Box 119
Container
Contains 29 Results:
“The Memphis Riot” assembled by Michael P. Johnson - 1968 ( 2 of 2 copies)
File — Box: 119, Folder: 1
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0059
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
Newsletter - “The Memphis Public Employee” - March 1971
File — Box: 119, Folder: 2
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0060
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
Newspaper article - draft - November 1969
File — Box: 119, Folder: 3
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0061
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
Newspaper clippings - February 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 4
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0062
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
Newspaper clippings - March 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 5
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0063
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
Newspaper The Public Employee, April 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 6
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0064
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
Newspaper clippings - April 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 7
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0065
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
Newspaper clippings - June 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 8
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0066
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
Newspaper clippings - February - April 1969
File — Box: 119, Folder: 9
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0067
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
Newspaper clippings - n.d.
File — Box: 119, Folder: 10
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0068
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
Notes - February 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 11
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0069
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
Police grievances, 1967 - 1969
File — Box: 119, Folder: 12
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0070
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:
1967 - 1969
Press release - Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam - April 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 13
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0071
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
Program - Memphis Cares, 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 14
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0072
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:
1968
Program - March and Service of Celebration for the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 1969
File — Box: 119, Folder: 15
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0073
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
Remarks - Vice President Hubert Humphrey - April 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 16
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0074
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
Report - Southern Regional Council “In Memphis: More than a Garbage Strike” by J. Edwin Stanfield; with supplement
File — Box: 119, Folder: 17
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0075
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
Seminar on Community Organization - presentation by Maulana Ron Karenga - June 22, 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 18
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0076
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
Sermon by James Lawson -re: Martin Luther King - n.d.
File — Box: 119, Folder: 19
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0077
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
Speech by James Lawson (transcript) at Tennessee Council on Human Relations - November 1968
File — Box: 119, Folder: 20
Identifier: spc-mss0626-s10-ss01-g0078
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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