Oscar W. Adams papers, 1910-1978.

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Oscar W. Adams papers, 1910-1978.

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The collection consists of the papers of Oscar W. Adams from 1911-1978. The papers contain correspondence, financial records, printed material, organizational records, subject files, writings and ephemera. The BIRMINGHAM REPORTER series includes business correspondence, advertisement drafts, receipts for advertisement spaces in the newspaper, as well as subscription requests. Personal papers consist of biographical information about Adams, business and personal correspondence, financial records, legal documents, printed material, and two speeches. The organizations series contain records relating to his service as a member and Grand Chancellor of the national organization of the Knights of Pythias, as well as A.M.E. Zion Church Extension Department and other civic and religious groups. The Knights of Pythias records include circulars, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, legal documents, and papers relating to the administration of property owned by the group. The Mattie Rowe series contains communication directed to and from Mattie B. Rowe, who was Adams' assistant and secretary. She took over Adams' BIRMINGHAM NEWS column after his death in 1946, and worked for the new Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias after Adams died.

4.5 linear ft. : (9 boxes, 1 bound v. (BV), and 3 oversized papers (OP))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233339

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church (Birmingham, Ala.)

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Rowe, Mattie B.

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Knights of Pythias. Grand Lodge of Alabama.

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Adams, Oscar W.

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Oscar W. Adams (1882-1946), African American publisher and founder of the BIRMINGHAM REPORTER. From the description of Oscar W. Adams papers, 1910-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463044 Adams attended Alabama A&M College, served as secretary/treasurer of the extension department of the A.M.E. Zion Church for over twenty years and as a newspaper publisher in the Birmingham area. From the guide to the Oscar W. Adams papers MSS. 0010., 1909-1952, (W.S. Ho...

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Church Extension Dept.

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