Ida Guggenheimer papers

id
2844
origination
Guggenheimer, Ida, 1866-1959
date statement
1944-1953
key date
1944
identifier (local_mss)
20851
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 269
b-number
b14909062
total components
11
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:35 UTC
updated
2021-02-26 18:00:24 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1944-1953", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1944/1953"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Ida Guggenheimer papers"}
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"}
origination
{"value"=>"Guggenheimer, Ida, 1866-1959", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>A social, political, and civil rights activist, Ida Guggenheimer was involved in a wide variety of causes and projects during her adult life. She was a member of the American Labor Party, and she was involved in the women's suffrage and trade union movements. She also participated in civil rights activities and lent her support to such causes as the trials of the Scottsboro Boys and Angelo Herndon. Her protege was Ralph Ellison, the author of <span class=\"title\">Invisible Man</span>, which is dedicated to Guggenheimer.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Ida Guggenheimer papers consist of correspondence and printed matter on Richard Wright and E. Franklin Frazier. The material regarding Wright concerns his writings and his withdrawal from the Communist Party of the U.S. Frazier was a prominent educator and sociologist. His correspondence with Guggenheimer relates mainly to an incident reported in the <span class=\"title\">Black Dispatch</span> and <span class=\"title\">The People's Voice</span> alleging that he had violated a labor organized boycott against a restaurant in Harlem that did not employ African Americans (1945). Other material peripherally relates to his career and the fight against racial segregation in Washington, D.C., during World War II. Five articles written by Frazier are included in this collection. Additionally, there is printed matter concerning the Lafargue Clinic, a mental hygiene clinic in Harlem. There is a limited amount of material on Guggenheimer herself, but there are some letters and biographical information.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Carole I. Binswanger, 1982-1988.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Andre Elizee, 1989. Processed as part of the Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 February 17"}
date_start
1944
keydate
1944
date_end
1953
date_inclusive_start
1944
date_inclusive_end
1953
extent_statement
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Ida Guggenheimer papers, Sc MG 269, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"A social, political, and civil rights activist, Ida Guggenheimer was involved in a wide variety of causes and projects during her adult life. She was a member of the American Labor Party, and she was involved in the women's suffrage and trade union movements. She also participated in civil rights activities and lent her support to such causes as the trials of the Scottsboro Boys and Angelo Herndon. Her protege was Ralph Ellison, the author of <span class=\"title\">Invisible Man</span>, which is dedicated to Guggenheimer. The Ida Guggenheimer papers consist of correspondence and printed matter on Richard Wright and E. Franklin Frazier. The material regarding Wright concerns his writings and his withdrawal from the Communist Party of the U.S. Frazier was a prominent educator and sociologist. His correspondence with Guggenheimer relates mainly to an incident reported in the <span class=\"title\">Black Dispatch</span> and <span class=\"title\">The People's Voice</span> alleging that he had violated a labor organized boycott against a restaurant in Harlem that did not employ African Americans (1945). Other material peripherally relates to his career and the fight against racial segregation in Washington, D.C., during World War II. Five articles written by Frazier are included in this collection. Additionally, there is printed matter concerning the Lafargue Clinic, a mental hygiene clinic in Harlem. There is a limited amount of material on Guggenheimer herself, but there are some letters and biographical information.", "generated"=>true}

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