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Arthur A. Schomburg papers

Title
Arthur A. Schomburg papers, 1724-1938 (bulk 1904-1938).
Author
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938.
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r. 12Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 12Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 11Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 11Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 10Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 10Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 9Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 9Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 8Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 8Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 7Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 7Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 6Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 6Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 5Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 5Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 4Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 4Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 3Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 3Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-2798 r. 1Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Description
  • 6.8 lin. ft.
  • 12 microfilm reels.
Summary
Papers reflecting Schomburg's endeavors as a writer and researcher, and collector and curator of books and manuscripts pertaining to black history and culture. Personal and professional papers, including correspondence and writings, and writings of others. Includes material relating to Schomburg's position as curator of the Schomburg Collection, and to black literature, art, and history. Correspondents include John Bruce, Henrietta Buckmaster, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nicolas Guillen, W.C. Handy, Langston Hughes, Charles S. Johnson, James W. Johnson, Claude McKay, J.A. Rogers, Albert A. Smith, Stenio Vincent (President of Haiti), Walter White, and Carter G. Woodson. Other papers include programs, news clippings, invitations, announcements, and minutes of a variety of organizations, such as the New York Urban League, New York Public Library, Young Men's Christian Association, and several black cultural and educational groups. Also, transcriptions of 18th and 19th century historical documents pertaining to black history and culture.
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Access (note)
  • Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
Biography (note)
  • Bibliophile, writer, Schomburg was curator of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History from 1932-1938.
Call Number
Sc Micro R-2798
OCLC
122485276
Author
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938.
Title
Arthur A. Schomburg papers, 1724-1938 (bulk 1904-1938).
Access
Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
Biography
Bibliophile, writer, Schomburg was curator of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History from 1932-1938.
Finding Aids
"Arthur A. Schomburg Papers; a guide compiled by Nanette Dobrosky." Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 1991. Guide shelved as: Sc F 94-329.
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Local Subject
Black author.
LCCN
ms 79001890
Research Call Number
Sc Micro R-2798
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