Adams, Oscar W.

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Oscar W. Adams (1882-1946), African American publisher and founder of the BIRMINGHAM REPORTER.

From the description of Oscar W. Adams papers, 1910-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463044

Adams attended Alabama A&M College, served as secretary/treasurer of the extension department of the A.M.E. Zion Church for over twenty years and as a newspaper publisher in the Birmingham area.

From the guide to the Oscar W. Adams papers MSS. 0010., 1909-1952, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Adams, Oscar W. Oscar W. Adams papers, 1910-1978. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Oscar W. Adams papers MSS. 0010., 1909-1952 W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
creatorOf Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Spartanburg, S.C.). Records, 1936-1939. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
Role Title Holding Repository
Place Name Admin Code Country
Birmingham (Ala.)
Birmingham (Ala.)
Alabama
Subject
African American businesspeople
African American men
African American newspapers
African Americans in Alabama
Alabama Churches
Great Depression
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Person

Active 1910

Active 1978

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