Research Catalog

Title

Glenn Carrington papers, 1904-1975.

Author

Carrington, C. Glenn, 1904-1975.

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Additional Authors

• Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954.
• Egypt, Ophelia Settles, 1903-1984.
• Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950.
• Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966.

Description

5.2 linear feet (13 boxes)

Summary

• The Glenn Carrington papers document the personal life of a gay African American from the 1920s to the 1960s, before the advent of the gay pride movement. Among Carrington's friends and acquaintances were Alain Locke; sociologist Ophelia Settles Egypt, a fellow student at Howard University; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, grandson of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and a "surrogate" mother to Carrington, Georgia Douglas Johnson. There is correspondence related to Carrington's position as a parole officer and as a psychological social worker. Many of the young men Carrington counseled remained friends with him throughout his life and frequently corresponded with him. The correspondence between Carrington and the young men is included in the collection. There is also correspondence with Carrington's gay male friends.
• This collection does not have Harlem Renaissance-related correspondence with Alain Locke, and other figures associated with that movement; that correspondence is at Howard University.

Subjects

• African American gay people
• African American children
• Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950
• Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954
• Egypt, Ophelia Settles, 1903-1984
• African American teenagers
• African American social workers
• African American women
• Carrington, C. Glenn, 1904-1975
• Juvenile detention homes > New York, NY
• Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966
• African Americans > Social work with
• Gay men > United States
• Travel
• Book collectors > United States
• African American men
• Real estate management > New York

Note

• Photographs separated to Photographs and Prints Division.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Glenn Carrington Papers; Moorland Spingarn Research Center; Howard University.

Biography (note)

• (Calvin) Glenn Carrington was most noted for his association with figures of the Harlem Renaissance such as Alain LeRoy Locke, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Harold Jackman, and for his extensive library of first editions by the poets and writers of this movement. He traveled widely in Europe throughout his adult life and developed a broad network of friends, associates, and partners.
• Born in Richmond, Virginia on May 7, 1904 to Fannie and David Carrington, he was the eldest of four children. Carrington received his B.A. from Howard University and his M.A. in social work from Columbia University. He was one of the first African American parole officers in New York State. In addition to working as a parole officer, Carrington worked as a psychological social worker during the latter part of his career.

Call Number

Sc MG 89

OCLC

NYPW95-A73

Author

Carrington, C. Glenn, 1904-1975.

Title

Glenn Carrington papers, 1904-1975.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Glenn Carrington Papers; Also located at; Moorland Spingarn Research Center; Howard University.

Biography

(Calvin) Glenn Carrington was most noted for his association with figures of the Harlem Renaissance such as Alain LeRoy Locke, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Harold Jackman, and for his extensive library of first editions by the poets and writers of this movement. He traveled widely in Europe throughout his adult life and developed a broad network of friends, associates, and partners.

Born in Richmond, Virginia on May 7, 1904 to Fannie and David Carrington, he was the eldest of four children. Carrington received his B.A. from Howard University and his M.A. in social work from Columbia University. He was one of the first African American parole officers in New York State. In addition to working as a parole officer, Carrington worked as a psychological social worker during the latter part of his career.

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Added Author

Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954.

Egypt, Ophelia Settles, 1903-1984.

Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950.

Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 89