Elma Lewis papers, 1917-1998.

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Elma Lewis papers, 1917-1998.

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The collection documents Elma Lewis's personal and family life and professional association with local, national, and international organizations. The collection includes biographical and educational materials, personal correspondence to Elma Lewis and the personal papers of her parents, Clairmont and Edwardine Lewis, and other family members. It also includes her writings on the history of National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, and transcripts of interviews with Elma Lewis on the arts in the African American community.

12 boxes (10.39 cubic ft.)

Northeastern University, Snell Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524230

Northeastern University, Snell Library

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Lewis, Edwardine.

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Lewis, Clairmont.

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Lewis, Elma

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Elma Lewis, arts educator, was born on September 15, 1921 in Boston Mass. Her parents, Clairmont and Edwardine Lewis, emigrated from the West Indies and both were followers of Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As the founder of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in 1950, she taught dance, drama, and speech therapy. In 1968 she founded the National Center of African-American Artists and the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in 1969, bringi...

National Center of Afro-American Artists. Museum

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Established in 1969 as a division of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists is an art museum dedicated to the education, promotion, exhibition, and collection of African, Caribbean, and Afro-American fine arts worldwide. From the description of Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists records, 1968-1998. (Northeastern University). WorldCat record id: 43800849 ...

Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts.

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