Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Payton papers, 1913-2012 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1913-2012 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1992-2012) |
| ID No. | MSS85923 |
| Creator | Payton, John, 1946-2012 |
| Extent | 5,000 items |
| Extent | 35 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 14 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms015014 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2014085923 |
| Summary | Civil rights attorney and president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Speeches, legal material, documents from the 1994 election in South Africa, correspondence, biographical material, writings, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Payton’s career beginning in 1992. |