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Jonathan Ned Katz is a historian specializing in gay and lesbian issues and in African-American slavery during the ninteenth century. He was educated at Antioch College, 1956-1957; College of the City of New York, 1957-1959; New School for Social Research, 1961-1962; and Hunter College, 1972. He has taught gay and lesbian history at New York University, the New School for Social Research, and elsewhere. Katz has not conducted research on African-American history since the 1970's. The Jonathan Katz Research Collection is comprised of manuscripts and supporting research material concerning African-American history, particularly slavery during the nineteenth century. The collection consists of handwritten manuscripts, drafts, and typescripts of books and pamphlets written by Katz. In addition, there is correspondence between Katz and his publishers, research institutions, and scholars in the field. There are also index card notes, printed matter and news clippings relating to Katz's production of several radioscripts on African-American and Native American history, and to his book, "Resistance at Christiana," written in the late 1960's. The works which are represented in the collection are: "Black Pioneers in America. Biographical Narratives of six 19th century Black Americans: Frederic Douglass, Jonah Henson, Charlotte Forten, Nat Love, William Parker, and Susan King Taylor"; "Black Resistance to the United States Fugitive Slave Law" (a documentary study); "The Dispute Over the Ownership of Anthony Burns" (the story of the arrest and trial of fugitive slave Anthony Burns, 1854; 1967); "Inquest at Christiana" and "Resistance to Christiana" (a play adapted from the original documents regarding a slaveowner from Maryland who travelled to Pennsylvania to reclaim four of his runaway slaves and was shot to death in the ensuing riot in 1851; 1974); and "Red Man/White Man" (historic documents of the conflict between the American Indian and the white man, 1967). less

Rhoda G. Freeman was a professor of African American history who specialized in the history of African Americans prior to the Civil War and taught at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey, from 1965 to 1986. The Rhoda G. Freeman manuscript and research collection consists of manuscripts of writings by Freeman, course materials, and research materials collected by Freeman and used in her writings and teaching. A major portion of the collection consists of bibliographic and topical index card files. less

Morris Levitt served as a consultant for the Negro History Associates, founded by Middleton "Spike" Harris in 1963, whose purpose was to educate the public and school children about the role of African Americans in American history. Levitt was a co-author with Harris of The Black Book (1974), a survey of African-American history from the time of slavery through the 1940s, emphasizing contributions in many fields of endeavor. He also co-authored three articles about historic and sports figures. The Morris Levitt Research Collection consists principally of handwritten notes and photocopies of documents and articles Levitt compiled concerning African-American history, particularly the Revolutionary War period and sports. Nearly all of the notes have no attribution, i.e. no sources are given, and there are frequently no citations for photocopies of news clippings and images, other articles, and pages from books. In addition to the published articles Levitt co-authored, the collection contains typescripts (1970) concerning Fleet Walker (1856-1926), the first black major league baseball player; notes about Weeksville in Brooklyn, New York; and Levitt's research letters and photocopies of the writings of the Pennsylvania poet and painter, Edwin Garnet Riley. less