her life to the library profession, thirty-six of which she spent as Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Her career began at Atlanta University in 1939 as Catalog Librarian in Trevor Arnett Library. Dr. Rufus Clement, President of Atlanta University...
Dates:
1912-1985; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1980
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
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General A-D
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131a
Scope and Contents of the Subseries
The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1953 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal...
Dates:
1927, 1949-1968
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General E-K
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131b
Scope and Contents of the Subseries
The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1953 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional, often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal employment, education, housing, passive resistance, poverty,...
Dates:
1951-1968
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General L-R
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131c
Scope and Contents of the Subseries
The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1950 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal employment, education, housing, passive resistance, poverty,...
Dates:
1950-1968
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.1: Correspondence: General S-Z
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131d
Scope and Contents of the Subseries
The subseries contains correspondence between Martin Luther King, Jr. and various individuals and organizations from 1953 to 1968. There are letters, telegrams, greeting cards, carbon copies, postcards, invitations, and hate mail. The correspondence is primarily professional often accompanied by enclosures, with few personal letters. Among the topics discussed are civil rights, discrimination, SCLC activities, politics, equal...
Dates:
1936-1968
Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: Subseries 1.4: Correspondence: Unidentified
Series
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0131g
Scope and Contents of the Subseries
This series contains correspondence from unidentified senders received by Martin Luther King, Jr. A significant portion of the letters are hate mail and often contain criticism of the civil rights movement and personal insults. There are also justifications for discrimination and opposition to integration. Some of the letters contain discussions of religion, racism, riots, communism, work ethics, poverty, politics and the Black Power movement. In addition, there are a few items complimenting...
Dates:
1958-1968, undated
T. Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection
Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0106
Scope and contents
The Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection contains sketches of his political cartoons drawn for the Atlanta Inquirer, some original artwork, articles and programs from exhibitions. Most of the works were created during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Dates:
1957, 1962, 1997, undated