Looby, Zephaniah Alexander, 1899-1972
Zephaniah Alexander Looby, lawyer and educator at Fisk University, Tennessee A & I College, and meharry Medical College. He organized the Kent College of Law to train African American men and women for the law profession. He was elected to the Nashville, Tenn., City Countil (1951-1971). Looby's home was bombed in 1960 because of his defense of Nashville students who staged a sit-in at lunch counters.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Caliver, Ambrose, 1894-1962. Ambrose Caliver collection, 1912-1938. | John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972. Zephaniah Alexander Looby papers, 1922-1981. | John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006. National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration | |
| referencedIn | Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1824–1991 | National Archives at New York |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Name Index to Bureau of Naturalization Correspondence Files, 1906–1946 | National Archives at Washington, D.C |
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| correspondedWith | Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974 | person |
| correspondedWith | Burt, Emma E. | person |
| associatedWith | Caliver, Ambrose, 1894-1962. | person |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Columbia University. School of Law. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Faulkner, William J. | person |
| employeeOf | Fisk University. | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Howard University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kent College of Law. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Meharry Medical College. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Nashville Student Protest Movement. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nashville (Tenn.). City Council. | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | New York university. School of law | corporateBody |
| memberOf | Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Taser, Carlton L. | person |
| associatedWith | Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955. | person |
| correspondedWith | Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Nashville | TN | US | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 00 | AG | |
| Nashville | TN | US |
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| African American universities and colleges |
| African American law schools |
| African American medical colleges |
| African Americans |
| bombing |
| Civil rights demonstrations |
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| African American civil rights workers |
| African American law teachers |
| African American lawyers |
| African American politicians |
| City council members |
| Civil rights workers |
| College teachers |
| Lawyers |
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Birth 1899-04-08
Death 1972-03-24
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