There was once a slave, 1947.

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There was once a slave, 1947.

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Material relating to Du Bois's biography of Frederick Douglass including six notebooks containing holograph research notes; two marked sets of galley proofs signed Shirley Graham; typescript of approximately 200 various pages of the work, annotated with editor's marks, with title page reading, "The North Star: The Story of Frederick Douglass," and "The Unquenchable Flame: Frederick Douglass and His World" written in pencil in an unidentified hand, and signed Shirley Graham; typescript of approximately 525 pages, annotated with editors marks in an unidentified hand; and a TLS dated 1947 May 20, from Muriel Johnstone of Julian Messner, Inc., Publishers to Carl Van Vechten regarding the material.

0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...

Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1906-1977,

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Composer, vocalist, writer. From the description of There was once a slave, 1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83860466 From the description of There was once a slave, 1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702152899 ...

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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Carl Van Vechten was an American novelist, critic, essayist, book collector, and photographer. From the description of Carl Van Vechten collection of papers, 1922-1964. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455166 From the guide to the Carl Van Vechten collection of papers, 1911-1964, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Carl van Vechten (1880-1964) was an American photographer, writer,...

Julian Messner, Inc.

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