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Lillian W. Voorhees papers
Collection
Identifier: 375
Scope and Contents
The Lillian Welch Voorhees papers consist of 21.7 linear feet of items typical of the life of a 20th century educator. The collection also reflects Voorhees's literary and theatrical interests with examples of her own writings, as well as those of her students. Correspondence, 1900-1973 (ca. 8450 items), comprises the largest part of Voorhees's papers. Her literary efforts, 1907-71, are another large section. These include bibliographies; articles; a fragmentary autobiography and...
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Created: 1892-1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
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Jerry W. Ward papers
Collection
Identifier: 413
Scope and Contents
The papers of literary scholar Jerry Ward include correspondence regarding his teaching career, submissions of works to academic journals, and letters regarding his work with the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. Included are various examples of Ward's writings, including scholarly essays, interviews, and critical reviews. The papers also consist of fiction and poetry by Ward, as well as news clippings, programs, announcements, and his dissertation, "Richard Wright and His American...
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Created: 1973-2007; Other: Date acquired: 09/30/1992
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Amistad Research Center
Jerry W. Ward papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 413-1
Content Description
This collection contains academic, professional and personal correspondence, writings, lecture notes, collected writings, ephemera and newspaper clippings that were generated during Dr. Jerry Ward’s teaching career at Tougaloo College and Dillard University, and from his work as a literary critic. This addendum also includes materials related to his post-retirement activities. Items of note include materials from an unfinished book project with Dr. Reginald Martin; working texts for the book...
Dates:
Other: 1975-2019
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Amistad Research Center
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