NYTimes.com: Black History Trove, a Life's Work, Seeks Museum

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Dec 14, 2006, at 7:18 AM, Salikoko Mufwene wrote:

> ARTS | December 14, 2006
> Black History Trove, a Life's Work, Seeks Museum
> By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
> Mayme Agnew Clayton's collection of artifacts devoted to African-
> American history is close to finding a home.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/arts/14clay.html?
> ex=1166763600&en=071fdbaf3cef7f12&ei=5070&emc=eta1

for those of you who get the print national edition, the story's on
page A1 (continued on A30).  story of some length, with four photos.
from the article:

The books and other items Ms. Clayton amassed cost her hundreds of
thousands of dollars over the years, her son said, money she got
through scrimping, selling off books occasionally and living modestly.

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