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- Creator
- Peyser, Annette H., 1921-1977
- Call number
- Sc MG 161
- Physical description
- .2 linear feet
- Preferred Citation
- Annette H. Peyser papers, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.
Peyser was a socio-economic analyst with the office of the Special Counsel of the NAACP and was employed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1946-1953. Papers deal with the NAACP's fight against segregation in housing, includes a letter from Roy Wilkins to President Harry Truman and a letter from Robert Weaver to Thurgood Marshall; speeches by Marshall, Weaver, and Frank Horne; memoranda and research reports from Peyser to Walter White and Marshall; and legal briefs and minutes.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Peyser, Seymour M, 03/13/82Key terms
Names
- Peyser, Annette H., 1921-1977
- Horne, Frank S., 1899-1974
- Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Subjects
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- African Americans -- Housing
- African Americans -- Segregation
- African Americans -- Societies, etc
- Civil rights -- United States
- Discrimination in housing -- United States
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Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor