Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature

CTL-E-0202 · Archive · collection · 1930s–contemporary

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Major Black history research collection at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library

The record

Also known as: Harsh Collection

Relationships

Carter G. Woodson Regional Library — archived at
The Harsh Collection is housed at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library.

Sources

Chicago Public Library — Harsh Research Collection (primary source)

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Door of the historic Chicago Defender Building, ChicagoPhoto: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Press room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899Photo: Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Gwendolyn Brooks, portraitPhoto: John Mathew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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