Barnett, Claude, 1889-1967
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Barnett, Claude A., 1889-1967
Barnett, Claude Albert, 1889-1967
Barnett, Claude, 1890-1967
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found: Hogan, L.D. A black national news service, c1983 (subj.)CIP t.p. (Claude Barnett) CIP galley, p. 16 (b. 9-16-1890) p. 51 (there is some confusion over Barnett's date and place of birth...I have chosen Sanford, Fla., and Sept. 15, 1890 as place and date of birth...since it is corroborated by information on the Dept. of Agriculture employment form, 1-16-1942)
found: NUCMC data from Chicago Hist. Soc. for His Papers, 1919-67(Claude A. Barnett; Claude Albert Barnett, 1889-1967, journalist, dir. of Assoc. Negro Press)
found: NUCMC data from Yale Univ. Libr. for Johnson, J.W. Papers, 1864-1973(Claude Barnett, 1889-1967)
found: WW in Colored Amer., 1950(Barnett, Claude Albert, news assn. dir., b. 9-16-1889; m. Etta Moten, 6-24-34)
found: Dict. of Amer. Negro biog., 1982(Barnett, Claude A[lbert], 1889-1967)
found: African American Registry Website, Apr. 3, 2015:The Father of the Negro Press, Claude Barnett (Claude Barnett (b. Sept. 16, 1889, Sanford, Fla. - Aug. 2, 1967, Chicago, Ill.) African American journalist and entrepreneur; engineering degree from Tuskegee Institute; worked as a postal clerk and as an advertising salesman in Chicago until 1915, during this time he created a small mail order business, marketing photos of famous Black Americans; in 1919, he founded the associated Negro Press (ANP), which ceased operating after his death)
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1983-03-21: new
2015-04-07: revised
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