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Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC.1337
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
14.5 linear ft. (36 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Lucius Outlaw Papers (HC.MC 1337) Archives of Africana Philosophy, Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1970-2021 (inclusive)
Creator:
Outlaw, Lucius, Jr., 1944-
Abstract:
This collection documents Lucius Outlaw's academic career, including his tenure at Haverford College, his writing, and his mentorship of African and African-American scholars.

Lucius Outlaw was born in 1944 in Starkville, Mississippi. He received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fisk University in 1967 and attended Boston College to study for his PhD. While at Boston College, he met his wife, Freida Hopkins Outlaw (PhD/APRN), who works in the field of public health. They have three sons: Lucius Outlaw III, Kofi, and Chike.

After receiving his PhD, Outlaw went on to teach for six years at Fisk University, his alma mater, and has subsequently worked as a full professor at Haverford College and Vanderbilt University, with visiting professorships at Morgan State University, Spelman College, Temple University, Boston College, and Howard University.

His specialties include Africana philosophy, the history of philosophy, race in American and European philosophy, and social/political philosophy. The collection documents Outlaw's teaching and writing careers, as well as his mentorship of other academics, his promotion of Africana philosophy and Black philosophers, and his extensive participation in professional organizations.

The collection has been separated into four series. The first, Correspondence, contains letters and emails primarily concerning Outlaw's professional life, and personal relationships with fellow scholars. His own replies are well-represented throughout the collection. The bulk of the correspondence is arranged chronologically, although there are also two subseries dedicated to Africana Philosophy and letters of recommendation, in accordance with internal organization.

The Teaching Career series includes correspondence, memos, minutes, course materials, sylllabi, and assorted other documentation regarding Outlaw's career as a professor. The bulk of the series is dedicated to his tenure at Haverford College (1980 to 2001), including both and engagement with campus life via the Philosophy Department, the Diversity Committee, and the Academic Support Working Group.

The Academic Organizations and Resources series contains materials related to Outlaw's non-teaching academic commitments, including conferences, academic organizations, and his engagement with scholarly literature. Subseries i primarily consists of conference brochures, schedules, and notes, as well as correspondence with conference organizers or attendees. Subseries ii contains a wide range of materials, including internal memos, publications, and correspondence related to independent organizations that Outlaw supported or served as a member of. Subseries iii includes both publications and unpublished drafts saved by Outlaw, many of which were sent directly to him from various colleagues for comment or reference.

The Writing series consists of published works, reading notes, outlines and drafts, and the text of public appearances and lectures. Some files also contain limited correspondence regarding the publication of these works.

In Series I, boxes 1-5 contain chronological correspondence, while boxes 6 and 7 contain correspondence related to Africana Philosophy and letters of recommendation. Note that this arrangement is taken from internal documentation provided by Lucius Outlaw, and there may be overlap between these three subseries, as well as the "Haverford correspondence" subseries in boxes 8-9. Researchers may benefit from consulting all four locations.

Series II is divided into four subseries. The first, Long-Term Appointments, can be found in boxes 7-8 and includes documents from Fisk and Vanderbilt Universities. Boxes 8-13 contain documents from Haverford College. Subseries iii consists of Short-Term Appointments such as visiting professorships and guest lectures, and is contained in boxes 13-14. Box 14 also contains the final subseries, Course Materials, which includes syllabi, readings, and assignment sheets for courses taught at various universities.

Series III, subseries i covers Conferences, and is contained in boxes 14-15. Subseries ii, Organizations, can be found in boxes 16-21. Subseries iii, Resources, includes both published and unpublished writings from other academics and is stored in boxes 21-29. Due to space limitations, this subseries primarily contains unpublished drafts, published works with Outlaw's comments or notations, or works that were enclosed with correspondence providing context. Published works without context have been removed, and a list of discarded works is included in the first folder of the series, in box 21.

Series IV can be found in boxes 30-36.

Oversize materials from all serieses are stored in box 37.

Gift of Lucius Outlaw, March 2021 and June 2022.

Processed by Alex Asal, completed January 30, 2023.

Richard A. Jones papers

Subject

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
February, 2023
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Collection Inventory

Correspondence, 1975-1976-04.
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1976-05-1976-12.
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1977.
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1977-07-1977-12.
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1978.
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1979.
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1980-01-1980-07.
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1980-08-1980-12.
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1981-01-1981-05.
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1981-06-1981-12.
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1982.
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1983.
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1984.
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1985.
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1986.
Box 2 Folder 7 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 1
Scope and Contents

"Starkville to Texas to stardom?" newspaper article has been moved to oversize.

Correspondence, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1988.
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1989-01-1989-06.
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1989-07-1989-12.
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1990-01-1990-06.
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1990-07-1990-12.
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1991-1993.
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1994-1996.
Box 3 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1997-01-1997-05.
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1997-07-1997-10.
Box 4 Folder 2 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Two newspaper articles by Jabari Simama removed to oversize.

Correspondence, 1997-11-1997-12.
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1998-01-1998-08.
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1998-09-1998-10.
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1998-11-1998-12.
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1999.
Box 4 Folder 7
Correspondence, 2002-2003.
Box 4 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2005-2010.
Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence, 2011-01-2011-08.
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence, 2011-09-2011-12.
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence, 2012.
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence, 2013.
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence, 2014.
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence, 2015-2016.
Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence, 2017-2018.
Box 5 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2020-2021.
Box 5 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains correspondence designated by Lucius Outlaw as being principally concerned with Africana philosophy, including networking and research. There is some topical overlap with Chronological Correspondence (Box 1-5) and the Africana Philosophy Database (Box 16, Folder 1-8).

