Dennis Dickerson papers on Whitney M. Young, 9999
Collection context
- Creator:
- Dickerson, Dennis C., 1949-
- Extent:
- 1 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Materials on Whitney Young collected by Dickerson, an historian and writer.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dennis C. Dickerson is James M. Lawson, Jr. Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, where he specializes in the history of the US civil rights movement, African-American religious history, and the social history of medicine and labor. He has received grants and fellowships from the American Philosophical Society, the National Endowment of the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Louisville Institute. Dickerson taught at Williams College from 1976 to 1999, as well as at Rhodes College, Yale Divinity School, and the Payne Theological Seminary.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dennis Dickerson Papers on Whitney M. Young; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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