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Lucille V. Hill papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl95-019

Scope and Content Note

The collection is approximately 7 cubic ft. and consists of: correspondence pertaining to Mrs. Hill's community activities; invitations; numerous certificates; newspaper articles on various subjects; yearbooks of Tuskegee Institute for 1944 and 1945; plaques; photographs; a scrapbook; event programs; videotapes and audiotapes; books; and artifacts. A significant amount of material is available on her son, James A. Hill, Jr., including high school and college yearbooks; correspondence; high school newsletters; political campaign materials; certificates; a speech; and photographs.

Dates

  • 1942-1994

Creator

Restrictions of Access

There are no restrictions on the research use of this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Prior permission from the Research Library must be obtained in writing before any portion of this collection can be published or reproduced.

Historical Sketch

Lucille V. Hill,who passed away in 2018, was a native of Thomaston, Georgia. She completed high school there in 1942 and attended Tuskegee Institute, graduating with a degree in nursing in 1945. Mrs. Hill served as a public health nurse for the Fulton County Health Department in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1953 to 1981, when she retired. She spearheaded the creation of the Atlanta Southside Community Health Center.

Mrs. Hill was actively involved in community projects in the Fourth Ward of Atlanta for many years. She advocated for the Presidential Parkway, which linked the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center with downtown Atlanta. She volunteered for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and the Jimmy Carter Center, and served as chairperson of Neighborhood Planning Unit-M in the city of Atlanta. Additionally, she served as a Fulton County Deputy Registrar and was an activist for increased services for the elderly in the city of Atlanta and Fulton County, Georgia.

Mrs. Hill was the mother of Jim Hill, a lawyer, former State Representative, and State Senator from Oregon. He was elected State Treasurer of Oregon in 1992.

Extent

7.0 Cubic feet

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Lucille V. Hill Papers contain items from 1942 to 1994 created by or about Lucille V. Hill and her son, James A. Hill, Jr., of Oregon. The collection includes invitations, certificates, newspaper articles, yearbooks from Tuskegee Institute, plaques, photographs, a scrapbook, event programs, videotapes and audiotapes, books, artifacts, high school newsletters, political campaign materials, and photographs.

The collection documents Lucille Hill's involvement in community development and the provision of medical services for Atlanta's south side. James A. Hill's papers document his career as state treasurer of Oregon, as well as his life as a college and high school student. The collection also contains photographs and yearbooks from Lucille Hill's alma mater, Tuskegee Institute, along with books on African American history.

Series

Organized into two series:
  1. I. Lucille V. Hill and
  2. II. James A. Hill, Jr.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Inventory of the Lucille V. Hill Papers aarl95-019 aarl95-019
Author
Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Date
2004 September 15
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Repository

http://www.afpls.org/aarldivisions/216-archives-division
Contact:
101 Auburn Avenue NE
Atlanta GA 30303
404-613-4032