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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Press Release "Daisy Bates Book Translated, Published in Russia" on Daisy Bates' book being published in Moscow for JET. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Daisy Bates Book Translated, Published in Russia", January 6, 1966
Date Created
1966-01-06
Description
Press Release "Daisy Bates Book Translated, Published in Russia" on Daisy Bates' book being published in Moscow 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations, African American press, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Files N. O. Hotel Suit" article on Mrs. L. C. Bates filing suit for desegregation of New Orleans area hotels in federal court. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Files N. O. Hotel Suit" Article, December 9, 1962
Date Created
1962-12-09
Description
"Mrs. Bates Files N. O. Hotel Suit" article on Mrs. L. C. Bates filing suit for desegregation of New Orleans area hotels in federal court. 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Little Rock Pays Tribute to Daisy Bates First Lady Freedom Fighter Showered With Flowers Gifts Esteem" article on Little Rock honoring Daisy Bates' return. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Little Rock Pays Tribute to Daisy Bates First Lady Freedom Fighter Showered With Flowers Gifts Esteem" Articl
Date Created
1962-11
Description
"Little Rock Pays Tribute to Daisy Bates First Lady Freedom Fighter Showered With Flowers Gifts Esteem" article on Little Rock honoring Daisy Bates' return. 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates' Book Is on Sale Today" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates new book entitled, "The Long Shadow of Little Rock". 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates' Book Is on Sale Today" Article, October 17, 1962
Date Created
1962-10-17
Description
"Mrs. Bates' Book Is on Sale Today" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates new book entitled, "The Long Shadow of Little Rock". 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Veteran of Little Rock has Advice for Meredith" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates giving advice to James Meredith on integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Veteran of Little Rock has Advice for Meredith" Article, September 28, 1962
Date Created
1962-09-28
Description
"A Veteran of Little Rock has Advice for Meredith" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates giving advice to James Meredith on 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Daisy Bates completing her entitled, "The Long Shadow of Little Rock" publisher by David McKay. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
News Release on Daisy Bates, June 14, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-14
Description
News Release on Daisy Bates completing her entitled, "The Long Shadow of Little Rock" publisher by David McKay. 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations, African American press, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates' statement on continuing to fight school integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
Press Release on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates' statement on continuing to fight 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates stating that Negroes were proud of President Kennedy's firm stand in Cuba at Howard University. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates, 1962
Date Created
1962
Description
Press Release on Mrs. Daisy Bates stating that Negroes were proud of President Kennedy's firm stand in Cuba at Howard University. 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, African American universities and colleges, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Isn't It Easy to Be White,' Mrs. Bates Tells Rally" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates address at the second annual NAACP rally at Central State College. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'Isn't It Easy to Be White,' Mrs. Bates Tells Rally "Article, December 1, 1960
Date Created
1960-12-01
Description
"'Isn't It Easy to Be White,' Mrs. Bates Tells Rally" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates address at the second annual NAACP rally at Central State College. 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration, African American press, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence between Daisy Bates to President Dwight D. Eisenhower requesting basic protection amidst the growing violence during the fight for school integration. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Correspondence Between Daisy Bates and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August 27, 1960
Date Created
1960-08-27
Description
Correspondence between Daisy Bates to President Dwight D. Eisenhower requesting basic protection amidst the growing violence during the fight for 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on The New York Negro Business and Professional Women's Club awarding Mrs. Daisy Bates the annual achievement award. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on The New York Negro Business and Professional Women's Club and Mrs. Daisy Bates, May 12, 1960
Date Created
1960-05-12
Description
Press Release on The New York Negro Business and Professional Women's Club awarding Mrs. Daisy Bates the annual achievement award. 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 Americans--Segregation, Race relations, School integration, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bates receiving $1,000 cashier check from H.W. Sewing, president of Douglass State Bank for Jet Magazine. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release on Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bates, January 1960
Date Created
1960-01
Description
Press Release on Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bates receiving $1,000 cashier check from H.W. Sewing, president of Douglass State Bank for Jet Magazine. 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, Race relations, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dollars for Daisy Bates Rally" article on Daisy Bates Rally held at the Eighth Street Baptist church in Kansas City, Kansas. 8 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dollars for Daisy Bates Rally" Article, 1960
Date Created
1960
Description
"Dollars for Daisy Bates Rally" article on Daisy Bates Rally held at the Eighth Street Baptist church in Kansas City, Kansas. 8 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" articles with press images of Daisy Bates, Governor Orval Faubus, and William Richardson as integration rivals meeting face to face for the first time from the Herald Tribune and New York Times. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" Articles,
Date Created
1959-12-17
Description
"Faubus Shakes Hands with Ark. N.A.A.C.P. Head" and "N.A.A.C.P. Leader in Little Rock Visits Faubus" articles with press images of Daisy Bates, Governor Orval Faubus, and William Richardson as integration rivals meeting face to face for the first time from the Herald Tribune and New York Times. 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, Race relations, School integration, Political participation
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Seeing Is Believing!" on Mrs. L. C. Bates meeting with Gov. Orval Faubus and Trinidad Government official William Richardson. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Seeing Is Believing!", December 16, 1959
Date Created
1959-12-16
Description
Press Release "Seeing Is Believing!" on Mrs. L. C. Bates meeting with Gov. Orval Faubus and Trinidad Government official William Richardson. 3 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, Race relations, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Says Threats Ruined Paper" and "Little Rock Pressure Closes a Negro Paper" articles on Daisy Bates and publisher-husband L. C. Bates being driven out of the newspaper business in Little Rock. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Says Threats Ruined Paper" and "Little Rock Pressure Closes a Negro Paper" Articles, December 7, 1
Date Created
1959-12-07
Description
"Mrs. Bates Says Threats Ruined Paper" and "Little Rock Pressure Closes a Negro Paper" articles on Daisy Bates and publisher-husband L. C. Bates being driven out of the newspaper business in Little Rock. 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, School integration, African American press
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bomb Threat Delays Airliner Carrying leader of [Arkansas] N.A.A.C.P." article on Mrs. L. C. Bates flight being delayed due to a bomb threat. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bomb Threat Delays Airliner Carrying leader of [Arkansas] N.A.A.C.P." Article, October 5, 1959
Date Created
1959-10-05
Description
"Bomb Threat Delays Airliner Carrying leader of [Arkansas] N.A.A.C.P." article on Mrs. L. C. Bates flight being delayed due to a bomb threat. 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates appealing to President Eisenhower for protecting amidst growing violence opposing school integration. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" Article, August 14, 1959
Date Created
1959-08-14
Description
"Mrs. Bates Asks Ike for Protection" article on Mrs. Daisy Bates appealing to President Eisenhower for protecting amidst growing violence opposing school integration. 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, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis" on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates statement on appealing to President Eisenhower for protection amidst violence. 3 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis", August 13, 1959
Date Created
1959-08-13
Description
Press Release "Mrs. Bates Appeals to President For Protection in School Crisis" on Mrs. L. C. (Daisy) Bates statement on appealing to President Eisenhower for protection amidst violence. 3 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, Race relations, Political participation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bomb Rips Hole in Lawn of Negro Publisher" article on the bombing of L. C. Bates' home that left a hole in the lawn. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Bomb Rips Hole in Lawn of Negro Publisher" Article, July 8, 1959
Date Created
1959-07-08
Description
"Bomb Rips Hole in Lawn of Negro Publisher" article on the bombing of L. C. Bates' home that left a hole in the lawn. 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, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, School integration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection