Papers. 1873-1975.

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Papers. 1873-1975.

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Included are correspondence for various members of the family, speeches, writings, photographs, programs, biographical and genealogical data, and newspaper clippings. His activities as president of the Georgia Voters League and State Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia account for many items relating to John Wesley Dobbs, patriarch of an exceptional family. His activities in civil rights work and the NAACP are also documented in the collection. several generations of the family are included in groups of items. Names of family members easily identifiable are those of Dr. Irene Jackson, Willie Blackburn, Millicent Jordan, Mattiwilda Janzon, Josephine Clement, and Dr. June Butts, daughters of Irene and John Dobbs, and grandson Maynard Jackson. Other persons named in the collection include John Lewis and William Holmes Borders.

4 linear ft. (1 oversize box)

Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Georgia Voters League

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Butts, Jane, 1928-

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Jackson, Irene, 1908-

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Dobbs, Irene, 1885-

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Clement, Josephine, 1918-

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Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia.

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John Wesley Dobbs Family, 1873-1975.

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Lewis, John, 1940 October 23-

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Jordan, Millicent, 1911-

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Janzon, Mattiwilda, 1925-

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Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961

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Blackburn, Willie, 1910-

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Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993

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