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Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society records

Title
Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society records, 1934-1984 (bulk 1940-1966).
Author
Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society (New York, N.Y.)
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box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 3Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 3Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 4Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 4Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 5Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 5Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 6Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 6Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 7Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 7Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 8Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 8Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 9Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 9Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 10Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 10Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 11Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 11Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 12Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 12Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
box 13Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 box 13Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
oversized folder, flat fileMixed materialUse in library Sc MG 856 oversized folder, flat fileSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Description
6.2 lin. ft. (13 boxes)
Summary
The Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society records, 1934-1984, contain correspondence, membership application forms, meeting minutes, and financial documents which offer views into the running of the Society, members' lives, and the practical assistance disbursed such as "sick aid" and help with burial costs. Of particular interest are several letters, such as the 1938 and 1949 recommendations sent to the Royal West India Commission and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively, which divulge immigrants' political sensibilities, diasporic sympathies, and nascent pan-Caribbean identification. Letters from Antigua, including two from V .C. Bird, the first prime minister of sovereign Antigua, while commending the Society for the work it pursued for citizens at home, also outline conditions on the island. The collection also documents the interactions between the Society and other Caribbean associations in New York such as those founded by immigrants from Anguilla, Bahamas, Dominica, Montserrat, and St. Vincent.
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Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Antigua & Barbuda Progressive Society
Biography (note)
  • The Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society was established on August 22, 1934, by a group of 22 Antiguans in New York City under the leadership of Bishop James P. Roberts. The Society provided charitable assistance to Antiguans, Barbudans, and the neighboring community, as well as lent assistance to institutions on the home island. In the early 1960s, the Society purchased a brownstone on 122 Street in Harlem which still functions as the Society's headquarters.
Call Number
Sc MG 856
OCLC
856661533
Author
Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society (New York, N.Y.)
Title
Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society records, 1934-1984 (bulk 1940-1966).
Biography
The Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society was established on August 22, 1934, by a group of 22 Antiguans in New York City under the leadership of Bishop James P. Roberts. The Society provided charitable assistance to Antiguans, Barbudans, and the neighboring community, as well as lent assistance to institutions on the home island. In the early 1960s, the Society purchased a brownstone on 122 Street in Harlem which still functions as the Society's headquarters.
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