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Aleine Austin papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0397
Abstract
Aleine Austin was historian and author born in New York City, July 19, 1922. The papers, dating from 1940 to 1991, consist of student notes, lecture notes, published articles, manuscript notes, recordings, photographs, correspondence, and a selection of papers that document Aleine Austin's interest and work in the American labor movement.
Dates:
1940-1991
Found in:
Special Collections
Angela Davis collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0959
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to Angela Davis’s social and political activism and impact from 1970-1987. The bulk of the collection consists of booklets, posters, flyers, published articles, and petitions produced by Angela Davis legal defense and support committees from 1970-1972 as part of the “Free Angela Davis” campaign. The majority of these items were created in support of Davis following her arrest in October 1970; however, the collection does contain a single pamphlet...
Dates:
1970 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism
Collection
Identifier: MS-0848
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of African American political activism in the United States consists of broadsides, photographs, and newspaper clippings that were primarily created around the time of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements between the 1950s and 1970s.
Dates:
1861 - 2004
Found in:
Special Collections