Dr. Thomas C. Battle, Director
Jean Currie Church, Chief Librarian
Joellen ElBashir, Curator of Manuscripts
Dr. Clifford L. Muse, Jr., University Archivist
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Legacy: Treasures of Black History From its Preface by the revered and distinguished John Hope Franklin to the bibliography and extensive index that complete it, Legacy represents a major new contribution to African-American history. The Black experience and its impact on our nation's culture and character come alive in twelve chapters that sweep from ancient Africa and the slave trade to such key eras as the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance and the Jim Crow Era; and the modern Civil Rights and Black Power/Black Arts movements. More... Watch the Interview |
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THE MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER (MSRC) is recognized as one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world. As one of Howard University's major research facilities, the MSRC collects, preserves, and makes available for research a wide range of resources chronicling the Black experience.
Its collections include more than 175,000 bound volumes and tens of thousands of journals, periodicals, and newspapers; more than 17,000 feet of manuscript and archival collections; nearly 1000 audio tapes; hundreds of artifacts; 100,000 prints, photographs, maps, and other graphic items. The collections are used by scholars, museums, students, and other researchers from Howard University and throughout the world. Information provided by the MSRC is regularly used in exhibitions, video productions, news programming, and a wide range of publications.
| Library Division | (202) 806-4237 | Monday through Thursday, 9 am to 4:30 pm; Friday 9 am to 4:45 pm |
| Manuscript Division | (202) 806-7480 | By appointment. Monday through Friday, 9 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm |
| Howard University Archives | (202) 806-7498 | By appointment. Monday through Friday, 9 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm |
| Howard University Museum | (202) 806-7240 | Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm |
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