Malcolm X
Scope and Contents
Menu from a Dinner Social held by the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) and Muslim Girls Training (M.G.T.) at Rockland Palace, Jan. 21, 1964; empty envelope address to James Hicks, from the Organization of Afro-American Unity; typescript transcription of a statement dated Mar. 8, 1964, regarding Malcolm X's split with Elijah Muhammad; 2-leaf mimeographed text "Black Muslims Re-Embrace Malcolm X" by Carlos V. Ortiz (2 leaves); 2-leaf press release dated Feb. 13, 1973, regarding the television program Who Killed Malcolm?; 2-leaf mimeographed letter from William O. Marley regarding Malcolm X, with attached mailing envelope; typescript caption from an unidentified photo, not present (1 leaf); ms. note signed by John H. Wickhill?] to "Jim" (1 leaf); press release dated Apr. 30, 1970 regarding Roger Wilkins' statements against the Vietnam War (2 leaves), attached to a press release of the same date, regarding Leo H. Bartemeier's receipt of the Academy of Religion and Mental Health Award (3 leaves); 3-leaf mimeographed pamphlet "Black New Rochelle Takes a Hard Look at White New Rochelle," published by Black Youth Internationale and edited by L.R. Moore; 4-leaf mimeographed pamphlet "If It Were Not for the 'Negroes' Iin This Country...", published by Black Youth Internationale and edited by L.R. Moore; copy of a check dated Mar. 25, 1964, to the Amsterdam News from the Socialist Workers Party, for an advertisement; single typescript leaf of "Quotes from a speech by Malcolm X... in Los Angeles June 4"; typed letter signed by the Malcolm X Inquiry Committee entitled "Harlem Wants to Know" (1 leaf); carbonscript transcript of "Harlem Wants to Know"; handbill containing two photocopied newspaper clippings, with added commentary; 2-leaf review of For Malcolm: Poems on the Life and Death of Malcolm X, reviewed by Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman (2 leaves, with attached mailing envelope); single-leaf text "F.O.I. (The Fruit of Islam), excerpted from Impact of Islam on Black Men by Wallace D. Muhammad; 3-leaf carbonscript article draft regarding a statement given to the Malcolm X Inquiry Committee by William F. Buckley; 3-leaf photocopy of a press release dated May 1, 1970, regarding the conference of the Academy of Religion and Mental Health; 2-leaf packet of photocopied reviews of the play El Hajj Malik, the Dramatic Life and Death of Malcolm X;36 newspaper clippings; one magazine clipping; and one photocopied magazine clipping.
Dates
- Pre 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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