TABLE OF CONTENTS Series Summary
Scope and Contents of the Series
Arrangement of Series
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Series
1.1 Correspondence: General: A-D
1.1 Correspondence: General: E-K
1.1 Correspondence: General: L-R
1.1 Correspondence: General: S-Z
1.2 Correspondence: Letters, Telegrams and
Cards Received After Stabbing in Harlem
1.3 Correspondence: Condolences and
Letters Received After Assassination
1.4 Correspondence: Unidentified
2. Writings by Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Writings by Others
4. Research Notes
5. Education Materials
6. Southern Christian Leadership Conference Organizational Records
7. Montgomery Improvement Association
Organizational Records
8. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Organizational
Records
9. Ebenezer Baptist Church Organizational
Records
10. Financial Records
11. Legal Materials
12. Printed Materials
13. Photographs
14. Artwork
15.Memorabilia
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Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
Series 7: Montgomery Improvement Association Organizational
Records
Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta
University Center
Repository: Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta
University Center
Creator: Montgomery Improvement Association
Collection Number: Series 7
Title: Series 7: Montgomery
Improvement Association Organizational Records
Date: 1955-1965
Quantity: 0.5 linear
feet
The series is comprised of papers about the Montgomery bus protest,
correspondence, and a few other documents from the
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). An outline
of the protest, letter to the
Montgomery Public, statement on the
Supreme Court decision, and list of suggestions for
integrated buses explain the origins of the protest, the non-violent nature of
the movement, and its resolution. The correspondence and form letters discuss
contributions to the cause, volunteering, expressions of support, membership,
and the organization’s operational activities. The series also has information
about the future of the association, including a press release about the
January 10-11, 1957 conference to coordinate the campaign for integrated
transportation, a reprint of King’s annual address on MIA’s fourth anniversary,
a pamphlet detailing a ten point program for the
MIA after the bus protests, and proposed plan
outlining a resolution for united Christian action to build a better south. In
addition, there is a program from a song and praise service saluting the
Freedom Riders on May 21, 1961 that was beset
by a white mob outside of the church and a memo about the case of
Jimmy Wilson, sentenced to death for robbing an
elderly white woman.
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Arrangement of the Series
The series is arranged alphabetically.
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| Names: |
| Abernathy, Ralph,
1926-1990. |
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| King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
1929-1968. |
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| Organizations: |
| Montgomery Improvement
Association. |
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| Subjects: |
| Civil rights demonstrations--
Alabama. |
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| Civil rights
movements--United States--History--20th century. |
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| King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
1929-1968--Oratory. |
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| Montgomery Bus Boycott,
Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956. |
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| Montgomery Improvement
Association--Fund raising. |
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| Nonviolence. |
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| Places: |
| Montgomery
(Ala.) |
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| Correspondence. |
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| Form letters. |
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| Thank-you
letters. |
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Restrictions on Access: Access is restricted to digital surrogates available in the Archives and
Special Collections Department of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Restrictions on Use: All documents in this collection either are protected by copyright or
are the property Morehouse College, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate.
Permission to consult the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
does not automatically include permission to publish from the Collection.
Permission to publish or quote from previously unpublished materials or from
materials under copyright must first be obtained from the copyright holder.
Requests for permission to publish any of Dr. King’s copyrighted speeches, sermons, books or other writings, in whole or in part, shall be addressed to Intellectual Properties Management, Inc., 449 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Georgia, 30312. Preferred Citation Method: Materials should be cited as: The Morehouse
College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Robert W. Woodruff Library of
the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Researchers are encouraged to
furnish the Archives with a copy of any publication that cites materials from
the Collection.
