Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

CTL-E-0773 · Archive · collection · unspecified

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One of the world's largest repositories on the global Black experience (Howard University, est. 1914): 175,000+ volumes; 17,000-18,000+ linear feet of manuscripts; documented staffing collapse (~80% reduction) and a 2026 Mellon rescue grant.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-020; source research type(s): collection. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

Inside Higher Ed, 2009-11

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