African American poets
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Joe C. Brown papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 376
Scope and Contents:
The papers contain drafts, artwork, correspondence, photographs, and other materials documenting the life of Joe C. Brown. Correspondents include: South African poet and activist Dennis Brutus, Horace R. Cayton, publisher Dudley Randall, musician Phil Cohran, James W. Ivy, editor of The Crisis magazine, Beatrice M. Murphy, Harry Mark Petrakis, Constance Webb, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Operation Breadbasket. There is also one autograph manuscript draft of an outgoing...
Dates:
1933-1993
Wesley Brown papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 229
Scope and Contents:
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.
Dates:
1967-2017
Toi Derricotte papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 207
Content Description:
This collection contains writings, correspondence, journals, photographs, personal papers, teaching material, electronic media, audio recordings, videocassettes, and other material by or relating to poet, writer, and educator, Toi Derricotte. Material related to Cave Canem, the non-profit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets, is also represented.
Dates:
1934-2015, bulk 1970-2010
Cornelius Eady Papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 146
Overview:
The Cornelius Eady Papers contains writings, correspondence, printed material, electronic files, and audiovisual material that document the professional activities of African American poet, author, and educator Cornelius Eady.
Dates:
1968-2012
Claudia Rankine papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 354
Overview:
This collection contains materials including writings, drafts, syllabi, correspondence, printed material, photographs, research materials, personal papers, realia, electronic files, and other papers related to the life and work of Claudia Rankine. It includes materials related to many of her works including Citizen: An American Lyric, Just Us, along with extensive documentation of her work as an teacher at multiple institutions.
Dates:
1964-2021