Scope and arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
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- Creator
- National Negro Congress (U.S.)
- Call number
- Sc MG 654
- Physical description
- 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], National Negro Congress records (additions), Sc MG 654, 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 National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people". It was conceived as a national coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations that would coordinate protest action in the face of deteriorating economic conditions for blacks. Executive secretaries were John P. Davis, 1935-1942; Edward Strong, 1943; and Revels Cayton, 1945-1947. This folder contains a National Negro Congress (NNC) constitution; a proclamation of the "Negro History Week in Chicago"; a memo; and general correspondence to delegates and constituents. Letter writers include NNC President Max Yergan and Edward E. Strong.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Unknown provenance; received November 1998.
Processing information
Accessioned by Steven G. Fullwood, January 1999.
Related Material
National Negro Congress records, Sc MG 1, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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