SCLC places historical records with Emory Univ.
ATLANTA (AP) - March 10, 2008 "Emory is delighted to care for, catalog and share this unique
intellectual resource with visitors from around the city and the
world," Emory Provost Earl Lewis said in a statement.
The collection, which contains 1,100 boxes, includes photographs
documenting events such as voter registration workshops during the
civil rights movement, and drafts of speeches by Ralph David
Abernathy and others - many annotated in the hands of their
authors. There are also correspondence, press releases, speeches
and other SCLC staff writings, SCLC publications, membership
records, audiocassette tapes and videotapes.
The SCLC was co-founded in 1957 by King and other leaders from
across the South with the purpose of advancing the cause of racial
equality.
Lewis said Emory purchased the material but would not disclose
the price.
The archive will complement the SCLC papers, most pre-1968, that
are held by the King Library and Archives at the King Center.
