Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cottrol, Robert W.
2. Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006.
3. Layne, Cecil.
4. Sheffield, Maceo B.
5. Yearwood, Lloyd.
6. Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.
7. United Press International.

Found in

1. p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Description

1. <3921> items (5.39 cu. ft., 23 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The collection (1950s to mid-1960s) consists of personal photographs of Malcolm X and family, documents many of Malcolm X's activities with the Nation of Islam, and also documents some of the activities of the Nation of Islam, from the 1950s to the mid-1960s.

Alternative title

1. Malcolm X photograph collection

Subject

1. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
2. Shabazz, Betty
3. Shabazz family
4. Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975
5. Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
6. Davis, Ossie
7. Farrakhan, Louis
8. Gray, Barry, 1916-
9. Howard, C. P
10. Jones, J. Raymond 1899-
11. Michaux, Lightfoot
12. Michaux, Lewis
13. Muhammad, Warith Deen, 1933-2008
14. Nabrit, James M. 1900-
15. Stokes, Ronald
16. Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.)
17. Black Muslims
18. African Americans > Religion
19. Black nationalism > United States
20. Muslims > United States
21. Radio programs > New York (State) > New York
22. Religious gatherings
23. Forums (Discussion and debate)
24. Demonstrations > New York (State) > New York
25. Demonstrations > California > Los Angeles
26. Trials > California > Los Angeles
27. Police brutality > California > Los Angeles
28. African American families
29. African Americans > Social life and customs
30. African American businesses
31. Mosques
32. African Americans > Travel > Africa

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
2. Group portraits – 1950-1969.
3. Snapshots – 1950-1969.
4. Gelatin silver prints – 1950-1969.
5. Dye coupler prints – 1950-1969.
6. Contact sheets – 1960-1969.
7. Slides – 1960-1969.
8. Film negatives – 1950-1969.

Call number

1. Sc Photo The Malcolm X Collection

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items have printed caption labels attached to verso. Some items bear cropping marks; some items are cropped.
3. Collection contains work by Robert W. Cottrol, Robert L. Haggins, Cecil Layne, Maceo B. Sheffield, and Lloyd Yearwood, among others.

Access (note)

1. Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms of use (note)

1. Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.
2. Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography (note)

1. African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available;

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Author

1. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

Title

1. The Malcolm X collection [graphic] : photographs.

Imprint

1. [195-?]-1964.

Access

1. Access: viewing of collection by appointment only. Slides and negatives closed.

Terms of use

1. Collection is restricted; photocopying and personal photography are not permitted.
2. Photographic duplication requires permission of the copyright holder.

Biography

1. African-American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam (religious body) who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle in the United States into an international human rights issue, and who subsequently founded the Muslim Mosque Incorporated and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 21, 1965.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available; folder level control.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: The Malcolm X Collection: Papers, 1948-1965.

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Added author

1. Cottrol, Robert W. Photographer
2. Haggins, Robert L., 1922-2006. Photographer
3. Layne, Cecil. Photographer
4. Sheffield, Maceo B. Photographer
5. Yearwood, Lloyd. Photographer
6. Anbāʼ al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ.
7. United Press International.

Other title

1. Malcolm X photograph collection

Found in:

1. p1tc X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 The Malcolm X collection: papers, 1948-1965 (CStRLIN)NYPG05-A10040

Research call number

1. Sc Photo The Malcolm X Collection