Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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One of the foremost repositories in the world for the collection and preservation of materials documenting the history and culture of blacks throughout the world. The Schomburg Center collects books, periodicals, archival and audiovisual material, photographs, and art. It was established in 1926 with the purchase of bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of over 5,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and prints by the New York Public Library for the Division of Negro History, Literature and Prints of the 135th Street Branch Library.

From the description of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture records, 1924-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455501

From the guide to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture records, 1924-1979, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Caster, Lillie D. Lillie Caster collection, [19--]. North Carolina Central University, James E. Shepard Memorial Library
creatorOf Kennedy, Stetson. Stetson Kennedy collection microform. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Glover, George Washington, 1888-1993. George W. Glover papers, 1873-1986. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Du Bois notebooks, 1905-1934 [microform] Princeton University Library
referencedIn James W. Henderson records, 1929-1998, 1958-1978 The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.
referencedIn Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998. Reminiscences of Jean Blackwell Hutson : oral history, 1978. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Morrison, Allan, 1916-1968. Allan Morrison papers, 1940-1968 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture records, 1924-1979 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Parrish, Richard, 1914-. Richard Parrish papers, 1950-1975 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Kennedy, Stetson. Stetson Kennedy collection microform. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn New York Public Library. Schomburg Committee of the Trustees of New York Public Library collection, 1925-1940. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Kennedy, Stetson. Stetson Kennedy collection, 1916-1950 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. Du Bois notebooks, 1905-1934 [microform]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Video organization file : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1971-1977. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Parrish, Richard, 1914-. Richard Parrish papers, 1950-1975 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office. James W. Henderson records, 1929-1980; 1958-1978 (bulk). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture : PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981. Gwendolyn Bennett papers, 1916-1981 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. [A collection of printed material pertaining to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library]. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898. [Papers, ca. 1837-ca. 1898] [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Clipppings : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1978,1989-91. Temple University, Blockson Afro-American History Collection
creatorOf Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981. Gwendolyn Bennett papers, 1916-1981 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Jacobowitz, Benjamin. The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, History & Prints / [Benjamin Jacobowitz]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938. Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers, 1724-1938 (bulk 1904-1938) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Schomburg Center Black college catalog collection on microfilm--a list. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses. National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses records, 1908-1951 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Schomburg Committee of the Trustees of New York Public Library collection, 1925-1940 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898. [Papers, ca. 1837-ca. 1898] [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The slavery and abolition collections, 1700-1890 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers, 1724-1938, 1904-1938 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture records, 1924-1979. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn George W. Glover papers, 1873-1986 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Black Academy of Arts and Letters records, [1969-1973] microform. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn J. Max Bond, Jr. papers, 1955-2009 Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
creatorOf Cosme y Almanza, Eusebia Adriana, 1911-. Eusebia Cosme papers, 1927-1973 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Schomburg Center clipping file. Part II, 1975-1988 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998. John Henrik Clarke papers, 1937-1996. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Black Academy of Arts and Letters records, [1969-1973] microform. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Davis, John Preston, 1905-. John Preston Davis papers, 1923-1972 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn John Henrik Clarke papers, 1937-1996 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Wray, Wendell L. Papers of Wendell L. Wray, 1885-2003. University of Pittsburgh
creatorOf New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn New York Public Library. Central Administration. Director's Office. John Mackenzie Cory records, 1929-1984, (bulk 1952-1978). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Johnson, Oakley C., 1890-. Oakley Johnson papers, 1946-1959 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Bracey, John H. International Labor Defense. Papers. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Blacks in the railroad industry collection, [1946-1954] [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses. National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses records, 1908-1951 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Bruce, John Edward. John Edward Bruce papers, 1856-1924 [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Bennett, Gwendolyn, 1902-1981. person
associatedWith Black Academy of Arts and Letters. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Academy of Arts and Letters. corporateBody
associatedWith Bond, J. Max, Jr. person
associatedWith Bracey, John H. person
associatedWith Bruce, John Edward. person
associatedWith Caster, Lillie D. person
associatedWith Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998. person
associatedWith Collings, Dorothy person
associatedWith Collings, Dorothy. person
associatedWith Cosme y Almanza, Eusebia Adriana, 1911- person
associatedWith Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898. person
associatedWith Davis, John Preston, 1905- person
associatedWith Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. person
associatedWith Glover, George Washington, 1888-1993. person
associatedWith Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998. person
associatedWith Ira Aldridge Society corporateBody
associatedWith Ira Aldridge Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Jacobowitz, Benjamin. person
associatedWith Johnson, Oakley C., 1890- person
associatedWith Kennedy, Stetson. person
associatedWith Latimer, Catherine Allen, 1896-1947. person
associatedWith Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. corporateBody
associatedWith McKay, Claude, 1890-1948 person
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Morrison, Allan, 1916-1968. person
associatedWith National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses. corporateBody
associatedWith National Urban League. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Public Library. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Public Library. Central Administration. Director's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office corporateBody
associatedWith New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith North Manhattan/Central Harlem Project corporateBody
associatedWith North Manhattan/Central Harlem Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Parrish, Richard, 1914- person
associatedWith Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995. person
associatedWith Rose, Ernestine person
associatedWith Rose, Ernestine. person
associatedWith Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938. person
associatedWith Schomburg Society for the Preservation of Black Culture. corporateBody
associatedWith Wray, Wendell L. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States--Race relations
New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
United States
West Indies
Africa
New York (State)--New York
Subject
Slavery
Abolitionists
African American arts
African American labor union members
African American librarians
African American librarians
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans and libraries
African Americans and libraries
Art, African
Archives
Archives
Art museums
Art museums
Blacks
Blacks
Libraries
Libraries and community
Libraries and community
Public libraries
Public libraries
Railroads
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Activity

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Active 1971

Active 1977

Americans

English

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