Papers of Marita Bonner, 1940-1986

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Papers of Marita Bonner, 1940-1986

1940-1986

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The papers of Marita Bonner include photocopies of many of Bonner's published writings as well as her notebook of handwritten stories. Also included are family photographs; correspondence with friends and family members, including Bonner's daughter Marita Joyce and with schools and agencies regarding genealogical and family information; essays about Bonner and her writings from scholars Joyce Flynn and Nellie McKay; and a proposal for Flynn's and Joyce Occomy Stricklin's anthology of Bonner's writings: Frye Street and Environs: The Collected Works of Marita Bonner (1987).

.21 linear feet (1/2 file box)

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Bonner, Marita, 1898-1971

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Marita Bonner, an African American writer, composer, and educator, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on June 16, 1898, to Joseph Andrew and Mary Anne (Noel) Bonner. She attended Brookline High School where she wrote for the school's magazine The Sagamore; and Radcliffe College where she graduated in 1922 with a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature. While at Radcliffe Bonner commuted from Brookline since the college did not allow African American students to live on campus. As a Radcl...