Claude McKay letter to Yasuichi Hikida, 1934 April 2.

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Claude McKay letter to Yasuichi Hikida, 1934 April 2.

McKay writes to Yasuichi Hikida complaining that Schomburg "has not kept his promise to make good an advance to me until your return." He urges Hikida to "do something about this matter. For it is impossible for me to do my/your work in this state. And I daresay that that is Mr. Schomburg's secret desire."

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Schomburg, Arturo Alfonso, 1874-1938

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian, writer, collector, and activist. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent. He moved to the United States in 1891, where he researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society. He was an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the years, he collected literature, art, slave narratives, and other materia...

Hikida, Yasuichi,

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McKay, Claude, 1890-1948

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Author, poet. Born in Jamaica. From the description of Claude McKay letters and manuscripts 1915-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122682552 From the guide to the Claude McKay letters and manuscripts, 1915-1952, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) Claude McKay (1890-1948), novelist and poet. From the description of Claude McKay collection, 1853-1990 (bulk 1922-19...