Found 6 collections related to United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Filtering on: x1951 - 2000
Cuervo, Felix J
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 706
.24 linear feet (3 folders)
Felix Jose Cuervo, an employee of the U.S. Veteran's Administration, was interested in New York City history and staged historical re-enactments in the city. Collection consists of typescripts of Cuervo's essays on patriotic themes, manners and... more
Poston, Ted, 1906-1974
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 557
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Ted Poston was the first full-time African-American reporter for the New York Post, where he worked from 1936 covering many major black-oriented news stories, until his retirement in 1972. The Ted Poston Research... more
Lloyd, Georgia, 1913-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1787
57.89 linear feet (138 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 oversize folder)
Author, peace activist, world government advocate and philanthropist, Georgia Lloyd, 1913-1999, was executive secretary of the Campaign for World Government from 1943 until 1990. Her papers consist of correspondence, professional writings and... more
Raab, Barbara
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6209
The collection consists of a transcript of an interview given to Babara Raab in 1997 in which Machado reflects on his life and work
Wolfe, Tom
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 22833
98.03 linear feet (236 boxes, 1 volume, 4 oversize folders, 8 audio files)
Tom Wolfe is an American author and journalist known for such works as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, and The Bonfire of the Vanities. He is a... more
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1962
48 linear feet (120 boxes and 7 slipcases). 69 microfilm reels
H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), journalist, author and critic, worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 1906 to the end of his working career he was at the Baltimore Evening Sun where he wrote the... more
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