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Charles H. Bynum photograph collection.

Title: Charles H. Bynum photograph collection.
Author: Bynum, Charles H. (Charles Hudson), 1905-1996
Publication: [between 1905 and 1984?]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Charles H. Bynum Collection	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Found In

p1pc Bynum, Charles H. (Charles Hudson), 1905-1996 Charles H. Bynum papers, 1938-1972 (OCoLC)262560438

Description

150 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.
25 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
49 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
66 photographic prints : color ;
8 contact sheets : gelatin silver, black and white ;
1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver, black and white ;
1 photo album (62 items)

Summary

Collection primarily depicts events and activities related to March of Dimes official Charles H. Bynum from the 1940s to the 1970s, consisting of individual portraits of Bynum; group portraits showing Bynum with educational and organizational groups; and candid shots and views of Bynum at presentations, banquets, a birthday celebration, a tribute, and reunion. Also included are views of Bynum and his wife on a trip to Europe. Depictions of Bynum's personal life and career as an educator are limited.
Of note are a photo album and contact sheets depicting "A Salute to Charlie" held at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (1972); a series of candid shots taken at an undated formal birthday gathering for Bynum; and a group portrait with an infant Bynum and his immediate family (ca. 1905). Among those depicted with Bynum include singer Marion Anderson and polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
Group portraits – 1900-1989.
Gelatin silver prints – 1900-1979.
Dye coupler prints – 1950-1989.
Snapshots – 1950-1979.
Photograph albums – 1970-1979.

Note

Title taken from Charles H. Bynum Papers.
Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; one item bears photographer's blind stamp; one item bears photography studio's name printed on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto; one item is autographed.
Two items are mounted to a scrapbook page; one item is mounted to a board. Several items are encased in a photo album; album cover is detached. Some items are duplicates.
Collection contains work by Denny Hayes, H.D. Kirksey, the March of Dimes and Mosley.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

Charles Hudson Bynum, 1905-1996, was an African American educator, civil rights activist, and, from 1944 to 1971, director of Interracial Activities for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later called the March of Dimes) where he worked to ensure that African Americans afflicted with polio would be provided proper treatment and rehibilitative care.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Charles H. Bynum Papers, 1938-1972.

Call Number

Sc Photo Charles H. Bynum Collection

OCLC

1287030968

Author

Bynum, Charles H. (Charles Hudson), 1905-1996, collector.

Title

Charles H. Bynum photograph collection.

Production

[between 1905 and 1984?]

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

Charles Hudson Bynum, 1905-1996, was an African American educator, civil rights activist, and, from 1944 to 1971, director of Interracial Activities for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later called the March of Dimes) where he worked to ensure that African Americans afflicted with polio would be provided proper treatment and rehibilitative care.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Charles H. Bynum Papers, 1938-1972.

Local Note

Sc MG 784

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Added Author

Hayes, Denny, photographer.

Kirksey, H.D., photographer.

Mosley, photographer.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, sponsoring body.

Found In:

p1pc Bynum, Charles H. (Charles Hudson), 1905-1996 Charles H. Bynum papers, 1938-1972 (OCoLC)262560438

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Charles H. Bynum Collection

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