Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1936-1970
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet ((5 boxes) + 1 framed art work)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Lester Blackwell Granger (1896-1976)
Biographical note is drawn from The African American Registry and the National Association of Social Workers Foundation websites for Granger (accessed on 17 December 2009).
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- African American civic leaders
- African American social workers
- Civic leaders -- United States
- Civil Rights movements -- United States -- 20th Century
- Fowler, Manet Harrison, 1895-1976
- Granger, Lester B. (Lester Blackwell), 1896-1976
- National Urban League
- Oil paintings (visual works)
- Social workers -- United States
- Title
- Guide to the Lester Blackwell Granger Papers
- Author
- by Tina Evans and Jennifer Meehan
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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