Guichard Parris was director of public relations of the National Urban League from 1944-1968. The bulk of the Guichard Parris Collection is comprised of photocopies of research material and biographical information Parris compiled for a translation of nineteenth century French abolitionist Bishop Henri Gregoire's De la litterature des Nègres. In addition, there is a scrapbook and printed matter from the New York Urban League (1950s) as well as some personal papers.
Guichard Parris was director of public relations of the National Urban League from 1944-1968. Born in Guadeloupe, Parris held degrees from Amherst College and Columbia University. He taught at three colleges (1930-1936), then became director of the Negro Affairs National Youth Administration Region I (1939-1942). The bulk of his career was spent at the National Urban League in New York before becoming a consultant for urban affairs for Underwood Jordan Associates (1968-1978). Parris also served as president of the Schomburg Corporation (1984-1986).
The bulk of the Guichard Parris collection is comprised of photocopies of research material and biographical information Parris compiled for a translation of nineteenth century French abolitionist Bishop Henri Gregoire's De la litterature des Nègres." In addition, there is a scrapbook and printed matter from the New York Urban League (1950s) as well as some personal papers.
The Guichard Parris collection is arranged in three series:
Gift of Guichard Parris, 1985.
Accessioned by Andre Elizee, March 2008.