T. Burns collection of racial stereotypes, 1880s-1983

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Summary

Creator:
Burns, T. "Thomas" (collector)
Abstract:
Collection includes advertisements, games, sheet music, serial illustrations, and other caricatures of African Americans predominately dating from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.
Extent:
7 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10191

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes advertisements, games, sheet music, serial illustrations, and other caricatures of African Americans predominately dating from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. A significant portion of the illustrations were excerpted from news or literature magazines such as Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Popular Magazine, and Puck magazine. The collection also includes advertisements from companies, including Aunt Jemima and Cream of Wheat, which appeared in women's magazines such as Modern Priscilla and Needlecraft. Many items depict African Americans in rural or Southern settings. Of note in the collection are a set of shackles, which have no known provenance or date, but which appear to have been intended for slaves (or could be a reproduction from a later time period).

Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

Biographical / historical:

T. Burns was an African American collector who began acquiring this material in the late 1980s.

Acquisition information:
The T. Burns Collection of Racial Stereotypes was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in December 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by: Zoe Willingham and Meghan Lyon, Jan. 2015.

Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014-0199

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Subjects:
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in advertising
Race discrimination -- United States
Racism -- United States
Advertising -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Names:
Cream of Wheat Corporation (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Jemima, Aunt.

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[Identification of item], T. Burns Collection of Racial Stereotypes, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.