Found 2 collections related to North%20Manhattan/Central%20Harlem%20Project

The records of the Schomburg Center document the activities of the six individuals who managed the library, dating to its establishment by Ernestine Rose. The records are divided into the following series: General Correspondence, Reference Correspondence, Memoranda, Subject Files and Visitors' Registers. The majority of the material consists of subject files containing a considerable amount of correspondence. less

Project began in 1965 with funding from the New York Public Library and state and federal sources to demonstrate the value of intensive library services in a disadvantaged community through strengthened book collections, relevant programs, and in-service training. Reference materials used in community outreach programs, and papers generated by such programs including correspondence, booklets, playbills, financial records, and flyers. The Program Services series consists of alphabetical files of correspondence, guest lists, programs and publications relevant to the production of book parties, exhibits, lectures and workshops offered by the Project. Administrative files comprise monthly statistics, insurance forms, employee attendance, expenses, and records of invoices, as well as records of the Central Harlem Project Community Conference. Resource materials include correspondence and publications on services and projects, institutions and book resource lists, and literary services. less