Scope and Contents

This collection documents the lives and accomplishments of Margaret Davis Bowen, her husband J.W.E. Bowen, Jr. and their son J.W.E Bowen, III. The records cover their involvement in the United Methodist Church, an assortment of educational organizations and programs, fraternities, the military, and personal affairs. The collection contains related printed materials, photographs, and film reels.

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...

Overview

The collection consists materials collected about African American scholar and artist Lisa Ann Pertillar-Brevard dating from 1986 to 1996 including biographical information, newspaper and magazine articles on a variety of subjects including education, copies of periodicals and publications to which she has contributed, publications of the University of Maryland that pertain to African American issues, and various brochures and pamphlets.

Scope and Contents The Patsy Jo Hilliard Papers document her career and family life spanning more than 50 years, including her positions as a mayor, councilwoman, Vice President of the Georgia Municipal Association, Chair of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials of the National League of Cities, Member of the Executive Committee of the National League of Cities, Member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, President of the Georgia Black Elected Officials, Member of the East...

Scope and Contents note This collection comprises the personal and professional papers of William and Mary Jackson. However, William Jackson created a majority of the items in the collection. It includes biographical data, reports from affiliated organizations such as the Atlanta University School of Social Work, The Community Action Agency (CAA), Morehouse and Morris Brown College, the Social Security Administration (SAA) and council minutes from the First Congregational Church. There are correspondences,...