Riots - New York - Harlem, 1929, 1934-1935, 1943-1946

File — Box: R.15

Scope and Contents

Includes coverage of the 1935 Harlem uprising

Dates

Creation: 1929
Creation: 1934-1935
Creation: 1943-1946

Full Extent

3 folders

May Contain Harmful Content

Harmful Content (general) graphic photographs of injured people

Additional Description

Arrangement

Riot files are mostly arranged by state, and in some instances followed by specific events that occurred in the state. There are files arranged by the headings MLK Assasination, or prison followed by the state the riots occurred in. Additional material documenting the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination can be found in the Martin Luther King Jr. files.

Document Types

Photographs, Clipings, Publication

Processing Information

Riots files have been processed using detailed processing procedures, which means that all the information in the finding aid has been verified against folder content, dates and document types have been added to description for each folder, and in some cases, more granular arrangement and description has been done.