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Granger, Lester B.

 File — Box: B-3, Folder: 35

Scope and Contents

Four-leaf mimeographed "Biographical Sketch of Lester B. Granger"; two-leaf mimeographed press release on the Eighth International Conference of Social Work in Munich, Germany; four-leaf mimeographed press release on Granger's tours of Pacific naval bases in 1945; single-leaf press release on rumors that Granger was being considered for a position in the federal government (1954); two-leaf carbonscript open letter to Granger by the Executive Board of the Negro Teachers Association (1956); four-leaf mimeographed "Address before the Global News Syndicate's Annual Press Awards Dinner... 1955," with some ms. annotations; two-leaf mimeographed text of Granger's speech upon his receipt of the John B. Russwurm Award (1957); offprinted magazine article "Does the Negro Want Integration?" by Granger, taken from the Feb. 1951 issue of The Crisis (vol. 58, no. 2); 8-leaf mimeographed text "The Contribution of the Negro to Progress and Prosperity in America" (delivered at the Jan. 19, 1948 meeting of the Economic Club of Detroit); single-leaf "Biographical form sheet," partially completed in ms.; 2 copies of the pamphlet A Founder's Day Address by Granger (Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA, 1945), one with attached "Biographical sketch" (mimeographed, 1 leaf); pamphlet ...To the Unfinished Struggle: Three Addresses to American College Youth (ca. 1944/1945); program from memorial service at the Riverside Church (Jan. 13, 1976); and a single-leaf photocopied press release announcing a speech by Charles B. Rangel at Spelman College (1976).

Dates

  • Pre 1980

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

189 cubic feet.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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