These papers comprise correspondence, organizational records and documents, speeches, public schedules, photographs and memorabilia relating to the public life of David N. Dinkins, civil servant to the City of New York for over thirty years and professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
Black New Yorkers of the 20th Century, The NewYork Black 100, David N. Dinkins, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The NewYork Public Library, 1998 October 5
In Deep Appreciation to David N. Dinkins, Manhattan Borough President, From the Members of the New York State Wide Senior Action Council, Inc., 1988 September 20