Found 16 collections related to King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Thalheimer, Ross, 1905-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 267
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
The Ross Thalheimer papers consist of materials related to Thalheimer's activities as a civil rights supporter from the 1940s to the 1970s. Files relate primarily to the funding and presentation of the Thalheimer Award to the National Urban... more
Davis, Benjamin J. (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc Micro R-6129
Divided into four series, Correspondence, the Smith Act Trial, Writings and Printed matter, the Benjamin J. Davis, Jr. Papers document Davis's life and political career from 1949 to the time of his death. The Correspondence series is grouped into... more
O'Dell, Jack (Jack H.)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 497
5.84 linear feet (14 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Jack Hunter O'Dell was an African American civil rights and political activist; he was known for his work with Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition, where he was the policy adviser to Reverend Jesse Jackson and director of... more
Reddy, E. S.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 358
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
E.S. Reddy was Director of the United Nations Centre against Apartheid, from 1976 to 1983. Conference papers and publications of the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid. The collection documents several conferences, birthday celebrations,... more
Metcalf, George R., 1914-2002
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 150
2.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
George Rich Metcalf (born Feb. 5, 1914 in Auburn) was a white American N.Y. State Senator; president of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing; an activist; businessman; journalist; author; and philanthropist. In 1948, he became... more
Katz family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1619
.42 linear feet (1 box)
This collection contains papers, notes, and letters by Alexander and Gertrude Katz on a variety of subjects, including Cuban prisoners of war, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., genealogical information on southern families, Daughters of the... more
Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 595
1.51 linear feet (4 boxes)
George Dows Cannon (1902-1987) was a radiologist in Harlem, New York City. The collection comprises personal papers, correspondence, research materials, FBI files, printed matter, certificates, speeches, and corporate records.
Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 974
54.21 linear feet (116 boxes)
The Lawrence D. Reddick papers (1864-1997) reflect Reddick's activities as a historian, professor, and advocate for the study of Black history, as well as his involvement in the civil rights movement as both participant and documentarian. The bulk... more
Dewey, Ken
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 582
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
The "Selma Last Year" exhibition commemorates the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, that took place in March 1965. A multimedia show, it was the result of the collaborative work of Bruce Davidson, photographer; Terry Riley, who... more
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 935
0.25 linear feet (1 box, however the entire contents fill about one folder)
This collection consists of one folder of signatures from the following notable individuals: P. A. White; H. W. Becker; Millard Fillmore; F. Brignoby; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Langston Hughes; W. E. DuBois; I. I. Howard; Walter White; Horace Mann... more
Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | SCP 532782
5.04 linear feet (13 boxes)
Lawrence Dunbar Reddick (March 3, 1910 – August 2, 1995) was a professor, historian, biographer of Martin Luther King, Jr., and former curator of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Collection. Reddick was a scholar in the field of African... more
Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Barnett 1993
106 audio_recordings
Etta Moten Barnett was a performing artist, journalist, and civic leader. The Etta Moten Barnett collection consists of 106 audio recordings created from circa 1935 to 1983, largely representing her career in radio and journalism.
Oliver, Elizabeth Murphy
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | SCP 186268
6.92 linear feet (17 boxes)
Elizabeth Murphy Oliver was a Black American journalist and author best known for her work with the Baltimore-based newspaper, The Afro-American. The Elizabeth Murphy Oliver photographs date from 1903 to 1997 and cover... more
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | SCP 186084
32.16 linear feet (82 boxes, 9 oversize folders, 1 tube)
Harry Belafonte (1927-) is a Jamaican-American musician, actor, and activist best known for popularizing calypso music with international audiences, and his involvement in the American Civil Rights movement. His photographs, dating from 1925 to... more
Bennett, Howard, 1911-1981
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Bennett 1988-18
1 audio_recording
Howard Bennett (1911-1981) was a civil rights activist and a Harlem community leader who founded the National Citizens Committee for a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The collection consists of one audio recording of a birthday tribute to King in... more
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 933
40.87 linear feet (113 boxes, 4 oversize folders, 4 tubes). 7.9 megabytes (124 computer files)
Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American musician, actor, and activist best known for popularizing calypso music with international audiences, and his involvement in the American Civil Rights movement. His collection contains project files,... more
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