Skip to main content

David Leeming Collection of James Baldwin Research

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 172

Scope and Contents

The papers contain audiocassettes, videocassettes, photographs, correspondence, and printed material related to David Leeming's biography of James Baldwin, James Baldwin: A Biography. The audiocassettes contain interviews with various family, friends, and colleagues of James Baldwin and his close friend and mentor, Beauford Delaney. The videocassettes contain television programs and an anthology of films on Baldwin. The photographs depict portraits of Baldwin and snapshots of Baldwin alone and with friends in his Saint-Paul-de-Vence residence and at other locations. Other Papers includes correspondence regarding Leeming's research and permissions for his biography on Baldwin, James Baldwin's autograph signature, and two published books by Leeming.

Dates

  • 1950 - 2002

Creator

Language of Materials

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Boxes 1-8 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from David Leeming on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, October 2016.

Arrangement

Arranged into four series: I. Audiocassettes, II. Videocassettes, III. Photographs, IV. Other Papers.

Extent

2.63 Linear Feet (9 boxes )

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.leeming

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

David Leeming, born February 26, 1937 in Peekskill, New York. Leeming is professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut. He wrote James Baldwin: A Biography and Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney .

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
David Leeming Collection of James Baldwin Research
Author
Molly Wheeler
Date
January 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

Suggest a Correction