Richard A. Long collection, 1951-1976.

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Richard A. Long collection, 1951-1976.

The collection consists of the papers of Richard A. Long from 1951-1976. Includes articles, poems, and plays written by Long and galley proofs of articles, poems, and short stories by African American authors including William Henry Sheppard, Jan Vansina, Daniel Biebuyck, James E. Lewis, Frank Willett, and Alain Locke. The collection also contains six audio tapes discussing Broadside Press (Detroit, Mi.) in an interview with William Whitsitt, General Manager; poet Dudley Randall; and African American artists.

7.75 linear ft.

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Biebuyck, Daniel P., 1925-....

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Whitsitt, William.

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Lewis, James E., 1923-

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Vansina, Jan

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Broadside Press

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The Broadside Press is one of America's oldest African American-owned presses, having published more that 200 poets and writers in broadsides, individual collections, anthologies, phonograph records, and videotapes. In 1985 ownership of the Broadside Press was acquired by Don and Hilda Vest, and restructured as a non-profit organization. Hilda Vest served as editor/publisher, using her skills as an educator in the Detroit Public School System, while and Don Vest, formerly a corporate recruiter, ...

Locke, Alain, 1885-1954

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Alain LeRoy Locke was an African-American professor of philosophy at Howard University. From the description of Alain LeRoy Locke photograph, and funeral orations brochure, 1952-1954. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 48822627 African American teacher, philosopher, author, and critic. From the description of Papers, 1841-1983 (bulk 1898-1954). (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70939715 ...

Randall, Dudley, 1914-2000

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Randall (1914-2000) created the Broadside Press in 1965 in Detroit (Mich.). He ran the press out of his home on limited funds, managing to publish the major African-American poetry of the period. Randall supported himself as a librarian at the University of Detroit. He put all profits back into the press. In 1978, Black Enterprise magazine called Randall "The father of the black poetry movement." He sold the press in 1985. Randall died in Aug. 2000. The Clarke Historical Library has a large coll...

Willett, Frank

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Long, Richard A., 1927-2013

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Renowned scholar of language and the arts, Richard Long, was born on Feb 9, 1927, in Philadelphia, where he spent his childhood. Long attended Temple University, where he received his B.A. in 1947 and his M.A. in 1948. He conducted post-graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and abroad, at Oxford, England and Paris, France. From 1957-1958, he studied at the University of Paris on a Fulbright Scholarship. He went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Poitiers in 1965.Long began ...

Sheppard, Henry.

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