Africana Philosophy correspondence, 1985-1987.
Box 6 Folder 1 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 1
Scope and Contents

An oversize newspaper article, "Feuding philosophers divide Florida academic community," has been removed to oversize.

Africana Philosophy correspondence, 1988-1989.
Box 6 Folder 2
Africana Philosophy correspondence, 1991.
Box 6 Folder 3
Africana Philosophy correspondence, 1997-01-1997-08.
Box 6 Folder 4
Africana Philosophy correspondence, 1997-09-1998-01.
Box 6 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains correspondence solely or predominantly related to references Lucius Outlaw provided for students and colleagues. Letters of reference themselves have been removed in compliance with privacy laws; requests, replies, and some application materials remain.

References: A, (1980-2005).
Box 6 Folder 6
References: B, (1980-2005).
Box 6 Folder 7
References: C-E, (1980-2005).
Box 6 Folder 8
References: F-J, (1980-2005).
Box 6 Folder 9
References: K-L, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 1
References: M-O, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 2
References: P, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 3
References: R, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 4
References: S, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 5
References: T, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 6
References: V-W, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 7
References: Washington, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 8
References: West, (1980-2005).
Box 7 Folder 9

Scope and Contents

Materials related to Outlaw's career at Fisk University (1970 to 1976) and Vanderbilt University (2000 to present).

Fisk University, 1973-1975.
Box 7 Folder 10
Vanderbilt University, 2004-2016.
Box 8 Folder 1 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 2
Scope and Contents

A copy of the Vanderbilt Register has been removed to oversize.

Haverford College correspondence, 1982-1985.
Box 8 Folder 2
Haverford College correspondence, 1987-01-1987-08.
Box 8 Folder 3
Haverford College correspondence, 1987-09-1987-12.
Box 8 Folder 4
Haverford College correspondence, 1988-01-1988-06.
Box 8 Folder 5
Haverford College correspondence, 1988-07-1988-12.
Box 8 Folder 6
Haverford College correspondence, 1989-01-1989-06.
Box 8 Folder 7
Haverford College correspondence, 1989-07-1989-12.
Box 8 Folder 8
Haverford College correspondence, 1990.
Box 8 Folder 9
Haverford College correspondence, 1991.
Box 9 Folder 1
Haverford College correspondence, 1992-01-1992-09.
Box 9 Folder 2
Haverford College correspondence, 1992-10-1992-12.
Box 9 Folder 3
Haverford College correspondence, 1993.
Box 9 Folder 4
Haverford College correspondence, 1994-1995.
Box 9 Folder 5
Haverford College correspondence, 1996.
Box 9 Folder 6
Haverford College correspondence, 1997.
Box 9 Folder 7
Haverford College correspondence, 1998-1999.
Box 9 Folder 8
Professorship, 1990.
Box 9 Folder 9 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Letters and application materials referring to Lucius Outlaw's promotion to full professorship in 1990. Some information sheets have been removed to oversize.

Tenure, 1994-1995.
Box 9 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Application materials and correspondence related to Lucius Outlaw's promotion to tenure.

Haverford College faculty photo, 1993.
Box 9 Folder 11
Academic Support Working Group (1 of 3), 1999.
Box 9 Folder 12
Scope and Contents

Proceedings of a working group dedicated to implementing new technology on campus, including more computers and access to academic databases.

Academic Support Working Group (2 of 3), 1999.
Box 9 Folder 13
Academic Support Working Group (3 of 3), 1999.
Box 10 Folder 1
Faculty Housing Committee, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 2
Board of Managers correspondence, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 3
Board of Managers reports, 1998.
Box 10 Folder 4
Sloan Grants Committee, 1982.
Box 10 Folder 5
Faculty Research Funds Committe, 1981-1982.
Box 10 Folder 6
Hiring search committee, 1983-1984.
Box 10 Folder 7
Hiring search committee, 1993.
Box 10 Folder 8
Honor Code Review, 1983-1984.
Box 10 Folder 9
Diversity Committee (1 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 10 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Proceedings of a committee formed by the Haverford College Office of Minority Affairs. Includes memos, course assessments, the needs of students of color, recruitment and retention of faculty of color, minutes, reports, and conference materials.

Diversity Committee (2 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 10 Folder 11
Diversity Committee (3 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 10 Folder 12
Diversity Committee (4 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 10 Folder 13
Diversity Committee (5 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 11 Folder 1
Diversity Committee (6 of 6), 1981-1984.
Box 11 Folder 2
Haverford Philosophy Department, 1981-1982.
Box 11 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Internal memos and documents related to course scheduling, major requirements, and a 1984 external review of the Haverford and Bryn Mawr philosophy departments, with particular focus on racial and gender equality in the philosophy curriculum. Also included is a one-page schedule for a 2000 external review of the Haverford and Bryn Mawr philosophy departments.

Haverford Philosophy Department, 1983.
Box 11 Folder 4
Haverford Philosophy Department, 1984-1985.
Box 11 Folder 5
Haverford Philosophy Department, 1984-1985.
Box 11 Folder 6
Visiting Scholars, 1981.
Box 11 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Scholars represented include Grace and James Boggs, CLR James, Kwasi Wiredu, and Peter Bodunrin.

