Research Catalog

Title

Sydenham Hospital protest photograph collection.

Publication

1979-1980.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Found In

nnpc Sydenham Hospital protest collection

Description

• 4 items (one folder); 26 x 21 cm
• 2 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 2 photographic prints : color ;

Summary

Some depictions of municipal union and community groups protesting against New York City's planned closing of Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, consisting of views of a demonstration near New York City Hall (May 1, 1979); and views from a rally outside Sydenham held by municipal hospital employees union Local 420 (August 1980).

Subject

• Sydenham Hospital (New York, N.Y.)
• Hospital closures > New York (State) > New York
• Demonstrations > New York (State) > New York
• Municipal officials and employees > Labor unions > New York (State) > New York
• Community activists > New York (State) > New York
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1970-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1970-1979.

Note

• Title taken from Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection.
• Most items bear handwritten captions on verso; one item has cellulose tape attached to corners.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• In mid-1979, New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch announced the planned closures of four city hospitals, including Sydenham in Harlem. While the Koch Administration argued that Sydenham was outdated and wasted money during a period of fiscal crisis, African American leaders in Harlem viewed the hospital's closing as a loss of both an historic Black institution and accessible health services to the community. After more than a year of lawsuits, lobbying efforts and protests by municipal hospital unions and Harlem community activists, Sydenham was closed in late 1980 and eventually turned into a senior residence in the mid-1980s.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection

OCLC

1054251586

Title

Sydenham Hospital protest photograph collection.

Production

1979-1980.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

In mid-1979, New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch announced the planned closures of four city hospitals, including Sydenham in Harlem. While the Koch Administration argued that Sydenham was outdated and wasted money during a period of fiscal crisis, African American leaders in Harlem viewed the hospital's closing as a loss of both an historic Black institution and accessible health services to the community. After more than a year of lawsuits, lobbying efforts and protests by municipal hospital unions and Harlem community activists, Sydenham was closed in late 1980 and eventually turned into a senior residence in the mid-1980s.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection.

Local Note

Sc MG 367

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection