Stanley "Sweets" Sweeting papers
Item
Title
Stanley "Sweets" Sweeting papers
Description
This collection consists of the papers of Stanley Sweeting, newspaper editor and columnist and police constable, donated to The Black Archives by Stanley Sweeting in the 1980s. The collection contains Sweeting's columns and documents the black experience in Miami and New York in the 1930s through the 1980s. The bulk of the collection consists of two newspapers: Miami Times column Line O' Type and Nite Life. The collection also contains: photographs, correspondence, greeting cards, invitations. Of note, the collection contains hair samples believed to have been sent to him in order to match mail ordered hair pieces. Also of note is a photograph of Stanley Sweeting and his wife with Clyde and Ova Killens. The collection does not contain information on Sweeting's personal or family life.
Identifier
BAF MS_00099
Alternative Title
Stanley "Sweets" Sweeting papers
Date Valid
1927-1985
Date Created
1927
Date
1985
Creator
Daria Myles, supervised by Emily Gibson
Extent
9.25
Is Part Of
4
Abstract
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Conforms To
Original order was maintained where possible.
Type
0
Has Part
NULL
Access Rights
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Rights
Finding Aid (c) 2011 The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation, Inc. An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.
Source
NULL
Accrual Method
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Date Accepted
NULL
Spatial Coverage
NULL
Provenance
NULL
Relation
King of Clubs of Greater Miami collection, Clyde Killens papers, Ova Killens papers
References
Miami’s Black Police Precinct - They Served - We Salute
"Clowning Around: The Miami Ethiopian Clowns and Cultural Conflict in Black Baseball" by Raymond H. Mohl
"Clowning Around: The Miami Ethiopian Clowns and Cultural Conflict in Black Baseball" by Raymond H. Mohl
Accrual Policy
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Date Copyrighted
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Language
2081
Bibliographic Citation
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