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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"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" article on speaking before the Brownsville Women for Voter Registration. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" Article, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
"Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Shakes Up Brownsville" article on speaking before the Brownsville Women for Voter Registration. 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--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer and voter registration efforts in Mississippi. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" Article, July 10, 1966
Date Created
1966-07-10
Description
"Threats of Brutality Still Scare Negroes From Mississippi Polls" article on Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer and voter registration efforts in Mississippi. 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, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dorothy Height Gets Out Votes" article on the National Council of Negro Women and New York radio station YWCA voter registration drive. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dorothy Height Gets Out Votes" Article, October 23, 1964
Date Created
1964-10-23
Description
"Dorothy Height Gets Out Votes" article on the National Council of Negro Women and New York radio station YWCA voter registration 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, Women--Societies and clubs, African American press, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Integration Leader Beaten in Good Samaritan Role" article on Rev. Bernard Lafayette of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Integration Leader Beaten in Good Samaritan Role", June 1963
Date Created
1963-06
Description
"Integration Leader Beaten in Good Samaritan Role" article on Rev. Bernard Lafayette of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 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, Voter registration, Race discrimination, African American clergy
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Honor Mrs. Hamer" article on Fannie Lou Hamer being feted by the alumni and friends of Citizen Information Service at Loop College. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Honor Mrs. Hamer" Article, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
"Honor Mrs. Hamer" article on Fannie Lou Hamer being feted by the alumni and friends of Citizen Information Service at Loop 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, African American--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press release "What Women in DC [Have] Done for [Alabama] Voter Drive on the National Council of Negro Women's voter registration efforts in Selma, Alabama. 2 pages.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"What Women in DC [Have] Done for [Alabama] Voter Drive, circa 1965
Date Created
1961/1968
Description
Press release "What Women in DC [Have] Done for [Alabama] Voter Drive on the National Council of Negro Women's voter registration efforts in Selma, Alabama. 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, Voter registration, Race discrimination, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"They Made History With Votes For Women" article on Cleveland women who participated in the 1914 Parade for Suffrage. 1 page.
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"They Made History With Votes For Women", April 17, 1952
Date Created
1952-04-17
Description
"They Made History With Votes For Women" article on Cleveland women who participated in the 1914 Parade for Suffrage. 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, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection