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A construction blueprint drawing for the Home Economics Building under the electrical drawing section of the plans. This drawing shows the front and right-side elevations.
A construction front elevation drawing blueprint of the Library Building at Wiley University. This drawing the front face of the building depciting stone placement, brick placement, window and light placements, and pillars.
A white and balck architectural drawing created by Robert R. Taylor in 1910 for a dormitory/dining hall for Mississppi Industrial College. The drawing scale is 1/4' 1 foot 0 inches. This drawing shows in depth measurements regarding stair, wall, ground elevations as well as the brick type for the building.
Two-pages of directions in case of the death of Florence Evelyn and Monroe Nathan Work. Contains information on the Work family's saving deposits, will, next-of-kin contacts, and details for funeral services.
A black and white photo of an elderly George Washington Carver in his lab in the now George Washington Carver Museum. Dr. Carver has a bottle and a beaker in his hands. Carver's picture was tacken by the university's head of photography department and university photographer P.H. Polk.
The 2nd Annual Catholic Committee of the South Convention held in Birmingham, Alabama on April 22, 1941. The audio features speakers introducing what the convention is for and the theme of this particular year's convention which was "The Church and the Negro".
A lawsuit filled by the Tuskegee Civic Association to challenge the illegal gerrymandering that sought to reduce the political power of Black citizens in Macon County, Alabama.
A letter from Chaplain Wynn to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on onion paper, offering support to the King after their family home was bombed and offering unwavering support for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
A colored image of the interior of the new Tuskegee Institute Chapel designed by Paul Rudolph, John A. Welch and Louis Fry. Welch and Fry were former Tuskegee students.
Whitney M. Young is the last speaker in a lecture series held by Sperry and Hutchinson and sponsored by the Green Stamp Foundation. The theme of the lecture series was "Toward Civic Democracy in the South", and Mr. Young would be the final speaker discussing the social aspect of the theme.
A letter written by Charles G. Gomillion to Dr. C.W. Orr concerning Dr. Austin R. Meadows consideration for the Superintendent of Education of Macon County, AL.
Letter from A. M. Clough requesting an interview with Monroe N. Work for the following day, Wednesday. Printed on "International Business Machines Corporation, Tabulating Machine Division" stationery.