The materials in Box 3 of the Arthur L. Kidd Collection document organizational activities and related materials connected to civil rights and community relations, with records dating from 1954 to 1963. This box consists of fifteen folders containing documents on organizations, including materials related to the Florida and Tallahassee Council on Human Relations, as well as publications and additional supporting records that reflect efforts to address issues of segregation, race relations, and social reform.

These materials highlight the role of local and regional organizations in promoting dialogue, advocacy, and policy changes during the Civil Rights Movement. The publications and organizational records provide insight into the strategies, programs, and initiatives developed to improve human relations and advance equality within communities.

The folders within this box are arranged in alphabetical order, allowing for organized access by subject and organization. Collectively, Box 3 offers valuable documentation of institutional and community-based efforts to address civil rights issues and foster social change during the mid-twentieth century.

This file contains administrative papers and related records dating from 1950 to 1967 generated during the presidency of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President George W. Gore Jr. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title and reflect the routine administrative, disciplinary, and student-affairs activities of the Office of the President during this period.

The papers include documentation related to student demonstrations, including discipline notices, arrest and conviction records, and student arrest lists. The file also contains records concerning FAMU student activities, such as materials related to entertainment funds, senior receptions, and correspondence and documentation to and from the Acting Director and PAM Week. Additional materials include general student correspondence, correspondence addressing racial segregation incidents, and records from the FAMU Student Council. Topics represented include student governance, campus discipline, student life programming, racial climate and unrest, and institutional responses to student activism.

Collectively, these papers provide insight into student life and administrative responses at Florida A&M University during a period marked by heightened student activism and civil rights–era tensions. The materials illustrate the role of the university presidency in overseeing student affairs, maintaining campus order, and navigating issues of race, discipline, and student expression during the mid-twentieth century.

This file contains special name correspondence dating from 1941 to 1949 generated during the presidency of Florida A&M College (FAMC) President Dr. William H. Gray, Jr. The materials are arranged alphabetically by individual name and organization and reflect administrative, educational, governmental, and professional communications maintained by the Office of the President during this period.

The correspondence documents interactions between President Gray and representatives from colleges and universities, government agencies, military officials, religious leaders, journalists, financial institutions, philanthropic foundations, civil rights advocates, and educational administrators. Topics represented within this alphabetical name series include institutional development, academic program expansion, educational policy, inter-institutional collaboration, public relations, agricultural and extension programs, civil rights advocacy, and state and federal educational initiatives affecting historically Black colleges and universities.

Collectively, these records provide insight into Florida A&M College’s regional and national educational networks, administrative leadership, and external partnerships during the mid-twentieth century, illustrating the operational priorities and challenges faced by an HBCU navigating segregation-era educational systems, wartime training programs, and post-war institutional growth.