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Size | 126.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 157,000 items) |
Abstract | Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991) was born in Asheville, N.C. He was an attorney, businessman, and civil rights leader. McKissick married Evelyn Williams, with whom he had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. The collection contains materials documenting Floyd B. McKissick's work as an lawyer, businessman, and civil rights leader. Included are items pertaining to his law practice in Durham, N.C.; his service, beginning in 1966, as national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); his work as advisor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and his interests in politics and education. Many items relate to Soul City, N.C., a town owned and operated by African Americans near Warrenton, N.C. Included are items describing the impact of Soul City on rural Warren County, N.C., and Vance County, N.C. Among the companies documented are McKissick Enterprises of New York and North Carolina; City Development, Inc.; HealthCo, Inc.; Madison and McKissick Development, Inc.; McKissick S.C. Associates; the Soul City Foundation and other Soul City companies; and the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. There are also a few items relating to the McKissick family and to his affiliation with the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. |
Creator | McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Teresa Church, May 2001
Encoded by: Teresa Church, May 2001
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Microfilm added January 2007.
Microfilm removed August 2016.
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Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991), the son of Ernest Boyce and Magnolia Thompson McKissick, was born in Asheville, N.C., on 9 March 1922. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from North Carolina Central University. During the course of his educational pursuits, he also became the first Black man to attend the Law School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
McKissick was a noted attorney, businessman and civil rights champion. Through his professional career in North Carolina and elsewhere, he had affiliations with some of America's most prominent and influential personalities. He served as national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and later became national director of that organization. McKissick also held an advisory role with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and he was the founder and president of McKissick Enterprises. He was a much-sought-after speaker, as well as the author of Three-Fifths of a Man (1969) and numerous other writings.
During the early 1970s, McKissick founded Soul City near Warrenton, N.C. The new township was designed to promote economic empowerment of African Americans and was often referred to as the "first Freestanding Community in modern history."
Floyd McKissick and his wife, Evelyn Williams McKissick, had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. McKissick died in his home state on 28 April 1991; he was 69 years of age.
Back to TopMaterials documenting Floyd B. McKissick's work as an lawyer, businessman, and civil rights leader. Included are items pertaining to his law practice in Durham, N.C.; his service, beginning in 1966, as national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); his work as advisor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and his interests in politics and education. Many items relate to Soul City, N.C., a town owned and operated by African Americans near Warrenton, N.C. Included are items describing the impact of Soul City on rural Warren County, N.C., and Vance County, N.C. Among the companies documented are McKissick Enterprises of New York and North Carolina; City Development, Inc.; HealthCo, Inc.; Madison and McKissick Development, Inc.; McKissick S.C. Associates; the Soul City Foundation and other Soul City companies; and the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. There are also a few items relating to the McKissick family and to his affiliation with the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels.
Please note that the arrangement of materials in this collection was partially determined by original order as received. Because of that, researchers should be sure to check all possible locations for materials of interest. Also note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Back to TopArrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the Soul City Company and its various supporting entities, including Warren Regional Planning Corporation, Soul City Foundation, Soul City Sanitary District, and others. This company was created by Floyd B. McKissick Enterprises for the purpose of developing the Soul City township in rural Warren County, N.C.
The Soul City Company existed as a limited partnership and was comprised of the following entities: McKissick Enterprises; the National Housing Partnership, a private organization created by Congress under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; and Madison-Madison International, an architectural and planning firm with offices in Cleveland, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and Gary, Ind. This series includes correspondence, financial and administrative materials, clippings, and photographs.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the history, development, and business operations of the Soul City Company and its efforts relating to the Soul City project. Included are items concerning Floyd B. McKissick and to the supporting entities that were instrumental in making the Soul City township a reality in rural Warren County, N.C.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the Soul City Company and virtually every aspect of the Soul City project. Included are letters exchanged between Floyd B. McKissick and a wide range of correspondents. Among these are letters concerning the affiliation of McKissick and his professional staff with business concerns from throughout North Carolina and the United States that became involved with the project; letters exchanged with businesses and individuals seeking opportunities to provide goods and services to the Soul City Company; and letters exchanged between McKissick and government officials at the local, state, and national levels. The latter show the participation of the United States Department of HUD and its offices in Greensboro, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga., documenting the planning, funding, development, and management of the project.
There are also letters that McKissick received from individuals, including noted personalities, who wrote to express their admiration and support for the project. Among those who wrote are the Reverend Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ in Redwood Valley, Calif., (folder 87); the Reverend Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH (August 1974); and Hattie James, a New York schoolteacher and the mother of actor Laurence Fishburne (folder 543).
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Company. The series includes correspondence, as well as budgets, balance sheets, and related work papers.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to financial transactions made by the Soul City Company through its routine business operations. The items in this series also document financial transactions made on behalf of the Soul City project. These materials shed light on some of the various goods and services that the Soul City project acquired during the course of developing the Soul City project.
Arrangement: chronological by subject.
Materials pertaining to the expenditures and income of the Soul City Company, with respect to the Soul City project. Included are routine monthly, quarterly, and annual statements. There are also reports and related materials concerning the FRAM accounting system (Financial Reporting and Access Method), which was proposed and implemented during the mid 1970s. (See also Series 2.2.)
