- unitid
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{"value"=>"20687", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 61", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11822921", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1935-1969", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1935/1969"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"American Society of African Culture records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.83 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>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"American Society of African Culture", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The American Society of African Culture was an organization of African-American writers, artists, and scholars. It educated Americans on African culture through publications, lectures, and conferences.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>These records consist largely of printed material, a book and play, reviews, speeches, and conference programs concerning many aspects of African culture in transition; minutes of an annual meeting, 1961; correspondence with John A. Davis and Brooke Aronson, 1962-1966; and budgets.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of the American Society of African Culture, 1969-1978.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: art and artifacts</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Surveyed by Janice Quinter and Berlena Robinson, 1987-1994.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 February 8"}
- date_start
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1935
- keydate
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1935
- date_end
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1969
- date_inclusive_start
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1935
- date_inclusive_end
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1969
- extent_statement
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0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], American Society of African Culture records, Sc MG 61, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The American Society of African Culture was an organization of African-American writers, artists, and scholars. It educated Americans on African culture through publications, lectures, and conferences. These records consist largely of printed material, a book and play, reviews, speeches, and conference programs concerning many aspects of African culture in transition; minutes of an annual meeting, 1961; correspondence with John A. Davis and Brooke Aronson, 1962-1966; and budgets.", "generated"=>true}