Guide to the Helen Edmonds Papers, 1951-1994
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleHelen Edmonds Papers, 1951-1994
Creator
Edmonds, Helen G. (Helen Grey), 1911-1995
Extent
4.4 Linear Feet
ca. 4,000 Items
Repository
ca. 4,000 Items
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the Helen Edmonds papers have not been transferred to Duke University. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Provenance
The Helen Edmonds Papers were donated to the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library on November 9, 1981.
Processing Information
Processed by: Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Staff
Completed ca. 1981
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| 1911 Dec. 3 | Born in Lawrenceville, Va. |
| 1933 | Graduated from Morgan State University |
| 1938 | Earned Master's Degree from Ohio State University |
| 1941-1977 | Professor at North Carolina Central University |
| 1995 | Died in Durham, North Carolina |
Helen G. Edmonds was active in the Republican Party, an alternative delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations, served on the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps, and was a member of the Defense Advisory Council on Women in the Armed Services.
[top]Subject Headings
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- Edmonds, Helen G. (Helen Grey), 1911-
- Peace Corps (U.S.)--Management.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.
- United Nations. General Assembly.
- Afro-Americans--Correspondence.
- Afro-Americans--Politics and government.
- Educational exchanges.
- Afro-American college teachers--North Carolina--Durham.
- Afro-American historians.
- Historians--United States.
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Detailed Description of Collection
Alphabetical Series
Addresses:
1956-1974
Europe:
American University Women,
1955
Germany,
1955
Biographical Material, 1911-
Clippings:
1956-1982
(2 folders)
China,
1970
Correspondence (Mt. Carmel Symposium), 1971
Germany,
1955-1957
Israel:
Mt. Carmel Symposium, etc., 1967-1971
Lecture Tour:
Europe Lecture and Seminar Materials, 1956-1957
Denmark,
1957
Sweden,
1957
The National Links, Inc.,
1973-1976
The North Carolina Historical Commission,
1976
Peace Corps. National Advisory Council,
1970-1972
Photographs. Europe Leader Specialist, 1957
Political Material:
Addresses, etc., Republican National Committee,
1958-1960
Addresses, Reports, Memoranda etc., of the Republican National Committee,
1960-1961
Governor's Inaugural Committee, 1972-1973
N.C. Republican Party,
1951-1976
Personal Notes, etc., used by Dr. Edmonds for Campaign Speeches, 1956
President's Committee on Government:
Contracts, Minority
Community Resources Conference,
1958, Jan. 15
Printed Material: General, 1956-1970
Correspondence Series
Alternate Delegate of the 25th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
1970-1971
European, 1954-1958
Box 2
General, 1951-1981
(6 folders)
Germany, West - Post-Doctoral Study and Research, 1954-1956
Republican National Committee:
1953-1956
Expense Accounts and Itineraries, undated
Republican National Committee. Letters from Rank and File persons during and following Dr. Edmonds' Campaign Tour, 1956
Republican National Committee,
1957
Republican Party,
1958-1976
(3 folders)
White House, and the Executive Department of the U.S. Government,
1952-1976
(5 folders)
United Nations Series
General Assembly. Fifth Committee: Budget and Personnel, 1970, Nov. 9, Dec. 16
General Assembly. Third Committee:
Addresses and Reports of Prof. Edmonds and others, and Research on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
1970
Budget and Personnel, 1970
Clippings re: Professor Edmonds,
1970
The Elderly and the Aged,
1969-1970
Freedom of Information,
1951-1970
High Commissioner for Human Rights,
1970
Housing, Building, and Planning,
1969-1970
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and on Civil and Political Rights,
1969-1970
Narcotics,
1970
Natural Disasters,
1970
Nazism and Racial Intolerance,
1970
Prisoners of War; Armed Conflict,
1969-1970
(4 folders)
Box 3
Provisional Summary Record, 1970, Sept. 25-Dec. 15
(7 folders)
Racial Discrimination, Elimination of,
1970.
Religious Intolerance,
1969-1970
Trade and Development,
1969-1970
General Assembly:
Economic and Social Council
(2 folders)
High Commissioner for Human Rights,
1966-1969
High Commissioner for Refugees,
1970
Human Rights and Scientific and Technological Developments,
1970
(2 folders)
Israeli and Arab Question,
1970
Outer Space. Peaceful Uses of, 1970
Peace-keeping and the International Court of Justice,
1970
Racial Discrimination. Report of the Secretary General, 1970
Report to Samuel De Palma by Professor Edmonds,
1971, Feb. 18
Box 4
Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, Use for Peaceful Purposes Only,
undated
25th Session:
Notes and Memoranda of Professor Edmonds,
1970
U.S. Representatives; Biographical Information of
Dr. Edmonds,
1970
War Criminals,
1970
Work of the Organization and Agenda, 1970
Youth and Education,
1970
(2 folders)
Related Activities of Professor Edmonds,
1971
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency:
Social Science Advisory Board,
1972
Printed Materials Series
Programs and Invitations, 1939-1977 and undated
(7 folders)
Oversize Materials
Alphabetical Series
Clippings, 1956-1982
(2 folders)
Clippings, China,
1970
Lecture Tour. Sweden,
1957
Political Material. Personal Notes, etc., Used by Dr. Edmonds for Campaign Speeches, 1956
Correspondence Series
European,
1954-1958
White House and the Executive Department of the U.S. Government,
1970-1976
United Nations Series
General Assembly. Third Committee:
Clippings about Professor Edmonds,
1970
Nazism and Racial Intolerance,
1970
Prisoners of War. Armed Conflict, 1970
Racial Discrimination, Elimination of, 1970
General Assembly:
Trade and Development,
1969-1970
Israeli-Arab Question,
1970
Printed Material
Programs and Invitations, 1939-1977, and undated
(7 folders)
