- unitid
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{"value"=>"20601", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 213", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1946-1985", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1985"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Austin Hansen papers"}
- 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>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Austin Hansen Papers reflect Hansen's career as a photographer in Harlem, New York, and includes correspondence, news clippings featuring his photographs, photo captions, and programs for special events held at many historic Harlem churches and other social events in Harlem and elsewhere, presumably photographed by Hansen."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Austin Hansen (1910-1996) was a Harlem, New York–based photographer. He produced a massive collection of over 500,000 portraits of African American families, clergymen, political leaders, sportsmen and writers. He was noted for his photographs of Harlem architecture, churches, brownstones, professional schools and organizations, as well as his decisive images of the commonplace, celebrations, street scenes, and weddings. Hansen was born in the Virgin Islands where he began his photography career at age fourteen. Following his stint in the U.S. Navy, where he was trained as a combat/war photographer, he opened the A. Hansen Photographic Studio in Harlem.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Austin Hansen Papers reflect Hansen's career as a photographer in Harlem, New York, and includes correspondence, news clippings featuring his photographs, photo captions, and programs for special events held at many historic Harlem churches and other social events in Harlem and elsewhere, presumably photographed by Hansen. The correspondence discusses Hansen's services at functions for fraternal organizations, businesses, churches, and publications, among others. A significant portion of the collection consists of news clippings featuring Hansen's photographs in such papers as <span class=\"title\">The New York Amsterdam News</span>, <span class=\"title\">The People's Voice</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New York Age</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Pittsburgh Courier</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Chicago Defender</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Staten Island Advance</span>. There are also photo captions as well as programs, announcements, and brochures for commencements and other events. Hansen's role as photographer of numerous events at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine is reflected in photo captions, programs, press releases, and news clippings. Financial records include invoices and client files.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Hansen, Austin, 1984</p>"}
- sponsor
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{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2020 September 1"}
- date_start
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1946
- keydate
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1946
- date_end
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1985
- date_inclusive_start
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1946
- date_inclusive_end
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1985
- extent_statement
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0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Austin Hansen papers, Sc MG 213, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}