Research Catalog

Title

Howard Bennett photograph collection.

Author

Bennett, Howard, 1911-1981

Publication

[1920?]-1977.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Austin, Harry J.
• Harris, Tex
• Head, Bob
• McAdams, David
• Burley Photo Syndicate (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In

Bennett, Howard Howard Bennett papers.

Description

• 152 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.
• 12 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 126 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 14 photographic prints : color, one instant camera photo ;

Summary

• Depictions of civil rights activist and civic leader Howard Bennett's personal life during the 1920s, and his social and civil rights activities from the late-1960s through the 1970s, consisting of candid shots of children and young adults, who are relatives and friends of Bennett's (1920s); a studio portrait of Bennett in his U.S. Army uniform (ca. 1940s); candid shots and group portraits showing Bennett attending social functions (ca. 1960s-1970s); and views of Bennett attending marches, dedications and various banquets. Bennett's work with labor leader A. Philip Randolph is not depicted; his work with the 369th Veterans Association and the NAACP is not clearly identified.
• Of note is a view of Bennett participating in a march in Harlem, New York, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (ca. 1969), and attending an unidentified dedication also attended by Coretta Scott King, diplomat Donald H. McHenry and law enforcement official William DeFossett (ca. 1970s). Also depicted are a separate march honoring Dr. King (1974), an undated portrait of Rosa Parks holding a plaque, and views of Niagara Falls, New York (1920s). Other individuals depicted with Bennett include politician/activists Andrew Young, John Lewis and Julian Bond; basketball star Walt Frazier; and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

Subjects

• Dye coupler prints > 1960-1979
• Gelatin silver prints > 1920-1979
• Snapshots > 1920-1979
• Group portraits > 1920-1979
• Portrait photographs > 1920-1979
• African American families
• African American children
• Demonstrations > New York (State) > New York
• Events > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1989
• Rites & ceremonies > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1989
• Parades > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans > Social life > 1920-1979
• African American civic leaders > New York (State) > New York
• African American civil rights workers
• Bennett, Howard, 1911-1981

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1920-1979.
• Group portraits – 1920-1979.
• Snapshots – 1920-1979.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1979.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1979.

Note

• Title taken from Howard Bennett Papers.
• Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; one item bears photographer's blind stamp. Some items bear handwritten captions on either verso or recto; one item bears partial inscription on verso.
• Some items are mounted to cardboard or greeting cards; two snapshots are mounted back to back. Two items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Harry J. Austin, Burley Photo Syndicate, Tex Harris, Bob Head, and David McAdams. The House of Howard images were probably taken by family members.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Howard Bennett, 1911-1981, an African American civil rights activist and civic leader, and lifelong New York City resident, was founder of the National Citizens Committee for a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday which campaigned to make King's birthday, January 15th, a national holiday. Bennett was also a leader of the 369th "Harlem Hellfighters" Veterans Association, labor chairman of the New York Branch of the NAACP, and a consultant and confidant of labor leader A. Philip Randolph.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Howard Bennett Papers.

Call Number

Sc Photo Howard Bennett Collection

OCLC

1285431935

Author

Bennett, Howard, 1911-1981, collector.

Title

Howard Bennett photograph collection.

Production

[1920?]-1977.

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

Howard Bennett, 1911-1981, an African American civil rights activist and civic leader, and lifelong New York City resident, was founder of the National Citizens Committee for a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday which campaigned to make King's birthday, January 15th, a national holiday. Bennett was also a leader of the 369th "Harlem Hellfighters" Veterans Association, labor chairman of the New York Branch of the NAACP, and a consultant and confidant of labor leader A. Philip Randolph.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Howard Bennett Papers.

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Added Author

Austin, Harry J., photographer.

Harris, Tex, photographer.

Head, Bob, photographer.

McAdams, David, photographer.

Burley Photo Syndicate (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In:

Bennett, Howard Howard Bennett papers.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Howard Bennett Collection