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- Creator
- Writers' Program (New York, N.Y.)
- Call number
- Sc Micro R-6544; Sc MG 24
- Physical description
- 5.46 linear feet (13 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
Writers' Program, New York City: Negroes of New York collection, Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, 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.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Collection consists of 41 studies of the history of blacks in New York City. Included are biographical sketches, studies relating to cultural achievements, history, slavery, economics, sports, theater, churches, as well as other subjects. Authors of the studies include Ralph Ellison, Abram Hill, and Ellen Tarry. Also, manuscript of The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History edited by Roi Ottley, which was originally prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of New York City.
Administrative information
Processing information
Compiled by Kay Menick, 2016
Key terms
Names
- Ellison, Ralph (creator)
- Hill, Abram, 1910-1986 (creator)
- Ottley, Roi, 1906-1960 (creator)
- Tarry, Ellen, 1906-2008 (creator)
- United States.. Work Projects Administration
Subjects
- African American athletes -- New York (State -- New York
- African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic conditions
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Religion
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Literature and state -- United States
- Slavery -- New York (State) -- New York
Places
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