- Creator
- Davis, Irving, 1937-1981
- Call number
- Sc MG 640
- Physical description
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Pan-African Skills Project collection, Sc MG 640, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Pan-African Skills Project collection consists of a memorial program for Irving Davis, proposals and policies of PASP, and correspondence relating to the Project. There are also flyers documenting PASP's projects and fund-raisers.
Biographical/historical information
Irving Davis (1937-1981), an activist during the 1960s and 1970s, conceived and founded the Pan-African Skills Project (PASP), based on Pan-African/Black Nationalist philosophies. The main aim of PASP was to send skilled African Americans to work in newly independent African nations to assist with their development programs. Started as a project of the Africa Commission of the National Committee of Black Churchmen, within a few years of its inception, it was mutually agreed that PASP should be an independent organization.
PASP projects included the sponsorship of the Economic Development and African-Afro-American Relations conference, in 1971, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The conference provided a platform for Afro-American and African churchmen to discuss Black/African theology, education, economic development, and transcontinental relations. The proceedings of the conference can be found in the book Black Faith and Black Solidarity.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Conteh Davis, 1998.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2022 April 13)
Processing information
Accessioned by Rosalie P. Jeter, May 1999.
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor