University Place Book Shop papers
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/
Extent
170 item
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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 a number of anthologies, which were among the first to give voice to the writers of the Third World.
Physical Description
170 items (197 pp.)
Processing Information
Finding aid encoded by Lauren Connolly, May 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for University Place Book Shop papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016-05-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository