Arthur B. Spingarn papers, 1850-1968 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Arthur B. Spingarn papers, 1850-1968
Inclusive Dates 1850-1970
Bulk Dates 1920-1955
ID No. MSS40949
Creator Spingarn, Arthur B. (Arthur Barnett), 1878-1971
Extent 35,000 items
Extent 66 containers plus 2 oversize
Extent 30 linear feet
Extent 58 microfilm reels
Language Collection material in English
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997006
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79040949
Summary Civil rights leader and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, wills and estate files, reports, briefs, hearing and trial transcripts, and other papers relating chiefly to Spingarn's service with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as vice president, chairman of the legal committee, and president (1911-1965).