Folder 1297 |
Projected Statement of Sources and Uses of Cash, 15 December 1972 |
Folder 1298-1303
Folder 1298Folder 1299Folder 1300Folder 1301Folder 1302Folder 1303 |
Balance Sheets, April-December 1974 |
Folder 1303a |
Balance Sheets, April-December 1974 |
Folder 1303b |
Touche-Ross and Company: Final Certified Balance Sheet, 24 December 1974 |
Folder 1304-1305
Folder 1304Folder 1305 |
Statement of Sources and Uses of Cash, 1974 |
Folder 1306 |
Budget: Approved: Second Quarter, 1974 |
Folder 1307-1308
Folder 1307Folder 1308 |
Budget, 1974 |
Folder 1309 |
Quarterly Report of Evaluation of Security, 1974 |
Folder 1310 |
Annual Reports of Security, 1974 |
Folder 1311 |
Monthly Statement of Tax Loss, September-October 1974 |
Folder 1312-1317
Folder 1312Folder 1313Folder 1314Folder 1315Folder 1316Folder 1317 |
Balance Sheets, January-December 1975 |
Folder 1318 |
Quarterly Balance Sheets: Correspondence, 1975 |
Folder 1319-1320
Folder 1319Folder 1320 |
Revised Cash Flows for NCNB for Balance of 1975 |
Folder 1321-1322
Folder 1321Folder 1322 |
Submissions to HUD: Budgets and Finance Officers Certificates, 25 June 1975 |
Folder 1323 |
Reports Given to Auditors, 1975 |
Folder 1324 |
Statement of Sources and Uses of Cash: Fourth Quarter, 1975 |
Folder 1325 |
Calculations for Distribution of Development Cost, 1975-1976 |
Folder 1326 |
Statement of Changes in Financial Position, March 1975 |
Folder 1327 |
Monthly Statement of Loss, March 1975 |
Folder 1328 |
Statement of Changes in Financial Position, July 1975 |
Folder 1329 |
Monthly Statement of Tax Loss, August 1975 |
Folder 1330 |
Statement of Change in Financial Position, September 1975 |
Folder 1331 |
Annual Report of Escrow Accounts, 1975 |
Folder 1332 |
Worksheet for Personnel Section of General Managers Quarterly Report, December 1975 |
Folder 1333-1336
Folder 1333Folder 1334Folder 1335Folder 1336 |
Budget, 1975 |
Folder 1337 |
Comments of 1975 Budget |
Folder 1338 |
Budget Related Correspondence, 1975 |
Folder 1339-1352
Folder 1339Folder 1340Folder 1341Folder 1342Folder 1343Folder 1344Folder 1345Folder 1346Folder 1347Folder 1348Folder 1349Folder 1350Folder 1351Folder 1352 |
Work Papers, January-December 1975 |
Folder 1353 |
Statements: Accrual Basis, 1976 |
Folder 1354-1355
Folder 1354Folder 1355 |
Statements: Cash Basis, March-November 1976 |
Folder 1354-1364
Folder 1354Folder 1355Folder 1356Folder 1357Folder 1358Folder 1359Folder 1360Folder 1361Folder 1362Folder 1363Folder 1364 |
Statements: Cash Basis, 1976 |
Folder 1365 |
Revised Annual Cash Flow, November 1976 |
Folder 1366-1376
Folder 1366Folder 1367Folder 1368Folder 1369Folder 1370Folder 1371Folder 1372Folder 1373Folder 1374Folder 1375Folder 1376 |
Balance Sheets, January-December 1976 |
Folder 1377 |
Five Year Plan, November 1976 |
Folder 1378-1387
Folder 1378Folder 1379Folder 1380Folder 1381Folder 1382Folder 1383Folder 1384Folder 1385Folder 1386Folder 1387 |
Monthly Budgets, February-December 1976 |
Folder 1388 |
Quarterly Report of Evaluation, 1976 |
Folder 1389 |
Annual Budget Estimates, 1976? |
Folder 1390-1394
Folder 1390Folder 1391Folder 1392Folder 1393Folder 1394 |
Budget, 1976 |
Folder 1395 |
Budget Related Correspondence, 1976 |
Folder 1396-1397
Folder 1396Folder 1397 |
Original Input for Budget, 1976 |
Folder 1398 |
Revised Budget, 1976 |
Folder 1399 |
Comments on Revised Budget, 1976 |
Folder 1400-1408
Folder 1400Folder 1401Folder 1402Folder 1403Folder 1404Folder 1405Folder 1406Folder 1407Folder 1408 |
Work Papers, January-September 1976 |
Folder 1409-1411
Folder 1409Folder 1410Folder 1411 |
Work Papers, 1976 |
Folder 1412 |
Quarterly Balance Sheets, 1977 |
Folder 1413-1424
Folder 1413Folder 1414Folder 1415Folder 1416Folder 1417Folder 1418Folder 1419Folder 1420Folder 1421Folder 1422Folder 1423Folder 1424 |
Monthly Budgets, January-December 1977 |
Folder 1425 |
Annual Budget Estimate: Revenues, 1977? |
Folder 1426-1427
Folder 1426Folder 1427 |
Budget, 1977 |
Folder 1428 |
Budget: First Three Months of 1978, 26 October 1977 |
Folder 1429 |
Schedule of Accounts Payable, 31 December 1977 |
Folder 1430-1431
Folder 1430Folder 1431 |
Five Year Budget Plan, 30 December 1977 |
Folder 1432-1434
Folder 1432Folder 1433Folder 1434 |
Budget Worksheets, 1977 |
Folder 1435-1436
Folder 1435Folder 1436 |
Budget Correspondence, 1977 |
Folder 1437-1448
Folder 1437Folder 1438Folder 1439Folder 1440Folder 1441Folder 1442Folder 1443Folder 1444Folder 1445Folder 1446Folder 1447Folder 1448 |
Budgets, January-December 1978 |
Folder 1449 |
Budget Report: Year End, 1978 |
Folder 1450-1452
Folder 1450Folder 1451Folder 1452 |
Budget Assumptions: Five Year Plan, 1978 |
Folder 1453-1455
Folder 1453Folder 1454Folder 1455 |
Annual Budget Control Document: First Amendment, 1978 |
Folder 1456-1457
Folder 1456Folder 1457 |
Budget Amendment No. 2, 1978 |
Folder 1458-1459
Folder 1458Folder 1459 |
Budget Revisions: Year End, 1978 |
Folder 1460-1461
Folder 1460Folder 1461 |
Budget Explanations and Comments, 1978 |
Folder 1462-1472
Folder 1462Folder 1463Folder 1464Folder 1465Folder 1466Folder 1467Folder 1468Folder 1469Folder 1470Folder 1471Folder 1472 |
Work Papers, January-November 1978 |
Folder 1473-1475
Folder 1473Folder 1474Folder 1475 |
Work Papers: Year End Budget, 1978 |
Folder 1476 |
Balance Sheet, March, 1979 |
Folder 1477 |
Trial Balances, 1979 |
Folder 1478-1485
Folder 1478Folder 1479Folder 1480Folder 1481Folder 1482Folder 1483Folder 1484Folder 1485 |
Budgets, January-December 1979 |
Folder 1486 |
Proposed Budget for 1979 |
Folder 1487-1488
Folder 1487Folder 1488 |
Budget: Year End, 1979 |
Folder 1489 |
Budget: Revised, 1979 |
Folder 1490-1492
Folder 1490Folder 1491Folder 1492 |
Five Year Budget Plan: 1979-1983 |
Folder 1493-1495
Folder 1493Folder 1494Folder 1495 |
Budgets, January-March 1980 |
Folder 1496 |
Briefing on the ABCD Program: Comparison and Budget Reports, 1976 |
Folder 1497-1498
Folder 1497Folder 1498 |
FRAM: Correspondence, 1974 |
Folder 1499-1502
Folder 1499Folder 1500Folder 1501Folder 1502 |
FRAM Reports, June-December 1974 |
Folder 1503-1504
Folder 1503Folder 1504 |
FRAM: Final Copies, 31 December 1974 |
Folder 1505-1512
Folder 1505Folder 1506Folder 1507Folder 1508Folder 1509Folder 1510Folder 1511Folder 1512 |
FRAM Reports, March-December 1975 |
Folder 1513-1516
Folder 1513Folder 1514Folder 1515Folder 1516 |
FRAM Reports, March-December 1976 |
Folder 1517 |
FRAM Report, 1st Quarter, 31 March 1977 |
Folder 1518 |
FRAM Report, 30 June 1977 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to routine business operations of the Soul City Company. Included are materials relating to general administrative activities. There are also numerous contracts pertaining to the acquisition of goods and services for the Soul City Company and to the development of the Soul City project. In addition, there are materials concerning the acquisition of land for development purposes and sales of various residential and commercial lots in the Soul City community.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the general administrative operations of the Soul City Company. The majority of these items concern the company's planning and development activities in the Soul City community. Included are reports, informational brochures about the new community, grant applications, and a wide variety of other documents pertaining to employment opportunities, housing, and facilities and services. (See also Series 2.3.)
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Materials documenting contractual relationships through which the Soul City Company acquired goods and services. Items document agreements between the Soul City Company and a wide variety of individuals and business concerns. Some of these materials are contracts for goods and services associated with the routine business operations of the Soul City Company office. Most items, however, pertain to the acquisition of goods and services related to the Soul City project. Also included is much legal correspondence concerning various contracts and related materials.
Arrangement: subject and chronological by subject.
Materials pertaining to the Soul City Company's acquisition of land for the Soul City project. Included is information about various families in the Warren County, N.C., area who sold land to the Soul City Company. In addition, these materials document numerous individuals, organizations, and home building and construction companies that purchased lots in the Soul City community.
Arrangement: chronological.
Materials pertaining to local, state, and national media coverage of Floyd B. McKissick and the Soul City project. Items document virtually every phase of the history and development of Soul City. Included are clippings pertaining to the funding of Soul City and to allegations that later resulted in the United States Government Accounting Office's investigation into the project; items concerning water and sewage systems and the Soul City Company's other supporting entities that show a broad range of public reaction to McKissick and his undertaking, including views of Senator Jesse Helms; and numerous items concerning Soul City's impact upon rural Warren County, N.C.
Folder 2929-3066
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1969-1982 and undated |
Folder 3067 |
Reprinted News Articles 1972-1976 |
Folder 3068-3119
Folder 3068Folder 3069Folder 3070Folder 3071Folder 3072Folder 3073Folder 3074Folder 3075Folder 3076Folder 3077Folder 3078Folder 3079Folder 3080Folder 3081Folder 3082Folder 3083Folder 3084Folder 3085Folder 3086Folder 3087Folder 3088Folder 3089Folder 3090Folder 3091Folder 3092Folder 3093Folder 3094Folder 3095Folder 3096Folder 3097Folder 3098Folder 3099Folder 3100Folder 3101Folder 3102Folder 3103Folder 3104Folder 3105Folder 3106Folder 3107Folder 3108Folder 3109Folder 3110Folder 3111Folder 3112Folder 3113Folder 3114Folder 3115Folder 3116Folder 3117Folder 3118Folder 3119 |
Photocopied Clippings, 1951-1982 and undated |
Arrangement: by subject.
Pictures of Floyd B. McKissick, members of his staff, others from the Soul City community, and scenes of Soul City.
Image Folder PF-4930/1-5
PF-4930/1PF-4930/2PF-4930/3PF-4930/4PF-4930/5 |
Photographs of Soul City Staff: Individuals, 1973-1980 and undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/6 |
Photographs of Soul City Staff: Groups, 1967-1974 and undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/7 |
Photographs of Soul City Staff: Carey, Gordon, undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/8 |
Proof Sheets of Soul City Staff, undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/9 |
Soul City Photographs taken by Clyde Pulley, 1979 |
Image Folder PF-4930/10 |
Aerial Photographs of Soul City Site |
Image Folder PF-4930/11 |
Photographs of New Community Development Corporation Staff, undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/12 |
Photographs of Urban Housing Development Projects, undated |
Image Folder PF-4930/13 |
Soul City Miscellaneous Photographs, undated |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the general administrative operations of City Development, Inc., which functioned as a special general partner of the Soul City Company partnership. City Development existed for the purpose of providing the Secretary of the United States Department of HUD with a means to take control of the Soul City Company in the event of an extended default under the project agreement. Included are small quantities of correspondence and financial materials. In addition, there are copies bylaws, articles of incorporation, and other items, which shed light on the history of City Development, Inc.
Folder 3120 |
Board of Directors: Minutes of the First Meeting, 1973 |
Folder 3121 |
Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, 1973-1976 |
Folder 3122 |
Compliance on Page 13 of the Agreement and Certification: City Development, Inc., 1974-1976 |
Folder 3123a |
A Model Planned Unit Development Article for a County Zoning Ordinance, 28 October 1970 |
Folder 3123b |
Financing Proposal and Related Materials, 1969-1971 and undated |
Folder 3123c |
Correspondence, 1971 |
Folder 3124 |
Clearinghouse Notification: North Carolina Department of Administration, 1971 |
Folder 3125-3126
Folder 3125Folder 3126 |
Green Power Foundation: Correspondence, 1972 |
Folder 3127 |
City Plan Commission of St. Louis: Correspondence, 1973 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to HealthCo, Inc., which was established to provide a comprehensive medical care program for the residents of Soul City, as well as Vance and Warren counties, N.C. The facility received grant funding from the Office of Economic Opportunity and the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. HealthCo emphasized health maintenance, rather than crisis care, and provided services for health education, disease prevention, and medical and dental care. This series includes correspondence and administrative materials pertaining to the history, development, operations, and financial aspects of HealthCo, Inc. (See also Series 2.3.)
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of HealthCo, Inc., including internal memos exchanged between HealthCo and other Soul City corporate entities, letters from persons seeking employment opportunities at the HealthCo., and correspondence pertaining to the funding and construction of the facility.
Folder 3128-3148
Folder 3128Folder 3129Folder 3130Folder 3131Folder 3132Folder 3133Folder 3134Folder 3135Folder 3136Folder 3137Folder 3138Folder 3139Folder 3140Folder 3141Folder 3142Folder 3143Folder 3144Folder 3145Folder 3146Folder 3147Folder 3148 |
1972-1980 and undated |
Extra Oversize Paper XOP-4930/204 |
Floor plan for HealthCo, Inc., showing lobby furnishings, 13 December 1978 |
Folder 3149a |
1972-1980 and undated |
Folder 3149b |
Environmental Health |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of HealthCo, Inc., documenting the history, planning and development of the facility. Also included is a small number of clippings pertaining to funding for HealthCo, the services it provided for Soul City and its surrounding areas, and other issues. (See also Series 1.4.)
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the history, development, and operations of Madison and McKissick Development, Inc. The principal activity of this corporation was the development and construction of the ambulatory clinic for HealthCo, Inc. Included are items concerning the planning, construction, and development of Soul City's health care facility and correspondence and a small number of financial materials pertaining to the HealthCo project. (See also Series 1.3.)
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of McKissick S.C. Associates on behalf of the Soul City project. McKissick S.C. Associates existed as a limited partnership and was formed for the dual purposes of owning limited partnership interests in the Soul City Company and borrowing funds to contribute as equity in the Soul City Company. This series includes correspondence and items documenting the administrative activities of McKissick S.C. Associates.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the affairs of McKissick S.C. Associates. Included are letters concerning the sale of the limited partnership shares of McKissick S.C. Associates, the syndication of Soul City's debt incurred with the development of the project, and other matters.
Folder 3223-3228
Folder 3223Folder 3224Folder 3225Folder 3226Folder 3227Folder 3228 |
1974-1979 |
Folder 3229 |
Agape Productions, 1977 |
Folder 3230 |
Clayton and Ballance, 1975-1977 |
Folder 3231-3233
Folder 3231Folder 3232Folder 3233 |
Syndication, 1976-1977 |
Folder 3234 |
Warburg, Pincus and Co., Inc., 1974 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of McKissick S.C. Associates. Included are minutes from meetings of the board of directors and of the general partners, certificates of limited partnership and related items, and a small number of financial materials.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials concerning the planning, development, and construction of residential, commercial, and recreational areas in the Soul City community. The series includes correspondence, building plans, and floor plans and drawings from a number of home builders. There are also numerous maps and land use plans documenting the locations of subdivisions and other facilities.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to planning and development of Soul City. The series includes correspondence exchanged between home builders and landscapers, engineers, construction companies, and others.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to administrative activities associated with the physical planning and development of Soul City of both residential and industrial property. The items document the work of the Design Review Committee.
Arrangement: alphabetical and by subject.
Materials pertaining to lots purchased by Soul City homeowners. Also included are a variety of house plans that were available through builders such as Homecraft Corporation and Nationwide Homes. Also included are blueprints for homes constructed in Soul City and land use plans and maps showing locations of various subdivisions and facilities.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Foundation, which was established in 1969to plan and develop human and social service programs for residents of Soul City. Among the Foundation's initiatives were plans for job training, education, housing, historic preservation, religious life, child care, communications, legal services, economic development, and cultural arts. One of the major contributions of the Soul City Foundation was the planning and development of the SoulTech I industrial facility in Soul City's employment park. This series includes correspondence and financial and administrative materials. (See also Series 2.3.)
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Foundation. Included are numerous letters exchanged between the Foundation's staff, including Executive Director Eva Clayton, and officials of potential funding sources.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Foundation. The series includes correspondence pertaining to financial matters, as well as routine financial documents, such as budgets, balance sheets, and related work papers.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative affairs of the Soul City Foundation, including materials concerning the history and development of the Foundation, as well as personnel, the board of directors, and programming initiatives. Some materials relate to the Foundation's social advocacy planning activities, the Interfaith Committee, and cultural arts programs. There are also materials documenting Soul City's participation in the 1976 United States bicentennial celebration.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Investment Corporation, which was a profit-making organization owned by members of the Soul City community. Formed in 1971, it raised capital and participated in investment ventures on behalf of the Soul City project. One such venture was the development of a mobile home park that provided interim housing for Soul City staff members and their families. This series includes correspondence and administrative and financial materials.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Investment Corporation, including correspondence exchanged between the corporation's staff and various tenants of the mobile home park that the Soul City Investment Corporation owned and maintained. There are also letters exchanged between the corporation's staff and its investors. (See also Series 1.8.2.)
Folder 3985-3996
Folder 3985Folder 3986Folder 3987Folder 3988Folder 3989Folder 3990Folder 3991Folder 3992Folder 3993Folder 3994Folder 3995Folder 3996 |
1971-1981 |
Folder 3997 |
Martin Well Company, 1974 |
Folder 3998a |
North Carolina National Bank, 1974-1977 |
Folder 3998b |
Press Releases, 1980 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of the Soul City Investment Corporation. The items document the history and development of the Corporation, as well as its various investment activities. Among these materials are items concerning the mobile home park that was established to provide interim housing for Soul City staff members and their families and a small number of items pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Investment Corporation.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Parks and Recreation Association, which was responsible for the development of recreation facilities, such as the swimming pool, golf course, playgrounds, and activity center for the new community. The series includes correspondence, as well as financial and administrative materials.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Parks and Recreation Association. The materials concern a variety of routine matters, such as planning for the golf course, swimming pool, bike paths, and other recreation needs of the Soul City community. In addition, the series includes correspondence exchanged between the Association's staff and persons seeking employment opportunities with the Soul City Parks and Recreation Association.
Folder 4040-4050
Folder 4040Folder 4041Folder 4042Folder 4043Folder 4044Folder 4045Folder 4046Folder 4047Folder 4048Folder 4049Folder 4050 |
1975-1980 and undated |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Parks and Recreation Association.
Folder 4051 |
Proposed Budgets, 1975-1976 |
Folder 4052 |
Statement of Sources and Uses of Cash, 30 September 1975-1981 |
Folder 4053 |
Operating Budget, 31 December 1976 |
Folder 4054-4061
Folder 4054Folder 4055Folder 4056Folder 4057Folder 4058Folder 4059Folder 4060Folder 4061 |
Balance Sheets, January-December 1977 |
Folder 4062 |
General Ledger, 1977 |
Folder 4063-4064
Folder 4063Folder 4064 |
General Ledger Journal Entries, 1977 |
Folder 4065 |
Annual General Ledger Trial Balance, 1977 |
Folder 4066-4070
Folder 4066Folder 4067Folder 4068Folder 4069Folder 4070 |
Balance Sheets, January-October 1978 |
Folder 4071 |
Income Statement, 31 December 1978 |
Folder 4072 |
General Ledger Trial Balance, 1978 |
Folder 4073 |
Budget of Sources and Uses of Cash |
Folder 4074 |
1978 Budget Assumptions |
Folder 4075 |
1979 Budget of Sources and Uses of Cash |
Folder 4076 |
Assumption for E.M. Computer Model, undated |
Folder 4077 |
Financial Correspondence, 1976-1980 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of the Soul City Parks and Recreation Association. Included are items documenting the history and development of the Association and a number of recreation-related events that took place in the Soul City community, among them the dedication of the Magnolia-Ernest Recreation Complex, which was named in honor of the parents of Floyd B. McKissick, and the dedication of the lake and observation deck, which were named in memory of the parents of Evelyn W. McKissick. This series also includes Parks and Recreation Association's newsletters.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Sanitary District, which was established in 1973 and operated under the leadership of Evelyn McKissick. The Sanitary District was the first unit of local government for the town of Soul City. Voter-controlled, this entity had the authority to function like the governing body of a county or municipality. The Soul City Sanitary District maintained and operated the water and sewage facilities in the new community. Other responsibilities included the collection and disposal of solid waste and the establishment of the city's fire department. This series includes correspondence and financial and administrative materials.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the Soul City Sanitary District's operations. Included are letters exchanged between Sanitary District personnel and contractors, engineers, and government officials in North Carolina. There is also correspondence exchanged between Sanitary District personnel and local government officials in Warren County, N.C., and among the personnel of Sanitary District and the Soul City Company and its other supporting entities.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Sanitary District. The series includes financial correspondence, as well as routine financial documents, such as budgets and balance sheets.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of the Soul City Sanitary District. Included are items concerning the operation and maintenance of the waste water treatment plant (see also Series 1.11.2). This series also includes materials pertaining to the planning and construction efforts for the fire protection system.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Utilities Company, which had responsibilities for constructing the waste water treatment plant that was maintained and operated by the Soul City Sanitary District (see Series 1.10.). This series includes correspondence and administrative and financial materials.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Utilities Company. The majority of these materials concern the construction of the waste water treatment plant that served the Soul City community. (See also Series 1.10.1.)
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the general administrative operations of the Soul City Utilities Company. Included are materials concerning the construction and operations of the waste water treatment plant, which was maintained by the Soul City Sanitary District. (See also Series 1.10.3.)
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Soul City Utilities Company. The series includes correspondence pertaining to various finance-related matters, as well as budgets and other financial documents.
Folder 4893-4895
Folder 4893Folder 4894Folder 4895 |
Financial Correspondence, 1974-1979 |
Folder 4896 |
Clarification of the Utility Company and Sanitary District Roles and Finances, undated |
Folder 4897 |
Soul City Utilities Company, Unaudited Reports, 1977-1978 |
Folder 4898 |
Annual Budget Estimates and Balance Sheets, 1975 and undated |
Folder 4899 |
Budget, 1975 |
Folder 4900-4903
Folder 4900Folder 4901Folder 4902Folder 4903 |
Annual Budget Estimates 1976-1977 |
Folder 4904 |
Budget, 1976 |
Folder 4905 |
Revised Operating Expense Budget, 1976 |
Folder 4906 |
Budget: Trial Balance, 1977 |
Folder 4907 |
Annual Budget Estimate, 1977-1978 |
Folder 4908 |
Annual Budget Estimate, undated |
Folder 4909 |
Operating Budgets, undated |
Folder 4910-4918
Folder 4910Folder 4911Folder 4912Folder 4913Folder 4914Folder 4915Folder 4916Folder 4917Folder 4918 |
Balance Sheets, 1975-1978 |
Folder 4919 |
Comprehensive Dishonesty, Disappearance and Destruction Policy, 1976 |
Folder 4920 |
New York Life Insurance Co., 1975-1976 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of Warren Regional Planning Corporation, which became active during 1970 as a non-profit organization providing technical assistance for the Soul City project with respect to business management. Warren Regional Planning also participated in the physical and economic planning for the new community. Through contracts with and funding from sources including the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, the State of North Carolina, and the United States Department of Commerce, the Corporation provided assistance to minority entrepreneurs in bringing new and existing businesses in Soul City. The Corporation also assisted minority construction contractors in securing prime- and subcontracts for projects in the new community. This series includes correspondence and financial and administrative materials, as well as materials pertaining to the public affairs and marketing departments of the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. (See also Series 2.3.)
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of Warren Regional Planning Corporation with respect to the Soul City project. Included among these materials is correspondence concerning feasibility studies for establishing a Foreign Trade Zone in the new community. There is also correspondence regarding requests for technical assistance for the Soul City project.
Folder 4921-4929
Folder 4921Folder 4922Folder 4923Folder 4924Folder 4925Folder 4926Folder 4927Folder 4928Folder 4929 |
1971-1978 |
Folder 4930 |
B and B Paving Contractors, Inc., 1975 |
Folder 4931 |
Hammer, Greene, Siler Associates, 1972 |
Folder 4932 |
Hazen and Sawyer: Engineers, 1971-1972 |
Folder 4933 |
Hickman, John, 1973-1975 |
Folder 4934 |
Internal Revenue Service, 1970 |
Folder 4935 |
North Carolina Department of Commerce, 1979 |
Folder 4936a |
Office of Minority Business Enterprise, 1973-1975 |
Folder 4936b |
Office of Minority Business Enterprise, 1973-1975 |
Folder 4936c |
Office of Minority Business Enterprise, 1973-1975 |
Folder 4937 |
Sullivan and Cromwell, 1974 |
Folder 4938 |
United States Department of the Army, 1961-1972 |
Folder 4939-4943
Folder 4939Folder 4940Folder 4941Folder 4942Folder 4943 |
United States Small Business Administration, 1975-1978 |
Folder 4944 |
Warren County Industrial Development Commission, 1975-1979 |
Folder 4945 |
Water and Sewage Disposal, 1974 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the financial operations of the Warren Regional Planning Corporation on behalf of the Soul City project. Items document some of the early financial planning for Soul City.
Folder 4946 |
Financial Correspondence, 1972 |
Folder 4947 |
Financial Correspondence, 1974-1976 |
Folder 4948 |
Macon's Office Equipment, Inc.: Financial Correspondence, 1970-1972 |
Folder 4949 |
Security Columbian Banknote Co.: Financial Correspondence, 1974 |
Folder 4950 |
Budget, 1971 |
Folder 4951-4952
Folder 4951Folder 4952 |
Budget, 1973 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the administrative operations of the Warren Regional Planning Corporation. Included are reports and other materials documenting the Corporation's efforts to plan for the economic and industrial infrastructure of Soul City.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the Public Affairs Department, which served as a liaison between the Soul City Company and its supporting entities and between the Soul City Company and the local media and the public at large with regard to the Soul City project and to special events at Soul City.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the routine operations of the Public Affairs Department, including various brochures, literature, and other materials designed to acquaint residents and prospective home buyers with the services and facilities available in the Soul City community.
Folder 5056 |
Budget, undated |
Folder 5057 |
Public Affairs Department: Operating Procedures, 1975 |
Folder 5058-5060
Folder 5058Folder 5059Folder 5060 |
Residents Handbook, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5061 |
General Brochure, 1974 |
Folder 5062 |
Kids Brochure, undated |
Folder 5063 |
Soul City Directory, 1973 |
Folder 5064 |
General Information About Soul City, 1973-1975 |
Folder 5065 |
Facts on Soul City and Related Notes, 1970 |
Folder 5066 |
Soul City Radio Program, 1974 |
Folder 5067 |
Groundbreaking, 1973 |
Folder 5068 |
Groundbreaking Press Releases, 1973 |
Folder 5069-5070
Folder 5069Folder 5070 |
Housing Market Abstraction, 1974 |
Folder 5071 |
Price Quotes: Printing, undated |
Folder 5072a |
Audiovisual Equipment and Processing, 1973-1974 |
Folder 5072b |
Librarian Search, 1974 |
Folder 5072c |
The Soul City Company Library, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5072d |
Soul City activity calendar, 1976-1978 |
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Public Affairs Department. Among the items are letters concerning the routine operations of the Department and letters of inquiry that various groups and individuals sent to the Public Affairs Department requesting general information about the Soul City project and its services and facilities. There are also letters sent to the Department from persons interested in arranging tours of the Soul City site.
Folder 5073-5114
Folder 5073Folder 5074Folder 5075Folder 5076Folder 5077Folder 5078Folder 5079Folder 5080Folder 5081Folder 5082Folder 5083Folder 5084Folder 5085Folder 5086Folder 5087Folder 5088Folder 5089Folder 5090Folder 5091Folder 5092Folder 5093Folder 5094Folder 5095Folder 5096Folder 5097Folder 5098Folder 5099Folder 5100Folder 5101Folder 5102Folder 5103Folder 5104Folder 5105Folder 5106Folder 5107Folder 5108Folder 5109Folder 5110Folder 5111Folder 5112Folder 5113Folder 5114 |
1970-1977 |
Folder 5115a |
Brodie-Jones Printing Company, Inc., 1974 |
Folder 5115b |
Carmichael and Company, 1976-1978 |
Folder 5116-5119
Folder 5116Folder 5117Folder 5118Folder 5119 |
Carmichael and Company, 1976-1978 |
Folder 5120 |
Carmichael and Company, Audio Visual Advertising, 1978 |
Folder 5121a |
Carolina Clipping Service, 1976 |
Folder 5121b |
Creative Printers, 1974 |
Folder 5121c |
Creative Universal Products, Inc., 1974 |
Folder 5122 |
Fry and Welch Associates, P.C., 1975 |
Folder 5123-5129
Folder 5123Folder 5124Folder 5125Folder 5126Folder 5127Folder 5128Folder 5129 |
General Inquiries About Soul City, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5130a |
General Inquiries About Soul City, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5130b |
General Inquiries About Soul City, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5131a |
Mail Room Operation, 1974 |
Folder 5131b |
Soul City Calendar of Events, 1974-1975 |
Folder 5132 |
Xerox Corporation, 1975 |
Folder 5133 |
Student Press Kit Materials, 1975 |
Folder 5134-5139
Folder 5134Folder 5135Folder 5136Folder 5137Folder 5138Folder 5139 |
Press Releases, 1969-1976 and undated |
Arrangement: chronological and by subject.
Materials pertaining to the Visitors Center at Soul City. Included are agendas and itineraries of groups and individuals who visited the site documenting the presence of visitors from North Carolina and beyond. Also included are several items concerning Madame Sira Diop of Bamako, Mali, who visited Soul City on 14 August 1978.
Folder 5140 |
Visitors Center Work Schedule, 1975 |
Folder 5141 |
Visitors Center Staff Examination, 1975 |
Folder 5142a |
Visitors on Site to Soul City, 1976-1978 |
Folder 5142b |
Soul City Corporation Guests, 1975-1978 |
Folder 5143-5144
Folder 5143Folder 5144 |
Visitors Center Correspondence, 1974-1975 and undated |
Folder 5145-5150
Folder 5145Folder 5146Folder 5147Folder 5148Folder 5149Folder 5150 |
Visitors Registers |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Soul City Industrial Marketing and Development Department, including correspondence and administrative materials.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the operations of the Industrial Marketing and Development Department. Among other responsibilities, this Department conducted marketing studies and determined the feasibility of introducing a business and manufacturing concerns into Soul City's industrial community.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical.
Correspondence documenting the effort of the Industrial Marketing and Development Department to atttract business and industry to the Soul City area. These materials represent a variety of individuals and business concerns from North Carolina and across the United States.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to McKissick Enterprises, Inc., the initial sponsor of the Soul City project. Included are items documenting the activities of McKissick Enterprises at its offices in New York and North Carolina. Among the materials from New York are items about business ventures with Thunder and Lightning Publishing Company, Black Drama, Inc., and other organizations. The bulk of materials, however, concern Soul City, the development for which began in New York. This series includes correspondence and financial and administrative materials.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence pertaining to the operations of McKissick Enterprises, Inc. Included are letters exchanged among Floyd B. McKissick, members of his staff, and individuals and businesses in New York, North Carolina, and elsewhere. Most materials concern the Soul City project and its related developments (see also Series 1.1.1). Included are letters of inquiry from individuals seeking employment opportunities in conjunction with the building of Soul City. In addition, there is correspondence exchanged between Floyd McKissick and officials of companies interested in providing engineering, construction, finance, and real estate services for Soul City and many letters between Floyd B. McKissick and the United States Department of HUD that discuss various aspects of the Soul City project.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials concerning the financial operations of McKissick Enterprises, as well as financial matters pertaining to the Soul City project. Items document some of the individuals and corporate entitities with which McKissick Enterprises did business. Similiar to the materials in Series 1.1.2., these items include correspondence, balance sheets, budgets, and other materials documenting expenditures of financial resources at McKissick Enterprises. Also included are materials pertaining to the acquisition of funding resources for developing Soul City.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence documenting financial transactions between McKissick Enterprises and a wide array of business concerns. Materials document goods and services acquired in conjunction with McKissick Enterprises' operations in New York and Soul City, N.C. Included is correspondence detailing transactions for office supplies, construction materials, legal services, and business consultations. In addition, there are letters concerning the financial aspects of leasing parcels of Soul City land for tobacco farming during the 1960s and 1970s.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to expenditures and income of McKissick Enterprises in New York and North Carolina. The majority of these materials pertain to financial operations asociated with the Soul City project. (See also Series 1.1.2.2.)
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Materials pertaining to individuals and corporate entities that Floyd B. McKissick corresponded with for the purpose of generating capital to support McKissick Enterprises in its endeavors to develop Soul City. Included are letters sent to prospective funders explaining McKissick's vision for the Soul City project and its potential economic impact on Warren County, N.C. Some of these letters also provide updates concerning the various developmental stages of the project. In addition, there are letters of inquiry from lending institutions that discuss ways in which banks and insurance companies might become involved with funding the Soul City project.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the general administrative operations of McKissick Enterprises that document the development of McKissick Enterprises in New York and North Carolina. Most materials concern the planning and development of Soul City, including items documenting the early history of Soul City, as well as various initiatives to build the new community's infrastructure. These include documents about the construction of the regional water system, a mini shopping center, and various types of affordable housing. (See also Series 1.1.3.1.)
In addition to the materials concerning Soul City, there are items documenting McKissick Enterprises' business ventures in the arts, entertainment, and publishing. There are also materials pertaining to the Metropolitan Human Resources Consortium, which was created to provide opportunities for unskilled workers in the New York City area to acquire training as meat cutters.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting various aspects of the life of Floyd B. McKissick, aside from his work with the Soul City project and Floyd B. McKissick Enterprises, Inc. Items in this series shed light on the activities of McKissick during the civil rights movement, as well as his accomplishments as a lawyer, writer, educator, member of the clergy, and family man. There are also materials documenting his political activities on the local, state, and national levels.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to to the Congress of Racial Equality CORE, a civil rights organization founded during the early 1940s in Chicago, Ill. McKissick was National Director of CORE beginning in 1966. This series documents some of the organization's activities with respect to its nonviolent direct action strategies (boycotts and sit-ins) aimed at ending discrimination in housing, education, and employment. Most of the materials concern McKissick, although there are a few items pertaining to James Farmer who preceded McKissick as National Director of CORE.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting McKissick's services to CORE, as well as materials pertaining to the organization's contributions to various aspects of the civil rights movement. Included are letters concerning individuals who were arrested for trespass while attempting to receive service at segregated business establishments in North Carolina. There are also letters pertaining to the organization of local CORE chapters and discussions concerning demonstrations planned for various North Carolina sites.
Among the letters sent to McKissick during 1968, there is a telegram from the Rev. Ralph Abernathy soliciting support for the Poor Peoples Campaign. The series includes congratualory message to McKissick upon his becoming the National Director of CORE. In many instances, there are copies of McKissick's responses to these letters. There are also materials pertaining to the political troubles of New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and to the 1965-1966 campaign of Sarah Small, an African American housewife from Williamston, N.C., who made history with her race for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to CORE's administrative operations under the leadership of Floyd B. McKissick. Included are items documenting the history and purpose of the organization, as well as some its activities. These include minutes, publicity materials, and correspondence pertaining to CORE's annual conventions. In this correspondence is a copy of a letter that McKissick sent to civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, inviting her to participate at CORE's 22nd annual convention in Durham, N.C., in 1965. This series also includes the organization's mailing lists, which identify CORE chapter offices and their respective chairs; materials documenting the history and development of the Center for Community-Action Education through which CORE provided literacy programs for residents of economically deprived communities; materials documenting the activities of various regional chapters and CORE's National Action Council; and original and photocopied clippings pertaining to CORE's activities.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to the Durham, N.C., law practice of Floyd B. McKissick. This series includes correspondence, as well as materials concerning the administrative operations of his law office.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting McKissick's career in the legal profession. Included are letters pertaining to his eligibility to practice law in North Carolina and before the United States Supreme Court, including a copy of a letter, 4 November 1955, addressed to Thurgood Marshall, in which McKissick asked Marshall to present him to the Supreme Court. Also included are letters sent to McKissick about articles for publications such as the Duke Law Reporter; letters from prospective clients and from incarcerated persons; correspondence pertaining to racial discrimination and segregation of facilities at the Butner Rehabilitation Center for the Blind in Butner, N.C.; and letters and other materials pertaining to McKissick's services as legal counsel to the Durham Business College, to his financial support of that institution, and to the history the College.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials pertaining to McKissick's law practice, including his interest in scholarship and writing. Included is a copy of the Spring 1971 edition of The Black Law Journal for which McKissick wrote the foreword. The Fall 1976 Dusquesne Law Review and a copy of the 1977 Indiana Law Review, both of which were inscribed to the McKissick family by Ulysses S. Crockett, Jr.. are also included.
