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Collection Overview
Title: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence (Series 1), 1938, 1943-2002
ID: 01/01/MSS00086a
Primary Creator: Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000)
Extent: 94.4 Cubic Feet
Arrangement:
Series 1: Correspondence
Sub-series 1: Alphabetical Correspondence (1.1-1.5)
Sub-series 2: Permissions Requests
Sub-series 3: Third-party Correspondence
Sub-series 4: Empty Envelopes
Sub-series 5: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (5.1-5.2)
Forms of Material: Poets, American - 20th century - Correspondence
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet and educator born in Topeka, Kansas and raised on the South Side of Chicago. In 1950, Brooks was the first Black person to win a Pulitzer Prize in any category, receiving the award in Poetry for Annie Allen (1949). At the core of this book is "The Anniad," an epic poem that details the life of a young woman in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. Brooks was a beloved mentor to many poets and artists from the Black Arts movement, and started the Illinois Poet Laureate Awards to encourage poetry writing amongst young people. During her life, Brooks received numerous accolades for her work, including her appointment as Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (now the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 1985.
This temporary record only contains collection content for the first series of the Gwendolyn Brooks Collection (MSS00086). Series 1 was separated from the rest of the collection and subseries 1 and 5 were sectioned into smaller groupings in an attempt to improve load times. Click "Arrangement" for the intellectual arrangement of Series 1. For additional series, click here.
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- Sub-series 5.2: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 220-236)
- Box 220
- File 6: “Holiday Cards” (cont.)
- Folder 6.51
- Item 1: Stewart family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Signed by Stewart, Tommy; Sherm; Tyson; and Tia.
- Item 2: St. John, Eleanor holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Sullivan, Melissa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a poem: "Shepherd Song."
- Folder 6.52
- Item 1: Skyler family holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Tabaj, Leonard F. (East High School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 3: Todd, Al card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.53
- Item 1: Todd, Al and Everarda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Toff, Nancy (Oxford University Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a business card.
- Item 3: Tull, Tara card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.54
- Item 1: Vest, Don and Hilda Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Vest, Hilda card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses an essay.
- Item 3: Walker, Sky holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 4: Ward, Val and Francis holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.55
- Item 1: Warch, Rik and Margot (Lawrence University) holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Walker, Janise Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a letter.
- Folder 6.56
- Item 1: Webb, Cory letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses course information.
- Item 2: Webster, Kate Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.57
- Item 1: Webster, Landon letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Wickert, Kelsey letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.58
- Item 1: Williams, Kenny letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a card.
- Folder 6.59
- Item 1: Woods, Maria card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Woods, Maria card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Woods, Jim; Maria; and Anna packing slip to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.60
- Item 1: Wray, Ron (International Writers Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a prospectus.
- Folder 6.61
- Item 1: Wright, Stephen Caldwell holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 3: Yanikoski, Richard and Mrs. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.62
- Item 1: Zitch, Beryl and Gene Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: "Djata" holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Signature illegible.
- Folder 6.63
- Item 1-6: Blank cards, undated
- Folder 6.64
- Item 1-4: Empty envelopes addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995-1997
- Folder 6.65-6.68: “Christmas Cards 1998”
- Folder 6.65
- Item 1: Blakely, Alta M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a brochure and a flier.
- Item 2: Brown, Cory letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.66
- Item 1: California State University, Los Angeles envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a flier.
- Item 2: Jacobi, Tobi Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- "CHRISTMAS CARDS 1998" note stuck to card.
- Item 3: Panfil, Cathy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.67
- Item 1: Smith, Elaine M. poem to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Werner, Abby letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 3: Address for Haygood, Florence V., undated
- Item 4: Empty envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.68
- Item 1: Centofanti, Rose Marie invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Hawkins, Gail "Minerva" card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- "Christmas Cards for 1998" note stuck to card.
- Item 3-8: Addresses and business cards, undated
- Folder 6.69-6.75: “In Here: Letters to Be Answered”
- Folder 6.69
- Item 1: Arawak Publications letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 6.70
- Item 1: Bickham, David letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses several poems.
- Folder 6.71
- Item 1: Hale, Amber Nicole letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Murray, Maureen letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Includes a draft of Brooks's reply.
- Item 3: Robinson, B. J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes a draft of Brooks's reply.
- Folder 6.72
- Item 1: Schreiner, Dave (Zino Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a permission request form.
- Item 2: Sullivan, William (Keene State College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 6.73
- Item 1: Wilcox, Krystal and Chenevert, Laura letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Wilde, Brad letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3-4: Addresses, 1996?
- Folder 6.74
- Item 1: The Caxtonian newsletter, 1996
- Item 2: Invitation, undated
- Encloses a poem entitled "For Sara Miller, Sculptor."
- Item 3: Front cover of A Capsule Course in Black Poetry Writing, undated
- Remainder of book not present.
- Folder 6.75
- Item 1: Tapahonso, Luci. Saanii Dahataal The Women Are Singing. Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, 1993
- Inscribed for Gwendolyn Brooks by the author.
