Margaret Busby papers, 1978-1989

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Margaret Busby papers, 1978-1989

http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_7459850

Papers of British publisher, Margaret Busby, related to her publication of books by and about C.L.R. James.

2 linear ft. (1 record storage carton, 1 flat box)

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6347658

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Busby, Margaret

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v459sw (person)

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Margaret Busby (Nana Akua Ackon I) was born in Ghana and educated in Britain where she earned a degree in English from London University. Shortly after graduating, Busby, along with Clive Allison, co-founded the publishing house Allison & Busby making Busby the first black female publisher in the United Kingdom. Allison & Busby began as a small publishing house dedicated to producing affordable poetry books, but soon branched out into novels and...

James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989

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C.L.R. James has made exceptional contributions as a historian, political theorist, activist, creative writer, and cultural and literary critic. One of the most influential figures in the West Indies, he has been acclaimed as one of the foremost thinkers of the 20th century. From the description of The black Jacobins / by C.L.R. James, 1967. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50616692 West Indian scholar, political activist and writer. Died in 198...