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- Creator
- Washington, Mary Helen
- Call number
- Sc MG 776
- Physical description
- , .4 linear feet (1 archival boxe)
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Mary Helen Washington papers, Sc MG 776, 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
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The collection contains correspondence, writings, and printed materials.
Biographical/historical information
Mary Helen Washington is a scholar, researcher, writer, and professor of English at the University of Maryland. Washington's work explores topics such as black women writers, black literature, and radicalism. Her publications include "The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s", "Black-Eyed Susans: Classic Stories by Black Women Writers", and "Midnight Birds: Stories of Contemporary Black Women Writers".
The Mary Helen Washington papers, dating from 1873 to 2002, document the working relationship of Washington and journalist Lloyd L. Brown. Lloyd Louis Brown (1913-2003) was a journalist, novelist, activist, and labor organizer. Brown was one of Robeson's biographers, and his writings include: Iron City, and The Young Paul Robeson: On My Journey Now.
Administrative information
Custodial history
The collection was held and maintained by Mary Helen Washington until its donation to the Schomburg.
Source of acquisition
Gift, Mary Helen Washington, November 2007
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