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Creator
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
Call number
Sc MG 271
Physical description
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
[Item], Gwendolyn Brooks collection, Sc MG 271, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was a poet, author, and teacher. The Gwendolyn Brooks collection contains eight signed documents by Gwendolyn Brooks. The collection consists of: one TLS commenting, as a member of the jury, on books nominated for the 1959 Thormod Monsen Award; one TLS to Van Allen Bradley announcing her retirement as a book reviewer at the age of fifty (1967), and one ALS to "Marshall," April 20, 1963. Writings by Brooks include one holograph excerpt from "The Sermon on the Warpland," n.d. and 4 undated typed poems: "Medgar Evers," "The Sermon on the Warpland," "Malcolm X : For Dudley Randall," and "Old Mary.".

Biographical/historical information

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was a poet, author, and teacher. In 1950, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her book Annie Allen, making her the first African American to win a Pulitzer.

Scope and arrangement

The Gwendolyn Brooks collection contains eight signed documents by Gwendolyn Brooks. The collection consists of: one TLS commenting, as a member of the jury, on books nominated for the 1959 Thormod Monsen Award; one TLS to Van Allen Bradley announcing her retirement as a book reviewer at the age of fifty (1967), and one ALS to "Marshall," April 20, 1963. Writings by Brooks include one holograph excerpt from "The Sermon on the Warpland," n.d. and four undated typed poems: "Medgar Evers," "The Sermon on the Warpland," "Malcolm X : For Dudley Randall," and "Old Mary.".

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Lambeth Books, 1983Lambeth Books, 1984Lambeth Books, 1984Joseph the Provider, 1990

Revision History

This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes. (2022 September 22)

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor