Schomburg Collection as it looked in 1938 when Mr. Schomburg died. At the desk in left background is Catherine Latimer, librarian of collection from 1925-1945
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58942155
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Title
Schomburg Collection as it looked in 1938 when Mr. Schomburg died. At the desk in left background is Catherine Latimer, librarian of collection from 1925-1945
Collection
Schomburg Center photograph collection
Series III: Researchers, Visitors, and Volunteers
Researchers
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1938
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Schomburg Center Collection
Subjects
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Latimer, Catherine, 1896-1948
African American librarians
Genres
Physical Description
Extent: 20 x 25 cm
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b23286257
Archives ID: 186412
Archives EAD ID: 3487596
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 25.701.57
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14163650-6e10-013d-4193-0242ac110002
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MLA format
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Schomburg Collection as it looked in 1938 when Mr. Schomburg died. At the desk in left background is Catherine Latimer, librarian of collection from 1925-1945" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14163650-6e10-013d-4193-0242ac110002
APA format
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Schomburg Collection as it looked in 1938 when Mr. Schomburg died. At the desk in left background is Catherine Latimer, librarian of collection from 1925-1945 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14163650-6e10-013d-4193-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Schomburg Collection as it looked in 1938 when Mr. Schomburg died. At the desk in left background is Catherine Latimer, librarian of collection from 1925-1945" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14163650-6e10-013d-4193-0242ac110002
Wikipedia citation
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