Index: Notable Persons in the Collection
Notable persons with images in the collection are listed below in the categories: creator, family, or associate and then organized in alphabetical order by the person's last name.
| Name | Dates | Relation/Occupation | Alias | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Ellison, Ralph Waldo | 1913-1994 | Fanny's husband (married 1946) | |
| Creator | Ellison, Fanny "Fannie" Mae | 1911-2005 | Ralph's wife (married 1946) | Fanny Mae McConnell (maiden name); Fanny Higgins (married to Rodney G. Higgins in 1936, divorced 1937); Fanny Buford (married to Ligon Buford in 1939, divorced 1945); Fanny Ellison (married to Ralph Ellison 1946) |
| Family | Brock, Willie "Billie" Mae | Fanny's mother | Willie Brock (maiden name); Willie McConnell (married to Ulysses McConnell, divorced); Willie Warren (married to George Warren) | |
| Family | Brown, Otella | Ralph's cousin-in-law, married to Bert [?] Brown | ||
| Family | Davis, Frances Brown | Ralph's cousin, daughter of Aunt Lucretia Brown | ||
| Family | Dewitt, John | Ralph's cousin-in-law, married to Maybell Dewitt | ||
| Family | Dewitt, Maybell | Ralph's cousin, daughter of Aunt Lucretia Brown | ||
| Family | Ellison, Albert "Big Alfred" "Alfred Lewis" | 1845-1918 | Ralph's paternal grandfather | |
| Family | Ellison, Eddie | Ralph's paternal uncle | ||
| Family | Ellison, Herbert Maurice | 1916-1998 | Ralph's brother | |
| Family | Ellison, James | Ralph's paternal uncle | ||
| Family | Ellison, Lewis "Louis" Alfred | 1877-1916 | Ralph's father | |
| Family | Ellison, Lucretia "Aunt Teat" "Creesy" | Ralph's paternal aunt | ||
| Family | Ellison, Robert H. | Ralph's paternal uncle | ||
| Family | Jones, Eliza "Liza" | Fanny's maternal grandmother | Eliza Jones (maiden name); Eliza Brock (married to William Brock, divorced); Eliza Waugh (married to [?] Waugh) | |
| Family | Millsap, Annie | Ralph's maternal aunt | ||
| Family | Millsap, Ida "Brownie" | 1885-? | Ralph's mother | Ida Millsap (maiden name), Ida Watkins (married to Maston Watkins, died); Ida Ellison (married to Lewis Alfred Ellison, died 1916); Ida Ammons (married 1924 to James Ammons, died 1926); Ida Bell (married ca. 1929 to John E. Bell) |
| Family | Warren, Ada Worix | 1898-1926 | Fanny's step-aunt [?] | |
| Family | Warren, George | Fanny's stepfather | ||
| Family | Warren, Priscilla Landers | 1862-? | Fanny's step-grandmother | |
| Family | Warren, Sue | Fanny's step-aunt [?] | ||
| Associate | Alston, Charles | 1907-1977 | American painter | |
| Associate | Arter, Anne | Friend of Willie "Billie" Brock | ||
| Associate | Arter, Callye | Friend of Willie "Billie" Brock | ||
| Associate | Babb, Sanora | 1907-2005 | American novelist | |
| Associate | [Bowen], Lewis T. | Neighbor of Ralph's childhood home in Oklahoma City, OK | Lewis T. [Bowen]; Lewis T. [Bronon] | |
| Associate | Branam, Virgil | Family friend | Virgil [Brannam]; Virgil [Brahnam] | |
| Associate | Buford, [?] | Fanny's mother-in-law, mother of Ligon Buford | ||
| Associate | Buford, Ligon | Fanny's husband (married 1939, divorced 1945) | ||
| Associate | Clark, Miss | Family friend and maid to an English actress | ||
| Associate | Erskine, Albert, Jr. | 1912-1993 | American editor | |
| Associate | Guggenheimer, Ida | 1866-1959 | American civil rights activist | |
| Associate | Himes, Chester | 1909-1984 | American writer | |
| Associate | Himes, Jean | Chester Himes's wife (married 1937, divorced 1978) | Jean Lucinda Johnson (maiden name) | |
| Associate | Howard, [?] | Ida Ellison's friend | ||
| Associate | Hughes, Langston | 1901-1967 | American poet | |
| Associate | Hyman, Stanley Edgar | 1919-1970 | American literary critic | |
| Associate | Johnson, James Weldon | 1871-1938 | American writer and civil rights activist, Fanny's mentor | |
| Associate | Jones, James Earl | 1931- | American actor | |
| Associate | Louis, Joe | American professional boxer | ||
| Associate | Louis, Marva | American model and singer | ||
| Associate | Mann, Augusta | Proprietors of Beatrice and Francis Steegmuller's office suite | ||
| Associate | Mann, Sam | Proprietors of Beatrice and Francis Steegmuller's office suite | ||
| Associate | [?], Robert | Nephew of Sam and Augusta Mann | ||
| Associate | Murray, Albert | 1916-2013 | American music critic | |
| Associate | Murray, Michele "Mique" | 1943- | Daughter of Albert and Mozelle Murray | |
| Associate | Murray, Mozelle "Moque" | 1920-2015 | Albert Murray's wife (married 1941) | Mozelle Menefee (maiden name) |
| Associate | Newman, Arnold | 1918-2006 | American photographer | |
| Associate | Parks, Gordon | 1912-2006 | American photographer | |
| Associate | Poindexter, Rose | Ralph's wife (married ca. 1938-1943, divorced 1945), American stage actor and dancer | ||
| Associate | Richie, Mrs. L. [Louis] P. | Neighbor of Ralph's paternal grandfather in Abbeville, SC | ||
| Associate | Sanders, Lizzie | Neighbor of Ralph's childhood home in Oklahoma City, OK and close friend of Ida Millsap | ||
| Associate | Sebree, Charles | 1914-1985 | American painter | |
| Associate | Shahn, Ben | 1898-1969 | American artist | |
| Associate | Shahn, Bernarda Bryson | 1903-2004 | American painter | |
| Associate | Steegmuller, Beatrice "Bea" | -1961 | American painter and wife of Francis Steegmuller | Beatrice Stein (maiden name) |
| Associate | Steegmuller, Francis | 1906-1994 | American biographer and translator, husband to Beatrice Steegmuller | |
| Associate | Taylor, Frank | 1916-1999 | American book publisher | |
| Associate | Villon, Jacques | 1875-1963 | French artist | |
| Associate | Wertham, Doctor Fredric | 1895-1981 | American psychiatrist | |
| Associate | Williams, Walter B. | Tuskegee Institute, librarian | ||
| Associate | Wollheim, Gert | 1894-1974 | German painter | |
| Associate | Wright, Richard | 1908-1960 | American author |