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Description: Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP) is primarily organized in alphabetical order, with two large subject series, Slavery and Abolition and the West Indies, and two smaller ones: Civil War and Reconstruction. The topics covered include the arts, politics, literature, education, family, the military, business and real estate. MALP is an artificial assortment of paper-based, non-photographic materials consisting of one to two folders for each collection. It spans from 1740 to 2006, and documents the personal and professional lives of people of African descent.
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1740 - 2006
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 76
Topics: Citizens' Protective League (New York, N.Y.); Benson, Oscar Jerome; Ring, Montague; Aldridge, Ira Frederick (1807-1867); Crummell, Alexander (1819-1898); Cullen, Countee (1903-1946); Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879); Kennedy, Florynce (1916-2000); Reason, Patrick Henry (1816-1898); Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments, Inc.; Poro College; African Americans; African Americans -- History; African Americans -- Social conditions; Abolitionists -- United States; African American families; African American cowboys; Slavery; Slave trade; Enslaved people; Antislavery movements; Slaves -- emancipation; Freedmen; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); African American troops; African American soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; Race relations; Politics and government -- United States
Genres: deeds; Correspondence; diaries; Documents; Slave bills of sale; Registers
Notes: Bibliographic history: The Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP), 1740-2006, documents the personal and professional lives of people of African descent.; Acquisition: Various gifts, 1936-
Physical Description: Extent: 5 lin. ft. (14 1/2 archival box, 4 flat boxes)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19971708; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8fc13f50-c6cf-012f-35ad-58d385a7bc34

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