Printed ephemera of African American political activism and arts
Scope and Contents
Printed ephemera related to African American political activism and arts primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1913-1990, with the bulk of the material from 1963 to 1976. Significant organizations documented in the collection include the Philadelphia chapters of the Black Panther Party and Peace and Freedom Party, as well as local and national electoral campaigns of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Many of the items document speakers and events sponsored by political, art, and social pressure groups. Items include handbills, leaflets, direct mail, posters, and other printed ephemera
Dates
- circa 1913-1990
- Majority of material found within 1963 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Printed Ephemera Related to African American Political Activism and Arts collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from William Reese Company on the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts & Letters Fund, 2007.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series according to size to faciliate its storage and handling.
Extent
2.3 Linear Feet ((3 boxes) + 3 broadside folders)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Printed ephemera related to African American political activism and arts primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1913-1990, with the bulk of the material from 1963 to 1976. Significant organizations documented in the collection include the Philadelphia chapters of the Black Panther Party and Peace and Freedom Party, as well as local and national electoral campaigns of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Many of the items document speakers and events sponsored by political, art, and social pressure groups. Items include handbills, leaflets, direct mail, posters, and other printed ephemera.
- African American political activists -- Ephemera
- African American politicians -- Ephemera
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ephemera
- African Americans -- Ephemera
- African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Ephemera
- Black Panther Party -- Ephemera
- Black power -- Ephemera
- Civil Rights movements -- United States -- Ephemera
- Communist Party of the United States of America -- Ephemera
- Direct mail
- Handbills
- Leaflets
- Peace and Freedom Party (U.S.) -- Ephemera
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Race relations
- Political activists -- United States -- Ephemera
- Posters
- Pressure groups -- United States -- Ephemera
- Printed ephemera
- Title
- Guide to the Printed Ephemera Related to African American Political Activism and Arts
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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