James Egert Allen collection, 1938-1975.

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James Egert Allen collection, 1938-1975.

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Correspondence and writings ranging from 1938 to 1975, documenting James Egert Allen's activities as a columnist, Kappa Alpha Psi member, chairman of the Johnson C. Smith University Centennial Committee, and founder of International Associates of Cultural Affairs, a group travel venture.

0.4 lin. ft. (1 box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6943796

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Schomburg, Arturo Alfonso, 1874-1938

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian, writer, collector, and activist. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent. He moved to the United States in 1891, where he researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society. He was an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the years, he collected literature, art, slave narratives, and other materia...

Johnson C. Smith University

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Founded April 1867 at a meeting to the Catawba Presbytery, Biddle Memorial Institute was chartered in 1869 as a private men's institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church; named for Major Henry Biddle; changed name in 1876 as Biddle University; in 1923 name changed to Johnson C. Smith University; became a four year college in 1924; women were admitted to the senior division in 1932 and to the freshman class in 1941 making the college fully co-educational. From the description ...

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

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College fraternity founded in 1911. Motto is "Achievement in every field of human endeavor." From the description of Records, 1953, 2000. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 63811742 ...

Allen, James E. (James Egert), 1896-1980

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An African-American educator and writer, James Egert Allen was the first president of the New York chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and an active member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the Johnson C. Smith Alumni Association. He was the author of "The Negro in New York" (1964), "Black History: Past and Present" (1971) and "The Legend of Arthur A. Schomburg" (1975). Allen died in 1980. ...

International Associates of Cultural Affairs (New York, N.Y.)

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