Abajian, James de T.
Variant namesJames De Tarr Abajian, 1914-1986. Librarian, archivist, bibliographer. Pioneer in the field of Black history.
From the description of James Abajian index files and scrapbooks, 1950-1986. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122354993
James de Tarr Abajian (1914-1986), bibliographer and historian of African American history, was the chief librarian of the California Historical Society from 1949-1968. He was also director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Collection at San Francisco Public Library from 1969-1971. Abajian's writings include The Black Presence in San Francisco (1974), Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West; A Bibliography and Union List of Holdings through 1970 (1974), and Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects (1977). Abajian presented much of his significant documentary material on African Americans in California and the West, collected throughout his career, to The Bancroft Library in the 1980s. This material includes books, printed ephemera, manuscripts, sheet music, periodicals and photographs. His personal papers were donated to the library after his death in 1986.
From the description of James de T. Abajian collection of Black (African-American) ephemera, 1876-1981 (bulk 1960-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122290942
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creatorOf | Abajian, James de T. James de T. Abajian papers, circa 1840-1985. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
creatorOf | Abajian, James de T.,. James de T. Abajian index on goldsmiths and silversmiths in the United States during the 1800s, 1900s. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
creatorOf | Abajian, James de T. James de T. Abajian collection of Black (African-American) ephemera, 1876-1981 (bulk 1960-1980). | California Digital Library | |
creatorOf | Abajian, James de T. Portraits of African-Americans [graphic] | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
creatorOf | Everett, Richmond P. Richmond P. Everett California scrapbooks, 1848-1856. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
creatorOf | Abajian, James de T. James Abajian index files and scrapbooks, 1950-1986. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
referencedIn | California Cornerstones: Selected Images from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collection | Bancroft Library | |
referencedIn | Gladys Tilden Papers, 1875-1982 | Bancroft Library |
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associatedWith | Everett, Richmond P. | person |
correspondedWith | Tilden, Gladys, 1900- | person |
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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 |
Silversmiths |
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