Research Catalog

Title

Regina Andrews photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Andrews, Regina.

Publication

1880-1993

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Campbell, James C.
• Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
• Stein, Fred.
• Gordon, James.
• M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
• A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In

p1bc Andrews, Regina M. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW086000018-A.

Description

• <1810> items (11.75 lin. ft., 13 boxes); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.
• <1011> photographic prints : silver gelatin ;
• <582> photographic prints : b&w and col. ;
• <26> photographic prints : albumen ;
• 129 negatives : b&w and col. and smaller.
• 46 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
• 8 slides : col. ;
• 8 postcards : b&w and col. ;

Summary

The Regina Andrews Photograph Collection documents her personal life, professional career, and civic activities. Personal photographs include family, friends, and acquaintances. The bulk of personal photographs are from Regina and Williams Andrews' later years. Family photographs document both Regina's and William's family histories (Simons, Andersons, and Andrews families). Photographs of friends and acquaintances document social engagements. Images of friends and acquaintances include portraits and snapshots of individuals active in the intellectual circles of the Harlem Renaissance, including group portraits of Andrews, Ethel Ray Nance, Langston Hughes, Helen Lanning, Pearl Fisher, Rudolph Fisher, Luella Tucker, Clarissa Scott, Esther Popel Shaw, Hubert T. Delany, Jessie Fauset, Charles S. Johnson, Marie Johnson and E. Franklin Frazier at a party for Hughes held at the 580 St. Nicholas Ave., Harlem, home of Andrews and roommate Nance in 1924. Personal photographs also contain William T. Andrews' Reveille Club Anniversary Photograph Album (1932-1982) with portraits and biographical information of Club members.

Subjects

• Librarians > United States
• Cartes de visite > 1880-1909
• Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956
• Schuyler, George S (George Samuel), 1895-1977
• Library outreach programs
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
• Library extension
• Reveille Club (New York, N.Y.)
• African American librarians
• Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998
• Brown, Sterling Allen, 1916
• Redding, J. Saunders (Jay Saunders), 1906-
• Library exhibits
• African American women
• Albumen prints > 1880-1909
• Postcards > 1960-1969
• Guggenheimer, Elinor C., 1912-2008
• Black, Algernon D (Algernon David), 1900-
• Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987
• Contact sheets > 1950-1989
• Andrews, Regina
• Fauset, Jessie Redmon
• National Urban League
• Scott, Clarissa
• Shaw, Esther Popel
• Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
• Johnson, Marie Antoinette Burgette, 1892-1965
• Harlem Renaissance
• Portrait photographs
• Frazier, E. Franklin, 1894-1962
• Andrews, William T
• Lanning, Helen
• Delany, Hubert T
• Harlem Experimental Theatre
• Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
• New York Public Library > 115th Street Branch
• Staupers, Mabel Keaton, 1890-
• Libraries > Public relations
• New York Public Library > Washington Heights Branch
• Tucker, Luella
• Negatives > 1950-1989
• Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
• Group portraits > 1880-1989
• Snapshots > 1880-1999
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History
• Du Bois, W. E. B (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
• Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934
• Photographic prints > 1880-1999
• Photomechanical prints > 1900-1979
• Young, Whitney M
• New York Public Library History
• National Council of Women of the United States
• Nance, Ethel Ray
• Fisher, Pearl
• Card photographs > 1880-1909
• Silver gelatin prints > 1920-1999
• African American legislators > New York (State)

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1880-1989.
• Portrait photographs.
• Postcards – 1960-1969.
• Snapshots – 1880-1999.
• Photographic prints – 1880-1999.
• Silver gelatin prints – 1920-1999.
• Albumen prints – 1880-1909.
• Card photographs – 1880-1909.
• Cartes de visite – 1880-1909.
• Contact sheets – 1950-1989.
• Photomechanical prints – 1900-1979.
• Negatives – 1950-1989.

Note

• Some photographs have descriptive information transcribed on the verso.
• The bulk of images of "Family Night at the Library" were removed from Andrews' "Family Night" scrapbooks. Accompanying printed materials from the scrapbooks are housed in the Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division.
• Collection contains photographic work by James C. Campbell, A. Hansen Studio, Austin Hansen, Cecil Layne and others.

Biography (note)

• Librarian, playwright, author, and civic leader, Regina Andrews was born in Chicago in 1901. After studying at the University of Chicago and working as an assistant librarian at Wilberforce University, she migrated to New York City in 1920. Her career in librarianship in New York City began at the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library (N.Y.P.L.). Andrews quickly moved up the ranks to a more senior position at the 115th Street Branch (N.Y.P.L.). Andrews' home served as a catalyst for the Harlem Renaissance, as her roomate, Ethel Ray Nance, was secretary to Charles S. Johnson, founder and publisher of "Opportunity" magazine, which triggered the Renaissance. Her career at the N.Y.P.L. also helped to put her in touch with a number of personalities involved in the Harlem Renaissance. In 1926, she married attorney and New York State Assemblyman, William T. Andrews.
• Andrews' writing career included a number of plays. Two of her works, "Climbing Jacobs Ladder" and "Underground," were produced by the Harlem Experimental Theatre. Andrews also served as a consultant for the landmark exhibition "Harlem on My Mind," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1968). Her work for the exhibition included gathering images, a number of which were from her personal collection, and serving as an editorial assistant for the exhibition catalog. She also completed a manuscript "The Black New Yorkers," a book that grew out of her work for the "Harlem on My Mind" exhibition.
• As a civic leader, Andrews served on the boards and held office in several organizations, including the National Council of Women of the United States, National Urban League, and the United States National Commission for UNESCO. Andrews died in Ossining, New York, in 1993.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Regina M. Andrews Papers, 1920-1987.

Publications (note)

• A number of personal photographs were published as souvenir postcards for the "Harlem on My Mind" exhibition at the Metropolitan Musem of Art (1968).

Call Number

Sc Photo Regina Andrews Collection

OCLC

NYPG93-F279

Author

Andrews, Regina.

Title

Regina Andrews photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1880-1993

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Regina M. Andrews Papers, 1920-1987.

Biography

Librarian, playwright, author, and civic leader, Regina Andrews was born in Chicago in 1901. After studying at the University of Chicago and working as an assistant librarian at Wilberforce University, she migrated to New York City in 1920. Her career in librarianship in New York City began at the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library (N.Y.P.L.). Andrews quickly moved up the ranks to a more senior position at the 115th Street Branch (N.Y.P.L.). Andrews' home served as a catalyst for the Harlem Renaissance, as her roomate, Ethel Ray Nance, was secretary to Charles S. Johnson, founder and publisher of "Opportunity" magazine, which triggered the Renaissance. Her career at the N.Y.P.L. also helped to put her in touch with a number of personalities involved in the Harlem Renaissance. In 1926, she married attorney and New York State Assemblyman, William T. Andrews.

In 1948, Andrews transferred to the Washington Heights Branch (N.Y.P.L.) as Supervising Librarian, a post she held until her retirement in 1967. She was the first African American to head a branch in the N.Y.P.L. system. While at the Washington Heights Branch (N.Y.P.L.), Andrews inaugurated "Family Night at the Library," a special library community outreach program that focused on social, political, and cultural affairs throughout the world.

Andrews' writing career included a number of plays. Two of her works, "Climbing Jacobs Ladder" and "Underground," were produced by the Harlem Experimental Theatre. Andrews also served as a consultant for the landmark exhibition "Harlem on My Mind," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1968). Her work for the exhibition included gathering images, a number of which were from her personal collection, and serving as an editorial assistant for the exhibition catalog. She also completed a manuscript "The Black New Yorkers," a book that grew out of her work for the "Harlem on My Mind" exhibition.

As a civic leader, Andrews served on the boards and held office in several organizations, including the National Council of Women of the United States, National Urban League, and the United States National Commission for UNESCO. Andrews died in Ossining, New York, in 1993.

Publications

A number of personal photographs were published as souvenir postcards for the "Harlem on My Mind" exhibition at the Metropolitan Musem of Art (1968).

Local Note

SC MG 275

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer

Stein, Fred. Photographer

Gordon, James. Photographer

M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)

A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In:

p1bc Andrews, Regina M. Papers (CstRLIN)NYPW086000018-A.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Regina Andrews Collection