In addition, there are proposals and working papers for Operation Breakthrough, an organization that offered legal assistance to poor citizens in Durham, N.C.; these materials include bylaws, articles of incorporation, correspondence, clippings, and minutes of meetings. This series also contains materials relating to the National Conference of Black Lawyers, 1968-1980, and to the National Bar Association, 1958-1979.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials pertaining to McKissick's role as an advisor to the National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People NAACP. Items include correspondence, as well as some administrative materials concerning the local activities of various chapters of the NAACP in North Carolina.
Arrangement: chronological and by subject.
Materials pertaining to McKissick's affiliation with, and service to, the NAACP that provide documentation of his civil rights work. Included are letters pertaining to meetings, programs, committees, and conferences of the NAACP. In 1954, there are several letters written by McKissick regarding the Fighting Fund for Freedom Committee of the North Carolina Conference of NAACP Branches and some of this committee's activities that took place at various churches in North Carolina. Materials also address public school integration, the ogranization of NAACP chapters on college campuses, and other matters.
Correspondents include Thurgood Marshall, National Youth Secretary Herbert L. Wright, and various members of the clergy. Also included is a mimeographed copy of an address delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr., at a 16 February 1960 public meeting in Durham, N.C., in support of sitdowns (sit-ins) by African American students.
Arrangement: subject and chronological.
Materials pertaining to the administrative affairs of the NAACP. Among the brochures and flyers, there is a copy of a document promoting a boycott against merchants who practiced segregation in Edenton, N.C. There is also a copy of a brochure for a mass meeting held in support of the student protest movement of the 1960s, and materials documenting McKissick's work as legal advocate for persons arrested while picketing and attempting to integrate segregated restaurants and lunch counters.
Local NAACP chapters are represented by reports including those from the organization's field secretaries in New Bern, N.C., and Monroe, N.C., which include surveys of segregated industries and public facilities. Also included is correspondence pertaining to NAACP youth councils and college chapters; documenting the memorial service in Durham, N.C., for African American girls killed in the church bombing in Birmingham, Ala.; and materials relating to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, including the organizing manuals for the event, the program brochure listing the the names of key personalities who participated the March, and clippings with photographs of the event.
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials documenting some of the activities and events that McKissick became involved with as a result of his participation in the civil rights movement. They also provide information about McKissick's early life in Asheville, N.C., and his work as a writer, educator, ordained minister, and family man.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Materials pertaining to the private life of Floyd B. McKissick. Among the earliest of these is a copy of a 1922 letter, presumably sent to McKissick, from Floyd S. Bixler, for whom McKissick may been named. This series also includes letters, 1957-1958, from Morehouse College president Benjamin E. Mays thanking McKissick for his financial support of that institution. There are also letters documenting McKissick's financial support of a number of other North Carolina organizations.
Correspondents include business and civic leaders, such as Asa T. Spaulding and William A. Clement, both of Durham, N.C.; Whitney M. Young, Jr., of the National Urban League; and Maynard H. Jackson, president of the Student Bar Association at North Carolina College at Durham (now North Carolina Central University). There are also letters exchanged between McKissick and his parents; his sister, Jean McNeill; and his children.
Other items include copies of letters that McKissick wrote to author James Baldwin. One such letter discusses McKissick's involvement as a technical advisor to the production of Baldwin's play, Blues for Mister Charlie . Other Baldwin materials include a photostatic copy of the third act of the script for Blues for Mister Charlie. There are also letters exchanged between McKissick and filmmaker Gordon A. Parks, Jr., along with a copy of a script for Dr. Wonderful, a screenplay based on a story by Bill Cosby. In addition, there is a a copy of a lengthy research paper sent to McKissick from the historian and educator Vincent Harding.
Also included are many invitations to social events, including 1979 tribute to United States Congressman Ronald V. Dellums, a 1979 Madi Gras Masquerade and Birthday Ball for United States Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy, and a memorial dinner in honor of Ralph J. Bunche in 1978.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting Floyd B. McKissick's activities as a public speaker and writer. Included are many invitations sent to McKissick from organizations in North Carolina and elsewhere to speak at a variety of educational institutions, conferences, and church programs. Speaking engagements and honoraria received are documented in a ledger with entries 1969-1979.
Included in this series are copies of, or excerpts from, a number of McKissick's sermons and some of his speeches; among them is a transcript pertaining to McKissick's 1968 appearance on Meet the Press with Roy Innis, the Associate National Director of CORE.
Materials relating to McKissick's writings include those pertaining to his book, Three-Fifths of a Man (1969), and copies of the column, "From a Black Point of View," that he wrote for the Amsterdam News during the 1960s and 1970s.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Miscellaneous materials pertaining to the personal life of Floyd B. McKissick. Included are a certificate awarded to McKissick by Boy Scouts of America, 1936; his chauffeur's license obtained in Asheville, N.C., 1948; materials pertaining to McKissick's military training at posts in Georgia and North Carolina during World War II; a copy of the tenth anniversary edition of Apocrisarius, a publication for which McKissick served as editor-in-chief while attending the North Carolina College Law School; materials pertaining to research projects and to his work as an educator; and a few items relating to McKissick's daughter, Joycelyn McKissick Myers.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials pertaining to the political interests of Floyd B. McKissick at the local, state, and national levels. Included are many items relating to his affiliation with the Republican Party and to his organizing activities with the National Committee for a Two-Party System. Among these items are clippings; materials concerning the organization's chapters in the United States and the Virgin Islands; and letters to the organization's board members from Adam Clayton Powell, James Brown, Sammy Davis, Jr., and others. The series also contains correspondence, handbooks, and conference materials relating to the Congressional Black Caucus.