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Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection

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Research and Academic Activities (1930-196?)

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Title
Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University
Names
Herskovits, Frances S. (Frances Shapiro), 1897-1972 (Collector)
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963 (Collector)
Collection

Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection

Research and Academic Activities (1930-196?)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1966 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Meville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection
Topics
Balewa, Abubakar Tafawa, Sir, 1912-1966
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12490619
MSS Unit ID: 531904
Photo Order: 65619
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eab53a60-392a-013c-b11f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Creator Born
  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 1972: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c90a080-3a0f-013c-459f-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c90a080-3a0f-013c-459f-0242ac110002

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1966). Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c90a080-3a0f-013c-459f-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c90a080-3a0f-013c-459f-0242ac110002 | title= (still image) Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University, (1960 - 1966)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 29, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Melville J. Herskovits and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa posed holding a stack of books at Northwestern University