Date Original
1924-1925
Description
The collection contains an Arkansas Teachers Association membership ledger for 1924-1925, listing 1,625 members from Arkansas and Louisiana.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Teachers Association (ATA) was a professional organization for Arkansas's African American teachers. It was established in 1898 on the campus of Branch Normal College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, with Joseph Carter Corbin as one of the founders, and first president. Originally called the Arkansas State Teachers Association (1898-1931), it became known as the Association of Teachers of Negro Youth in Arkansas before adopting the name Arkansas Teachers Association in 1938. The organization’s goals were to foster better educational conditions for black students, including better school buildings, equipment, health, and more adequately prepared teachers. The Arkansas Teachers Association held annual conventions and published a quarterly journal entitled “The Bulletin” (1928-1969). A branch of the Arkansas Teachers Association included the Arkansas School Administrators Association (1952-1969). Samuel Paul Nelson, who began his teaching career in Louisiana before teaching in Arkadelphia, Dermott, and Camden, Arkansas, served as ATA president at the time the ledger was created. In November 1968, under the presidency of York Williams, the Arkansas Teachers' Association held its last convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with the theme, “A Legacy to Remember.” The Arkansas Teachers Association merged with the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) on July 1, 1969.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000582
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Teachers Association membership ledger, MS.000582
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Teachers Association membership ledger, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
