Josephine Clement Papers, 1937-1998

Durham County Library

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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003

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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Served three terms from 1974 to 1982 and 1990 to 1994, he is the second longest-serving mayor of Atlanta after six-term mayor William B. Hartsfield. Born in Dallas, Texas, he attended David T. Howard High School in Atlanta and Morehouse College, a historically ...

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-

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Harvey Bernard Gantt (born January 14, 1943) is an American architect and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the first African American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina and was twice the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from North Carolina. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he attended Iowa State University for one year before becoming the first African American to be admitted to Clemson University. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architec...

Democratic Party

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Wilder, Lawrence Douglas, 1931-

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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African-American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first elected African-American governor. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Wilder graduated from Virginia Union University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He established a legal practice in Richmond after graduating fr...

National Council of Negro Women

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The National Council of Negro Women (NANW) was founded December 5, 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune. It grew out of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW). Bethune was an educator and the daughter of former slaves. She branched off the ideas of the NACW and began the start of the NCNW to help African American women and their families. Women on the council fought more towards political and economic successes of black women to uplift them in society. NCNW fulfills this mission through researc...

Clement, William A., 1943-

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Entrepreneur and corporate chief executive William Alexander Clement, Jr. was born on January 22, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia to politician Josephine Dobbs Clement and Executive Vice President for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company William Alexander Clement, Sr. Clement received his B.A. degree from Morehouse College in 1964, majoring in mathematics and business administration, and his M.B.A. degree in finance and insurance from Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania in...

Clement, William A., 1912-2001

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William A. Clement (1912-2001) was an executive of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and a business and civic leader in Durham, N.C. Clement was married to Josephine Dobbs Clement and had six children. From the description of William A. Clement papers, 1930-1998. WorldCat record id: 35268174 William A. Clement was born on 6 May 1912 in Charleston, S.C., the son of Arthur John and Sadie Jones Clement, both of whom were employed by North Carolina Mutual...

Durham City Board of Education.

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Hunt, James

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Women's Fund of North Carolina

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Thelonius Monk Institute

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Butts, June Dobbs

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WUNC

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Committee on the Affairs of Black People

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Durham County Jail

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Toyama Sister City Project

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Jack and Jill of America

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Clement

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Duke Museum Docents Program

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North Carolina Center on Crime and Punishment

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Mattiwilda Dobbs

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Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

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Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961

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North Carolina School Boards Association

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the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science

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White Rock Baptist Church

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Dobbs

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Triangle Community Foundation

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Clement, Howard

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Small Business Administration

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Model School Taskforce

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Dobbs, Mattiwilda

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Project Head Start (U.S.)

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Shaw University

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Oldest historically black university in the South founded in 1865 as Raleigh Institute; renamed Shaw Collegiate Institute in 1870 in honor of benefactor, Elijah Shaw, of Wales, Mass.; in 1875 an act of the North Carolina General Assembly chartered the university as The Shaw University; originally founded to teach freedmen theology and Biblical interpretation, however within 15 years of its founding the institution began to broaden its curriculum. From the description of Commencement ...

Duke Medical Center

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National Association of Minority Public Officials

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Clement, Josephine

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Josephine Dobbs Clement (1918-1998) was one of six daughters born to Irene Ophelia Thompson Dobbs and John Wesley Dobbs. Her father was a prominent Atlanta, Ga., businessman. Clement received her B.S. degree from Spelman College in 1937 and her M.A. from Columbia University the following year. During the late 1940s, she moved with her husband, William A. Clement, to Durham, N.C., where she was active in civic affairs and in Durham and North Carolina politics. She served as a member of the Durham...

Clement, William A., 1912-2001

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William A. Clement (1912-2001) was an executive of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and a business and civic leader in Durham, N.C. Clement was married to Josephine Dobbs Clement and had six children. From the description of William A. Clement papers, 1930-1998. WorldCat record id: 35268174 William A. Clement was born on 6 May 1912 in Charleston, S.C., the son of Arthur John and Sadie Jones Clement, both of whom were employed by North Carolina Mutual...

Women's Forum

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Committee on Education for Economic Growth

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Durham Technical Institute

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Hillside High School

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James Hunt

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Links, Inc.

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Governor's Business Council on the Arts and Humanities

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North Carolina Public School Forum

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Greater Triangle Community Foundation

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North Carolina Museum of Life and Science

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American Dance Festival

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Modern dance festival founded in 1934 in Bennington, Vermont. From the description of Records, 1977-1995 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36109678 The American Dance Festival is a non-profit organization committed to serving the needs of dance, dancers, choreographers, and professionals in dance-related fields. It presents a six and a half week summer festival of modern dance performances and educational programs, hosts community outreach activities, a...

Durham County Board of Commissioners

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Congressional Black Caucus

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Durham Rotary Club

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North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations

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This organization was formed in 1952 as the North Carolina Women's Council, and served as a clearinghouse for women's groups, in order to prevent duplication of effort and to provide the opportunity for groups to act together in areas of special interest to women. In 1955 the name of the agency was changed to North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations. In 1956 it became a cooperative service of the University of North Carolina Extension Division. The organization was chartered in 1959 and i...

Butts, June Dobbs

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Carolina Theater

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Durham Head Start

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Wake Forest University

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Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce

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Howard Clement

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North Carolina. Department of Administration

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National Peace Foundation (U.S.)

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Durham Public Education Network

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Housing Authority of the City of Durham

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The Links

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Spelman College

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Tuesday Morning Study Group

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YWCA

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North Carolina Central University

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In 1909, James E. Shepard founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. In 1915, the school was sold and renamed the National Training School. In 1923, the North Carolina General Assembly began to provide annual support of $20,639, and the name was changed to Durham State Normal School. Despite the support, the school faced financial hardships and mounting debt nearing $49,000. When Shepard could not raise the money, he urged the state of North Carolina to t...

North Carolina Art Society

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Mechanics and Farmers Bank

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Clement: William A., Jr.

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Wesley Dobbs Clement

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North Carolina. Commission on Education for Economic Growth

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Black Heritage Exposition

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Board of Equalization and Review

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Jackson

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Durham Arts Council

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Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. organization. From the description of Records, 1975-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36735208 ...

Dobbs Family Foundation

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Durham County Youth Home Taskforce

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Durham City-County Planning Department

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Triangle J Council of Governments

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Faircloth, Lauch, 1928-

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North Carolina Zoo

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North Carolina Symphony

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The North Carolina Symphony was formed in 1932 under the direction of Pulitzer Traveling Fellow Lamar Stringfield. The Symphony was a Works Progress Administration project in the 1930s; in the 1940s, it was the first orchestra to receive state funding on a continuous basis. Benjamin Swalin and Maxine Swalin led the Symphony from 1939 to 1972. They promoted the idea of taking the orchestra out to all parts of the state, a tradition that began in 1943 when the North Carolina State Legislature pass...