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James Egert Allen papers
Collection
Identifier: 010
Scope and Contents
The James Egert Allen papers occupy 18.1 linear feet of material about Allen's life as an educator, community activist and civil rights advocate. Having been a resident of Manhattan for over a half century, much of Allen's collection reflects his educational and community involvements in New York. The collection is arranged into six groups of materials that include correspondence, greeting cards, telegrams, invitations, programs, photographs, reports, minutes, recreation and...
Dates:
Created: 1917-1976; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1974
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Amistad Research Center
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks papers
Collection
Identifier: 066
Scope and Contents
The Olivia Ward Bush-Banks papers consist primarily of the published and unpublished fiction of Olivia Ward Bush-Banks, teacher, poet, playwright, socialite, historian, and activist. The materials, both in hand script and typescript, include drafts and final copies. Several of the poems, plays, and stories were subsequently published in The Collected Works of Olivia Ward Bush-Banks by The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women...
Dates:
Created: 1907-1941; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Ida Cullen Cooper papers
Collection — Container: Audiotapes
Identifier: 102
Scope and Contents
The Ida Cullen Cooper papers date from 1928 to 1986 and consist mainly of materials that reflect Cooper's marriage to poet Countee Cullen late in his life and Cooper's efforts to promote his legacy following the poet's death. A smaller amount of material reflects Cooper's own personal life, including items related to her interest in African American and African art. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, new clippings, invitations and programs, publications, financial records,...
Dates:
Created: 1928-1986; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Countée Cullen papers
Collection — Container: Drawing of Cullen
Identifier: 111
Scope and Contents
The papers of poet and playwright Countee Cullen document his personal and professional lives, as well as his relations with leading writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance era. Among the papers, which measure 11.9 linear feet, are correspondence; accounts, records, documents, legal papers, and certificates; a fragmentary diary (1928); teaching plan books and other teaching records; writings, including, articles, a book review, letters to editors, juvenile novels, plays, poems, a...
Dates:
Created: 1900-1947; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Evelyn Cunningham papers
Collection
Identifier: 656
Scope and Contents
The papers of Evelyn Cunningham document her work as a feature writer and columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier (1950-1962); political aide for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (1969-1976); and her activism in politics, feminism, and civil rights. A theme running throughout the collection is the role of the African American professional woman in society. Of note are materials regarding the integration of New York City restaurants (circa 1954); Cunningham's...
Dates:
Created: 1941-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1951-2003; Other: Date acquired: 11/07/2003
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Frank S. Horne papers
Collection
Identifier: 189
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frank Smith Horne measure approximately 22 linear feet and consist of 30,000 items dated between 1927 and 1974. Over half of the papers of the collection is personal and business correspondence. The other half consists of financial records, lists, minutes, legal documents, writings, press releases, reports, general items, newspaper clippings, and various collected publications. The papers have been arranged topically and chronologically.
Dates:
Created: 1927-1974; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1975
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Amistad Research Center
Rex Madsen and Jimmie Daniels photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: 240
Scope and Contents
The Rex Madsen and Jimmie Daniels photograph collection documents the life of Jimmie Daniels and his career as a a nightclub host and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance and into the 1950s and 1960s. The collection measures 1.75 linear feet and is comprised mainly of photographs from circa 1870s-1970s. Many of the photographs are from Daniels' years at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village during the 1950s. Additional items include musical scores, invitations, postcards, and...
Dates:
Created: 1870s-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1930s-1960s; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1987
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Aubre de L. Maynard papers
Collection
Identifier: 249
Content Description
The papers of Aubre de L. Maynard consist of typescripts for Maynard's "A Gallery of Negro Surgeons" and his "Surgeons to the Poor," materials on the Harlem Hospital, Maynard's curriculum vitae, and a photograph.
Dates:
Other: 1973-1977
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Amistad Research Center
Edna Merson papers
Collection
Identifier: 251
Scope and Contents
The papers of Edna Merson contain professional, as well as personal papers documenting Merson's life as a civic leader. The papers encompass 1.0 feet and include correspondence, publications, newspaper articles, photographs, typescripts, and a bibliography on Dr. Kenneth Clark. The papers span almost 20 years from 1958-1972, with the bulk of the papers being professional in nature. The correspondence focuses on her work with the Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York,...
Dates:
Created: 1958-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1963-1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1974
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Amistad Research Center
Marion Palfi slide collection
Collection — Container: 1 Box
Identifier: 438
Scope and Contents
The Marion Palfi slide collection contains 135 full-color, 35-millimeter slides of photographs taken of New York, (N.Y.) and locations throughout the American South in 1945 before the end of World War II. The photographs capture a diverse spectrum of the population and of American life toward the end of the Second World War. The collection features African American servicemen in uniform, as well as photographs of African Americans working in a wartime factory plant. New York's...
Dates:
Created: 1945; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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