Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971

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Birth 1878
Death 1971

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African American lawyer, scholar, and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1971. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941351

Spingarn was born on Mar. 28, 1878 in New York City; AB (1897), AM (1899), and LL. B (1900), Columbia Univ.; LL. D, Howard Univ., 1941; L.H.D., Long Island Univ., 1966; practiced law beginning in 1900; chairman of national legal committee, and vice-president (1911-40) and president, NAACP (1940-66); became collector of books about African Americans; member of bibliographic societies in London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Virginia; founded the Spingarn Collection of Negro Literature at Howard Univ.; he died on Dec. 1, 1971.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1900-1971. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40945842

Civil rights leader and lawyer.

From the description of Papers, 1850-1967 (bulk 1920-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70937864

Lawyer, civil rights worker.

From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur B. Spingarn : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309738998

Biographical Note

1878, Mar. 28 Born, New York, N.Y. 1897 A.B., Columbia University,New York, N.Y. 1899 M.A., Columbia University,New York, N.Y. 1900 LL.B., Columbia University,New York, N.Y. 1900 1960s Practiced law, New York, N.Y. 1911 1915 Associated with the New York Vigilance Committee and the New York City Branch, NAACP 1911 1940 Vice president and chairman, Legal Committee, NAACP 1915 Member, board of directors, NAACP Published Laws Relating to Sex Morality in New York City (New York: Century Co. 139 pp.) 1917 1919 Captain, Sanitation Corps, American Expeditionary Force, United States Army 1919 Married Marion Meyer 1936 Initiated annual review of books by African-American authors in the Crisis magazine 1940 1957 President, NAACP National Legal Committee 1940 1965 President, NAACP 1971, Dec. 2 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, 1850-1970, (bulk 1920-1955), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Biography

Spingarn was born on March 28, 1878 in New York City; AB (1897), AM (1899), and LL.B (1900), Columbia University; LL.D, Howard University, 1941; L.H.D., Long Island University, 1966; practiced law beginning in 1900; chairman of national legal committee, and vice-president (1911-40) and president, NAACP (1940-66); became collector of books about African Americans; member of bibliographic societies in London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Virginia; founded the Spingarn Collection of Negro Literature at Howard University; he died on December 1, 1971.

From the guide to the Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, ca. 1900-1971, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)

1878 March 28 Born in New York City, son of Elias and Sarah (Barnett)Spingarn. 1897 1900 Received A.B. (1897), M.A. (1899),and LL.B (1900) from Columbia University. 1911 1940 Chairman of Legal Committee and Vice - President of N.A.A.C.P. 1915 Member of the Board of the N.A.A.C.P. 1915 Published Laws Relating to Sex Morality in New York City. Revised in 1926. 1917 1919 Served as Captain in Sanitation Corps in U.S. Army, A.E.F. 1919 Married Marion Mayer. 1926 Co-author of Legal and Protective Measures with J. Goldberg. 1936 1968 Author of annual Crisis review of books by Negro authors. 1940 1957 President of N.A.A.C.P. national legal committee. 1940 1965 President of N.A.A.C.P. 1971 December 1 Died in New York.

From the guide to the Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, 1914-1971, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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