Collecting African American history : a celebration of America's black heritage through documents, artifacts, and collectibles / Elvin Montgomery Jr., Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montgomery, Elvin.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History--Sources.

African Americans.

History.

African Americans--Collectibles.

Genre:

Sources.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

272 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits. (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2001.

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive illustrated book to offer in-depth information about hundreds of collectibles of African-American history. Not a price guide, this volume interprets the reality of the items. Over 300 illustrations.

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding African American Collectibles

The Current State of African American Collecting

Advice to the Collector

Timeline of African American History

Slavery

Local History and Genealogy

Politics and Civil Rights

Military History

Music and Entertainment

Sports

Photography

Books, Magazines, and Documents

Spirituality and Religion

Education

Business, Economics, and Careers

Lifestyle and Popular Culture

Racism

The Economics of Collecting African American History.

Notes:

"Edited by Marisa Bulzone."

"Designed by Galen Smith and Niloo Tehranchi."

"The text of this book was composed in Meridian; the captions are Akzidenz Grotesk and Clarendon."

Includes index.

"All jacket art from the collection of the author."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Banks Collection copy is "First Printing".

ISBN:

1584790563 :

OCLC:

47677900