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{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1906/1954", "value"=>"1906-1954"}
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1906
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1954
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1906
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1906
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1954
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{"value"=>"William Pickens papers"}
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- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</span> <span class=\"addressline\">515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The William Pickens papers reflect Pickens' activities as Dean of Morgan College in Baltimore, his work with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other aspects of his multi-faceted career with correspondence being the principal series."}
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
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{"value"=>"<p>William Pickens papers, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library</p>"}
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{"value"=>"Pickens, William, 1881-1954", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Chronology: <ul class=\"chronlist\"> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">January 15, 1881</span><span class=\"event\">Born in Anderson County, South Carolina</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1902</span><span class=\"event\">Received B. A. degree from Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1904</span><span class=\"event\">Received B. A. degree with honors from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1904-1909</span><span class=\"event\">Instructor of Latin and German at Talladega College</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1906</span><span class=\"event\">Received diploma from British Esperanto Association</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1908</span><span class=\"event\">Received M. A, degree from Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1909-1914</span><span class=\"event\">Professor of Greek, Latin and German at Wiley College, Marshall, Texas</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1914-1915</span><span class=\"event\">Professor of Greek and Sociology at Wiley College</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1915</span><span class=\"event\">Received Litt. D. degree from Selma University, Selma, Alabama</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1915-1920</span><span class=\"event\">Dean of Morgan College, Baltimore, Maryland</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1920</span><span class=\"event\">Received L. L. D. degree from Wiley College</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1920-1942</span><span class=\"event\">Field Secretary and Director of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1937-1938</span><span class=\"event\">Forum Leaders of the Federal Forum Projects of the United States, Department of Interior</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1940</span><span class=\"event\">Member of the Selective Service System Appeals Board of New York City, Local Board #5</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1941-1952</span><span class=\"event\">Director and Chief of the Interracial Section of the Savings Bond Division, United States Treasury Department</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">1952</span><span class=\"event\">Took extended Mediterranean trip</span></li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> <span class=\"date\">April 6, 1954</span><span class=\"event\">Died aboard the S. S. Mauretania off Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies</span></li></ul></p> <p>See biographical sketch in William Pickens Papers (Additions) also in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The William Pickens Papers is a collection of personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, editorials, and financial and medical records of William Pickens, Field Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1920-1942. The papers are divided into four series that correspond to William Pickens' own arrangement of his papers.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Pickens papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20809#c1283692'>Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The first series, CORRESPONDENCE is subdivided chronologically and topically into five parts. The first subseries, General Correspondence, 1911-1954, are further subdivided into six chronological units, alphabetically arranged. The second subseries Lecture Correspondence, 1918-1923, contains letters relating to a series of lectures Pickens delivered in various cities across the country while serving as Dean of Morgan College, Baltimore, Maryland. These letters are arranged alphabetically by location. The third series, Selective Service Correspondents. 1937-1941, contains materials relevant to his activities as a member of the Appeals Board of Draft Board #5 in New York City. The fourth subseries, U. S. Treasury Correspondence. 1942-1951, contains material relevant to his activities as Director of the Interracial Section of the Savings Bond Division of the Treasury Department. The final subseries, Personal Family Correspondence 1946-1951, includes correspondence between William Pickens and his family.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20809#c1283850'>Editorials by William Pickens</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes essays, editorials, manuscripts, news releases, clippings, and some letters relating to editorials. The series is subdivided chronologically with Pickens' writings on his 1952 Mediterranean trip filed at the end. Within each unit the material is arranged alphabetically according to person or subject.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20809#c1283930'>Financial Records</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes four subseries. The first two, General Receipts. 1905-1949 and General Receipts. 1920-1933, comprise such records as insurance policies, banking and property taxes, water and rent receipts. The bulk of the material covers the period up to the 1930s. Later material includes New York City tax receipts, and water bills, 1928-1949. The latter two subseries, Income Tax Matters, 1946-1953 and Tax and Financial Records. 1950-1954, contain material relating to income and real estate taxes, leases, property upkeep finances, and social security records. The last group includes a number of photocopies of unasserted financial records which were filed as received.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20809#c1283992'>Morgan College Fund Raising Campaign</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Comprised of letters, programs and leaflets, pertaining to a fund raising drive while Pickens served as Dean of Morgan College.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Papers organized into four series: I Correspondence; II Editorials; III Financial Records; and IV Morgan College Fund Raising Campaign</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The papers of William Pickens were donated to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library in 1966 by his daughters, Miss Harriet Pickens and Mrs. Ruby Pickens Holbrook with the hope that in this way his ideas and philosophies might be preserved for posterity and made readily available to students, scholars, and anyone interested in black America's continuing struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. Single photocopies of unpublished materials may be made for purposes of scholarly research.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Processed: August, 1968</p>"}
- altformavail
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{"value"=>"<p>Available on 6 microfilm reels.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division"}
{"value"=>"\"Manuscript Collections from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Guide to the Scholarly Resources Microfilm Edition.\" Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1995. Sc F 95-444"}
- extent_statement
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5.9 linear feet; 6 microfilm reels