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Tambourines to glory : playscript, 1962 september (inclusive)

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1 item (132 pages)
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Mimeographed typescript of the playscript, Tambourines to Glory, wriitten by Langston Hughes. The title page identifies the playscript as: "Revised version. September 1962."

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

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Small memoriam for myself and The abomunist manifesto : poems, 1962 (inclusive)

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2 item (3 pages)
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Typescript poem, Small Memoriam For Myself, written and signed by Bob Kaufman. The typescript bears the note "for Beatitude" and is dated 1962. Also present is a photoduplicated flyer of Kaufman's The Abomunist Manisfesto on the verso of a "Republicans for Pat Brown" campaign letter.

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

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For Clarence Major : poem, 1970, 2006 (inclusive)

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3 item (4 pages)
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American novelist and poet Gayl Jones wrote this poem, "For Clarence Major," after meeting Major at Connecticut College in 1970.

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

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Amiri Baraka papers, circa 1965-2006 (inclusive)

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1.16 linear foot (4 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder
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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]