Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hardison, Inge.
2. Montano, Ken.
3. Oduyoye, Henry O.
4. Sertimer, R. A.
5. Squires, L. Q.
6. C. Studio (London, England)

Found in

1. p1tc Manchanda, Claudia Claudia Jones Memorial collection, 1935-1998 (CStRLIN)NYPW02-A164

Description

1. 308 items (.54 cubic ft., 2 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The collection (1955-1964) depicts the activities of political activist and communist Claudia Jones after her deportation from the United States to Great Britain.

Subject

1. Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964
2. Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
3. Dye coupler prints > 1950-1969
4. Communists > Great Britain
5. Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964 > Political activity
6. Group portraits > 1950-1969
7. Jagan, Cheddi
8. Women communists > Great Britain
9. Women political activists > Great Britain
10. Meetings
11. Receptions
12. Garvey, Amy Ashwood, 1895-1969
13. Portrait photographs > 1930-1989
14. Du Bois, W. E. B (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
15. African American political activists
16. African American communists
17. Gelatin silver prints > 1930-1989
18. Jones, Claudia, 1915-1964 > Travel
19. Heads of state
20. Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981
21. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Great Britain > London
22. Snapshots > 1950-1969
23. Winston, Henry, 1911-1986
24. Photomechanical prints > 1950-1969
25. Gelatin silver film negatives > 1950-1969
26. West Indian Americans > Great Britain
27. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1930-1989.
2. Group portraits – 1950-1969.
3. Snapshots – 1950-1969.
4. Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1989.
5. Dye coupler prints – 1950-1969.
6. Photomechanical prints – 1950-1969.
7. Gelatin silver film negatives – 1950-1969.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Claudia Jones Memorial Collection

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items bear printed or typewritten captions attached to verso. Some photographs are cut and taped together to form panoramic group photographs; some items are cropped or bear cropping marks. Some items are duplicates.
3. Collection includes work by Inge Hardison, Henry O. Oduyoye and R. A. Sertimer, among others.

Terms of use (note)

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

Biography (note)

1. Claudia Jones (1915-1964), Trinidadian-born political activist, communist and newspaper editor, was active in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Claudia Jones Memorial Collection, 1935-1998.

Author

1. Manchanda, Claudia. Collector

Title

1. Claudia Jones Memorial photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. [1939?]-[1989?]

Terms of use

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

Biography

1. Claudia Jones (1915-1964), Trinidadian-born political activist, communist and newspaper editor, was active in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. She was one of the Smith Act defendants in 1948, and, after a couple of arrests and imprisonments during the early 1950s, was deported to Great Britain in 1955. There she continued her activism, founded two newspapers, and helped to organize the Notting Hill Carnival. She died in London in 1964.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Claudia Jones Memorial Collection, 1935-1998.

Local note

1. Sc MG 692

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Hardison, Inge. Photographer
2. Montano, Ken. Photographer
3. Oduyoye, Henry O. Photographer
4. Sertimer, R. A. Photographer
5. Squires, L. Q. Photographer
6. C. Studio (London, England)

Found in:

1. p1tc Manchanda, Claudia Claudia Jones Memorial collection, 1935-1998 (CStRLIN)NYPW02-A164

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Claudia Jones Memorial Collection