Charles S. Johnson collection (1-27), 1935-1956 (bulk 1938-1952).

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Charles S. Johnson collection (1-27), 1935-1956 (bulk 1938-1952).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70976334

The Social Science Department Materials series consists of fourteen subseries: Social Center; General Education Board; Writings by Charles S. Johnson; Writings by other authors; Writings by unidentified authors; Writings of chapters in an unidentified book; Reports; Notes; Studies; Surveys; Committees; Publications; Race Relations; and Miscellaneous. The Presidential Administration Records cover the years 1946-1957. There are seven subseries within this series: Inauguration; Board of Trustees; Admissions; Reports and Studies; Faculty Records; Faculty/Staff Correspondence; and Financial Records. The Miscellaneous Materials are divided into four subseries: Fisk University Materials; Non-Fisk University Related Materials; Art Programs; and Publications with Mention of Fisk University. Oversized Materials contain large documents, photographs, and audio and visual recordings (some fragile) which needed separation from the rest of the collection.

ca. 11.73 cubic ft.

John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8064695

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American Council on Education. American Youth Commission

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Fisk University

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Established as Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, Tenn., in Dec. 1865 by John Ogden, Rev. Erastus Milo Caravath, and Rev. Edward P. Smith; named in honor of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Tennessee and Kentucky, who provided the new institution with facilities and contributed over $30,000 to the school; opened on 9 Jan. 1866 with almost two hundred students of all ages; incorporated as Fisk University on 22 Aug. 1867 after its curriculum shifted to ...

People's College (Fisk University)

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General Education Board (New York, N.Y.)

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The General Education Board was established in 1903 by John D. Rockefeller to aid education in the United States "without distinction of race, sex or creed." The program included grants for endowment and general budgetary support of colleges and universities, support for special programs, fellowships and scholarships assistanceto state school systems at all levels, and development of social and economic resources as a route to improved educaitonal systems. All major colleges and universities in ...

Johnson, Marie Antoinette Burgette, 1892-1965

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Fisk Social Center

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Fisk University. Executive Committee of the Faculty

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Fisk University. Board of Trustees

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Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956

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Sociologist, race relations expert, author, lecturer, teacher, and college administration; first African American president of Fisk University (1946-1956). From the description of Charles Spurgeon Johnson records, 1858-1956. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970119 First black president of Fisk University, elected Oct. 1946, inaugurated Nov. 1947; served until 1956; Head of Dept. of Social Science, Fisk University, 1928-1947; sociologist, race relations expert, author...

Children's Institute (Fisk University)

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Haydock, Charles

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Fisk University. Choir

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Fisk University. Social Science Dept.

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