The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
Nov 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
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A letter to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery from Seymour P. Lachman, chairman of the National Committee for Middle East Studies in Secondary Education, regarding Andrew Young's resignation as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations. Lachman encloses a copy of the inaugural issue of "Middle East Notebook", a publication of the National Committee for Middle East Studies. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Correspondence and Enclosed "Middle East Notebook" Newsletter, August 21, 1979
Date Created
1979-08-21
Description
A letter to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery from Seymour P. Lachman, chairman of the National Committee for Middle East Studies in Secondary Education, regarding Andrew Young's resignation as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations. Lachman encloses a copy of the inaugural issue of "Middle East Notebook", a publication of the National Committee for Middle East Studies. 8 pages.
Subject
International relations, Conflict management, Protest movements, Philosophy and religion, Islam, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Excerpts from a speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at the Felt Forum in New York City, New York. 7 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Excerpts of Speech at the Felt Forum, January 14, 1971
Date Created
1971-01-14
Description
Excerpts from a speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at the Felt Forum in New York City, New York. 7 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains a letter from A. Philip Randolph to Ralph D. Abernathy asking Abernathy to serve as a sponsor for a dinner in honor of Bayard Rustin. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Correspondence to Ralph D. Abernathy from A. Philip Randolph, August 28, 1970
Date Created
1970-08-28
Description
This folder contains a letter from A. Philip Randolph to Ralph D. Abernathy asking Abernathy to serve as a sponsor for a dinner in honor of Bayard Rustin. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
The program brochure for an interdenominational church service held at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in New York City in which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the sermon. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Convent Avenue Baptist Church Interdenominational Church Service Program, February 26, 1963
Date Created
1963-02-26
Description
The program brochure for an interdenominational church service held at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in New York City in which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the sermon. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African Americans--Civil rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records