J. Raymond Jones collection, 1962-1991.

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J. Raymond Jones collection, 1962-1991.

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The J. Raymond Jones Collection consists primarily of news clippings dating from 1962-1989 relating to Jones' activities and achievements, most notably on the occasion of a dinner given in his honor in 1962, and to celebrate the publication of his biography by John C. Walter in 1989. Jones' relationships with Motley, Rangel and Dinkins are discussed in the clippings. There is also an incomplete copy of the manuscript of his biography, "The Harlem Fox," several letters, including from Charles Rangel (1987) and David Dinkins (1986), and material related to the Jones-Holloway-Bryan Foundation which Jones established in 1985 to raise money for the College of the Virgin Islands.

.4 lin. ft. (1 archival box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7773179

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005

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Judge; Lawyer; Civil rights advocate; Social reformer; State senator. From the description of Papers 1948-1988. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 46451836 Judge; interviewee married Joel Motley. From the description of Reminiscences of Constance Baker Motley : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741689 Constance Baker Motley, circa 1963 Constance Juanita Baker was born on ...

Dinkins, David N. (David Norman), 1927-2020

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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the 106th Mayor of New York City, the first African American to hold the position, from 1990 to 1993. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was raised there and in Harlem, graduating from Trenton Central High School before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. After his service, Dinkins graduated cum laude from Howard University with ...

Rangel, Charles B., 1930-

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Charles Bernard Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House of Representatives at the time of his retirement, serving continuously since 1971. As its most senior member, he was also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation. Rangel was the first African-American Chair of the influential House Ways and Means Co...

Walter, John C. (John Christopher), 1933-

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Jones, J. Raymond (John Raymond), 1899-1991

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J. Raymond Jones, also known as the "Harlem Fox," was a Democratic Party district leader from the Carver Democratic Club on 145th Street and one of the most powerful political leaders in New York City. From 1964 to 1968 he was chief of Tammany Hall, a position to which he was elected by his peers in the New York City Democratic Party, and the only African American to hold that position. Among Jones' many protégés in the Carver Club were former Judge Constance Baker Motley, Congressman Charles ...