Scope and Contents The Bertha Howard-Bray papers the career and social contributions of Atlantean Bertha Mae Davis Howard-Bray, including her work with the Atlanta Area Technical School, as a commentator for the Annual Bronner Brothers Beauty Trade Show, in the Atlanta chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, the Georgia Association of Educators, and with Shaw Temple AMEZ Church.The collection contains correspondence, calendars, books, minutes, reports, publications, photographs, artifacts,...

Scope and Contents The Clarence and Lucia Bacote Collection documents the lives and legacies of Clarence and Lucia Bacote, spanning their extensive involvement in civil rights, education, and community activism. Clarence Bacote's career, spanning over five decades, includes positions such as director of citizenships schools, chair of the Atlanta All-Citizens Registration Committee, and faculty member at Morehouse College. Lucia Bacote, a dedicated nurse, and community advocate, contributed significantly to...

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Highlights of the Frederick Hall collection in the Auburn Avenue Research Library Archives Division are 228 testimonials and correspondence dating from 1939 to 1950. Also included is one scrapbook of clippings, programs, flyers and other materials documenting Dr. Hall's tenure at Dillard University.

Scope and Contents The Jean Childs Young Institute (JCYI) Records spans from 1990 to 2007, the bulk of which dates from ca. 1992 to 2003. Many of the documents within the collection are managerial, containing grant proposals, minute records, project plans and financial reports. Along with this are student research surveys, flyers, articles published about JCYI, photographs and recording of the organization’s events on VHS Cassettes. Additionally, there is a plethora of records related to JCYI’s...

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The collection contains one issue of the newspaper, The Georgia Broadaxe, May 11, 1912, vol. III, no. 13; one black and white 8" x 10" photograph of the home of Dr. Edgar and Mrs. Lizzie Bowden; and eight plaques of various sizes nailed onto a 21" x 23 ½" wooden board, which were presented to Mr. F. G. Mattox between 1966 and 1978 for "Outstanding Dedication and Service to Youths."

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The collection consists of a photograph of Atlanta-based, African American educator Peyton Austin Allen as a principal with students in 1887, a poster of Negro Day at the Georgia State Fair, October 16, 1899, and newspaper clippings related to Allen's death in 1936.

Overview The collection consists of the papers of African American scholar Richard A. Long from 1948 to 1995 and document his academic interest in African American arts including dance, literature, and art. The papers include correspondence, pedagogical materials, book reviews, articles, exhibit and performance announcements, video interviews, audiotaped lectures, and draft dissertations. Long's participation in the World Congress of Black Intellectuals, the 1981 African Diaspora Studies Institute,...

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The collection contains newspaper clippings, affidavits, manuals, and correspondence relating to African American educator Samuel L. Davis and his 1944 lawsuit against the Atlanta Public School system.