Collection number: MC 360
Size:
(9 boxes)
(2.75 cu.ft.)
About Valerie Cunningham
Valerie Cunningham, award-winning historic preservationist and Portsmouth native, has spent more than forty years researching and writing about northern New England’s Black history. An energetic community activist, she is the founder of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc., and directs the African American Resource Center.
About the New Hampshire Martin Luther King Jr. Day Collection, 1990-2007
In 1999 New Hampshire became the last state in the US to designate Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday. The designation was largely due to the efforts of individuals such as Valerie Cunningham, Arnie Alpert of the American Friends Service Committee, and likeminded individuals who felt that Dr. King's civil rights legacy should be honored in New Hampshire. This collection consists of coalition meeting minutes, publicity, letters to the editor, legislation, and material from events during the build up and celebration of the holiday's legislation.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Box number], New Hampshire Martin Luther King Jr. Day Collection, 1990-2007, MC 360, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donation of Valerie Cunningham, ca. 2015
Related Material
MC 321 Valerie Cunningham Papers, 1984-2010
MC 218 Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail Papers, 1993-2014
Collection Arrangement
- Arrangement is chronological.
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1-2 | Newspaper clippings, 1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Legislation, 1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Legislation clippings, 1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | MLK Day Committee materials, 1990-1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | MLK Celebration, Manchester, 1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1990-1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | MLK Conference, January 12, 1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Assorted clippings, 1990-1991 | |
| Box 1, Folder 10-11 | MLK Coalition, 1990-1992 | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | MLK Day clippings, 1992 | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | MLK Arts and Writing Contest, 1991-1992 | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | MLK Day clippings, 1992 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | MLK Day Committee materials, 1991-1992 | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Merril Proclamation, January 13, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | MLK Day Press Clippings, 1992-1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | MLK Coalition, 1992-1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | MLK Day Legislation, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | MLK Day March, January 18, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | MLK Day, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | MLK Day High School Students United, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | MLK Legislation Clippings, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | MLK Day Clippings, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | MLK Day Event Clippings, 1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | MLK Arts and Writing Contest, 1992-1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | MLK Day Committee, 1992-1993 | |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | MLK Day Press Clippings, 1994 | |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | MLK Coalition, 1993-1994 | |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | Merril Proclimation, January 17, 1994 | |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | MLK March, 1994 | |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | MLK Day Legislation, 1994 | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Box 3, Folder 1 | Legislation Press Clippings, 1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1993-1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | MLK Day Committee, 1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | March Press Clippings, 1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | MLK Day Events, 1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | Legislation - NH House Bill 256, 1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | MLK Day Events, 1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 8 | Legislation Press Clippings, 1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 9 | MLK Coalition, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 10 | Candidate Canvas, 1994 | |
| Box 3, Folder 11 | Steve Merrill, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 12 | MLK Day Committee, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 13 | Letters to the Editor, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 14-15 | Press Clippings, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 3, Folder 16 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1 | MLK Day Legislation Press Clippings, 1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 2 | MLK Arts and Writing Contest, 1993-1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | MLK Day Committee, 1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | March Press Clippings, 1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | MLK Day Events, 1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | MLK Legislation - NH House Bill 256, 1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | MLK Day Events, 1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | MLK Day Legislation Press Clippings, 1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 9 | MLK Coalition, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 10 | MLK Candidate Canvas, 1994 | |
| Box 4, Folder 11 | Steve Merrill, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 12 | MLK Day Committee, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 13 | Letters to the Editor, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 14-15 | Press Clippings, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 4, Folder 16 | MLK Arts and Writing Contest, 1994-1995 | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | MLK Day Clippings, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | MLK NH Senate Bill 157, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | Letters to the Editor, 1996-1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | MLK Day Background, January 4, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | Brewster Academy, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 6 | Question and Answer Talking Points, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 7 | NH Senate Elections, 1996 | |
| Box 5, Folder 8 | American Friends Service Committee, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1996-1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 10 | Jeanne Shaheen, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 11 | Vincent Harding, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 12 | Governor Candidates, 1996 | |
| Box 5, Folder 13 | MLK Day Legislation, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 14 | Coretta Scott King, January 23, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 15 | National Strategy, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 16 | House Bill 809 - Patriots, 1997 | |
| Box 5, Folder 17 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 5, Folder 18 | MLK Day Clippings, 1998 | |
| Box 5, Folder 19 | Dr. King Acknowledgement Project, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 5, Folder 20 | MLK Day Events, 1998 | |
| Box 6 | ||
| Box 6, Folder 1 | Speakers Bureau, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 2 | MLK Day Coalition, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 3 | MLK Day Committee, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 4 | Gov. Shaheen Proclamation, January 13, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 5 | Letters to the Editor, 1997-1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 6 | "At the River I Stand" Documentary Showing, April 4, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 7 | MLK March, October 25, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 8 | Legislation Press Clippings, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 9 | MLK Day Clippings Packet, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 10 | MLK Day Legislation, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 11 | MLK Day Events, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 12 | MLK Clippings, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 13 | National Support, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 14 | MLK Day Advertisement, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 15 | MLK Day Website, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 16 | Elections, 1998 | |
| Box 6, Folder 17 | Business Committee for MLK Day, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 18 | Lincoln Day, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 19 | MLK Legislation - Voting Lists, 1999 | |
| Box 6, Folder 20 | Explorers Day, 1999 | |
| Box 7 | ||
| Box 7, Folder 1 | Bill Signing, 1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 2 | Letters to the Editor, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 3 | MLK Day Committee, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 4 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 5 | MLK Day Coalition, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 6 | Civil Rights Veterans, 1998-1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 7 | MLK License Plate, 1996-2000 | |
| Box 7, Folder 8 | Victory Correspondence , 1999 | |
| Box 7, Folder 9 | MLK Day Coalition, 1999-2000 | |
| Box 7, Folder 10 | MLK Day Events, 2000 | |
| Box 7, Folder 11-12 | Arts and Writing Contest, 1999-2001 | |
| Box 7, Folder 13 | MLK Day, 2001 | |
| Box 8 | ||
| Box 8, Folder 1-2 | MLK Coalition, 2001-2002 | |
| Box 8, Folder 3 | MLK Day Events, 2001 | |
| Box 8, Folder 4 | MLK Coalition, 2002-2003 | |
| Box 8, Folder 5 | MLK Day, 2003 | |
| Box 8, Folder 6 | MLK Coalition, 2003-2004 | |
| Box 8, Folder 7 | Arnold Alpert Civil Rights Award Nomination, 2004-2005 | |
| Box 8, Folder 8 | MLK Coalition, 2004-2005 | |
| Box 8, Folder 9 | MLK Day, 2005 | |
| Box 9 | ||
| Box 9, Folder 1-2 | MLK Coalition, 2005-2007 | |
| Box 9, Folder 3 | MLK Day Events, 2007 | |
| Box 9, Folder 4 | MLK Day Holiday Commission, 1990s | |
