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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Ticket for FSU Pre-Inaugural Concert

A ticket for the Pre-Inaugural Concert for a graduation at Florida State University, dated March 14, 1966.
Letter from Bill to Thelma Gorham

Letter from Bill to Thelma Gorham. Mentions chaos at an old school they worked at. Bill wrote Gorham as a reference for a job. Bill might be related in some way to Cernoria D. Johnson. No date.
Letter from Randolph Edmonds to Thelma Gorham

Letter from Randolph Edmonds to Thelma Gorham. Edmonds discusses recent health problems, composing career, and other personal matters. No date.
Letter to Thelma Gorham

Letter from illegible writer to Thelma Gorham. Writer says they were happy to see an article in the paper about Gorham. Asks for the addresses for Bertha P. Lee, Johnny, and "Brother." No date. Later than 1957.
Letter from Stafford Warren Parker to Thelma Gorham

Letter from Stafford Warren Parker to Thelma Gorham. Discusses gifts and college. Mentions race relations at the University of Kansas. No date.
Letter from Helen to Thelma Gorham, May 30

Letter from Helen to Thelma Gorham. Helen thanking Gorham for sending her some pajamas. Mentions a new honor society, school progress, and her college major. May 30.
Letter from Bertha P. Lee to Thelma Gorham, November 7

Letter from Bertha P. Lee to Thelma Gorham. Lee asking Thelma to re-write a money order she sent. Asks her to write to Johnny (Erma Lee Thurston). Mentions that she needed money badly. November 7, no year.
Letter from Johnnie Moore and Mable Moore to Thelma Gorham

Letter from Johnnie Moore and Mable Moore to Thelma Gorham. The Moores writing about personal matters. No date.
Letter from Stafford Warren Parker to Thelma Gorham

Letter from Stafford Warren Parker to Thelma Gorham. Stafford encouraging Gorham to return to college. Mentions his own desire to get a master's in political science. No date. Before 1970.
Letter from Augustine to Thelma Gorham, September 3, 1984

Letter from Augustine to Thelma Gorham. Augustine writing about personal matters and an upcoming visit to Tallahassee. September 3, 1984.