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 Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

Items

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Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 29, 1955

A letter from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. Dunson discusses the recent game between the Dodgers and the Yankees, a topic which he uses to share thoughts on the progress of civil rights in the ten years prior to writing his letter.
Misc. Clippings

Several newspaper clippings following the current events of August through October of 1955.
Two Letters With Accompanying Envelope and Clippings from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 19 and 21, 1955

Two letters from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. Both letters, having been penned in the wake of the murder of Emmett Till, discuss the murder and subsequent trial, training and education, and the state of things in the U.S. for the African-American population. Also enclosed with Dunson's letters are two newspaper clippings pertaining to other current events.
Misc. Clippings

Several clippings from The Philadelphia Inquirer with handwritten notes.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope and Clippings from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 25, 1955

Correspondence from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. In his letter, Dunson shares thoughts on several newspaper clippings he enclosed for Gorham. He closes with an update on the destruction caused by Hurricane Diane.
Letter and Accompanying Clipping from Jesse Thomas Dunson, August 19, 1955

A letter penned by Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, in which Dunson apprises Gorham of the Philadelphia weather and the writing he has been doing. He closes his letter with a note on a newspaper clipping he enclosed regarding Paul Gallico and Herman Talmadge.
Misc. Clippings

Several items and clippings from various resources, which have been annotated with handwritten notes. Included is a pamphlet for the Philadelphia Mayor's Committee for Noise Abatement, a June 27, 1955 Time clipping about Operation Alert, and several articles from what the annotator notes as "telephone news."
Letter and Accompanying Clipping from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 10, 1955

Correspondence from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. In Dunson's letter, he briefly addresses the impending arrival of Hurricane Connie. Dunson then goes on to discuss his recent writings, several articles he noted in The Black Dispatch, and his thoughts on the recent actions of President Eisenhower. Also attached is a June 27, 1955 Time clipping of an image of Folke Bernadotte and Ralph Bunche.
Misc. Clippings from Newsweek, August 8, 1955

Several newspaper clippings following current events.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 6, 1955

A letter from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. In Dunson's letter, he shares thoughts on the weather, his recent viewing of the film 'Blackboard Jungle,' and Bryant Bowles.