Found 3 collections related to Postage stamps

Yip Harburg (1896-1981, née Isidore Hochberg) was an American lyricist best known for the Oscar winning song Over the Rainbow. The Ellyn Polshek collection of materials about Yip Harburg, dated 1977 to 2005, holds a manuscript copy and research files for the book entitled The Business Of Rainbows: The Life and Lyrics of E.Y. Harburg by John Lahr; a commemorative stamp, an exhibit brochure, and several letters including one from Harburg and posters. less

Jean Frances Herskovits (1935-2019) was a historian and educator of African history with a focus on Nigeria. The collection, dated 1920 to 2018, documents her scholarly research of the economic and political changes that were happening in West and Southern Africa. The files include correspondence, subject files, writings, printed matter, reports, speeches, maps, letters to her parents, calendars, and journals. less

Gordon Davis is an American lawyer who served as the New York City Commissioner of Parks and Recreation from 1978 to 1983 and as president of Lincoln Center in 2001. The Gordon Davis papers (1974-2022) contain his professional and personal files and includes calendars, press files, and promotional materials. There is also significant content related to Davis' father, the anthropologist, Dr. W. Allison Davis. less