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A collection of over 10,000 volumes of works primarily in African American specialities of art, bibliography, history, literature, poetry, reference works, short stories, women's studies, ephemeral, figurines, sculpture, African art, Oriental art, slave documents, manuscripts, memorabilia, clippings, Afro-diasporian prints and artifacts. Her publications include Early Negro Writings, Afro-Braziliana; a Working Bibliography, North American Negro Poets: A Bibliographical Checklist of Their Writings, 1760-1944, Index to the Journal of Negro Education; A Quarterly Review of Problems Incident to the Education of Negroes, Vols 1-31; 1932-1962, The Negro in American Cities; a Selected and Annotated Bibliography and numerous other publications. A catalog of the collection is being developed.
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The art collection and art works of JAMES AMOS PORTER (1905-1970), the 'dean' of African American art history and author of Modern Negro Art (1943, 1969, 1992) and numerous other publications. He was the Head of the Howard University College of Fine Arts, Department of Art from 1953 until his death in 1970. He was known through the world to promote black artists.
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The papers and publications of CHARLES HARRIS WESLEY(1896-1987); he authored twelve books including The History of Alpha Phi Alpha, Henry Challis, and The History of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. He was President of Central State University, in Wilberforce, Ohio. His close association with Carter Goodwin Woodson, (1875-1950), the father of African American history led him to become the Executive Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (currently known as the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History) from 1965 until 1972.
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