Board of Directors minutes, 1946-1977.

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Board of Directors minutes, 1946-1977.

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The series consists of minutes of the Atlanta Urban League Board of Directors' deliberations from 1946-1977. Records prior to 1946 were either not kept or were lost, and minutes from some years are missing. Over the years members of the Board have included Austin T. Walden, George Mitchell, Jesse B. Blayton, Grace Towns Hamilton, Walter and Eliza Paschall, Rufus Clement, and Jacob R. Henderson. Some of the topics of discussion include establishment of a hospital for African Americans, housing needs, employment programs, and community organization activities.

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Mitchell, George Sinclair, 1902-1962

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Labor leader. From the description of Papers, 1928-1947. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019171 ...

Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992

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Atlanta Urban League

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The Atlanta Urban League, an affiliate of the National Urban League, was established in 1920. It is a private, non-profit, interracial community service organization which functions as a vehicle for addressing the social and economic problems of the black community in Atlanta, Georgia. Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ) served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Urban League from 1943-1960. From the description of Executive Director Grace Towns Hamilton administrative files, 1942-1961, 1...

Paschall, Eliza K.

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Eliza King Paschall, author and activist, was born October 5, 1917, in Adams Run (Charleston County), South Carolina. During World War II, Paschall served with the American Red Cross Clubmobile, mobile units of volunteers providing refreshments and recreation to Allied soldiers across Europe. She married Walter Goode Paschall (1910-1959), a prominent Atlanta journalist, in 1945. She was active in civic, interracial, and women's organizations in which she held several offices including executive ...

Walden, A. T. 1885-1965.

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Henderson, Jacob R., 1911-

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Jacob R. Henderson, leader in the 1946 voter registration drive for African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia during 1946. From the description of Jacob R. Henderson oral history interview 1992 July 24. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38727051 ...

Paschall, Walter.

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Blayton, Jesse B.

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Clement, Rufus E., 1900-1967

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Rufus Early Clement (b. 1900 d. 1967) was the sixth and longest-serving President of Atlanta University. He was elected in 1937 and held the position until his death in 1967. During his administration, the Atlanta School of Social Work, a self-supporting professional school affiliated with the University, and the Schools of Library Service, Education, and Business Administration were established. Also, doctoral programs were instituted in the fields of biology, education, and mathematics. ...