Cedric Dover papers, circa 1920-1962.

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Cedric Dover papers, circa 1920-1962.

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The collection consists of the papers of Cedric Dover from circa 1920-1962, and includes correspondence, printed material, photographs, and writings by Dover and others. The bulk of the correspondence concerns the publication of AMERICAN NEGRO ART and covers the years 1959-1960. The printed material consists primarily of journals, reprints of articles, and other works written by Dover throughout his career, in addition to material related to Fisk University and African American art in the mid-twentieth century. Writings include a manuscript draft of Dover's first, but unpublished, book on butterflies, drafts of biographical sketches of artists under consideration for inclusion in AMERICAN NEGRO ART; and several drafts of articles on race and sociology. Photographs include images of prominent African American intellectuals and artists, including Langston Hughes, Charles S. Johnson (president of Fisk University), and W.E.B. DuBois, Nancy Prophet, Owen Dodson, Arna Bontemps, and others.

4 linear ft. (4 boxes and 1 oversized paper (OP))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Fisk University

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Established as Fisk Free Colored School in Nashville, Tenn., in Dec. 1865 by John Ogden, Rev. Erastus Milo Caravath, and Rev. Edward P. Smith; named in honor of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for Tennessee and Kentucky, who provided the new institution with facilities and contributed over $30,000 to the school; opened on 9 Jan. 1866 with almost two hundred students of all ages; incorporated as Fisk University on 22 Aug. 1867 after its curriculum shifted to ...

Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973

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African-American poet, critic, playwright, novelist, author of children’s books, librarian. From the guide to the Arna Bontemps Papers, 1927-1968, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Teacher in New York, N.Y., and Huntsville, Ala.; head librarian, Fisk University; professor, University of Chicago; curator of James Weldon Johnson Collection and visiting professor of English, Yale University; writer in residence, Fisk University; and author. ...

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Educated at Fisk University, he did graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. Du Bois became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Due to his contributions in the African-American community he was seen as a member of a Black elite that supported some aspects ...

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956

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Sociologist, race relations expert, author, lecturer, teacher, and college administration; first African American president of Fisk University (1946-1956). From the description of Charles Spurgeon Johnson records, 1858-1956. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70970119 First black president of Fisk University, elected Oct. 1946, inaugurated Nov. 1947; served until 1956; Head of Dept. of Social Science, Fisk University, 1928-1947; sociologist, race relations expert, author...

Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983

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Owen Dodson was a playwright and author. From the description of Owen Dodson Collection 1936-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80551547 From the description of Owen Dodson Collection 1936-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148305 African American author, poet, playwright, and professor of drama at Howard University; died 1983. From the description of Owen Dodson papers, 1930-1968. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 741522194...

Dover, Cedric, 1904-1961

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Cedric Dover was born in Calcutta, India on April 11, 1904 to parents of mixed European and Indian descent. Dover described himself as Eurasian, a term he preferred to "Anglo-Indian." After attending St. Xavier's and St. Joseph's Colleges in Calcutta, Dover worked as an entomologist with the Zoological Survey of India. In the late 1920s Dover became increasingly interested in sociology and anthropology, specifically race and race relations in Europe, India and the United States. Notable works pu...