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A collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's notes and publications covering African American news, journalism, and other topics. This includes pieces on the Miss Afro-American pageant and Miss Collegiate Black American pageant, with a picture of Nue Cheer Franklin (vice president of the latter in 1985). Others cover the state of the African American press, such as a release on Gorham's study of the use of research techniques by the African American press. Others cover African American current events, Florida A&M University news, and press releases from the Florida Secretary of State. In addition to copies of the press releases, some come attached with Gorham's notes with contacts, reminders, correspondence or previous handwritten drafts.
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Publications and other news releases from Thelma Thurston Gorham's collection. It includes releases related to the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), such as a 1970 news release from the Pennsylvania senator at the time, Hugh Scott, as well as a statement from Oklahoma senator Fred Harris on proposals to provide federal financial assistance to OICs. Within these releases there is also an African Freedom Week publication, as well as other project and news highlights.
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Various publications and news releases from Thelma Thurston Gorham relating to research and education. These include State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner news, other articles and publications from Florida A&M University, an "Insurance and you" column, envelopes with notes, and a 1988 W. Harry Davis Foundation news release. There is also an article on Black Newspapers' response to the Doug Alligood report, an article on Franklin Pierce Adams, one on Roy Wood by Horace Gosier, and other publications from the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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A collection of some of Thelma Thurston Gorham's certificates and awards. It includes participation awards, certificates for Personal Survival in Disaster, and several from Florida A&M University. Other service awards include a Phi Delta Kappa Area Coordinator's award and an award for outstanding service from Alpha Kappa Alpha's Delta Kappa Omega chapter. There are also certificates of appreciation from the Pilot City Regional Center and from the Twin Cities OIC. There is also a merit certificate from Savannah State College, and a stock certificate for Gorham & Associates, inc.
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A collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's workshop notes and materials. It includes documents for the annual Florida A&M University interscholastic press workshop, such as program drafts and final copies. There are also notes, reminders and other materials for the Secondary Mathematics workshop at Central State College, both Collegiate Editors' and High School Editors' workshop suggestions, and a guidance workshop. There is also a copy of the Pacemaker's February 17th, 1967 issue, and two programs (one blank and one with notes) of the Southern Regional School Press Institute workshop event.
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A collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's research materials and notes for the study of the use of research techniques by the African American press. This includes correspondence to different presses, copies of the questionnaires with responses, draft of an article relating to the study, and notes with contacts for different presses. There is also a copy of a March 5, 1960 issue of The Alaska Spotlight, copies of a different questionnaire for African American radio audiences, and tabulation sheets.
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A collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's notes, research and class materials. There are Anthropology class notes that cover race, the nativist movement, American history, culture and culture diffusion. It also contains research notes, particularly on paper exchange and public interest research groups. There are also other notes for stories, features, and writing, some particularly for a newspaper class. These include notes for discussions, lectures, advice on yearbook and newspaper publication, journalism ethics, advertising, vocational counseling materials and others. At the end there are also surveys and other research materials on African American newspapers for a study on racial self-hatred.
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A collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's notes from her teaching at Florida A&M University. These include documents with edits, a grant application draft written on a weekly quiz copy, and outstanding teacher nomination notes. It also contains a copy of a School of Journalism internship and placement bulletin, and notes on applied social science and human relations. There are also journalism notes, including contacts for different presses and services, and a list of prominent African American figures with additional notes on Black Power. It also contains notes for possible features, recruiting trips and cover letter suggestions.
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This is a collection of Thelma Thurston Gorham's personal notes and other documents relating to her teaching at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It includes critics reviews, business cards, and a letter from the Tallahassee Democrat. It also contains journalism laboratory equipment lists, budget notes, reports and other correspondence and documents. There are also speech notes and drafts, including a copy of the "What is a friend" poem by C. Raymond Beran, a program for the Alpha Kappa Alpha reception for Mrs. Rosa Louise Parks, bibliographies, teaching and personal notes, reading lists, calendars, and letter drafts.
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Tabulation sheets and other notes by Thelma Thurston Gorham reviewing different newspaper presses and their articles. Many of the presses she reviews here are historically African American, such as The Black Dispatch and the Spokesman Recorder.
