Barbara L. Kevles: Gordon Parks archives, ca. 1976-2001.

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Barbara L. Kevles: Gordon Parks archives, ca. 1976-2001.

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The collection includes notes from interviews with and about Gordon Parks, a 5-inch audio tape reel of an interview with Parks on 6 April 1976 concerning Parks' fight with Paramount over their marketing of his film LEADBELLY as a blaxploitation film, LEADBELLY coverage in periodicals, notes from interviews with Gene Parks, and manuscript and typed drafts of Kevles' article on Gene Parks.

1 linear ft. (2 manuscript boxes)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8130276

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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