Guide to Manuscripts for Civil Rights Resources

The Advocates
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/advocates.shtml

A PBS program designed to stimulate public participation and understanding by focusing on realistic choices that must be made in the future, by having both sides of the question presented, and by demonstrating the interest which public officials have in both reasoned arguments and the views of their constituents. Program topics varied depending on current news and concerns of the public. The program ran from October 5, 1969 through May 23, 1974; then again bi-weekly from January 26, 1978 through September 9, 1979.

Anti-Slavery Pamphlets

A collection of pamphlets about the institution of slavery and race relations, ranging in date from 1787 to 1949.

Davidson, Donald Grady
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/davidsond.shtml

A member of the Fugitives literary group, Davidson received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from Vanderbilt University and remained at the University his entire professional career (1920 - 1968) teaching English. In addition to being a teacher Davidson was also a poet, novelist, and critic. The Donald Davidson Papers (1906 - 1968) include correspondence and writings by Davidson as well as reviews, research materials, publications materials, publicity for books, legal and financial documents, family records, newspaper clippings and photographs, segregation materials, and manuscripts of writings by others. The bulk of the materials come from the 1920's through the 1960's.

Egerton, John
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/egertonj.shtml

Egerton has written or edited eleven non-fiction books and contributed over two hundred articles to periodicals. He has also been a participant in and writer for many projects or conferences dealing with desegregation and civil rights. The John Egerton Papers, 1950s-2001, include correspondence, manuscripts of writings, speeches, research materials, publication materials, publicity for books, reviews, legal and financial documents, memorabilia, clippings and photographs, programs from cultural events, scrapbooks and periodicals on race relations and school desegregation, and audio and video tapes. Major topics include civil rights, desegregation, race relations, Southern history, and Southern food.

Fuson, Nelson and Mary

Nelson and Mary Fuson were involved in the civil rights movement in Nashville. This collection features slides of protests, audios, and photocopies of periodical articles and correspondence.

Hamlett, Edwin

Edwin Hamlett was a member of the Southern Students Organizing Committee [SSOC]. This collection features material on the women's movement, campus protests, and periodical literature produced by civil rights organizations.

Long, Everett

Everett Long was a member of the Southern Students Organizing Committee [SSOC]. This collection consists primarily of newsletters and publications relating to women's rights, gay and lesbian rights, and civil rights.

Romaine, Howard

Howard Romaine is a former president of the Southern Students Organizing Committee [SSOC]. These papers consist of clippings, flyers, pamphlets and publications relating to civil rights and desegregation. [Please note: access to this collection must be requested in writing. Please contact Special Collections <archives@Vanderbilt.edu> for more information]

Smith, Kelly Miller

A prominent church leader and activist, Kelly Miller Smith played a significant role in the civil rights movement, serving as part of the circle of advisors to Martin Luther King, Jr. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church, Capital Hill for 34 years. The first African-American named to the faculty of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, he served as lecturer in church and ministries and as assistant dean. Smith was very active in the civil rights movement in Nashville as well as nationally. The Kelly Miller Smith Papers include correspondence, notebooks kept as a student at Morehouse and Harvard Universities, biographical/personal material, writings, church records, subject files, and other related materials.

Smith, Mary Anne Downey

A longtime social and political activist, Mary Anne Smith has been active in a variety of different causes including nuclear weapons freeze and multiple women's issues. Her collection includes posters, buttons and pins, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and information packets and pamphlets.

Southern Politics (Alexander Heard Papers)

Part of the collection of Chancellor Emeritus Alexander Heard, this collection consists of drafts and research materials for the book Southern Politics in State and Nation by V.O. Key, Jr. and A Two-Party South? by Alexander Heard. A large part of this collection consists of transcripts of interviews on Southern politics used as the basis for the two aforementioned books.

SSOC [Southern Students Organizing Committee]

This collection contains material donated by SSOC members relating to SSOC activities and publications relating to the civil rights movement.

SSOC [Southern Students Organizing Committee] Reunion - 2002
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/ssocreunion.shtml

This is an artificial collection of materials related to the 2002 SSOC Reunion weekend, held in Nashville, Tennessee. It includes a schedule of events, SSOC timeline, and materials donated by reunion attendees.

Stahlman, James G.

A Nashville native and Vanderbilt alumnus, James G. Stahlman was a nationally prominent newspaper publisher and member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. As publisher of the Nashville Banner newspaper for 42 years, Stahlman was active in national newspaper and civic organizations. The James G. Stahlman Papers contain materials relating to his newspaper career, his support and activities regarding Vanderbilt University, his military and aviation career during World War II, and his political and community activities.

Swint, Henry Lee
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/swinth.shtml

Henry Lee Swint (1909-1987) served on the faculty of the Vanderbilt University History Department from 1939 to 1987. The Henry Lee Swint Papers date from 1933 to 1978 and are comprised primarily of correspondence, writings, and research notes. Swint carried on an extensive correspondence with students, former students, and colleagues at other institutions, mainly discussing research interests and personal concerns. A more limited correspondence with faculty and other colleagues at Vanderbilt contains information regarding administrative matters, including controversial subjects such as the 1960 dismissal of Divinity School student James Lawson for participating in civil rights demonstrations in Nashville. The collection also includes a fairly extensive file of speeches and lecture notes, book reviews, article manuscripts and offprints, correspondence regarding Swint's two books, and research notes on Vanderbilt's history.

Thrasher, Sue

Sue Thrasher began her activist career with civil rights campaigns before moving into women's rights and unionism. Her papers relate to her work in these fields, the bulk of which are from the 1970s.

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