Found 4 collections related to Collectors and collecting -- United States

Harris, M. A., 1908-1977
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 215
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Middleton A. "Spike" Harris was an author, collector, dealer, and historian of African Americana and related research material. The Middleton A. "Spike" Harris letters consist principally of letters written by Harris to Sidney Kaplan, an English... more
Elliot, Charles N. (Charles Nathan), 1873-
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 188324
0.08 linear feet (1 box)
Charles Nathan Elliot (1873-?) was a researcher and collector of Walt Whitman manuscripts, printed matter, and artifacts. The Sylvan Notes manuscript journal, dated 1896 to 1897, holds Elliot's writing on natural history... more
Pittman, Sample Noel, 1925-2004
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Pittman 2006-27
3 video_recordings
Sample Noel Pittman (1925-2004) collected artifacts related to Black history, enslavement, and race relations in the United States, and was a professor and administrator at Borough of Manhattan Community College. The collection contains three... more
Field, William B. Osgood
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6090
112 linear feet (274 boxes, 1 volume, 1 map case folder)
William Bradhurst Osgood Field and his family were prominent members of New York City and Lenox, Massachusetts society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Field was an avid book collector, gentleman farmer, and philanthropist who sat on... more
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