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- Creator
- Union Settlement Cultural Center (New York, N.Y.)
- Call number
- Sc MG 181
- Physical description
- 9 linear feet
- Preferred Citation
- Union Settlement Cultural Center records, 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
- Some collections held by the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. To request access to materials in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, please visit: http://archives.nypl.org/scm/request_access Request access to this collection.
Division of Union Settlement, an East Harlem settlement house. The Cultural Center, founded in 1917, incorporated music, art, drama, and literary activities in its programs. H. Blake Hobbs (1911-1973) was the director from 1958 until his death. Records primarily document the Center's administration and activities under the leadership of H. Blake Hobbs. Also, information about Union Settlement and its other programs, and personal material about and by Hobbs. Includes annual reports, administrative records, activities files, correspondence, diaries, poetry, drawings, financial ledgers, flyers, newspaper and magazine clippings, and printed material.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Hall, Thelma, 06/29/77Key terms
Names
- Union Settlement Cultural Center (New York, N.Y.)
- Hobbs, H. Blake, 1911-1973
- Union Settlement Association (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects
- African Americans -- Charities
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- African Americans -- Societies, etc
- Associations, institutions, etc -- African American membership
- Children -- Services for
- Social settlements -- New York (State) -- New York
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Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor