The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLKDr. Mays requests the help of Dr. King and several other ministers to promote theological education among Baptist parishioners. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLKMorehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays writes Dr. King to ask him to consider donating his papers to the Atlanta University Center Library as an alternative to Boston University. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLKIn this letter, dated March 9, 1965, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays requests Dr. King's attendance at the annual Morehouse College Board of Trustees meeting. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLKDr. Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, invites Dr. and Mrs. King to lunch after the Morehouse Board of Trustees Meeting. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLK Regarding an Outstanding BalanceMr. Mays, President of Morehouse College, informs Dr. King of the new student dormitory and inquires about a donation to pay for the cost to furnish one room. |
Letter From Benjamin E. Mays to MLK Regarding Annual ReportIn this letter, Mays informs Dr. King that an Annual Report will arrive soon. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLK Regarding Monroe Defense CommitteeIn this letter, Benjamin E. Mays, the president of Morehouse College, inquires what Dr. King may know about the Monroe Defense Committee. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to MLK Regarding Morehouse AnniversaryIn this letter, President Mays invites Dr. King to Morehouse's 100th Anniversary celebration. |
Letter from Benjamin E. Mays to Morehouse College Board of TrusteesMorehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays encourages the institution's board of trustee members to participate in the Centennial Convocation platform party. President Mays also encloses a calendar of events for the College's 100th Anniversary week. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to Dora McDonald Regarding Board MeetingIn this letter, Dr.Mays informs Ms.McDonald that it is imperative that Dr. King attends the annual board meeting,"since this is his first time being with us". |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to Editors of the New York TimesIn this letter, Mays addresses the editors of the New York Times about an article on equal employment opportunity. Mays states that he was not consulted by the article's author. As a result, he was misquoted. Mays uses the remainder of the article to clarify his position on equal employment programs. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Mays informs Dr. King of his recommendation to confer an honorary degree from Morehouse College on Dr. J. Curtis Dixon. Mays includes a biographical sketch of Dr. Dixon and asks Dr. King to respond to the letter with his approval or disapproval. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Mays, President of Morehouse College, writes each of the members of the board to seek an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for Dr. J. Curtis Nixon. Nixon was a lawyer and famous labor mediator. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Mays writes to Dr. King regarding the new statement of purpose for Morehouse College. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Mays presents Dr. King with a $300 honorarium for giving the first convocation address at Morehouse College. |
Letter from Butler Henderson to MLKButler Henderson invites Dr. and Mrs. King to the Dinner for the President of Morehouse College, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays. |
Letter from Clayton Yates to MLKClayton R. Yates informs Dr. King of the Kappa Boule Meeting held on Morehouse College campus with James P. Brawley and Benjamin E. Mays. |
Letter from Dora McDonald to Dr. Benjamin E. MaysDora McDonald informs Dr. Benjamin E. Mays that Dr. King will attend the Morehouse Board of Trustees luncheon. |
Letter from Dora McDonald to Dr. Edward A. JonesDora McDonald writes Dr. Edward Jones of Morehouse College, asking him to translate the enclosed letter for Dr. King. |
Letter from Dora McDonald to Dr. Edward A. JonesDora McDonald writes Dr. Edward Jones to thank him for translating the letter from Mr. Wasalu for Dr. King. |
Letter from Dr. Benjamin E. Mays to Dr. and Mrs. KingBenjamin E. Mays invites Dr. and Mrs. King to the Founder's Day Banquet at Morehouse College. |
Letter from Dr. Benjamin E. Mays to MLKIn this letter to Dr. King, Benjamin E. Mays, president of Morehouse College informs Dr. King about the meeting with Robert Troutman on matters that involve input from President Kennedy. |
Letter from Dr. Benjamin E. Mays to MLKDr. Benjamin E. Mays writes to Dr. King, thanking him for his financial pledge to the college and asking him to join the Morehouse men who have either paid out their pledges or whose pledges are up to date. This letter includes Dora McDonald's holograph shorthand in red ink. |
Letter from Dr. Lionel Newsom to Georgia Council on Human Relations MembersIn the aftermath of the failure in attacking segregation in Albany, Georgia, the Chairman of the Georgia Council on Human Relations issues an appeal to its members to help support their continued fight. Dr. Lionel outlines the organization's past accomplishments and encourages members to learn from their mistakes in Albany to yield better results in the future. |
Letter from Ernest Shaefer to Dora McDonaldMr. Schaefer writes Dora McDonald seeking confirmation for Dr. King's scheduled appearance at Kennett Square. |
Letter from Hugh Gloster to MLKHugh Gloster, President of Morehouse College, sends a copy of the brochure "The Negro & Higher Education In The South", to Dr. King. He also mentions the Morehouse Board of Trustees meeting, in New York, Nov. 9th. |
Letter from J. Saba to Clarence B. Jones"In this the blackest hour of our nation...," J. Saba refers to the assassination of Dr. King. Saba speaks to the urgency to preserve the "American Dream", in light of Dr. King's untimely death. He offers two fitting suggestions: first to establish a MLK, Jr. Memorial Library on Non-Violence and Civil Rights and second to erect a MLK, Jr. Interfaith Chapel at Morehouse College. |
Letter from J.H. Wheeler to MLKThe secretary of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees writes to Dr. King, enclosing the minutes of their meeting of April 10, 1965. |
Letter from J.H. Wheeler to MLKJ.H. Wheeler requests Dr. King's attendance at the Morehouse College Board of Trustees meeting in New York City. |
Letter from James T. Hale to MLKMorehouse alumnus James T. Hale invites Dr. King to speak to the community in Clarksville, Tennessee. He expresses how the majority of the community has not had the opportunity to hear Dr. King speak and asks that Dr. King provide a possible date. |