Administrative Information
Provenance
The records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were given to the Library of Congress by the NAACP between 1964 and 2000.
Processing History
Part I of the records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was arranged and described in 1972. The finding aid published in 1972 describing Part I was significantly revised in 2003. Additions to the collection were arranged and described as separate parts between 1988 and 2003. Revisions were made to Parts II and III in 2008.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some photographs, broadsides, and posters have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Audio and video recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Some maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these records is available on thirty-nine reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan from the Library of Congress. An ongoing project to select and microfilm items in this collection for commercial distribution is being conducted by University Publications of America.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and a container number or reel number, Records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.