Box 13

 Container

Contains 22 Results:

January 1971 “If Blood Will be Shed, Let it be Our Blood” in Contemporary Theology and the Black Church

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 1
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0015
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

1970’s

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 2
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0016
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

1980’s

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 3
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0017
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

March 1980 “The Lawson Affair: Reflections” in Prospectus

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 4
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0018
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

February 2, 1983 “Witness to the Light” in The Nashville Banner

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 5
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0019
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

Writings about JML, 1987

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 6
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0020
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1987

October 9, 1987 “The 40 Years in Ministry of JML in The Holman Bellringer

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 7
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0021
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

1989 “Lawson extols peace, justice”

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 8
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0022
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

June 30, 1989 “James Lawson Maintains Struggle for Civil Rights” in The Los Angeles Times

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 9
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0023
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

Writings about JML, 1990 - 1992

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 10
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0024
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1990 - 1992

Winter 1991 “An Architect of Nonviolent Resistance” in The Spire

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 11
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0025
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

February 2, 1993 “Witness to the Light” in the Nashville Banner

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 12
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0026
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

Writings about JML, 1993 - 1995

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 13
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0027
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1993 - 1995

Winter 1996 “Still Planting the Seeds for a Moral Revolution” by Bonnie Arant Ertelt in The Spire

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 14
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0028
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

Writings about JML, 1996 - 1997

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 15
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0029
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1996 - 1997

Writings about JML, 1998

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0030
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1998

March 22, 1998 “They Were So Brave” by David Halberstam

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 17
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0031
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

April 5, 1998 “The Man Behind the Dream” by David Halberstam

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 18
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0032
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

April 13, 1998 “Recalling Young Moses” by Jackson Baker

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 19
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0033
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

April 1999 Newsletter of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 20
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s05-g0034
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of renowned professor, activist, and Civil Rights movement organizer Rev. James Lawson, Jr. The Papers are comprised of close to 80 linear feet of manuscript materials including documents, correspondence, and photographs. Realia/memorabilia in this collection include awards, academic gowns, and other keepsakes.The dates for these materials range from the late 1920’s when Reverend Lawson was born (September 1928) until the present time and the...
Dates: 1862 - 2021

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