Research Catalog

Title

Morris Levitt research collection, 1969-1976.

Author

Levitt, Morris, 1906-1976.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Swan, Robert J.

Description

6.2 lin. ft. (6 record cartons, 1/2 archival box)

Summary

• The Morris Levitt Research Collection consists principally of handwritten notes and photocopies of documents and articles Levitt compiled concerning African-American history, particularly the Revolutionary War period and sports. Nearly all of the notes have no attribution, i.e. no sources are given, and there are frequently no citations for photocopies of news clippings and images, other articles, and pages from books. In addition to the published articles Levitt co-authored, the collection contains typescripts (1970) concerning Fleet Walker (1856-1926), the first black major league baseball player; notes about Weeksville in Brooklyn, New York; and Levitt's research letters and photocopies of the writings of the Pennsylvania poet and painter, Edwin Garnet Riley.
• There are also five manuscripts by other authors, three by Robert J. Swan. The subjects are black unrest in colonial New York, blacks in colonial Brooklyn, both segregation and desegregation of Brooklyn's public schools in the 19th century, blacks in colonial Brooklyn, and 19th century history of blacks, whites and American Indians in Ohio.

Subjects

• Segregation in education > New York (State) > New York > 19th century
• Riley, Edwin Garnet, 1880-1966
• African Americans > History > 1877-1964
• School integration > New York (State) > New York
• African American athletes
• Levitt, Morris, 1906-1976
• United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• Sports > United States
• African Americans > History > To 1863
• African American baseball players
• Baseball players > United States
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > African Americans
• Black author

Note

• Photographs transferred to the Photographs and Print Division.

Source (note)

• Myra Rosenzweig

Biography (note)

• Morris Levitt served as a consultant for the Negro History Associates, founded by Middleton "Spike" Harris in 1963, whose purpose was to educate the public and school children about the role of African Americans in American history. Levitt was a co-author with Harris of "The Black Book" (1974), a survey of African-American history from the time of slavery through the 1940s, emphasizing contributions in many fields of endeavor. He also co-authored three articles about historic and sports figures.

Call Number

Sc MG 542

OCLC

783654009

Author

Levitt, Morris, 1906-1976.

Title

Morris Levitt research collection, 1969-1976.

Biography

Morris Levitt served as a consultant for the Negro History Associates, founded by Middleton "Spike" Harris in 1963, whose purpose was to educate the public and school children about the role of African Americans in American history. Levitt was a co-author with Harris of "The Black Book" (1974), a survey of African-American history from the time of slavery through the 1940s, emphasizing contributions in many fields of endeavor. He also co-authored three articles about historic and sports figures.

Source

Myra Rosenzweig Gift July 1994 SCM 93-56

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Finding Aid

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Swan, Robert J.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 542