Wood, L. Hollingsworth Collection

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Creator

Wood, Levi Hollingsworth.

Location

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

Extent

• .1 linear ft. (2 folders)

Scope/Contents Note

Schomburg Committee of the Trustees of New York Public Library Files consists of correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Schomburg Committee of the Trustees of TheNew York Public Library. There are also some news clippings relating to the purchase of the Arthur A. Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature comprised of books, pamphlets, prints, manuscripts and other material. The post 1926 papers include correspondence pertaining to efforts to keep Arthur Schomburg on the library payroll, acquisition of additional material, and Arthur Schomburg'sresearch plans. The correspondence is largely between L. Hollingsworth Wood, president of the National Urban Leagueand member of the Advisory Committee of the Arthur A. Schomburg Collection, and Franklin Hopper, Chief of Circulation of the NYPL; Charles S. Johnson, Secretary of the Advisory Committee; Dr. F. P. Keppel of the Carnegie Corporation; Henry G. Leach, Chairman of the Advisory Committee; Ernestine Rose, Librarian of the 135th Street Branch Library; and Arthur A. Schomburg.

Biographical/Historical Note

The New York Pubic Library purchased Arthur A. Schomburg'scollection of books, pamphlets, prints and photographs in 1926 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and housed at the 135th Street Branch Library of The New York Public Library. L. Hollingsworth Wood was appointed in 1925 by the Board of Trustees of The New York Public Library to purchase and provide guidelines for the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature. Members of the Advisory Committee of the Arthur A. Schomburg Collection, in addition to Wood, included Arthur A. Schomburg, Henry G. Leach, New York Public Library, Mrs. Charles S. Brown, Jr.,Library trustee; and Eugene Kinckle Jones, Secretary of the National Urban League. Charles S. Johnson, editor of "Opportunity" magazine, managed the negotiations between the officials of the National Urban League and Mr. Schomburg. The 135th Street Branch Library, under the guidance of Ernestine Rose, the Head Librarian, already had a nucleus of a reference library, the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints that had officially opened on May 8, 1925. The Schomburg Collection became a major part of this reference library.

Controlled Access Terms

• Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938.
• Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943.
• Wood, L. Hollingsworth (Levi Hollingsworth), 1874-1956.
• New York Public Library.
• New York Public Library. 135th Street Branch.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Additional Creator Names

• Jones, Eugene Kinckle, 1885-1954.
• Leach, Henry Goddard, 1880-1970.
• Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956.
• Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943.
• Hopper, F. F. (Franklin Ferguson), 1878-1950.
• Rose, Ernestine, 1880-1961.