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Joseph Raspberry collection.

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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 1	Mixed material	Request in advance	Sc MG 913 box 1	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

Additional Authors

Raspberry, Beldon.

Description

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

Summary

This collection consists mostly of professional matter on Joseph Raspberry and his son, Beldon Raspberry. The Joseph Raspberry material contains sermons, clippings, church programs, certificates, and a memorial book. The Beldon Raspberry material includes his theological seminary application, printed matter, playscripts, and a notebook. Additionally, there are programs from other AME Churches and material related to the Brooklyn-Westchester Annual Church School Convention program.
Joseph Raspberry was born on December 14, 1901, in Green County, Alabama. Both Joseph Raspberry and his son, Beldon Raspberry, were pastors for the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Joseph served as pastor in various Michigan and Canadian churches, including Baber Memorial AME Church in Detroit and Lewis Chapel, in Albion, Michigan. Beldon served as the artistic director of the Bridge Street Players, Bridge Street AME Church, Brooklyn, New York, and pastor of Grace AME in Staten Island, New York.

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Source (note)

Call Number

Sc MG 913

OCLC

1240422616

Author

Raspberry, Joseph, creator.

Title

Joseph Raspberry collection.

Production

1924-2004.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Location of Other Archival Materials

Materials Separated from the Resource: Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs

Source

Received from the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, December 2015.

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Added Author

Raspberry, Beldon.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 913