Found 3 collections related to Williamson, Simon

Claude McKay, born in Jamaica, is known as one of the major artists of the Harlem Renaissance, and authored several published and unpublished poems and novels. The Claude McKay collection (additions) consists of correspondence, manuscripts, a galley, and related printed material. less

Simon Williamson (1908-1963) was a Garveyite and Trotskyist activist and journalist whose documented work dates back to 1929. Williamson notably wrote for The Kansas City American, far-left publications The Militant and The New Militant, and the Federal Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project. The Simon Williamson papers include correspondence, ephemera, and political writings in relation to Williamson's activism in New York City. less

The studies for this collection were compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in New York City. This collection consists of 41 studies of the history of Blacks in New York City. Included are biographical sketches and studies relating to cultural achievements, history, slavery, economics, sports, theater, churches, as well as other subjects. Authors of the studies include Ralph Ellison, Abram Hill, and Ellen Tarry. Also included is a manuscript of The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History edited by Roi Ottley, which was originally prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of New York City. less