| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address by John Lewis to Southern Conference of Black Mayors, November 16, 1973 | 1973-11-16 | Address by John Lewis supporting Black mayors and addressing community leadership. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, November 1, 1972 | 1972-11-01 | Letter from VEP and Joan Cashin, John Lewis, and Julian Bond stressing the importance of voting. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, November 1, 1972 | 1972-11-01 | Letter from VEP and Elijah Coleman, John Lewis, and Julian Bond stressing the importance of voting. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| Correspondence to VEP, October 30, 1972 | 1972-10-30 | Letter from Richard Hick to John Lewis thanking the work of the VEP. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, October 28, 1972 | 1972-10-28 | Letter from Inez Price to John Lewis talking about her difficulty to get to the polls to vote and not understanding how to vote via absentee ballot. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, October 26, 1972 | 1972-10-26 | Letter from VEP and John Edwards, John Lewis, and Julian Bond stressing the importance of voting. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP News Vol. 6, No. 1, October 1971 | 1971-10 | Voter Education Project newsletter from Atlanta, Georgia. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Fundraising Letter, April 1971 | 1971-04 | Letter in support of the VEP and voting in the 1971 and 1972 elections. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| John H. Wheeler in Tennis Attire, circa 1973 | 1970/1976 | John H. Wheeler stands outside of a house with an unidentified man dressed in tennis gear, holding tennis rackets. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Portraits and people, African American athletes | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, circa 1972 | 1970/1975 | Letter from VEP and John Lewis stressing the importance of voting. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP Direct Voter Correspondence, circa 1972 | 1970/1975 | Letter supporting the VEP and asking for contributions. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP News Vol. 3, No. 3, March 1969 | 1969-03 | Voter Education Project newsletter from Atlanta, Georgia. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| "Somebody's Watching Everything You Do", 1969 | 1969 | Morehouse College student protest flyer. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| Southern Regional Council Correspondence, 1969 | 1969 | Correspondence from Vernon E. Jordan, VEP Director, denouncing the actions of the Senate Finance Committee. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| Southern Regional Council Press Release, 1969 | 1969 | Statement from Vernon E. Jordan, VEP Director, denouncing the actions of the Senate Finance Committee. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| House, circa 1970 | 1968/1972 | A residential house, possibly John H. Wheeler's home. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Buildings and grounds | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP News, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1968 | 1968-10 | Voter Education Project newsletter from Durham, North Carolina. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP News Vol. 2, No. 9, September 1968 | 1968-09 | Voter Education Project newsletter from Atlanta, Georgia. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| "How to Conduct a Registration Campaign", March 1968 | 1968-03 | Voter registration education booklet from the Voter Education Project and the Southern Regional Council. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
| VEP News, Vol. 1 No. 3, August 1967 | 1967-08 | Voter Education Project newsletter from Atlanta, Georgia. | African American businesspeople, African Americans--Civil rights, Sufferage | John H. Wheeler Collection |
![John H. Wheeler [b. 1908, d.1978] began his academic career at Morehouse College in 1925. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929. In 1947, Wheeler graduated from the law school at the North Carolina College at Durham (now North Carolina Central University). Beginning as a teller at the Mechanics and Farmers Bank in 1929, he rose to become president of the bank in 1952. Mechanics and Farmers Bank was a black-owned financial institution in a city that boasted several thriving black enterprises, including the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (N.C. Mutual). Wheeler was heavily involved in politics and education through various positions within the federal government and on various boards of trustees for institutions like Morehouse College, Atlanta University, Lincoln Hospital, and the National Scholarship Service for Negro Students. While serving two presidents, Wheeler devoted his time to the development of low-income housing, focused on race relations, and the elimination of poverty.
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John H. Wheeler Collection
John H. Wheeler [b. 1908, d.1978] began his academic career at Morehouse College in 1925. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929. In 1947, Wheeler graduated from the law school at the North Carolina College at Durham (now North Carolina Central University). Beginning as a teller at the Mechanics and Farmers Bank in 1929, he rose to become president of the bank in 1952. Mechanics and Farmers Bank was a black-owned financial institution in a city that boasted several thriving black enterprises, including the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (N.C. Mutual). Wheeler was heavily involved in politics and education through various positions within the federal government and on various boards of trustees for institutions like Morehouse College, Atlanta University, Lincoln Hospital, and the National Scholarship Service for Negro Students. While serving two presidents, Wheeler devoted his time to the development of low-income housing, focused on race relations, and the elimination of poverty.
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.
