DUNBAR, LESLIE.
Leslie Dunbar papers, circa 1946-2005
Leslie Dunbar papers, circa 1946-2005
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z7rz
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Dunbar, Leslie. |
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Title: | Leslie Dunbar papers, circa 1946-2005 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 694 |
Extent: | 14.5 linear feet (20 boxes) and 1 oversized papers box (OP) |
Abstract: | The collection consists of papers of writer, consultant, educator Leslie Dunbar. The papers include correspondence, speeches and addresses, articles written by and about Dunbar, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed material. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: Boxes 4-6 and 15 are restricted.
Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access audiovisual materials in this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 1991, with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Leslie Dunbar papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by various staff; updated by Susan Potts McDonald, October 30, 2001
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Leslie Wallace Dunbar, writer, consultant, educator, was born January 27, 1921 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, the son of Marion Leslie and Minnie Lee Crickenberger Dunbar. He was a graduate of Cornell University (M.A., 1946, and Ph.D., 1948).
Dunbar served as a political science professor at Emory University (1948-1951), Mt. Holyoke College (1955-1958) and the University of Arizona (1981). He became chief of community affairs at the Savannah River Plant AEC (1951-1954), served first as director of research (1958-1961) and then executive director (1961-1965) of the Southern Regional Council, and executive director and secretary of the Field Foundation (1965-1980). Dunbar is a member of the board of directors of Village of Pelham (NY) Library Board (1980-1984), Children's Foundation (1980-1986), Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (1987- ), Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (1976-1987), Field Foundation (1978-1980), Minority Rights Group, NYC (1980-1985), Center National Security Studies (1980-1987), Amnesty International/U.S.A. (1984-1986), Winston Foundation for World Peace (1985- ), Voter Education Project (1987- ), and Ruth Mott Fund (1988- ).
As an author, Dunbar has published several books: A Republic of Equals (1966), The South of the Near Future (1980), Minority Report: How Our Social-Welfare Policies Don't Work and What We Can Do About Them (1984), The Common Interest: How Our Social-Welfare Policies Don't Work and What We Can Do About Them (1988), and Reclaiming Liberalism (1991). He also serves as book review editor for Southern Changes (1989- ).
Dunbar married Peggy Rawls, July 5, 1942 and is the father of two children.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of papers of Leslie Dunbar from circa 1946-2005. The papers include correspondence, speeches and addresses, articles written by and about Dunbar, newspaper clippings, photographs, and printed material. The materials document his involvement in a variety of organizations including the Southern Regional Council, Field Foundation, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Amnesty International, and the Center for Defense Information.
Arrangement Note
Generally arranged by record type.
Selected Search Terms
Corporate Names
- Amnesty International.
- Center for Defense Information (Washington, D.C.)
- Field Foundation (New York, N.Y.)
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
Topical Terms
- African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States.
