William Alexander Scott II telegrams

William Alexander Scott II telegrams

Descriptive Summary

Title: William Alexander Scott II telegrams
Creator: Unknown
Dates: 1934
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms3918
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

William Alexander Scott II (1902-1934), a Morehouse College graduate, was an African American newspaper publisher who founded the Atlanta Daily World newspaper and published African American newspapers across the country with the Scott News Syndicate. He was murdered in February 1934 and was succeeded in the publishing business by his brother C.A. Scott.

For more information, see the article Atlanta Daily World in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

This collection includes telegrams and correspondence to the family of William A. Scott II while he was in the hospital after being shot and after his death.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], William Alexander Scott II telegrams, ms3918, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Telegrams, letters of condolence, 1934 February

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