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Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The papers primarily document the career of Elsie Mae Lewis, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American educator, consultant, scholar and writer in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of Black history, education and the documentation of Lewis’ career, with...

Content Description Medgar Evers College, located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a college within the City University of New York system. The college was named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was killed in his native state of Mississippi in 1963. The college opened its doors in 1971 with the idea of expanding educational opportunities for the community's gifted, young, returning veterans, and a diverse adult population. The records include correspondence, rosters, invitations, annual reports,...