Joel Elias Spingarn (1875-1939) was an American literary critic, poet, teacher, and social reformer.
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are in French.
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Author
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939.
Title
Joel E. Spingarn papers, 1890-1939.
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Biography
Joel Elias Spingarn (1875-1939) was an American literary critic, poet, teacher, and social reformer. After teaching comparative literature at Columbia University, he became active in literary and public affairs. He helped to found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 and served as president from 1930 to 1939. The Spingarn medal which he endowed in 1913 is awarded yearly by the NAACP.
Language
A few items are in French.
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Collection guide available in repository and on internet.