Arthur Alfonso Schomburg collection

id
10997
origination
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938
date statement
1874-2014 [bulk 1920-1938]
key date
1874
identifier (local_mss)
24643
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 41
b-number
b16295797
total components
14
total series
2
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2018-09-27 16:56:44 UTC
updated
2024-11-15 20:24:29 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
{"value"=>"24643", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"SC MG 41", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b16295797", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1874-2014", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1874/2014"}
{"value"=>"1920-1938", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1920/1938"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Arthur Alfonso Schomburg collection"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Arthur (originally Arturo) Alfonso Schomburg was a collector of books and manuscripts pertaining to black history and culture, whose collection formed the basis for the Schomburg Center for Black Culture. This collection includes typewritten manuscripts written by Schomburg, a memorial tribute by Alain Locke, and genealogical research conducted by his descendants."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Arthur (originally Arturo) Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938) was a collector of books and manuscripts pertaining to black history and culture whose collection formed the basis for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Schomburg moved to New York City in 1891, settling in Harlem and later, Brooklyn. As a young man, he was an active supporter of Cuban and Puerto Rican independence, cofounding the political club Las Dos Antillas; later, he was involved in several organizations devoted to promoting African American research and scholarship, including the Negro Society for Historical Research and the American Negro Academy. Drawing on his extensive collection of books and historical documents, Schomburg wrote articles on the history of the African diaspora for major black periodicals including <span class=\"title\">The Crisis</span>, <span class=\"title\">Opportunity</span>, <span class=\"title\">Negro World</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The New York Amsterdam News</span>. In 1926, Schomburg sold his collection to the New York Public Library, and served as curator of the Division of Negro Literature, History, and Prints from 1932 until his death in 1938.</p> <p>For a timeline of Schomburg's life, see the Arthur Alfonso Schomburg Papers.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Arthur Alfonso Schomburg Collection consists of nine typescripts authored by Schomburg as well as biographical material about Schomburg collected by the New York Public Library.</p> <p>The manuscripts by Schomburg, dating from approximately 1920-1938, are typewritten articles, some annotated, primarily concerned with the history of Africans and people of African descent. The articles discuss various aspects of the African diaspora across history and geography: from ancient Egypt to pre-Columbian Central America to seventeenth-century Spain to Jazz Age Harlem nightlife. Two of the articles—\"The Negro Brotherhood of Sevilla\" and \"Negroes in Sevilla\"—were published in <span class=\"title\">Opportunity</span> magazine. Versions of \"Cardinal Ximinez and Bishop Las Casas\" and \"The Romance of Corn\" are also present in the Arthur Alfonso Schomburg Papers.</p> <p>The material about Schomburg contains papers relating to Schomburg's life and family background. There is a corrected typescript of Alain Locke's memorial essay on Schomburg, written as a foreword to \"Negro History in Outline,\" Schomburg's unpublished contribution to Locke's Bronze Booklet series, which Schomburg was working on when he died. This is filed with a brief biography of Schomburg and a list of Schomburg's memberships in various organizations. The file of family background information includes documents such as Schomburg's baptismal and death certificates, a Prince Hall Mason membership certificate, and a copy of a questionnaire completed by Schomburg concerning his family background. There is also genealogical research on the Schomburg family conducted by historian Herman Reichard on behalf of Susan Schomburg, a paternal relation of Arthur Schomburg; as well as correspondence from Arthur Schomburg's daughter, Dolores Schomburg Thomas, discussing her family history. Also present are two bookplates used by Arthur Schomburg featuring a Patrick Reason engraving, and a photocopy of a letter to Schomburg from British writer and activist Nancy Cunard discussing her book <span class=\"title\">Negro: An Anthology</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Arthur Alfonso Schomburg collection is arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/24643#c1519531'>I. Manuscripts by Schomburg</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>circa 1920-1938</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>0.11 linear feet (9 folders)</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/24643#c1519541'>II. Material about Schomburg</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1874-2014</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>0.1 linear feet (2 folders)</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>The typescripts were purchased in 2005. The family background information was acquired during the preparation of the 1986 exhibit \"The Legacy of Arthur Alfonso Schomburg: a celebration of the past, a vision for the future,\" with later accruals from Dolores Schomburg Thomas in 1991 and Susan Schomburg in 2014.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Photographs have been transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Allison Hughes</span> in <span class=\"date\">2018</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Arthur Alfonso Schomburg papers, Sc Micro R-2798, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p> <p>Arthur Alfonso Schomburg additions, Sc MG 952, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
sponsor
{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Folder 12 added by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2024 November 15"}
date_start
1874
keydate
1874
date_end
2014
date_inclusive_start
1874
date_inclusive_end
2014
date_bulk_start
1920
date_bulk_end
1938
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Arthur Alfonso Schomburg collection, Sc MG 41, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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