Arthur Alfonso Schomburg: Black Bibliophile & Collector Contributor(s): Sinnette, Elinor Des Verney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814321577 ISBN-13: 9780814321577 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $29.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 88029001 |
Series: African American Life (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.05" W x 9.01" (0.97 lbs) 276 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the first full biography of the pioneering black collector whose detective work laid the foundation for the study of black history and culture. Born in Puerto Rico in 1874, Arthur Alfonso Schomburg came to New York militantly active in Caribbean revolutionary struggles. He searched out the hidden records of the black experience and built a collection of books, manuscripts, and art that had few rivals. Today it forms the core of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for research in Black Culture, one of the leading collections in the field. |