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Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Education - NYC.

Title
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Education - NYC.
Publication
1956-1961.

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r. 10: v. 5, Little Rock, Arkansas-Public Schools- v. 1-15, Joe LouisMixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-707 r. 10: v. 5, Little Rock, Arkansas-Public Schools- v. 1-15, Joe LouisSchomburg Center - Research & Reference
Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Education - NYC)Offsite

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Description
1 volume (69 leaves) : illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
  • This scrapbook (1956-1961) is about education in New York City and includes clippings from a variety of newspapers. The primary topic included is the conflicts surrounding the integration of New York City public schools, including two instances that led to ongoing protests and press coverage: the transfer of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn students to schools in Glendale, Queens, and the transfer of Harlem students to Yorkville schools. Additionally, this scrapbook covers the condition of Harlem schools, New York City's pledge to integrate all schools, and conflict over the construction of a new school in Harlem.
  • This scrapbook's spine title is labeled Little Rock, Arkansas Public Schools vol 5, but that title is incorrect and does not reflect the content of the scrapbook.
  • Publications include the Daily Worker (New York), New York Post, and New York Times. Not all clippings include date and source information.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Subject
  • Taylor, Gardner C
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • African Americans > Education > New York (State) > New York.
  • School integration > New York (State) > New York
  • Segregation in education > New York (State) > New York
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Scrapbooks.
Note
  • Compiled and bound by the New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  • Researchers are restricted to the microfilm copy in: Sc Micro R-707 r. 10
Cite As (note)
  • Schomburg Center Scrapbooks, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication
Biography (note)
  • The Schomburg Center Scrapbooks are a collection of 296 volumes assembled by library staff between the 1920s and 1960s, to supplement the collection of black history resources that would later form the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The staff were strategic in their clipping, choosing to highlight black voices and topics of particular interest to the African American community. The scrapbooks are organized by topic and consist primarily of newspaper clippings, unless otherwise noted.
Provenance (note)
  • The Schomburg scrapbooks may have grown out of the clipping file, when librarian Catherine Latimer assigned WPA workers to clip African American and mainstream newspapers and assemble them into scrapbooks. Two or three scrapbooks on Marcus Garvey went missing around 1960.
Call Number
Sc MG 958 (Education - NYC)
OCLC
1101131662
Title
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Education - NYC.
Production
1956-1961.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Restricted Access
Researchers are restricted to the microfilm copy in: Sc Micro R-707 r. 10
Cite As:
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Terms Of Use
Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication
Biography
The Schomburg Center Scrapbooks are a collection of 296 volumes assembled by library staff between the 1920s and 1960s, to supplement the collection of black history resources that would later form the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The staff were strategic in their clipping, choosing to highlight black voices and topics of particular interest to the African American community. The scrapbooks are organized by topic and consist primarily of newspaper clippings, unless otherwise noted.
Provenance
The Schomburg scrapbooks may have grown out of the clipping file, when librarian Catherine Latimer assigned WPA workers to clip African American and mainstream newspapers and assemble them into scrapbooks. Two or three scrapbooks on Marcus Garvey went missing around 1960.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 958 (Education - NYC)
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