Charles Henry Alston papers, 1930s-1990s (bulk 1930s-1970s).

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Charles Henry Alston papers, 1930s-1990s (bulk 1930s-1970s).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40337293

The collection includes artwork, photographs, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, and publications documenting the life and work of Charles Alston. Included are materials pertaining to Charles's father, Primus Priss Alston; his wife, surgeon Myra Logan; and other Alston and Logan family members and associates. Also included are letters from Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, and Hubert Humphrey; cartoons Alston created for the United States Office of War Information during World War II; items relating to commissioned mural paintings; and non-commercial photographs featuring James Earl Jones, Joe Louis, and Lena Horne, all at young ages.

About 2700 items (4.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425291

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Horne, Lena.

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Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Louis, Joe, "Brown Bomber", 1914-1981

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Robeson, Paula

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Jones, James Earl

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Logan, Myra, 1909-1977

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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Poet, author, playwright, songwriter. From the guide to the Langston Hughes collection, [microform], 1926-1967, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) From the description of Langston Hughes collection, 1926-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652168 Langson Hughes: African-American poet and writer, author of Weary Blue (1926), The Big Sea (1940), and other works. ...

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Alston, Primus Priss, 1851-1910

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Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977

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African-American artist Charles Henry Alston, nicknamed "Spinky," was born 28 November 1907 in Charlotte, N.C. He was the youngest of five children born to the Reverend Primus Priss Alston, who was born into slavery in Chatham County, N.C., and Anna Miller Alston. After Primus's death, Anna married Harry Pierce Bearden, artist Romare Bearden's uncle, and moved the family to New York in 1913. Charles Alston worked as a painter, sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator, and educator, gaining national...