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Richard Wright collection

Title
Richard Wright collection, 1935-1967.
Author
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
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r. 2Moving imageUse in library Sc Micro R-1234 r. 2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
r. 1Moving imageUse in library Sc Micro R-1234 r. 1Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Additional Authors
  • Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
  • Webb, Constance.
Description
  • l lin. ft.
  • 2 microfilm reels.
Summary
Corrected manuscripts of Wright's works NATIVE SON, THE LONG DREAM, SAVAGE HOLIDAY, and other writings. Also research material gathered by Constance Webb, author of RICHARD WRIGHT: A BIOGRAPHY (G.P. Putnam, 1968). Material consists of copies of correspondence between Wright and friends, family members, and business associates, 1939-1959; and typescripts of Wright's articles and speeches, transcripts of interviews conducted by Webb with Ralph Ellison and Ellen Wright, and reaction to Webb's drafts of the biography and a corrected typescript of the biography.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts.
  • Speeches.
Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
  • SC MG 14
Access (note)
  • Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Microfilmed;
Reproduction (note)
  • Copies in part.
Source (note)
  • University Place Book Shop
Biography (note)
  • Prominent author.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Processed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
Sc MG 14
OCLC
NYPW89-A239
Author
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
Title
Richard Wright collection, 1935-1967.
Access
Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
Additional Formats
Microfilmed; New York Public Library; Sc Micro R-1234 (MN *ZZ-10327)
Reproduction
Copies in part.
Biography
Prominent author. Wright wrote several novels, short stories, and essays dealing with the oppression of black people in the United States and their struggle for freedom.
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Added Author
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Long dream.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Savage holiday.
Webb, Constance.
Webb, Constance. Richard Wright, a biography.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 14
Sc Micro R-1234
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