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W.W. Law photograph collection

Photographs dating between 1868 and 2002 collected by Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law. and his mother Geneva.

More About This Collection

Date of Original
1868/2002

People
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Law, Geneva Wallace
Gilbert, Ralph Mark, 1899-1956
Green, Jonathan, 1955-

Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983

Medium
photographs

Type
Still Image

Description
The W.W. Law Photograph Collection (1868-2002, no date) includes over 1,000 catalogued photographs and images taken and collected by W. W. Law and Geneva W. Law during their lifetimes. Highlights of the collection include: images of local NAACP meetings and events during the 1960s Civil Rights movement in Savannah; views of historic Savannah African American churches, structures and cemetery; photographs documenting the establishment and activities of the Savannah-Yamacraw Branch of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), the King-Tisdell Cottage Museum, the Beach Institute African American Cultural Center, the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and the Negro Heritage Trail Tour; as well as images of African American families and community leaders of the Savannah, Georgia area., W. W. Law (1923-2002) was a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia.

Metadata URL
https://www.savannahga.gov/1909/W-W-Law-Collection

Original Collection
1121-100, W. W. Law Photograph Collection. City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia.

Holding Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

Rights