Calvin C. Hernton collection 1950-1980.

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Calvin C. Hernton collection 1950-1980.

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The Calvin C. Hernton collection consists primarily of manuscripts, notes, and research materials relating to four of his published books: The Cannabis Experience; The Coming of Chronos to the House of NIghtsong; Medicine Man; and, The Sexual Mountain and Black Women Writers. In addition, the collection contains over 200 manuscripts of individual poems, published and unpublished, written between 1960 and 1980.

1 cubic foot.

Ohio University, Alden Library

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Ohio University, Alden Library

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

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