Calvin and Virginia Jackson Kiah papers

Authors

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Files

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Calvin and Virginia Jackson Kiah, spanning 1871 to 1999, with a focus on 1949-1989. It includes correspondence, teaching materials, artist files, photographs, newspaper clippings, and related documents. Of particular note are records of Virginia Jackson Kiah's work founding and managing both the Kiah House Museum in Savannah, Georgia, and the Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The collection also focuses on materials supporting the museums' missions, such as Virginia Jackson Kiah’s drafts of a book on African American art contributions. The collection also contains documents relating to Calvin Kiah's extensive career in higher education administration, including his graduate thesis, personal correspondence, and professional papers from his time at Savannah State College and Georgia State University.

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Start Date

1871

End Date

1999

Keywords

African American art, African American art -- Georgia, African American History, African American Women, African Americans -- Museums, African American Women artists, Art, Art -- Exhibitions, Art -- Study and teaching, Art -- Georgia -- Savannah, Calvin Lycurgus Kiah, Civil Rights, Georgia History, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, History, Lillie May Carroll Jackson, Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum, Kiah House Museum, Museums, Museums -- Social aspects -- United States, National Conference of Artists, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah College of Art and Design -- History, Savannah, Ga, United Nations, Virginia Jackson Kiah

Disciplines

African American Studies | Art and Design | History | Organization Development | Public Administration | Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration | Social Justice

Extent

13 linear feet (13 boxes)

Acquisitions Information

The collection was donated by Dr. Deborah Johnson-Simon of the African Diaspora Museology Institute (ADMI), 2023. A portion of the collection was originally given by Rebecca Fenwick to the ADMI in August 2020, prior to its transfer to Georgia Southern University.

Copyright

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Recommended Citation

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "Calvin and Virginia Jackson Kiah papers" (2023). Finding Aids. 240.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/240