Visiting Scholars, 1994.
Box 11 Folder 8 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Materials related to Cornell West's speech at the 1994 Haverford Commencement, including arrangements and biographical information used by Lucius Outlaw in his introduction. Several newspaper articles have been removed to oversize.

Visiting Scholars, 1998-1999.
Box 11 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Materials related to Beverly Guy-Sheftall's guest lecture at Haverford.

A Hermeneutic for Cross-Cultural Studies: The Shaping of the Gest Center, 1981.
Box 11 Folder 10
Inter-Cultural Studies Requirements, 1983-1984.
Box 11 Folder 11
Gest Committee minutes and memos, 1987-1988.
Box 11 Folder 12 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Materials related to Lucius Outlaw's time planning lectures and hiring to fill the Margaret Gest Professor of Global Philosophy post. A lecture schedule has been removed to oversize.

Gest Committee minutes and memos, 1989.
Box 11 Folder 13
Gest Committee hiring search (1 of 2), 1988-1989.
Box 11 Folder 14
Gest Committee hiring search (2 of 2), 1988-1989.
Box 11 Folder 15
Peace Studies Committee, 1987.
Box 12 Folder 1
Admissions Subcommittee, 1998-1999.
Box 12 Folder 2
Summer Program, 1981.
Box 12 Folder 3
Non-major advising, 1981.
Box 12 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Paperwork and correspondence regarding Lucius Outlaw's first-year and sophomore non-philosophy major advisees.

Non-major advising, 1983.
Box 12 Folder 5
Non-major advising, 1985.
Box 12 Folder 6
Major advising (Class of 1993), 1991-1993.
Box 12 Folder 7 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 3
Scope and Contents

A newspaper article about the major choices of the class of 1992 has been removed to oversize.

Major advising (Classes of 1994 and 1995), 1993-1995.
Box 12 Folder 8
Senior seminar, 1981.
Box 12 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Includes thesis proposals, comprehensive exam questions, and anonymized comments in preparation for grading.

Senior seminar, 1983.
Box 12 Folder 10
Senior seminar, 1984.
Box 12 Folder 11
Senior seminar, 1986.
Box 12 Folder 12
Senior seminar, 1989.
Box 12 Folder 13
Senior seminar (1 of 2), 1993.
Box 12 Folder 14
Senior seminar (2 of 2), 1993.
Box 12 Folder 15
Senior seminar, 1994.
Box 13 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

This subseries covers temporary appointments with Spelman College, Boston College, and Temple University, among others, as well as guest lectures. There is some overlap between Guest Lectures and Series IV: Writings; generally speaking, lectures in this subseries are represented only as notes or outlines and with a focus on correspondence between universities, while lectures in Writings are complete drafts.

Villanova University, 1981.
Box 13 Folder 2
Spelman College, 1985-1986.
Box 13 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence arranging Outlaw's one-year guest appointment at Spelman, as well as ephemera documenting campus events and goodbye celebrations.

Spelman College, 1985-1986.
Box 13 Folder 4
Howard University, 1990-1991.
Box 13 Folder 5
Howard University, 1990-1991.
Box 13 Folder 6
Hamilton College, 1992-1994.
Box 13 Folder 7
Temple University, 1999.
Box 13 Folder 8
ACE International Summer School, 2013.
Box 13 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Arrangements for Outlaw to serve as a professor at ACE International Summer School in Beijing.

Guest lectures, undated.
Box 13 Folder 10
Guest lectures, 1980-1987.
Box 13 Folder 11
Guest lectures, 1996-1998-04.
Box 13 Folder 12
Guest lectures, 1998-05-1999.
Box 13 Folder 13
Guest lectures, 2000-2006-03.
Box 14 Folder 1
Guest lectures, 2006-03-2006-08.
Box 14 Folder 2
Guest lectures, 2007-2008.
Box 14 Folder 3
Guest lectures, 2009-2010.
Box 14 Folder 4
Guest lectures, 2011-2016.
Box 14 Folder 5 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 3
Scope and Contents

A newspaper article on Lucius Outlaw's Martin Luther King Jr Day address has been removed to oversize

External examining, 1997.
Box 14 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Arrangements for Outlaw to serve as an external PhD examiner for Gerald Walmsley, a student at Boston College.

Scope and Contents

Subseries includes syllabi, lecture notes, and course reserves with commentary from Outlaw.

19th Century Philosophy: Marx and Engels (Haverford College), 1985.
Box 14 Folder 7
Two courses (Spelman College), 1986-1987.
Box 14 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

"African-American Philosophy: Douglass, Washington, Du Bois" and "Introduction to Western Philosophy."

African-American Philosophy (Haverford College), 1990.
Box 14 Folder 9
Three courses (Boston College), 1998.
Box 14 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

"African-American Philosophy," "Race and American Democracy," and "Liberalism, Diversity, and Law."

Readings in African-American Social Thought (Temple University), 1999.
Box 14 Folder 11 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 4
Scope and Contents

A copy of the Temple Faculty Herald and several maps have been removed to oversize.

African-American Social and Political Thought (Vanderbilt University), 2006.
Box 14 Folder 12
Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), 2012.
Box 14 Folder 13

Miscellaneous conferences, ca. 1970s.
Box 14 Folder 14
Scope and Contents

Brochures for the Africa Art Foundation, an Adirondack Work/Study Retreat, and a New School conference on Nature, Man, and Society.

Hermeneutics and Critical Theory Symposium, 1974.
Box 14 Folder 15
Albert Schweitzer Centennial Week, 1975.
Box 14 Folder 16
Pull the Covers Off Imperialism, National Planning Conference, 1975.
Box 14 Folder 17
Scope and Contents

Materials for a conference mounted by the Black Women's Consciousness Raising Association.

Black Women: Meeting the Challenge of the 80s, 1979.
Box 14 Folder 18
Studies in Africana Philosophy, An Evaluative Conference, 1977-1981.
Box 15 Folder 1
The Outlaw: The American Ambivalence Toward Violence and the Criminal symposium, 1978.
Box 15 Folder 2
Philosophical Dialogues from African-Americans, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Materials related to a conference organized by Lucius Outlaw, with application materials and correspondence related to a grant from the Maryland Committee for the Humanities.

Black Cententary Observance, University of Pennslvania, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 4
Political Conservatism: Issues Confronting Black America symposium, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 5
American Studies Association, 9th Biennial Convention, 1983.
Box 15 Folder 6
Women and Moral Theory, 1985.
Box 15 Folder 7
Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) Founding Conference, 1985.
Box 15 Folder 8
The Akan World-View, 1986.
Box 15 Folder 9
National Black Writers Conference, 1986.
Box 15 Folder 10
Symposium on African Conceptions of Technology & Nature, 1986.
Box 15 Folder 11
Symposium on Science, Technology, and the Black Community, 1986.
Box 15 Folder 12 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 5
Scope and Contents

A schedule has been removed to oversize.

Conference on Comparative Ethnicity, 1988.
Box 15 Folder 13
Philosophy Born of Struggle, 2nd Annual Conference, 1998.
Box 15 Folder 14
Race and Pedagogy, 2006.
Box 15 Folder 15
Philosophical Collaborations, 2007.
Box 15 Folder 16
Miscellaneous conferences, 2010-2017.
Box 15 Folder 17
Scope and Contents

Materials relatd to the UMass Conference on Black Art & Power in Movement (2010); Philosophy Born of Struggle 13th Annual Conference (2011); UNESCO Philosophy Day (2011); XXIII World Congress of Philosophy (2013); Africana Philosophy: Breaking New Ground (2013); California Roundtable on Philosophy & Race (2013); Food for Thought Event: Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville, Then and Now (2013); Democracy Realized Conference (2014); Voices from Our American Preservers, Pathbreakers, and Pioneers (2017); African Philosophy World Conference (2017).

12th Annual Black New England Conference, 2018.
Box 15 Folder 18
African Imprint Library Services, 1981-1984.
Box 16 Folder 1
African Philosophy Database, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Folders 2-8 include a grant application, correspondence, and questionnaires leading to the creation of a database on African and African-American philosophers in academia. See also: Africana Philosophy correspondence

African Philosophy Database research gramt, 1981.
Box 16 Folder 3
African Philosophy Database questionnaires, A-J, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 4
African Philosophy Database questionnaires, R-Se, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 5
African Philosophy Database questionnaires, Si-Sy, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 6
African Philosophy Database questionnaires, T, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 7
African Philosophy Database questionnaires, U-W, 1990-1997.
Box 16 Folder 8
American Philosophical Association, 1974-1975.
Box 17 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memos, and other documents on the American Philosophical Association. There is particular focus officer elections and Outlaw's contributions to the Eastern Division, the Committee on Public Philosophy, and the Inclusiveness Committee.

American Philosophical Association, 1976-1983.
Box 17 Folder 2
American Philosophical Association annual meeting programs, 1974-1976.
Box 17 Folder 3
American Philosophical Association, 1989-1990.
Box 17 Folder 4
American Philosophical Association, 2001-2002.
Box 17 Folder 5
American Philosophical Association, 2003-2004.
Box 17 Folder 6
Black Research Associates & Black Praxis, 1981.
Box 17 Folder 7
Committee Against Repression in Yugoslavia, 1984-1985.
Box 17 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Primarily public memos, letters, and political primers on human rights violations in Yugoslavia, including its impact on academics. See also: Praxis International.

Community of Bosnia Foundation, 1993-1994.
Box 17 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and resources related to a project that would create a database to link Bosnian refugees, scholars, and activists.

Critical Philosophy of Race, 2012.
Box 17 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

An invitation for Lucius Outlaw to join the editorial board and his response.

Emory Institute for Women's Studies, 1981.
Box 17 Folder 11
EPAC (The Foundation for Research and Publication on Ethiopian Philosophy and Culture), 1982.
Box 17 Folder 12
Scope and Contents

Statute of EPAC, in English and French.

Gordon Commission correspondence, 2011.
Box 17 Folder 13
Scope and Contents

Resources, correspondence, and publications from the Gordon Commission, a study group dedicated to analyzing assessment practices in the United States and propose new assessment standards.

Gordon Commission correspondence, 2012.
Box 18 Folder 1
Gordon Commission essay review (1 of 2), 2013.
Box 18 Folder 2
Gordon Commission essay review (2 of 2), 2013.
Box 18 Folder 3
Gordon Commission publications (1 of 2), 2013.
Box 18 Folder 4
Gordon Commission (2 of 2), 2013.
Box 18 Folder 5
Institute of the Black World, 1969-1976.
Box 18 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Conference flyers, programs, papers, and syllabi produced by the IBW think tank.

