Maurice Jackson Papers
Scope and Contents
The Maurice Jackson Papers consist of research files and printed materials produced and collected by Georgetown University history professor Maurice Jackson. A series of subject files maintained by Dr. Jackson include materials concerning the history of Washington, D.C., civil rights, and the Washington, D.C. race massacres of 1919 and 1968. Printed materials included in this collection pertain to African American history, communism, socialism, Marxism, Jewish affairs, the Soviet Union, and labor issues.
Additionally, the collection includes 20 boxes of materials that are currently unprocessed. They primarily consist of research materials compiled by Jackson for his book "Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808."
Dates
- Creation: 1919 - 2023
Creator
- Jackson, Maurice, 1950- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Processed portions of the collection are open for research use. Access to the unprocessed portions of the collection may be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Biographical Note
Dr. Maurice Jackson is a professor of history, African American studies, and music at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Antioch College and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University. He is an expert on African American History, Atlantic History, and jazz music. Dr. Jackson in the author of the book "Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism," published in 2009.
Dr. Jackson has also edited a number of works, including "African-Americans and the Haitian Revolution" (2010), "Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808," (2015), and "DC Jazz: Stories and Jazz Music in Washington, DC" (2018). He has lectured in several countries, including France, Italy, Turkey, and Qatar.
Dr. Jackson has been involved with local government in the nation's capital and served as the Inaugural Chair of the D.C. Commission on African Ameican Affairs, a post he held from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Jackson was inducted into the "Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame" in 2009. He has been a member on Georgetown University's Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Working Group.
[Source: Georgetown University History Department Website].
Extent
25.35 Cubic Feet (29 boxes and 2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged into two series. The subject files have been put in alphabetical order. The original order of the printed materials has been maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Maurice Jackson, 2010-2025.
Processing Information
The collection combines the following accessions: GTM-100510, GTM-100830, GTM-130715, GTM-20220801, and GTM-20250805.
The collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders when it was received. Photographs and other items that were housed in albums were removed to acid-free evelopes and folders.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Maurice Jackson Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Scott Taylor
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2025-05: Additional periodicals and printed materials added to the collection by John Zarrillo.
- 2025-09: The Listening Group series added to the collection by John Zarrillo (part of accession GTM-20250805).
- 2025-11: Unprocessed materials from accession GTM-20250805 noted in the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu