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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"Burned Effigy is Found in Camden" article on Camden offices finding an effigy of Daisy Bates. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Burned Effigy is Found in Camden" Article, July 12, 1958
Date Created
1958-07-12
Description
"Burned Effigy is Found in Camden" article on Camden offices finding an effigy of Daisy Bates. 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Resists Ark. Segregation Units to File Requested Data" article on NAACP resisting pro-segregation organizations. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Resists Ark. Segregation Units to File Requested Data" Article, October 31, 1957
Date Created
1957-10-31
Description
"NAACP Resists Ark. Segregation Units to File Requested Data" article on NAACP resisting pro-segregation organizations. 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--Education, Race relations, School integration
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
"Mrs. Bethune Address 'Y' Drive Rally" article by B. Everette Moore on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune address at the YMCA 1954 Membership Drive in Shreveport, LA. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bethune Address 'Y' Drive Rally" Article, April 28, 1954
Date Created
1954-04-28
Description
"Mrs. Bethune Address 'Y' Drive Rally" article by B. Everette Moore on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune address at the YMCA 1954 Membership Drive in Shreveport, LA. 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 universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection