Johnson Publishing Company clipping files collection
Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications.
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Date of Original
1905/1982
Subject
African American civil rights workers
African American women
African American women social reformers
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Politics and government
Suffrage
African American press
Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
United States, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, 34.74648, -92.28959
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.04575
United States, New York, 43.00035, -75.4999
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
Medium
newspaper clippings
archival materials
correspondence
brochures
booklets
articles
black-and-white photographs
reports
conference proceedings
newsletters
Type
Text
Description
Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications. The collection includes newspaper clippings on various prominent African American women, such Daisy Bates, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Diane Nash, Rosa Parks, and Pauli Murray. It also contains newspaper clippings and press releases on various African American organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Rights
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