Research Catalog

  • Thirty years of treason; excerpts from hearings before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1938-1968. Edited by Eric Bentley.

    • Text
    • New York, Viking Press [1971]
    • 1971
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 322.42-U (United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. Thirty years of treason)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Paul Robeson, tributes, selected writings / [compiled and edited for the Paul Robeson Archives by Roberta Yancy Dent ; assisted by Marilyn Robeson and Paul Robeson, Jr.].

    • Text
    • New York : The Archives, c1976.
    • 1976
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JND 97-24Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc D 77-487Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Paul Robeson.

    • Text
    • Berlin : Akademie d. Künste d. DDR; Paul Robeson Komitee d. DDR, 1973.
    • 1973
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text *Z-2851Offsite
    Not available - In use until 2024-01-28 - Please for assistance.
  • Paul Robeson in unserer Zeit. Hrsg. aus Anlass des Symposiums zum 73. Geburtstag von Paul Robeson, vom Paul-Robeson-Komitee der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik.

    • Text
    • [Berlin? Paul-Robeson Komitee der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik] 1971.
    • 1971
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JFD 79-1264Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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  • The Negro and justice [microform]: a plea for Earl Browder / by Max Yergan and Paul Robeson.

    • Text
    • New York : Citizen's Committee to Free Earl Browder, 1941.
    • 1941
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc Micro R-3669Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • To be somebody [videorecording] : a black magazine / KCRA-TV, Sacramento ; producer, Adrian Woodfork ; director, George Zuspann.

    • Moving image
    • Sacramento, Calif. : KCRA-TV, 1979-04.
    • 1979
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image Sc Visual DVD-753 Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image Sc Visual VRA-1024Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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  • Dimensions of the struggle against apartheid : a tribute to Paul Robeson : proceedings of special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid on the 80th anniversary of the birth of Paul Robeson, 10 April 1978 / introd. by Leslie O. Harriman ; edited by John Henrik Clarke.

    • Text
    • New York : African Heritage Studies Association, 1979.
    • 1979
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc D 90-164Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Lawrence Brown scores.

    • Notated music
    • [19--]
    • 1900-1970
    • 12 Items

    Available Online

    https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/94651050-2313-013b-09af-0242ac110003
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music JOB 85-1 Box 10Offsite

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    Notated music JOB 85-1 Box 11Offsite

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music JOB 85-1 Box 12Offsite

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  • Lawrence Brown papers, 1916-1972.

    • Mixed material
    • 1916-1973
    • 10 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc Micro R-3597 r. 8Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc Micro R-3597 r. 9Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc Micro R-3597 r. 10Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • [1984 CEBA awards. Category 18] [sound recording] : [public service, institutional, political messages one minute or more].

    • Audio
    • United States : [various stations], 1983.
    • 1983
  • Benjamin J. Davis papers, 1949-1964.

    • Moving image
    • 1949-1964
    • 4 Items

    Available Online

    https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/dbc093c0-3e71-013a-7ae1-0242ac110003
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image Sc Micro R-6129 r. 2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Moving image Sc Micro R-6129 r. 3Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image Sc Micro R-6129 r. 4Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Lift every voice! With an introduction by Paul Robeson; ed. by Irwin Silber; illustrated by Jim Lee.

    • Text
    • [New York? c1953]
    • 1953
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 784.8-S (Silber, I. Lift every voice)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Proceedings of the Conference on Africa; new perspectives. Auspices of the Council on African Affairs, Inc. at the Institute for International Democracy ... April 14, 1944 ...

    • Text
    • [New York, 1944]
    • 1944
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 960-C (Conference on Africa. Proceedings)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Uncle Tom's children; four novellas, by Richard Wright. With a foreword by Paul Robeson.

    • Text
    • London, Victor Gollancz, 1939.
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc Rare Fic-Wright (Wright, R. Uncle Tom's children. 1939)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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  • Les enfants de l'Oncle Tom. Traduit de l'américain par Marcel Duhamel.

    • Text
    • Paris, Éditions Albin Michel [1947, c1946]
    • 1947-1946
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc Fic (Wright, R. Enfants de l'Oncle Tom)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Spirituals / arranged by Lawrence Brown].

    • Notated music
    • 1922-1943.
    • 1922-1943
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music Sc Scores BrownSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers, 1902-1972.

    • Mixed material
    • 1902-1972
    • 105 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 30 (Closed until 2024)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
    Not available - Please for assistance.
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 31 (Closed until 2024)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 70 (Closed until 2024)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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  • Movie musicals, 1927 to 1936 [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • Sydney, N.S.W. : ABC Records, p1988.
    • 1988-1927
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 4626 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Paul Robeson, April 9, 1898--January 23, 1976 : for his 80th birthday / published by Brigitte Boegelsack.

    • Text
    • Berlin : Academy of Arts of the German Democratic Republic, 1978.
    • 1978
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc F 95-42Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Remy Charlip : Ten men [videorecording] / words, choreography, and direction, Remy Charlip ; assisted by Lance Westergard.

    • Moving image
    • 1985.
    • 1985
    • 3 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image *MGZIDVD 5-683Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image *MGZIDVD 5-683 disc 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image *MGZIDVD 5-683 disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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  • That's black entertainment [videorecording]

    • Moving image
    • c1989.
    • 1989
  • Freedom [microform].

    • Text
    • New York : Freedom Associates, 1951-
    • 1951-1955
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc Micro RS-889 r. 1: v. 1 no. 2-3,5-12- v. 2 no. 1, 3-8 10-12 ( Feb. 1951-Dec. 1952)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc Micro RS-889 r. 1A: v. 3 no. 1- v. 5 no. 6 ( Jan. 1953-Jul./Aug. 1955)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Showboat [sound recording] / music by Jerome Kern ; words by Oscar Hammerstein II.

    • Audio
    • [S.l.] : Xeno Records, [196-?]
    • 1960-1983
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 1649Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • The Negro and justice : a plea for Earl Browder / by Max Yergan and Paul Robeson.

    • Text
    • New York : Citizens Committee to Free Earl Browder, 1941.
    • 1941
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text A p.v. 765Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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  • Eyewitness : Peekskill, U.S.A., Aug. 27, Sept. 4, 1949 / prepared by The Westchester committee for a Fair Inquiry into the Peekskill Violence.

    • Text
    • White Plains, N.Y. : The Committee, 1949.
    • 1949
  • Don't mourn, organize! [sound recording] : songs of labor / songwriter, Joe Hill.

    • Audio
    • Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian/Folkways ; Cambridge, Mass. : Nationally distributed by Rounder Records, p1990.
    • 1990-1941
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 3908 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
    Not available - In use until 2024-01-26 - Please for assistance.
  • They sing praises [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • New York, NY : Legacy : Manufactured by Columbia Records, p1995.
    • 1995-
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 13449 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Paul Robeson : essays on his life and legacy / edited by Joseph Dorinson and William Pencak ; with a foreword by Henry Foner.

    • Text
    • Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, c2002.
    • 2002
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MWES (Robeson, P.) 02-2298Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc F 02-761Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Willis Richardson papers, 1910-1974.

    • Mixed material
    • 1910-1974
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material *T-Mss 1974-002 Portfolio 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material *T-Mss 1974-002 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • This is living era [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • London : ASV Ltd., p1999.
    • 1999-1930
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 29633 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 29633 [Notes]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • The song is-- Jerome Kern [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • London : ASV, p1985.
    • 1985
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 30016 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 30016 [Notes]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Othello [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • United States : Columbia Collectors' Series, [195-]
    • 195
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 18276 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Show boat [sound recording] / Jerome Kern ; Oscar Hammerstein II.

    • Audio
    • New York, N.Y. : RCA Victrola, p1976.
    • 1976-1928
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 40869 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Ballad for Americans [sound recording] / [lyrics by John] Latouche ; [music by Earl] Robinson. I hear America singing / [lyrics by Walt] Whitman ; [music by George] Kleinsinger.

    • Audio
    • New York, N.Y. : RCA Victrola, p1976.
    • 1976
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 40867 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Show boat [sound recording] ; Give out, sisters.

    • Audio
    • [S.l.] : Vertinge, [196-?]
    • 196
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 50072 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Show boat [sound recording] / [composed by Jerome Kern].

    • Audio
    • New York : Columbia Special Products, p1974.
    • 1973-1932
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 57990 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Brief for appellant in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia circuit, no. 12983 : Paul Robeson, appellent, vs. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, appelle.

    • Text
    • [New York : Hecla Press, 1957?]
    • 1957
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc E 06-801 no. 1-2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Paul Robeson [sound recording] : showtape / written by Philip Hayes Dean ; directed by Lloyd Richards.

    • Audio
    • 1977.
  • Reply brief for appellant in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia circuit, no. 12983 : Paul Robeson, appellent, v. John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, appelle.

    • Text
    • [New York : Hecla Press, 1957?]
    • 1957
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc E 06-801 no. 1-2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996.

    • Audio
    • 1978-1996
    • 19 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LTC 9426 [Cassette] Sam JaffeOffsite
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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LTC 9427 [Cassette] George C. WolfeOffsite
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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LTC 9428 [Cassette] Gil NobleOffsite
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  • Songs of free men. Spirituals. [sound recording].

    • Audio
    • [New York] : Columbia Odyssey, [1968?]
    • 1968-1942
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 66836 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Borderline [motion picture] / Pool Films.

    • Moving image
    • New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1928.
    • 1928
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 3992 B C.1 REEL 1 OF 2 C.1 REEL 1 OF 2Offsite

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    Moving image M16 3992 B C.1 REEL 2 OF 2 C.1 REEL 2 OF 2Offsite

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  • Body and soul (1925) [motion picture] / Oscar Micheaux.

    • Moving image
    • New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1925.
    • 1924
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 3810 B C.1 REEL 1 OF 2 C.1 REEL 1 OF 2Offsite

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    Moving image M16 3810 B C.1 REEL 2 OF 2 C.1 REEL 2 OF 2Offsite

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  • The Emperor Jones [motion picture] / John Krimsky.

    • Moving image
    • New York : Film Images, 1933.
    • 1933
    • 4 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 2022 E C.2 REEL 1 OF 2 C.2 REEL 1 OF 2Offsite

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    Moving image M16 2022 E C.1 REEL 2 OF 2 C.1 REEL 2 OF 2Offsite

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 2022 E C.2 REEL 2 OF 2 C.2 REEL 2 OF 2Offsite

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  • Show boat [motion picture] / [Produced by] Carl Laemmle, Jr., Universal.

    • Moving image
    • Wilmette, IL : Films Inc., 1936.
    • 1936
    • 3 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 2803 SOffsite

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 2803 SOffsite

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image M16 2803 SOffsite

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  • George Marshall papers, 1933-1955.

    • Mixed material
    • 1933-1955
    • 36 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 541 box 34Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 541 box 35Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 541 box 36Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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  • Show boat [sound recording] / [libretto and lyrics] Hammerstein II ; [music] Kern.

    • Audio
    • [New York] : Columbia, [1941?]
    • 1941
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LRA 3435 c. 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LRA 3435 c. 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • The bill of rights [sound recording] / Jay Gorney.

    • Audio
    • 194
  • Non-commercial discs of Eubie Blake and others [sound recording] / Eubie Blake.

    • Audio
    • 1927-1969
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LDC 50442Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • [Photograph of Paul Robeson] [picture].

    • Still image
    • London : Sasha, [ca. 1930]
    • 1930
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Still image Berg Coll Robeson ZP8 S27 1930Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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