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Description:
The records of the Cobb County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) consist of material from the office of the President. The bulk of the collection dates from 1983 to 2001. It contains Administrative records, Certificates, Clippings, Committee records, Conference materials, Correspondence, Fliers and leaflets, Minutes, Miscellaneous material, Newsletters, Photographs, Programs, and Publications.
The Clippings series (1968-2008) contains newspaper articles and advertisements relating to branch, regional, and national activities of the NAACP. Of interest is coverage of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the April 4, 1968 issue of Stars and Stripes. The Committee records series (1977-2005) consists of material generated by and created for committees within the branch. These include Community Affairs, Economic Development, Education, Financial, Freedom Fund, Health, Legal, Membership, Political Action, and Youth. The Freedom Fund Committee deals with the planning of the annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet hosted by the branch. Located in the loose material for the 1997 Freedom Fund program is a page autographed by Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers.
Correspondence (1983-2004) includes invitations, faxes, and memorandums. Letters are from the Branch President’s Office. Minutes (1984-2002) consist of minutes for Executive Board meetings and General membership meetings. The Photographs series contains the contents of a scrapbook, including loose materials. Also included are reproductions of the scrapbook pages and original order of the loose material. The Publications series (1947-2001) consists of entire issues of newspapers and magazines. Of interest to the researcher are the newspapers Cobb Community News (1975), Cobb Focus (1983), and Cobb News (1975), which were published for and by the African American community in Cobb County.
Container Listing
Box/Folder, Description, Date
Administrative records
1/1 Ballots, 1998
1/2 Forms (blank), n.d.
1/3 Manuals, Branch administration, 1995-1999
1/4 Organization charts, 1992
1/5 Resolutions, 2004
1/6 Schedule of events, 1992
1/7 Stationery (blank), ca. 1983-1985
Certificates
1/8 Appreciation (blank), n.d.
1/9 Miscellaneous, 1993-2003
Clippings
1/10 "Atlanta-Journal Constitution," 1978-2008
1/11 "Champion Keepsake Magazine" (Decatur, GA, Georgia NAACP 50th Anniversary issue), Fall 1992
1/12 "Cobb Community News," Oct 1975
1/13 "Direction Cobb," 1998-1999
1/14 "East Cobb Neighbor," 1982-2001
1/15 "Houston Chronicle" (93rd NAACP Annual Convention), Jul 2002
1/16 "Informer" (Cleveland, TN, 89th NAACP Annual Convention), Jul 1998
1/17 "Island Packet" (Hilton Head, SC, NAACP Southeast Regional Annual Conference), Mar 1994
1/18 "Jackson Advocate" (Jackson, MS, NAACP Southeast Regional Conference & Earl Shinhoster memorial issue), Apr 1983, Jun 2000
1/19 "Louisiana Weekly" (New Orleans, LA, 74th NAACP Annual Convention), Jul 16, 1983
1/20 Miscellaneous, 1988-2001
1/21 "Marietta Daily Journal," 1973-2003
1/22 "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" (88th NAACP Annual Convention), Jul 1997
1/23 "Stars and Stripes" (Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.), Apr 7, 1968
1/24 Unknown, ca. 1982-1998
Committee files
Community Affairs Committee
1/25 Manual, NAACP Labor Training (excerpts), n.d.
1/26 Report, "Total of all employment for both black and white employees," Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 1984-1995
1/27 Youth Olympics, 1988-1989
Economic Development Committee
1/28 Citizens Trust Bank partnership, 2002
Education Committee
1/29 Cobb County, 1988-2000
1/30 Correspondence, Youth Care Ex-xceptional Development Centers (photocopies), 1998
1/31 Georgia, 1994-2003
1/32 H.R. 1187, "A-Plus Education Reform Act," 1999-2000
1/33 H.R. 1187, "A-Plus Education Reform Act," 2000
1/34 Miscellaneous, n.d., 1998
1/35 Workshop materials, "Stand up for Public Schools", Oct 26, 1999
Financial Committee
1/36 Audit, 1986
1/37 Budgets and reports, 1994-1999
1/38 Deposited checks (photocopies), 1994
Freedom Fund Committee
1/39 Invitations, 1983-1998
2/1 Planning files, 1993
2/2 Proclamations, 1993, 2001
2/3 Programs, 1982-1986
2/4 Programs, 1987-1989
2/5 Programs, 1990-1992
2/6 Programs, 1993, 1995
2/7 Programs, 1996
2/8 Programs, 1997
2/9 Programs, 2001
2/10 Programs, Loose materials, 1995
2/11 Programs, Loose materials, 1996
2/12 Programs, Loose materials (contains Myrlie Evers-Williams autograph), 1997
2/13 Programs, NAACP, Dekalb Branch, 2002
2/14 Tickets, 2005
Health Committee
2/15 Brochures and pamphlets, 1984-1999
2/16 NAACP guide to constructing a health fair, 2001
2/17 Posters, 1998, n.d.
