Joseph Boromé papers, 1939-1981

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1900
Bib ID:
6909796 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Boromé, Joseph Alfred, 1919-2002
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
7.14 linear feet (17 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence; Notes; Teaching Materials; research Material, etc.

Arrangement

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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 Governing Use and Reproduction

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

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Joseph A. Borome Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

2020-12-10 Papers processed cml.

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

Revision Description

2020-12-10 Created a complete box list with enhanced description. cml

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Alfred Boromé was a historian who compiled and edited the correspondence of diverse figures, from librarian and scholar Justin Winsor and Reconstruction Senator Hiram Revels to English abolitionist John Candler and Haitian historical figure Toussaint Louverture. A native New Yorker of Caribbean descent, Boromé's parents were from the island of Dominica. He began his career as a librarian, and was head of the Burgess Library at Columbia University (1949-1950) followed by a long career as professor of history at City College in New York (1950-1984). He authored two books"Charles Coffin Jewett" (1951) and "Toussaint Louverture, a Life with Letters" (1984), numerous articles, and wrote extensively on Dominica. Boromé died in 2002.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Personal papers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Boromé, Joseph Alfred, 1919-2002 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
African-American literature and culture CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Caribbeanists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID