]> PUBLIC "-//The New York Public Library//TEXT (US::NN::Sc Micro R-2799::Community News Service. Records, 1969-1976)//ENG" "scmgcnsr.xml" Inventory of the Community News Service Records, 1969-1976 Processed by Susan Sharlin; Machine-readable finding aid created by Apex Data Services; revised by Terry Catapano.

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, April 1999. Revised by Terry Catapano May 2000 Description is in English October 16, 2006 EAD v1.0 finding aid converted to EAD 2002 using UC Berkeley's eadv1to2002.pl perl script. Inventory of the Community News Service Records, 1969-1976 Sc Micro R 2799 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The New York Public Library New York, New York Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. New York Public Library. 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801 (212) 491-2224 scmarbref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/sc/scm/marb.html Processed by: Susan Sharlin Date Completed: March, 1977 Encoded By: Apex Data Services; Terry Catapano

PREFACE

This inventory is one of several prepared as a part of the archival preservation program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a branch of The New York Public Library.

The Schomburg archival preservation program involves the organization and preservation of primary source material held by the Center and of significance to the study of the Black Experience. It furthermore includes the preparation of detailed inventories of these records, making the information contained therein accessible as well as available to scholars.

The necessary staff and supplies for this program were made available through a combination of Library, National Endowment for the Humanities grant, and State of New York grant funds.

Descriptive Summary Community News Service Records, 1969-1976 Sc Micro R 2799 Community News Service 23 reels of microfilm The New York Public Library Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture English Administrative Information Provenance

Presented by L. Clinton Cox, Bronx, New York on 7 December 1976.

SCM76-29.

History

Community News Service was established in 1969 as a Harlem-based organization of minority journalists, providing news of black and Hispanic communities to the media. A staff of twelve, under the direction of executive director Annette Samuels, assembled a daily file of stories concerning minority communities in the city along with a calendar of coming events. The service sent reports several times weekly to more than thirty subscribers including The New York Times, The Daily News, The Amsterdam News, CBS-TV, CBS Radio, WNBC- TV, and WLIB Radio. Other subscribers included several community groups.

The organization received its initial $275,000 funding from the Ford Foundation as part of the New School for Social Research's Urban Reporting Workshop. Over the next seven years, CNS received a total of $640,000 from the Ford Foundation. The loss of this grant money, coupled with CNS's failure to interest other foundations in giving grants led to the organization's demise. Community News Service laid off all but three staff members in Summer 1976, and ceased operation on 2 October 1976.

Shortly thereafter, a committee was formed to consider whether CNS should give up its tax exempt status and become a commercial news service, however, efforts to reopen the organization were unsuccessful.

Scope and Content

The records of the Community News Service largely represent the organization's working news files from 30 September 1969 to 20 August 1976. Although they provide very little insight into the background and structure of the organization itself, the records do document current events and social activities relevant to the New York black community during that period.

Container List DAILY FILE

The Daily File which comprises the majority of the collection consists of a seven year run of daily Community Calendars and Files. The Calendars announce coming events of interest to the black community. The Files each consist of about four stories, whose subjects range from speeches, rallies, and cultural activities to crime and federal, state, and local legislation and programs. The stories emphasize New York City political subjects and events; however, a great many human interest stories are included. For the earlier years of the CNS operation, a Log consisting of abstracts of the File stories was also occasionally produced.

The Community Calendars, Logs, and Files are arranged in the above order in one chronological sequence. The sequence is almost complete; only occasional single issues are missing.

1 1969, Sept-1970, May 19 2 1970, May 20-Aug 15 3 1970, Aug 17-Nov 14 4 1970, Nov 16-1971, Feb 27 5 1971, Mar 1-May 29 6 1971, Jun 1-Aug 31 7 1971, Sept 1-Dec 31 8 1972, Jan 4-Apr 29 9 1972, May 1-Aug 15 10 1972, Aug 16-Dec 8 11 1972, Dec 9-1973, Mar 13 12 1973, Mar 14-Jun 15 13 1973, Jun 16-Sept 29 14 1973, Oct 1-1974, Jan 31 15 1974, Feb 1-May 15 16 1974, May 16-Aug 30 17 1974, Sept 3-Dec 31 18 1975, Jan 2-May 30 19 1975, Jun 2-Nov 25 20 1975, Dec 2-1976, May 28 21 1976, Jun 2-Aug 20 21 EDUCATION FILE

A smaller Education File, 1963- (1970-1975), follows the Daily File. Arranged by district except for the last citywide folder, this sequence contains educationally related clippings, announcements, press releases, and other printed material. The Citywide folder also includes minutes of school board and parent association meetings, budgets, progress reports, and projections.

21 Lower East Side, 1963, Nov 8-1974, Feb 14 21 Lower West Side East Midtown, 1970, May-1974, Feb 28 21 Upper West Side, 1970, Aug 10-1974, Jun 13, n.d. 21 East Harlem, 1970, Nov 18-1975, Jan 7 21 Inwood-Washington Heights, 1970, Jul 20-1974, Jun 27 21 South Bronx, 1974, Feb 23-Apr 17 21 Classon Point-Throgs Neck, 1969, Oct 1-1974, Jul 8 21 Concourse, 1970, Aug 14-1974, Sep 11 21 Fordham-Riverdale, 1970, Sept 11-1974, May 31 22 Williamsbridge-North Bronx, 1970, Sept 15-1974 Nov 7 22 Morrisania, 1970, Dec 16-1971, Jul 8 22 Brooklyn Heights-Bedford Stuyvesant, 1970, Aug-1971, May 22 Williamsburg-Green Point, 1970, Aug 22-1974, Sept 6 22 Brooklyn-Park Slope, 1970, Jan 21-1971, Apr 28 22 Bushwick-Ridgewood, 1974, Mar 1-Sept 10 22 Crown Heights-Flatbush, 1967, Apr 17-1974, Dec 5 22 Canarsie-East Flatbush, 1970, Oct 19-1974, May 30 22 Bay Ridge-Bensonhurst, 1971, Mar 9-12 22 Gravesend-Coney Island, 1970, Jul 15-1974, Jul 9 22 Midwood-Sheepshead Bay, 1971, Feb 4-9 22 Brownsville, 1971, Mar 18-Apr 23 22 Maspeth-Middle Village, 1970, Sept 11-1971, Jun 22 Flushing-College Point, 1971, Apr 6-May 22 22 Bayside-Douglaston, 1970, Sept 16-1974, Apr 3 22 Richmond Hills-Rockaway, 1970, Sept 17-1971, Jul 6 22 Forest Hills-Jamaica, 1970, Aug 19-1974, Dec 23 22 Queens Village-Springfield Gardens, 1970, Aug 4-1971, Dec 22 Astoria-Woodside, 1970, Sept 16-1974, May 7 22 Staten Island, 1971, Jan 22 22 Schools-Citywide, 1969, May 12-1974, Nov 13 23 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 1970, May 14-1973, Feb, n.d.

Miscellaneous Notes, 1970-1973, n.d., consists of clippings, press releases, correspondence, drafts of CNS articles, and occasional issues of daily files relating to a variety of subjects such as housing and neighborhood organizations.

Note: School District #5 was missing.

CNS Files (1970, Apr 14-1971, Dec 31) are also available on microfiche. However, the roll film edition is more complete.