(LITERATURE.) Check List of Negro Authors Written in English and in African Dialects in the Library of Arthur B. Spingarn. 2 (of 3?) volumes. [170], [156] typescript pages with extensive manuscript additions. 8vo, modern cloth; title pages worn and laid down, moderate wear to a few other leaves; Spingarn's personal bookplate (attributed to Aaron Douglas) laid down on front pastedown of Volume II. [New York], circa 1963-1967
Arthur Barnette Spingarn (1878-1971), a white Jewish lawyer from New York, was among the founding leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and served as the organization's president from 1940 to 1965. He was also an important collector of African American literature, most of which is now part of the Moorland–Spingarn Research Center at Howard University.
Offered here is a portion of his typescript personal library catalogue, covering A through M. The typescript includes books published through 1963, with additional books added in manuscript published through 1967.
