Luther Porter Jackson Family Papers
| Creator | Luther Porter Jackson Family |
| Description | The Luther Porter Jackson is one of the most valuable manuscript groups from a historical point of view in the nation, for this former professor of history at Virginia State University lived and worked during an era when the concept of black inferiority was the accepted rule. In addition, this was the time of “Jim Crowism.” Segregation was not “de facto,” it was legal and challenged by few people, black and white. During the major time span of these papers, 1920-1950, a number of political and civil rights organizations developed into potent forces and others were born: the NAACP, the Negro Organizational Society, the Southern Regional Council, and the Southern School for Workers. This manuscript group is rich in correspondence with most of the leaders of these movements. Some of the correspondence includes Walter White, Lorenzo C. White, P. Bernard Young, Gordon Hancock and others. Correspondence with Virginia based political and civil rights groups is strong and gives a good picture of the tempo of the era in the State: the Virginia Voters League, the Committee for Virginia, the Petersburg Negro Business League. In addition to correspondence with major political and civil rights organizations, Jackson maintained as interesting relationship with others across the U.S. The business or office correspondence of Luther P. Jackson from 1920-1950 include correspondence with John Hope Franklin, W.E.B. DuBois, Hugh Smythe, Helen Edmonds, P. Bernard Young, E. Franklin Frazier, Charles S. Johnson, Rayford Logan, Alrutheus Ambush Taylor, Lorenzo J. Green and others. The collection also consists of ledgers, pamphlets, financial and legal documents, photographs, speeches, newspaper articles, cards, telegrams, notebooks, artifacts and Jackson’s research materials, as well as correspondence and records in regard to the Virginia Teachers Association and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. |
| Call number | 1952-l |
| Date from | 1772 |
| Date to | 1960 |
| Geographic school | Petersburg, VA, Virginia |
| Size | Unknown |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
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| Part Of larger collection yes/no | no |
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| URL | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vsu/vipets00009.xml |
| Repository | Virginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Repository address | Johnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806 |
| Repository contact name | Lucious Edwards |
| Repository contact title | University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | ledwards@vsu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (804) 524-5749 |
| DoveRegion | region5 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o High school students o Middle school students o Public schools o Race relations o School children o Segregation in education o Virginia State University o Virginia Teachers Association o Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc. o National Association for the Advancement of Colored People o Virginia Voters League |
| Types | o Annual reports
o Correspondence o Diaries o Financial records o Memorabilia o Minutes o Organizational Records o Proceedings o Reports |