Records of the Africana Library
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Africana Library (chiefly correspondence) are arranged in alphabetical order. Files span the years from 1947 through 2000.
Dates
- 1947 - 2000
Creator
- Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies (Organization)
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Library. African Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored at an off-site location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
52 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Records of the Africana Library (chiefly correspondence) are arranged in alphabetical order. Files span the years from 1947 through 2000.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Records of the Africana Library were donated to the Northwestern University Archives between July 1984 and December 1991 (Acc. # 84-125, 84-149, 88-188, 91-216). Twenty additional boxes (accession 14-132) were incorporated into the collection 2022-05-16.
Processing Information
Original processing by Asher Miller, Janet Olson, Rachel Polatick, and Yvonne Spura, August 2010. Addition incorporated by Gary L. Strawn, 2022-05-16, accomanied by substantial reorganization. Further reorganization is possible, pending inspection of the materials.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Africana Library
- Author
- Yvonne Spura; revised by Gary L. Strawn
- Date
- revised 2022-05-16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu