Johnson Publishing CompanyDoris E. Saunders (August 8, 1921 – March 24, 2014) was an American librarian, author, editor, businesswoman, and professor of Journalism.

Later in life, Saunders founded Ancestor Hunting, a genealogy research company, and wrote its publication, "Kith and Kin: Focus on Families."

After his death, Doris and her family moved in with her maternal grandmother and step-grandfather on South Lafayette Avenue in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.

Inspired by long-time friend and mentor Charlemae Hill Rollins, in 1941, Doris entered the Chicago Public Library Training Class and completed the course of study and practice in 1942.

While at Pullman in 1948, Saunders was promoted and became the first African-American reference librarian to work in the Social Science and Business Division of the Main Library.

During her time at Johnson Publishing, Saunders co-authored Black Society with Geri Major 1976 and edited over 20 books, including: The Day They Marched (1963) and The Kennedy Years and the Negro (1964) What Manner of Man a Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.(1964).

Throughout the 1980s, Saunders traveled speaking regularly to genealogy conventions and groups to promote her business, and the newsletter and to encourage documenting one's family history.

Later that same year, she left Johnson Publishing Company and accepted the position of Professor and Coordinator of Print Journalism at Jackson State University.

Saunders established an annual communication conference on the JSU campus beginning in 1978 to ensure student exposure to professionals across the media industry and from around the nation.

In the early 1990s, Saunders' leadership led to the successful acquisition of a $500,000.00 grant from the Mississippi state legislature which provided the seed money for the establishment of Channel 23 TV, now JSU-TV.