Inventory of the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers

Victoria Jackson Gray Adams, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is among the most important living black Mississippians who participated in the Civil Rights Movement. She began her civil rights activities by teaching voter registration classes in the 1960s. At that time, although thirty percent of Hattiesburg's citizens were African American, only fifty of them had been allowed to register to vote. Today, the state of Mississippi has more African American elected officials than any other state, partly because of the efforts of Victoria Gray Adams.

Victoria Almeter Jackson was born on November 5, 1926, in the Palmer's Crossing community, a historically black settlement which is now a part of the City of Hattiesburg. Her parents were Mack and Annie Mae Ott Jackson. She is a graduate of Depriest Consolidated School in Palmer's Crossing, and attended Wilberforce University, Tuskegee Institute, and Jackson State University. Her first marriage was to Tony West Gray, and three children were born of the union -- Georgie Roswitha Gray, Tony West Gray, Jr., and Cecil Conteen Gray. She is currently married to Reuben Ernest Adams, Jr., and they are the parents of a son, Reuben Ernest Adams, III. Mr. and Mrs. Adams currently reside in Petersburg, Virginia.

Mrs. Adams was an active participant in Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964. She was a National Board member of Dr. Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and was one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). She ran for the United States Senate on the MFDP ticket in 1964, the first woman to run for the Senate from Mississippi. Her career has included teaching in the public schools in rural Mississippi; teaching in the Royal Thai Army Languages Academy in Bangkok, Thailand; real estate and marketing in Petersburg, Virginia; and service as Campus Minister at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia.

Victoria Adams has won numerous awards for her contributions to society. Among them are The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award and The Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Award. In addition, she was one of the first three African American women invited to be seated as guests on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The others, also Mississippians, were Fannie Lou Hamer and Annie Devine.

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Scope and Content Note

The Victoria Gray Adams Papers contain a broad array of materials that document the life and work of this remarkable woman.

The collection is divided into four series:

• Series I Created Subject Files

• Series II Biographical and Personal Materials

• Series III Medals and Plaques

• Series IV Audio and Video Tapes

Series I consists primarily of materials relating to Mrs. Adams work in the area of civil rights, particularly the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the National Conference for New Politics, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Southern Conference Educational Fund. Also in this series are numerous articles, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, plus a small section of materials pertaining to "Black Power."

Series II contains items of a more personal nature, including items from Mrs. Adams' school days, certificates, correspondence, and materials from a scrapbook compiled by Mrs. Adams in the 1940s. Of particular interest are a handwritten autobiography (1945), Mrs. Adams' high school diploma, and several photographs.

Series III is comprised of various awards presented to Mrs. Adams, including the Freedom's Light Medal, Bridge Builder of the Year Award, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award.

Series IV consists of tapes of two events at The University of Southern Mississippi in which Mrs. Adams was involved. The first set of tapes are audio cassettes of a class taught by Mrs. Adams and her son, Dr. Cecil Gray, at The University of Southern Mississippi during the Spring 2000 semester. The course was History 478/578 (Studies in Civil Rights), and the title of the class was "Local People, Students, Women and Men in the Mississippi Movement (Mississippi History: A Close Look, A new perspective). The second set of tapes record a University Forum Lecture by Mrs. Adams on February 29, 2000, and is comprised of one compact disk and one video cassette.

This collection should be of interest to researchers of civil rights activities both in Mississippi and elsewhere in the South.

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Topics Covered

Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-

African American civil rights workers

African American women

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--Twentieth century

Civil rights workers--Mississippi

Hattiesburg (Miss.)

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Administrative Information

Provenance:

Donated by Mrs. Victoria Gray Adams.

Restrictions on Use:

This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Preferred Citation Method:

Item, Title of collection, McCain Library and Archives, The University of Southern Mississippi.

