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Northeasterners, Inc. audio and moving image collection : 12 items.
- Title
- Northeasterners, Inc. audio and moving image collection : 12 items.
- Author
- Northeasterners, Inc., creator.
- Publication
- [1988]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MIRS Northeasterners 1988-17 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Description
- 11 videocassettes
- 1 audiocassette
- Summary
- The collection consists of 1 audio recording and 11 moving image recordings of chapter meetings and tributes to various individuals.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Video recordings.
- Source (note)
- Donated by Vivian D. Hewitt, 1991 and 1995.
- Biography (note)
- The Northeasterners, Inc. was founded in 1930 by Agatha Scott Davis (d. 2002), the wife of General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Her inspiration for the club originated after visiting African-American debutantes in different northeastern cities. She felt that their similar interests would be met with a social club. At the first meeting held on June 1930 in New York City, the members selected the name the Gay Northeasterners to reflect the "bright, merry and gay" demeanor of the group. The women were known as gays and the men who joined the group at their annual meeting were called gaylords. Membership is by invitation only. The name was changed officially to the Northeasterners, Inc., in 1979. The first chapters were founded in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. New York City also serves as the national headquarters. The chapters expanded to include the cities of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh, and the state of New Jersey. The Northeasterners meet annually at different conclaves to promote aid to the local community and support educational causes. Scholarships and contributions include an annual scholarship to Howard University, and contributions to progressive and charitable organizations. Former president Thomy D. Joyner thought that it was important to preserve the legacy of the Northeasterners and to have their archives preserved at an African-American scholarly institution. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was selected by consensus. Vivian D. Hewitt acts as the liaison to the Schomburg Center and historian for the Northeasterners.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Northeasterners, Inc, archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division: Northeasterners, Inc. records, 1930-2015 (bulk 1970-1990). (Sc MG 349)
- Call Number
- Sc MIRS Northeasterners 1988-17
- OCLC
- 1166303824
- Author
- Northeasterners, Inc., creator.
- Title
- Northeasterners, Inc. audio and moving image collection : 12 items.
- Publisher
- [1988]
- Biography
- The Northeasterners, Inc. was founded in 1930 by Agatha Scott Davis (d. 2002), the wife of General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Her inspiration for the club originated after visiting African-American debutantes in different northeastern cities. She felt that their similar interests would be met with a social club. At the first meeting held on June 1930 in New York City, the members selected the name the Gay Northeasterners to reflect the "bright, merry and gay" demeanor of the group. The women were known as gays and the men who joined the group at their annual meeting were called gaylords. Membership is by invitation only. The name was changed officially to the Northeasterners, Inc., in 1979. The first chapters were founded in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. New York City also serves as the national headquarters. The chapters expanded to include the cities of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh, and the state of New Jersey. The Northeasterners meet annually at different conclaves to promote aid to the local community and support educational causes. Scholarships and contributions include an annual scholarship to Howard University, and contributions to progressive and charitable organizations. Former president Thomy D. Joyner thought that it was important to preserve the legacy of the Northeasterners and to have their archives preserved at an African-American scholarly institution. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was selected by consensus. Vivian D. Hewitt acts as the liaison to the Schomburg Center and historian for the Northeasterners.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Northeasterners, Inc, archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division: Northeasterners, Inc. records, 1930-2015 (bulk 1970-1990). (Sc MG 349)
- Source
- Donated by Vivian D. Hewitt, 1991 and 1995.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MIRS Northeasterners 1988-17