Institute of the Black World, 1978-1980.
Box 18 Folder 7
Institute of the Black World, 1981.
Box 18 Folder 8
Institute of the Black World, 1982.
Box 18 Folder 9
International African Institute, 1988-1989.
Box 18 Folder 10
Job listings and networking, 1987-1989.
Box 19 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

A collection of job listings for academic postings in philosophy, some public, others sent directly to Lucius Outlaw. See also: Africana Philosophy Database.

Job listings and networking, 1990.
Box 19 Folder 2
Job listings and networking, 1991.
Box 19 Folder 3
Job listings and networking, 1992.
Box 19 Folder 4
Moton Center, 1974-1975.
Box 19 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Memos, publication listings, assessments, flyers, and conference schedules produced by the Moton Center, an institute for postgraduate studies focused on humanities/social sciences and issues facing communities of color.

Moton Center, 1976-01-1976-04.
Box 19 Folder 6
Moton Center, 1976-05-1976-08.
Box 19 Folder 7
Moton Center, 1976-09-1976-12.
Box 19 Folder 8
Moton Center, 1977-1978.
Box 19 Folder 9
Moton Center, 1984-1985.
Box 19 Folder 10 Box 37 (ovs)
Scope and Contents

An article has been removed to oversize

National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare, 2012.
Box 19 Folder 11
Scope and Contents

Materials related to events hosted at Tuskegee University

National Humanities Center, 1983.
Box 20 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Fellowship application submitted by Outlaw.

Praxis International, 1980.
Box 20 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Documents related to the establishment of Praxis International, a journal Outlaw helped found in response to political repression of Praxis in Yugoslavia. See also: Committee Against Regression in Yugoslavia.

Praxis International, 1981.
Box 20 Folder 3
Praxis International, 1982-1984.
Box 20 Folder 4
Praxis International, 1985-1986.
Box 20 Folder 5
Praxis International, 1990-1992.
Box 20 Folder 6
Praxis International proofs and advertising, 1980-1984.
Box 20 Folder 7
Radical Philosophy Association, 1981-1986.
Box 20 Folder 8
Radical Philosophy Association, 1987-1988.
Box 20 Folder 9
Review committee: Howard University, 2006.
Box 20 Folder 10
Review committee: Berea College, 2013.
Box 20 Folder 11
Review committee: University of Memphis, 2014.
Box 20 Folder 12
Social Philosophy Research Institute, 1987-1990.
Box 20 Folder 13
Social Science Research Council, 1996.
Box 20 Folder 14
Social Science Research Council, 1987-01-1987-03.
Box 20 Folder 15
Social Science Research Council, 1987-04-1987-06.
Box 20 Folder 16
Social Science Research Council, 1987-07-1987-12.
Box 20 Folder 17
Social Science Research Council, 1988.
Box 21 Folder 1
Social Science Research Council essay, 1988.
Box 21 Folder 2
Social Science Research Council: Working Group on the African Humanities, 1988.
Box 21 Folder 3
Social Science Research Council, 1989.
Box 21 Folder 4
Society of the Study of Black Philosophy, 1979-1984.
Box 21 Folder 5
Tennessee Council for the Humanities, 1976.
Box 21 Folder 6
UMOJA: A Scholarly Journal of Black Studies, 1982.
Box 21 Folder 7
The Urban Life Committee, 1976.
Box 21 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Contains the report "Citizens in Crisis: Metropolitan Nashville."

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists primarily of academic work, both published and unpublished, saved by Lucius Outlaw. Many of the collected works were sent directly to him, by request or for his edits and comments. Items are arranged alphabetically by author's last name, except in the case of items with multiple authors (including newsletters, organizational publications, or works internally labeled as belonging to the same subject matter), which are arranged alphabetically by title/label.

List of publications.
Box 21 Folder 9
Adams - Andreasan.
Box 21 Folder 10
Appiah.
Box 21 Folder 11
Appiah (cont'd)-Ayi.
Box 21 Folder 12
Barber - Bauman.
Box 21 Folder 13
Black Mississippians' Council on Higher Education - Blum.
Box 21 Folder 14 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 5
Scope and Contents

An issue of the Black Liberation Month News has been removed to oversize.

Boggs.
Box 22 Folder 1 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Several newspapers on the topic of disarmement have been removed to oversize.

