The Bacote papers document an important period in the history of Atlanta, and of Atlanta University. The activities of one very prominent scholar and community leader help provide an important piece of the history of the university and its community. 

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 6, 2021

Clarence A. Bacote Papers

The Bacote papers document an important period in the history of Atlanta, and of Atlanta University. The activities of one very prominent scholar and community leader help provide an important piece of the history of the university and its community.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.

Title Date Created Author Description Subject Collection
Correspondence from Bob Holmes to Dr. and Mrs. Bacote, May 16, 1978 1978-05-16 Holmes, Bob A letter requesting support and financial donations for Bob Holmes' re-election campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives. Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Correspondence and Photograph from Ernest W. Wright to Dr. C. A. Bacote, August 30, 1977 1977-08-30 Wright, Ernest W. Correspondence between Ernest W. Wright (Employment Security Agency, Georgia Department of Labor) and Dr. C. A. Bacote, 30 August 1977. Enclosed 8"x10" photograph circa 1955, depicting voter registration participants. Written on Verso: "Left to Right: (Seated): Dr. Clarence A. Bacote, Dr. William Hale, Mr. Ron Harris? Dr. Robert Brisbane (Standing): Mr. Michael? Mr. C. A. Scott? Mr. Milton White". Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Reflections on the Bicentennial Celebration and The Geat American Majority by John Lewis, July 2, 1976 1976-07-02 Lewis, John Press release written by John Lewis, Executive Director of the Voter Education Project. Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Julian Bond Campaign Mailer, 1976 1976 A campaign mailer requesting volunteers and donations for Julian Bond's 1976 political campaign. Political campaigns Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Leroy Johnson Campaign Flyer for Georgia Senate, 1964 1964 A campaign flyer for Leroy Johnson's 1964 campaign for Georgia State Senate, encouraging readers to "vote the straight Democratic ticket" for both Leroy Johnson and incumbent president Lyndon Johnson. Political campaigns Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Leroy Johnson, [Warren] Cochrane, and Clarence A. Bacote, 1962 1962 Leroy Johnson, [Warren] Cochrane, and Clarence A. Bacote at (Georgia) State Capitol when Johnson qualified to run for State in 1962. Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Dr. Clarence A. Bacote and Voters at Voting Site, circa 1958 1955/1960 Dr. Clarence A. Bacote (far left) stands with unidentified voters at a polling place. Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Sixth Annual Report, The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia 1945 Report, June 1946 1946-06 Virginia Voters League The sixth annual report of the Virginia Voters League "defines the voting status of Negroes in Virginia as of May 5, 1945, the last day for paying the poll tax in order to have voted in the ensuing August primary and the November election." Clarence A. Bacote Papers
All-Citizens Registration Committee Memo and Form, April 26, 1946 1946-04-26 Bacote, Clarence A. A letter and memo from Clarence A. Bacote, Chairman of the All-Citizen Registration Committee, to local pastors. The letter encourages local pastors to remind their congregations to register to vote. The form provides instructions on how to volunteer at the Fulton County Courthouse to encourage citizens to register to vote. Political campaigns Clarence A. Bacote Papers
Clarence A. Bacote, 1943 1943 Clarence A. Bacote at age 37. Clarence A. Bacote Papers
The Atlanta Creed, 7th Edition, by W. E. B. Du Bois, circa 1935 1930/1939 Du Bois, W. E. B. The seventh edition of The Atlanta Creed Clarence A. Bacote Papers