African American authors--20th century, African American composers, African American entertainers, African American musicians, and African Americans in the performing arts
Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949, Margetson, Edward, 1891-1962 , and Still, William Grant, 1895-1978
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century, African American composers, African American entertainers, African American musicians, and African Americans in the performing arts
Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 and Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century, African American composers, African American entertainers, African American musicians, and African Americans in the performing arts
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Container / Volume:
Box 6 | Folder 176
Image Count:
5
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Topic):
African American artists--20th Century, African American authors--20th century, Artists--United States--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors--United States--20th century, and H
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Container / Volume:
Box 6 | Folder 187
Image Count:
65
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Includes letter of introduction on behalf of Bette Latimer and enclosed note from Latimer (1948); letters from Dorothy Dover to CVV (1948); article, "IBN Khaldun on Poetry" by Bernard Fisher and Cedric Dover, from an unidentified publication(1951); greeting card from Maureen Dover (1962)
Subject (Name):
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Collection consists of drafts and transcriptions of essays by African American authors on the history and culture of African Americans in the United States and on African American contributions to the arts. Essays documenting historical experiences of African Americans cover religion in the Colonial era, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad. Essays documenting African American cultural forms cover dance, literature, and theater, and feature several pieces on music, including songs of protest, spirituals, and folk music. Many essays in the collection also document contributions of individual African Americans, including James Weldon Johnson, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and William Christopher Handy. Contributing authors include Wesley Curtwright, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Gellert, Abram Hill, Claude McKay, Henry Lee Moon, Ted Poston, and others.
Description:
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008. and The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was established in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Subject (Name):
United States.--Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
African American artists, African American authors--20th century, African Americans--Social life and customs, Antislavery movements--United States, Authors, American--20th century, Harlem Renaissance, and Underground Railroad
Collection consists of drafts and transcriptions of essays by African American authors on the history and culture of African Americans in the United States and on African American contributions to the arts. Essays documenting historical experiences of African Americans cover religion in the Colonial era, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad. Essays documenting African American cultural forms cover dance, literature, and theater, and feature several pieces on music, including songs of protest, spirituals, and folk music. Many essays in the collection also document contributions of individual African Americans, including James Weldon Johnson, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and William Christopher Handy. Contributing authors include Wesley Curtwright, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Gellert, Abram Hill, Claude McKay, Henry Lee Moon, Ted Poston, and others.
Description:
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008. and The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was established in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Subject (Name):
United States.--Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
African American artists, African American authors--20th century, African Americans--Social life and customs, Antislavery movements--United States, Authors, American--20th century, Harlem Renaissance, and Underground Railroad
