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Jill Nelson papers

Title
Jill Nelson papers, 1985-2002.
Author
Nelson, Jill, 1952-

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1.21 lin. feet (1 record carton, 1/2 archival box)
Summary
The Jill Nelson papers consist of notebooks kept by Nelson during her time as a journalist with The Village Voice. Subjects include: Marion Barry's 1990 trial, the Grenada invasion, Haiti during the events that occurred in 1986, Alton Maddox, and Nelson Mandela. In addition, there is material from Nelson's stint as press agent for C. Vernon Mason's campaign for Manhattan District Attorney.
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Genre/Form
Notebooks.
Note
  • Audiotapes transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
  • Books and magazines transferred to the General Research and Reference Division.
Source (note)
  • Jill Nelson
Biography (note)
  • Jill Nelson (1952-) is a journalist and writer. She is the author of the memoirs "Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience" (1993) and "Straight, No Chaser: How I Became A Grown-Up Black Woman" (1997), the novel "Sexual Healing" (2003), and the nonfiction book "Finding Martha's Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island" (2005), as well as the editor of "Police Brutality: An Anthology" (2000). Nelson's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, The Washington Post, The Nation, Ms., The Chicago Tribune and The Village Voice.
Call Number
Sc MG 457
OCLC
NYPG06-A154
Author
Nelson, Jill, 1952-
Title
Jill Nelson papers, 1985-2002.
Biography
Jill Nelson (1952-) is a journalist and writer. She is the author of the memoirs "Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience" (1993) and "Straight, No Chaser: How I Became A Grown-Up Black Woman" (1997), the novel "Sexual Healing" (2003), and the nonfiction book "Finding Martha's Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island" (2005), as well as the editor of "Police Brutality: An Anthology" (2000). Nelson's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, The Washington Post, The Nation, Ms., The Chicago Tribune and The Village Voice.
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