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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

Fleda Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0800
Abstract

Fleda Brown (born 1944) is an American poet, scholar, and educator, and was poet laureate for the state of Delaware from 2001-2007. The Fleda Brown papers, spanning circa 1950-2014 (bulk 1963-2014), comprise early works, poem drafts and notes, journals, correspondence, and materials related to Brown’s professional life as a poet and professor of English at the University of Delaware.

Dates: 1950-2014; Majority of material found within 1963-2014