Subject: African American women authors - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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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]

Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Pauline A. Young was an educator, librarian, and activist primarily based in Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The majority of the material relates to Young's efforts to bring attention to and preserve information about the life and works of her aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as her aunt's first husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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

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