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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"Fulbright Sees Series of Bills on Civil Rights" article on Senator William Fulbright stating that he fears new congress to be "immobilized" by lengthy battle. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fulbright Sees Series of Bills on Civil Rights" Article, November 3, 1957
Date Created
1957-11-03
Description
"Fulbright Sees Series of Bills on Civil Rights" article on Senator William Fulbright stating that he fears new congress to be "immobilized" by lengthy battle. 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Aids' Arrest Ordered by Little Rock" article on the City Council instructing the police to arrest officers of the NAACP for failure to bare the organization's records. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Aids' Arrest Ordered by Little Rock" Article, Friday, November 1, 1957
Date Created
1957-11-01
Description
"NAACP Aids' Arrest Ordered by Little Rock" article on the City Council instructing the police to arrest officers of the NAACP for failure to bare the organization's records. 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Official Quizzed on Taxes" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates being interviewed by a State Revenue Department. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Official Quizzed On Taxes" Article, October 25, 1957
Date Created
1957-10-25
Description
"NAACP Official Quizzed on Taxes" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates being interviewed by a State Revenue Department. 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release "Profile of Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates" on the life and work of Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates, president of the Arkansas Branch of the NAACP for EBONY and JET. 4 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release "Profile of Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates", October 1, 1957
Date Created
1957-10-01
Description
News Release "Profile of Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates" on the life and work of Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates, president of the Arkansas Branch of the NAACP for EBONY and JET. 4 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Mrs. Lucius C. Bates directing integration at the "war-like-Central High School scene." 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Mrs. Lucius C. Bates, September 24, 1957
Date Created
1957-09-24
Description
News Release on Mrs. Lucius C. Bates directing integration at the "war-like-Central High School scene." 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, African American press, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"More Than a Century Ago, Sojourner Truth Asked 'Is God Dead?' Knowing the Answer Had to Be a Rousing 'No!'" article on the life of Sojourner Truth published in The Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"More Than a Century Ago, Sojourner Truth Asked 'Is God Dead?' Knowing the Answer Had to Be a Rousing 'No!'" A
Date Created
1956-05-08
Description
"More Than a Century Ago, Sojourner Truth Asked 'Is God Dead?' Knowing the Answer Had to Be a Rousing 'No!'" article on the life of Sojourner Truth published in The Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine. 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Sojourner Truth: Friend of Freedom" article by Walter White on the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth. 4 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Sojourner Truth: Friend of Freedom" Article, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1953
Description
"Sojourner Truth: Friend of Freedom" article by Walter White on the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth. 4 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Letters From the Editor 'Functional Equality'" editorial on what functional equality means and Pauli Murray. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Letters From the Editor 'Functional Equality'" Article, February 20, 1947
Date Created
1947-02-20
Description
"Letters From the Editor 'Functional Equality'" editorial on what functional equality means and Pauli Murray. 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 American newspapers, Race relations, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection