Powell, Adam Clayton
Scope and Contents
Note on original folder: "1950-1957." Press release (undated, ca. 11-26-1956) recounting a meeting to raise support for the people of Hungary (3 leaves); typed letter signed by John Reed Kilpatrick to James R. Hicks, dated 11-8-1956 (1 leaf); "Biographical Form Sheet" completed in typescript, dated 6-3-1954 (1 leaf); press release dated 9-9-1954 (3 leaves) excerpting a speech delivered by Powell at the CIO Convention; mimeographed text "Project Citizenship" (2 leaves); press release dated in ms. 7-26-1954; typescript text "American Dependent Questions Morality of New York Congressman" by Conrad Clark (2 leaves); mimeographed undated press release concerning Powell and William L. Dawson's votes on two House votes; handbill "Adam Clayton Powell -- A 'Judas' or 'Chameleon'???", issued by Noel D. Austin, Independence Committee of Harlem Voters, with ms. notes on verso; negative copy of letter from H. E. Faucett [sp?] to Powell dated 9-9-1954; press release dated 12-2-1954 concerning a science and technology training initiative introduced by Powell (6 leaves); carbonscript article text, undated (ca. 1963), on the Central Labor Council's endorsement of Powell's reelection campaign (2 leaves); press release dated 9-20-1957 excerpting a sermon delivered by Powell on 9-22-1957 (4 leaves, plus a detached separate leaf numbered "8"); photocopied draft of a resolution drafted by the Black Women to Vindicate Adam Clayton Powell Committee (2 leaves); pamphlet "The Abyssinian Women for Powell" by Ruth O. Holt; press release dated 6-6-1955 concerning Powell's criticism of the Archbishop of York (3 leaves); typescript text "Fish 'n Chips" (2 leaves); and complete issue of the periodical Saga, Aug. 1963, containing the article "Where is Adam Clayton Powell Today?" by Bill Surface.
Dates
- Pre 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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