- Box 221
- File 1: “'Impact of Gwendolyn Brooks' (Black History Convention at Palmer House, 10/26/90. + 'The Nation' Celebration.)”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Fitch, Nancy Elizabeth (Lynchburg College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: The Nation Associates postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Patton, June O. (Governors State University. College of Arts and Sciences) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Encloses a document regarding a panel session ("The Impact of Gwendolyn Brooks: A Roundtable Discussion") and a list of addresses.
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Rosenbaum, Lew (Guild Books) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: Newspaper clipping, 1989-1990?
- Item 3: "'Impact of Gwendolyn Brooks' (Black History Convention at Palmer House, 10/26/90) + 'The Nation' Celebration" envelope
- Folder 2: “Important”
- Item 1: Beirne, Charles W. (WBEZ) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 2: Brooks, Gwendolyn essay, "Initiation of Poet Laureate Awards", 1970
- Typed, with Brooks's manuscript annotations.
- Item 3: Cronin, Annette (University of Chicago. Office of Special Events) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 4: “Important” envelope, undated
- Includes a list of contents (several not present) dated June 4, 1980.
- Folder 3: “Important Chicago State Univ. Names”
- Item 1: Chicago State University. Office of Public Affairs press release, 1993
- Encloses a photocopied photograph.
- Item 2: Miller, Michael (Chicago State University) note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses Ellison, Gale (University of Pennsylvania. Afro-American letter to Michael Miller.
- Item 3: Chicago State University Gospel Choir schedule, 1993
- From McGreevy, John to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 4: Address for Joyce, Joyce (Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing), undated
- Item 5: “Important Chicago State Univ. Names” envelope, undated
- File 4: “Important Harper & Row”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Stapled to Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, copyright registration and renewal forms for Annie Allen (2 items), and termination agreement between Gwendolyn Brooks and Harper & Row.
- Item 2: Goff, Chirstopher (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes a brief note from Brooks to Richard Orlikoff. Stapled to contract between Gwendolyn Brooks and Harper & Brothers regarding Bronzeville Boys and Girls.
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Goff, Christopher (Harper & Row) letter to Richard Orlikoff (cc Gwendolyn Brooks), 1990
- Item 2: Orlikoff, Richard letter to Christopher Goff (cc Gwendolyn Brooks), 1989
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: Orlikoff, Richard letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses Goff, Christopher (Harper & Row) letter to Richard Orlikoff and royalty statements (12 items, 1986-1989).
- Folder 4.4
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Richard Orlikoff, 1990
- Item 2: Schmitt, Anne (Great Books Foundation) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Young, Gene note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Forwards Hufham, Barbara (Caedmon Records) note to Gene Young (1969), enclosing a contract between Gwendolyn Brooks and Caedmon Records.
- Folder 4.5
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Teresa M. Gillis, Wendy Belsky, and Robert Spizer (Harper & Row), 1985
- Item 2: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 3-4: Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 5-6: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Frances Lindley (Harper & Row), 1986
- Item 7: Lindley, Frances (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Item 8: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 9-10: Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 11: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Folder 4.6
- Item 1: List of Gwendolyn Brooks's works for sale by the David Company, 1986-1987?
- Item 2: Address for Trumpet Book Club, undated
- Item 3: “Important: Harper & Row” envelope, undated
- File 5: “Important Letters (of current interest (August 11, 1989))”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Algren, Nelson letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963
- Includes Brooks, Gwendolyn note about Algren.
- Item 2: Baldwin, James note, undated
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Brown, Bruce card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Cisneros, Sandra letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: Cisneros, Sandra postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Fuller, Hoyt letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kuumba Theatre Company, 1983
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1989
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Parr, Sally, 1989
- Item 2: Ryan, Don note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984?
- Includes a poem: To Gwen Brooks."
- Folder 5.5
- Item 1: Ryerson, Alice (Ragdale Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Encloses an informational brochure and a newsletter.
- Folder 5.6
- Item 1: Salisbury, Harrison E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Broks, 1986
- Item 3: Contemporary Forum note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 5.7
- Item 1: "Misha" card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Business card for Aucoin's Perfumery, undated
- Item 3: "RS" permissions forms to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Enclosed with Gale Research Company pay stub (1986).
- Item 4: Brooks, Gwendolyn contract with Nora Brooks Blakely, 1982
- Regarding Blakely's employment as Brooks's secretary/services manager.
- Folder 5.8
- Item 1: Blue Cross Blue Shield document to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks jottings, 1980
- Regarding finances.
- Item 3: “Important Letters (of current interest (August 11, 1989))” envelope, undated
- File 6: “Important Messages Received at Holiday Time. 1/9/96”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Ferrill, Meghan letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: First Chicago billing statement to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Hutchinson, Chris letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Pierce, Edith Lovejoy poetry booklet, Germination, 1995
- Inscribed to Gwendolyn Brooks by the author.
- Folder 6.3
- Item 1: Sherman, Susan letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Wille, Lois Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- File 7: “Important Notes”
- Folder 7.1
- Item 1: Adams, Jeanette Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2: Ahrens, Martin R. (Washburn University) Thanksgiving card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Folder 7.2
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.3
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.4
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.5
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.6
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.7
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Calhoun, Essie Thanksgiving Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 4: Gale, Charles "Hassan" Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Folder 7.8
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Folder 7.9
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School commencement program and diploma, 1983
- Folder 7.10
- Item 1: Liggons, Willa Mae card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2: McCray, Mrs. Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Montgomery, Wardell, Jr. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Nims, Bonnie and John card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.11
- Item 1: O'Neill, Dennis card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2: Park, Clara Claiborne Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.12
- Item 1: Rhodes, Lillie Sykes card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Richardsen, Edward D. Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Rutland, Jenny letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.13
- Item 1: Scarlett, Patricia card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: Spencer, Chauncey E., 1988
- Folder 7.14
- Item 1: Walls, Cynthia card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Folder 7.15
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Father's Day card to Henry Blakely Jr., undated
- Item 2: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks jotting
- "Stephen Sondheim" written on note.
- Item 4-5: Addresses, undated
- Folder 7.16
- Item 1-3: Blakely, Nora Brooks envelopes to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 7.17
- Item 1: “Important Notes” envelope, undated
- File 8: “Important Stuff”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Cotner, Robert (The Caxton Club) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Illinois Writers Incorporated financial statement to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Mavrelis, Jean letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.3
- Item 1: Scroggins, Sonny newspaper clippings (photocopies) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Tobias, Tobi letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.4
- Item 1: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: “Important Stuff” note, undated
- Box 222
- File 1: “Important Telephone Numbers and Addresses”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Bartow, James (Harlem School of the Arts) flier to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2-3: Board of Election Commissioners voter registration cards to Gwendolyn Brooks (2 items), undated
- Item 4-5: Cavalieri, Grace letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Gray, Alberta letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Hickey, Eunice note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Neal, Isobel note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn draft letter to Velma Smith, 1992
- Item 2-15: Addresses and business cards, undated
- Folder 1.4
- Item 1-22: Addresses and business cards
- Folder 1.5
- Item 1: Jotting, undated
- Item 2-4: Newspaper clippings, 1992
- Item 5: Saks Fifth Avenue merchandise tag, undated
- Folder 1.6
- Item 1: Ballot stub, undated
- Item 2: “Important Telephone Numbers and Addresses” envelope, undated
- File 2: “Important. Third World Press: Haki's New Contract”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Hurst, Debra (Internal Revenue Service) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a pamphlet.
- Item 2: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), 1999
- Encloses a note.
- Item 2: Third World Press invoice to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Folder 2.3
- Item 1: HarperCollins contract, 1999
- Regarding Selected Poems.
- Item 2: “Important Telephone Numbers and Addresses” envelope, undated
- Folder 3: "In Re: 'Maud Martha'"
- Item 1: Long, Lilian P. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1955
- Item 2: Sackett, Sam (Fort Hays Kansas State College) memorandum to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969
- Item 3: “In Re: 'Maud Martha'” envelope, undated
- File 4: “Inside Letters Answered”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Brookwell-Miller, Karen card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Guild Complex newsletter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- "Inside Letters Answered" is written on the newsletter's front page.
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: Meece, Russe and June letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Mullarkey, Joe P. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 4.4
- Item 1: Taylor, Elizabeth A. (Waco Convetion & Visitors Bureau) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes a draft of Brooks's reply.
- Item 2: Winston, Carol card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- File 5: “Interesting Letters from Laura Blackburn and Others from Michael Harper's Class at Brown University”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Adams, Elizabeth letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses an untitled poem.
- Item 2: Blackburn, Laura Porter letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Item 3: Brown, Fraser letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Fisher, Paige letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Item 2: Giller, Chip letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Granoff, Gillian letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Encloses essays on "The Mother" and "In the Mecca."
- Item 2: Kaczynski, Julie M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Meschery, Matthew letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Encloses a poem: "Waiting for Plums."
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Moriearty, Perry letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses an essay about "The Mother."
- Item 2: Roberts, Cynthia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses several poems, collectively titled "FLowers One-Thousand Fold: Response to Race, Poetry, Life and Beyond."
- Folder 5.5
- Item 1: Sharf, Jennie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: “Interesting Letters from Laura Blackburn and Others from Michael Harper's Class at Brown University” envelope, undated
- File 6: “Invitations”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Cartlidge, Hosea and Mrs. wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a wedding program and brief notes by Brooks.
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Cromie, Brigid Anne and Moore, Glenn Andrew wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely, Jr., 1993
- Item 2: Friedman, Jorie and Richard invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Hunt, Thorolese card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.3
- Item 1: Leath, Viola M. wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Item 2: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996-1997
- Folder 6.4
- Item 1: Moses, Yolanda T. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses an additional invitation for a separate event.
- Item 2: National Dance Institute invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 6.5
- Item 1: Perry, Curtis V. and McCloud-Rehm, Marine wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Item 2: Rago, Juliet exhibit notice to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 6.6
- Item 1: Shaw, Harry B. and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely Jr., 1985
- Encloses name card for Shaw, Greg Christopher.
- Item 2: Tougaloo College invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses a schedule of inauguration-related activities.