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Detailed Description of the Series
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| Annual Address by President
Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Fourth
Anniversary of the Montgomery Improvement Association, 1959 December 3 (brochure, 15pp [2 copies]) |
| | | Processing Information: Two copies of the brochure
were found inside the back cover of
Melvin E. Wheatley, Jr.'s
Going His
Way, 1957. |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For draft and typescript
of this speech, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard
Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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| Form Letter:
Abernathy Letter with Money, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| Form Letter: Acknowledging Sacrifices, Fasting and Prayers
March 28, circa 1956 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Contribution, circa 1956 (typed letter unsigned with annotations by
Maude L. Ballou, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Contribution, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Contribution, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| Form Letter: For Letters and For Telegrams, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
2pp) |
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| Form Letter: For Those Who Want to Help, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| Form Letter: Kind Letter, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: On Book, circa 1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Out of City and Support, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Save, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Speaking Engagements, circa 1958 (typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
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| Form Letter: Sympathy-
Abernathy, circa
1955-1958 (typed letter unsigned with annotation in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| "Integrated Bus Suggestions", 1956 December 19 (mimeograph with annotation in unknown hand, 1p) |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For an additional copy of
this document, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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| Letter to
Florence B. Allen from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 April 13 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Juanita E. Avery and Friends from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 March 30 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Mrs. H. L. Bacon from
[unidentified], 1956 May 3 (carbon copy with annotation in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Edgar Banks from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1957 June 3 (carbon copy, 2pp) |
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| Letter to
Archibald James Carey, Jr. from
Maude L. Ballou, 1957 December 10 (carbon copy, 1p) |
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| Letter to
J. Evehard Carey from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 May 3 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| | Letter to
J. Evehard Carey from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 May 3 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Anna C. Frank (The "Committee of 100") from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 May 7 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
L. C. Henegan (St. John the Baptist Church (Fort Worth,
Tex.)) from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1958 October 9 (typed letter signed, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Marion B. Jordon (National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People. Pittsburgh Branch) from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 May 4 (typed letter unsigned with annotations in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| Letter to
Martin Luther King, Jr. from
Myles Horton (Highlander Folk School (Monteagle,
Tenn.)), 1958 May 16 (photocopy of typed letter unsigned, 1p) |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For the signed copy of
this letter, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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| Letter to
Martin Luther King, Jr. from
R. P. Montgomery, 1956 August 18 (photocopy of typed letter signed with annotations in
unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Martin Luther King, Jr. from
Frances M. O'Dell (Secretary
Chester Bowles), 1957 January 30 (typed letter signed, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Martin Luther King, Jr. from
Harold B. Wright (United States. Social Security
Administration), 1957 March 28 (photocopy of typed letter signed, 2pp) |
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| Letter to
John C. Melchor from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 April 30 (carbon copy, 1p) |
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| Letter to the Montgomery Public from the Negro Ministers
of Montgomery and Their Congregations, 1955 December 25 (mimeograph with annotation in unknown hand, 4pp) |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For draft and and other
versions, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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| Letter to Students of
Antioch College and Citizens of
Yellow Springs from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 April 19 (carbon copy, 1p) |
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| Letter to
Sydenham Hospital (c/o Mrs.
Sara B. Jackson) from
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 April 13 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Letter to
W. W. Weatherspool (Atlanta Baptist Ministers Union) from
[unidentified], 1956 April 5 (carbon copy with annotations in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| "Looking Forward", circa 1957 (pamphlet, 10pp [14 copies]) |
| | | Processing Information: Six copies of this pamphlet
were found inside the front cover of the
Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year
1960, 1961. |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For additional copies of
this pamphlet, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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| | Membership Letter, 1965 July 2 (typed letter signed, 1p) |
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| Memorandum regarding
Jimmy Wilson, circa 1958 (typed document unsigned, 3pp) |
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| "The Montgomery Bus Protest", circa 1956 (typed document unsigned with annotation in unknown hand,
1p) |
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| "The
Montgomery Improvement Association Salutes The
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Freedom Riders": Song and Praise
Service", 1961 May 21 (program with annotation in unknown hand, 1p) |
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| Press Release: "Bus Protesters call Southern Negro Leaders
Conference on transportation and non-violent integration...", 1957 January 7 (typed document unsigned, 1p) |
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| | "A Proposed Next Step For the
Montgomery Improvement Association and the
Southern Negro Ministers' Conference
(?)", 1957 November 30 (typed document unsigned, 7pp) |
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| "Statement by the President of the
Montgomery Improvement Association, the Rev.
M. L. King, Jr.", 1956 December 20 (typed manuscript unsigned with annotation in unknown hand,
1p) |
| | | Related Archival Materials: For an additional copy of
this item, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at Boston University. |
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