Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
Person
Dates
- Existence: December 15, 1896-December 13, 1965
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of prominent African Americans
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 76
Overview:
Photographs drawn from various collections in the James Weldon Johnson Collection. The collection includes predominantly images of prominent African American writers, cultural leaders, and entertainers, as well as photographs by important African American photographers. A small number of images document people and places outside the United States. The collection forms a visual record of artists, writers, actors, musicians, and politicians active chiefly in the United States from the 1920s...
Dates:
1875-1978
Rudolph Dunbar Papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 174
Overview:
The Rudolph Dunbar Papers document the professional activities of clarinetist, conductor, music critic, teacher and journalist Rudolph Dunbar. Series in this collection include Correspondence, Professional Papers, Photographs and Other Papers. Among those represented in the correspondence series include Coretta Scott King, Eslanda Robeson, and British parliament member Robert Allan. Professional papers include press releases, German propaganda of African Americans during World War II, and music...
Dates:
1938–1986
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 1050
Overview:
The Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African-American Arts and Letters include correspondence, writings, photographs and artwork documenting Van Vechten’s interest in and involvement with black artists, writers, and social activists.
Dates:
1800-1971