- Folder 6.7
- Item 1: Untermyer, Ethel note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a graduation announcement for Untermyer, Abraham.
- Item 2: "Valerie" and "Erick" wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Folder 6.8-6.11: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.8
- Item 1: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters invitation and program to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Item 2: Burroughs, Charles and Margaret (DuSable Museum of African American History) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Encloses a Chocolate Chips Theatre Company advertisment.
- Folder 6.9
- Item 1: Brown, Abena Joan program to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- The program advertises an ETA Creative Arts Foundation production of Paul Robeson. Encloses a form for ordering tickets for the production.
- Item 2: Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines notice to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 3: Guild Complex postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks and Blakely, Henry, Jr., 1996
- Item 4: Kuumba Theatre Company advertisment to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.10
- Item 1: Metro postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: National Endowment for the Humanities invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: National Women's Hall of Fame and Freedom Forum invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 6.11
- Item 1: South Shore Cultural Center and Chicago Theatre Company postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Thompson, James R. and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses a card with additional information and a blank RSVP card.
- Folder 6.12-6.15: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.12
- Item 1: Crowe, Larry F. and Bandele, Shalewa wedding invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 2: Dyson, Thomas customer appreciation keychain to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Freund, Gerald (MacArthur Foundation) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Folder 6.13
- Item 1: Hayes, Alice Ryerson (Ragdale Foundation) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Jenner School invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 3: McMahon, Irene invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Encloses a note and a map.
- Folder 6.14
- Item 1: Oakley, Francis (Williams College) and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Encloses a note.
- Item 2: Pinkney, Junette invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Encloses a note.
- Folder 6.15
- Item 1: Wood-Prince, William and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Item 2: Invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Unsigned; thought to be related to Amtrak.
- Folder 6.16-6.20: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.16
- Item 1: Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Johnston, Corey Jamal invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a photograph and a namecard.
- Folder 6.17
- Item 1: King, Curtis (Junior Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Inc.) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Kristof, David (Millennium Committee of New York, Inc.) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Paperclipped to a postcard.
- Folder 6.18
- Item 1: League of Black Women invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: National Endowment for the Humanities invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses an RSVP card.
- Folder 6.19
- Item 1: Ryan, George H. and Lura Lynn invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses an RSVP card and return envelope.
- Folder 6.20
- Item 1: Society of Midland Authors invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 2: Williams, Mary E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Encloses an invitation.
- Folder 6.21-6.23: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.21
- Item 1: Browning, Alice (International Black Writers Conference) competition forms to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses an advertisement.
- Item 2: DeGloria, Rachel Rosen (Salute to Paul Robeson Committee) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Includes a draft of Brooks's reply.
- Item 3: Jones, Theodore A. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975
- Encloses an invitation.
- Folder 6.22
- Item 1: Madison, Diane and Richie, Benjamin invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a program.
- Item 2: McNeal, Shannon Martell invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Organization of Black American Culture invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 6.23
- Item 1: Ragdale Foundation invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Skvarla, Melvyn A. (Cliff Dwellers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Program for "Gwendolyn Brooks Reads Gwendolyn Brooks" event at Chicago State University, 1978
- Box 223
- File 6: “Invitations” (cont.)
- Folder 6.24-6.31: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.24
- Item 1: Berek, Diana and Rosenbaum, Lew invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Boorstin, Daniel J. (Library of Congress) and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses an RSVP card and return envelope.
- Folder 6.25
- Item 1: Brooks, Rachel Monique invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a photograph and empty envelope. Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Brown, Abena Joan (ETA Creative Arts Foundation) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses an RSVP card.
- Item 3: Cameron, Michael and Marion invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Folder 6.26
- Item 1: Champagne, Ronald (Saint Xavier University) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Chicago magazine invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982
- Item 3: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Inc. invitation sent to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses an RSVP card and return envelope.
- Folder 6.27
- Item 1: ETA Creative Arts Foundation invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Evans, Walter and Linda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Encloses an invitation and a map.
- Folder 6.28
- Item 1: Heartland Literary Society invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses an RSVP card, a return envelope, a note, and a bookmark.
- Folder 6.29
- Item 1: Heartland Literary Soceity invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 2: Rollins College English Department invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Encloses a program.
- Folder 6.30
- Item 1: Vaught, Wilma L. (United States Military Entrance Processing Command) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a dress code card.
- Folder 6.31
- Item 1: Weissler, Fran and Barry invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Western Michigan University invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Program, undated
- Folder 6.32-6.41: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.32
- Item 1: Academy of the Sacred Heart invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Encloses a program.
- Item 2: African American Book Center invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: Brown, Abena Joan (Afrika Express) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 4: Brown, Abena Joan (ETA Creative Arts Foundation) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 5: Bartow, James (HSA Community and Culture Committee) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.33
- Item 1: Bullins, Ed (Northeastern University) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Chicago Association of Black Journalists invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses an RSVP card and return envelope.
