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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"Black Vote in Boston Rises, Slowly" article on the increase of the Black vote in Boston and the rest of the US.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Black Vote in Boston Rises, Slowly", May 23, 1971
Date Created
1971-05-23
Description
"Black Vote in Boston Rises, Slowly" article on the increase of the Black vote in Boston and the rest of the US.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence between Del Brook E. Binns and Harold L. Vaughan on Daisy Bates visit to Boston along with her itinerary. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence Between Del Brook E. Binns and Harold L. Vaughan, May 19, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-19
Description
Correspondence between Del Brook E. Binns and Harold L. Vaughan on Daisy Bates visit to Boston along with her itinerary. 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
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fight for Ingrams" article on Mary Terrell's rally for the release of a Black woman and her sons accused of killing a White sharecropper in Atlanta. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Fight for Ingrams", May 1, 1954
Date Created
1954-05-01
Description
"Fight for Ingrams" article on Mary Terrell's rally for the release of a Black woman and her sons accused of killing a White sharecropper in Atlanta. 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
"Mrs. Ruth Williams Is First Governor's Aide" article describing Mrs. Ruth Williams serving as the private secretary of Massachusetts Gov. Paul Dever. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Ruth Williams is First Governor's Aide" Article, June 23, 1951
Date Created
1951-06-23
Description
"Mrs. Ruth Williams Is First Governor's Aide" article describing Mrs. Ruth Williams serving as the private secretary of Massachusetts Gov. Paul Dever. 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
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Portrait Exhibit Honors Group of Talented Negroes" article on "Portraits of Outstanding Americans" photo exhibit featuring Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune and George Washington Carver. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Portrait Exhibit Honors Group of Talented Negroes" Article, May 26, 1946
Date Created
1946-05-26
Description
"Portrait Exhibit Honors Group of Talented Negroes" article on "Portraits of Outstanding Americans" photo exhibit featuring Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune and George Washington Carver. 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, African American arts
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection