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Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Kilgore, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0381
Abstract

The collection consists of manuscripts, drafts of sermons, church and personal correspondence and photographs of Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Jr., pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles from 1963-1985 and a noted civil rights and civic leader. A subsequent accrual to the original collection includes a large number of plaques and awards, as well as audiovisual materials and ephemera.

Dates: 1935 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1998

University of Southern California Black Alumni Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5030
Abstract USC's Black Alumni Association was begun in 1976 by Dr. Thomas Kilgore, although in its early years it was known as the Ebonics Support Group. In addition to having a voice for the Black community at USC, the original mission of Ebonics was to give merit scholarships, based on need, to minority students--Black as well as Latino and Asian-American--since no alumni groups existed for those communities. By 1986, Ebonics had evolved into the Black Alumni Association/Ebonics Support Group...
Dates: 1984-2004

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African American authors -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
African American churches -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
African American civic leaders -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
African American civil rights workers -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
African American clergy -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1