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Organization of the Papers
The collection is arranged in two parts composed of twenty-three series:
Part I:
- Whitefield McKinlay Papers, 1848-1913
- Carter Godwin Woodson Papers, 1916-1927
- Benjamin T. Tanner Papers, 1827-1972
- John T. Clark Papers, 1921-1923
- Additional Manuscripts, 1807-1935
- Miscellany, 1803-1936
- Oversize, 1803-1931
Part II:
- Personal Papers, 1911-1950
- Correspondence, 1912-1950
- Clippings, 1925-1934
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1915-1955
- Manuscripts on African and African American History, 1866-1957
- Encyclopedia Africana, 1931-1949
- Research Notes and Data, undated
- Printed Matter, 1869-1969
- Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Publications, 1736-1928
- Subject File, 1855-1953
- Francis J. Grimké Estate, 1878-1951
- Business Documents, 1916-1951
- Formerly Oversize, 1887-1948
- Miscellany, 1868-1957
- Oversize Miscellany, 1911-1918
- Oversize Ledgers and Account Books, 1915-1974