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The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History

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Title
The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History
Additional title: Negroes of New York
Names
Ottley, Roi, 1906-1960 (Editor)
Weatherby, William J. (Editor)
Writers' Program (New York, N.Y.) (Associated name)
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (Former owner)
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 (Author of introduction, etc.)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1967
Place: New York
Publisher: New York Public Library
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc *974.71-O (Ottley, R. Negro in New York)
Topics
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- History
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
Genres
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Roi Ottley & William J. Weatherby, editors.
Content: "Edited from manuscripts in the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History, the New York Public Library ... originally prepared by the Federal Writers Project under the working title, 'Harlem--the Negroes of New York (an informal social history).'"
Bibliography: Bibliography: p. 297-312.
Acquisition: Gift; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; 2008.
Physical Description
Extent: Xix, 328 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 67021389
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG724068196-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22139154
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07b45f30-94c3-0139-e59f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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  • 1906: Creator Born
  • 1960: Creator Died
  • 1967: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Negro in New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc2b0420-48ee-013b-9db1-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Negro in New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc2b0420-48ee-013b-9db1-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). The Negro in New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc2b0420-48ee-013b-9db1-0242ac110003

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The Negro in New York