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

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)