Dissertations

John F. Wilson is a field archaeologist, writer and lecturer on archaeology in the Middle East, and Professor of Religion, Emeritus at Pepperdine University. The collection consists of printed materials related to Wilson’s career, including correspondence, date books, and publications authored by Wilson. Some materials from the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and some personal papers are also included.

Marion Thompson Wright was an African American scholar in the fields of history, sociology, and education. She was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Columbia University.

Her papers contain her unbound doctoral dissertation, diplomas from Howard and Columbia Universities, personal correspondence, documents about her death and estate, taped interviews about her, and a small amount of photographs.