Research Catalog
Richard Wright collection
- Title
- Richard Wright collection, 1935-1967.
- Author
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 2 | Microform | Use in library | Sc Micro R-1234 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 1 | Microform | Use in library | Sc Micro R-1234 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Webb, Constance
- Subject
- 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. Wright wrote several novels, short stories, and essays dealing with the oppression of black people in the United States and their struggle for freedom.
- 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.
- Description
- Originals: l lin. ft.Copies: 2 microfilm reels.Papers organized into four series: I. Correspondence; II. Typescripts - Books; III. Typescripts - Articles, Speeches, etc.; and IV. Constance Webb Research Material.
- Access
- Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- 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 14Sc Micro R-1234