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Creator
Washington, Mary Helen
Call number
Sc MG 776
Physical description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
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
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The Mary Helen Washington papers (1873-2002, bulk dates 1995-2002) document the working relationship of scholar and author Mary Helen Washington and journalist Lloyd L. Brown.

Biographical/historical information

Mary Helen Washington, born in 1941 and originally from Cleveland Ohio, 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 Black-Eyed Susans: Classic Stories by Black Women Writers, Midnight Birds: Stories of Contemporary Black Women Writers, and The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s where Lloyd Louis Brown would be one of four featured writers.

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.

Scope and arrangement

The Mary Helen Washington papers, dating from 1873-2002 (bulk dates 1995-2002), 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 Paul Robeson's biographers, and his writings include: Iron City, and The Young Paul Robeson: On My Journey Now. The collection mainly consists of correspondence, but also included are writings and printed materials.

Arrangement

Correspondence arranged chronologically.

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

Processing information

Processed by Alexsandra Mitchell, 2016.

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