Research Catalog

Title

Organizations [graphic].

Publication

[189--198-]

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Campbell, James C.
• Dummett.
• Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
• Hawkins, David J.
• Layne, Cecil.
• Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
• Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
• Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y)

Description

• 1769 items (4.4 lin. ft., 18 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 1658 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 19 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 63 photographic prints : col. ;
• 32 photomechanical prints ;
• 1 photographic postcard : b&w ;

Summary

The Organzations collection depicts primarly African American civic, social, fraternal, professional, civil rights, and other organizations, dating from the late 1890s to the mid-1980s.

Subjects

• African Americans > Societies and clubs
• Fraternal organizations
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
• Greek letter societies > New York (State) > New York
• Rites and ceremonies > Awards
• New York Urban League
• Dye coupler prints > 1970-1989
• Young, Whitney M
• Northeasterners, Inc
• National Urban League
• Phi Delta Kappa
• African Americans > Societies and clubs > New York (State) > New York
• National Council of Negro Women
• Davis, Benjamin J (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964
• Photomechanical prints
• Universal Negro Improvement Association
• Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
• Fraternities & sororities
• Civil rights movements > United States
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
• Associations, institutions, etc > African American membership
• Daughters of Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World
• Granger, Lester B (Lester Blackwell), 1896-1976
• Gelatin silver prints > 1890-1989
• Newton, Huey P
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• African Americans > Organizations > 1890-1989
• Toles, William H
• Group portraits > 1890-1989
• Portrait photographs > 1920-1989
• African Americans > Social conditions > 1890-1989
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• Height, Dorothy I (Dorothy Irene), 1912-
• Clubs > New York (State) > New York
• Wilson, J. Finley
• African Americans > Societies, etc
• National Baptist Convention of the United States of America
• Black Panther Party

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1890-1989.
• Portrait photographs – 1920-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1970-1989.
• Photomechanical prints.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1890-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some items have photographer's handstamp on verso; some items have studio blindstamp on recto; some items have only agency's ownership blindstamp on verso.
• Many items have descriptive information on recto or verso; some items have press releases attached to verso.
• Some photographs are duplicates; some items bear cropping marks and/or retouching marks; some items are cropped.
• Collection contains work by Cecil Layne, James C. Campbell, M&M Smith, Austin Hansen, David J. Hawkins, and others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items restricted; permisssion of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid

Call Number

Sc Photo Organizations

OCLC

NYPG97-F8

Title

Organizations [graphic].

Imprint

[189--198-]

Terms Of Use

Some items restricted; permisssion of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes

Finding aid: folder level control.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Local Subject

Northeasterners, Inc.

Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Dummett. Photographer

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer

Hawkins, David J. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)

Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)

Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Organizations