Boxhill-Boynton.
Box 22 Folder 2
Butler.
Box 22 Folder 3
Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America - Cruse.
Box 22 Folder 4
Curtis.
Box 22 Folder 5
DeMarco - DuRand.
Box 22 Folder 6
Ellis.
Box 22 Folder 7
Evans.
Box 22 Folder 8
Fields.
Box 22 Folder 9
Ferguson.
Box 22 Folder 10
Frye (1 of 4).
Box 22 Folder 11
Frye (2 of 4).
Box 22 Folder 12
Frye (3 of 4).
Box 23 Folder 1
Frye (4 of 4).
Box 23 Folder 2
Garcia.
Box 23 Folder 3
Gbadeen.
Box 23 Folder 4
Goff.
Box 23 Folder 5
Gordon.
Box 23 Folder 6
Gould - Habermas.
Box 23 Folder 7
Hanchard - Hannon.
Box 23 Folder 8
Hansen.
Box 23 Folder 9
Harding.
Box 23 Folder 10
Harris.
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Hayes - Held.
Box 24 Folder 2
Henry - Hill, F.
Box 24 Folder 3
Hill, R.
Box 24 Folder 4
James.
Box 24 Folder 5
Jefferson (1 of 9).
Box 24 Folder 6
Jefferson (2 of 9).
Box 24 Folder 7
Jefferson (3 of 9).
Box 24 Folder 8
Jefferson (4 of 9).
Box 24 Folder 9
Jefferson (5 of 9).
Box 24 Folder 10
Jefferson (6 of 9).
Box 25 Folder 1
Jefferson (7 of 9).
Box 25 Folder 2
Jefferson (8 of 9).
Box 25 Folder 3
Jefferson (9 of 9).
Box 25 Folder 4
Jones.
Box 25 Folder 5
Karenga - Kebede.
Box 25 Folder 6
Kimmerle.
Box 25 Folder 7
King.
Box 25 Folder 8
Kinoy.
Box 25 Folder 9
Kline - Lincoln.
Box 25 Folder 10
MacGaffey - Martin.
Box 25 Folder 11
Masolo - Matory.
Box 25 Folder 12
McLendon.
Box 26 Folder 1
Meagher - Morrison.
Box 26 Folder 2
National Black Political Assembly - Newton.
Box 26 Folder 3 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Three issues of News & Letters have been removed to oversize.

On Difference: Marxism and Black Liberation (1 of 2).
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On Difference: Marxism and Black Liberation (2 of 2).
Box 26 Folder 5
On Race and Class (1 of 3).
Box 26 Folder 6
On Race and Class (2 of 3).
Box 26 Folder 7
On Race and Class (3 of 3).
Box 26 Folder 8
Political Theories of Society.
Box 26 Folder 9
Popkin - Potter.
Box 26 Folder 10
Readings in Black Nationalism (1 of 3).
Box 26 Folder 11
Readings in Black Nationalism (2 of 3).
Box 27 Folder 1
Readings in Black Nationalism (3 of 3).
Box 27 Folder 2
Reed (1 of 2).
Box 27 Folder 3
Reed (2 of 2).
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Rigby - Roys.
Box 27 Folder 5
Ruddick.
Box 27 Folder 6
Russell.
Box 27 Folder 7
Scally.
Box 27 Folder 8
Senghor - Severin.
Box 27 Folder 9
Shelton.
Box 27 Folder 10
Slaughter.
Box 27 Folder 11
Smith, P. - Smith, T.
Box 28 Folder 1
Snowden - Stanage.
Box 28 Folder 2
Stanback - Staniland.
Box 28 Folder 3
Stubblefield - Taylor.
Box 28 Folder 4
Thomas - Thompson, S.
Box 28 Folder 5
Thurston.
Box 28 Folder 6
Turner.
Box 28 Folder 7
Tutman - Vilasco.
Box 28 Folder 8
Wieneck - Williams, L.
Box 28 Folder 9
Williams, R. (1 of 2).
Box 28 Folder 10
Williams, R. (2 of 2).
Box 29 Folder 1
Willingham.
Box 29 Folder 2
Winant.
Box 29 Folder 3
Wiredu (1 of 2).
Box 29 Folder 4
Wiredu (2 of 2).
Box 29 Folder 5
Wright (1 of 2).
Box 29 Folder 6
Wright (2 of 2).
Box 29 Folder 7
Wynter - Young.
Box 29 Folder 8

Notebooks, 1974-1976.
Box 29 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Folders 9-11 of Box 29, as well as folders 1-3 of Box 30, contain primarily notes on other scholars' works.

Notebooks, 1976-1980.
Box 29 Folder 10
Notebooks, 1980.
Box 29 Folder 11
Notebooks, 1983.
Box 30 Folder 1
Reading notes, 1983-1984.
Box 30 Folder 2
Reading notes, 1995.
Box 30 Folder 3
Miscellaneous handwritten drafts, ca 1970s.
Box 30 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Handwritten drafts and outlines not identified with works later published.

Untitled essay on "Where do ideas come from?", ca 1970s.
Box 30 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

A handwritten essay in response to a prompt.

On W.E.B. Du Bois's "The Conservation of Races", undated.
Box 30 Folder 6
Political Theories of Society (1 of 2), 1970.
Box 30 Folder 7
Political Theories of Society (2 of 2), 1970.
Box 30 Folder 8
Language and Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture (1 of 5), 1971-1979.
Box 30 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Lucius Outlaw's PhD thesis. Includes multiple drafts, editing suggestions, and correspondence regarding publication. Also titled "Language and the Transformation of Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture."

