Thyra Edwards' collection of Langston Hughes material, 1935-1941

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Thyra Edwards' collection of Langston Hughes material, 1935-1941

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/610452673

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and printed material sent to Thyra Edwards by Langston Hughes from 1935-1941. The bulk of this collection includes draft of poems Hughes sent to Edwards with typed or holograph notes and commentary. In the correspondence Hughes discusses his illness in 1941, the state of African American publications in the 1940s, and other topics related to his creative work. Printed material includes a broadside, an invitation and several poems and an essay which appeared in publications such as the THE CRISIS and THE PEOPLE'S VOICE.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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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. ...

Edwards, Thyra J., 1897-1953

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