Langston Hughes letters, 1936-1966.

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Langston Hughes letters, 1936-1966.

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The collection contains letters from Langston Hughes to Mr. Schreiber, 30 January 1936, agreeing to pose for him and to contribute his autobiography to Schreiber's collection; to Herbert Roch, 6 October 1948, complimenting him on the translations of his poems into German and looking forward to future translations; to Coleman Rosenberger, 1 November 1948, about Anne Spencer's poetry; to Forbes Randolph, 19 December 1949, regretting missing their appointment because of all the shows he has in rehearsal. Also, four letters to Walter Goldwater, University Place Bookshop, New York City, 2 October 1955, promising display material and books for Flypaper; 17 November 1955, noting publication of Sweet flypaper of life, who to contact for photos for display, pleasure at seeing so many of his books in Goldwater's catalogs, and asking to buy two books; 6 March 1964, refers to a woman who owns rare African-American magazines; and 27 September 1966, note inscribed on typed carbon copy of his memoriam to Nancy Cunard.

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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. ...

Roch, Herbert, 1907-....

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Goldwater, Walter.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Walter Goldwater first opened the University Place Book Shop in 1932. He financed the Shop, situated in a loft at 821 Broadway at 12th Street, with the help of a six hundred dollar loan from "a Communist uncle by marriage." Goldwater specialized in African and African American literature, as well as old and rare books. As proprietor of University Place, Goldwater became part of the vibrant community of booksellers whose shops crowded Fourth Avenue from 9th to 14th ...

Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965

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Nancy Clare Cunard (March 10, 1896 - March 17, 1965) was an English writer, editor, publisher, political activist, anarchist and poet. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound, and Louis Aragon, who were among her lovers, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Constantin Brancusi, Langston Hughes, Man Ray, and William Carlos Williams. In later years she suffered from mental illness, and her p...

Randolph, Forbes,

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Spencer, Anne, 1882-1975

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African American poet from Lynchburg, Va.; Librarian at Dunbar High Shool, 1920-1946; member of the Harlem Renaissance. From the description of Papers of Anne Spencer and the Spencer family [manuscript], 1829, 1864-2007. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648010759 Epithet: wife of Abraham Spencer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x0001fc Epithet: wife of Charles, Earl of S...

Rosenberger, Francis Coleman, 1915-

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Virginia poet, editor, and attorney. From the description of Papers of [Francis] Coleman Rosenberger, 1946-1952. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50860937 Rosenberger was a University of Virginia graduate (ca.1938) and served for many years as staff counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee. From the description of Papers of Francis Coleman Rosenberger [manuscript], 19381-1985. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647984102 ...