| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kappa Boule Ladies' Night, 1958 | 1958 | A group portrait of men and women at a Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity event. Written on verso: Atlanta's Kappa Boule Observed Annual Ladies Night for 1958. Extraneous note: Dr. Manley (2nd row left), Dr. Rufus Clement (2nd row second from left), Mr. and Mrs Brazeal (back row center), Whitney Young (2nd row fourth from right), Dr. Clarence Bacote (back row behind Rufus Clement). | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs, Greek letter societies | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, 1958 | 1958 | A group portrait of members of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Extraneous note: Dr. Rufus Clement (seated 1st from right), [?] Hackney (standing 3rd from left), Whitney Young (standing 5th from left), J. B. Blayton (standing 3rd from right), [?] Milton (standing 1st from right), A. T. Walden (seated 3rd from right), B. R. Brazeal (seated 3rd from left), Clarence Baycote (standing 4th from left), Albert Manley (standing 5th from right), Benjamin E. Mays (standing 4th from right), James Brawley (seated 4th from right). | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Events and programs, Greek letter societies | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Charles E. Merrill and Others, circa 1958 | 1955/1961 | Charles E. Merrill stand with a group on the steps of a building. Written on recto: Morehouse trustee, friend, and benefactor Charles E. Merrill (front row) surrounded by faculty families who had received Merrill European Summer Travel Grants in 1958. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, African American women, Travel | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Morehouse College Commencement Procession, circa 1957 | 1955/1960 | Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (second from right) walks with Dr. Brisbane (third from right) and others in procession at a Morehouse College commencement. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Morehouse College Event, circa 1957 | 1955/1960 | Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (front, right) talks with Irene Dobbs Jackson (left, Maynard Jackson's mother), Freddye Henderson (of Henderson's Travel Agency), and others at an event. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Morehouse College Commencement, 1957 | 1955/1960 | Brailsford R. Brazeal sits on stage at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., [unidentified], Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified speaker]. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Morehouse College Commencement, circa 1957 | 1955/1960 | Brailsford R. Brazeal talks with others at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Albert Manley, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified]. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Robert Frost at Morehouse College, circa 1957 | 1955/1960 | Poet Robert Frost speaks, surrounded by a group of admirers in the lounge of Merrill Hall at Morehouse College. Written on recto: Poet Robert Frost, seated in center, is surrounded by a post-recital group in the lounge of Merrill Hall. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, Events and programs, Authors | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
| Group at Morehouse College, circa 1955 | 1952/1958 | An unidentified large group stand on the steps of a building. | African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, African American women, Groups and organizations | Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers |
Oct 21, 2022
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal was an educator, economist, author, labor and civil rights activist. He dedicated much of his life to education, human relations, labor issues, and racial equality. He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1927 and his master's degree in economics at Columbia University in 1928. He also received his Ph.D. from Columbia in economics and political science in 1942. Dr. Brazeal's scholarly interests and research focused extensively on labor equality and worker rights; he is especially noted for his research on the Pullman porters, and he published "The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters" in 1946. He was also involved in several collegiate and community organizations, including the Sigma Pi Phi (Boule), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Beta Kappa.
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