Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications. The collection includes newspaper clippings on various prominent African American women, such Daisy Bates, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Diane Nash, Rosa Parks, and Pauli Murray. It also contains newspaper clippings and press releases on various African American organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights. 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.
Apr 7, 2021

Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection

Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications. The collection includes newspaper clippings on various prominent African American women, such Daisy Bates, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Mary Church Terrell, Sojourner Truth, Diane Nash, Rosa Parks, and Pauli Murray. It also contains newspaper clippings and press releases on various African American organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Women’s Committee for Civil Rights.

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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Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates stating that Negroes were proud of President Kennedy's firm stand in Cuba at Howard University. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates stating that Negroes were proud of President Kennedy's firm stand in Cuba at Howard University. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, African American universities and colleges, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence between Daisy Bates to President Dwight D. Eisenhower requesting basic protection amidst the growing violence during the fight for school integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence Between Daisy Bates and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August 27, 1960
Date Created
1960-08-27
Description
Correspondence between Daisy Bates to President Dwight D. Eisenhower requesting basic protection amidst the growing violence during the fight for school integration. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" articles with press images of Daisy Bates, Governor Orval Faubus, and William Richardson as integration rivals meeting face to face for the first time from the Herald Tribune and New York Times. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" Articles,
Date Created
1959-12-17
Description
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" articles with press images of Daisy Bates, Governor Orval Faubus, and William Richardson as integration rivals meeting face to face for the first time from the Herald Tribune and New York Times. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, School integration, Political participation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates appealing to President Eisenhower for protecting amidst growing violence opposing school integration. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" Article, August 14, 1959
Date Created
1959-08-14
Description
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates appealing to President Eisenhower for protecting amidst growing violence opposing school integration. 2 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis" on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates statement on appealing to President Eisenhower for protection amidst violence. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis", August 13, 1959
Date Created
1959-08-13
Description
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis" on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates statement on appealing to President Eisenhower for protection amidst violence. 3 pages.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Statement from Mrs. Bates at Press Conference New York" on Mrs. Bates stating she will return to Little Rock to face the politically inspired charges from the police. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Statement from Mrs. Bates at Press Conference New York", September 1958
Date Created
1958-09
Description
Press Release "Statement from Mrs. Bates at Press Conference New York" on Mrs. Bates stating she will return to Little Rock to face the politically inspired charges from the police. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Faubus Wanted Violence Against Negroes, Says Arkansas Leader" on Mrs. Bates speaking on Gov. Faubus involvement in growing mob violence for EBONY. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Faubus Wanted Violence Against Negroes, Says Arkansas Leader", November 3, 1957
Date Created
1957-11-03
Description
Press Release "Faubus Wanted Violence Against Negroes, Says Arkansas Leader" on Mrs. Bates speaking on Gov. Faubus involvement in growing mob violence for EBONY. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration, African American Press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection