Overview The collection consists of the papers of Helen Adele Johnson Whiting from 1929-1982. Includes correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, printed material, scrapbooks, biographical information on Whiting, and writings by Whiting. The materials document Whiting's pioneering work in the field of elementary progressive education and the education of African American children. Correspondents include W.E.B. Du Bois; Ambrose Caliver, Senior Specialist in the Education of Negroes, Dept. of the...

Scope and Contents The Hollywood Studio Exclusively for Coloreds collection documents mainly Black families, churches, events, and life in Macon, GA both during and after segregation in the United States. This collection of photographs, photonegatives, photo albums, and corresponding ephemera is mostly from Macon, but also includes images of individuals from surrounding cities and townships, including Fort Valley, Forsyth, and Gainesville, GA. The collection also houses photonegatives from a portrait studio in...

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The Jesse O. Thomas papers document his career and family life spanning more than 70 years, including his positions with the National Urban League, Negro Centennial Exposition, Government and the American Red Cross.

The collection contains a significant amount of correspondence, speeches, press releases, minutes, reports, publications, articles, photographs, programs, manuscripts, travel documents, and notes.