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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center
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Series 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Center, 1968-1970
Boxes 9 - 12
Scope and Content Note
This series includes correspondence, files relating to the Library Documentation Project, and miscellaneous files. The correspondence (1968-1970) includes letters pertaining to the establishment of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center and to the organizing of the Library Documentation Project. There is also a small number of letters (1970) relating to the early days of the Institute of the Black World [see Institute of the Black World series for the bulk of this correspondence.] The Library Documentation Project includes papers relating to the opening of the library at the Martin Luther Jr., Memorial Center (1969); staff notes and memoranda; bibliographies of materials held by the library; some legal and financial records; and reports. Miscellaneous files consist of records of the Center's organization, including statement of purpose, by-laws, proposals, job descriptions, fundraising efforts; and governing groups. They also include progress reports (1969-1970), staff evaluations and recruitment efforts.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order.
Correspondence | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
9 | 1 | 1968 |
9 | 2 | 1969 January |
9 | 3 | 1969 February |
9 | 4 | 1969 March |
9 | 5 | 1969 April 1-14 |
9 | 6 | 1969 April 15-30 |
9 | 7 | 1969 May |
9 | 8 | 1969 June 1-5 |
9 | 9 | 1969 June 6-30 |
9 | 10 | 1969 July |
10 | 1 | 1969 August |
10 | 2 | 1969 September-October |
10 | 3 | 1969 November |
10 | 4 | 1969 December |
10 | 5 | 1970 January |
10 | 6 | 1970 February |
10 | 7 | 1970 March |
10 | 8 | 1970 April-May |
10 | 9 | 1970 June-July |
10 | 10 | 1970 August-December and undated |
Miscellaneous files | ||
11 | 1 | Preliminary Prospectus in Five Parts: The Library and Freedom Museum, Institute for Advanced Afro-American Studies, The Other Elements, Administration, Development, October and December 1968 |
11 | 2 | Fundraising plans, 1968-1969 |
11 | 3 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Center/Atlanta University relationship, 1968-1970 |
11 | 4 | Announcement of the MLK, Jr. Memorial Center by Coretta Scott King, 15 January 1969 |
11 | 5 | Bylaws of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center, 15 January 1969 |
11 | 6 | Recruiting Management Consultants, Inc., 1969 |
11 | 7 | Resumes, 1969 |
11 | 8 | Progress reports, Fall 1969 and 13 January 1970 |
11 | 9 | Board of Directors, 1969-1970 |
11 | 10 | Memoranda, 1969-1970 |
11 | 11 | Printed materials relating to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, 1970-1973 |
11 | 12 | Freedom Hall: an Initial Prospectus, 29 January 1970 |
11 | 13 | Goals for Development Campaign, April 1970-July 1975 |
11 | 14 | Board of Trustees, 1970 |
11 | 15 | Evaluations of Center Staff, ca. 1970 |
11 | 16 | Proposal to Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. Retreat Center for Reconciliation in Social Change, undated |
11 | 17 | Director of the Center, job description, undated |
11 | 18 | Directories of Center staff and governing groups, undated |
11 | 19 | Information for members [employee policies], undated |
11 | 20 | Prospectus, undated |
11 | 21 | Statement of Purposes, undated |
Library Documentation Project | ||
12 | 1 | Notes regarding donors to be contacted, 1968 |
12 | 2 | Draft proposal for the second element: The Institute for Advanced Afro-American Studies, October 1968 |
12 | 3 | Notes regarding current activities, ca. October 1968 |
12 | 4 | Oral History Project. 1968-1969 |
12 | 5 | Job description for librarian, January 1969 |
12 | 6 | Biographical sketch of Martin Luther King, Jr., compiled by Sharon Grant, February 1969 |
12 | 7 | Retreat, 9 May 1969 |
12 | 8 | Biography: Vertical File Subject Heading List, June 1969 |
12 | 9 | Conference of Black College Presidents, 15-17 July 1969 |
12 | 10 | Bibliography: The Opening Day Collection, 19 October 1969 |
12 | 11 | Legal files, 1969 |
12 | 12 | Memoranda, 1969 |
12 | 13 | Staff meetings, notes and memoranda, 1969 |
12 | 14 | Proposal to fund The Library Documentation Project, 1 July 1969-30 June 1970 |
12 | 15 | Financial records, 1969-1970 |
12 | 16 | Report submitted to Governing Council of the Library and Review Panel of the Board of Directors, 12 May 1970 |
12 | 17 | Bibliography of periodical holdings, 31 May 1970 |
12 | 18 | Bibliography of reading room acquisitions, 31 May 1970 |
12 | 19 | Library crisis, August 1970 |
12 | 20 | Governing Council, 1970 |
12 | 21 | Bibliography of archival collection list, undated |
12 | 22 | Report and recommendations to the Board of Directors, undated |
12 | 23 | Response to "Actions of the Board of Directors of the MLK, Jr. Memorial Center Regarding the LDP" [Library Documentation Project], undated |
12 | 24 | Resource materials regarding various aspects of collecting archival collections |
12 | 25 | Stationery |