Mary White Ovington Papers

Posted December 10th, 2008 by drice
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Accession Number: 
UP000323_MWO
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6.25 linear feet (12 MB, 1 OS)

Mary White Ovington began her career as a social worker, devoting her efforts to the problems of African-Americans in New York and other cities. She helped found the National Association for Advancement of Colored People and remained an officer and prominent figure until her retirement in 1947. Her papers reflect her interest and involvement with the living conditions of the poor in New York City and African-Americans in the south in the early 1900s; the foundation and growth of the NAACP; the civil rights movement; and her family history.

Date: 
1854-1948
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