Subject: African American authors--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 7.8 linear foot (2568 items) and 120 volume
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 daily diary for most of her adult life and the extent portions of her diaries are present in her papers. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers also include significant collections of family papers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and memorabilia.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The Charles Johnson papers consist of the letters and manuscripts written by American novelist and teacher Charles Johnson and sent to his former professor John Gardner. The seven manuscripts are drafts and outlines towards Johnson's publications,The Devil and Jubilee Tuthill,Oxherding Tale, andFaith and the Good Thing.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: .25 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Programs and advertising materials for personal appearances of American author Langston Hughes and for dramatic productions of his works.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.16 linear foot (4 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder
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.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Kenneth A. McClane letter to James Baldwin consists of one signed letter handwritten by McClane to James Baldwin on May 15, 1986, which accompanied a copy of his book, To Hear the River. McClane thanked Baldwin for his hospitality during a recent visit and mentioned the desire to bring Baldwin to Cornell University to teach.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item
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.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item
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.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2.07 linear feet (4 boxes, 10 volumes, 3 flat file items)
Abstract:: Wuanda M. T. Walls is a writer who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, but raised in nearby Delaware County. She graduated from Chester High School in 1961 and Lincoln University in 1980. The Walls family was one of the core families of Hinsonville, Pennsylvania, a small African American community in Chester County that became the site of Lincoln University, the oldest black college in the United States. The collection documents the history of the Wallses and related families, Hinsonville, and Lincoln University Village. It includes family photos, correspondence, clippings, legal papers, diplomas and yearbooks, ephemera, an oral history audiocassette and transcript, a published essay (by Wuanda Walls) and two books on the history of Hinsonville, and other items. There is also some of Walls's own memorabilia, such as autographed photographs and programs, airplane tickets, and a program from the 1966 Newport Jazz festival.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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