Gorham Collection

Item set

Title

Gorham Collection

Description

The Gorham collection consists of papers of Florida A&M University professor, Thelma T. Gorham, 1913-1992. The Collection spans over Gorham’s lifetime. It includes papers, correspondence, photographs, greeting and postcards, and memorabilia. The arrangement of the collection is in both series and box identification. The series are: correspondence, educational and professional career, memorabilia, three- dimensional objects, JET Magazine collection, Ebony Magazine Collection, miscellaneous publications, miscellaneous articles collected by Gorham, photographs, audio and video, greeting and post cards, and pamphlets and brochures collected by Gorham, outside of the series are single boxes with box identification.

Physical Location

Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee State College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Letter from Thelma Gorham to Vernon Jarrett, March 24, 1977

Letter from Thelma Gorham to Vernon Jarrett. Gorham requesting some information from Jarrett regarding his impending visit. Informing Jarrett he was going to be a featured speaker for the upcoming Journalism Workshop. March 24, 1977
Letter from Alicia Novey to Fellow ACLU Member with attached materials, May 6, 1975

Letter from Alicia Novey to fellow ACLU member. Novey writing about current issues in the Florida Congress regarding criminal justice reform. Also includes an invitation and map flyer for a fundraising party for the ACLU. May 6, 1975.
Letter from Coretta Scott King to Thelma Gorham with check receipt, May 15, 1972

Letter from Coretta Scott King to Thelma Gorham. King thanking Gorham and enclosing a receipt for her donation to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change. May 15, 1972.
Letter from Lillian Warren to Thelma Gorham, March 11, 1970; Attached letter from Ida Holland Elam to Lillian Warren, February 26, 1970

Letter from Lillian Warren to Thelma Gorham. Warren writes to Gorham in response to Gorham's letter from February 26, 1970. Warren responds to Gorham's accusations that a column she wrote was offensive. Warren attaches a letter that was written to her by Ida Holland Elam in which Elam praises Warren's column and indicates that her faith had been restored in the Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center. Elam's letter written February 26, 1970.
Letter from Thelma Gorham to Lillian Warren, February 26, 1970

Letter from Thelma Gorham to Lillian Warren. Gorham asking Warren to explain her offensive and damaging words in a column she wrote in the Twin Cities Courier.Indicates that Warren's statements were critical of the Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center and Gorham's leadership in it. February 26, 1970.
Letter from John E. Stecklein to Thelma Gorham, February 12, 1970

Letter from John E. Stecklein to Thelma Gorham. Stecklein requesting that Gorham turn in her Faculty Activities Report. This was during Gorham's time at the University of Minnesota. February 12, 1970.
Memorandum from E. R. Nance, August, 1969

Memorandum written by E. R. Nance. Memorandum covers clerical services at the Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. Acronym: TCOIC. August, 1969.
Letter from L. Frank James to Thelma Gorham, December 18, 1968

Letter from L. Frank James to Thelma Gorham. James informing Gorham of the next 8 speaking lectures he was taking part in. December 18, 1968.
Letter from Thelma Gorham to Iowa State Press, May 4, 1967

Letter from Thelma Gorham to Iowa State Press. Gorham requesting a copy of Producing the Duplicated School Newspaper. May 4, 1967.
Letter from Thelma Gorham to Paul Denman, June 7, 1966

Letter from Thelma Gorham to Paul Denman. Gorham praising Denman for his work on plaques and a yearbook. Gorham mentions that one Mr. Collington will be succeeding her as Director of Public Relations at FAMU. June 7, 1966