J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Charles James Nabors papers
Nabors, Charles James, 1934-1986
ACCN 1007
1.5 linear feet
3 boxes
1954-1986
The Charles James Nabors papers (1954-1986) contain correspondence, articles and reprints of articles, clippings, grant applications, and other miscellaneous personal and professional papers from his tenure in University of Utah College of Medicine and as a minority counselor for the University of Utah. Charles Nabors was an associate professor of anatomy at the University of Utah College of Medicine who served as assistant dean for minority affairs. He was also a civil rights activist.
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The Charles James Nabors papers (1954-1986) contain correspondence, articles and reprints of articles, clippings, grant applications, and other miscellaneous personal and professional papers from his tenure in University of Utah College of Medicine and as a minority counselor for the University of Utah.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Mrs. Charles Nabors in 1988.
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.
See also the Dr. Charles James Nabors, Jr. photograph collection (P0508) and the Charles James Nabors collection of George McGovern campaign audio recordings (A0304) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Dr. Charles James Nabors, Jr. (1934-1986) was hired as a research assistant in the Department of Anatomy in 1956 and became the University of Utah's first African American faculty member in 1958. Although his scientific career focused on research into cistic fibrosis, Nabors' involvement in the local community extended into the political sphere. A member of the executive board of Salt Lake City's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter, Nabors was active in state and national government affairs, and he served on the Utah Humanities Council board of directors from 1978-1980. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nabors graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and earned his doctorate at the University of Utah after his appointment to the faculty. He died in 1986 at the age of 52.
George McGovern (b. 1922) served in World War II and was later elected United States congressman from South Dakota from 1957-1961 and senator from 1963-1981. In 1961 he was appointed worldwide director of the Food for Peace program by President John F. Kennedy, and his continuing actions combating world hunger led him to be appointed United Nations Ambassador on World Hunger in 2001 and earned him the World Food Prize in 2008. A decorated veteran, McGovern was known for his opposition to the Vietnam war. He unsuccessfully ran for president against incumbent Richard M. Nixon in 1972.
Nabors, Charles James, 1934-1986--Archives
University of Utah. College of Medicine
Democratic Party (Utah)
Political Campaigns--United States
Civil Rights--Utah
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Medicine and Health
Civil Rights
Correspondence
Articles
Grant proposals
Reports
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Pamphlets
Papers Related to the University of Utah
Minority Correspondence
1
1
Black Civil Rights
1
2
Black History and Utah, Calendar
1
3
Minority Affairs
1
4
Curriculum Vitae
1984
1
5
University of Utah Appointments
1
6
Ph.D. Enrollment
1
7
Minority Activities Publicity
1
8
Military Service
1
9
Scientific Research Papers
Pan American Association
2
1
American Cancer Society
2
2
Conjugation Research
2
3
Cystic Fibrosis Research
2
4
HEW Grant Application
2
5
Markel Foundation Scholar
2
6
Radiation Research Society
2
7
Reticuloendothelial Society
2
8
Charles Nabors' lecture notes
Ronnie Choate Case
2
9
Nathaniel Mutungi
2
10
Published Research
2
11
Cancer Research Lab Book and Papers
1957
2
12
Organic Chemistry Lab Book and Papers
2
13
Political Papers
Abstracts of Utah Election Results
1968-1970
3
1
Democratic National Convention, Credentials Committee
3
2
Counsel of the National Credentials Committee
3
3
Challenge of the Georgia Delegation
3
4
Mississippi Brief for Credentials Subcommittee
1968
3
5
Democratic Fact Book
1972
3
6
Robert Kennedy
3
7
General Political Correspondence
1968-1973
3
8
Fund Raising, George McGovern
1972
3
9
Democratic Coalition
1969-1970
3
10
George McGovern Publicity
1972
3
11
George McGovern, Tax Reform
3
12
George McGovern, Urban Housing, Democrats
1972
3
13
Publicity Photographs, photocopies
3
14
Political Newsclippings
3
15