| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Heritage Series #2 "Women In Politics", July 1971 | 1971-07 | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Heritage Series #2 "Women In Politics" booklet dedicated to Black women in politics across the country. 19 pages. | 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, Political participation | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "NCNW Calls for Black Women's Day", May 4, 1970 | 1970-05-04 | "NCNW Calls for Black Women's Day" article on several Women's organizations' leaders meeting to discuss the call. 1 page. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "The Women's Vote? It Favors MEN", October 26, 1969 | 1969-10-26 | "The Women's Vote? It Favors MEN" article on American women and their built in prejudices with voting. 1 page. | 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 | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Republican Black Women Most Likely to Succeed in Nixon Years", February 6, 1969 | 1969-02-06 | Press release "Republican Black Women Most Likely to Succeed in Nixon Years" on Black people's relationship with the Republican party sent through Western Union to JET. 1 page. | 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, Political participation | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Black Women on Capitol Hill", January 28, 1969 | 1969-01-28 | "Black Women on Capitol Hill" article on Black women working on Capitol Hill. 1 page. | 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, Political participation | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Rosa Parks Is Willing to Take a Seat in the Back - Now" Article, June 7, 1968 | 1968-06-07 | "Rosa Parks Is Willing to Take a Seat in the Back - Now" article on Mrs. Rosa Parks involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. 1 page. | 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, Race relations | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray, May 1968 | 1968-05 | Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray on the life and work of Attorney Pauli Murray. 2 pages. | 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 | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Diversity Marks Negroes' Conference", March 8, 1968 | 1968-03-08 | "Diversity Marks Negroes' Conference" article on National Council of Negro Women five-day training conference for "Operation Woman Power". 1 page. | 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 | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| National Council of Negro Women "Hunger USA: The Voices of the Poor", 1968 | 1968 | National Council of Negro Women "Hunger USA: The Voices of the Poor" brochure on childhood hunger facts. 3 pages. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Economic Conditions | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Black Women Face Dual Bias", circa 1970 | 1967/1973 | Press release "Black Women Face Dual Bias: Rep. Taft to Women's Group" detailing Rep. Robert Taft Jr.'s speech to a convention of Black women. 1 page. | 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 | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Seventy Organizations Co-Sponsor Bethune Memorial", circa 1970 | 1967/1973 | News release "Seventy Organizations Co-Sponsor Bethune Memorial" on the Mary McLeod Bethune memorial in Washington, D.C. sponsored by National Council of Negro Women. 5 pages. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Women Run for House Seats", September 1967 | 1967-09 | "Women Run for House Seats" article about Willie Stevenson Glanton and Mrs. Virginia G. Hamilton. 1 page. | 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, Political campaigns | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Feminine Mystique at the State Dept.", June 6, 1967 | 1967-06-06 | "Feminine Mystique at the State Dept." article on women, Ambassador Patricia Harris and Mrs. Charlotte Moton Hubbard, working at The State Department. 1 page. | 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, Greek letter societies | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Whose Time Has Come", 1967 | 1967 | National Council of Negro Women "Whose Time Has Come" booklet which includes information about the organization, programming, and leadership roles. 32 pages. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Negro Women Group Celebrates Tax-Free Status", December 8, 1966 | 1966-12-08 | Press release "Negro Women Group Celebrates Tax-Free Status" on National Council of Negro Women celebrate their new tax-free status at their 31st annual meeting. 1 page. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Three to Be Honored by Negro Group at Plaza Dinner", December 4, 1966 | 1966-12-04 | "Three to be Honored by Negro Group at Plaza Dinner" article on National Council of Negro Women honoring Lena Horne and Mrs. Samuel Zales at Plaza dinner in the New York Times. 1 page. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Hundreds of Women Take the Political Plunge", November 2, 1966 | 1966-11-02 | "Hundreds of Women Take the Political Plunge" article on women across the country running for political office. 1 page. | 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, Political campaigns | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Women of the U.N. Beautiful, Brainy, and Busy", October 30, 1966 | 1966-10-30 | "Women of the U.N. Beautiful, Brainy, and Busy" article on 132 women working at the United Nations. 2 pages. | 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, Political participation | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Washington Correspondent and President of National Council of Negro Women to Be Honored at Breakfast - Panel | 1966-10-21 | News release "Washington Correspondent and President of National Council of Negro Women To Be Honored at Breakfast - Panel Discussion" honoring Miss Fannie Granton and Miss Dorothy I. Height. 2 pages. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
| "Negro Women Start Pilot Study: More Help for Disadvantaged Girls", October 6, 1966 | 1966-10-06 | "Negro Women Start Pilot Study: More Help for Disadvantaged Girls" article on the National Council of Negro Women programming on job development. 1 page. | 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, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions | Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection |
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.
