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British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) records
- Title
- British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) records, 1923-1989.
- Author
- British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.)
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Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 1 | Offsite | |
Box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 2 | Offsite | |
Box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 3 | Offsite | |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 551 Box 4 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 551 Box 5 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 551 Box 6 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 551 Box 7 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Box 8 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 8 | Offsite | |
Box 9 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 9 | Offsite | |
Box 10 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 10 | Offsite | |
Box 11 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 551 Box 11 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 6.7 lin. ft. (11 archival boxes)
- Summary
- The British Virgin Island Benevolent Association collection, 1923-1989, consists primarily of general membership minutes 1928-1983, correspondence, 1926-1989, and financial records, 1926-1982. The collection also includes: the 1932 incorporation papers; a copy of the 1938 pro-legislative petition to the British Colonial Office in support of self-governance for the British Virgin Islands; and a 1948 economic development report for Tortola Island. A brief history of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America and fundraising form letters signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lena Horne, both dated 1960, are also included.
- Subjects
- Black people > New York (State) > New York > Societies, etc
- Black people > Services for > New York (State) > New York
- Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
- Economic development projects > Virgin Islands (Great Britain) > Tortola
- Immigrants > Services for > New York (State) > New York
- Charities > New York (State) > New York
- Older people > New York (State) > New York > Societies and clubs
- British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division. Artifacts transferred to Art and Artifact Division.
- Source (note)
- Calvin Thomas
- Biography (note)
- The British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (BVIBA) was founded, in January 1926, to promote unity and foster the interest and welfare of its members, who were primarily British Virgin islanders residing in New York City.
- Processing Action (note)
- Accessioned
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- Sc MG 551
- OCLC
- NYPW03-A74
- Author
- British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) records, 1923-1989.
- Biography
- The British Virgin Islands Benevolent Association (BVIBA) was founded, in January 1926, to promote unity and foster the interest and welfare of its members, who were primarily British Virgin islanders residing in New York City. The organization provided financial assistance and general relief to its sick members; assistance with burial expenses; and support to those who were physically challenged (helpless). The BVIBA also organized a Juvenile Society for the children of the members. In the 1930s the organization created a pro-legislation committee in order to maintain an active involvement in the British Virgin Islands' internal affairs. The committee generated political resolutions and petitions in support of the pro-legislative movement. The BVIBA was officially disbanded in 1989.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 551