Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency records 1964- 1992.

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Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency records 1964- 1992.

This collection contains the administrative, financial, legal, and client records of the Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency, as well as material related to Ronald Hobbs’ associated personal and professional activities.

22 linear ft. (22 record storage cartons)

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Harrison, Paul Carter, 1936-....

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Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Hartford Ronald Hobbs was the preeminent African American literary agent of the 1960s and 1970s, negotiating over 300 fiction and non-fiction books (including several by Larry Neal, H. Rap Brown, Paul Carter Harrison, James Haskins, and Julius Lester). In 1967, Hobbs became the literary agent to poet, novelist, playwright and Black Arts Movement founder LeRoi Jones who, in 1968, would adopt the Muslim name Imamu Amiri Baraka after aligning himself with Robert Karenga and the po...

Lester, Julius

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