- Folder 6.34
- Item 1: Connors, Jack and Fiori, Pamela (Travel & Leisure Magazine) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 3: Daley, Brendan letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 4: ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Inc. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 6.35
- Item 1: Hickey, William A. (Saint Mary's College) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Jenner School invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 6.36
- Item 1: Kanwit, Stephanie W. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 2: Library of Congress invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 3: Mable, Phyllis (Longwood College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 6.37
- Item 1: Mary Washington College Women of Color letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a metal bookmark.
- Item 2: Midwest Community Council invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Folder 6.38
- Item 1: O'Neal, Jennifer (Academey of American Poets) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Encloses an invitation.
- Item 2: Rosenbaum, Lew and Berek, Diana invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a map.
- Folder 6.39
- Item 1: Saint Mary's College invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses an RSVP card and inaugural schedule.
- Item 2: Sullivan, Edwin and Mrs.; and Harper, Thomas, Jr. and Mrs. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Folder 6.40
- Item 1: Washington, Harold (City of Chicago) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 2: WGN-TV invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Woodson Regional Library Center invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 6.41
- Item 1: "Stephanie" note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Attached to an invitation.
- Item 2: Invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969
- Regarding an event hosted by the Black Women's Committee; We Care, We Share Committee; and 45th Oakenwald Youth Group.
- Item 3: Program, 1985
- Item 4-5: Programs, undated
- Folder 6.42-6.49: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.42
- Item 1: Bennett, William J. invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 2: Braxton, Margaret E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Encloses a marriage announcement.
- Folder 6.43
- Item 1: Donaldson, Teresa Redd and Jeff card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: DuSable Museum of African American History invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 6.44
- Item 1: Glick, Goldie and Devri card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Hirsch High School invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1958
- Folder 6.45
- Item 1: McGowan, Maureen and Crowley, Patricia (Deborah's Place) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Murray, David and Shange, Ntozake invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 6.46
- Item 1: Owens, Betty J. donation envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Encloses an invitation and receipt form
- Folder 6.47
- Item 1: Saunders, Ronnie invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses a sealed envelope.
- Item 2: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 6.48
- Item 1: Williams, Avery invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Williwams, Ruth Teena invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 6.49
- Item 1: Winston, Carol and Elwyn card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Folder 6.50-6.51: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 6.50
- Item 1-4: Ticket stubs, 1975
- Item 5-7: Tickets, 1975
- Item 8-10: Tickets, 1982
- Item 11: Donation card, 1991
- Item 12: Ticket, undated
- Folder 6.51
- Item 1: “Paulette Brooks Purchasing” envelope, undated
- Encloses a nametag, a pin, and 10 food coupons.
- Item 2-3: Promontory discount cards
- Item 4: “Invitations” folder, undated
- File 7: “June 7, 1993 – 76th Birthday”
- Folder 7.1
- Item 1: Adams, Jeanette birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Adams, Lorraine V. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3: Bean, Carl birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.2
- Item 1: Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Encloses sheet music: "Much in Common."
- Folder 7.3
- Item 1: Clayton, Deborah "Nia" birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Item 2: Durtschi, Erica letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Encloses a birthday card.
- Folder 7.4
- Item 1: Egejuru family birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Signed by Egejuru, Ugorji; Egejuru, Emezuene; and Egejuru, Phanuel.
- Item 2: Glick, Goldie and David birthday Card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3: H., Sherelle birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.5
- Item 1: Jones, Anna M. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Item 2: Lyon, Evalyn G. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3: Milton, Kirsten birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.6
- Item 1: Radmacher, Mary birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Item 2: Randall, Vivian and Dudley birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.7
- Item 1: Rasheed, Zakeya N. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Richardson, Kumi birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Item 3: Richardson, Mary Ann birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.8
- Item 1: St. John, Eleanor birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Ward, Val Gray birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Item 3: Wilson, Art birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.9
- Item 1: "Elizabeth" birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Item 2: "Marty the Clown" (Clown Services) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993?
- Folder 7.10
- Item 1-2: Birthday cards to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Unknown senders.
- Item 3: “June 7, 1993 – 76th Birthday” envelope, undated
- Box 224
- File 1: “Layer III”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Ellis, James and family holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Meece, June envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 3: Murphy, Tom card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Piattoni, Gary M. (Christie's) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Williams, Kenny card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: “Layer III” envelope, undated
- File 2: “Letter-Copies. Photographs. Notes”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Anderson, David, 1990
- Two copies.
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Broghton, Mrs., 1990
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Burrows, Vinnie, 1990
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Cauley, Michael (Harlo Printing), 1989
- Item 3-4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Delany, Harold; Cross, Delores; and Sesay, Chernoh (Chicago State University), 1990
- Regarding the terms "African-American" and "Black." Encloses an essay.
- Folder 2.3
- Item 1: Edgar, Jim (State of Illinois. Office of the Secretary of State) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses two photographs.
- Folder 2.4
- Item 1: Friebert, Stuart (Oberlin College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988-1989
- Encloses a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Gallt, Nancy, 1989
- Regarding the rights to Bronzeville Boys and Girls.
- Folder 2.5
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1988
- Encloses a note.
- Folder 2.6
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1990
- Encloses a letter from Brooks, Gwendolyn to Hugh Southern, Steve Goodwin, Mihcael Anania, and Adrienne Hirsch, and a poem: "Ron Wray."
- Folder 2.7
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Moyers, Bill, 1989
- Encloses a jotting, a subsequent letter, and a note.
- Folder 2.8
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Orlikoff, Richard, 1990
- Regarding HarperCollins's use of Brooks's title "Family Pictures."
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Owens, Betty (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School), 1989
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Mike R.", 1990
- Folder 2.9
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Reichley, Robert (Brown University), 1989
- Encloses a previous letter.
- Item 2-3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Richardson, Eddie, 1989
- Encloses a note.
- Folder 2.10
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Richardson, Eddie, 1990
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Sjoberg(?), Leif, 1990
- Encloses a letter from Brooks, Gwendolyn to Ilene Arends and a letter from Brooks, Gwendolyn to Glenn Collins.
- Item 3: Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature memo to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Encloses a poem: "David Anderson."
- Folder 2.11
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "St. Clair Bourne", 1990
- Regarding a movie adaptation of In the Mecca.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Cynthia Walls, 1987
- Encloses a jotting.
- Folder 2.12
- Item 1: Walter, David S. (Bradbury Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses a photograph.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Weissbluth, Jed, undated
- Folder 2.13
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1990
- Two copies.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Brenda", 1989
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Harlo Printing Company, 1990
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Lois", 1990
- Folder 2.14
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1987
- Unidentified recipient.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, "The Black Family", undated
- Folder 2.15
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, "The Twenty First Century", undated
- Folder 2.16
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, "Yesterday and Today", undated
- Two copies. Enclosed with information about the 1987 Illinois Poet Laureate Awards.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks speech, 1990
- Regarding the Illinois State Library.
- Folder 2.17
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, undated
- Item 2: Note, undated
- Likely relates to the Illinois Poet Laureate Awards.
- Folder 2.18
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Broughton, Mr., 1989
- Includes notes in Brooks's hand.
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1989
- Unidentified recipient.
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Dolores Cross, 1990
- Two copies.
- Folder 2.19
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Freeman, Brenda, 1990
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hemcore, Heidi (Earlham College), 1989
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1990
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Polikoff, Alexander, 1990
- Folder 2.20
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Turco, Lewis, 1989
- Regarding permissions for "We Real Cool."
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Georgette", 1989
- Two copies. Also addressed to Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
- Item 3: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to "Lois", 1990
- Folder 2.21
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Polly", 1990
- Also addressed to "Polly's Family."
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks poem, "Jane Addams", 1990
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks speech draft, undated
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, undated
- Regarding the term "Black."
- Item 5: Contract, 1989
- Signed by Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Richardson.
- Folder 2.22
- Item 1: Contract, 1989
- Signed by Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Richardson.
- Item 2: Photograph, 1990
- Gwendolyn Brooks with D.H. Melhem.
- Folder 2.23
- Item 1: Photograph, 1990
- Folder 2.24
- Item 1: “Letter-Copies. Photographs. Notes” envelope, undated
- File 3: “LETTERS Algren, Dickey, Frank London Brown, etc. (also Clippings, etc.) also, Some of My Book Reviews”
- Folder 3.1
- Item 1: Algren, Nelson letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963
- Item 2: Brown, Frank London (University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Item 3: Brown, Frank London envelope, undated
- Folder 3.2
- Item 1: Couchman, Grodon W. (Elmhurst College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 2: Dickey, James letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Folder 3.3
- Item 1: Killens, John O. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Item 2: Kunitz, Stanley (State Teachers College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1950
- Item 3: Montagu, Ashley (Anisfield-Wolf Award in Race Relations) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969
- Item 4: Porter, Kenneth (University of Oregon) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970
- Folder 3.4
- Item 1: Rodgers, Carolyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 2: Scarberry, Louise letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969
- Folder 3.5
- Item 1: Smith, Kenneth B. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 2: Spaulding, Norm (Norm Spaulding Productions) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Item 3: Zbornik, Joseph J. (Chicago Public Schools) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks essay, "A Defense of 'Elegy'", undated
- Folder 3.6
- Item 1: “LETTERS Algren, Dickey, Frank London Brown, etc. (also Clippings, etc.) also, Some of My Book Reviews” envelope
- File 4: “Letters”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Adams, Joyce Davis (JDA Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Alexandroff, Jane letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Alexandroff, Mike (Columbia College (Chicago, Ill.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: American Academy of Arts and Letters letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: American Academy of Arts and Letters envelope, undated
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: Anderson, Maggie (Kent State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Barlow, Cordelia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.4
- Item 1-3: Birts, Warner B. (Englewood High School (Chicago, Ill.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.5
- Item 1: Board of Election Commissioners letter to Blakely, Henry, 1992
- Encloses a voter registration receipt and voter registration card.
- Item 2: Booker, Stephen card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.6
- Item 1: Bornholdt, Laura (University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Knight-Bowens, Eunice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.7
- Item 1: Brock, Mary (Montgomery Messenger) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Broderick, John C. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.8
- Item 1: Brooks, Avery (National Black Arts Festival) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses a program.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks announcement, 1992
- Regarding the Twenty-Third Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards.
