Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984

Authoritative Name:
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Biography:
"A distinguished African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist, Benjamin Mays is perhaps best known as the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. He was also a significant mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and was among the most articulate and outspoken critics of segregation before the rise of the modern civil rights movement in the United States. Mays also filled a leadership role in several significant national and international organizations, among them the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the World Council of Churches, the United Negro College Fund, the National Baptist Convention, the Urban League, the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, and the Peace Corps Advisory Committee."--"Benjamin Mays (ca. 1894-1984)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 18, 2008: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
Associated Subjects:
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

47 items in 16 collections (expand all)

Don Slaiman [Executive Director], correspondence, 1968

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Slaiman, Donald, 1919-2000
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Name files, Mattingly - Miller, 1971-1986

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Date of Original:
1971/1986
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

National Urban League, correspondence, 1965-1976

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Carter, Lewis J., III
Pergament, Revelle
Crooks, K. B. M., Jr.
Lewis, Benjamin F.
Johnston, Jon J.
Stanfield, J. Edwin
Coleman, Clarence D.
Walker, Irvin C.
Moor, Grayson H.
Sabo, George W.
Presnell, Von Paul
Ramsay, Claude E. (Claude Elwood), 1916-1986
Ingram, Bob
Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), Jr., 1935-2021
Hill, Jesse, 1926-
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Williamson, Quentin V.
Bows, Albert J., Jr.
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Holmes, John
Pollard, William Edward, 1915-2013
Johnson, Napoleon B. (Napoleon Bonaparte), II
Date of Original:
1965/1976
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Interview with Constance Curry, August 8, 1997

Creator:
Curry, Constance, 1933-
Date of Original:
1997-08-08
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Al Lingo : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Attorney Henry J. Richardson Honored for Service to the Urban League

Creator:
Indianapolis recorder (Firm)
Date of Original:
1971-05-17
Collection:
Indianapolis recorder
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Henry J. Richardson, Jr. at Indianapolis Urban League Awards Night, 1971

Date of Original:
1971
Collection:
Indianapolis recorder
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Report of Field Secretary, October 1, 1961, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1961-10-01
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon on the importance of evangelism

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Speech on ministerial leadership

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Speech, On the need for clergy to make full use of their position

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Mays, Benjamin E. - President, Morehouse College

Creator:
Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Date of Original:
1942/1943
Collection:
Lillian Smith Papers, 1915-1972
Contributing Institution:
University of Florida. Libraries

Benjamin Mays

Date of Original:
1894/1984
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Benjamin Mays

Date of Original:
1973-08-11
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Benjamin Mays

Date of Original:
1894/1984
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Southwind No. 151

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1986-01-16
Collection:
Southwind recordings
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Southwind No. 176

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1987-01-15
Collection:
Southwind recordings
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Southwind No. 5

Creator:
Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:
1981-01-09
Collection:
Southwind recordings
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Hunt, Steve
Date of Original:
1976-04-26
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Dr. Benjamin Payton, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays and Vernon E. Jordan at Benedict College

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1970-05-07
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Palmetto Education Association Convention

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Schneidmiller, Stan
Date of Original:
1956-03-22
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Palmetto Education Association Convention

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Schneidmiller, Stan
Date of Original:
1956-03-22
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Palmetto Education Association Convention

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Schneidmiller, Stan
Date of Original:
1956-03-22
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Oral history interview of Sidney Adkins Jr.

Creator:
Taylor, David
Adkins, Sidney, Jr., 1949-
Date of Original:
2017-03-20
Collection:
Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Clinton Warner, M.D. interview

Creator:
Warner, Clinton
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2005-08-16
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Clinton Warner, M.D. interview (Part 2 of 2)

Creator:
Warner, Clinton
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2005-09-08
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr. interview

Creator:
Hornsby, Jr., Dr. Alton
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-01-26
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Herbert Holmes interview

Creator:
Holmes, Herbert, 1944-
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2006-02-23
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

Jesse Hill interview

Creator:
Hill, Jesse, 1926-2012
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2005-08-11
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center

John B. Smith, Sr. interview

Creator:
Smith, Sr., John B.
Merritt, Carole
Date of Original:
2005-10-04
Collection:
Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta History Center
See All 10 Items

DR. MAYS ON SCHOOL BUSING (1974)

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1974
1974-01-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African Americans reacting to a speech by mayor Sam Massell, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971 October 6

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1971-10-06
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection