subj12. Holdings related to Literature

Scope and Contents

The papers of Frank Smith Horne measure approximately 22 linear feet and consist of 30,000 items dated between 1927 and 1974. Over half of the papers of the collection is personal and business correspondence. The other half consists of financial records, lists, minutes, legal documents, writings, press releases, reports, general items, newspaper clippings, and various collected publications. The papers have been arranged topically and chronologically.

Content Description Clifford V. Johnson is the former Vice President for Development at Dillard University and Director of Development at the Amistad Research Center. He has also written short stories. His papers include three letters, one card, and a poem, entitled "The Backlash Blues" sent to Johnson from Langston Hughes. Johnson developed an acquaintance with Hughes in the mid 1960s when Johnson's short story "Old Blues Singers Never Die" was published in the anthology ...

Content Description

This collection includes two photographs, a sheet of blank stationary, two press clippings, and a discography on the career of composer and singer J. Rosamond Johnson.

Scope and Contents The Robert Elijah Jones papers document the career of Jones, an African American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, who committed his life to religion, racial equality, education, and community development through his work as the editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, a general superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South, and the founder of Gulfside Assembly in Waveland, Mississippi. The papers encompass 4.05 linear feet of...

Scope and Contents The papers of writer and musician Sybil Kein document her academic, literary and musical careers, and include correspondence, writings, publications, news clippings, periodicals, audiocassettes, compact discs, photographs and collected materials. Her papers document her interest in Louisiana Creole poetry and culture. Of note are over 300 black and white photograph prints by Leo Touchet of New Orleans parades and second lines. Kein also donated a drum, which is tentatively dated circa...

Scope and Contents The Pinkie Gordon Lane Papers document the work of African American poet and educator Pinkie Gordon Lane. The collection spans from 1973-2000 and includes biographical materials, correspondence mostly from Lane to her friend Jackie (Arthenia Bates Millican), teaching materials from Lane’s time at Southern University, some of Lane’s published poetry and reviews of her works, newspaper clippings featuring Lane, and Lane’s personal collected ephemera and ephemera regarding Lane. The collection...

Acknowledgement This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The papers primarily document the career of Elsie Mae Lewis, and significantly highlight the contributions of an African American educator, consultant, scholar and writer in the United States. The collection is extremely rich on the subjects of Black history, education and the documentation of Lewis’ career, with...

Scope and Contents The papers of insurance executive and writer Octave Lilly Jr. reflect both his professional career and his four decades as an active writer. The collection includes correspondence, drafts and published poems and short stories, photographs, and collected works of literature and essays. Materials reflecting his long career with Peoples Life Insurance Company include memoranda, correspondence sent in recognition of a testimonial dinner in Lilly's honor, speeches, and internal and external...

Scope and Contents The Rex Madsen and Jimmie Daniels photograph collection documents the life of Jimmie Daniels and his career as a a nightclub host and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance and into the 1950s and 1960s. The collection measures 1.75 linear feet and is comprised mainly of photographs from circa 1870s-1970s. Many of the photographs are from Daniels' years at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village during the 1950s. Additional items include musical scores, invitations, postcards, and...

Scope and Contents Maurice Martinez Jr. was born to Mildred and Maurice Martinez Sr. in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Xavier University in New Orleans and the University of Michigan. In addition to being a successful poet, musician, and filmmaker, he was a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. In 1976, he directed the documentary The Black Indians of New Orleans. He hosted North Carolina Blues Notes, a public radio program. Since the 1970s and...