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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Thelma Gorham's OIC pictures

Pictures from the Tallahassee OIC office and meetings that Thelma Thurston Gorham collected from June 1970. The OIC is the Opportunities Industrialization Center, a nonprofit adult education and job training organization for economically disadvantaged and unemployed people of all races and backgrounds that Mrs. Gorham was heavily involved in throughout her professional career.
Pat Foster reception

Pictures of Pat Foster's reception from Thelma Thurston Gorham's collection. Gorham is pictured in one of the images, and the rest show a variety of images from the social gathering.
Baha'is Ayamiha

Pictures from Thelma Thurston Gorham labeled as a "Baha'i Ayamiha," a holiday recognized by the Baha'i as a time for celebration and gift-giving.
Lincoln School pictures

Pictures from Thelma Thurston Gorham's collection of two unidentified individuals standing in front of "Lincoln School".
FAMU English Department Picnic, 1971

Thelma Thurston Gorham's pictures from a FAMU English department picnic in 1971. They include her as well as her son, Darryl.
Thelma Gorham's family pictures

A variety of Thelma Thurston Gorham's family pictures. They include pictures from her father's wake, with Pauline, Debbie, Janice, her son, Darryl, and other family members and friends gathered.
Baha'i conference

Pictures from a Baha'i conference in 1974.
Sarah Pepiera

Pictures of a woman named Sarah Pepiera from Thelma Thurston Gorham's collection.
Sunnyside Drive

Pictures of Thelma Thurston Gorham's house in Tallahassee, located on 3609 Sunnyside Drive.
Thelma Gorham's application pictures

Headshots of Thelma Thurston Gorham for an unknown application.