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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"L.A. Marked for Racial Analysis" article on Dorothy Height speaking on racial discrimination in Los Angeles. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"L.A. Marked for Racial Analysis" Article, February 11, 1958
Date Created
1958-02-11
Description
"L.A. Marked for Racial Analysis" article on Dorothy Height speaking on racial discrimination in Los Angeles. 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, Women--Societies and clubs, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"City Held Friendly to Negro" article on Dorothy I. Height attending a two-day conference in Los Angeles. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"City Held Friendly to Negro" Article, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
"City Held Friendly to Negro" article on Dorothy I. Height attending a two-day conference in Los Angeles. 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, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Figure in Bus Boycott Here" article in the Los Angeles Examiner on Mrs. Rosa Parks speaking to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Los Angeles. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Figure in Bus Boycott Here" Article, April 6, 1956
Date Created
1956-04-06
Description
"Figure in Bus Boycott Here" article in the Los Angeles Examiner on Mrs. Rosa Parks speaking to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Los Angeles. 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 press, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"At 89 She Battles for Race Equality" article heralding her work for civil rights and her family history as a child of slaves. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"At 89 She Battles for Race Equality", August 25, 1952
Date Created
1952-08-25
Description
"At 89 She Battles for Race Equality" article heralding her work for civil rights and her family history as a child of slaves. 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
"Negro Woman Conference Theme" article on the Negro Labor Council conference in Los Angeles. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Negro Woman Conference Theme", July 15, 1952
Date Created
1952-07-15
Description
"Negro Woman Conference Theme" article on the Negro Labor Council conference in Los Angeles. 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 press, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection