Executive Director Robert A. Thompson administrative files, 1949-1965.

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Executive Director Robert A. Thompson administrative files, 1949-1965.

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The series consists of administrative files of Atlanta Urban League Executive Director Robert A. Thompson from 1942-1965. The files include correspondence and administrative files, consisting of minutes of meetings, reports, brochures, and other printed materials which primarily relate to Thompson's work with the Atlanta Urban League. The administrative files also include material which documents Thompson's involvement with voter registration, particularly through his work with the Atlanta Negro Voters League. Correspondents include Morris B. Abram, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Harold C. Fleming, Lester B. Granger, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorimer D. Milton, C.A. Scott, and Harris Wofford. Many other correspondents are bankers, bureaucrats, and insurance executives interested in the housing problems in Atlanta.

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406491

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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