Found 4 collections related to Personal correspondence

Marion and Clarissa Cumbo were a Black married couple based in New York City who worked as musicians and arts fundraisers. Their papers, dating from 1882 to the 1980s, contain materials related to their music careers. The collection holds Professional Files, Correspondence, Printed Matter, and Personal Files that address performances, tours, the lives of the Cumbo family, and their arts organizations, Symphony for the New World and Triad Productions. less

Bernard F. Ashe (1936-2023) was an African American labor lawyer who served as General Counsel to New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), a federation of labor unions, for twenty-five years. Ashe's papers, dating from the 1910s to 2008 (bulk dates 1959 to 2008), chronicle his entire career at NYSUT, earlier positions at the National Labor Relations Board and United Auto Workers, and his membership in legal organizations, including the American Bar Association. The collection contains letters and legal memorandums prepared by Ashe, correspondence, case briefs and reports, deposition transcripts, agendas, meeting minutes, clippings, newsletters, datebooks, and personal files. 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

Hollis Lynch (born 1935) is a Tobagonian scholar of African history and professor emeritus at Columbia University. Lynch's papers, dating from 1920 to 2021 (bulk dates 1940 to 2007), trace his career as a researcher and educator with subject files; correspondence; and primary sources and notes used for his academic writings. The collection also holds personal files, and materials related to Richmond Great House, an 18th century plantation home in Tobago owned by Lynch. less