Claude McKay research collection

id
11223
origination
N/A
date statement
1971-1992
key date
1971
identifier (local_mss)
21080
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 750
b-number
b16295792
total components
7
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2020-09-30 16:33:29 UTC
updated
2020-09-30 16:33:34 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
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{"value"=>"Sc MG 750", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b16295792", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1971-1992", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1971/1992"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Claude McKay research collection"}
physdesc
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Alan L. McLeod is emeritus professor of literature at Rider University, New Jersey, as well as a literary critic and editor of several volumes. McLeod researched and wrote about the life and work of Jamaican born, Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay from 1971-1992. His work on McKay includes editing <span class=\"title\">The Negroes in America</span> (1979), a work by McKay.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Claude McKay research collection (1971-1992) consists of printed material and photocopies of letters, poems, and articles from various manuscript collections. The printed material consists of copies of poems by McKay. The photocopies include letters from McKay to his daughter, Hope; William Stanley Braithwaite; Carl Cowl (Harvard University); Ivy and Harold Jackman; Arna Bontemps; Max Eastman; and Carl Van Vechten (Atlanta University). There is also a folder of McLeod writings on McKay, and a folder of articles about McKay by other authors.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Alan L. McLeod, November 2004.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Nurah-Rosalie Jeter, March 2005.</p>"}
date_start
1971
keydate
1971
date_end
1992
date_inclusive_start
1971
date_inclusive_end
1992
extent_statement
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Claude McKay research collection, Sc MG 750, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Alan L. McLeod is emeritus professor of literature at Rider University, New Jersey, as well as a literary critic and editor of several volumes. McLeod researched and wrote about the life and work of Jamaican born, Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay from 1971-1992. His work on McKay includes editing <span class=\"title\">The Negroes in America</span> (1979), a work by McKay. The Claude McKay research collection (1971-1992) consists of printed material and photocopies of letters, poems, and articles from various manuscript collections. The printed material consists of copies of poems by McKay. The photocopies include letters from McKay to his daughter, Hope; William Stanley Braithwaite; Carl Cowl (Harvard University); Ivy and Harold Jackman; Arna Bontemps; Max Eastman; and Carl Van Vechten (Atlanta University). There is also a folder of McLeod writings on McKay, and a folder of articles about McKay by other authors.", "generated"=>true}

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