- unitid
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{"value"=>"22330", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 129", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1929-1967", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1929/1967"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Langston Hughes collection : additions"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.63 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, lyricist, and author of juvenile books, Langston Hughes was one of the most prolific African-American writers of the 20th century. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes came to New York in the 1920s and joined other writers and artists in creating what would become known as the Harlem Renaissance. The Langston Hughes collection: additions consists of material in a variety of formats by and about Hughes."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, lyricist, and author of juvenile books, Langston Hughes was one of the most prolific African-American writers of the 20th century. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes came to New York in the 1920s and joined other writers and artists in creating what would become known as the Harlem Renaissance.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Langston Hughes collection: additions consists of material in a variety of formats by and about Hughes. His letters to Ruth Jett and Lindsay Patterson (1959-1967) include his review of the Broadway play, <span class=\"title\">The Long Dream</span>. Writings include manuscript and printed versions of his playscripts, <span class=\"title\">Mulatto</span>, <span class=\"title\">Jerico-Jim Crow</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Don't You Want to Be Free?</span>; the libretto for <span class=\"title\">Simply Heavenly</span>; the poem, \"Song of Spain\"; and essays. There are also translations of his poems into other languages; programs; reviews of Hughes's work; biographical material; and clippings.</p> <p>One third of the collection consists of legal records held by Maxwell T. Cohen, one of Hughes's attorneys. Represented are three lawsuits filed in the mid-1960s on Hughes's behalf. One of the cases deals with a suit brought by Hughes against Gospel, Inc., and the Civic Theatre, Inc., for monies owed from a touring production of <span class=\"title\">Black Nativity</span>. The files consists primarily of letters from Cohen to William Ming, Jr., attorney for Gospel, Inc., as well as legal documents. The second lawsuit was filed in 1965 against Educational Heritage, Inc., publisher of the Negro Heritage Library. The suit charged that the defendant used Hughes's name, portrait, and alleged endorsement of Educational Heritage, Inc., in advertisements and other venues, without Hughes's consent. These files also contain correspondence and court documents.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p> Purchase from Lindsay Patterson, 1975; gift of letters from Ruth Jett, 1984; gift of letters from Ruth Jett and Herbert Robinson, 1992; gift of legal papers from the Estate of Maxwell Cohen, 2000; gift of script for <span class=\"title\">Jerico-Jim Crow</span> from Ellwoodson Williams, 2003; and gift of Sidney Lapidus, 2015.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Derek Gray and Diana Lachatanere, August 2000.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Langston Hughes collection, Sc Micro R-977, General Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
- date_start
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1929
- keydate
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1929
- date_end
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1967
- date_inclusive_start
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1929
- date_inclusive_end
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1967
- extent_statement
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0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Langston Hughes collection : additions, Sc MG 129, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}