Education-Related Materials: Retirement Speech for Althea Morton, 1980 May 27

File — Box: 4278.02, Folder: 02

Retirement speech for Althea V. Morton, May 27, 1980

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the Williams family of Atlanta, Georgia. There are several types of education-related materials, including two notebooks, one while Barbara Adeline Williams attended nursing school and the other while she was earning her high school diploma. In addition to the notebooks, there are also several of graduation programs from various African American schools in the Atlanta area. The collection also includes church programs for special events at Atlanta-area churches, a few letters and postcards, a receipt for Thornhill Shaft Wagon, newspapers, magazines, a large number of family photographs, and other ephemera.

Dates

Creation: 1980 May 27

Conditions Governing Access

Access to portions of this collection have been restricted by Archives and Special Collections in order to preserve the original materials. Contact University Libraries Special Collections at archives@ua.edu or 205.348.0500 for information on access to the restricted portions of this collection. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Biographical / Historical

Althea Valeria Morton was born December 2, 1917, and was a professor emeritus in the French Department at Savannah State College (Savannah State University), the oldest HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in Georgia. She retired from her position in May 1980, and died June 6, 1991.