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A. Philip Randolph Papers on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5896 mf

Scope and Contents

The A. Philip Randolph Collection consists of the following series: Family Papers, 1942-1963; General Correspondence, 1925-1978; Subject Files, 1909-1978; Speeches and writings File, 1941-1978; Biographical File, 1945-1979; and, Miscellany, 1920-1979.

Dates

  • 1909-1979

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was one of the leading black protest leaders of the twentieth century. He was best known as the editor of the Messenger (a radical Socialist journal), as organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and as the leader of the 1941 and 1963 Marches on Washington.

Extent

3.89 cubic feet

Additional Description

Abstract

Accompanied by printed reel guide compiled by David H. Werning.

Related Materials

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Quantity:

35 microfilm reels

Forms of Material:

Papers (documents), microfilm.

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, November 08, 2019
EAD encoding:
Elizabeth Parker, November 08, 2019

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Randolph, A. Philip Papers on Microfilm
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
November 08, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853

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