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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"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on race relations. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" Article, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
"Hate, Hunger Targets of Mrs. Hamer" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on race relations. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation, African American churches, African American clergy
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Telephone Conversation with the Rev. R. D. Abernathy, Relative to the Honor Meeting Given Mrs. Rosa Parks by the MIA." with handwritten notes for JET. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Telephone Conversation With the Rev. R. D. Abernathy, Relative to the Honor Meeting Given Mrs.
Date Created
1957-08-22
Description
Press Release "Telephone Conversation with the Rev. R. D. Abernathy, Relative to the Honor Meeting Given Mrs. Rosa Parks by the MIA." with handwritten notes for JET. 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 American press, African American clergy, African American churches, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Something Wrong With Our Way of Life..' 1,000 Hear Heroine of Alabama" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks speaking to NAACP in Baltimore at Sharp St. Memorial Methodist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Something Wrong With Our Way of Life..' 1,000 Hear Heroine of Alabama" Article, September 25, 1956
Date Created
1956-09-25
Description
"'Something Wrong With Our Way of Life..' 1,000 Hear Heroine of Alabama" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks speaking to NAACP in Baltimore at Sharp St. Memorial Methodist Church. 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, African American churches, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"City Honors Mrs. Bethune" article on Chicago Temple flying the flag at half mast in honor of the late Mrs. Mary Bethune. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"City Honors Mrs. Bethune" Article, May 23, 1955
Date Created
1955-05-23
Description
"City Honors Mrs. Bethune" article on Chicago Temple flying the flag at half mast in honor of the late Mrs. Mary Bethune. 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 churches, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Truths For All" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune speaks at Mount Olive Christian Methodist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Truths For All" Article, October 12, 1954
Date Created
1954-10-12
Description
"Truths For All" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune speaks at Mount Olive Christian Methodist Church. 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, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, African American churches
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
An article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Eisenhower Honors Memory of Negro Leader" Article, August 2, 1954
Date Created
1954-08-02
Description
An article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 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, African American churches
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Eisenhower Praises Work of Negro Leader" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Eisenhower Praises Work of Negro Leader" Article, August 2, 1954
Date Created
1954-08-02
Description
"Mrs. Eisenhower Praises Work of Negro Leader" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 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, African American churches
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Eisenhower Hails Mrs. Terrell" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Eisenhower Hails Mrs. Terrell "Article, August 2, 1954
Date Created
1954-08-02
Description
"Mrs. Eisenhower Hails Mrs. Terrell" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 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, African American churches
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Terrell Praised First Lady Pays Tribute to Negro Woman Leader" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Terrell Praised First Lady Pays Tribute to Negro Woman Leader" Article, August 2, 1954
Date Created
1954-08-02
Description
"Mrs. Terrell Praised First Lady Pays Tribute to Negro Woman Leader" article on Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower honoring Mrs. Mary Church Terrell at the National Association of Colored Women's convention at Metropolitan Baptist Church. 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, African American churches
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Denied School Forum, Dr. Bethune Lashes Back in Englewood Pulpit" article on Dr. Bethune's response to being barred from Englewood school. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Denied School Forum, Dr. Bethune Lashes Back in Englewood Pulpit" Article, April 25, 1952
Date Created
1952-04-25
Description
"Denied School Forum, Dr. Bethune Lashes Back in Englewood Pulpit" article on Dr. Bethune's response to being barred from Englewood school. 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 churches, Communism--United States, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bethune Honored Mrs. F.D.R. Rabbi Wise Join Tribute" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune being honored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bethune Honored Mrs. F.D.R. Rabbi Wise Join Tribute" Article, March 5, 1948
Date Created
1948-03-05
Description
"Mrs. Bethune Honored Mrs. F.D.R. Rabbi Wise Join Tribute" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune being honored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. 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 churches, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection