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African American poets.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Cotter, Joseph S., 1908 - 1942

 File — Box 3: [Barcode: 31234013791072], Folder: 9-14
Identifier: 9-14
Scope and Contents

31 items. 12 letters to JWT. 19 poems and news clippings by and about Cotter. Group photo from S. C. Taylor School (Lucien Howe and Frank Ernest Gannett on back).

Dates: 1908 - 1942

Henry Allen Laine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005A003
Scope and Contents The Henry Allen Laine papers are a collection of personal manuscripts from Henry Allen Laine, including original works by Laine. Also contained in this collection are various newspaper clippings of Laine's death and memorial service, Laine family photos and papers from Henry Allen Laine's daughter, Tommie Holland. Laine was very well educated and was a community leader making this collection important to anyone researching the lives of Kentucky African-Americans during the early-20th...
Dates: 1874 - 1988; Acquisition: 1987-04-16

Laine, Henry Allen, 1912 - 1915

 File — Box 8: [Barcode: 31234013791122], Folder: 10-2
Identifier: 10-2
Scope and Contents

8 items. 2 letters to JWT. Letter to Desha Breckenridge. 4 poems. 1 news clipping.

Dates: 1912 - 1915

Merriweather, Claybron W., 1908 - 1947

 File — Box 10: [Barcode: 31234013791148], Folder: 2-6
Identifier: 2-6
Scope and Contents

12 items. Letters to JWT. Biographical sketch. News clipping. Poem "John Wilson Townsend". Phil Brown, negro politician.

Dates: 1908 - 1947

John Wilson Townsend Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005A001
Scope and Contents The John Wilson Townsend Papers consist of letters received by Townsend which reflect literary, business, and personal concerns. The bulk of the materials consist of letters received by Townsend, as well as photographs, book reviews, manuscripts and various other items about Kentucky literary figures. These include, but are not limited to, James Lane Allen, Madison Cawein, Irvin S. Cobb, Willard R. Jillson, Harriette Simpson Arnow, Samuel M. Wilson, Paul Sawyier, Otto A. Rothert, and Jesse...
Dates: 1898 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1903 - 1940