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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...
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
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One of the foremost repositories in the world for the collection and preservation of materials documenting the history and culture of blacks throughout the world. The Schomburg Center collects books, periodicals, archival and audiovisual material, photographs, and art. It was established in 1926 with the purchase of bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of over 5,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and prints by the New York Public Library for the Division of Negro History, Literature and ...
