Box LGL.03

Scope and Contents Lynching files contain reporting, research, and other documentation of lynching, primarily in the United States. Reporting on specific incidents contemporary to the time is found between 1926 and 1960, mainly in the form of clippings, full newspaper pages, and photographs. Some writings, notes, and correspondence pertaining to specific cases are also found. Files on lynching cases contain coverage of the incidents and their aftermath, such as investigations, trials, and public debate....

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The Joe Louis folders of the morgue span his public life and career, covering significant bouts, family life, military service, as well as posthumous honors and works. The majority of material are in the form of clippings and photographs. Press releases, programs, magazine features, and unpublished textual documents are also found.

Scope and Contents The morgue files related to Liberia contain a wide range of materials, including photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, government publications, telegrams, transcripts, maps, wire articles, draft articles, event programs, pamphlets, and notes. The telegrams include communications from AFRO's managing editor, William N. Jones, during his 1933 assignment trip to Liberia. The correspondence primarily features exchanges between Carl Murphy and Thomas J. R. Faulkner, as well as...

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Includes photograph by Griff Davis. Includes a 1916 map of Liberia drawn by Colonel Charles Young.