L.S. Alexander Gumby

Alexander Gumby

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1885 - 1961

Occupation

Archivist

Description

Historian and archivist of the Harlem Renaissance. Collection of archival material is housed at Colombia University. Proprietor of a popular bookstore, the Gumby Book Studio, during the Harlem Renaissance, where he was host of a salon.

See Also

• LGBTQ Participation in the Harlem Renaissance
• LGBTQ Librarians and Archivists

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/archival/collections/ldpd_4078845/index.html
• https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/gumby-book-studio/
• https://blacknewyorkers-nypl.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gumby_alexander.pdf

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