The Mary Ann Smith Wilson - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism spans the dates 1948-2008 with the bulk of the material dated 1960-1967. The collection documents both Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's and Mary Ann Smith Wilson's participation in the civil rights movement and the organizations with which they were affiliated. Although the collection documents both sisters' activities, the bulk of the collection reflects Ruby Doris Smith Robinson’s activism activities in the civil rights movement. Also included in the collection are photographs, correspondences, news articles, programs, reports, and flyers. 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.
Aug 7, 2023

Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism

The Mary Ann Smith Wilson - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism spans the dates 1948-2008 with the bulk of the material dated 1960-1967. The collection documents both Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's and Mary Ann Smith Wilson's participation in the civil rights movement and the organizations with which they were affiliated. Although the collection documents both sisters' activities, the bulk of the collection reflects Ruby Doris Smith Robinson’s activism activities in the civil rights movement. Also included in the collection are photographs, correspondences, news articles, programs, reports, and flyers.

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.
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People celebrate at an Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary event. Featured figure: Mary Ann Smith in front of Martin Luther King International Chapel and Hugh M. Gloster Hall.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary, 2000
Date Created
2000
Description
People celebrate at an Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary event. Featured figure: Mary Ann Smith in front of Martin Luther King International Chapel and Hugh M. Gloster Hall.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
People celebrate at an Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary event. Featured figure: Mary Ann Smith in front of Martin Luther King International Chapel and Hugh Hall.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary, 2000
Date Created
2000
Description
People celebrate at an Atlanta Student Movement 40th Anniversary event. Featured figure: Mary Ann Smith in front of Martin Luther King International Chapel and Hugh Hall.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Meeting minutes for the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights held on May 29th, 2000, and July 15th,2000. The Committee voted to incorporate and elected officers. They also discussed a mobile art exhibit, sought pro bono legal services, and formed a committee on image issues. On July 15, 2000, they discussed financial statements, fundraising, and distribution of a historical marker brochure, as well as student movement images and a 40th-anniversary celebration. They also discussed potential projects, including coalition-building and a proposed educational project, and scheduled their next meeting for September 9, 2000. 3 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR Meeting Minutes, 2000
Date Created
2000
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
Meeting minutes for the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights held on May 29th, 2000, and July 15th,2000. The Committee voted to incorporate and elected officers. They also discussed a mobile art exhibit, sought pro bono legal services, and formed a committee on image issues. On July 15, 2000, they discussed financial statements, fundraising, and distribution of a historical marker brochure, as well as student movement images and a 40th-anniversary celebration. They also discussed potential projects, including coalition-building and a proposed educational project, and scheduled their next meeting for September 9, 2000. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
An agenda for the Committee on the Appeal For Human Rights held on April 29th, 2000. 3 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR Agenda 2000 Notes
Date Created
2000
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
An agenda for the Committee on the Appeal For Human Rights held on April 29th, 2000. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A schedule of events for the 40th-anniversary commemoration event of "An Appeal For Human Rights" and The Atlanta Student Movement from March 31st to April 2nd, 2000 at the Atlanta University Center. 2 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR 40th Anniversary Schedule of Events,2000
Date Created
2000
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
A schedule of events for the 40th-anniversary commemoration event of "An Appeal For Human Rights" and The Atlanta Student Movement from March 31st to April 2nd, 2000 at the Atlanta University Center. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special eventss, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A program for the 40th-anniversary commemoration event of the Appeal for Human Rights and Atlanta Student Movement. 3 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR 40th Anniversary Program, 2000
Date Created
2000
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
A program for the 40th-anniversary commemoration event of the Appeal for Human Rights and Atlanta Student Movement. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special eventss
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The bylaws of the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights, Incorporated, outline the membership and dues, the roles and responsibilities of officers, the Executive Committee, and procedures for amendments and dissolution. The Executive Committee administers the organization in the intervals between meetings and keeps minutes of each meeting. The organization can be dissolved according to procedures set forth in its charter under the State of Georgia. 4 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR Bylaws, circa 2000
Date Created
1999/2001
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
The bylaws of the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights, Incorporated, outline the membership and dues, the roles and responsibilities of officers, the Executive Committee, and procedures for amendments and dissolution. The Executive Committee administers the organization in the intervals between meetings and keeps minutes of each meeting. The organization can be dissolved according to procedures set forth in its charter under the State of Georgia. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Remarks from the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement. The author of the remarks states the beginning of the Atlanta Student movement in March of 1960 and the students from the Atlanta University Center joining in the battle for Civil Rights. They used non-violent means such as sit-ins, kneel-ins, and picket lines to push for desegregation and promote the hiring of Black people in higher positions. The students persevered despite facing physical beatings and isolation from friends and family, and their actions quickened the pace of racial desegregation and changed the course of history in Atlanta and the South. Today, the struggle for economic, political, and social parity continues, and the author presents a second "Appeal" to challenge the current generation to take positive action for change. 2 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR 40th Anniversary Remarks, circa 2000
