Found 13 collections related to Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Harlem in Transition: Diversity and Change was a series of free public programs exploring aspects of the changing Harlem community presented from October, 1981, through March, 1982. The collection consists of seventy-eight videos and thirteen audio recordings, representing eighteen of Harlem in Transition's original twenty-seven programs. less

Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (1914-2018) was a Black actor, playwright, director, and theatre producer. She began writing plays in 1950 and founded the Harlem-based HADLEY Players company in 1979. The collection dates from 1928 to 2018, and depicts her personal life and professional work through prints and negatives. less

This collection of James Van Der Zee's photographs, compiled by the Schomburg Center, represents various aspects of Van Der Zee's body of work and includes vintage prints (1910s-1930s) as well as later prints produced in the 1980s and one file of negatives. Van Der Zee was a photographer best known for his studio portraits of residents of Harlem. less

Michele Wallace is best known for her first book, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, which is considered the first collection of essays published by a black woman, and the first book published by a black feminist. The Michele Wallace papers document her career as a cultural critic, journalist, and intellectual since the late 1970s. less

Cecil Layne (1911-1990) was a professional photographer based in Harlem. The Cecil Layne photographs, which primarily date from 1948 to 1960, reflect Layne's work as a commercial photographer and freelance photojournalist. The majority of the collection consists of photographic negatives, while a few enlargement prints, proof prints, contact sheets and related documents are also included. Photographs in the collection frequently depict prominent community members; celebrities; everyday street scenes; nightlife; Harlem businesses; and residential interiors. less

The Alice Childress papers document Alice Childress's career as a writer and actress, and her activities in the theatre for five decades in New York City. The Personal Papers series includes correspondence, an oral history conducted by Ann Shockley, Childress's FBI file, diaries, calendars, interviews, educational materials, family letters, files for her two husbands, and biographical information about Childress. Significant correspondents include writers Kay Bourne, Harold (Hal) Courlander and Susan Koppleman. less

Sydenham Hospital was a healthcare facility in Harlem, which operated between 1892 and 1980. The Sydenham Hospital Protest audio collection consists of eleven audio recordings pertaining to issues of healthcare and health services in Harlem and leading up to the closure of Sydenham Hospital in 1980. less

Sydenham Hospital was an active New York City hospital from 1892 to 1980. The Sydenham Hospital Protest Collection, dating from 1967 to 1987, comprises materials Dr. Ebun Adelona gathered during her involvement in the movement against closing Sydenham and as part of research for her dissertation The Social Relations of Health. The materials include correspondence; meeting minutes and agendas; memoranda; press releases; fliers and posters; reports and proposals; legal documents; surveys, data, and other research materials; printed matter; and news clippings. less

Florence M. Rice (1919-2020) was a Harlem-based consumer rights activist and educator. The collection consists of 261 videos and thirty-five audio recordings, including Rice's television show, public and news media appearances, and personal and collected material, dating from 1967 to 2012. less