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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"Daisy Bates Will Speak at Founder's Day Event" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates as the guest speaker at the Founders Day luncheon for Delta Sigma Theta. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Daisy Bates Will Speak At Founder's Day Event" Article, January 31, 1966
Date Created
1966-01-31
Description
"Daisy Bates Will Speak at Founder's Day Event" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates as the guest speaker at the Founders Day luncheon for Delta Sigma Theta. 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, Greek letter societies
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Intervention Asked After Negro Arrests" article on Mrs. L.C. Bates appealing for physical protection from President Eisenhower. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Intervention Asked After Negro Arrests" Article, circa 1960
Date Created
1958/1962
Description
"Intervention Asked After Negro Arrests" article on Mrs. L.C. Bates appealing for physical protection from President Eisenhower. 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 newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates: Gangs Call Nightly" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates phone harassment from segregationists. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates: Gangs Call Nightly" Article, November 6, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-06
Description
"Mrs. Bates: Gangs Call Nightly" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates phone harassment from segregationists. 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
"House Hit by Brick, Mrs. Bates Relates" article on a brick being smashed against Mrs. L. C. Bates window at her home during a segregationist demonstration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"House Hit by Brick, Mrs. Bates Relates" Article, September 24, 1958
Date Created
1958-09-24
Description
"House Hit by Brick, Mrs. Bates Relates" article on a brick being smashed against Mrs. L. C. Bates window at her home during a segregationist demonstration. 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
"See Daisy Bates Burned in Effigy" article on the Arkansas sheriff confiscating a burned effigy of a "black woman" hanging on a Civil War monument at Camden's courthouse. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"See Daisy Bates Burned in Effigy" Article, July 14, 1958
Date Created
1958-07-14
Description
"See Daisy Bates Burned in Effigy" article on the Arkansas sheriff confiscating a burned effigy of a "black woman" hanging on a Civil War monument at Camden's courthouse. 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
An article describing the violence toward a Black newspaper and the family's decision to stay in Little Rock, with support from Pauli Murray. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"The Bates' Will Remain" Article, July 12, 1958
Date Created
1958-07-12
Description
An article describing the violence toward a Black newspaper and the family's decision to stay in Little Rock, with support from Pauli Murray. 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
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates addressing the Detroit NAACP Branch for their membership drive. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" Article, May 3, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-03
Description
"Open NAACP Campaign Integration Leader Aids Detroit Drive" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates addressing the Detroit NAACP Branch for their membership drive. 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
"NAACP Head Denies Quote" article on Mrs. L.C. Bates denying quote claimed by Herbert L. Thomas, Sr. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Head Denies Quote" Article, April 23, 1958
Date Created
1958-04-23
Description
"NAACP Head Denies Quote" article on Mrs. L.C. Bates denying quote claimed by Herbert L. Thomas, Sr. 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. Bates Said Uncompromising on Stand for Immediate Integration" article on business leader Herbert L. Thomas Sr. who told a civic club that he found Mrs. L.C. Bates uncompromising. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Said Uncompromising On Stand for Immediate Integration" Article, April 22, 1958
Date Created
1958-04-22
Description
"Mrs. Bates Said Uncompromising on Stand for Immediate Integration" article on business leader Herbert L. Thomas Sr. who told a civic club that he found Mrs. L.C. Bates uncompromising. 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
"Segregationists' Hate Centers on Daisy Bates" article on on segregationists targeting Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas branch of the NAACP. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Segregationists' Hate Centers on Daisy Bates" Article, January 29, 1958
Date Created
1958-01-29
Description
"Segregationists' Hate Centers on Daisy Bates" article on on segregationists targeting Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas branch of the NAACP. 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. Bates Says 9 Negroes Won't Quit Despite Trouble" article on the continued harassment of the nine Negro students at Little Rock Central High School. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Says 9 Negroes Won't Quit Despite Trouble" Article, January 29, 1958
Date Created
1958-01-29
Description
"Mrs. Bates Says 9 Negroes Won't Quit Despite Trouble" article on the continued harassment of the nine Negro students at Little Rock Central High 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 newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Leader Reveals Home Blast Attempt" article on attempt to bomb L.C. Bates home on New Year's Eve. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Leader Reveals Home Blast Attempt" Article, January 11, 1958
Date Created
1958-01-11
Description
"NAACP Leader Reveals Home Blast Attempt" article on attempt to bomb L.C. Bates home on New Year's Eve. 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
Press Release "With Little Rock" on Mrs. L.C. Bates President of NAACP along with telegram to JET magazine on the article. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "With Little Rock", 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
Press Release "With Little Rock" on Mrs. L.C. Bates President of NAACP along with telegram to JET magazine on the article. 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, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates receiving threats such as empty caliber cartridges and warnings to leave town. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates Threats, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates receiving threats such as empty caliber cartridges and warnings to leave town. 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, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Little Rock Penalizes N.A.A.C.P. Mrs. Bates Here, Will Risk Arrest" article on the Little Rock City Council ordering the arrest of Mrs. L.C. Bates, president of the NAACP. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Little Rock Penalizes N.A.A.C.P. Mrs. Bates Here, Will Risk Arrest" Article, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
"Little Rock Penalizes N.A.A.C.P. Mrs. Bates Here, Will Risk Arrest" article on the Little Rock City Council ordering the arrest of Mrs. L.C. Bates, president of the NAACP. 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
"NAACP Suit Hits Obstacle" article on NAACP seeking a restraining order to prevent compliance with a Little Rock ordinance. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"NAACP Suit Hits Obstacle" Article, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
"NAACP Suit Hits Obstacle" article on NAACP seeking a restraining order to prevent compliance with a Little Rock ordinance. 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
News Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates for JET about speaking on the actions of the President supporting school integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates, December 26, 1957
Date Created
1957-12-26
Description
News Release on Mrs. L. C. Bates for JET about speaking on the actions of the President supporting school integration. 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, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Race Woe Challenge: Self Discipline A Need, Mrs. Daisy Bates Says" article on problems posed by removal of troops in Little Rock discusses by Mrs. Daisy Bates. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Race Woe Challenge: Self Discipline a Need, Mrs. Daisy Bates Says" Article, December 8, 1957
Date Created
1957-12-08
Description
"A Race Woe Challenge: Self Discipline A Need, Mrs. Daisy Bates Says" article on problems posed by removal of troops in Little Rock discusses by Mrs. 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, African American newspapers, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Mrs. Bates in New York meeting with NAACP officials on organizational matters. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Mrs. Bates, November 14, 1957
Date Created
1957-11-14
Description
News Release on Mrs. Bates in New York meeting with NAACP officials on organizational matters. 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, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release "FOLO NAACP, Little Rock" on Mrs. L. C. Bates stating she would returning to Little Rock on Monday and surrender to a warrant for her arrest. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release "FOLO NAACP, Little Rock", November 14, 1957
Date Created
1957-11-14
Description
News Release "FOLO NAACP, Little Rock" on Mrs. L. C. Bates stating she would returning to Little Rock on Monday and surrender to a warrant for her arrest. 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, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection