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Books about the Negro for children : the James Weldon Johnson Collection, the New York Public Library, [1943]

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books

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Title
Books about the Negro for children : the James Weldon Johnson Collection, the New York Public Library, [1943]
Additional title: Wilson library bulletin
Names
New York Public Library (Creator)
Baker, Augusta, 1911-1999 (Author)
H.W. Wilson Company (Publisher)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1943 (Inferred)
Place: New York
Publisher: H. W. Wilson Company
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: *KH 1943 Baker 17-224
Topics
African Americans
Children's books
Young adults -- Books and reading
African American authors
Black authors
New York Public Library
African Americans in literature -- Bibliography
Children's libraries -- Book lists
African Americans in literature
Genres
Bibliographies
Pamphlets
Notes
Content: "Reading for Democracy" by Augusta Baker -- p. 3-4. Includes a history of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection.
Biographical/historical: The James Weldon Johnson Collection was located at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library.
Content: Offprint: "Reprinted from Wilson Library Bulletin October 1943" -- cover.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1002637605
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21346043
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 82da2710-22b3-013e-9190-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1943: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Books about the Negro for children " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb6892f0-461f-013e-8ae1-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Books about the Negro for children " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb6892f0-461f-013e-8ae1-0242ac110002

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Books about the Negro for children Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb6892f0-461f-013e-8ae1-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Books about the Negro for children