Scope and arrangement
The Edward S. Lewis Papers, 1918-1986 (bulk 1948-1986), consist primarily of printed material. In the General series there are: correspondence, with letters from Senator Walter Mondale and Robert C. Weaver; memoranda; minutes; travel itineraries and printed matter. Lewis' trips to East and West Africa, leading delegations of educators and peace advocates, are well documented in the collection. Also documented, are the anti-apartheid activities of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agency, Lewis' tenure on the New York State and the Presidential Consumer advisory councils; and the Manhattanville tenants and condominium owners' advocacy organization for which he was a board member.The Urban League series documents Lewis' years as a social work executive for the League from 1927-1964; sub-series are: Baltimore, New York, and National. Included are clippings on the 'clean-up' Harlem campaign, co-sponsored by the Urban League of Greater New York, which addressed the quality of available housing and encouraged relocation to public housing projects. Lewis' files on the Borough of Manhattan Community College includes files on the development and expansion of the cooperative education program at the college under Lewis' leadership; the relationship between the college and the community in which it is located; the Amalgamated Workers Trade Union; the Louis and Irene Simon Scholarship, along with clippings and memos about the college and the CUNY system. The Cooperative Education series gives an overview of cooperative education in the United States over a twenty year (1964-1984) period. Included are: cooperative education training manuals; correspondence relating to Lewis' cooperative education consulting; professional articles; programs developed jointly between labor and college cooperative education programs; miscellaneous items regarding the National Cooperative Education Association and Lewis' presidency of the Association.
Arrangement
Four series: I. General; II. Urban League; III. Borough of Manhattan Community College; IV. Co-operative Education. Alphabetical within series and sub-series.