African American authors
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Ann Petry manuscripts
Wesley Brown papers
The Wesley Brown papers consists of original and photocopied material related to the writer Wesley Brown. The papers primarily contain the creative writing of Wesley Brown, including novels, plays, poems, short stories, film scripts, correspondence, and reviews related to these writings. The papers also include legal documents related to Wesley Brown’s refusal to be inducted into the armed services in 1972.
Walter O. Evans collection of Frederick Douglass and Douglass Family papers
Chester Himes papers
James Weldon Johnson Collection manuscript miscellany
Single manuscripts and small groups of manuscripts, including literary manuscripts, letters, and other documents. Materials are grouped under headings by author or corporate name.
Louise Morgan and Otto Theis papers
The papers document the literary and personal lives of Morgan and Theis, and contain correspondence, subject files, and professional papers related to the 20th century British literary world. There is correspondence regarding Evelyn Scott, and correspondence as well as poems by Nancy Cunard.
Bruce Nugent papers
Robert B. Stepto papers
The collection documents the professional career of Robert B. Stepto, professor of African American Studies, American Studies, and English at Yale University.
Jean Toomer papers
The papers contain correspondence, drafts of unpublished books, essays, and other writings, together with personal papers documenting Toomer's life, primarily after his Harlem Renaissance period, and papers on Marjory Latimer Toomer. Correspondents include Charles Dupee, Waldo Front, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Margaret Naumberg, and Russell S. Walcott.