Box 9

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is comprised of posthumous publications of works by Chester Himes, as well as material related to the publication and sales of his works following his death. Of note is a mockup of The Collected Stories of Chester Himes, comprised of photocopies of individual stories from previously published sources and typescripts. Typescripts and copies are numbered with some typesetting edits. The stories are arranged according to the sections in the published...

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Includes: "Headwaiter" - "Lunching at the Ritzmore" - "All God's Chillun Got Pride" - "A Nigger" - "Let Me at the Enemy-An' George Brown" - "With Malice Toward None"

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"A Penny for Your Thoughts" - "Two Soldiers" - "So Softly Smiling" - "Heaven Has Changed" - "Looking Down the Street" - "The Song Says 'Keep on Smiling'"

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"Her Whole Experience" - "He Seen It in the Stars" - "Make with the Shape" - "Dirty Deceivers" - "A Modern Marriage" - "Black Laughter"

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"A Night of New Roses" - "The Night's for Cryin'" - "Face in the Moonlight" - "Strictly Business" - "Prison Mass" - "Money Don't Spend in the Stir"

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"I Don't Want to Die" - "The Meanest Cop in the World" - "On Dreams and Reality" - "The Way of Flesh" - "The Visiting Hour" - "The Things You Do"

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"There Ain't No Justice" - "Every Opportunity" - "I'm Not Trying to Hurt You" - "Pork Chop Paradise" - "Friends" - "To What Red Hell"

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"His Last Day" - "In the Rain" - "The Ghost of Rufus Jones" - "Whole Little Baby Are You?" - "Mama's Missionary Money" - "My But the Rats are Terrible"

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"The Snake" - "In the Night" - "All He Needs is Feet" - "Christmas Gift" - "The Revelation" - "Daydream"

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"Da-Da-Dee" - "Marihuana and a Pistol" - "One More Way to Die" - "Naturally, the Negro" - "Winter Coming On" - "Spanish Gin"