News media and promotional material files, [ca. 1970-1975].

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News media and promotional material files, [ca. 1970-1975].

Files include clippings; press releases; printed material; and correspondence with television and radio stations, newspapers, elected officials, and community agencies (including Brooklyn Cultural League, Crispus Attucks Community Center, Crown Heights-Fort Greene Office of Neighborhood Services, and churches) concerning the Society's activities. Activities include restoration of the Society's houses on Hunterfly Road, archaeological digs, internal Society activities such as elections of Boards of Directors, and conference attendance.

2 cubic ft.

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Brooklyn Cultural League.

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Crown Heights-Fort Greene Office of Neighborhood Services.

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Crispus Attucks Community Center.

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Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History

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Collecting area: History of the Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant areas of Brooklyn. Does not actively collect but will accept artifacts relating to the Weeksville area. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457326 Weeksville was a 19th century black community located in present day Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It was named for James Weeks, a free black man who purchased land there in 1838. From the description of Rese...