The Claude A. Barnett Papers Part One Associated Negro Press News Releases, 1928-1964
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm PN4882.5.C525 1984 - 83 Reels.
Description
This collection from the Chicago Historical Society contains the available news releases of the Associated Negro Press (ANP) from 1928 to 1964. Founded by Claude A. Barnett in 1919, the ANP was the largest and longest running news service designed to provide black newspapers in the U.S. with news, commentary, literary pieces, and other material of interest to black citizens. The collection is valuable as a record of black life in America.
The news releases are arranged chronologically in three distinct time series:
- Series A (1928-1944)
- Series B (1945-1955)
- Series C (1956-1964).
The guide provides a detailed chronological listing for the material on each reel of microfilm.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF PN4882.5.C525 1984 GUIDE FOLIO
- Schipper, Martin, compiler. The Claude A. Barnett Papers: The Associated
Negro Press, 1918-1967. Part One: The Associated Negro Press News Releases, 1928-1964
(1986)..
