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John Preston Davis papers
- Title
- John Preston Davis papers, 1845-1972, 1891-1972 (bulk).
- Author
- Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 2 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-5858 r. 2 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-5858 r. 1 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956.
- Description
- 1.6 lin. ft.
- 2 microfilm reels.
- Summary
- Writings and research files, along with personal papers, and corrrespondence documenting Davis' multifaceted career, 1923-1972. Includes material on the AMERICAN NEGRO REFERENCE BOOK, 1966, edited by Davis; papers relating to Frederick Douglass, including letters to Douglass from his sons, Lewis and Frederick; historical novel about a frontier family in Louisville, Kentucky; compilation of biographies of black athletes called "Jump High;" short stories and poetry; and manuscript about Liberia entitled "Bitter Canaan," by Charles S. Johnson. Correspondents include Mary M. Bethune, Ralph J. Bunche, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- Subjects
- African American journalists
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Bunche, Ralph J (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
- Historical fiction > History > Louisville (Ky.)
- Families > Kentucky > Louisville
- Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908
- Davis, John P (John Preston), 1905-1973
- Douglass, Frederick, 1842-
- Douglas family
- African American athletes
- Civil rights workers
- Poems
- Eisenhower, Dwight D (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
- African American authors
- African American families
- Historical fiction > History > Liberia
- Genre/Form
- Poems.
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Sc MG 39.
- Access (note)
- Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Collection available on microfilm;
- Reproduction (note)
- Microfilm.
- Source (note)
- Davis, Marguerite DeMond
- Biography (note)
- John Preston Davis was a journalist, author, and civil rights advocate.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Accessioned
- Processed
- Updated
- Call Number
- Sc Micro R-5858
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A80
- Author
- Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973.
- Title
- John Preston Davis papers, 1845-1972, 1891-1972 (bulk).
- Access
- Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
- Additional Formats
- Collection available on microfilm; Micrographic Preservation Service ; call number Sc Micro R-5858.
- Reproduction
- Microfilm. New York, N.Y. : New York Public Library, marketed by Scholarly Resources Inc., 19--. 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (MN *ZZ-30663)
- Biography
- John Preston Davis was a journalist, author, and civil rights advocate.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973. Jump high.Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956.Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956. Bitter Canaan.
- LCCN
- ms 82001356
- Research Call Number
- Sc Micro R-5858