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John Wesley Dobbs Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 122
Scope and Contents
The papers document the personal and professional lives of the John Wesley Dobbs family of Atlanta, Georgia. The key topics are civil rights, education, integration, race relations, and African American suffrage. The main strengths are the civil rights activities of the family as well as J.W. Dobb's tenure as Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia. The collection encompasses 5.8 linear feet of correspondence, photographs, programs, sound recordings, speeches, and news...
Dates:
Created: 1873-2001; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
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Carrie B. Pope diploma
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2468
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a diploma for the Higher Normal Course of Study from Atlanta University awarded to Carrie B. Pope on June 24, 1880.
Dates:
Created: 1880; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1983
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Amistad Research Center
John A. Rockwell Papers
Collection
Identifier: 315
Scope and Contents
The John A. Rockwell Papers consist of approximately 250 letters, dating from 1865-1867. The letters are from the period when Rockwell served as Superintendent of the American Missionary Association's (AMA) Lincoln School in Macon, Georgia, and record his efforts on behalf of the freedmen population in the area of education. The correspondence deals almost exclusively with the problems of administering and supplying a school for freedmen in the heart of the former Confederacy....
Dates:
Created: 1865-1867; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
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Amistad Research Center
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