Federal Writers' Project Negro Group papers, 1927-1940
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Description
- Title
- Federal Writers' Project Negro Group papers, 1927-1940
- Creator
- Federal Writers' Project (N.Y.)
- Abstract
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Collection consists of drafts and transcriptions of essays by African American authors on the history and culture of African Americans in the United States and on African American contributions to the arts. Essays documenting historical experiences of African Americans cover religion in the Colonial era, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad. Essays documenting African American cultural forms cover dance, literature, and theater, and feature several pieces on music, including songs of protest, spirituals, and folk music. Many essays in the collection also document contributions of individual African Americans, including James Weldon Johnson, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and William Christopher Handy. Contributing authors include Wesley Curtwright, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Gellert, Abram Hill, Claude McKay, Henry Lee Moon, Ted Poston, and others
- Description
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The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was established in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
In English. - Provenance
- Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008.
- Extent
- 0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folders 7, 12-13, 16-17, 21-22, 25 fully digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JWJ MSS 40
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Subject (Geographic)
- United States.
- Subject (Name)
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Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
Curtwright, Wesley.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Ellison, Ralph.
Gellert, Lawrence, 1898-1979.
Handy, W. C. 1873-1958. (William Christopher),
Hill, Abram, 1910-1986.
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.
Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985.
Poston, Ted, 1906-1974.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.) - Subject (Topic)
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African American artists
African American authors
African Americans
Social life and customs
Antislavery movements
Authors, American
Harlem Renaissance
Underground Railroad - Subjects
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Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
Curtwright, Wesley
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Ellison, Ralph
Gellert, Lawrence, 1898-1979
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
Hill, Abram, 1910-1986
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
McKay, Claude, 1890-1948
Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985
Poston, Ted, 1906-1974
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
African American artists
African American authors > 20th century
African Americans > Social life and customs
Antislavery movements > United States
Authors, American > 20th century
Harlem Renaissance
Underground Railroad
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Federal Writers' Project Negro Group Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 8242291
- Object ID (OID)
- 16747590
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