10 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) African American authors.

  1. Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2007

    74,900 items. 314 containers plus 25 oversize. 143 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    African American author and educator. General correspondence, organizational correspondence and reports, family papers, drafts, notes, and production files for novels, essays, poetry, short stories, reviews, and other writings, speeches, lectures, and interviews, reference file, and miscellany documenting Ellison's career and development as a writer. Among the many works represented are Going to the Territory (1985), Invisible Man (1952), Shadow and Act (1964), and the second novel Ellison left unpublished at his death.

  2. National Visionary Leadership Project interviews and conference collection, 1997-2009

    33 boxes. transcripts: 15 v. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.. 288 transcripts, unbound. manuscripts, 4 folders. 1026 videocassettes (Betacam, DVCAM, Mini-DV) : sound, color, various sizes. 7 videocassettes (VHS) : sound, color.. 12 video discs (CD-ROM) : sound, color.. artifact : 1 medal. 868 photographs prints : color ; 4 x 6.. 3351 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The National Visionary Leadership Project Interviews and Conference Collection consists primarily of master recordings of interviews by the National Visionary Leadership Project with significant figures in 20th century African American history. In addition, the collection includes transcripts (both printed and electronic) of a portion of the interviews, edited versions of the interviews and print and digital photographs.

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  3. James A. Emanuel papers, 1922-2018

    5,300 items. 17 containers plus 1 oversize. 6.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Poet and educator. Appointment calendars, biographical material, correspondence, poems, interviews, material relating to poetry festivals and readings, anthologies and collections, subject files, teaching material, photographs, textbooks, and writings by others relating primarily to Emanuel's career.

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  4. Virginia Hamilton papers, 1938-2003

    900 items. 47 containers. 18.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    African-American children's author. Correspondence, drafts, proofs, research material, publicity, and reviews pertaining to the production of Hamilton's books.

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  5. Faith Berry papers, 1859-2009

    6,500 items. 30 containers plus 2 oversize. 13.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author, editor, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, speeches, writings, book reviews, reports, radio and television transcripts, research materials, press releases, clippings, printed matter, posters, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Berry's research on the life and literary career of poet Langston Hughes; to her collaboration with professor and literary critic J. Saunders Redding; to her career as a writer, editor, and professor; and to her work on behalf of civil rights and women.

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  6. Melvin Beaunorus Tolson papers, 1932-1975

    4,000 items. 13 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author; educator, and poet; mayor of Langston, Oklahoma, and poet laureate of Liberia. Correspondence, drafts of writings, speeches, research notes, and printed matter relating primarily to Tolson's literary career and reflecting the Harlem Renaissance and other aspects of African-American art, literature, and culture.

  7. Herbert Hill papers, 1869-2004

    87,500 items. 250 containers plus 1 oversize. 100 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Civil rights activist, educator, author, and NAACP labor secretary. Correspondence, legal case files, articles, draft books, speeches, news clippings, trade union records, governmental records, writings, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and other material relating to Hill's labor, social, and civil rights activism; writing and editing; and his academic career.

  8. Stanley Edgar Hyman papers, 1932-1978

    14,000 items. 47 containers. 18.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Literary critic and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, journal, manuscripts of articles, book reviews, and books, research material, notes, reports, and other papers relating to Hyman's career as literary critic, book reviewer, and professor of language, literature, and the history of myth and ritual at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. Of special interest are files pertaining to his book review column published in the New Leader and letters written to Hyman by his wife, Shirley Jackson, and by his friend and mentor, Kenneth Burke.

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  9. Ralph Ellison personal library and ephemera, 1937-2010

    Approximate number of items: 1,762. -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Collections consists of books owned by Ellison as well as journals and ephemera. The Library of Ralph Ellison Collection includes bibliographic description of books from Ralph Ellison's rooms as well as information about those book that are not displayed in the rooms. The rooms are marked as A and B in the bibliographic description. Roman numerals denote bookcase number and Arabic - shelf number (i.e., A/VII/2 would be: Room A; Bookcase VII; Shelf 2).

  10. Visual materials from the Ralph Ellison papers

    ca. 23,600 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Ralph Ellison, African American author and educator, was also a photographer and collector of a wide range of visual materials and ephemera. This collection includes the images he created and collected over the course of 60 years, mostly of life in New York City. Numerous images show Ralph Ellison and his wife Fanny Ellison, as well as famed authors, artists, and civil rights activists, including Langston Hughes, Albert Murray, Ida Guggenheimer, Francis and Beatrice Steegmuller, among others. Formats include photographs, photograph albums, contact sheets, slides, prints, and other medias.

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