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 James A. Scruggs to Thelma Gorham, October 16, 1985

Letter from James A. Scruggs to Thelma Gorham. Scruggs pushing to get Gorham to write an article about him for Jetmagazine. October 16, 1985
Letter from James A. Scruggs to Thelma Gorham, September 21, 1985

Letter from James A. Scruggs to Thelma Gorham. Scruggs enclosing some material Gorham had requested. Scruggs remarks that an article in Jetwould do him much good. Some mention of personal matters. September 21, 1985.
Letter from Jane D. Coleman to Thelma Gorham, September 13, 1985

Letter from Jane D. Coleman to Thelma Gorham. Coleman, from the Gannett Center for Media Studies, expresses happiness at meeting Gorham. September 13, 1985.
Letter from Gregg Phifer to Thelma Gorham, August 12, 1981

Letter from Gregg Phifer to Thelma Gorham. Phifer attaching a letter between himself and Allen D. Stucks. in that letter, Stucks informed Phifer that one Charles D. Jackson was a great journalist and employee. Phifer passed this note along and informed Gorham that this was due to her course on grammar in journalism. August 12, 1981.
Letter from Allen D. Stucks to Gregg Phifer, August 11, 1981

Letter from Allen D. Stucks to Gregg Phifer. Stucks writing on behalf of one Charles D. Jackson to explain that he was a great employee as a journalist. August 11, 1981.
Letter from Edith M. Fresh to Florida Governor Robert Graham, January 21, 1979

Letter from Edith M. Fresh to Florida Governor Robert Graham. Fresh pushing Governor Graham to realize that in Florida and in the U.S. more widely, qualified black women were being passed over for positions in government. Writing on behalf of the National Hook-Up of Black Women Inc. January 21, 1979.
Letter from Walter L. Smith to Thelma Gorham, November 15, 1977

Letter from Walter L. Smith to Thelma Gorham. Smith inviting Gorham to watch the FAMU-Bethune Cookman game in the President's Box. November 15, 1977.
Miscellaneous notes

Miscellaneous notes, mostly addresses.
Partial letter from the Indian Women's League to Thelma Gorham, October 6, 1969

Partial letter from the Indian Women's League to Thelma Gorham. Indian Women's League sends Gorham some of their resolutions regarding equality of work, representation, and other matters. October 6, 1969.
Letter from L. Frank James to Thelma Gorham, December 6, 1968

Letter from L. Frank James to Thelma Gorham. James requesting that the Adult Armchair Education Minority Heritage Training Institute provide the Headstart Teacher Training Program of the University of Southern Mississippi with instructional personnel to begin teaching a black history course. December 6, 1968.