Loose/unsorted materials
Scope and Contents
Also an ms. note signed by [Michel?] to the Tatum Family dated 10-20-[no year] (1 leaf), one single-leaf press release dated 3-20-2001 from the Jewish Home & Hospital (with accompanying mailing envelope), one offset-printed image with accompanying 2-leaf press release from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a 2-leaf photocopied program for a 70th birthday celebration for Amiri Baraka (10-16-2004), a photocopied 2-leaf ms. text headed "Stein's," and one computer-printed image. One envelope of 4 prints is paperclipped to a 3-leaf press release dated 3-15-2005 on the NY Chamber of Commerce's induction of Caricom and 2 African countries into a community partner program, one computer-printed leaf of photo captions, and one photocopied press clipping. One print is stapled through the corner of the image to a 2-leaf press release from the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. One set of 3 prints is paperclipped to 4 computer-printed texts entitled "We should encourage girls to play sports" by Juleyka Lantigua (2 leaves), "Federal court strikes down affirmative action in broadcasting" by David A. Love (2 leaves), "Liberal senators ditch the Congressional Black Caucus" by Clarence Lusane" (2 leaves), and "A Columbian governor's plea for peace" by Luis Gilberto Murillo (2 leaves), and computer-printed cover letter from Monica Serrano of the Progressive Media Project dated 2-26-2001. One set of 7 paper-mounted prints is attached with a staple to a single-leaf press release dated 2-16-2005 and 5 leaves of photocopied information on the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. memorial sculpture unveiling ceremony. One print is paperclipped to a 2-leaf press release dated 12-12-2000 on the Mayor James Invitational Boxing Match. One set of 6 prints is paperclipped to a handbill for a performance by King Sunny Ade (4-29-[2005]), a program for a South Africa Freedom Day event held at the Puck Building on 4-27-2005, and a single-leaf autograph note (undated) signed by John Oko Nyaku to Elinor Tatum. One print is paperclipped to a single-leaf press release dated Mar. 2005 from the Lambda Kappa Mu sorority.
Photographer if identified: Gerald Peart, Gideon Manasseh, Lloyd Yearwood, Paul Greene, Allen Morgan, Bill Ramos, Lynn Allen Jeter, Kathryn Kirk, Jack Mitchell, John Oko Nyaku
Number of Prints: 54
Dates
- 1920 - 2012
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
Ithaca NY 14853
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