To conserve space, I eschewed listing article titles and used abbreviations for frequently cited sources and a numeric dating system. A guide to abbreviations appears below. So for instance,
Ethel L. Payne to Louis E. Martin, January 28, 1953, Ethel L. Payne Papers Box 5, Folder 2, Manuscript Room of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
appears here as:
ELP to LEM, 1/28/1953, ELPLOC, B5F2
The reference citation is linked to the text at the point at which I begin using the source. So quotations in subsequent paragraphs stem from the same source unless otherwise noted.
Several of the collections of Ethel Payne’s papers remain unprocessed, so the box numbers used here may change over time. However, the endnotes contain enough information to permit researchers to find the item at a later date. I am also always glad to communicate with other writers and researchers, should you have any questions.
| ACWP | Rev. Addie and Rev. Claude Wyatt Papers, Chicago Public Library Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature |
| ALPACM | Ethel Payne Papers, Anacostia Community Museum, Washington, DC |
| APP | The American Presidency Project (www.presidency.ncsb.edu) at the University of California, Santa Barbara |
| APRPLOC | A. Philip Randolph Papers, Manuscript Room Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| A-SFP | Abbott-Sengstacke Family Papers, 1847–1997, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL |
| DDEPL | Dwight David Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abilene, KS |
| ELPCHM | Ethel L. Payne Papers, Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL |
| ELPJAJ | Ethel L. Payne Papers privately held by Dr. James A. Johnson |
| ELPLOC | Ethel L. Payne Papers, Manuscript Room, Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| ELPMSRC | Ethel L. Payne Papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC |
| ELPSCRBC | Ethel L. Payne Papers, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY |
| GMMA | George Meany Memorial Archives, National Labor College, Silver Spring, MD |
| GRFPL | Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, MI |
| HSTPL | Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Independence, MO |
| ISA | Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL |
| IRC | Files of the Interracial Commission, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL |
| JAJP | James A. Johnson collection of Ethel L. Payne papers in private possession |
| LBJPL | LBJ Presidential Library, Austin, TX |
| LMLOC | Louis Martin Papers, Manuscript Room of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| MBPP | Margaret Bayne Price Papers, Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Collection, Manuscript Room of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| NARA | Nelson A. Rockefeller Personal Files, Washington, DC, Rockefeller Archives, Sleepy Hollow, NY |
| PMWP | Philip M. Weightman Papers, Tamiment Library, Wagner Archives, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University, New York, NY |
| RMNPL | Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, CA |
| SSP | Susan Sontag Papers, Library Special Collections, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA |
| WEBDBP | W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, Amherst, MA |
| APR | A. Philip Randolph |
| ARJ | Avis Ruth Johnson (sister) |
| BP | Bessie Payne (mother) |
| ELP | Ethel L. Payne |
| EPW | Enoch P. Waters |
| JHS | John H. Sengstacke |
| LEM | Louis E. Martin |
| MMR | Maxwell M. Rabb |
| RMN | Richard M. Nixon |
| TG | Thelma Gray (sister) |
| AfAm | Afro-American |
| AmNe | Amsterdam News |
| AtWo | Atlanta Daily World |
| ChDe | Chicago Defender (weekly) |
| ChMe | Chicago Metro News |
| ChTr | Chicago Tribune |
| DaDe | Chicago Defender (daily) |
| LAT | Los Angeles Times |
| MiTi | Miami Times |
| NYT | New York Times |
| PiCo | Pittsburgh Courier |
| WaIn | Washington Informer |
| WaPo | Washington Post |
| WaSt | Washington Evening Star |