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 T. Gorham to Charles H. Compson, October 2, 1958

A letter from Thelma T. Gorham to Charles H. Compson, in which Gorham asks for a letter of reference.
Copy of Letter from Thelma T. Gorham to Hilden Gibsen, August 25, 1956

A copy of a letter from Thelma T. Gorham to Hilden Gibsen, of the HR Department of the University of Kansas. In it, Gorham proposes to teach a pioneering journalism course.
Letter from Adeline L. Evans to Anita Davis, January 24, 1990

A typed letter from Adeline L. Evans to Anita Davis, President of the Tallahassee chapter of the NAACP. In it, Evans recommends Thelma T. Gorham for an award.
Letter from Bill Grant to Thelma T. Gorham, February 9, 1990

A typed letter from Bill Grant, a Florida Congressman, to Thelma T. Gorham, where Grant congratulates Gorham on receiving the Lifetime Career Achievement Award.
Letter from Bryan A. Lewis to Thelma T. Gorham, April 16, 1990

A typed letter from Bryan A. Lewis, Chairman of the Teacher/Advisor Awards Committee at FAMU, to Thelma T. Gorham, informing Gorham that she has been selected for the final screening process of the 1990 Teacher/Advisor of the Year Award.
Letter from Thelma T. Gorham to Carmen Fields

A typed letter from Thelma T. Gorham to Carmen Fields, where Gorham recommends Dr. Armistead S. Pride for the National Black Journalists' Association's Lifetime Achievement Award
Memo from the Southern Fellowships Fund to Prospective Applicants, July 1, 1967

A memo from Samuel M. Nabrit, Executive Director of the Southern Fellowships Fund, to prospective applicants, enclosing the instructions to apply. There are handwritten notes on the back.
Letter from Richard A. Hogg to Thelma T. Gorham, April 24, 1991

A typed letter from Richard A. Hogg, Provost at FAMU, to Thelma T. Gorham congratulating Gorham on her being recommended for a Teacher of the Year Award.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Mitchell V. Charnley to Thelma T. Gorham, December 5, 1958

A typed letter and accompanying envelope from Mitchell V. Charnley, a professor at the University of Minnesota, to Thelma T. Gorham, where he apologizes for the delay in sending a letter of reference to the Fund for Adult Education.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Charles E. Swanson to Thelma T. Gorham, October 1, 1958

A typed letter and accompanying envelope from Charles E. Swanson, Manager at the Saturday Evening Post, to Thelma T. Gorham confirming that he will serve as a reference for Gorham.