Milton Meltzer papers, 1955-1973.

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Milton Meltzer papers, 1955-1973.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76965535

Collection comprises primarily literary manuscripts and correspondence related to Milton Meltzer's work as an author and editor of books on American history for children and young people. Collection includes manuscripts for the following books, among others: Pictorial history of the Negro in America (1956); Mark Twain himself, a pictorial biography (1960); In their own words, a treasury of Negro history (1965); Time of trial, time of hope, the Negro in America, 1919-1941 (1966); and Langston Hughes, a biography (1968). Collection includes correspondence with Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, and Bernard Rapoport, as well as correspondence with publishers.

17 linear ft. (12 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181387

University of Oregon Libraries

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Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009

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American Milton Meltzer was an author of books on African American history and other topics, as well as an editor and a professor. From the description of Milton Meltzer papers, 1955-1973. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 76965535 Author. From the description of Reminiscences of Milton Meltzer : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733336 Lydia Maria Child, born in Medford, Massach...

Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973

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African-American poet, critic, playwright, novelist, author of children’s books, librarian. From the guide to the Arna Bontemps Papers, 1927-1968, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Teacher in New York, N.Y., and Huntsville, Ala.; head librarian, Fisk University; professor, University of Chicago; curator of James Weldon Johnson Collection and visiting professor of English, Yale University; writer in residence, Fisk University; and author. ...

Rapoport, Bernard, 1917-2012

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Bernard Rapoport was born in 1917 in San Antonio, Texas. The son of Russian immigrants, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1939 with a degree in economics. In 1951 he founded the American Income Life Insurance Company in Waco, serving as chair and CEO of the company. A former University of Texas System regent and major contributor to the university, Rapoport is widely known for his philanthropy and dedication to social justice, education, the Democratic Party, and the State o...

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. ...