Abstract
Among the petitions are the manuscript of Du Bois' introduction and to the NAACP's
Appeal to the World: A Statement on the Denial of Human Rights to Minorities (1947), along with the contributions of other authors.
Access:
The collection is open for research.
Language:
English
Special Collections & University Archives
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
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UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
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W.E.B. Du Bois Papers: Series 9. Petitions, 1947-1961
0.25 linear feet
Call no.: MS 312
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- Collection description
- Series 1a. General Correspondence, part 1 (1877-1933)
- Series 1a. General Correspondence, part 2 (1933-1965)
- Series 1b. Crisis Correspondence (1911-1934)
- Series 2. Speeches, 1888-1962
- Series 3. Articles, 1887-1968
- Series 4. Newspaper Columns, 1927-1961
- Series 5. Nonfiction Books, 1896-1962
- Series 6. Research Materials, 1896-1959
- Series 7. Pamphlets and Leaflets, 1902-1962
- Series 8. Book Reviews, 1905-1961
- Series 9. Petitions, 1947-1961
- Series 10. Essays and Student Papers, 1888-1962
- Series 11. Novels, 1892-1961
- Series 12. Pageants, 1913-1941
- Series 13. Plays, 1928-1940
- Series 14. Short Fiction, 1895-1950
- Series 15. Poetry, 1907-1965
- Series 16. Miscellaneous, 1803-1964
- Series 17. Photographs, 1864-1963
- Series 18. Memorabilia, 1913-1963
- Series 19. Audiovisual, 1958-1979
- Series 22. Additions to the Du Bois Papers, 1890-2008
Inventory of Collection
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Series 9. Petitions
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1947-1961
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Du Bois, W.E.B., An Appeal to the World: A Statement of Denial of Human Rights to Minorities in the Case of citizens of Negro Descent in the United States of America and an Appeal to the United Nations for Redress.
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1947
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New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- Manuscript of Du Bois's introduction.
- Outline and manuscript of "The Denial of Legal Rights of American Negroes from 1787 to 1914" by Earl B. Dickerson.
- Manuscript of "The Negro in American Law" by Milton R. Konvitz.
- Manuscript of "The Present Legal and Social Status of the Negro" by William R. Ming, Jr.
- Manuscript of "The Charter of the United Nations and Its Provisions for Human Rights and the Rights of Minorities and Decisions Already Taken Under This Charter" by Rayford W. Logan.
- Manuscript of summary of petition by Du Bois.
- List of corrections.
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Du Bois, W.E.B., A Petition to the Human Rights Commission of the Social and Economic Council of the United Nations; and to the General Assembly of the United Nations; and to the Several Delegations of the Member States of the United Nations
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1949
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Mimeographed petition and manuscript.
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Du Bois, W.E.B., Petition of Right to the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States of America
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ca. 1957
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Du Bois, W.E.B., A Petition to the President of the United States, the Honorable John F. Kennedy
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1961 Feb
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Provenance
Acquired from Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1973. Additions to the series were made to the collection after it was initially received and processed.
Copyright and Use (More information
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Cite as: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers (MS 312). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
