Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Campbell, James C.
2. Dummett.
3. Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
4. Hawkins, David J.
5. Layne, Cecil.
6. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
8. Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
9. Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y)

Description

1. 1769 items (4.4 lin. ft., 18 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The Organzations collection depicts primarly African American civic, social, fraternal, professional, civil rights, and other organizations, dating from the late 1890s to the mid-1980s.

Subject

1. African Americans > Societies and clubs
2. Rites and ceremonies > Awards
3. Clubs > New York (State) > New York
4. Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
5. Wilson, J. Finley
6. Portrait photographs > 1920-1989
7. Dye coupler prints > 1970-1989
8. Granger, Lester B (Lester Blackwell), 1896-1976
9. Fraternities & sororities
10. African Americans > Societies and clubs > New York (State) > New York
11. African Americans > Societies, etc
12. National Urban League
13. Daughters of Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World
14. National Baptist Convention of the United States of America
15. Height, Dorothy I (Dorothy Irene), 1912-
16. Newton, Huey P
17. Fraternal organizations
18. Northeasterners, Inc
19. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
20. Civil rights movements > United States
21. Davis, Benjamin J (Benjamin Jefferson), 1903-1964
22. African Americans > Social conditions > 1890-1989
23. New York Urban League
24. Gelatin silver prints > 1890-1989
25. Photomechanical prints
26. Phi Delta Kappa
27. Associations, institutions, etc > African American membership
28. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
29. National Council of Negro Women
30. Universal Negro Improvement Association
31. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
32. Greek letter societies > New York (State) > New York
33. Toles, William H
34. Black Panther Party
35. Group portraits > 1890-1989
36. Young, Whitney M
37. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
38. African Americans > Organizations > 1890-1989

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1890-1989.
2. Portrait photographs – 1920-1989.
3. Dye coupler prints – 1970-1989.
4. Photomechanical prints.
5. Gelatin silver prints – 1890-1989.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Organizations

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some items have photographer's handstamp on verso; some items have studio blindstamp on recto; some items have only agency's ownership blindstamp on verso.
3. Many items have descriptive information on recto or verso; some items have press releases attached to verso.
4. Some photographs are duplicates; some items bear cropping marks and/or retouching marks; some items are cropped.
5. Collection contains work by Cecil Layne, James C. Campbell, M&M Smith, Austin Hansen, David J. Hawkins, and others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items restricted; permisssion of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid

Title

1. Organizations [graphic].

Imprint

1. [189--198-]

Terms of use

1. Some items restricted; permisssion of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes

1. Finding aid: folder level control.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding aid

Local subject

1. Northeasterners, Inc.

Added author

1. Campbell, James C. Photographer
2. Dummett. Photographer
3. Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer
4. Hawkins, David J. Photographer
5. Layne, Cecil. Photographer
6. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
7. M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
8. Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
9. Wilson (Jamaica, N.Y)

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Organizations