Processing Information:

Processed by Yvonne Arnold

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Related Material

M191 Johnson Family Papers

M257 Jinny Glass Diary

M322 Sandra Adickes Papers

M323 Joseph & Nancy Ellin Freedom Summer Collection

M340 J.C. Fairley Civil Rights Collection

M351 Herbert Randall Freedom Summer Photographs

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Other Finding Aids

Available.

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Container List


Series I: Created Subject Files
Box	Folder
1	1	Address by Hubert H. Humphrey Regarding the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Apr. 5, 1968
	2	African American Women's Association of Washington, D.C., undated
	3	American Civil Liberties Union - Brochure, ca. 1960s
	4	Article: "Black Politics in Mississippi", by Victoria J. Gray, Sept. 2, 1967 View sample item.
	5	Article: "City Shifts Blame for Civil Disorder - Frames Black Leaders", 1968
	6	Article: "Politics After Chicago", by Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden, ca. 1960s
	7	Article: "This is War? - Poverty in America, With a Study of Appalachia", by Robb Burlage, Mar. 1964
	8	Article: "Tougaloo and You", by Phyliss Qualls-Brooks and Vergia Brocks-Shedd, undated
	9	Article: "We the People of the United States...", ca. 1963
	10	Article: "A White America in a Non-White World" by Noel Day, ca. 1962
	11	ASCS Organizer's Handbook, 1966
	12	Baker, Ella J.: 75th Birthday celebration, Dec. 9, 1978
	13	Black People's Convention - Position Paper, undated
	14	Black Power: Articles - 1. "A Time to Be Black" (1966) 2. "The Development of Negro Power in American Politics Since 1900", 1966, ca. 1965
	15	Black Power: Brochures and Flyers, ca. 1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			To get that power booklet View sample item.
	16	Black Power: Manifesto and Resolutions, ca. 1967
	17	Black Power: Minutes of Meetings, Apr. 1, 1967 - Feb. 24, 1968
	18	Black Power: National Conference, 1967
	19	Black Power: A Statement of Principles, ca. 1967
	20	Black Power: Untitled Article, ca. 1967
	21	Bolivar County Handbook for Voter Registration, ca. 1960s
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Bolivar County handbook for voter education View sample item.
	22	Booklet - "County Government in Mississippi", Oct. 1966
	23	Budget Proposal for Unspecified Office Staff, undated
	24	Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) - "Proposal for a Full Year Head Start Program", ca. 1966
	25	Citizenship Education Program - Mississippi Report, Apr. - Nov. 1966
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Mississippi report of citizenship education program View sample item.
	26	Civil Rights Anthem - "We Shall Overcome", undated
	27	Community Action Program: Application, Jan. 1965
	28	Community Action Program Guides, Feb. & June, 1965
	29	"Community Action Programs and the Older Poor", 1965
	30	Community Involvement Task Group on Human Relations, 1965
	31	Contested Election of Mississippi Congressmen - Brief of Contestants, ca. 1960s
Box	Folder
2	1	Correspondence, 1965-1990, undated
	2	Ella Baker-Nelson Mandela Center for Anti-Racist Education: A National People of Color Conference, Mar. 2, 1989
	3	Executive Council of the Episcopal Church - Screening and Review Committee, Sept. - Oct., 1968
	4	Federal Bankruptcy Law, 1966
	5	Forrest County School District - Bond Issue, 1968
	6	Freedom Day Rally - Program, Apr. 26, 1964
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Program for freedom day rally, April 26, 1964 View sample item.
	7	Government Printing Office - Lists of Publications, undated
	8	Guyot, Lawrence - Tribute of Appreciation, June 14, 1985
	9	Hamilton Film Service - Flyer for "The Other Face of Dixie", ca. 1960s
	10	"A Handbook for Constables", by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, May 1967
	11	Jet Magazine, July 1967, Dec. 1968, & Mar. 1970
	12	Lawsuit - Sunflower County, Mississippi Elections, 1965
	13	List of Individuals and Their Organizational Affiliations, undated
	14	Mississippi Challenge - Factual Background of 1965 Congressional Challenge, Aug. 1965
	15	Mississippi Challenge - 20th Anniversary Planning Committee, July - Oct., 1985
	16	Mississippi Challenge - 25th Anniversary Booklet, 1990
	17	Mississippi Challenge - Victoria Gray's Outline, ca. 1965
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Outline of speech to the House Subcommittee on Elections, 1965 View sample item.
	18	Mississippi Council on Human Relations - Constitution, May 20, 1963
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Constitution of the Mississippi Council on Human Relations View sample item.
	19	MFDP (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party) - Brochures and Flyers, ca. 1965
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure (1) View sample item.
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure (2) View sample item.
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure (3) View sample item.
			Mississippi workshop flyer View sample item.
	20	MFDP - Committee Members and Pledge Card, undated
	21	MFDP - Correspondence, Sept. 22, 1964 - Aug. 3, 1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Letter, Victoria J. Gray to John J. Conyers, Jr., June 24, 1966 View sample item.
	22	MFDP - Financial Report, Apr. 1967
	23	MFDP - Handwritten Notes on Voting, ca. 1968
	24	MFDP - Letterhead, undated
	25	MFDP - Membership List, 1967
	26	MFDP - Memo From John Lewis, ca. 1967
	27	MFDP - Mississippi Delegation Position Paper, 1967 View sample item.
	28	MFDP - Press Releases, Feb - July, 1965
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Young Democrats Club Press Release, February 15, 1965 View sample item.
			Southern patriot article on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party View sample item.
			News release by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias, July 7, 1965 View sample item.
			News release by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias, July 9, 1965 View sample item.
	29	MFDP - "Proposal for Six Month Project", 1967
	30	MFDP - Proposed Agenda for Executive Sessions, Jan. 28, 1967 View sample item.
	31	National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children - Annual Report, Jan. 1968
	32	National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee, 1967-1968
	33	National Committee for Free Elections in Mississippi - Proposal for Northern Support, 1967 View sample item.
	34	National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower, ca. 1966-1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Sunflower story: a chance for change View sample item.
			Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark View sample item.
			Registration information View sample item.
Box	Folder
3	1	NCNP (National Conference for New Politics) - Norman Balbanian for Congress, 1966
	2	NCNP - "Black Politics in Mississippi" by Victoria J. Gray, Sept. 2, 1967
	3	NCNP - Constitution, undated
	4	NCNP - Job Descriptions, undated
	5	NCNP - Membership Information, ca. 1967
	6	NCNP - Memoranda, 1967-1968, undated
	7	NCNP - Minutes, ca. 1966-1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Minutes, NCNP board meeting, November 12-13, 1966 View sample item.
	8	NCNP - Miscellaneous Documents, ca. 1963-1967
	9	NCNP - "Notes on Possible Political Directions Beyond the Election", by A.I. Waskow, undated
	10	NCNP - Organizations, Listed by State, ca. 1967
	11	NCNP - Receipts and Disbursements, 1967
	12	NCNP - Reports, 1966, undated
	13	NCNP - Resolutions, May 19-20, 1967
	14	NCNP - Steering Committee Materials, ca. 1968
	15	Newsletter - CDGM, Newsletter of Head Start Happenings, May 29, 1967
	16	Newsletter - Convention Notes, Feb. 27, 1968
	17	Newsletter - The Crusader, Mar. 1965
	18	Newsletter - Did You Know?, ca. 1966
	19	Newsletter - Inter/Change, Newsletter of NCNP, Nov. 1966 - June 1967
	20	Newsletter - Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Newsletter, 1967, undated
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party newsletter, number 1, October 1, 1967 View sample item.
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party newsletter, number 3, November 27, 1967 View sample item.
			Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party newsletter; Volume 2, number 6 View sample item.
	21	Newsletter - Mississippi Newsletter, July 28, 1967 - May 24, 1968
	22	Newsletter - Soul Force, Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Feb. - May, 1967
	23	Newsletter - UE News, Official Organ of United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, Nov. 1967 - June 1968
	24	Newspaper Clippings From The Atlanta Inquirer, April 13, 1968
	25	Newspaper Clippings From The New York Times, Jan. 18-26, 1968
	26	Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous, May 25, 1965 - Sept. 18, 1967
	27	Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous, Mar. 16 - June 19, 1968
	28	Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous, Oct. 22, 1985 - July 22, 1998, undated
