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