Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who earned a PhD in systematic theology from BU\u2018s School of Theology in 1955 and donated his papers to the University<\/p>\n
The King papers measure 85 linear feet and include manuscripts for his sermons, speeches, books, and essays, as well as extensive correspondence, office files, printed materials, awards, photographs, and other items, covering his career as a minister, public speaker, and advocate for racial equality and justice. The material primarily ranges from King’s years as an undergraduate college student through 1965, and includes documentation of his work with the Montgomery Improvement Association, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Dexter Avenue and Ebenezer Baptist Churches, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the American Friends Service Committee, the Congress of Racial Equality, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the NAACP, and other organizations.<\/p>\n
You can view the Finding Aid to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection<\/a> that details his education, life, and work from 1947 to 1963.<\/p>\n Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visits his Alma Mater Boston University More of Dr. King\u2019s papers, spanning from 1944 to 1968, can be found at Morehouse College, his undergraduate alma mater. View the Finding Aid to the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection<\/a> here.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"\/library\/files\/2025\/08\/king_martin_luther_jr_03-424x636.jpg\")
September 11, 1964<\/p><\/div>\n