Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

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Civil rights leader and journalist; d. 1981.

From the description of Papers, 1915-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605113

Roy Wilkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri, grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Wilkins edited the KANSAS CITY CALL, a Black newspaper, from 1923 to 1931. Wilkins became Assistant Secretary of the NAACP in 1931 and became Executive Secretary in 1955. Under his leadership the NAACP grew to 350,000 members.

From the description of Letter, 1969, June 4. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122543335

Civil rights leader and journalist. Died 1981.

From the description of Papers of Roy Wilkins, 1901-1980 (bulk 1932-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069495

Civil rights leader.

From the description of Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727694

From the description of Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history. 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527276

Biographical Note

  • 1901, Aug. 30: Born, St. Louis, Mo.
  • 1906: Moved to St. Paul, Minn.
  • 1923: A.B., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • 1923 - 1932 : Journalist and managing editor, Kansas City Call
  • 1929: Married Aminda Badeau
  • 1931 - 1949 : Assistant to secretary, NAACP
  • 1934 - 1949 : Editor, Crisis
  • 1949: Acting executive secretary, NAACP
  • 1950 - 1955 : Administrator, NAACP
  • 1955 - 1965 : Executive secretary, NAACP
  • 1965 - 1977 : Executive director, NAACP
  • 1969: Awarded Medal of Freedom
  • 1977: Retired
  • 1981, Sept. 8: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Roy Wilkins Papers, 1901-1980, (bulk 1932-1980), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Jackson, Lillie May Caroll, 1889-1975. Papers. 1957-1975. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972. Zephaniah Alexander Looby papers, 1922-1981. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
referencedIn Columbia University Oral History Collection. Collection. 1952-1960. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
creatorOf Casimir, J. R. Ralph. J. R. Casimir papers, 1919-1981. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history. 1957. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf PRESS CONFERENCE USA WITH GUEST ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Noel Francis Parrish Papers, 1894-1987, (bulk 1930-1987) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Ovington, Mary White, 1865-1951. Mary White Ovington papers, 1854-1948. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Leaders of the march leading marchers down the street.] National Archives at College Park
contributorOf PERSPECTIVE: A CONVERSATION WITH ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York. 1950-66. Archives. 1949-66. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Bayard Rustin Papers, 1942-1987, (bulk 1963-1980) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Levi, Edward (Attorney General) - Interview, 1/24/78 Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn SOLIDARITY MARCH HILITES #4: ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
creatorOf PRESS CONFERENCE USA WITH GUEST ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN #6: ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Johnson, Guy Benton, 1901-1991. [Collection of print materials pertaining to school desegregation in North Carolina]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-7005-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Visit of Roy Wilkins, Executive Director, NAACP, to MS United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records, 1842-1999, (bulk 1919-1991) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
44-30806, Mississippi (1965-1967) Charles Evers arrested; Roy Wilkins; protest march in Natchez National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Records 1920-1968 (bulk 1950-1968) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. Series 6, Subseries 4. Bayard Rustin interview, 1977. Cornell University Library
contributorOf Civil Rights Panel Discussion National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Newman, Edwin H. Papers, 1944-1978. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf ADDRESS BY ROY WILKINS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Feild, John G., 1922-2006. Papers. 1952-1963. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
creatorOf Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906-. Papers of Sarah-Patton Boyle 1938-1988 (bulk 1944-1975). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Kester, Howard, 1904-1977. Howard Kester papers, 1923-1972. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1924-1985. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove (Washington, D.C.). Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1974. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn White House Photo Office Collection. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. Johnson White House Photographs. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. Photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders and Others in the Cabinet Room Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
creatorOf Message from the Chinese People's Committee for World Peace and Response Letter from Roy Wilkins Center for Legislative Archives
Issues and Answers, 6/29/75 - Roy Wilkins and Margaret Bush Wilson of the NAACP Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf ROY WILKINS SPEECH IN LOS ANGELES National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Materials Relating to "The President: July 1967" Project , 7/1/1967 - 7/31/1967 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
creatorOf NONMUSIC RECORDING (COLLECTION) Audio materials, 1956-1977 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Audio materials, 1956-1977 [sound recording]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). University of Virginia. Library
