AFRO Subjects, bulk: 1920s-2000s
Scope and Contents
Series includes morgue files documenting the AFRO's coverage of its own organization, events, promotions, and contests in the community, and certain columns that generated morgue content that’s uniquely identified with the company. Found are materials related to programs such as Mrs. Santa, AFRO Clean Block, Newsies, and morgue files on AFRO employees and facilities featured in the paper.
Extent
3 Linear Feet : Processed
circa 22 Linear Feet : Unprocessed
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920s-2000s
Arrangement
The AFRO Morgue Files collection is arranged in three series:
- General File
- AFRO Subjects
- Contemporary Regional Office Morgues
Processing Information
The AFRO Subjects series of the AFRO Morgue files has been processed in tandem with the morgue processing project that began in 2023. Material in this series brings together files formerly scattered across the morgue. In creating this arrangement, in some cases material once filed under an inidividual's name may be filed under a more general subject heading related to the AFRO program.
Processing of the AFRO Subjects series of the AFRO Morgue files is ongoing. As each subject is completed, metadata is added to the finding aid.
Sources consulted for the historical notes are cited at the subseries level.
Repository Details
Part of the AFRO American Newspapers Archives Repository