Papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988).

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Papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988).

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Correspondence, writings and speeches, notes, reports, organizational records, transcripts of oral history interviews (1980-1981) with Patterson, biographical materials relating to Robert Russa Moton and George Washington Carver, subject files relating to such topics as civil rights, higher education, endowments, and segregation, clippings, printed materials, memorabilia, and other papers, relating chiefly to Patterson's efforts, following his retirement (1953) as president of Tuskegee Institute, to preserve and develop black institutions of higher learning. Topics include Patterson's continued interest in Tuskegee Institute and its School of Veterinary Medicine, his efforts through the creation of the Robert R. Moton Memorial Institute to provide financial planning and training and to secure federally funded matching grants for black colleges, his presidency of the Phelps-Stokes Fund, his interest in education in Africa, and his inspection tour of educational resources in Nigeria (1953-1954). Correspondents include Robert L. Clayton, Nathaniel Colley, Luther H. Foster, E. Roland Harriman, Patricia Roberts Harris, Matthew Jenkins, Maida S. Kemp, Benjamin E. Mays, Henry L. Moon, Ponchitta Pierce, Willa B. Player, Hollis Price, Robert Ogden Purves, Paul Simon, Caspar W. Weinberger, and Franklin Williams.

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Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940

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Robert Russa Moton (born August 26, 1867, Amelia County, Virginia – died May 31, 1940, Holly Knoll, Virginia), American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute. In 1915 he was named principal of Tuskegee Institute, after the death of founder Booker T. Washington, a position he held for 20 years until retirement in 1935....

Kemp, Maida Springer, 1910-2005

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Maida Springer Kemp (1910 – 2005) was an American labor organizer who worked extensively in the garment industry for a lot of labor standards at the time for men and women in America through the Local Union 22. She was also known for her extensive work in Africa for the AFL–CIO. Nicknamed "Mama Maida", she advised fledgling labor unions, set up education and training programs, and liaised between American and African labor leaders. In 1945, traveling to England on a labor-exchange trip, as well ...

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

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Harriman, E. Roland (Edward Roland), 1895-1978

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Colley, Nathaniel Sextus, 1918-

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Clayton, Robert L.

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Player, Willa B.

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Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988

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African American educational administrator and advocate. From the description of Frederick D. Patterson papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132581 African American educator. From the description of Papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28424351 College president. From the description of Reminiscences of Frederick Douglass Patterson : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the ...

Foster, Luther H. (Luther Hilton), 1913-

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Luther H. Foster : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527571 Luther Hilton Foster was born May 26, 1888 in Clover, Halifax County, Virginia. He was the son of Oliver S. and Mary Elizabeth Foster. His early childhood schooling was at the public school of Halifax County and the Saint Paul's Polytechnic institute in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Here he completed hi...

Price, Hollis F., 1904-

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College president. From the description of Reminiscences of Hollis Price : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608290 ...

Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985

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Journalist; Mr. Moon d.1984. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Lee Moon and Robert C. Weaver : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742018 ...

Jenkins, Matthew

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Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Benjamin E. Mays : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527874 Benjamin E. Mays (1895- ), president of Morehouse College during the Atlanta 1960-1961 sit-ins. From the description of Benjamin Elijah Mays oral history interview, 1978 Nov. 29. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38727125 President of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., from 1940...

Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942-

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