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Subject African American families Subject African American universities and colleges Type Still Image Time Periods Progressive Era to World War II (1900-1945)

1. Collection John Hope records

Description:
The records of John Hope (1897-1953) include documentation on the development of what would later be called the Atlanta University Center, when Atlanta University aligned with Morehouse College and Spelman College to form an academic consortium. During Hope's eight years as president, the graduate school was launched, the Department of Fine Arts was established, and the Trevor Arnett Library was opened. The Hope Papers include correspondence, administrative, and financial records for all eight years of his presidency, as well as some personal and family records.
Date of Original:
1928/1939
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

2. Collection Brailsford R. Brazeal papers

Description:
Collection of papers from Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal, an educator, economist, author, labor and civil rights activist. He dedicated much of his life to education, human relations, labor issues, and racial equality.
Date of Original:
1922/1994-03-11
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

3. Collection Virginia Lacy Jones papers

Description:
Virginia Lacy Jones (b. 1912 - d. 1984) was a librarian, educator, author, and among library educators known as "the Dean of Deans." She dedicated almost fifty years of her life to the library profession, thirty-six of which she spent as Dean of the School of Library Service at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University). Her career began at Atlanta University in 1939 as Catalog Librarian in Trevor Arnett Library.
Date of Original:
1905/1984
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library