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Title

Olivia Pleasants Frost papers, 1937-1994.

Author

Frost, Olivia P. (Olivia Pleasants), 1915-

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6.8 lin. ft.

Summary

The Olivia Pleasants Frost Papers, 1937-1994, provide information on Dr. Frost's career as a research consultant to numerous social organizations and educational institutions.

Subject

• Frost, Olivia P. 1915-
• New York Urban League
• New York City Youth Board
• HARYOU-ACT (Organization)
• Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc
• City University of New York. Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge
• Harlem Mortgage and Improvement Council
• Committee on Civil Rights in East Manhattan, Inc
• Metropolitan Applied Research Center
• Olivia Frost Research Associates, Inc
• African American sociologists
• African American families > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans > Research
• African Americans > Education
• African Americans > Social conditions
• African Americans > Housing > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans > Mental health
• African Americans > Professional education
• African Americans > Psychology
• African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964
• African Americans > Social conditions > 1964-1975
• African Americans > Study and teaching > New York (State) > New York
• African American teenage girls > New York (State) > New York
• African American teenage mothers > New York (State) > New York
• African American teenagers > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans in the professions > New York (State) > New York
• African American youth > New York (State) > New York
• African American women > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans > Education > New York (State) > New York
• African American children
• African Americans > Employment
• Youth > Employment > New York (State) > New York
• Youth > Mental health services > New York (State) > New York
• Youth > Services for > New York (State) > New York
• Youth > Research > New York (State) > New York
• Unmarried mothers > New York (State) > New York
• Universities and colleges > Admissions
• Social work with African American children > New York (State) > New York
• Occupational training > New York (State) > New York
• Real estate business > New York (State) > New York
• Race discrimination > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Greeting cards and news clippings about Tom Feelings; news clippings about Romare Bearden; and invitation for Ademola Olugebefola and Humbert Howard transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.

Source (note)

• Olivia P. Frost

Biography (note)

• Olivia Pleasants Frost was a sociologist, educator, administrator and research consultant for educational, social service and community-based organizations. She received her Bachelors degree in 1936 from Hunter College, her Master of Arts degree in 1951 in sociology from Columbia University, and her doctoral degree in education from New York University.

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Call Number

Sc MG 430

OCLC

NYPW03-A44

Author

Frost, Olivia P. (Olivia Pleasants), 1915-

Title

Olivia Pleasants Frost papers, 1937-1994.

Biography

Olivia Pleasants Frost was a sociologist, educator, administrator and research consultant for educational, social service and community-based organizations. She received her Bachelors degree in 1936 from Hunter College, her Master of Arts degree in 1951 in sociology from Columbia University, and her doctoral degree in education from New York University.

Dr. Frost held numerous positions with governmental, educational, social service and civil rights organizations, primarily in their research departments. Her research and program specialties were in the areas of housing discrimination, education and training of black youth, employment and labor, day care and multi-problem families. Her responsibilities often included program development and evaluation.

From 1945-1949 Frost served as the Research Secretary for the New York Urban League (NYUL) where she investigated and prepared reports on blacks in Queens and Harlem, as well as on day care facilities, housing and education. When she returned to the NYUL in 1965 as Director of Research she developed studies which were used as the basis for NYUL programs and coordinated research activities with program activities.

Between 1950 and 1956 Frost was the Director of Research for the Harlem Mortgage and Improvement Council. At HMIC one of her projects involved the investigation of the realty investment market in Harlem and the policies of savings banks towards making loans in that community, which was also the subject of her Master's thesis. During the 1950's Frost also worked for the volunteer organization, Committee on Civil Rights in East Manhattan, which focused on relieving discrimination in housing and restaurant services. Additionally from 1956-1962 she served as Supervising Research Assistant for the New York City Youth Board where her primary responsibility was the multi-problem family.

Among other agencies and organizations for whom Frost worked in the 1960's, she directed research projects for Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited (HARYOU), HARYOU-ACT, and Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action. From 1971-1977 Frost was associated with the City University of New York, primarily working with the SEEK (Search for Excellence in Education and Knowledge) Program, where she coordinated efforts for the development of procedures for assessing the SEEK program at the ten senior colleges. In the late 1960's Frost developed her own consulting firm, the Olivia Frost Research Associates. The firm provided technical assistance to community-based organizations serving minority groups and specialized in survey research, program planning and evaluation.

Frost has been an active member of the community, frequently serving on boards or committees of many New York City civic and professional organizations, principally those impacting on the lives of black people. Among the organization for which she served, are the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Schomburg Corporation.

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Sc MG 430