Research Catalog

Title

Robert S. Brown photograph collection.

Author

Browne, Robert S.

Publication

[1969?]-1979.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Hinton, A.

Found In

p1pc Browne, Robert S. Robert S. Browne papers, 1957-1995 (OCoLC)122626615

Description

• 10 items (one folder); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.
• 10 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

Depictions of individuals and events compiled by Robert S. Brown during his tenure as head of the Black Economic Research Center, mainly during the 1970s. Browne is shown in group portraits with unidentified men (ca. 1969), and with Harlem business leaders and visiting Japanese businessman and philanthropist Ryōichi Sasakawa (1979). Also included are views of Sasakawa visiting sites and a classroom in Harlem, New York City (1979); a candid shot of cartoonist Brumsic Brandon (ca. 1972); candid shots of Rev. Lucius Walker, Jr., head of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (1972); and a group portrait showing businessman Leroy Tombs, signing a multi-million dollar contract with Greyhound Support Services, in Phoenix, Arizona (1975).

Subjects

• Gelatin silver prints > 1960-1979
• Group portraits > 1960-1979
• Portrait photographs > 1970-1979
• African American cartoonists
• African American clergy
• Visitors, Foreign > New York (State) > New York
• Businesspeople > United States
• African American businesspeople
• African American economists
• Walker, Lucius, 1930-2010
• Sasakawa, Ryōichi, 1899-1995
• Brandon, Brumsic
• Browne, Robert S

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1970-1979.
• Group portraits – 1960-1979.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1979.

Note

• Title taken from Robert S. Browns Papers.
• Most photographs have handwritten captions on verso; one item has photocopied label attached to verso. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by A. Hinton.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Robert Span Browne (1924-2004) was an economist, foreign aid administrator and political activist. He was noted for his opposition to American armed intervention in Vietnam that grew from his experience as an economic development administrator in Southeast Asia (1955-1961); and for his advocacy of financial investment into the African American community to encourage educational and economic development.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Robert S. Browne Papers, 1957-1995.

Call Number

Sc Photo Robert S. Browne Collection

OCLC

1273731558

Author

Browne, Robert S., collector.

Title

Robert S. Brown photograph collection.

Production

[1969?]-1979.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

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

Biography

Robert Span Browne (1924-2004) was an economist, foreign aid administrator and political activist. He was noted for his opposition to American armed intervention in Vietnam that grew from his experience as an economic development administrator in Southeast Asia (1955-1961); and for his advocacy of financial investment into the African American community to encourage educational and economic development.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Robert S. Browne Papers, 1957-1995.

Local Note

Sc MG 239

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Added Author

Hinton, A., photographer.

Found In:

p1pc Browne, Robert S. Robert S. Browne papers, 1957-1995 (OCoLC)122626615

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Robert S. Browne Collection