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Additional authors

1. Foote, James.
2. Parker, Paul.

Description

1. 113 items (.8 lin. ft., 1 box); 21 x 26 cm.

Summary

1. The African American Institute Photograph Collection documents AAI sponsored programs and events. Program photographs consist of group portraits, students at work, students interacting with AAI administration, and students in informal classroom dicusssions. One photograph pictures a student with his host family. Educational host institutions represented include Catholic University, Colorado College, State University of Buffalo, Southern Illinois University, Ithaca College, and Rutgers University. Vocational training photographs show students working as as architectural and sanitary engineers, record keepers, construction site readers, sound recorders, and scientific researchers. Amongst training hosts represented are New York City Transit Authority, New York City Department of Personnel, New York City Department of Hospitals and Public Works, New York State Department of Public Works, the Northeast Region - Office of Economic Opportunity, Con Edison, and Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

Subject

1. African-American Institute
2. Nielsen, Waldemar A
3. African-American Institute > School Service Division
4. Education > New York (State) > New York
5. Africans > Education > New York (State) > New York
6. Manners and customs > Awards
7. Gracie Mansion (New York, N.Y.)
8. Snapshots > 1960-1969
9. Students > Education (Higher) > United States
10. Murphy, E. Jefferson
11. Internship programs > New York (State)
12. Minorities > Vocational training > New York (State)
13. Universities and colleges
14. Rites and ceremonies > Awards
15. Group portraits > 1960-1969
16. Photographic prints > 1960-1969
17. Etiquette > Awards
18. Africans > Education (Higher) > United States
19. Koinange, J. K
20. Foreign study > United States
21. Africans > Education (Higher) > New York (State) > New York
22. Wagner, Robert F (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991
23. Wyatt, Donald W
24. Occupational training > New York (State)
25. Blaustein, Arthur I
26. Vocational education > New York (State)
27. Silver Gelatin photographic prints > 1960-1969
28. French, Eleanor Clark, 1908-
29. Employment (Economic theory)
30. Burr, Lawrence C
31. Addonizio, Hugh J
32. Africans > Study and teaching (Internship) > United States
33. Mulikita, Fwanyanga M (Fwanyanga Matale), 1928-1998

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1960-1969.
2. Snapshots – 1960-1969.
3. Photographic prints – 1960-1969.
4. Silver Gelatin photographic prints – 1960-1969.

Call number

1. SC Photo African American Institute Collection

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs have descriptive information on verso.
3. Collection contains photographs by James Foote and Paul Parker.
4. Newsclippings filed in Photographs and Prints Divison's vertical file.

Biography (note)

1. The African American Institute (AAI) was founded in New York City (1953) as a private non-profit organization to assist African development and strengthen African-American communication. AAI supports programs in education, technical training, and communication. Programs have included the African Policy Information Center, African art exhibitions, African graduate fellowships, the Women's African Committee, and African travel. The AAI is headquartered in New York City and maintains a smaller office in Washington, D.C. AAI has representatives in approximately twenty African countries and Portugal.

Author

1. African-American Institute.

Title

1. African American Institute photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. 1960-1965.

Biography

1. The African American Institute (AAI) was founded in New York City (1953) as a private non-profit organization to assist African development and strengthen African-American communication. AAI supports programs in education, technical training, and communication. Programs have included the African Policy Information Center, African art exhibitions, African graduate fellowships, the Women's African Committee, and African travel. The AAI is headquartered in New York City and maintains a smaller office in Washington, D.C. AAI has representatives in approximately twenty African countries and Portugal.

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Added author

1. Foote, James. Photographer
2. Parker, Paul. Photographer

Research call number

1. SC Photo African American Institute Collection