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Edward S. Lewis papers

Title
Edward S. Lewis papers, 1918-1986 (bulk 1948-1986)
Author
Lewis, Edward S. (Edward Shakespear)

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Additional Authors
Lewis, Edward S. (Edward Shakespear).
Description
6.5 lin. ft.
Summary
The Edward S. Lewis Papers, 1918-1986 (bulk 1948-1986), consist primarily of printed material. In the General series there are: correspondence, with letters from Senator Walter Mondale and Robert C. Weaver; memoranda; minutes; travel itineraries and printed matter. Lewis' trips to East and West Africa, leading delegations of educators and peace advocates, are well documented in the collection. Also documented, are the anti-apartheid activities of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agency, Lewis' tenure on the New York State and the Presidential Consumer advisory councils; and the Manhattanville tenants and condominium owners' advocacy organization for which he was a board member.
Subjects
Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Access (note)
  • Access to New York Urban League material is restricted, excluding printed matter.
Source (note)
  • Edward S. Lewis
Biography (note)
  • Edward Shakespear Lewis was an Urban League executive from 1927-1964. He served as executive-secretary of the Kansas City (Mo.) Urban League from 1927-1931, executive director of the Baltimore Urban League, from 1931-1942, and executive director for the Urban League of New York City, from 1942-1964.
Processing Action (note)
  • Accessioned
  • Surveyed/Cataloged
  • Cataloging updated
  • Accession updated
Call Number
Sc MG 116
OCLC
NYPW89-A138
Author
Lewis, Edward S. (Edward Shakespear)
Title
Edward S. Lewis papers, 1918-1986 (bulk 1948-1986)
Access
Access to New York Urban League material is restricted, excluding printed matter.
Biography
Edward Shakespear Lewis was an Urban League executive from 1927-1964. He served as executive-secretary of the Kansas City (Mo.) Urban League from 1927-1931, executive director of the Baltimore Urban League, from 1931-1942, and executive director for the Urban League of New York City, from 1942-1964.
During his tenure, the Baltimore Urban League campaigned against Jim Crow policies, for employment of Blacks in the war/military industry, and for better housing. Under his leadership, the borough chapters of the Urban League in New York City were centralized into the Urban League of Greater New York, and took on the issues confronting the urban poor. After earning a Ph.D. from New York University in 1964, Lewis resigned from the Urban League and became a professor in the co-operative education department at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC.) At the time of his retirement from BMCC, Lewis had served as Dean of Co-operative Education, the first black president of the National Co-operative Education Association and Assistant to the President of the College on community affairs. Lewis also served on the boards of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agency (FPWA), the Manhattanville Community Center and several other civic organizations.
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Occupation
African American college teachers.
Added Author
Lewis, Edward S. (Edward Shakespear). Urban League, a dynamic instrument in social change.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 116
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