Date Created
1999/2001
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
Remarks from the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement. The author of the remarks states the beginning of the Atlanta Student movement in March of 1960 and the students from the Atlanta University Center joining in the battle for Civil Rights. They used non-violent means such as sit-ins, kneel-ins, and picket lines to push for desegregation and promote the hiring of Black people in higher positions. The students persevered despite facing physical beatings and isolation from friends and family, and their actions quickened the pace of racial desegregation and changed the course of history in Atlanta and the South. Today, the struggle for economic, political, and social parity continues, and the author presents a second "Appeal" to challenge the current generation to take positive action for change. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Four certificates were awarded to members of the family, including the mother, aunt, and two brothers. The mother, Julia Gibson, was an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement, and her activism inspired her son John Gibson and Julian Bond to create a program to educate the Black community about the "Student Movement." John, along with Julian and Carl Holman, started the Atlanta Enquirer, a weekly newspaper that provided objective, positive, and comprehensive coverage of the Civil Rights Movement. 5 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR 40th Anniversary Remarks, Acceptance of Certificates, circa 2000
Date Created
1999/2001
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
Four certificates were awarded to members of the family, including the mother, aunt, and two brothers. The mother, Julia Gibson, was an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement, and her activism inspired her son John Gibson and Julian Bond to create a program to educate the Black community about the "Student Movement." John, along with Julian and Carl Holman, started the Atlanta Enquirer, a weekly newspaper that provided objective, positive, and comprehensive coverage of the Civil Rights Movement. 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
An Interfaith religious service held at the Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Civil Rights Movement with a litany. As well, there was a commemorative event to unveil the bust of Kasturbai Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi. Featured figures in the event: Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Rev Dr. Beletia Marvray Diamond, Dr. Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Martin Luther King III. The commemorative event was called the Millennium Service and the Atlanta Student Movement litany is featured on page 23. 26 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Morehouse College Millennium Service, circa 2000
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
An Interfaith religious service held at the Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Civil Rights Movement with a litany. As well, there was a commemorative event to unveil the bust of Kasturbai Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi. Featured figures in the event: Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Rev Dr. Beletia Marvray Diamond, Dr. Coretta Scott King, and Dr. Martin Luther King III. The commemorative event was called the Millennium Service and the Atlanta Student Movement litany is featured on page 23. 26 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special eventss, African Americans--Religion
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A booklet identifying Atlanta University Center's historical markers for the Atlanta Student Movement. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
AUC Campus Markers Committee COAHR 40th Anniversary, circa 2000
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
A booklet identifying Atlanta University Center's historical markers for the Atlanta Student Movement. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Protest movements
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A meeting reminder for the Civil Rights Movement Planning Committee on December 2, 1999, at the Kilgore Center on Morehouse College's campus. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Meeting for Civil Rights Movement Planning Committee, December 6,199
Date Created
1999-12-09
Description
A meeting reminder for the Civil Rights Movement Planning Committee on December 2, 1999, at the Kilgore Center on Morehouse College's campus. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special events
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The Planning Committee meeting was held on December 4, 1999, to discuss the progress made on the drafting of a Commemorative Event and program. The committee proposed a three-day schedule of events to mobilize the nation again around a serious movement. The Drafting Committee suggested that the Atlanta celebration could be the impetus for the mobilization of veterans of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The committee suggested having a march from the A.U. Center to the Martin Luther King Center or Auburn Avenue. Additionally, there was a discussion of workshops on the campuses during the time of the Commemorative event. 4 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Planning Committee Minutes COAHR 40th Anniversary, December 4,1999
Date Created
1999-12-04
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
The Planning Committee meeting was held on December 4, 1999, to discuss the progress made on the drafting of a Commemorative Event and program. The committee proposed a three-day schedule of events to mobilize the nation again around a serious movement. The Drafting Committee suggested that the Atlanta celebration could be the impetus for the mobilization of veterans of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The committee suggested having a march from the A.U. Center to the Martin Luther King Center or Auburn Avenue. Additionally, there was a discussion of workshops on the campuses during the time of the Commemorative event. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special events, Speeches
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
An agenda, memorandum, and correspondence letter surrounding the 40th-year commemoration of the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. The Committee on Appeal for Human Rights held a planning session for its 40th anniversary, discussing various proposals including staffing considerations, proposed activities, an Atlanta Inquirer proposal, an oral history project, and a commemorative monument, as well as resources needed such as staffing, funds, and support from the City of Atlanta and County, and established a schedule of future meetings. In a letter from Johnny E. Parham, Jr. to Lonnie King regarding the fortieth anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement, it is suggested that the City of Atlanta pay tribute to past participants and present them with keys to the city and state and that a follow-up report titled "A Look at Atlanta, Forty Years Later" be compiled by the AU Center as a student project and presented during the anniversary. The letter discusses plans for commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta University Student Movement, including a freedom run to generate funds for scholarships, a day of workshops, and a banquet to honor supporters, with the Atlanta Inquirer chronicling the journey of the movement and highlighting participants and their contributions. 4 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