	29	Newspapers - Miscellaneous Titles, 1967, 1968, 1994
	30	Notebook - Civil Rights Activities in Texas, ca. 1963-1964
	31	Notebook - Handwritten Notes of Victoria J. Gray, ca. 1966
	32	Notes - Handwritten Notes on Various Topics, ca. 1960s
	33	Notes - Handwritten Notes on Various Topics, ca. 1960s
Box	Folder
4	1	Office of Economic Opportunity - Press Release, May 2, 1965
	2	Palmer's Crossing Health Survey Forms, ca. 1960s
	3	Pamphlet - "The American Negro as a Politician", ca. 1965
	4	Pamphlet - "Black Liberation Now", ca. 1960s
	5	Pamphlet - "Brief Submitted by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party", ca. 1965
	6	Pamphlet - "The Case Against Carl and Ann Braden", ca. 1967
	7	Pamphlet - "Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner", June 23, 1989
	8	Pamphlet - "Discussion Bulletin", Published by Socialist Workers Party, Aug. 1955
	9	Pamphlet - "Do You Know the ABC's of Your Town's Government?", Sept. 1963
	10	Pamphlet - "Fair Employment is Good for Business", ca. 1964
	11	Pamphlet - "Juvenile Handbook", ca. 1950s - 1960s
	12	Pamphlet - "Labor's Role in the War on Poverty", ca. 1965
	13	Pamphlet - "Mississippi Political Handbook", Apr. 1962
	14	Pamphlet - "The Objects of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers", ca. 1960s
	15	Pamphlet - "Our County's Government Officials", ca. 1967
	16	Pamphlet - "Peace! The World From African Eyes", Sept. 23, 1960
	17	Pamphlet - "Poverty", 1965
	18	Pamphlet - "Programs of the Department of Housing & Urban Development", Nov. 1965
	19	Pamphlet - "Report on Mississippi", Jan. 1963
	20	Pamphlet - "To Get That Power", 1967
	21	Pamphlet - "The War on Poverty", ca. 1965
	22	Pamphlet - "Welcome to Thailand", 1971
	23	Paper - "The Assimilation of the Mississippi Negro into Mississippi Society", by Stanley Zibulsky, ca. 1965
	24	Partial Paper on Militant Negroes of the South, ca. 1964
	25	Political Handbook for the Black People of Forrest County, ca. 1960s
	26	Press Release by W.E.B. Dubois Clubs of America, Apr. 1, 1968
	27	Program Development Report to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, Part I, May 16, 1967
	28	Program Development Report to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, Part II, May 16, 1967
	29	Proposal for Capitalization and Implementation of Economic Development in Mississippi, 1966
	30	Proposal for Establishing a Buying club in the Lawndale Cooperative Association, 1966
	31	Religious Conference, Oct. 10-11, 1963
Box	Folder
5	1	SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) - Advisory Committee to the Presiding Bishop on Cities, Aug. 29, 1967
	2	SCLC - Annual Report of Dr. martin Luther King, Jr., 1964
	3	SCLC - Annual Report of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1965
	4	SCLC - Article: "An Evaluation of School Desegregation in Mississippi", by Kenneth L. Dean, 1966
	5	SCLC - Article: "The Crisis in America's Cities", by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Aug. 15, 1967
	6	SCLC - Article: "Dr. King and SCLC -- Powerful Action for Change, 1968 View sample item.
	7	SCLC - Article: "Renaissance in Black", July 15, 1967
	8	SCLC - Board Members, 1967-1968 View sample item.
	9	SCLC - Citizenship Education Program, Mississippi, 1966
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Answers to citizenship test on our constitution and government View sample item.
	10	SCLC - Citizenship Training Workshop, 1964
	11	SCLC - Constitution & By-Laws, undated
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Constitution and by-laws of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference View sample item.
	12	SCLC - Correspondence, Sept. 24, 1964 - May 3, 1968, undated
	13	SCLC - Fannie Lou Hamer vs. Cecil C. Campbell, Mar. 11, 1966
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Hamer v. Campbell, March 11, 1966 View sample item.
	14	SCLC - Flyers, 1966-1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Poor people's campaign flyer View sample item.
	15	SCLC - Financial Information, 1966 & 1968
	16	SCLC - Forms, ca. 1960s
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Teacher training application form View sample item.
	17	SCLC - "Ghandi's Rules for the Non-Violent Soldier", undated
	18	SCLC - Handbook for Teachers, Oct. 1967
	19	SCLC - Health Education, undated
	20	SCLC - Historical Highlights, ca. 1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Highlights in the history of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference View sample item.
	21	SCLC - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Interview With Playboy Magazine, 1965
	22	SCLC - Minutes, Apr. 13-20, 1968
	23	SCLC - Mississippi Challenge: Mrs. Annie Devine & Mrs. Victoria Gray, ca. 1965
	24	SCLC - NAMRI Resolution Conference, May 8-10, 1967
	25	SCLC - News From Pikeville, Kentucky, 1967
	26	SCLC - Pamphlet: "A Decade of SCLC", 1967
	27	SCLC - Pamphlet: "Dialogue, a Search for Reconciliation", ca. 1960s
	28	SCLC - Political Workshop in Sunflower, Led by Mrs. Victoria Gray, ca. 1966
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Political workshop in Sunflower View sample item.
	29	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Brochures & Flyers, ca. 1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Poor people's campaign pamphlet View sample item.
	30	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Correspondence, Jan. 10 - Mar. 5, 1968
	31	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Documents Labeled "For SCLC Staff Use Only", 1968
	32	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: List of Items Needed by Participants, ca. 1968
	33	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Newsletter, As Is, July 24, 1967
	34	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Organizational Materials, 1968
	35	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Press Releases, Mar. 4 - Apr. 23, 1968
	36	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Proposed Program for Mississippi, Jan. 14, 1968
	37	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Staff Assignments, Apr. 1968
	38	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Staff Meeting, Mar. 26, 1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			SCLC department of voter registration and political education, staff meeting View sample item.
	39	SCLC - Poor People's Campaign: Statement by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dec. 4, 1967
Box	Folder
6	1	SCLC - Press Releases, 1966-1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			What does it really mean, Senator Eastland? View sample item.
	2	SCLC - Proposal: "Black American Culture -- A call for Action", undated
	3	SCLC - Report to Board of Directors, Apr. 1966
	4	SCLC - Summary of Ninth Annual Convention, Aug. 6-13, 1965
	5	SCLC - Sunflower [Mississippi] Support Meeting, May 4, 1966
	6	SCLC - Vocational Rehabilitation, ca. 1967
	7	SCLC - Welcome Packet for Tenth Annual Convention, Aug. 14-17, 1967
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Philosophy of nonviolence and the tactic of nonviolent resistance View sample item.
			Citizenship education program View sample item.
	8	SCEF (Southern Conference Educational Fund) - Budget & Outline of Work, 1967
	9	SCEF - "Civil Liberties Organizing Work in the South -- October 1967 to April 1968" by Barbara Flynn
	10	SCEF - Correspondence, June 16, 1963 - May 9, 1968, undated
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Memo, Southern Conference Educational Fund, May 9, 1968 View sample item.
	11	SCEF - Directors' Meetings, 1967-1968
	12	SCEF - Eastland Bill, 1968
	13	SCEF - House Un-American Activities Committee, 1968
	14	SCEF - Mountain Organizing Program, 1966-1968
	15	SCEF - News Articles, 1967-1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Know your rights View sample item.
			Petition to the Senate of the United States View sample item.
			Southern Conference Educational Fund brochure View sample item.
	16	SCEF - News Releases, Mar. 16, 1967 - June 8, 1968
	17	SCEF - Newsletter: SCEF News, May 24, 1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			SCEF News, May 24, 1968 View sample item.
	18	SCEF - Reports, 1967-1968
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Report from the South View sample item.
	19	SCEF - Resolution on Vietnam, 1966
	20	SCEF - Statement of Position on Rap Brown, 1960s
	21	SCEF - Supreme Court Case: SCEF vs. Sen. James Eastland, 1965
	22	SCEF - Tribute to Miss Ella J. Baker, Apr. 24, 1968
	23	SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) - Conference on Radical Vocations in the White Community, ca. 1964
	24	SNCC - Press Release, Jan. 25, 1968
	25	United Electrical, Radio, & Machine Workers of America [UE] - 32nd Convention, Aug. 7-11, 1967
	26	White House Conference: "To Fulfill These Rights" - Council's Report & Recommendations, June 1966
	27	White House Conference: "To Fulfill These Rights" - Invitation and Report, May - June, 1966
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			White House invitation to Victoria Gray View sample item.

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Series II: Biographical and Personal Materials
Box	Folder
7	1	Autobiography of Victoria A. Jackson, Nov. 28, 1945 View sample item.
	2	Autograph Book, 1945-1946
	3	Award - "Bridge Builder of the Year", 1993
	4	Award - "Victoria J. Adams EEO/AA Award", 1992-1993
	5	Award - Wilberforce University Alumni Association, Distinguished Service Award, Oct. 27, 1989
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Photograph of Victoria Jackson Gray Adams View sample item.
	6	Book Written in Hebrew, date unknown
	7	Booklet: "The Loveliest Words in the World", undated
	8	Certificates, 1963-1995
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Certificate of attendance, Southern Christian Leadership Conference View sample item.
	9	Class Assignments of Victoria A. Jackson, ca. 1945-1946
	10	Commencement Invitation: Depriest Consolidated School, 1949
	11	Correspondence, Dec. 25, 1952 - Nov. 5, 1995, undated
	12	Elementary School Certificate of Victoria A. Jackson, Apr. 24, 1941
	13	Greeting Cards - Birthday, ca. 1950s
	14	Greeting Cards - Christmas, ca. 1950s-1960s
	15	Greeting Cards - Miscellaneous, ca. 1940s-1950s
	16	Jackson, Victoria A. - High School Diploma, Apr. 26, 1945
	17	Jackson, Victoria A. - High School Graduation Tassel, 1945
	18	Journal Kept by Victoria J. Gray, ca. 1963-1964
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Journal of Victoria Gray (Adams), October 7, 1963 - October 3, 1964 View sample item.
	19	Newsletter: Beauty Fair Bulletin, May 2, 1962
	20	Newspaper Clippings, Jan. 23, 1963 - Oct. 14, 1990
	21	Notes on Christian Education, ca. 1962
	22	Pamphlet - NCIPA's Third Annual Award Dinner, Honoring Victoria G. Adams, Annie Devine, & Dave Dellinger, May 20, 1988
	23	Photographs, ca. 1940s - 1990s
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Photograph of Victoria Jackson (Gray Adams) View sample item.
	24	Proclamation - "Victoria Jackson Gray Adams Day", Nov. 4, 1995
	25	Program of Leadership Education - Cards of Recognition, 1961-1966
	26	Report cards of Georgie Gray, ca. 1952-1962
	27	Report Cards of Victoria Jackson, 1938-1939
Box	Folder
8	1	Resolutions, ca. 1992-1995
	2	Schwartzbaum, Barbara - Howard University School of Law Materials, 1965
	3	Scrapbook Items - Carver, George Washington, ca. 1940s
			Digitized items from this folder include:
			Child Development Group of Mississippi newsletter, Vol. 1 no. 1 View sample item.
	4	Scrapbook Items - Floral Card and Place Cards, ca. 1940s
	5	Scrapbook Items - Invitations, 1940s
	6	Scrapbook Items - Memories of Waveland, Down at the Seaside, Aug. 1943
	7	Scrapbook Items - Newspaper & Magazine Articles, ca. 1940s
	8	Scrapbook Items - Poems by World War II Soldiers, 1940s
	9	Scrapbook Items - Postcards, Blank, ca. 1940s
	10	Scrapbook Items - Postcards With Messages, 1942-1944, undated
	11	Scrapbook Items - Programs, 1943-1947
	12	Scrapbook Items - School Newspaper, Depriest Herald, Dec. 1941
	13	Scrapbook Items - Vacation Bible School Certificate, July 27, 1951

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Series III: Medals and Plaques
Box	Folder
8	14	Medal - "Freedom's Light", Presented by Committee for Constitutional Rights, Nov. 27, 1990
	15	Plaque - American Association on Mental Retardation Multicultural Concerns, S.I.G., ca. 1990s
	16	Plaque - "Bridge Builder of the Year, 1993"
Box	Folder
9	1	Plaque - Memorial United Methodist Church, Nov. 30, 1997
	2	Plaque - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: "Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award", Jan. 16, 1999
	3	Plaque - Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, May 28, 1997
	4	Plaque - "Victoria J. Adams Annual EEO/AA Award", 1992
	5	Plaque - Wilberforce University Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, Oct. 27, 1989

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Series IV: Audio and Video Tapes
Box	Folder
10	1	History 478/578 - "Studies in Civil Rights", Taught by Victoria G. Adams and Dr. Cecil Gray, Jan. 10, 2000 (3 audio cassettes)
	2	History 478/578 - "Studies in Civil Rights", Taught by Victoria G. Adams and Dr. Cecil Gray, Jan. 31, 2000 (3 audio cassettes)
	3	History 478/578 - "Studies in Civil Rights, Taught by Victoria G. Adams and Dr. Cecil Gray, Feb. 7, 2000 (3 audio cassettes)
	4	History 478/578 - "Studies in Civil Rights, Taught by Victoria G. Adams and Dr. Cecil Gray, Feb. 21, 2000 (3 audio cassettes)
	5	University Forum Lecture by Victoria G. Adams, Feb, 29, 2000 (compact disk)
	6	University Forum Lecture by Victoria G. Adams, Feb. 29, 2000 (1 video cassette)

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Oversize Materials
Box	Folder
11	1	Important Documents
			(1). Certificate Commissioning Victoria J. Adams to the Virginia Fore Board, July 1, 1985
			(2). Resolution: Victoria Jackson Gray Adams' Distinguished Service Resolution of 1995
	2	Oversize Pamphlet: "The American Negro as a Politician", ca. 1965
	3	Newsletter: CDGM - Newsletter of Head Start Happenings, May 29, 1967
	4	Newsletter: Soul Force - Official Journal of SCLC, Feb. 15 - May 15, 1968
	5	Newsletter: UE News - Official Organ of United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, Nov. 27, 1967 - June 3, 1968
	6	Newspaper: Guardian - An Independent Radical Newsweekly, Mar. 16 - June 1, 1968
	7	Newspaper: New Politics News, ca. 1967
	8	Newspapers: Miscellaneous Titles, 1967, 1968, 1994

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