ROY WILKINS IN LONDON AND BERLIN National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Roberts, Bruce, 1930-. Roberts, Bruce, photographic archive, 1948-1989. University of Texas Libraries
editorOf White House Photographs. 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964. Abbie Rowe White House Photographs. 12/6/1960 - 3/11/1964. White House Photograph Collection: Abbie Rowe White House Photographs: AR7993B. 6/1960 - 3/31/1965. Photograph of White House Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders. June 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Hearst Metrotone News, Inc., Collection. 1937 - 1942. News of the Day Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1963 - 12/1967. News of the Day (July 31) National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. Papers, 1949-1991 (bulk 1961-1991). Library of Congress
referencedIn Roy Wilkins: The Right to Dignity National Archives at College Park
referencedIn President Ronald Reagan's Remarks and Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Civil Rights Activist Roy Wilkins and accepted by his wife, Aminda Wilkins in the Roosevelt Room Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Young, Whitney M. Papers, 1960-1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Joseph L. Rauh Papers, 1913-1994, (bulk 1950-1984) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Thurgood Marshall Papers, 1949-1991, (bulk 1961-1991) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf PRESS CONFERENCE USA WITH ROY WILKINS, NAACP SECRETARY National Archives at College Park
contributorOf "For Freedom Now" Civil Rights Symposium National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs. 1961 - 1974. Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Friedan, Betty, 1921-2006. Papers, 1933-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Roy Wilkins Tribute Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Records, 1943-1991, (bulk 1960-1987) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Fellowship Commission. Photographs, 1946-1985 (Inclusive Dates). Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, 1850-1970, (bulk 1920-1955) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Loren Miller papers, 1876-2003, 1932-1966 Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
referencedIn DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS #6: ROY WILKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Berl Bernhard Papers. 1958 - 1972. Records Related to the John F. Kennedy Library John F. Kennedy Library
contributorOf Correspondence Between Roy Wilkins and President Harry S. Truman, with Related Material Harry S. Truman Library
referencedIn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Roy Wilkins Tribute Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Ohio Branch. Records 1931-1973. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn American Committee on Africa. Archives 1948-1988. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn SUMMARY OF CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE WITH ROY WILKINS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979. Papers, 1927-1979 (inclusive) 1934-1979 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Frank S. Horne papers, 1927-1974 Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Philadelphia Branch Records, 1943-2016, bulk 1943-1991 Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. Letter, 1969, June 4. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906-. Papers of Sarah-Patton Boyle, 1949-1970. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Emanuel Celler Papers, 1924-1973, (bulk 1945-1973) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Records of the Women's Equity Action League, 1966-1979 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs. 1961 - 1974. Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People speaking.] National Archives at College Park
Letter, Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-11656-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Visit of Roy Wilkins Executive Director, NAACP to MS to Participate in Protest March at Clarksdale, MS National Archives at College Park
creatorOf ADDRESS BY ROY WILKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Smith, Donald H. Collected speeches and interviews [sound recording], 1955-1963. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Annette H. Peyser papers Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn SOCIAL CHANGE AND VIOLENCE WITH ANDREW YOUNG SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND ROY WILKINS OF THE NAACP National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Branton, Wiley A. Papers, 1946-1989. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
referencedIn Records of the Agency for International Development. 1948 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to International Development Programs and Activities. 1979 - 1991. The Black Contribution National Archives at College Park
Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-7005-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Visit of Roy Wilkins, Executive Director, NAACP, to MS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Saint Paul (Minn.). Roy Wilkins Memorial Task Force records, 1982-1985. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Shad Polier Papers, 1916-1976 (bulk 1940-1970) American Jewish Historical Society
Correspondence Between Roy Wilkins and President Harry S. Truman, with Related Material Harry S. Truman Library
contributorOf 002.11 Special Groups - Negroes Jan - Mar 1942 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Guide to the John Pittman Papers, circa 1880s-1987 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Committee to Combat Racial Injustice. Records, 1957-1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Frank M. Rarig papers, 1901-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]
contributorOf SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971. Papers, 1850-1967 (bulk 1920-1955). Library of Congress
referencedIn Freedom House (U.S.). Freedom House archives, 1936-1997. Princeton University Library
referencedIn William Allen White Papers, 1859-1944, (bulk 1899-1944) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf ADDRESS BY ROY WILKINS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. Papers, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROY WILKINS, Time: 5:20 p.m Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Memorandum for the Files of June 24, 1958 by Rocco C. Siciliano Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Wilkins, Roy [Columbia University] Harry S. Truman Library
referencedIn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch. NAACP Detroit Branch records, 1943-1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower Receiving a Group of Prominent Civil Rights Leaders Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Atlanta Urban League. Atlanta Urban League photographs, 1942-1989 (bulk 1942-1964). Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library
referencedIn ROY WILKINS IN BERLIN National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Jaffe, Louis I. (Louis Isaac), 1888-1950. Supplementary correspondence files of the Virginian-Pilot [manuscript], 1931-1949. University of Virginia. Library
editorOf Issues and Answers, 6/29/75 - Roy Wilkins and Margaret Bush Wilson of the NAACP Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013. Papers, 1950-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Welles mss., 1930-1950, (Bulk 1936-1947) Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967,. Elmer Rice letters from various correspondents, 1915-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Spottswood, Stephen Gill (Bishop)., 1897-1974. Papers. 1926-1974. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Cornell, Freedom House Award (Roy Wilkins) National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Papers of Julian Bond 1897-2006 University of Virginia. Small Special Collections Library
referencedIn Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. Records, 1943-1991 (bulk 1951-ca. 1985). Library of Congress
referencedIn Barnouw, Erik, 1908-2001. Erik Barnouw papers, 1920-1990. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Roy Wilkins papers, 1901-1980 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn ROY WILKINS IN LONDON AND BERLIN United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Organizations collection, 1959-1993. South Carolina State University, Miller F. Whittak, Miller F. Whittaker Library
referencedIn Papers of Pauli Murray, 1827-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, K Series, Roy Wilkins, 10:30P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary Entry, March 14, 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Final Plans for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Center for Legislative Archives
creatorOf Kenneth Clark papers, 1954-1982. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Wilkins, Roy Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Claude Barnett and the Associated Negro Press, 1976-1977 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers, circa 1850-2005, 1900-1976 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROBERT KENNEDY, Time: 6:30P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
creatorOf Miller, Loren. Papers of Loren Miller, 1876-2003 (bulk dates 1932-1966) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn A. Philip Randolph Papers, 1909-1979, (bulk 1941-1968) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. The reminiscences of Roy Wilkins, 1960, [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Shaw University. Office of the President. James E. Cheek records, 1958-1969 (bulk 1966-1968). Shaw University, James E. Cheek Learning Resources Center
referencedIn William Pickens papers (Additions), 1909-1950. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-9591-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Roy Wilkins New York, New York -- to Meridian, MS United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn NAACP Office of Field Director of Louisiana. Records. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Records 1920-1968 (bulk 1950-1968) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. Reminiscences of Roy Wilkins : oral history, 1960. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Roy Wilkins, 11:10A Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-9591-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Roy Wilkins New York, New York -- to Meridian, MS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005. Shirley Chisholm papers, 1963-1994. Rutgers University
referencedIn Parrish, Noel Francis. Papers, 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987). Library of Congress
referencedIn Mississippi AFL-CIO correspondence, 1959-1986. Georgia State University
referencedIn Shick, Tom W. Collected Papers, 1966-1976. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Kaplan, Kivie, 1904-1975. Papers. 1955-1976 and n.d. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Erik Barnouw Papers, 1920-1990. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn 7660430 - Jack Hushen, [REVIEW ON REQUEST] Gerald R. Ford Library
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROY WILKINS, Time: 12:15P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Wilkins, Roy Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings. 11/22/1963 - 1/3/1969. John F. Kennedy Assassination Related Recordings and Transcripts. 11/22/1963 - 3/28/1967. LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, K Series, Lee White, 9:47P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn President Gerald R. Ford Greeting Roy Wilkins, Vernon Jordan, and Others Prior to the Signing Ceremony for H.R. 6219, Extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf Redding, Jay Saunders, 1906-1988. Papers, [ca. 1940-1980]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn 44-30806, Mississippi (1965-1967) Charles Evers arrested; Roy Wilkins; protest march in Natchez United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Council for United Civil Rights Leadership. We shall overcome [sound recording], 1963. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Letter, Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, ROY WILKINS, 11:00A Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 [electronic resource]. University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, ROY WILKINS, 9:50A Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Lawrence E. Spivak Papers, 1917-1994, (bulk 1945-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. Walter L. Wright records, 1922-1945 (bulk 1932-1942). Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library
