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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
Richard Hoffman - Lorraine Hansberry collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0508
Abstract
The Richard Hoffman's collection of materials from the African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry collection spans the dates 1959-1986 and comprises 17 items, including photographs, playbills, programs, a screenplay for A Raisin in the Sun(1959), and articles related to The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window(1964).
Dates:
1959-1986
Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson
Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0037
Abstract
Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.
Dates:
1943 June 18
Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of William Demby
Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0038
Abstract
Black-and-white photograph portrait of novelist and film translator William Demby (1922-2013) taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on March 13, 1956.
Dates:
1956 March 13