Rosa Parks Papers

Rosa Parks Collection Overview

• The collection covers Rosa Parks's work in Congressman John Conyers's Detroit office and her participation in major civil rights events.
• It includes material on Parks's affiliations with various organizations and institutions, such as the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, and honors received by Parks.
• The majority of items in the collection have been digitized and are available for online viewing.
• The collection is arranged in eleven series, including Family Papers, General Correspondence, Subject File, Writings, Notes, and Statements, Events, Resolutions and Other Honors, Miscellany, Printed Matter, Books Owned by Parks, Medals, and Oversize.
• The Family Papers series includes correspondence, certificates, financial records, photographs, and news clippings pertaining to the family of Rosa Parks.
• The General Correspondence series includes letters from prominent individuals, incoming correspondence, greeting cards, and children's letters and drawings.
• The Subject File series includes material pertaining to Parks's affiliation with organizations, participation in civil rights events, and efforts to honor her.
• The Writings, Notes, and Statements series contains book galleys, drafts of writings, notes, interviews, prayers, and statements by Parks.
• The Events series includes programs, flyers, tickets, and printed matter related to Parks's speaking engagements and events she attended.
• The collection also includes material on resolutions, tributes, certificates, honorary degrees, and poetry honoring Parks.
• It contains miscellaneous material documenting Parks's daily life and circumstances, as well as printed matter and books owned by Parks.
• Additionally, the collection includes medals received by Parks, oversize material, and visual materials.

Rosa Parks Papers