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{"value"=>"2062429", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1865-2000", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1865/2000"}
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1865
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2000
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1865
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1865
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2000
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{"value"=>"Series III: Writings"}
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"15 boxes"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Mitchell's writings are documented through correspondence (including correspondence with his subjects), contracts, royalty statements, drafts, and research notes. Of particular interest are drafts and fragments of his unpublished autobiography; correspondence with Joe Gould, the eccentric, self-proclaimed New York City oral historian; and documents related to the local history of Staten Island neighborhood Sandy Ground and the Rossville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (located in the <span class=\"title\">Mr. Hunter's Grave</span> files). Additional material related to the people and places profiled by Mitchell is located in the subject files series.</p>"}