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Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project surveys.

Title: Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project surveys.
Publication: ca. 1989-1990.
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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.	box 1	Mixed material	Use in library	Sc MG 628 box 1	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 2	Mixed material	Use in library	Sc MG 628 box 2	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 3	Mixed material	Use in library	Sc MG 628 box 3	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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1.63 linear feet (3 boxes)

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Access (note)

Some collections held by the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. To request access to materials in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, please visit

Cite As (note)

[Item], Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project surveys, Sc MG 628, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library.

Source (note)

Received in September 1997.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

See also the following collections in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: African-American Pentecostal and Holiness collection, Sc MG 325 Andrew J. Chambers papers, Sc MG 443 Henry C. Bunton papers, Sc MG 291 James Alfred Smith, Sr. papers, Sc MG 366 Milton Galamison papers, Sc MG 394 Olivia Pearl Stokes, Sc MG 432 Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 633 Tyrone Pitts/National Council of Churches papers, Sc MG 393 Will Herzfeld papers, Sc MG 323.

Biography (note)

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture launched its Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project in January 1989 with a $300,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The second project grant of $250,853 was awarded in October 1990. In undertaking this initiative, the Schomburg Center recognized the pivotal roles played by religious bodies in acting on social and economic concerns within the African American community, in addition to their spiritual functions. The goal of the project was to create a more comprehensive base of Black religious resources at the Schomburg Center and serve as a catalyst for preserving such resources in churches, religious bodies, and other repositories.
The Schomburg Center wanted to develop collections that provided a strong foundation for the study of the spiritual aspects of the Black religious experience while documenting the role of the church in Black economic, political, and social life through survey answers. Additionally, the Schomburg Center sought to be the permanent home for these institutions' collections. A seven-member Scholars Advisory Council was organized, as well as an interdenominational National Advisory Board, along with project archivist Victor Smythe. Two major symposia brought together interdenominational and interfaith audiences composed of scholars, seminarians, clergy, and lay persons from across the country to address historical and contemporary concerns.
Surveys of historical records were completed in 70 churches in 12 cities across the country, encompassing 16 different denominations and faiths. Surveys were initiated in an additional 43 churches. Churches were recruited through mailings, direct contact by the project archivist and advisory committee members, newspaper articles, and radio interviews about the project.

OCLC

1199300083

Title

Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project surveys.

Production

ca. 1989-1990.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Access

Some collections held by the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. To request access to materials in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, please visit: http://archives.nypl.org/divisions/scm/request_access

Cite As:

[Item], Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project surveys, Sc MG 628, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library.

Location of Other Archival Materials

See also the following collections in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: African-American Pentecostal and Holiness collection, Sc MG 325 Andrew J. Chambers papers, Sc MG 443 Henry C. Bunton papers, Sc MG 291 James Alfred Smith, Sr. papers, Sc MG 366 Milton Galamison papers, Sc MG 394 Olivia Pearl Stokes, Sc MG 432 Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 633 Tyrone Pitts/National Council of Churches papers, Sc MG 393 Will Herzfeld papers, Sc MG 323.

Materials Separated from the Resource: Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: 3 paintings Transferred to the General Research and Reference Division: dissertations, microfilm, and microfiche Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio and moving image materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270. Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.

Biography

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture launched its Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project in January 1989 with a $300,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The second project grant of $250,853 was awarded in October 1990. In undertaking this initiative, the Schomburg Center recognized the pivotal roles played by religious bodies in acting on social and economic concerns within the African American community, in addition to their spiritual functions. The goal of the project was to create a more comprehensive base of Black religious resources at the Schomburg Center and serve as a catalyst for preserving such resources in churches, religious bodies, and other repositories.

The Schomburg Center wanted to develop collections that provided a strong foundation for the study of the spiritual aspects of the Black religious experience while documenting the role of the church in Black economic, political, and social life through survey answers. Additionally, the Schomburg Center sought to be the permanent home for these institutions' collections. A seven-member Scholars Advisory Council was organized, as well as an interdenominational National Advisory Board, along with project archivist Victor Smythe. Two major symposia brought together interdenominational and interfaith audiences composed of scholars, seminarians, clergy, and lay persons from across the country to address historical and contemporary concerns.

Surveys of historical records were completed in 70 churches in 12 cities across the country, encompassing 16 different denominations and faiths. Surveys were initiated in an additional 43 churches. Churches were recruited through mailings, direct contact by the project archivist and advisory committee members, newspaper articles, and radio interviews about the project.

Source

Received in September 1997.

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