Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Walter, John C. (John Christopher), 1933-

Description

1. .4 linear feet (1 archival box)

Summary

1. The collection contains research material related to Hulan Jack's autobiography, "Fifty Years a Democrat" including a transcribed, unedited version of an original recording of Jack for the project, organized by the side of the tape from which it had been transcribed and by individual parts. Additionally, there is research conducted by Christina Nelson Huth, ghost writer, for the writing of Jack's autobiography.

Subject

1. African American politicians > New York (State) > New York
2. Black author
3. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1951-
4. Scrapbooks
5. Transcripts
6. West Indian Americans > New York (State) > New York
7. Jack, Hulan E (Hulan Edwin), 1906-1986
8. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
9. Politicians > New York (State) > New York
10. African Americans > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

1. Transcripts.
2. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. Sc MG 909

Source (note)

1. Christina Nelson Huth

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Hulan Jack papers, 1941-1960; Herbert Bruce papers, 1914-1982 (bulk 1934-1959); Lester Walton papers, 1905-1977; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.

Biography (note)

1. Hulan Jack was born in British Guiana (Guyana) in 1906. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16. Jack is most noted for being the first Black borough president in New York City (Manhattan), elected in 1954. For more biographical information see "Hulan Jack papers" at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Author

1. Jack, Hulan E. (Hulan Edwin), 1906-1986.

Title

1. Hulan Jack's "Fifty years a democrat" transcript, 1986.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet
2. volume

Biography

1. Hulan Jack was born in British Guiana (Guyana) in 1906. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16. Jack is most noted for being the first Black borough president in New York City (Manhattan), elected in 1954. For more biographical information see "Hulan Jack papers" at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Location of other archival materials

1. Hulan Jack papers, 1941-1960; Herbert Bruce papers, 1914-1982 (bulk 1934-1959); Lester Walton papers, 1905-1977; Also located at; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Local subject

1. Black author.

Added author

1. Walter, John C. (John Christopher), 1933- Harlem fox: J. Raymond Jones and Tammany, 1920-1970.

Research call number

1. Sc MG 909