Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
Variant namesAfrican American civil rights activist of Columbia, S.C.; served as the S.C. State Secretary for the NAACP, 1941-1957; Campaign Director for the renovation of Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, 1944-1950; Public Relations Director for the Richland County Citizens Committee, 1956-1988; and President of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1972-1974; ran unsuccessfully for the Columbia City Council in 1966 and 1984 and the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1966; died 1992.
From the description of Modjeska Monteith Simkins papers, 1909-1992 (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 123319880
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| referencedIn | Theus, Margaret J. Gibbs. Margaret J. Gibbs Theus interview collection, 19791983 [sound recording]. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Richland County Citizens Committee (S.C.). Records, 1964-1976. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Elwood, William A. William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection [manuscript], 1984-1989. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers: Series II, 1929-1991 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Simkins, Modjeska M. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1949. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Elwood, William A. Papers of William A. Elwood, 1984-1989. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | McNulty, Blake. Interviews, 1966. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Wickenberg, Charles H., 1923-. Charles H. Wickenberg collection, 198u-199u. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992. The cry for freedom in South Carolina [ca. 1955] ; [typescript] | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992. Modjeska Monteith Simkins papers, 1909-1992 | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Durr, Virginia Foster. | person |
| associatedWith | Elwood, William A. | person |
| associatedWith | McNulty, Blake. | person |
| correspondedWith | Richland County Citizens Committee (S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Simkins, Andrew. | person |
| associatedWith | Stuckey, J. Elspeth. | person |
| associatedWith | Theus, Margaret J. Gibbs. | person |
| correspondedWith | Victory Savings Bank | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wickenberg, Charles H., 1923- | person |
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Birth 1899-12-05
Death 1992-04-09
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