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Bessye B. Bearden papers
- Title
- Bessye B. Bearden papers, 1922-1944.
- Author
- Bearden, Bessye B., 1891-1943.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Text | Use in library | Sc MG 73 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .3 lin. ft.
- Summary
- The papers mainly reflect Bearden's membership in and activities with several civic and political organizations, and consists of letters, speeches and printed material.
- Subjects
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Societies, etc
- African American women > New York (State) > New York > Societies and clubs
- Bearden, Bessye J., 1891-1943
- Harlem Community Council
- Political clubs > New York (State) > New York
- National Council of Negro Women
- African American women > New York (State) > New York > Political activity
- Speeches
- Urban League of Greater New York
- Genre/Form
- Speeches.
- Biography (note)
- Civic leader.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Processed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- Sc MG 73
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A19
- Author
- Bearden, Bessye B., 1891-1943.
- Title
- Bessye B. Bearden papers, 1922-1944.
- Biography
- Civic leader. Bessye J. Bearden was born in Atlantic City, N.J. and received her education at local schools in North Carolina. She later attended Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute and Columbia University. Bearden married R. Howard Bearden and had one child, Romare, the internationally renowned artist.From 1927 Bearden served as the New York representative for the "Chicago Defender;" she also freelanced as a writer for other publications. In 1935 she was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue and later was an auditor. She was elected to local School Board No. 15 in New York City, becoming the first woman of African descent to hold this position.Bearden was involved in numerous civic activities. She served on the boards of the New York Urban League, the Harlem Community Council and the Colored Women's Democratic League, of which she was the first president.
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available in repository.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 73