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Amiri Baraka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0699
Abstract

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.

Dates: circa 1965-2006

Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0113
Abstract The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. The papers include an extensive collection of her incoming correspondence. Of particular note is her correspondence (1895-1904) with Paul Laurence Dunbar, which also includes her letters to Dunbar. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers also include a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of her writing, including novels, stories, poetry, drama, and essays. Dunbar-Nelson maintained a...
Dates: 1895-1942

Langston Hughes ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0567
Abstract

Programs and advertising materials for personal appearances of American author Langston Hughes and for dramatic productions of his works.

Dates: 1932-1967

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Pauline A. Young collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0256
Abstract

Pauline A. Young was an educator, librarian, and activist primarily based in Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The majority of the material relates to Young’s efforts to bring attention to and preserve information about the life and works of her aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as her aunt's first husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dates: 1924-1988

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African American theater--History--20th century 1
African American women authors 1
African American women librarians 1
Albumen prints 1
Almanacs 1
Ambrotypes (photographs) 1
Announcements 1
Appraisals (financial records) 1
Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Auction catalogs 1
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Authors, American--21st century 1
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Black-and-white photographs 1
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Brandywine Hundred (Del.) 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--19th century 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--20th century 1
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Businesspeople--Delaware--History--20th century 1
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Delaware--History 1
Delaware--History--18th century 1
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Delaware--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 1
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Merchants--United States--History--18th century 1
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Motion picture film 1
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New Castle County (Del.) 1
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Language
Cherokee 1
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Names
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 2
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 2
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1