Language and Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture (2 of 5), 1971-1979.
Box 30 Folder 10
Language and Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture (3 of 5), 1971-1979.
Box 30 Folder 11
Language and Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture (4 of 5), 1971-1979.
Box 30 Folder 12
Language and Consciousness: Foundations for a Hermeneutic of Black Culture (5 of 5), 1971-1979.
Box 30 Folder 13
The Struggle for Authenticity in Black Films: A Look at "Superfly", 1973.
Box 31 Folder 1
Hermeneutics and the Black Experience, 1974.
Box 31 Folder 2
Black Folk and the Struggle in "Philosophy", 1975.
Box 31 Folder 3
Essays in Black Philosophy (with Robert Williams), 1975.
Box 31 Folder 4
Beyond the Everyday Life-World: A Phenomenological Encounter with Sorcery, 1975-1976.
Box 31 Folder 5
Philosophical Articulations of African People in America: An Essay on Directions (with Robert Williams), 1976.
Box 31 Folder 6
Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Social-Political Theory: Critical Thought in the Interest of African-Americans (1 of 5), 1976-1981.
Box 31 Folder 7
Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Social-Political Theory: Critical Thought in the Interest of African-Americans (2 of 5), 1976-1981.
Box 31 Folder 8
Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Social-Political Theory: Critical Thought in the Interest of African-Americans (3 of 5), 1976-1981.
Box 31 Folder 9
Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Social-Political Theory: Critical Thought in the Interest of African-Americans (4 of 5), 1976-1981.
Box 31 Folder 10
Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Social-Political Theory: Critical Thought in the Interest of African-Americans (5 of 5), 1976-1981.
Box 31 Folder 11
African-American Socio-Political Thought: A Critical Overview (1 of 2), 1977-1986.
Box 31 Folder 12
African-American Socio-Political Thought: A Critical Overview (2 of 2), 1977-1986.
Box 31 Folder 13
Honors and Ethical Training: A New Social Ethic? (1 of 2), 1978.
Box 32 Folder 1
Honors and Ethical Training: A New Social Ethic? (2 of 2), 1978.
Box 32 Folder 2
Review: The Case for Affirmative Action for Blacks in Higher Education, 1978.
Box 32 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Review for publication of The Case for Affirmative Action, by John E. Fleming, Gerald Gill, and David Swinton

Sexual Equality and Social Transformation: Sex Equity in a Change Context, 1980.
Box 32 Folder 4
The Challenge of Honors, 1980-1981.
Box 32 Folder 5
Race and Class in the Theory and Practice of Emancipatory Social Transformation, 1980-1984.
Box 32 Folder 6
Political Conservatism and African-Americans Axial-Point in Contemporary American History, 1981.
Box 32 Folder 7
Making History: America's Future and African-Americans, 1981.
Box 32 Folder 8
Philosophy and Culture: Critical Hermeneutics and Social Transformation, 1981.
Box 32 Folder 9
Philosophy in Africa & the African Diaspora: Contemporary African Philosophy, 1981-1982.
Box 32 Folder 10
The Political Philosophy of Afro-American Nationalism, 1982.
Box 32 Folder 11
African and African-American Philosophy: A Contribution to Efforts in Deconstruction and the Critical Management of Traditions, 1982-1983.
Box 32 Folder 12
"We Are an African People": African-Americans and Africa, 1983.
Box 32 Folder 13
Scope and Contents

Three drafts, one in French

The Everyday Life-World and Critical Praxis, 1983-1984.
Box 32 Folder 14
American Philosophy: The Unfinished American Revolution, 1983-1989.
Box 32 Folder 15
The Search for an African Way in "Philosophy", 1984.
Box 32 Folder 16
Review: Praxis and Democratic Socialism: The Critical Social Theory of Markovic and Stojanovic, 1984.
Box 32 Folder 17
Scope and Contents

Published review of Praxis and Democratic Socialism, by David Crocker.

African "Philosophy": Deconstructive and Reconstructive Challenges, 1985.
Box 33 Folder 1
Logos in Drag: On "Reason" and African Philosophy, 1985.
Box 33 Folder 2
The Discourse of Rational Persuasion: Beyond Objectivism, Relativism, and Power?, 1985.
Box 33 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

On Kai Nelson's Equality and Liberty: A Defense of Radical Egalitarianism. Includes articles from Drew Christie and Iris Young for a conference session.

On "Difference": Marxism and Black Liberation, 1985-1986.
Box 33 Folder 4
On Race and Class (Or, On the Prospects of "Rainbow Socialism"), 1986.
Box 33 Folder 5
Philosophy, Philosophies, and the Quest for Freedom, 1986.
Box 33 Folder 6
The Deafening Silence of the Guardian Light: American Philosophy and the Problems of the Color Line, 1986-1987.
Box 33 Folder 7
Foundations of a New Black Movement: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions, 1986-1990.
Box 33 Folder 8
African-American Philosophy: Social and Political Case Studies, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 9
Africology: Normative Theory, 1987-1988.
Box 33 Folder 10
Philosophy, Ethnicity, and Race, 1988.
Box 33 Folder 11
Against the Grain of Modernity, 1992.
Box 33 Folder 12
Let's Talk About.... The Play of Blackness..., 1993.
Box 33 Folder 13
On Race and Philosophy, 1995-1998.
Box 33 Folder 14
On Race and Liberal-Social Democracy, 1995-1996.
Box 33 Folder 15
Is There a Distinctive African-American Philosophy? with Michael D. Roth, 1996-1997.
Box 33 Folder 16
Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Minority Nurses: Philosophical Considerations, 1996-1997.
Box 34 Folder 1
Interview with George Yancy for Conversations with African-American Philosophers, 1997.
Box 34 Folder 2
"Multiculturalism," Citizenship, Education, and American Liberal Democracy, 1997.
Box 34 Folder 3
"Unity" In Africana Philosophy? Raciality, Ethnicity, Epistemology, 1997.
Box 34 Folder 4
Cultural Hermeneutics and Racialized Life-Worlds: Unfinished Work, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 5
Iris Marion Young, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 6
(Re)-Visioning Black Intellectual Traditions: A Metascientific Approach, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 7
Commentary on Amie MacDonald's "Racial Authenticity and White Separatism: The Future of Racial Program Housing on College Campuses", 1998.
Box 34 Folder 8
Racial and Ethnic Complexities in North American Life: Implications for People of African Descent, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 9 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 6
Scope and Contents

A newspaper article titled "Political Role of Immigrants Still Lagging" has been removed to oversize.

American Philosophy: Reconsiderations, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Produced for the World Congress of Philosophy conference, includes papers from other session participants.

Racialism and Twenty-first Century Civilization(s): Can They Coexist?, 1998.
Box 34 Folder 11
Scope and Contents

Presentation materials for the Race Class and Civilization conference at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science

"Philosophy" Entry in Encyclopedia Americana (1 of 2), 1998.
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"Philosophy" Entry in Encyclopedia Americana (2 of 2), 1998.
Box 34 Folder 13
Philosophical Education and Cultural Diversity, 1998-1999.
Box 34 Folder 14
On Du Bois's "The Study of Negro Problems" (1 of 2), 1999.
Box 34 Folder 15
Scope and Contents

Multiple drafts and publication info. Produced for The Study of African American Problems: Papers Presented in Honor of W.E.B. Du Bois.

On Du Bois's "The Study of Negro Problems" (2 of 2), 1999.
Box 34 Folder 16 Box 37 (ovs) Folder 6
Scope and Contents

A newspaper article and a conference brochure have been removed to oversize.

Considerations of Naomi Zack's Thinking About Race, 1999.
Box 34 Folder 17
"Afrocentricity": Critical Considerations, 1999.
Box 35 Folder 1
Review: The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics, 1999.
Box 35 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Review for publication of The Possessive Investment in Whiteness, by George Lipsitz

The Production of "Scientific" Knowledge By and About Black Folk?, 2000.
Box 35 Folder 3
Africana Philosophy: Origins and Prospects, 2000.
Box 35 Folder 4
Commentary on Thomas McCarthy's "Political Philosophy and Racial Injustice: From Normative to Critical Theory", 2000.
Box 35 Folder 5
On Cornel West on W.E.B. Du Bois, 2000.
Box 35 Folder 6
Africana Philosophy - Revisited, 2001.
Box 35 Folder 7
"American Philosophy"? Reconsiderations... Of Pasts, Presents, and Possible Futures, 2001.
Box 35 Folder 8
On Critical Patriotism, 2001.
Box 35 Folder 9
Rethinking the Americas, Rethinking African-American Studies, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 10
On Social and Political "Philosophy", 2002.
Box 35 Folder 11
The Moral Legacy of Slavery, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 12
US American Democracy and the Challenges of Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Through the Eyes of Alexis de Tocqueville, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 13
Race and Higher Education, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 14
Rehabilitate Racial Whiteness?, 2002-2003.
Box 35 Folder 15
On Courage and Democratic Pluralism, 2003.
Box 35 Folder 16
Race, Nation, and Nation-State: Tocqueville on (US) American Democracy, 2003.
Box 35 Folder 17
Models and Issues of African and Africana Studies, 2003.
Box 35 Folder 18
Drug Laws and Policies: In Service to Whom, On What Terms?, 2003.
Box 36 Folder 1
W.E.B. Du Bois: Democrat and Radical Pluralist, 2003.
Box 36 Folder 2
Brown v. Board of Education I: A Reconsideration, 2003-2004.
Box 36 Folder 3
Critical Social Theory: Then and Now, 2011-2013.
Box 36 Folder 4
Commentary on Naomi Zack's The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality After the History of Philosophy, 2012.
Box 36 Folder 5
Writing a Check That Philosophy Can't Cash, 2013.
Box 36 Folder 6
If Not Raciality...?: Bio-social Groupings, Philosophical Anthropology, Social Ontology, 2013.
Box 36 Folder 7
If Not Races, then What? Toward a Revised Understanding of Bio-Social Groupings, 2014.
Box 36 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Includes multiple drafts and referenced works.

Interview with George Yancy for The Stone, 2014.
Box 36 Folder 9
Ralph Ellison: The Not So "Little" Man Behind the Stove, 2014.
Box 36 Folder 10
Diversity, Excellence, and Equity: Recognizing Diversity, Educating for Excellence, Fostering Equity, Nurturing Achievement, Rewarding Merit (1 of 2), 2014-2015.
Box 36 Folder 11
Diversity, Excellence, and Equity: Recognizing Diversity, Educating for Excellence, Fostering Equity, Nurturing Achievement, Rewarding Merit (2 of 2), 2015.
Box 36 Folder 12
Scope and Contents

Bound copy of the Journal of Negro Education.

Growing Up, 2016.
Box 36 Folder 13
Scope and Contents

Speech given by Outlaw at a Dads2Dads event.

"Black" Philosophy, "African" Philosophy, "Africana" Philosophy: Transnational Deconstructive and Reconstructive Renovations in "Philosophy", 2016-2017.
Box 36 Folder 14
Race and Law Enforcement in U.S. America, 2017.
Box 36 Folder 15
Men Committed and Convicted: Then and Now, 2020.
Box 36 Folder 16
Scope and Contents

Men's Day Address at St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church

Black Lives and Existence: Misadventures in Academic Philosophy, 2021.
Box 36 Folder 17

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