Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1878, Mar. 28 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1897 | A.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1899 | M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1900 | LL.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1900-1960s | Practiced law, New York, N.Y. |
| 1911-1915 | Associated with the New York Vigilance Committee and the New York City Branch, NAACP |
| 1911-1940 | Vice president and chairman, Legal Committee, NAACP |
| 1915 | Member, board of directors, NAACP Published Laws Relating to Sex Morality in New York City (New York: Century Co. 139 pp.) |
| 1917-1919 | Captain, Sanitation Corps, American Expeditionary Force, United States Army |
| 1919 | Married Marion Meyer |
| 1936 | Initiated annual review of books by African American authors in the Crisis magazine |
| 1940-1957 | President, NAACP National Legal Committee |
| 1940-1965 | President, NAACP |
| 1971, Dec. 2 | Died, New York, N.Y. |