African American authors
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Clifford V. Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: 473
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 ...
Dates:
Other: 1964-1966
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Elsie M. Lewis papers
Collection
Identifier: 218
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...
Dates:
Other: 1829-1979, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Rosanna Edwards Marshall papers
Collection
Identifier: 433
Content Description
Rosanna Edwards Marshall was an educator and author in New Orleans. Her papers include photographs of her travels and her military service in World War II, a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr., and copies of Veterans' Voices (1984-1992). Included are a photograph album documenting a trip to California (1985), correspondence (1953-1993), legal documents (1966), a program for the Thomy Lafon School (1948), newspaper articles, a flyer for her book, ...
Dates:
Other: 1940-1996
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Keith Weldon Medley collection
Collection
Identifier: 504
Content Description
This collection consists of photocopies of 34 articles by author Keith Weldon Medley about New Orleans history and culture, many of which originally appeared in The New Orleans Tribune newspaper.
Dates:
Other: 1985-1994
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
James Alfred Miller collection
Collection
Identifier: 2039
Content Description
This collection includes research notes, collected articles and photographs, and a short script by James Alfred Miller of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation about Siah Carter and other African Americans who staffed the USS Monitor during the Civil War.
Dates:
Other: 1978-1985
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Arthenia J. Bates Millican papers
Collection
Identifier: 446
Content Description
The papers of author and Professor of English at Southern Univeristy consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and material related to Southern Univeristy and Millican's career.
Dates:
Other: 1969-1993
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
James Sedalia Peters II papers
Collection
Identifier: 296
Content Description
The papers of prominent psychologist James S. Peters, whose work as a research assistant during WWII helped to desegregate the US Navy, a contribution formally recognized when Peters was inducted into the first class of the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame in 2005. His papers contain correspondence, writings, reports, clippings, book reviews, speeches, vitae, manuscripts, legal papers, financial records, various collected items and collected publications and various ephemera pertaining to...
Dates:
1928-2002
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Ann Allen Shockley letter
Collection — small collections
Identifier: 2515
Scope and Contents
Typed letter, dated 8 December 1980, from author Ann Allen Shockley to book collector Robert Stuart of New Orleans. Shockley states that her book, Loving Her, has been remaindered by her publisher, Bobbs Merrill, and that she is sending Stuart a hardcover copy for his collection of gay literature on the recommendation of a man named Tom. Shockley also mentions that she enjoyed meeting Stuart and that "Tom and I had a whoopee night jumping to Country...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1980 December 8; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/2015
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1892-1973; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1973-2007; Other: Date acquired: 09/30/1992
Found in:
Amistad Research Center