Publication: Jet 13: 10 (January 9, 1958)

Collected items contain Irene Dobbs Jackson's funeral program (1999); articles about the integration of the Atlanta Public Library (1959) and about Irene and Maynard H. Jackson Sr.; an official Proclamation from the City of Atlanta declaring February 16, 1993, "Irene Carolyn Dobbs Jackson Day;" flyers, handbills and form letters used by Josephine Dobbs Clement's campaign for Durham City Board of Education and Durham County Board of Commissioners; articles about the pioneering sex therapy career of Dr. June Butts; news clippings, programs, and promotional materials related to the opera career of Mattiwilda; and an article (1975) about the dedication of the Willie Dobbs Language Arts Building at Jackson State College in Mississippi. Publications (1946-1970) with articles about the Dobbs family are also included.

News clippings (1950-1959) include articles about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Mattiwilda's performances in Europe and the United States, as well as her debut at the Metropolitan Opera Company. Also included are articles about donations from the Prince Hall Masons to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the election of J.W. Dobbs as National Vice President of the NAACP. News clippings (1960-1969) contain articles about Mattiwilda's career and performances, including a lengthy article in a Stockholm newspaper with photographs of her and her husband, Bengt Janzon. News clippings (1970-1976) consist of articles about the history and legacy of the Dobbs family, more clippings about Mattiwilda's performances in New Zealand and Sweden, and information regarding Maynard Jackson Jr.'s election and inauguration as mayor of Atlanta. News clippings (1979) include articles on the history of "Sweet Auburn Avenue" in Atlanta and Savannah's Negro Heritage Trail. Articles (1980-1994) about Maynard Jackson Jr. as he prepared to leave office as mayor, an obituary for Dr. Robert Jordan, and an article about the renaming of Houston St. to John Wesley Dobbs Avenue are included.