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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.