Gorham Collection

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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.

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Unaddressed Letter from Thelma T. Gorham, July 31, 1978

A letter from Mrs. Gorham explaining a doctoral program project she is undertaking at Florida State University. The project is "a communications study...of Black Women in Public Address." Gorham asks the future addressee (one of various distinguished black women public speakers) to reply with copies of some of their best speeches so that Mrs. Gorham can use these as reference points in her project.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Tammy Smith to Thelma T. Gorham, August 3, 1976

A letter from Tammy Smith, a former student of Mrs. Gorham's, explaining her satisfaction with the workshop she attended under Mrs. Gorham's instruction and her intent to study journalism at FAMU, a historically black college in Tallahassee, Florida, with a renowned journalism program that Mrs. Gorham herself pioneered.
Letter with Accompanying Envelope and Documents from Leroy Bynum to Thelma T. Gorham, March 11, 1963

Blank subscription slips for various publications, including "Reader's Digest," "The Saturday Evening Post," and others.
Letter from "Charles" to Thelma T. Gorham, August 3, 1966

A handwritten letter to Thelma T. Gorham from someone identified as "Charles." In it, Charles expresses sorrow and sympathy for a situation Mrs. Gorham is going through (the specifics are not explained, but it seems to involve a disagreement with a university). Charles goes on to explain that he is sending Mrs. Gorham a job application to work at his place of employment, which he refers to simply as "Martin," and that he hopes Mrs. Gorham can leave her current situation and move down South, where, he says, "a little racial prejudice here and there" is to be expected, but that "those few who have it keep it well hidden behind walls of smiles."
Letter and Accompanying Envelope and Check from Delbert R. Wilson to Thelma T. Gorham, July 26, 1962

A letter and returned personal check of Mrs. Gorham's from the Department of Public Safety in Oklahoma.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from W. R. Coleman to Thelma T. Gorham, July 4, 1962

A letter from W. R. Coleman, Director of Summer School at Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black institution, to Thelma T. Gorham, concerning her suggestion of a workshop for supervisors of school publications.
Letter from H. G. Robinson to Thelma T. Gorham, July 1, 1962

Statement of the account of Thelma T. Gorham from 1936 to 1962 from the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from R. P. Perry to Thelma T. Gorham, June 27, 1962

A letter from R. P. Perry, President of Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black institution, to Thelma T. Gorham, concerning her suggestion of a workshop for supervisors of school publications, which was to be held during the university's next summer session.
Letter from Matt Crawford to Thelma T. Gorham, January 24, 1945

A letter from Matt Crawford, Coordinator of the "Committee for Observance of Negro History Week," to Thelma T. Gorham, regarding her position as a volunteer speaker for the program.
Letter from Thelma R. Gorham to Robert E. Fisher, August 29, 1942

A letter from Thelma T. Gorham announcing her resignation from her position as a junior clerk-typist in the Medical corps.