- Amnesty--United States.
- Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Geographic Names
Container List
Writings, Papers Presented, and Addresses by Leslie Dunbar [For other writings and addresses by Leslie Dunbar SEE ALSO National Committee in Support of Community-based Organizations: Reports and Southern Regional Council: Annual meetings addresses] | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | 1 | Writings: [1948-1951?], 1950, 1956 |
1 | 2 | Writings: 1961, [1964-1965?], 1967-1968, 1977-1978, 1981-1982, 1984, 1988, no date |
1 | 3 | Writings: "Southern Teaching Program 1964", 29 Jan 1965 |
1 | 4 | Clippings, 1963, no date |
1 | 5 | Editorials and responses, 1980-1981, no date |
1 | 6 | Writings: Book reviews, 1987 |
1 | 7 | Papers presented: National Conference on Black-Jewish Relations: "The Old Union, and the New", 6-7 Apr 1989 |
1 | 8 | Papers presented: 1957, 1959 |
1 | 9 | Address: Earlham College Convocation: "Civil Disobedience", 7 Feb 1961 |
1 | 10 | Meeting notes, 1967 |
Materials about Leslie Dunbar | ||
1 | 11 | Reviews of Dunbar's work, 1966, 1984 |
1 | 12 | Programs: Dunbar as participant, 1959-1960, 1962-1963, 1965, 1968-1969, 1981, no date |
1 | 13 | Clippings about Dunbar, 1963-1964, 1967, no date |
1 | 14 | Memorabilia, 1962, no date |
1 | 15 | Memorabilia |
Correspondence and Memoranda | ||
1 | 16 | 1964-1970, 1972, 1976-1978 |
1 | 17 | 1980-1983, 1985-1987, 1991 |
Field Foundation | ||
2 | 1 | Memoranda, no date |
2 | 2 | "Statement on the Death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", 5 Apr 1968 |
2 | 3 | Clippings, 1965-1966, 1970-1972 |
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute | ||
2 | 4 | Newsletter: "The View From Hyde Park", 1989-1991 |
2 | 5 | Printed material, 1989, no date |
National Committee in Support of Community-based Organizations | ||
2 | 6 | Correspondence, 1981-1983 |
2 | 7 | Report: "Sumter County Blues", no date |
Pelham Forum for Education | ||
2 | 8 | Correspondence, 1972 |
Southern Regional Council | ||
2 | 9 | Remarks by Leslie W. Dunbar, 21 Nov 1964 |
2 | 10 | Annual meeting address by Leslie Dunbar: "Human Rights and the South", 3 December 1977 |
2 | 11 | News release, 1961 |
2 | 12 | Reports, 1962 |
2 | 13 | Special report: "Law Enforcement in Mississippi" |
2 | 14 | Special report: "The Freedom Ride, May 1961" |
2 | 15 | Printed material: "Home Record", Jul 1987 |
2 | 16 | Clippings, 1962-1967 |
2 | 17 | Annual meeting address by Leslie Dunbar, 9 Nov 1991 |
Writings by Others | ||
2 | 18 | "The Will to Survive" by Anthony Dunbar, Jun 1969 |
2 | 19 | Collected writings, 1967-1968, 1976, 1978, 1981-1982 |
2 | 20 | Collected writings, 1988, 1990, no date |
Collected Printed Material and Clippings | ||
3 | 1 | Katallagette, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1987 |
3 | 2 | "The Nation", 21 Jun 1966 |
3 | 3 | "Report of the Twentieth Annual National Civil Liberties Clearing House Conference", Mar 1968 |
3 | 4 | "Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons Report", September 1974 |
3 | 5 | "The Trumpet of Conscience", 1990 winter |
3 | 6 | Miscellaneous printed material |
3 | 7 | Clippings |
Collected Material | ||
3 | 8 | Wiley Austin Branton's death, 1988 |
3 | 9 | George McMillan's death, 1987 |
3 | 10 | Collected programs, 1967-1968, 1971, 1983 |
4-6 | RESTRICTED MATERIAL | |
ADDITIONS | ||
7 | 1 | Interview, December 18, 1978 |
7 | 2 | Writings about Leslie Dunbar: mentioned |
7 | 3 | Writings about Leslie Dunbar |
Writings by Leslie Dunbar | ||
7 | 4 | Book reviews |
7 | 5 | Editorials, letters to editors |
7 | 6 | Eulogies |
7 | 7 | Manuscripts |
7 | 8 | Published articles |
7 | 9 | Published articles |
7 | 10 | Speeches, 1957-1974 |
7 | 11 | Speeches, 1975-present |
