Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cottrol, Robert W.
2. Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006.
3. Layne, Cecil.
4. Sheffield, Maceo B.
5. Yearwood, Lloyd.
6. Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.
7. United Press International.

Found in

1. p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Description

1. <3921> items (5.39 cu. ft., 23 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The collection (1950s to mid-1960s) consists of personal photographs of Malcolm X and family, documents many of Malcolm X's activities with the Nation of Islam, and also documents some of the activities of the Nation of Islam, from the 1950s to the mid-1960s.

Alternative title

1. Malcolm X photograph collection

Subject

1. Group portraits > 1950-1969
2. Demonstrations > California > Los Angeles
3. Michaux, Lightfoot
4. Nabrit, James M (James Madison), 1900-
5. African Americans > Social life and customs
6. Farrakhan, Louis
7. African Americans > Travel > Africa
8. African American families
9. Radio programs > New York (State) > New York
10. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
11. Demonstrations > New York (State) > New York
12. Gelatin silver prints > 1950-1969
13. Shabazz family
14. Film negatives > 1950-1969
15. Police brutality > California > Los Angeles
16. Forums (Discussion and debate)
17. Slides > 1960-1969
18. Religious gatherings
19. Muslims > United States
20. Black nationalism > United States
21. Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)
22. African Americans > Religion
23. Davis, Ossie
24. African American businesses
25. Contact sheets > 1960-1969
26. Muhammad, Warith Deen, 1933-2008
27. Dye coupler prints > 1950-1969
28. Jones, J. Raymond (John Raymond), 1899-
29. Snapshots > 1950-1969
30. Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975
31. Portrait photographs > 1950-1969
32. Gray, Barry, 1916-
33. Stokes, Ronald
34. Trials > California > Los Angeles
35. Mosques
36. Shabazz, Betty
37. Michaux, Lewis
38. Black Muslims
39. Howard, C. P (Charles P.)
40. Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
2. Group portraits – 1950-1969.
3. Snapshots – 1950-1969.
4. Gelatin silver prints – 1950-1969.
5. Dye coupler prints – 1950-1969.
6. Contact sheets – 1960-1969.
7. Slides – 1960-1969.
8. Film negatives – 1950-1969.

Call number

1. Sc Photo The Malcolm X 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 have printed caption labels attached to verso. Some items bear cropping marks; some items are cropped.
3. Collection contains work by Robert W. Cottrol, Robert L. Haggins, Cecil Layne, Maceo B. Sheffield, and Lloyd Yearwood, among others.

Access (note)

1. Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms of use (note)

1. Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.
2. Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography (note)

1. African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available;

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Author

1. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

Title

1. The Malcolm X collection [graphic] : photographs.

Imprint

1. [195-?]-1964.

Access

1. Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms of use

1. Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.
2. Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography

1. African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 21, 1965.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available; folder level control.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Added author

1. Cottrol, Robert W. Photographer
2. Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006. Photographer
3. Layne, Cecil. Photographer
4. Sheffield, Maceo B. Photographer
5. Yearwood, Lloyd. Photographer
6. Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.
7. United Press International.

Other title

1. Malcolm X photograph collection

Found in:

1. p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Research call number

1. Sc Photo The Malcolm X Collection