Papers, 1916-1982.

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Papers, 1916-1982.

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Personal papers, including academic transcripts, calendars, and travel memorabilia; correspondence; material relating to Alpha Phi Alpha, including correspondence, campaign and convention programs, bulletins, newsletters, memoranda to chapters, financial papers, and general reports; speeches; writings by Logan, including a chapter from his unpublished autobiography, drafts of published articles and monographs including Howard University: The First Hundred Years (1969) and The Negro in the United States ([1957]), and essays by contributors to What the Negro Wants (1944); writings about Logan (newspaper articles (1934-1980)); programs; material relating to organizational affiliations; subject files; writings by others; printed materials; photographs of Logan during travels in Acapulco; oversize material; and restricted items, including correspondence and scholarship material. Topics include Logan's role in the celebration of W.E.B. Du Bois's 70th birthday; publications; speaking engagements; teaching; travel; the identity of George Grimke, author of a negative review of Logan's work in the Journal of Negro History; Logan's participation in NAACP activities relating to the United Nations; his activities as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, including his initiation of local campaigns such as the voter education campaign entitled "Education for Citizenship," his role as director of educational activities and general president, and his role in national conventions; his activities as an undergraduate at Williams College and as a lecturer and author; his public work, including his advocacy of civil rights and interest in foreign affairs; Haiti; and his objection to the term "black" as opposed to "Negro."

ca. 8 cubic ft.

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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