Roy Wilkins portraits and article clipping, 1923; 1973
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Title
Roy Wilkins portraits and article clipping, 1923; 1973
Description
Graphic image of a composite of 3 digitized images, to include a black and white portrait of Roy Wilkins at the University of Minnesota 50th Class Reunion in 1973, a black and white portrait of Wilkins from The Gopher student yearbook, Volume 36, 1923, and an article clipping from the May 29, 1923 issue of The Minnesota Daily. Newsprint serves as the background behind the 3 main images. The text of the article clipping is as follows:
Roy Wilkins
Courses in the department of journalism and practical work on the staff of the Minnesota Daily have enabled Roy Wilkins, senior academic, to become part owner and managing editor [of] The Appeal, a Twin City colored weekly.
Mr. Wilkins, who will receive his degree at the June commencement, is the first colored student to do intensive work in journalism at Minnesota. His journalistic experience began in his senior year at Mechanic Arts school in St. Paul, where he was editor-in-chief of the “M”, the school magazine. Since coming to the university Mr. Wilkins has been a reporter, copy reader, intercollegiate editor and night editor in succession, spending in all, three years on the Daily.
The Appeal, of which Mr. Wilkins is the editor, is 39 years old and has at the present time a circulation of about 4,000. It is one of the oldest colored weeklies in the United States and for more than 30 years was edited by J.Q. Adams, a veteran figure in the world of Negro journalism.
Mr. Wilkins is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He plans to enter the field of journalism after graduation.
Roy Wilkins
Courses in the department of journalism and practical work on the staff of the Minnesota Daily have enabled Roy Wilkins, senior academic, to become part owner and managing editor [of] The Appeal, a Twin City colored weekly.
Mr. Wilkins, who will receive his degree at the June commencement, is the first colored student to do intensive work in journalism at Minnesota. His journalistic experience began in his senior year at Mechanic Arts school in St. Paul, where he was editor-in-chief of the “M”, the school magazine. Since coming to the university Mr. Wilkins has been a reporter, copy reader, intercollegiate editor and night editor in succession, spending in all, three years on the Daily.
The Appeal, of which Mr. Wilkins is the editor, is 39 years old and has at the present time a circulation of about 4,000. It is one of the oldest colored weeklies in the United States and for more than 30 years was edited by J.Q. Adams, a veteran figure in the world of Negro journalism.
Mr. Wilkins is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He plans to enter the field of journalism after graduation.
Creator
Darren Terpstra
Source
- Darren Terpstra (Graphic Image)
- The Gopher student yearbook, Volume 36, 1923, pg. 608; digital page 622
- Roy Wilkins speaking at 50th class reunion, 1973, University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection: http://purl.umn.edu/81381;
- Digital: The Minnesota Daily: May 29, 1923 (University Digital Conservancy) (Article Clipping)
Publisher
University of Minnesota Archives
Date
1923; 1973; 2025
Rights
Use of this resource is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Resource is property of the University of Minnesota. Please contact the University of Minnesota Archives for permission to publish. http://special.lib.umn.edu/uarchives
Format
Image
Language
English
Identifier
BTP_RoyWilkinsCollage-Edited.jpeg
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Graphic Image
Physical Dimensions
1674 x 1634
Collection
Citation
Darren Terpstra, “Roy Wilkins portraits and article clipping, 1923; 1973,” Gallery, accessed November 8, 2026, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/6979.