W.W. Law Archival Project

After four decades of NAACP activism, W.W. Law embarked on a campaign of historic preservation involving Savannah landmarks such as Laurel Grove Cemetery South. W.W. Law also created the King Tisdale Cottage, Negro Heritage Trail Tour, Beach Institute, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum and the Black Heritage Festival.

Simultaneously W. W. Law amassed holdings that refelct his deep interest and his almost unparalled efforts to eliminate inequality and promote universal justice. The Law collection is distinguished by over a-half-century of NAACP documents, including correspondence with major regional and international figures among whom are Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Roy Wilkins, Thurgood Marshall, as well as Daisy Bates of Little Rock nine fame. Correspondence with local and State elected officials such as segregationist Governor Lester Maddox and future President Jimmy Carter accentuate the value of this collection.

The W. W. Law Research and Preservation Center will also provide access to artifacts representing low country culture, an assortment of rare nineteenth century periodicals, five thousand books including numerous signed first editions, several hundred pieces of original art, signed limited edition prints and popular iconic reproductions. In addition to compiling important African American oral histories, this twentieth century visionary also amassed one of the region's most eclectic music collections.