{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1886-1939 [bulk 1920-1939]) provide a sample of African American history and contain clippings and ephemera from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. Coverage in these scrapbooks is vast, including the lack of African American representation in history education, profiles of accomplished individuals, the presence of African American soldiers in the Revolutionary War, prominent individuals of African American ancestry, African American book collectors, historical contributions of African Americans, and the need to erect monuments to historic African American figures. There are several clippings that mention both Arthur Schomburg and the 135th St. branch of the New York Public Library. There are also several recurring columns, including \"Interesting Facts About the Negro,\" \"Questions and Answers in Negro History,\" and surveys of the years 1925, 1927, 1929, and 1930, which sum up the previous year in African American life.</p>"}