Research Catalog

Title

Middleton A. "Spike" Harris photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Harris, M. A., 1908-

Publication

[1870?]-[1977?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Found In

(CstRLIN)NYPW088000007A

Description

• 883 items (2.37 cu. ft., 8 boxes); 26 x 21 cm.
• 1 photomechanical print : col. ;
• 1 album (84 contact sheets) : b&w ;
• 12 stats : b&w ;
• 62 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
• 41 photographic prints : col. ;
• 766 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

• The Middleton A. "Spike" Harris Photograph Collection consists of his collection of African-American historical materials, as well as snapshots from his private life, including his service in the American Red Cross during World War II.
• A series of photographs documents a Negro History Associates tribute to explorer Matthew Henson, in Harlem, attended by city dignitaries, school children and others, with views of speakers (including Spike Harris) and the audience. Also included are several photographs of historic buildings in the New York City area.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

• Harris, M. A., 1908-
• Postcards > 1910-1929
• Contact sheets > 1960-1979
• African Americans > Exhibitions
• Snapshots > 1940-1979
• Portrait photographs > 1870-1979
• African Americans > History
• Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955 > Commemoration > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1979
• Stats
• Photomechanical prints > 1940-1979
• Albums > 1960-1979
• African American merchant mariners
• Gelatin silver prints > 1870-1979
• African American women
• African American historians
• Harris, M. A., 1908- > Family > 1890-1979
• African American men
• African American sailors
• Dye coupler prints > 1960-1979
• Harris, M. A., 1908- > Social life > 1940-1979
• Historic buildings > New York (State) > New York > 1960-1979
• Group portraits > 1870-1979

Genre/Form

• Albums – 1960-1979.
• Snapshots – 1940-1979.
• Postcards – 1910-1929.
• Portrait photographs – 1870-1979.
• Group portraits – 1870-1979.
• Stats.
• Contact sheets – 1960-1979.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1979.
• Photomechanical prints – 1940-1979.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1870-1979.

Note

• Some images are duplicates; some bear captions; some have written descriptive information.

Biography (note)

• Middleton Allen "Spike" Harris, 1908-1977, was an author, historian, collector and dealer of African Americana, and one of the founders of Negro History Associates.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of Middleton A. "Spike" Harris Papers.

Call Number

Sc Photo Middleton A. "Spike" Harris Collection

OCLC

NYPG087000338-F

Author

Harris, M. A., 1908-

Title

Middleton A. "Spike" Harris photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[1870?]-[1977?]

Linking Entry

Forms part of Middleton A. "Spike" Harris Papers.

Biography

Middleton Allen "Spike" Harris, 1908-1977, was an author, historian, collector and dealer of African Americana, and one of the founders of Negro History Associates.

Local Note

SC MG 34.

Negatives exist for some images.

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Middleton A. "Spike" Harris Collection