{"value"=>"<p>Subseries provides partial documentation on his childhood and migration to the United States, his employment in the Civil Service, his military record, his association with the Urban League, the Urban Center at Columbia University and the Douglass Urban Corporation, and his alumni affiliations and retirement. Transcripts of several interviews conducted towards an autobiography to be co-authored with Susan Gordon add further insights on his origins and political orientation. Family Correspondence and Documents concern mainly his children's education and include some annotated writings by his daughter Lani. Awards, Membership and Tributes relate to his career in the 1970s and to a 1992 memorial tribute at the Schomburg Center.</p>"}