- unitid
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{"value"=>"20971", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 622", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1943 - 1946", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1943/1946"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 archival box and 1 flat box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".6 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- 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 Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen, located in Stapleton in Staten Island, New York City, opened in 1943. The Center received funding from the New York City Defense Recreation Committee and operated much like a USO club. It provided welfare and recreational facilities for black soldiers and their families who were stationed on or visited Staten Island. The Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen Records include by-laws, incorporation papers, and minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors (1943 - 1946). The majority of the records, however, are financial, including cashbooks and ledger listing expenditures and receipts as well as budget reports presented to the New York City Defense Recreation Committee. A description of the activities sponsored by the Center is not included in the collection, although occasionally some activities are mentioned in the minutes."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen, located in Stapleton in Staten Island, New York City, opened in 1943. The Center received funding from the New York City Defense Recreation Committee and operated much like a USO club. It provided welfare and recreational facilities for black soldiers and their families who were stationed on or visited Staten Island.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen Records include by-laws, incorporation papers, and minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors (1943 - 1946). The majority of the records, however, are financial, including cashbooks and ledger listing expenditures and receipts as well as budget reports presented to the New York City Defense Recreation Committee. A description of the activities sponsored by the Center is not included in the collection, although occasionally some activities are mentioned in the minutes.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Dr. John Williams, July 1997</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>A large number of financial records consisting of check stubs and receipts for petty cash and purchases made for routine items and services were either donated to the Staten Island Museum or discarded because they were repetitive or did not explain the function and activities of the Center. A small sampling were kept because they mention certain programs sponsored by the Center, such as dances; indicate purchases of playing cards or table tennis balls; or indicate items that were purchased in Harlem. The dates are 1944 - 1946.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Diana Lachatanere on July 12, 1997 and Janice Quinter on July 15, 2009 and July 8, 2010.</p>"}
- date_start
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1943
- keydate
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1943
- date_end
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1946
- date_inclusive_start
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1943
- date_inclusive_end
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1946
- extent_statement
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.6 linear feet (1 archival box and 1 flat box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Booker T. Washington Center for Servicemen records, Sc MG 362, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}