Research Catalog

Title

The Malcolm X collection [graphic] : photographs.

Author

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

Publication

[195-?]-1964.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cottrol, Robert W.
• Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006.
• Layne, Cecil.
• Sheffield, Maceo B.
• Yearwood, Lloyd.
• Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.
• United Press International.

Found In

p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Description

• <3921> items (5.39 cu. ft., 23 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 704 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 1470 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 127 photographic prints : col. ;
• 129 contact sheets : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• <799> slides : col. ;
• <692> negatives : b&w ;

Summary

The collection (1950s to mid-1960s) consists of personal photographs of Malcolm X and family, documents many of Malcolm X's activities with the Nation of Islam, and also documents some of the activities of the Nation of Islam, from the 1950s to the mid-1960s.

Alternative Title

Malcolm X photograph collection

Subjects

• Group portraits > 1950-1969
• Demonstrations > California > Los Angeles
• Michaux, Lightfoot
• Nabrit, James M (James Madison), 1900-
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• Farrakhan, Louis
• African Americans > Travel > Africa
• African American families
• Radio programs > New York (State) > New York
• X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
• Demonstrations > New York (State) > New York
• Gelatin silver prints > 1950-1969
• Shabazz family
• Film negatives > 1950-1969
• Police brutality > California > Los Angeles
• Forums (Discussion and debate)
• Slides > 1960-1969
• Religious gatherings
• Muslims > United States
• Black nationalism > United States
• Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)
• African Americans > Religion
• Davis, Ossie
• African American businesses
• Contact sheets > 1960-1969
• Muhammad, Warith Deen, 1933-2008
• Dye coupler prints > 1950-1969
• Jones, J. Raymond (John Raymond), 1899-
• Snapshots > 1950-1969
• Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975
• Portrait photographs > 1950-1969
• Gray, Barry, 1916-
• Stokes, Ronald
• Trials > California > Los Angeles
• Mosques
• Shabazz, Betty
• Michaux, Lewis
• Black Muslims
• Howard, C. P (Charles P.)
• Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
• Group portraits – 1950-1969.
• Snapshots – 1950-1969.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1950-1969.
• Dye coupler prints – 1950-1969.
• Contact sheets – 1960-1969.
• Slides – 1960-1969.
• Film negatives – 1950-1969.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items have printed caption labels attached to verso. Some items bear cropping marks; some items are cropped.
• Collection contains work by Robert W. Cottrol, Robert L. Haggins, Cecil Layne, Maceo B. Sheffield, and Lloyd Yearwood, among others.

Access (note)

• Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms of Use (note)

• Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.
• Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography (note)

• African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Call Number

Sc Photo The Malcolm X Collection

OCLC

NYPG04-F398

Author

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

Title

The Malcolm X collection [graphic] : photographs.

Imprint

[195-?]-1964.

Access

Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms Of Use

Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.

Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography

African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 21, 1965.

Indexes

Finding aid available; folder level control.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Connect to:

Finding aid

Added Author

Cottrol, Robert W. Photographer

Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Sheffield, Maceo B. Photographer

Yearwood, Lloyd. Photographer

Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.

United Press International.

Other Title

Malcolm X photograph collection

Found In:

p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Research Call Number

Sc Photo The Malcolm X Collection