- unitid
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{"value"=>"168339", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 815", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b18929718", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1932-2006", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1932/2006"}
{"value"=>"1941-1995", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1941/1995"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Richard T. Greene papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Richard T. Greene was a bank executive and advertising manager. The Richard T. Greene papers document Greene's career in advertising and banking."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Greene, Richard T., 1913-2006", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Richard T. Greene was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 18, 1913. After graduating from Hampton Institute with a degree in business administration, Greene worked at Citizen's and Southern Bank and Trust Company in Philadelphia. His employment there was interrupted by service during World War II, at the end of which he was discharged with the rank of captain (Greene was later promoted to major during a term in the Army Reserves). Later, he worked as a national advertising representative and business manager with Associated Publishers, Inc. and Interstate United Newspapers, two New York City companies that managed advertising for Black-owned newspapers nationwide.</p> <p>In 1960, Joseph Davis, the founder and president of Carver Federal Savings Bank, hired Greene as his executive assistant. Greene rose quickly through the ranks; within eight years, he was the bank's president, chief executive officer, and director. As Carver's chief official, Greene concerned himself primarily with the economic and social development of the communities which the bank served.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Richard T. Greene Papers document Greene's career in advertising and banking. The papers are divided into Personal and Professional series. The personal papers contain biographical sketches, non-business themed speeches, correspondence, educational records and military files. The latter series covers Greene's tenure at Associated Publishers, Inc., Interstate United Newspapers, and Carver Federal Savings Bank and consists of general correspondence, administrative files, press releases, and speeches.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Richard T. Greene papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/168339#c1599737'>Personal</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1932-2006</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series includes biographical sketches; non-business themed speeches; letters of recommendation and other correspondence that deal with his employment search after resigning from API; and documents relating to the sale of an investment property owned by Greene and a former military colleague. The educational records include several lesson plans and college papers such as \"A Business and Industrial Survey of the Negro in the State of Ohio and the City of Cleveland\". The military files consist of some personal letters written during his service, but mainly contain correspondence to and from the military command which hint at the \"Negro personnel problem\" that faced the military and its Black soldiers. Also documented in the series is Greene's involvement in Hampton Alumni, Omega Psi Phi, and other organizational activities.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/168339#c1599756'>Professional</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1945-1995</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Represented in this series are Greene's tenures at API, Interstate United Newspapers, and Carver Federal Savings Bank. The Administrative files for API document the company's circulation and advertising concerns as well as responses to the annual reports Greene prepared. Among the Carver general correspondence are multiple letters from Congressman Charles Rangel, invitations to serve on boards, and a letter registering dissatisfaction with Carver's retention of a non-Black auditor. Greene's speeches were made to various audiences – high school students, social clubs, church groups, business and community associations – and generally tackled equality and civil rights, the banking profession, and community affairs. The General file includes fact sheets about Carver, press releases, and a statistics report for the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into two series: I. Personal and II. Professional.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Cheryll Greene and Richard Greene, Jr., September 2009.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Judith Modeste, ca. 2009-2011.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2020 November 6"}
- date_start
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1932
- keydate
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1932
- date_end
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2006
- date_inclusive_start
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1932
- date_inclusive_end
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2006
- date_bulk_start
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1941
- date_bulk_end
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1995
- extent_statement
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1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Richard T. Greene papers, Sc MG 815, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}