Martin, Louis,  1912-1997. <br/><br/>
Louis Martin papers, 1931-1998  (bulk 1977-1993). 

 - 4,525  items. 13  containers. 5.2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, memoranda, interview and oral history transcripts, speeches, writings, notebooks, reports, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating chiefly to Martin's service as presidential advisor and civil rights liaison for presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter and to his writings which include articles, newspaper columns, and memoirs.  Documents his work in establishing African Americans as a political power within the Democratic Party and encouraging their appointment to policymaking government positions.  Includes material relating to Martin's involvement with African American newspapers and to his work as chairman of Calmar Communications.  Correspondents include Ronald Harmon Brown, Jimmy Carter, Sharon Pratt Kelly, Lyndon B. Johnson, Vernon E. Jordan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Walter F. Mondale, Sargent Shriver, Frances M. Voorde, Jack H. Watson, and Phil Wise. 
<br/><br/><br/>Photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Biography of Martin by Louis Poinsett entitled, Walking with Presidents, <br/>Library of Congress Manuscript Division reference collection. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Civil rights activist, newspaper publisher and columnist, and political advisor.  Full name: Louis Emanuel Martin.  Died 1997. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003064 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 00084730  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Brown, Ronald Harmon, 1941-1996 --Correspondence.<br/>Carter, Jimmy, 1924- <br/>Carter, Jimmy, 1924- --Correspondence.<br/>Kelly, Sharon Pratt, 1944- --Correspondence.<br/>Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973 <br/>Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973 --Correspondence.<br/>Jordan, Vernon E. 1935- --Correspondence.<br/>Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963. <br/>King, Martin Luther, Jr.,  1929-1968 --Correspondence.<br/>Mondale, Walter F., 1928- --Correspondence.<br/>Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011 --Correspondence.<br/>Voorde, Frances M.--Correspondence.<br/>Watson, Jack H., 1938- --Correspondence.<br/>Wise, Phil--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Calmar Communications.<br/>Democratic Party (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American newspapers.<br/>African American politicians.<br/>African Americans--Civil rights.<br/>African Americans--Politics and government.<br/>Civil rights.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Political activists.<br/>Presidential advisors.<br/>Publishers.