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The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick

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New York Public Library Archives

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The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick
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Schomburg Division

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1925 - 1940 (Approximate)
Library locations
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Topics
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Branch libraries
New York Public Library. Branch Libraries
New York Public Library. 135th Street Branch
Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
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Notes
Biographical/historical: "On May 8, 1925, it began operating as the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints, a division of the NYPL... in October 1940, the entire Division of Negro History, Literature and Prints was renamed the Schomburg Collection of Negro History and Literature" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture, retrieved 2024-03-05
Type of Resource
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Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11524053
MSS Unit ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4cd4130-c5b3-012f-f274-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1925: Created (Approximate)
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925 - 1940. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e45f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e45f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1925 - 1940). The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e45f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e45f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, (1925 - 1940)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 15, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature, Books by and about the Negro, Curator: Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick