Ellison, Ralph, 1914-1994
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914-03-01 - 1994-04-16
Biography
Ralph Ellison (1913 or 1914-1994), American author and educator. Ellison's birth year was likely 1913 but was previously thought to be 1914. His dates of existence in this person record are pulled from the Library of Congress Name Authority File, which still uses the 1914 birth year. For a fuller explanation of discrepancies in Ellison’s birth year, see Arnold Rampersad, Ralph Ellison: A Biography (New York: Knopf, 2007).
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
John Sylvester Fischer papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 850
Abstract:
Family and general correspondence, subject files, writings, diaries and memorabilia. The general correspondence makes up nearly half the papers, documenting Fischer's professional career. As editor of Harper's Magazine (1935-1967) with time out as an editor of Harper & Brothers (1947-1953) he numbered many prominent writers among his correspondents. Notable are Bruce Catton, Norman Cousins, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm Foster, John Kenneth Galbraith, John...
Dates:
1907-1980
Charles Humboldt papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 721
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, research materials, and other papers of Charles Humboldt (also known as Clarence Weinstock), left-wing editor, poet and critic. Humboldt was variously connected with Art Front, New Masses, Masses and Mainstream, and the National Guardian, and much of the correspondence deals with the policies, finances, and problems of left-wing...
Dates:
1935-1963
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Charles Humboldt papers
James Weldon Johnson collection files
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 114
Abstract:
The James Weldon Johnson Collection Files contain manuscript correspondence, literary works and other documents relating to African Americans, dating from 1809 to 1979. The collection contains several letters to James Weldon Johnson from aspiring poets asking for feedback on their writing. Correspondence sent to Langston Hughes, Harold Jackman, Grace Nail Johnson, and Carl Van Vechten is also prominent in the collection. The collection includes broadway actress Rose McClendon's scripts used...
Dates:
1809-1979
Max Lerner papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 322
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, and other papers, (including research and teaching materials, photographs, memorabilia, newspaper and periodical clippings, books, and radio and television tapes) of Max Lerner, an American educator, author, lecturer, historian, and political scientist. The papers focus on Lerner's public life and career with very little material on his personal or family life. The papers document Lerner's close association with Justice Felix...
Dates:
1927-1998
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Max Lerner papers
Letter : 730 Riverside Drive, New York 31, N.Y., to Bruce McAllister, 577 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, California, 1964 Apr 26
Part of Collection — Box 46: [Barcode: 39002137170552], Folder: GROUP 919, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
One TLS responding to a questionnaire on Symbolism.
Dates:
1964 Apr 26
Robert Penn Warren papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 51
Abstract:
The papers consist of drafts of manuscripts and related material, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings documenting Warren's life from his undergraduate years until his death in 1989.
Dates:
1906-1989
C. Vann Woodward papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1436
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, topical files, and an interview, primarily documenting the professional career of historian C. Vann Woodward.
Dates:
1804-2004, bulk 1804-2000
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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C. Vann Woodward papers
Richard Wright papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 3
Abstract:
The Richard Wright Papers contain manuscripts, correspondence with other writers such as Nelson Algren, Arna Bontemps, Ralph Ellison, Chester Himes, Langston Hughes, Gunnar Myrdal and Margaret Walker, photographs, financial and legal documents and printed materials relating to the life and work of Richard Wright. Included are drafts of such works as Black Boy and Native Son, photographs of trips to Spain and Ghana, various items of personal memorabilia such as Wright's Spingarn Medal, and a...
Dates:
1927-1978