creatorOf Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROY WILKINS, Time: 1:20P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn White House Photographs. 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964. Cecil Stoughton's White House Photographs. 1/29/1961 - 12/31/1963. White House Photograph Collection: Cecil Stoughton White House Photographs: STC277163. 6/1960 - 3/31/1965. Photograph of Meeting with Leaders of the March on Washington August 28, 1963 John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Texas. Attorney-General's Office. State of Texas vs. NAACP case records, 1911-1961 1945-1961. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Roy Wilkins Papers, 1901-1980, (bulk 1932-1980) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. President's Daily Diary Entry, June 24, 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROY WILKINS, Time: 5:12P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
contributorOf John R. Hickman Audio Collection, 1925 - 1975. Sound Recordings of Historical Radio Broadcasts, World War II Government Documentaries, and Popular Radio Shows, 1906 - 1993. Robert F. Kennedy, ca. 1968. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Papers, 1927-1979 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
editorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, WALTER REUTHER, 6:14P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings. 11/22/1963 - 1/3/1969. John F. Kennedy Assassination Related Recordings and Transcripts. 11/22/1963 - 3/28/1967. LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, K Series, Robert Anderson, 1:30P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, ROY WILKINS, 12:05P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Wilkins, Roy Gerald R. Ford Library
creatorOf Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. Papers, 1915-1980. Library of Congress
referencedIn Publicity photographs of U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, 1958-1973. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Congress of Racial Equality. Records, 1941-1967. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, Speaker: ROY WILKINS, Time: 1:20P Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn George S. Schuyler Papers, 1912-1976. Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Civil rights: General, 1963: September-October John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Guide to the John Pittman Papers, circa 1880s-1987 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn ROY WILKINS IN BERLIN National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs. 1961 - 1974. Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Sammy Davis, Jr., actor and performer, with Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn George R. Metcalf papers, 1956-1971 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Pittman, Tarea Hall. Papers, 1951-1970. California state library
contributorOf LBJ Recording of Telephone Conversation, WH Series, ROY WILKINS, 9:50A Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn President Gerald R. Ford and Roy Wilkins in the Rose Garden Following the Signing Ceremony for H.R. 6219, Extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Wilkins, Roy Gerald R. Ford Library
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correspondedWith Randolph, A. Philip, 1889-1979 person
associatedWith Rarig, Frank Miller, 1880-1963 person
correspondedWith Rauh, Joseph L., 1911- person
associatedWith Redding, Jay Saunders, 1906-1988. person
associatedWith Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 person
associatedWith Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967, person
associatedWith Roberts, Bruce, 1930- person
associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 person
associatedWith Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987. person
associatedWith Saint Paul (Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Sampson, Edith S. (Edith Spurlock), 1901?-1979. person
associatedWith Schuyler, George Samuel, 1895- person
correspondedWith Shaw University. Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Shick, Tom W. person
associatedWith Smith, Donald H. person
associatedWith Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971. person
associatedWith Spivak, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edmund), 1900-1994. person
associatedWith Spottswood, Stephen Gill (Bishop)., 1897-1974. person
associatedWith Texas. Attorney-General's Office. corporateBody
correspondedWith Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 person
associatedWith United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. corporateBody
memberOf United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Minnesota. corporateBody
associatedWith Wall, Joseph, person
associatedWith Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 person
correspondedWith White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955 person
correspondedWith White, William Allen, 1868-1944. person
spouseOf Wilkins, Aminda Badeau person
correspondedWith Wilkins, Aminda Badeau person
correspondedWith Wilkins, Roger W., 1932- person
correspondedWith Women's Equity Action League corporateBody
correspondedWith Wright, Herbert L. person
correspondedWith Wright, Herbert L. person
associatedWith Young, Whitney M. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York City NY US
Saint Louis MI US
United States
Saint Paul MN US
Subject
African American journalists
African American newspapers
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Newspapers
Segregation
Occupation
Civil rights leaders
Journalists
Activity

Person

Birth 1901-08-30

Death 1981-09-08

Americans

English,

French

Information

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