Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

CTL-E-0654 · Institution · other · 1926-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The New York Public Library's research library devoted to the global Black experience; the single largest public repository of Black print media history in the United States.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001, PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-105, CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-019; source research type(s): Institution, collection.

Sources

tbmv3.theblackmarket.com profile of the Schomburg Center
zinnedproject.org (citing Schomburg Center website)
archives.nypl.org finding aid, Schomburg Center Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division (primary source)
NYPL, 2025 (primary source)

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