Black bibliophiles and collectors : preservers of Black history / edited by Elinor Des Verney Sinnette, W. Paul Coates, Thomas C. Battle.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Howard University Press, ©1990. |
| Description | xix, 236 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Sinnette, Elinor Des Verney. |
| Other author/creator | Coates, W. Paul, 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Battle, Thomas C. |
| Other author/creator | Black Bibliophiles and Collectors Symposium (1983 : Howard University) |
| Partial contents | Introduction / Thomas C. Battle -- Black antiquarians and bibliophiles revisited, with a glance at today's lovers of books and memorabilia / Dorothy Porter Wesley -- 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 -- 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. |
| Partial contents | Black giants in bindings / Charles Blockson -- The romance of incidental adventures in collecting books / Clarence Holte -- The Robeson Collections : windows on Black history / Paul Robeson, Jr. -- Documenting the Black experience : priorities for collectors and repositories : present programs and future needs / Bettye Collier-Thomas -- The arrangement and care of manuscript materials / Karen L. Jefferson -- The arrangement and care of small book collections / Valerie Sandoval Mwalilino -- Summary / James Turner -- Closing remarks / Michael R. Winston. |
| Local note | Little-300928--305131006657. |
| General note | Papers presented at the Black Bibliophiles and Collectors Symposium, which was held Nov. 29-30, 1983, Howard University. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 90004458 |
| ISBN | 0882580310 (alk. paper) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Z688.A55 B53 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |