Etheridge Knight collection, 1968-1991; bulk 1982-1991.

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Etheridge Knight collection, 1968-1991; bulk 1982-1991.

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Personal and literary papers in Knight's possession upon his death, spanning the last 10 years of his life. Most is received correspondence. Materials include unpublished poem manuscripts; published poems, essays, short stories, and reviews; personal and professional correspondence regarding publications, royalties, readings, and residencies; publicity for publications and readings; letters and newsclippings dealing with prison reform; personal, financial, and legal records, including photographs of Knight, family, friends, and other poets; and artifacts and audiotapes.

25 boxes.

Butler University Libraries

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Robertson, Carol

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McKim, Elizabeth

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Knight, Etheridge, 1931-1991

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Ethridge Knight Jr. (son of Etheridge Sr. and Belzora Cozart Knight) was born in Corinth, Mississippi, on 19 April 1931. He grew up in Corinth and Paducah, Kentucky, attended local schools and dropped out after the eighth grade. He joined the United States Army in 1947. He was wounded during the Korean Conflict and developed an addiction to drugs and alcohol. After his discharge from the service he turned to crime in support of his habit and in 1960 was arrested for armed robbery. He was incarce...

McAnally, Mary Léa

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Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000

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African American poet and novelist, who was an important figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. From the description of Of Robert Frost / Gwendolyn Brooks. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79334638 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas, on June 17, 1917 and moved shortly after her birth to Chicago's South Side, where she lived until her death. She authored more than twenty books of poetry, beginning with A Street in Bronzeville (1945), follow...