Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Mary Church Terrell papers, 1851-1962 |
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Span Dates | 1851-1962 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1886-1954) |
ID No. | MSS42549 |
Creator | Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1964 |
Extent | 13,000 items ; 51 containers plus 1 oversize ; 22.5 linear feet ; 34 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English, with French and German |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | African-American civil rights leader, lecturer, and educator. Correspondence, diaries, printed material, clippings, speeches and writings, and other papers focusing primarily on Terrell's career as an advocate of women's rights and equal treatment for African Americans. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009311 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm76042549 |