Black Bibliophiles and Collectors: Preservers of Black History

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Year of Publication
1990
Contributors Editor: Elinor des Verney Sinnette
Editor: W. Paul Coates
Editor: Thomas C. Battle
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236 pp.
Publisher
Howard University Press
City
Washington, D.C.
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9780882580319
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Contents: Introduction / Thomas C. Battle Part I. Historical Perspective Black Antiquarians and Bibliophiles Revisited, with a Glance at Today's Lovers of Books and Memorabilia / Dorothy Porter Wesley Part II. The Development of Early Private Collections Bibliophiles, Activists, and Race Men / Tony Martin Arthur Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938), Black Bibliophile and Collector / Elinor Des Verney Sinnette On Collectors, Their Contributions to the Documentation of the Black Past / Robert Hill Part III. The Development of Black Public Special Collections. An Overview, Including the Special Collections at Fisk University / Jessie Carney Smith The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / Jean Blackwell Hutson Special Collections at the Atlanta University Center / Minnie Clayton Moorland-Spingarn Research Center: A Legacy of Bibliophiles / Betty M. Culpepper Part IV. Bibliophiles and Collectors Roundtable. Black Giants in Bindings / Charles Blockson The Romance of Incidental Adventures in Collecting Books / Clarence Holte Part V. Black-Related Memorabilia as Collectibles and Material Culture. The Robeson Collections: Windows on Black History / Paul Robeson, Jr. Part VI. Documenting the Black Experience: Priorities for Collectors and Repositories. Present Programs and Future Needs / Bettye Collier-Thomas Part VII. Practical Assistance for Private Collectors. The Arrangement and Care of Manuscript Materials / Karen L. Jefferson The Arrangement and Care of Small Book Collectors / Valerie Sandoval Mwalilino Part VIII. Summary and Closing Remarks. Summary / James Turner Closing Remarks / Michael R. Winston