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.

Items

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Legal Pad, 1977

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include a draft of a letter proposing Gorham's dissertation topic to Justice Thurgood Marshall as well as additional drafts of letters related to the completion of her PhD, her book, and other miscellaneous topics.
Legal Pad

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include a page of miscellaneous jottings.
Legal Pad, 1978

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include topics related to media and marketing, FAMU's Sigma Delta Chi chapter, drafts of letters, an at length critique of a speech given to the FAMU Law School graduating class of 1972, and other miscellaneous jottings.
Legal Pad, 1966

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes relate to FAMU's student publications, a plan for a story about higher education needs, a Baha'i event, and other miscellaneous jottings.
Legal Pad, 1983

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include a draft of Gorham's project titled "Three Great Black Women: Pioneers in the Capital Press Corps" and an entry about the Alpha Pi Chi sorority. Tucked into the pages is a clipping from The Crisis about Mary McLeod Bethune.
Legal Pad

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. In the notes, Gorham writes at length about conflict, referencing the work of Mark E. Snyder, as it pertains to institutionalized racism.
Legal Pad

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include contact information. Tucked into the pages are loose papers from other notepads with additional handwritten contact information.
Legal Pad, 1982-1987

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include numerous pages of information related to science and philosophy, notes about media, FAMU, and other miscellaneous jottings. Tucked into the pages is a newspaper clipping about Black colleges and universities.
Legal Pad, 1970

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. Gorham writes at length about an award for research related to Black press and African American newspapers. Tucked into the pages is a printed trip itinerary.
Legal Pad, 1978

A legal pad of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. The notes include a draft of Gorham's application to the Bush Fellowship, drafts of letters, contact information, notes related to FAMU, and other miscellaneous jottings. Tucked into the pages are a newspaper clipping, a document from Florida State University, and a subscription form for The Western Journal of Black Studies.