University Place Book Shop papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS 0207

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence and several manuscripts gathered by Bill French, who was proprietor of University Place Book Shop (New York), over 25 years. This shop was a source of material written by Afro-American, African, and Caribbean authors. The correspondence includes many of these authors. Also included in this collection is the correspondence of Walter Lowenfels with various black writers as he compiled his various anthologies, which were among the first to give voice to the writers of the Third World.

The correspondence is addressed to a variety of individuals including: Bill French, Walter Goldwater, J. Needman, Ronald Gross, and Walter Lowenfels. The collection also consists of some TL (c) from Goldwater, Lowenfels, and others.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by correspondent's name. A itemized inventory of the majority of the correspondence will be available.

Dates

Creation: 1935-1990

Creator

French, Bill, 1943-1997 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research (unless otherwise stated in the finding aid)

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/