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Elayne Williams Corley papers
- Title
- Elayne Williams Corley papers, 1929-1989.
- Author
- Corley, Elayne Williams.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | OS Folder 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 404 OS Folder 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 404 Box 1 | Offsite | |
| Box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 404 Box 2 | Offsite | |
| Box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 404 Box 3 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 linear ft. (2.5 archival boxes)
- Summary
- Papers of Elayne Corley consisting of her files from her involvement in the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority (treasurer for the Eastern Region) and the National Council of Negro Women. The files for NCNW principally document a fundraising concert for the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Washington, D.C., of which Corley was chairperson. The files for the sorority contain programs, committee files, convention materials, annual reports, newsletters, handbooks, directories, the constitution and bylaws, handwritten notes and memorabilia.
- Subjects
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Artifacts transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.
- One album and cassettes transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Books and magazines transferred to the General Research and Reference Division.
- Source (note)
- A. Lenora Taitt-Magubane
- Biography (note)
- Elayne Williams Corley (1903-1969) was known for her activities with women's organizations. She served as president and treasurer of the Manhattan section of the National Council of Negro Women; president for three terms of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority New York chapter and was vice president at the time of her death. She was also one of the representatives to the Non-Governmental Organizations section of the United Nations for the sorority.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 404
- OCLC
- NYPG05-A10191
- Author
- Corley, Elayne Williams.
- Title
- Elayne Williams Corley papers, 1929-1989.
- Biography
- Elayne Williams Corley (1903-1969) was known for her activities with women's organizations. She served as president and treasurer of the Manhattan section of the National Council of Negro Women; president for three terms of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority New York chapter and was vice president at the time of her death. She was also one of the representatives to the Non-Governmental Organizations section of the United Nations for the sorority.
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- Sc MG 404