Found 3 collections related to African American business enterprises
Filtering on: x1951 - 2000 xSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Williams, Edgar Thomas Jr., 1937-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 587
43.7 linear feet (93 boxes, 1 tube)
Edgar Thomas Williams Jr. (1937- ) is an art collector, real estate investor, and philanthropist from New York City. The E.T. Williams papers date from 1952 to 2011 (bulk dates 1980-1992), and consist of files chronicling Williams' art collecting,...
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Fab 5 Freddy, 1959-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 961
53.88 linear feet (129 boxes, 1 oversize folder); 198 megabytes (253 computer files)
Fab 5 Freddy is an African American director, TV host, graffiti artist, and a key personality in the history of hip-hop culture. The Fab 5 Freddy archive traces his multidisciplinary career from the 1980s to the early 2000s, and provides further...
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Olmec Toys, Inc.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 783
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Founded in 1985 by Yla Eason, Olmec Toys, Inc. was the largest minority-owned toy company in the United States. The Olmec Toys, Inc. Collection consists primarily of printed material acquired by one of its investors.