- Creator
- Begeleus, André Emilé, 1935-1978
- Call number
- Sc MG 75
- Physical description
- 0.25 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], André Emilé Begeleus literary collection, Sc MG 75, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request access to this collection.
Born in 1935 in Mexico of West Indian parents, André Emilé Begeleus lived much of his adult life in New York City and worked in education, including as an education assistant at IS 201 in Harlem. He also wrote poems, essays, short novels, and other literary works. In 1975, he published a book of poetry, We Are Betrayed and Other Poems. Begeleus died in 1978. The André Emilé Begeleus literary collection (1967-1974) consists of unedited handwritten and typescript drafts of poems, essays, short stories, and a short novel. His writings express his views about the survival of African Americans in the 1970s. Eight of his handwritten poems were published in his volume of poetry.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of André Emilé Begeleus III, 1974.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 March 2)
Processing information
Accessioned by Janice Quinter, December 2010.
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- African American educators
- African American poets
- American literature -- African American authors
- Authors, Black
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor