2007-03-11
"Celebration of Life" Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson hosted by Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology and Save Our Children Global Network Inc. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
2007-03-11
Flyer for the "Celebration of Life" Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson hosted by Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology and Save Our Children Global Network Inc. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1998
Book review of "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Fleming. Review by Angela Brown Terrell in Spelman's Messenger Magazine Summer/Fall 1998 Issue. 2 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1997-12-16
Article in Scholastic's "Oh Freedom - Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made it Happen." Kaji Spellman with her mother Karen Spellman who mentions Ruby Doris Smith as her favorite civil rights leader. 4 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1996/2000
Meet the Author Flyer for Cynthia Griggs Fleming for her book, "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", books provided by WordsWorth Booksellers. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1996/2000
Meet the Author Flyer for Cynthia Griggs Fleming for her book "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", books provided by WordsWorth Booksellers. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1996/2000
Book promotion flyer for "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Griggs Fleming. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1994-04-21
Correspondence from Jerry Thornberry at the Gilman School to Cynthia Flemming at the University of Tennessee. Thornberry thanks Flemming for her essay on Ruby Doris Smith that he assigned to his Black History Class, and discusses it's effect on his students. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1993
Article in the Journal of Women's History, "Black Women Activists and The Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee: The Case of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Griggs Fleming. 19 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1991-09-12
Spelman Convocation Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, September 12, 1991 with opening remarks by Tiffany Patterson and the main address by Dr. Cynthia Fleming. Convocation was part of the Living and Learning Program in the Fall Semester of 1991-92. 4 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1990-11-30
Correspondence from Elaine Williams, special collections assistant at Robert Woodruff Library to Toure Robinson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's son about growing the Ruby Doris Smith Collection at the library. Attached is a copy of the article written by Williams and sent to Mary Ann Smith about Ruby Doris. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1990-01-17
Correspondence from Cynthia Fleming at the University of Tennessee to Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson attaching snippets of books that mention Ruby Doris Smith. 6 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1988/1990
Tribute presentation notes about Ruby Doris Smith by sister Catherine Robinson, addressed to Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology, and her organization Save Our Children Global Network. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1988
Tributes in Sage's student supplement issue by co-editors Deborah Parms and Jennifer Freeman. A personal tribute by Susan D. Mitchell, and the article "A 'Heartbeat' for Liberation: The Reclamation of Ruby Doris Smith" by Jacqueline Jones Royster. 5 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1987-09
Readers Digest "Personal Glimpses" article where Charlayne Hunter-Gault recalls Ruby Doris Smith's student activism, and her quote "Don't forget why you're here." 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1982/1985
"Black Women Achievements Against The Odds", a calendar for 1984-86. Ruby Doris Smith is highlighted in March 1985 as a leading Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee member. 2 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1981-04-09
"For Ruby Doris, Hopefully" excerpts from the keynote speech of Charlayne Hunter-Gault at the Centennial Dinner, April 9, 1981 in the Spelman Messenger 1981 Celebration Issue. Hunter-Gault discusses Ruby Doris's story, and impact on her personal life. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1979-05-25
Correspondence from Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Culture Historian at the Smithsonian Institution to Alice Smith, Ruby's mother. The letter discusses Dr. Johnson Reagon's article about Ruby Doris Smith, and her plans to write a book on Ruby. 10 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1978/1980
Correspondence from Vincent Fort to Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson asking to complete an interview release form. The interview was about the Atlanta sit-in movement. 3 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
1971-12
Interview in The Black Scholar with Kathleen Cleaver by Sister Julie Herve, daughter of Richard Wright. Cleaver discusses Ruby Doris' commitment and struggles in the student movement. 5 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism