Diane Lambert was a student at Rhode Island college in the 1990s. Additional biographical information unknown.
Research materials collected by Rhode Island College student Diane Lambert for her 1995 Honors Thesis, “John Carter Minkins: The First African-American Editor for a White Newspaper.” The collection includes photocopied articles and photographs, clippings, and correspondence related to John Carter Minkins (1869-1959).
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The collection is open for research.
Diane Lambert collection on John Carter Minkins, MSS-0023, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection has been arranged into the following series:
The collection was donated by Diane Lambert in 2012.
The collection was initially described Patricia McIvor and Marlene Lopes. The collection was re-described and the guide updated according to current archival standards by Special Collections intern, Naomylee Carrasquillo, in 2024, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
Diane Lambert has two publications related to the collection: "John Carter Minkins: The first African-American Editor for a white newspaper (Honor thesis). Rhode Island College, Providence. And John Carter Minkins: pioneering African-American newspaperman. The New England Quarterly 76(3), 413-438, co-author J.S. Lemons.
Materials in the collection have not been digitized and are not available online.
The correspondence series includes correspondence between Lambert and various historical societies, libraries, and newspapers, regarding her research. The series is divided into incoming and outgoing correspondence and arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
This series contains photocopies of articles and photographs related to Lambert’s research. The dates of the original documents are noted in the folder description, and the dates of the folders and series reflect the dates the photocopies were made. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject (e.g. Minkins, Rosa Jessup).
This series includes annotated drafts of Lambert’s honors thesis, as well as proof of a 2003 New England Quarterly article lambert co-authorized with Rhode Island College Professor J. Stanley Lemons. This series also includes lambert’s original research proposal, outline, and handwritten notes.