Found matches for bronx in 67 collections.

Filtering on: x2001 - 2026
Miller, Henry (Henry D.)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 756
4.37 linear feet (11 boxes)
A veteran theater artist of the 1960s and 1970s civil rights inspired Black theater movement, Henry Miller has directed a number of plays in the African American drama canon. Between 1962 and 1992, Miller founded three Black theater companies: the... more
Gornick, Vivian
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186136
3.17 linear feet (8 boxes)
Vivian Gornick (born 1935) is an American feminist critic, author, and memoirist who is known for her involvement with the second-wave feminist movement while reporting for The Village Voice. Her papers, dated 1965 to... more
Williams, Edgar Thomas Jr., 1937-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 587
43.7 linear feet (93 boxes, 1 tube)
Edgar Thomas Williams Jr. (1937- ) is an art collector, real estate investor, and philanthropist from New York City. The E.T. Williams papers date from 1952 to 2011 (bulk dates 1980-1992), and consist of files chronicling Williams' art collecting,... more
Environmental Action Coalition
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 937
72 linear feet (114 boxes, 1 volume, 2 oversize folders)
Collection consists of general records, waste management program files, environmental education records, and other materials documenting the activities of the Environmental Action Coalition. General records, 1970-1987, include correspondence,... more
New York Public Library. Mott Haven Branch.
New York Public Library Archives
4 linear feet (10 boxes)
The Mott Haven Branch of The New York Public Library, located at 140th Street and Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, opened in 1905. The library building was designed by the architectural firm of Babb, Cook and Willard and was constructed with funds... more
Lincoln School for Nurses
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 248
2.26 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
The Lincoln School for Nurses, a privately endowed institution, was founded in 1898 in the Bronx, to train Black women to become nurses at a time when this kind of education was not available. The collection consists primarily of printed material.
Congregation Mount Horeb (New York, N.Y.)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Congregation 1995-58
2 video_recordings. 11 audio_recordings
Congregation Mount Horeb, a Black Hebrew congregation, was founded by Rabbi Albert Moses in 1945. The collection consists of eleven audio recordings and two videos relating to or collected by Congregation Mount Horeb, dating from 1986 to 2004.
New York Foundation
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18363
97.37 linear feet (231 boxes)
The New York Foundation is a philanthropic foundation, established in New York City in 1909 for the purpose of providing financial support towards "altruistic purposes, charitable, benevolent, educational, or otherwise." For over a century, the... more
Aaron Diamond Foundation
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3623
217 linear feet (521 boxes)
The Aaron Diamond Foundation was a philanthropic foundation in New York City established by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Diamond for the purpose of serving the public interest. From 1986 until its termination in 1996 the Foundation awarded financial grants... more
Gallardo, Edward, 1949-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2024-009
20.05 linear feet (48 boxes, 3 tubes, 1 oversize folder). 1.7 gigabytes (6421 computer files). 176 audio recordings. 14 moving image recordings
Edward Gallardo (1949-2019) was an American writer, lyricist, and actor of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Venezuelan descent born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Gallardo's best-known play, Simpson Street, was performed... more
Fred L. Lavanburg Foundation
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18389
5.58 linear feet (15 boxes, 1 other item)
The records of the Lavanburg Foundation contain meeting minutes and administrative files documenting the activities of the foundation, records of construction of the Lavanburg Villages, and files on grants awarded. Materials are organized in three... more
Hip-Hop Education Center
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Hip 2014
446 video_recordings. 41 audio_recordings
Producer, educator, and archivist Martha Diaz formed the Hip-Hop Education Center (HHEC) to formalize and promote hip-hop based education. Its primary holdings are from the Hip-Hop Odyssey (H2O) International Film Festival, which Diaz founded in... more
Lemberger, Marc, 1963-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZMD 473
5.27 linear feet (3 boxes, 3 volumes, 2 oversized folders, 1 other item); 25.98 gb (1,583 computer files)
Marc "Mr. Freeze" Lemberger (b.1963) is a b-boy, creator of the Ultimate B-Boy Championship, a street mime, and an event marketer and promoter. The Mr. Freeze collection dates from 1968 to 2014 and communicates his role in the formation of break... more

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AIDS Theatre Project
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1997-042
15.92 linear feet (39 boxes)
The AIDS Theatre Project (ATP) was formed in New York City in 1987 and sought to provide a creative outlet for people with AIDS while educating the public on HIV/AIDS by performing original theatrical productions. This collection documents over... more
Boyce-Taylor, Cheryl, 1950-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 919
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor was born in Arima, Trinidad, and migrated to St. Albans Queens at the age of thirteen. Boyce-Taylor attended a Seventh Day Adventist high school in the Bronx, and completed undergraduate studies at City College of New York.... more
Wilcox, Preston, 1923-2006
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 235
13.13 linear feet (47 boxes)
Personal and professional papers, writings, office files and printed matter documenting Preston Wilcox's dual career as an educator and community organizer. Included are biographical and autobiographical narratives; some correspondence and... more
Wallach, Joelle
Music Division | JPB 20-01
4.46 linear feet (12 boxes). 312.5 megabytes (250 computer files). 1 audio recording. 3 moving image recordings
Joelle Wallach (1946-) is an American composer. Her papers, dating from the 1940s to 2019, document her work and life through scores; photographs; personal and professional papers; and audio and video recordings.
Glave, Thomas
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 836
9.18 linear feet (22 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Thomas Glave was a writer, scholar, and social activist. The bulk of this collection consists materials that document Glave's career as a scholar and writer.
Padula, Edward, 1916-2001
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2003-050
7.77 linear feet (19 boxes)
Edward Padula (1916-2001) was an American producer, director and writer of stage plays and musicals from the 1940s to the 1990s. The Edward Padula papers contain production materials and personal ephemera.
Feder, Abe H.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2017-047
30.93 linear feet (80 containers)
Abe Feder (1909-1997) was an American lighting designer for theater, interior spaces, urban environments, and architecture. The Springer Opera House collection of Abe Feder lighting designs date from 1932 to 2004 and focus on the theatrical... more
Zalk, Kayla Kazahn
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZMD 218
12 linear feet (30 boxes)
Kayla Zalk was a renowned teacher of movement, choreography, movement analysis, labanotation and dance. The collection consists of correspondence, teaching and office files and clippings.
Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17930
14.55 linear feet (40 boxes)
The A.M. Rosenthal papers document the career of New York Times Managing and Executive Editor Abraham Michael Rosenthal (1922-2006), noted for his stewardship of that newspaper during one of its most tumultuous periods,... more
Glave, Thomas
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Glave 2010-18
16 audio_recordings. 2 video_recordings
Thomas Glave is a writer, academic, and social activist who has published four books of short fiction and essays exploring the experiences of LGBTQ people of color. The collection consists of sixteen audio recordings and two videos, primarily of... more
Dancing in the Streets (1984-)
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZMD 493
10.21 linear feet (23 containers)
Dancing in the Streets is a New York City community-based dance organization dedicated to providing free public dance performances and fostering the careers of emerging and established choreographers and dancers. The Dancing in the Streets records... more
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Replansky 1928-2011
21 mansucript boxes
Organized into 8 Series: 1. Works by Naomi Replansky; 2. Watercolors by Naomi Replansky; 3. Correspondence; 4. Documents, clippings, and papers about Naomi Replansky; 5. Clippings; 6. Photographs; 7. Original Folders; 8. Correspondence by and to... more
Borden, David A.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186111
2.71 linear feet (8 boxes). 3 audio recordings. 2 moving image recordings
Block Communities, Inc. (BCI) was a community organizing anti-poverty agency that operated in New York City from 1966 until 1968. Originating in East Harlem, the group consisted of community organizers who moved onto a city block, surveyed the... more
New York Public Library.
New York Public Library Archives
In 1895, the Astor Library and the Lenox Library were consolidated with the Tilden Trust to form the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. The Astor Library was a public reference library begun in 1839 and incorporated ten... more
Holman, Michael
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZMD 423
8.37 linear feet (21 boxes, 1 oversized folder); 2.62 tb (4,510 computer files)
Michael Holman is an American filmmaker, musician, visual artist, writer, and hip-hop impresario. The collection dates from 1961 to 2015 and documents Holman's life and career through photographs, writings, appointment books, contracts,... more
Stein, Joseph
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1993-010
42.12 linear feet (101 boxes, 1 tube). 4 audio_recordings
Joseph Stein (1912-2010) was an American playwright and librettist, best known for his book for the musical Fiddler on the Roof. The Joseph Stein papers (1943-2017) document Stein's professional life with scripts,... more
Christmas, June Jackson
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo June Jackson Christmas Collection
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
Dr. June Jackson Christmas was an American psychiatrist and served as New York City's Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services. These photographs document key moments in her professional and personal life from 1941 through... more
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