From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten account by Gladys Noel Bates of the lawsuit to gain equal pay for African American teachers in Mississippi, dated May 16, 1992. Mrs. Bates describes the process leading up to filing of the suit...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter [from Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates] to Mr. Elmer, undated. Mrs. Bates writes to thank Mr. Elmer for his letter of support, written several months previously, and to relate how her lawsuit to...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Jno. [John] C. Batte, president of the Board of Trustees of Jackson Separate School District, to Gladys N. Bates, in response to Bates' petition with reference to her salary.
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Gladys N. Bates to A.A. Alexander, president of the Mississippi Association of Teachers in Colored Schools (MATCS), dated May 30, 1950. Bates writes to accept an offer of employment...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from W.A. Bender to Gladys Noel Bates, dated January 23, 1948. Bender outlines the financial arrangements made to replace Bates' salary as a teacher, in the event she is discharged from...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Bayard Ruston to Gladys Noel Bates on letterhead of the Fellowship of Reconcilation, dated March 12, 1948. Rustin writes about the effort Bates was making for equal pay for African...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Robert L. Carter to Gladys Bates on letterhead of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, dated October 10, 1951. Carter writes that the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from L.F. [Lutrelle Fleming] Palmer to Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, dated May 11, 1948. Palmer writes of his experiences in Newport News, Virginia, trying to gain equal pay for African American...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to Gladys Noel Bates, dated June 4, 1948. Burns writes about his activities related to the lawsuit filed on behalf of Mrs. Bates to gain equal pay for African American...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Mrs. Bertha Tollbert Love to Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, dated March 19, 1951. Mrs. Love writes to thank Mrs. Bates for the work she was engaged in to better the educational status of...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Handwritten letter from Ethylene Lewis to Gladys Noel Bates, dated April 9, 1948. Mrs. Lewis writes that she saw news of Mrs. Bates' lawsuit, for equal pay for African American educators in Mississippi, in...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to Gladys Noel Bates, dated June 8, 1949. Burns writes to congratulate Mrs. Bates on the news that the judge hearing the lawsuit brought by Mrs. Bates to equalize pay...
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Gladys Goodman of Cleveland, Mississippi. Mrs. Goodman discusses various aspects of her life including family, farming and slavery.
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Robert L. Carter to W.A. Bender on letterhead of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, dated October 21, 1949. Carter writes of his travel plans to Jackson, Mississippi, October...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Robert L. Carter to A.L. Johnson on letterhead of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, dated April 19, 1949. Carter writes to urge Johnson to influence the Teachers Association...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to A.J. Noel, dated December 22, 1948. Burns updates Noel on activities in the lawsuit filed on behalf of Gladys Noel Bates to gain equal pay for African American...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to A.J.Noel, dated January 26, 1949. Burns writes about an upcoming visit Burns will make to Noel and asks the name and address of the new [Jackson school board?]...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to A.J. Noel, dated February 4, 1948. Burns gives instructions to Noel about how/where Mrs. [Gladys Noel] Bates should sign a petition, address an envelope, and mail...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to A.J. Noel, dated February 17, 1948. Burns writes to acknowledge receipt of the February 11, 1948, letter from Mr. John C. Batte to Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, denying...
From the Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from James A. Burns to Robert L. Carter, dated March 24, 1949. Burns writes about legal strategies in the lawsuit to gain equal pay for African American teachers in Mississippi, and the...
