Alphonso Pinkney Manuscript and Research collection, 1967-2004.

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Alphonso Pinkney Manuscript and Research collection, 1967-2004.

The Alphonso Pinkney Manuscript and Research collection pertains to several books Pinkney authored, primarily about race relations, and consist of handwritten and typed drafts, notes, news clippings and complete issues of pertinent newspapers, and papers written by other researchers. Galley and page proofs, reviews, promotional material, royalty statements, and correspondence comprise the types of documents from his publishers. The books for which there is material are "The American Way of Violence" (1972), "The Beatification of Ronald Reagan" (unpublished), "Black Americans" (1969), "The Committed: White Activists in the Civil Rights Movement" (ca. 1968), "The Myth of Black Progress" (1985), and "Red, Black and Green: Black Nationalism in the United States" (1976). Collection also contains an untitled manuscript, and papers presented at conferences and published articles.

10 lin. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6816187

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Pinkney, Alphonso

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African-American sociologist, Alphonso Pinkney (1928-2006) was a nationally known expert on race relations. From 1961 until his retirement, Pinkney taught sociology at Hunter College where he served as chair of the Department of Sociology from 1975-1984. He authored seven books, contributed chapters to seven others, and wrote many articles for academic journals. From the description of Alphonso Pinkney Manuscript and Research collection, 1967-2004. (New York Public Library). WorldCat...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...