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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Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray on the life and work of Attorney Pauli Murray. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray on the life and work of Attorney Pauli Murray. 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 families, American literature--African American authors, African American press, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Note about Pauli Murray stating Pauli Murray Civil Rights Lawyer to become first Woman law professor of Ghana University for JET. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Note About Pauli Murray, January 1960
Date Created
1960-01
Description
Note about Pauli Murray stating Pauli Murray Civil Rights Lawyer to become first Woman law professor of Ghana University for JET. 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 families, American literature--African American authors, African American press, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release about Pauli Murray on leave of absence from her law firm to teaching in Ghana. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Pauli Murray, January 1960
Date Created
1960-01
Description
News Release about Pauli Murray on leave of absence from her law firm to teaching in Ghana. 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 families, American literature--African American authors, African American press, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Note about Pauli Murray recovering from a major thyroid operation at Freedman's Hospital for EBONY and JET. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Note About Pauli Murray, July 7, 1954
Date Created
1954-07-07
Description
Note about Pauli Murray recovering from a major thyroid operation at Freedman's Hospital for EBONY and JET. 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 families, American literature--African American authors, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Pauli Murray Wins Award to Write History of Negro Family in U. S." article on Pauli Murray winning the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Trust thirty-third fellowship for the completion of writing the history of the Negro family in America. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Pauli Murray Wins Award to Write History of Negro Family in U. S." Article, December 5, 1952
Date Created
1952-12-05
Description
"Pauli Murray Wins Award to Write History of Negro Family in U. S." article on Pauli Murray winning the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Trust thirty-third fellowship for the completion of writing the history of the Negro family in America. 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 families, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Pauli Murray winning the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Trust thirty-third fellowship for the completion of writing the history of Negro family in America. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Pauli Murray, November 2, 1952
Date Created
1952-11-02
Description
News Release on Pauli Murray winning the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Trust thirty-third fellowship for the completion of writing the history of Negro family in America. 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 families, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection