Austin family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Eugene and Dorethia Austin’s high school diplomas and graduation programs from Buford Colored High School, a newspaper clipping about Eugene Austin speaking at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, Georgia, and a plaque honoring his induction into the United States Supreme Court as an attorney and counselor.
Dates
- 1949-1976, undated
Creator
- Austin Family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Eugene (1936- ) and Dorethia (1937- ) Austin were born in Buford, Georgia, to Jurell A. Lattimore (1908-2001) and Willie C. Austin (1895-1942) and had four other siblings; Doris, Rosco, Millie, and Charles. Eugene Austin graduated from Buford Colored High School in 1953, and later Morehouse College, Washburn University, and Howard University School of Law. He passed the District of Columbia Bar and arged cases in front of the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circut, and the United States Supreme Court. Dorethia Austin graduated from Buford Colored High School in 1954 and later married Thomas Livsey. Together they opened the Promised Land Grocery Store in 1970 in Gwinnett County.
Extent
2 linear ft. (one oversize box)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2022
Processing Information
This collection was processed in July 2022.
- African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- African American schools -- Georgia -- Buford
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History
- African Americans -- Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Austin Family
- Buford (Ga.) -- History
- Buford Colored High School (Buford, Ga.)
- High schools -- Georgia
- Segregation in education -- Georgia
- Title
- Austin family papers
- Subtitle
- ahc.MSS1230
- Author
- Brittney English
- Date
- July 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository