Reverend J.H. Jackson papers

This subseries contains materials providing an overview of Jackson’s personal and professional accomplishments as well as his political views through biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, awards, photographs, and diplomas.

This subseries contains photocopies of original letters of support that Jackson wrote and sent to President Richard H. Nixon, President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, and other republican politicians. The series also contains personal letters and cards from friends, family, and colleagues.

This subseries contains book reviews for books written by Reverend J.H. Jackson. Contents include reviews of Many but One in the Chicago Tribune, Virginia Kirkus Bulletin, Baptist Men, The Junior Bookshelf, Christian Today, Saturday Review, The Sign: National Catholic Magazine, and Christianity Today. Also present are reviews of Unholy Shadows and Freedom’s Holy Light reviewed by the A. Philip Randolph Institute. Contains clippings of reviews from various newspapers, and letters from The Missionary State Baptist Convention of Kansas and individuals regarding Jackson’s books. Lastly, clippings of a review of Nairobi: a Joke, a Junket, or a Journey? (No publication given).

This subseries contains personal financial documents including invoices, investment statements, bank statements, bank ledgers, tax forms, mortgage settlement papers, executor of estate papers, documents concerning rental properties owned by Jackson in Philadelphia and Chicago.

This subseries contains documents on properties owned by Reverend J.H. Jackson in Omaha, NE, Philadelphia, PA, and Chicago, IL. Types of documents present in the series are deeds, architectural plans, contract work orders & invoices, property management statements, real estate loans, real estate tax forms, and insurance documents. The series also contains statements from the Albert H. Johnson Realty Company (Chicago, IL) and the Samuel H. Bell Agency, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA), which managed properties for Jackson. Further materials include Business Use & Occupancy tax returns from the School District of Philadelphia.

This subseries contains boarding passes, train tickets, itineraries, receipts, brochures, credit card statements, reservations, souvenirs, and maps from Jackson’s many trips. Included are travel documents from his preaching missions all over the world such as, Russia, Kenya, Italy, France, Turkey, and his travels within the United States.

This subseries contains various books owned by Jackson including Between Black and White by Henry Hugh Proctor, The Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox, Black Bourgeoisie: The Rise of the Middle Class in the United States by E. Franklin Frazier, Seven Minutes at the ‘Mike’ in the Deep South by William Holmes Borders, The Evolution of the Negro: Volume II by N.E. Cameron, and Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings edited by Mrs. A.M. Townsend.

This subseries contains the personal papers of J.H. Jackson’s wife Maude Thelma Alexander Jackson (1901-1998). Maude was secretary and treasurer of Olivet Baptist Church during Jackson’s ministry and heavily involved in the church community. Types of materials include correspondence, financial papers, medical documents, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and books. Also included within this series are Mineral Right and Royalty Transfers from Shell Oil Company and materials on Florence Octavia Alexander, Maude Jackson’s eldest sister. Also present are materials on the Chicago Links organization, of which Maude was a member.

This subseries contains the personal papers of J.H. Jackson’s daughter, Kenny Jackson Williams (1927-2003). Williams was a fellow at the Chicago Public Library for the Chicago Write-In Program and materials from this fellowship can be found within this subseries. Kenny was also the director of the Joseph H. Jackson Library and materials relating to her position can be found in this subseries including resumes from librarians and materials on an historical tour headed by Williams. Materials relating to Williams’s books A Storyteller and a City: Sherwood Anderson’s Chicago Years and Urban Vision (1896-1925), Prairie Voices, and In the City of Men including manuscripts, editors’ notes, and book releases are also present. Other materials relate to Williams’s professional career, personal life, personal finances, and funeral arrangements for J.H. Jackson and Maude Jackson.

This subseries contains a bible owned by Jackson with notations, a notebook with handwritten sermons, and Nebraska Baptist State Association brochures honoring Reverend J.H. Jackson.

This subseries contains an installation services pamphlet, marriage certificates signed by the Reverend J.H. Jackson, a contract of employment by Monumental Baptist Church, and notes & sermons written by Jackson.

This subseries contains materials relating to the general business of Olivet Baptist Church. Materials include historical documents, photographs, utility bills, building repairs, renovations, various invoices, insurance documents, financial papers, payroll, budgets, proposals, by-laws, board meeting minutes, scheduling, membership files, deacon tests, church programs, church meeting notes, and a 150th anniversary program from April 30, 2000.

This subseries consists of various forms of correspondence relating to Olivet Baptist Church and addressed to Reverend J.H. Jackson and/or his wife Maude Jackson. The subseries includes correspondence from The Church Federation of Greater Chicago, various organizations throughout the city of Chicago, members of the congregation, and other pastors.

This subseries contains financial documents of Olivet Baptist Church, including check stubs, receipts, financial records, deposit slips, insurance documents, congregational contribution records, and bank statements.

This subseries includes documents relating to Olivet Baptist Church’s Day Care Center, such as monthly reports, correspondence, financial records, and notes written by Jackson. Materials relating to the court case brought against the church’s Day Care Center by the United States Department of Labor comprise the bulk of this series.

This subseries is primarily comprised of newspaper clippings about Olivet Baptist Church and about Jackson as pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, including issues of the Olivet Baptist Church Herald. Also included are newspaper clippings about religion, faith, and Chicago area social issues.

This subseries contains handwritten sermons by Jackson during his forty-nine years as pastor at Olivet Baptist Church. Documents include full sermons, sermon notes, binders (alphabetized by subject) and index cards. Topics of his sermons relate biblical passages to current events and issues of the day. Most of the sermons are undated.

The Church Emergency Aid Fund was an endowment fund set up by Jackson while he was the minister at Olivet Baptist Church to help Baptist ministries in need of financial assistance. Materials include financial records such as account statements and receipts.

This subseries is comprised of meeting minutes, agendas, contracts, and various National Baptist Convention committee documents pertaining to the management of the National Baptist Convention.

This subseries contains general correspondence to and from Jackson during his time as president of the National Baptist Convention. There are alphabetical correspondence files and correspondence with organizations such as the NAACP and Baptist congregations throughout the United States.

This subseries contains financial records, receipts, check stubs and audits, expenses, and budget reports. Also included are documents pertaining to Jackson’s creation of the NBC Minister’s Retirement Fund.

This subseries includes materials from the Annual National Baptist Convention but also includes various Baptist conventions and conferences that Jackson attended. Programs, agendas, financial records, board meetings, proceedings, and badges as they relate to the conventions are included.

This subseries contains documents relating to the creation and maintenance of the Joseph H. Jackson Library of the National Baptist Convention on Chicago’s South Side. Included are financial records, catalogue information, correspondence, and library reports.

This subseries is comprised of documents concerning the purchase of farmland in Tennessee to help black farmers. Materials included are financial papers, photographs, correspondence, and farm reports.

This subseries contains news-clippings, publications and press releases of and about the National Baptist Convention. Included in “Press” is the National Baptist Voice, the official publication of the National Baptist Convention.

This subseries contains Jackson’s annual addresses to the National Baptist Convention, including his notes and drafts. Also included are speeches made by Jackson to other Baptist congregations. Of note are Jackson’s writings on civil rights and civil disobedience dispersed throughout.

This subseries is comprised of reports, newsletters, correspondence minutes, and memos from various religious organizations associated the National Baptist Convention during Jackson’s tenure as president. The bulk of the papers come from the World Council of Churches, National Council of the Churches of Christ, Baptist World Alliance, the Sunday School Publishing Board, General Commission on Chaplains and Armed Personnel, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

This subseries contains handwritten notes by Jackson and notes for internal reports by various NBC committees.