Cyrus Colter (1910-2002) Papers 1935-1995

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Cyrus Colter (1910-2002) Papers 1935-1995

http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-nua-archon-629

This series fills five archival boxes and spans the years 1935 to 1995. It consists of biographical material, correspondence, speeches, and publications. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of Colter's publications, especially his two last novels, and . A Chocolate Soldier City of Lights

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Northwestern University Archives

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Colter, Cyrus

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The distinguished African-American writer and educator Cyrus Colter was born in Noblesville, Indiana, on January 8, 1910. A recipient of the prestigious University of Iowa School of Letters first prize award for short fiction, Colter published many short stories and poems, as well as six novels, throughout his career. Colter worked for the Illinois Commerce Commission before resigning to take a faculty position at Northwestern in the Department of African-American Studies. He remain...