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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"Free Ingrams Rally Slated Here Friday" article about a planned rally for the release of a Black woman and her sons accused of killing a White sharecropper. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Free Ingrams Rally Slated Here Friday", circa 1948
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
"Free Ingrams Rally Slated Here Friday" article about a planned rally for the release of a Black woman and her sons accused of killing a White sharecropper. 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
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release From National Council of Negro Women conducting a National Memorial Service for the late Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release From National Council of Negro Women, June 24, 1944
Date Created
1944-06-24
Description
Press Release From National Council of Negro Women conducting a National Memorial Service for the late Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune. 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
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", a report on the low turnout of African Americans in the south due to complicated registration, participation regulations, and poll taxes. These issues are listed state by state.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", circa 1944
Date Created
1943/1945
Description
"Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States", a report on the low turnout of African Americans in the south due to complicated registration, participation regulations, and poll taxes. These issues are listed state by state.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"For Muriel Humphrey Christmas Comes Early" article along with press release and correspondence from Dorothy I. Height. 5 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"For Muriel Humphrey Christmas Comes Early", 1964
Date Created
1905-05-17
Description
"For Muriel Humphrey Christmas Comes Early" article along with press release and correspondence from Dorothy I. Height. 5 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 press, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection