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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Turner and Steele's Cook Out

Set of eleven photographs from an event labelled as "Turner and Steele's cook out" capturing people gathering and eating.
Thelma T. Gorham, "Warden Norton," and Ethel Ray Nance

A photograph of Thelma T. Gorham with "Warden Norton" and Civil Rights activist Ethel Ray Nance.
Thelma T. Gorham's Brother, 1959

Photograph of Thelma T. Gorham's brother.
National Urban League Award Dinner

Photograph of Thelma T. Gorham, "Archie," "Phebe," and "Vioula" attending an award dinner for the National Urban League.
Thelma T. Gorham

Photograph of Thelma T. Gorham on the front steps of an unidentified building.
Thelma T. Gorham and Two Unidentified Women

Photograph of Thelma T. Gorham and two unidentified women standing outside.
Selected Bibliography on the Negro: Supplement to Fourth Edition, 1946-1958

A bound collection of bibliographies listing publications on the topic of African Americans.
Selected Bibliography on the Negro: Third Supplement to the Fourth Edition, 1966-1968

A bound collection of bibliographies listing publications on the topic of African Americans. Pasted into the pages are photocopies of an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune with a bibliography on the same topic.
"Bibliographies on the Negro," 1968

A bound collection of bibliographies listing publications on the topic of African Americans.
Binder of Information on "Roots," 1960-1979

A binder of collected information related to the novel, "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" by Alex Haley and adapted television miniseries, "Roots."