The vertical files held by the Archives Research Center contain materials on various subjects, some which are represented in this digital collection. Materials include newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, and other printed and published materials. The National Council of Negro Women was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune. The organization was created with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families, and communities. The subject vertical files contain publications and printed materials, such as newspaper clippings, press releases, pamphlets, and flyers from 1930s to 1980s. These items highlight the activities, programs, and events of the council. 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.
Mar 24, 2021

Subject Vertical Files

The vertical files held by the Archives Research Center contain materials on various subjects, some which are represented in this digital collection. Materials include newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, and other printed and published materials.

The National Council of Negro Women was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune. The organization was created with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families, and communities. The subject vertical files contain publications and printed materials, such as newspaper clippings, press releases, pamphlets, and flyers from 1930s to 1980s. These items highlight the activities, programs, and events of the council.

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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The April 1956 issue of the American Negro magazine. 36 pages.
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The American Negro, vol. 1, no. 6, April 1956
Date Created
1956-04
Description
The April 1956 issue of the American Negro magazine. 36 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, African American press
Collection
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A booklet recounting the millions of Negro officers that have served in the war, and pleads to the American people for equal rights. Distributed by the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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"Look Him in the Eye", circa 1946
Date Created
1945/1948
Description
A booklet recounting the millions of Negro officers that have served in the war, and pleads to the American people for equal rights. Distributed by the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American soldiers, African American men, Armed Forces, African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination
Collection
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Flyer decreeing the many problems facing African Americans at home besides the World War.
Subject Vertical Files
"Read the Truth", circa 1944
Date Created
1943/1947
Description
Flyer decreeing the many problems facing African Americans at home besides the World War.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American men, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
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Story of Lynn willing to serve in the U.S. military but not in a segregated unit. From the Lynn Committee to Abolish Segregation in the Armed Forces.
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"The Story of Winfred Lynn", circa 1944
Date Created
1943/1947
Description
Story of Lynn willing to serve in the U.S. military but not in a segregated unit. From the Lynn Committee to Abolish Segregation in the Armed Forces.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American soldiers, African American men, Armed Forces, African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
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"The War's Greatest Scandal! The Story of Jim Crow in Uniform" published by the March on Washington Movement. Many examples point to the unequal treatment of African Americans in wartime service.
Subject Vertical Files
"The War's Greatest Scandal! The Story of Jim Crow in Uniform", circa 1942
Date Created
1942/1945
Description
"The War's Greatest Scandal! The Story of Jim Crow in Uniform" published by the March on Washington Movement. Many examples point to the unequal treatment of African Americans in wartime service.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American soldiers, African American men, Armed Forces, African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination
Collection
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Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.
Subject Vertical Files
"Jim-Crow in Uniform", July 1940
Date Created
1940-07
Description
Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American men, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights, Armed Forces
Collection
Subject Vertical Files
Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.
Subject Vertical Files
"Why Negroes Should Oppose the War", circa 1940
Date Created
1939/1942
Description
Booklet ennumerating examples of injustices on African Americans in times of war and President Roosevelt's failed policies.
Subject
World War (1939-1945), African American men, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights, Armed Forces
Collection
Subject Vertical Files