Legal Committee
2/18 Case files, Mykytyn, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 1977-1997
2/19 Miscellaneous, 1998, n.d.
2/20 Publications, 1995-1996
Membership Committee
2/21 Certificates (blank), n.d.
2/22 Forms (blank), ca. 1982-1990
2/23 Miscellaneous, 1987-1995
2/24 Radiothon, 1989
Political Action Committee
2/25 Case files, Realignment of voting precincts for Cobb County, 1995
2/26 Newspetters, "Legislative Alert," Georgia Rural Urban Summit, 1999-2000
2/27 Miscellaneous, ca. 1997-2000
2/28 Petitions, ca. 1987-2001
2/29 Publications, n.d.
Reports
2/30 "The 2000 election: A wake-up call for reform and change," 2001
3/1 Death Penalty Information Center, 1991-1994
3/2 Voter registration statistics in Cobb County, 1995-1996
3/3 Sign, NAACP Voter Empowerment Program, n.d.
Workshop materials
3/4 Issue campaign organizing training, 2001
3/5 NAACP National Prison Project, 2001
3/6 Official NAACP Vote Getter, ca. 2000
Youth Committee
3/7 Miscellaneous, 2001
Conference Materials
Georgia State Conference of NAACP Branches
3/8 Programs, 1996
NAACP National Conventions
3/9 Miscellaneous, 1998-2004
3/10 Programs, 1997-1998, 2001
3/11 Programs, 2006
3/12 Programs, 2007
3/13 Programs, other convention events, 2000-2002
NAACP Southeast Region
3/14 Programs, 2004
3/15 Training materials, "Advocacy for change," 1999
Correspondence
3/16 Invitations, 1989-2004
3/17 Faxes, 2000
3/18 Letters, 1983-1984
3/19 Letters, 1988-Aug 1989
3/20 Letters, Sep-Dec 1989
3/21 Letters, 1990-1999
3/22 Letters, 2000-2001
Memorandums
3/23 Georgia State Confrence of NAACP Branches, 1999-2000
3/24 NAACP National Office, 1999-2000
3/25 NAACP Southeast Regional Office, 2000
3/26 Fliers and leaflets, 1995-2002
3/27 Miscellaneous, 2002-2004
Minutes
3/28 Executive Board, 1984-1985
3/29 Executive Board, Jan-Mar 1986
3/30 Executive Board, Apr-Aug 1986
3/31 Executive Board, Apr-Aug 1989
3/32 Executive Board, 1994
4/19 Executive Board, Jan-Jun 1995
4/20 Executive Board, Jul 1995
4/21 Executive Board, Aug-Dec 1995
4/1 Executive Board, Feb-Apr 1996
4/22 Executive Board, May 1996
4/23 Executive Board, Jun-Sep 1996
4/24 Executive Board, Oct-Dec 1996
4/25 Executive Board, Jan-Apr 1997
4/2 Executive Board, 2000
4/3 Executive Board, 2002
4/4 General membership, 1989
4/5 General membership, 1994
4/26 General membership,1995
4/27 General membership, 1996-1997
4/6 General membership, 2000
4/7 General membership, 2002
4/8 Miscellaneous, 1972-2000
4/9 Report, City of Marietta comprehensive plan, 1997
Newsletters
4/10 "Branch Update," 1989
4/11 "Cobb County NAACP," 2001-2009
4/12 "Cobb County Speaks," 1987-2000
4/13 Miscellaneous, 1998-2000
Photographs
4/14 Scrapbook contents, ca. 1982-1985
4/15 Scrapbook contents, Loose materials, ca. 1975-1985
4/16 Scrapbook contents, Loose materials, Reproductions, 2008
4/17 Scrapbook contents, Reproductions, 2008
Programs
4/18 Miscellaneous, 1996-2008
Publications
Newspapers
5/1 "Ambassador West," Aug-Nov 1999
5/2 "Cobb Community News," Oct 1975
5/3 "Cobb Community Newsline," Jan-Sep 1994
5/4 "Cobb Focus," Aug-Nov 1983
5/5 "Cobb News," Jun-Sep 1975
5/6 Miscellaneous, 1970-2001
5/7 Periodicals, 1947, 1970
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