COAHR 40th Anniversary Planning Session Agenda, September 30, 1999
Date Created
1999-09-30
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
An agenda, memorandum, and correspondence letter surrounding the 40th-year commemoration of the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. The Committee on Appeal for Human Rights held a planning session for its 40th anniversary, discussing various proposals including staffing considerations, proposed activities, an Atlanta Inquirer proposal, an oral history project, and a commemorative monument, as well as resources needed such as staffing, funds, and support from the City of Atlanta and County, and established a schedule of future meetings. In a letter from Johnny E. Parham, Jr. to Lonnie King regarding the fortieth anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement, it is suggested that the City of Atlanta pay tribute to past participants and present them with keys to the city and state and that a follow-up report titled "A Look at Atlanta, Forty Years Later" be compiled by the AU Center as a student project and presented during the anniversary. The letter discusses plans for commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta University Student Movement, including a freedom run to generate funds for scholarships, a day of workshops, and a banquet to honor supporters, with the Atlanta Inquirer chronicling the journey of the movement and highlighting participants and their contributions. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, Special events
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
An invitation letter for the 40th year commemoration of the Student Movement being held in the Kilgore Center at Morehouse College on September 30, 1999, written by Chief Judge A.L. Thompson. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
State Court of Fulton County (COAHR 40th Anniversary) Invitation, September 13, 1999
Date Created
1999-09-13
Description
An invitation letter for the 40th year commemoration of the Student Movement being held in the Kilgore Center at Morehouse College on September 30, 1999, written by Chief Judge A.L. Thompson. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A correspondence letter written to Ann Sumrall from Chief Judge A.L Thompson. It is concerning a meeting for the VOICES of the Atlanta Student Movement on Tuesday, June 1st, 1999 at the Paschal's Center. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
State Court of Fulton County (COAHR 40th Anniversary), May 29, 1999
Date Created
1999-05-29
Description
A correspondence letter written to Ann Sumrall from Chief Judge A.L Thompson. It is concerning a meeting for the VOICES of the Atlanta Student Movement on Tuesday, June 1st, 1999 at the Paschal's Center. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Groups and organizations, African American women
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The "Voices Of The Atlanta Student Movement" was a program that collaborated with the Robert H. Brisbane Institute to help preserve the legacy of the Student Movement at the Atlanta University Center. They abided by a three-point approach: the "Archival", the "Educational, and the "Commemorative". This booklet states to an archival special event held on the campus of Spelman College. Featured figures were Ruby Doris Smith. 10 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
"Voices of the Atlanta Student Movement Documentation Project", March 28, 1998
Date Created
1998-03-28
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
The "Voices Of The Atlanta Student Movement" was a program that collaborated with the Robert H. Brisbane Institute to help preserve the legacy of the Student Movement at the Atlanta University Center. They abided by a three-point approach: the "Archival", the "Educational, and the "Commemorative". This booklet states to an archival special event held on the campus of Spelman College. Featured figures were Ruby Doris Smith. 10 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, College students, African American women
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
A biographical list of panelists for the Voices of The Atlanta Student Movement. The list is compelled of five activists: Carolyn Long Banks, Herschelle Challenor, Rober E. Felder, Jesse Hill Jr., and Lonnie C. King Jr. All of them were active in the Atlanta Student Movement during the 1960s and went on to achieve various accomplishments in their careers. 2 pages.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
"Voices of the Atlanta Student Movement", Biographical Sketches of Panelists, March 28, 1998
Date Created
1998-03-28
Creator
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
Description
A biographical list of panelists for the Voices of The Atlanta Student Movement. The list is compelled of five activists: Carolyn Long Banks, Herschelle Challenor, Rober E. Felder, Jesse Hill Jr., and Lonnie C. King Jr. All of them were active in the Atlanta Student Movement during the 1960s and went on to achieve various accomplishments in their careers. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Political participation, African American women, African American men
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
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.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Book Review for "Soon We Will Not Cry" by Cynthia Fleming, 1998
Date Created
1998
Author
Fleming, Cynthia G., 1949-
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The Voices of the Atlanta Student Movement and The Brisbane Institute at Morehouse College are producing a forum series to document the inside story of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. The documentation project began in May 1997 and aims to record first-hand accounts of those who experienced the Movement. The second reunion of the Families and Institutions of the Civil Rights Era will take place on March 28, 1998, at the Camille O.H. Cosby Center on the Spelman College campus, providing an opportunity for participants to share their memories and help chronicle the legacy. 1 page.
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
Voices of the Atlanta Student Movement and the Brisbane Institute, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
The Voices of the Atlanta Student Movement and The Brisbane Institute at Morehouse College are producing a forum series to document the inside story of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. The documentation project began in May 1997 and aims to record first-hand accounts of those who experienced the Movement. The second reunion of the Families and Institutions of the Civil Rights Era will take place on March 28, 1998, at the Camille O.H. Cosby Center on the Spelman College campus, providing an opportunity for participants to share their memories and help chronicle the legacy. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism