- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
- Title:
- Carter Godwin Woodson Correspondence with Charles H. Wesley
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/7w62f829d
- Dates:
- 1925-1950
- Size:
- 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists, primarily, of a life-long series of correspondence between Carter Godwin Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and Charles H. Wesley, African-American historian and college president.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists, primarily, of a life-long series of correspondence between Woodson and Charles H. Wesley. Also included are some ASNLH ephemera, the February 7, 1994, issue of the Library of Congress's Information Bulletin celebrating Woodson's life and contributions to Black History, and several typed manuscripts, including Wesley's "Personal Recollections of Carter G. Woodson."
- Arrangement
The letters are arranged chronologically by year.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
Considered the Father of Black History, Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, and journalist. In 1915 he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and in 1926 he pioneered the concept of a "Negro History Week," which was later expanded into Black History Month. Charles H. Wesley was an African-American historian, author, and college president.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Swann Auctio in March 2009 and from Joseph J. Felcone in February 2010 (AM2009-100, 2010-97).
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by John Delaney on March 4, 2009. Finding aid written by John Delaney on March 5, 2009. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright. Questions regarding literary rights should be addressed to (Mrs.) Constance Porter Uzelac, Executive Director, Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center, Inc., 401 E. Las Olas Blvd, Ste 130-346, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301 USA. Phone: (954)463 7880, fax: (954)463 7881.
- Credit this material:
Carter Godwin Woodson Correspondence with Charles H. Wesley; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/7w62f829d
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- African American History Month -- History -- Sources.
African American historians -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
African Americans -- History -- Sources.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 20th century
- Names:
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc.
Wesley, Charles H. (Charles Harris), 1891-1987
