Collection ID: 4079285 MS#0122
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Black, Algernon D. (Algernon David), 1900-1993
Extent:
12 linear feet and 27 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Algernon D. Black Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, minutes, and publications, including radio talks and platform addresses given at the Society, the papers of several housing committees on which Black served, and autobiographical subject files compiled by Black and documenting his participation in many organizations and social causes.

Biographical / Historical:

Writer, lecturer, and leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture. A.D. Black died in 1993.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Black, Algernon D. Accession number--M74.
Custodial history:

Gift of Algernon D. Black, 1974, 1976, 1979 & 1981.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/05/89.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Algernon D. Black Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu