C. Glenn Carrington papers, 1923-1965.

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C. Glenn Carrington papers, 1923-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78680536

The collection contains material collected by C. Glenn Carrington. The majority of the papers consists of signed and inscribed manuscripts by Langston Hughes, including poetry, play scripts, and drafts of book-length manuscripts, and a few printed programs and pamphlets featuring Hughes. Of particular interest is a typescript copy of Hughes' remarks at the National Poetry Festival in 1962 and corrected draft copies of "Tambourines to Glory." The majority of the manuscripts are signed and dated. The Carrington papers also include a small amount of personal correspondence addressed to Carrington from Countee Cullen, Harold Jackman, and Arthur A. Schomburg.

.75 linear ft. : (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8219203

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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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...

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. ...

Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946

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African-American poet, anthologist, translator, playwright and an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen was graduated from De Witt Clinton High School in New York City and from New York University in 1925. While attending NYU he held a part-time job as a doorman at the Grolier Club, a New York City bibliophile society. He took post-graduate work at Harvard University and received an M.A. From the description of TLS : Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Frederick B. Coykendall, ...

Jackman, Harold, 1901-1961

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Carrington, C. Glenn, 1904-1975

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Social worker and collector of black Americana relating to the arts and culture. From the description of Papers, 1861-1977. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941059 Calvin Glenn Carrington was a notable gay African-American book collector, associated with such Harlem Renaissance figures as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Harold Jackman. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Carrington graduated from Howard Univ., worked as a social worker and reporter, an...