7 | 12 | Statements |
Correspondence | ||
7 | 13 | n.d. |
7 | 14 | 1940s |
7 | 15 | 1948 |
7 | 16 | 1949 |
7 | 17 | 1950s |
7 | 18 | 1950 |
7 | 19 | 1951 |
7 | 20 | 1952 |
7 | 21 | 1953 |
7 | 22 | 1954 (1 of 2) |
7 | 23 | 1954 (2 of 2) |
7 | 24 | 1955 |
7 | 25 | 1956 |
7 | 26 | 1957 |
8 | 1 | 1958 |
8 | 2 | 1961 |
8 | 3 | 1963 |
8 | 4 | 1964 |
8 | 5 | 1965 (concerning resignation from SRC) |
8 | 6 | 1965 |
8 | 7 | 1966 (1 of 2) |
8 | 8 | 1966 (2 of 2) |
8 | 9 | 1967 (1 of 2) |
8 | 10 | 1967 (2 of 2) |
8 | 11 | 1968 |
8 | 12 | 1969 |
8 | 13 | 1970 |
8 | 14 | 1971 |
8 | 15 | 1972 |
8 | 16 | 1973 |
8 | 17 | 1974 |
8 | 18 | 1975 (1 of 2) |
8 | 19 | 1975 (2 of 20 |
8 | 20 | 1976 |
8 | 21 | 1977 (1 of 2) |
8 | 22 | 1977 (2 of 2) |
8 | 23 | 1978 (1 of 2) |
8 | 24 | 1978 (2 of 2) |
8 | 25 | 1979 (1 of 2) |
9 | 1 | 1979 (2 of 2) |
9 | 2 | 1980 (1 of 4) |
9 | 3 | 1980 (2 of 4) |
9 | 4 | 1980 (3 of 4) |
9 | 5 | 1980 (4 of 4) |
9 | 6 | 1981 (1 of 2) |
9 | 7 | 1981 (2 of 2) |
9 | 8 | 1982 (1 of 3) |
9 | 9 | 1982 (2 of 3) |
9 | 10 | 1982 (3 of 3) |
9 | 11 | 1983 (1 of 2) |
9 | 12 | 1983 (2 of 2) |
9 | 13 | 1984 (1 of 2) |
9 | 14 | 1984 (2 of 2) |
9 | 15 | 1985 |
9 | 16 | 1986 |
9 | 17 | 1987 |
9 | 18 | 1988 (1 of 2) |
9 | 19 | 1988 (2 of 2) |
10 | 1 | 1989 (1 of 4) |
10 | 2 | 1989 (2 of 4) |
10 | 3 | 1989 (3 of 4) |
10 | 4 | 1989 (4 of 4) |
10 | 5 | 1990s (merge into other 1990 files) |
10 | 6 | 1990 (1 of 3) |
10 | 7 | 1990 (2 of 3) |
10 | 8 | 1990 (3 of 3) |
10 | 9 | 1991 (1 of 2) |
10 | 10 | 1991 (2 of 2) |
10 | 11 | 1992 (1 of 2) |
10 | 12 | 1992 (2 of 2) |
10 | 13 | 1993 (1 of 4) |
10 | 14 | 1993 (2 of 4) |
11 | 1 | 1990-1994 (1 of 3) |
20 | 1994 (2 of 3) - 2005, no date | |
Organizations | ||
12 | 1 | American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty, 1975-1976 |
12 | 2 | Amnesty, 1971-1973 |
12 | 3 | Amnesty, 1971-1977 |
12 | 4 | Carnegie Corporation of New York, Gunnar Myrdal’s An American Dilemma Revisited, 1983-1985 |
12 | 5 | Faith and Politics Institute |
12 | 6 | Field Foundation, Annual Reports, 1966-1979 |
12 | 7 | Field Foundation |
12 | 8 | Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Correspondence, 1975-1989 |
12 | 9 | Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Newspaper clippings, 1987-1988 |
12 | 10 | Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Published material, |
12 | 11 | National Conference of Catholic Bishops |
12 | 12 | North Carolina Council of Churches |
12 | 13 | Ruth Mott Fund |
12 | 14 | Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons, 1974-1976 |
12 | 15 | Southern Regional Council, Annual reports, 1961-1964 |
12 | 16 | Southern Regional Council, Special reports |
12 | 17 | Southern Regional Council, Misc. publications |
12 | 18 | Southern Regional Council, New South |
12 | 19 | Southern Regional Council, Southern Changes |
12 | 20 | Southern Regional Council, Voter Education Project, VEP News |
12 | 21 | Watts Street Baptist Church |
12 | 22 | Winston Foundation for World Peace |
Misc. Articles | ||
13 | 1 | no date |
13 | 2 | 1960s |
13 | 3 | 1970s |
13 | 4 | 1980s |
13 | 5 | 1990-1995 |
13 | 6 | 1996 |
Writings by Others | ||
13 | 7 | General |
13 | 8 | General |
13 | 9 | American Civil issues |
13 | 10 | Biographical statements |
13 | 11 | European issues |
13 | 12 | Religion |
Unprocessed Additions | ||
14 | Audio-visual material | |
14 | Unprocessed additions | |
15 | RESTRICTED MATERIAL | |
16 | Unprocessed additions | |
OP1 | 1 | Unprocessed additions (includes photographs) |
17 | Unprocessed additions | |
18 | Unprocessed additions [2002-12-01] | |
18 | Where We Stand: Voices of Southern Dissent, correspondence, book reviews etc., 2003-2004 [2004-12-04] | |
19 | Unprocessed additions [2003-07-01] |