PGCMLS - Sojourner Truth Room
- Former user (Deleted)
- Lindsey Loeper
Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Sojourner Truth African American Research Collection
Mailing Address
Oxon Hill Branch Library
6200 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Contact: Martha Ruff, Librarian
Phone: 301 839-2400
E-mail: martha.ruff@pgcmls.info
Web: www.pgcmls.info
Finding Aids: Biography Index, Literature Index
*Access to Collections: http://catalog.pgcmls.info/polaris/default.aspx\* (http://catalog.pgcmls.info/polaris/default.aspx*)
Hours of Service:
Monday to Wednesday 10am - 9pm
Thursday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday - Closed
Overview
This comprehensive collection of reference materials on African American history and culture includes over 16,000 cataloged items (many are rare or out-of-print), periodicals, sheet music by African American composers, pictures and vintage videos. It also includes information files containing pamphlets, news clippings and bibliographies. There is an extensive collection of current and historical periodicals, including the NAACP's Crisis magazine, the Journal of Negro History and Ebony Magazine.
The materials in the collection are included in the library's online catalog. A separate index of biographies, short stories, plays and speeches in the collection is available in the Sojourner Truth Room.
Special Services
Microfilm/microfiche printouts
Photocopies
videotape (VHS) viewing station
Type of Materials:
Artifacts
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Exhibitions
Information & Pamphlet File
Microforms
Musical Scores
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Serials
Detailed Description of Collections
Artifacts
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Exhibitions
Microforms
Musical Scores
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Serials
Vertical File Material