- Folder 4.9
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1994
- Unknown recipient.
- Item 2: Brooks, Rachel Monique invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a photograph and namecard.
- Item 3: Bryan, Ashley envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Enclosed with a jotting.
- Folder 4.10
- Item 1: Chicago State University letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a payroll stub.
- Item 2: Chicago State University newsletter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.11
- Item 1: Chicago State University report to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Chicago State University phone message slip to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Chin, Marilyn poem to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 4.12
- Item 1: Christian Science Monitor letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Couch, Bill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.13
- Item 1: Couch, Bill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Cross, Dolores (Chicago State University) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.14
- Item 1-2: Cross, Dolores (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Cross, Dolores (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.15
- Item 1: Cross, Dolores (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Egejuru, Phanuel (Loyola University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.16
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Evans, Joy (National Endowment for the Humanities), 1994
- Also addressed to "Mary Lou," and "Dr. Hackney."
- Item 2: Everett, Gilda card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a note from Barney, Christine to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 4.17
- Item 1: First National Bank of Chicago bank statement to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Flanders, Kathryn (Poetry Society of America) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.18
- Item 1: Frankenthaler, Laurie (F&F Associates) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Friends of the Chicago Public Library newsletter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3: Gabbin, Joanne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Box 225
- File 4: “Letters” (cont.)
- Folder 4.19
- Item 1: Galbraith, Nancy Burdick (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Enclosed with three photographs and a second letter.
- Folder 4.20
- Item 1: Gammel, Wanda and Marek, Josef letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a letter from Gammel, Wanda to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Georgoudaki, Ekaterini letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a curriculum vitae.
- Folder 4.21
- Item 1: Georgoudaki, Ekaterini letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.22
- Item 1: Gendelman, Doris N. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Item 2: Gertz, Elmer letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.23
- Item 1: Gildzen, Alex letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses two newspaper clippings.
- Item 2: Gleibermann, Erik letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.24
- Item 1: Goddard, Linda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses an address.
- Item 2: Gray, Alberta A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.25
- Item 1: Gregorian, Vartan (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a return envelope.
- Item 2: Hackman, Jim letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.26
- Item 1: Hotel St. Regis bill sent to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: The Inn at Saint Mary's pamphlet to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Jackson, Hugh (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 4.27
- Item 1: Jenner School card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Kendrick, Dolores letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Kennedy-King College envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.28
- Item 1: Koeppel, Alfred J. (Trinity College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Kozash, Bobbie (Smith College) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Regarding "We Real Cool."
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks envelope to Joan Kufrin and George Kufrin, 1991
- Envelope is sealed.
- Folder 4.29
- Item 1: Kutz, Steven (St. Martin's Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Leary, Sheila (University of Wisconsin Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.30
- Item 1: Lewis, Ari card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Also signed by Etter-Lewis, Gwen.
- Item 2: Lewis, Roy Kwanzaa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a photograph
- Folder 4.31
- Item 1: Louis-Dreyfus, William letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Longcore, Christine Ann letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses a return envelope.
- Folder 4.32
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Magik Karpet envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3: Manier, Maureen C. (Saint Mary's College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.33
- Item 1: Mayer, Dorothy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Minton, Katherine (Symphony Space) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Also signed by Cossa, Joanne.
- Item 3: Miller, Stephanie A. (HarperCollins Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.34
- Item 1: Montgomery, Carla W. (Northern Illinois University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses two invitations and and an event reminder.
- Item 2: Moseley Braun, Carol flier to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a partial second copy. Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: The Nation Associates letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a return envelope.
- Folder 4.35
- Item 1: Neo-Futurists flier to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: North Avenue Lumber and Construction Company letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses a coupon.
- Item 3: Ochoa, David (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.36
- Item 1: Ochoa, David (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a survey form.
- Item 2: Olson, Magne (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Parr, Sally (Ithaca College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.37
- Item 1: Peacock, Molly (Poetry Society of America) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Perlberg, Mark letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.38
- Item 1: Peterson, Elsa (McGraw-Hill Book Company) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Regarding "We Real Cool."
- Item 2: Petrakis, Harry Mark (San Francisco State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely, 1992
- Also addressed to Nora Brooks Blakely. Also signed by Petrakis, Diana.
- Folder 4.39
- Item 1: Pierce, Edith Lovejoy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses two newspaper clippings.
- Item 2: Poetry card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.40
- Item 1: Promontory Apartments Trust letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a television channel guide and an empty envelope.
- Item 2: Redmond, Eugene B. (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.41
- Item 1: Refoe, Annye, L. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Rickman, William W. (Kroch's & Brentano's, Inc) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.42
- Item 1: Salaam, Yusef letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.43
- Item 1-2: Shapiro, Claire card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Folder 4.44
- Item 1: Springmeyer, David C. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Steinber, Gillian letter to Gwendolyn Brooks and Beryl Zitch, 1992
- Item 3: St. John, Eleanor Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.45
- Item 1: Sullivan, Charles (Georgetown University) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a business card.
- Item 2: Swanberg, Christine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Swygert, H. Patrick (State University of New York. University at Albany) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.46
- Item 1: Thiers, Naomi letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Vogel, Dana card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Washington, Elmer L. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.47
- Item 1: Washington Times note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Regarding a review of Children Coming Home.
- Item 2: Wassman, Rose and Rinsky, Lee Ann premissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Regarding "We Real Cool."
- Item 3: Weaver, Michael S. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.48
- Item 1: Wishne, Bonnie L. (Ancona School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Wittmann, Sabrina letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.49
- Item 1: Wolin-Levin, Inc. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a bill.
- Item 2: Woods, Jessie A. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 4.50
- Item 1: Woznick, Carolyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Enclosed with a permissions request regarding "The Bean Eaters" and "Southeast Corner."
- Item 2: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.51
- Item 1: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Zitch, Beryl note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Folder 4.52
- Item 1: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2-4: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 5: Zitch, Beryl letter fragment to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 4.53
- Item 1: "AAWG" card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: "Carol" (Magik Karpet) delivery slip to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: "Carol" (Rising Start, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 4: Gude, Barbara letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1993
- Folder 4.54
- Item 1: Chamier, Elizabeth letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Wixson, Doublas partial letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3-4: Newspaper clipping, 1994
- Folder 4.55
- Item 1-2: Horner, David G. (North Park College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 3-4: Norman, Arlene (North Park College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 4.56
- Item 1: North Park University ticket, 1992
- Item 2-5: Empty envelopes, undated
- Folder 4.57
- Item 1-2: Jottings, undated
- Item 3-6: Addresses and business cards, undated
- Item 7-10: Contracts, 1992
- Folder 4.58
- Item 1-4: Contracts, 1992-1993
- Folder 4.59
- Item 1-4: Contracts, 1993
- Folder 4.60
- Item 1-4: Contracts, 1993
- Folder 4.61
- Item 1-6: Contracts, 1993-1994
- Folder 4.62
- Item 1: Advertisement, 1993
- Enclosed with a program and a second advertisement.
- Item 2: Program, 1994?
- Folder 4.63
- Item 1: Program, 1993
- Folder 4.64
- Item 1-4: Itineraries, 1992-1994, undated
- Folder 4.65
- Item 1-2: Newspaper clippings, undated
- Item 3: “Letters” plastic bag, undated
- Box 226
- File 1: “Letters from...National Book Awards Foundation”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Baldwin, Neil (National Book Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Evans, Joy (National Endowment for the Humanities) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Quinson, Bruno A. (National Book Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Empty envelope, undated
- Item 3: “Letters from...National Book Awards Foundation” envelope, undated
- Full text on envelope: "Letters from: Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities (Juan Mestas, etc.) Nat'l Book Awards Foundation - Meg Kenny and Bruno Quinson, Chairman Board of Directors (and Editor of Henry Holt and Co. Publisher)."
- File 2: “Letters in Here have all Been Answered”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks envelope to Coleman, Horace, 1998
- Item 2: Creeden, Virginia A. envelope, undated
- Item 3: Goodman, Paulette (Naperville Community Unit School District 203) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Holland, Annie M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Jiggetts, Bess birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Lane, Pinkie Gordon envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.3
- Item 1: Martini-Efteland, Marcia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses a return envelope.
- Item 2: McMahon, Joe card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 2.4
- Item 1: Reef, Catherine envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Shipps, Dea postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Taft, Tina (New Haven Free Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 4: Tagliabue, John A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Enclosed with a postcard and a biographical summary.
- Folder 2.5
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Turco, Lewis, 1998
- Encloses a book: Turco, Lewis. Shaping the Family Tree: A Remembrance. Bordigheria, Inc, 1998.
- Folder 2.6
- Item 1: Murphy, Andy (Amtrak) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Olivier, Mariann R. Grayson card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks envelope to Olivier, Mariann R. Grayson, undated
- Item 4: “To Gwendolyn Brooks” essay, undated
- Folder 2.7
- Item 14: “Letters in Here have all Been Answered” envelope, undated
- File 3: “Letters That Have Been Taken Care Of as Of August 19, 1998 (Wednesday)” envelope
- Folder 3.1
- Item 1: American Lung Association letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Bach, Kim (Riverside Publishing) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Blanken, Tamara A. (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Regarding "We Real Cool" and "Old Mary."
- Folder 3.2
- Item 1: Curry, Mary birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses two programs.
- Item 2: DK Research, Inc. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 3.3
- Item 1: Farrar, Ann B. (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Regarding "The Bean Eaters" and "We Real Cool."
- Item 2: Fleming, Robert letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses a draft of Brooks's response.
- Folder 3.4
- Item 1: Kendrick, Brittany letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Kizer, Carolyn card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses two photographs.
- Folder 3.5
- Item 1: Lyon, Evalyn G. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a letter.
- Item 2: Mailey, David letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 3.6
- Item 1: Matlock, Frances Taylor card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Thomas, Hollis J. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses a photograph.
- Folder 3.7
- Item 1: Thomas, Jacquelyn H. (Phillips Exeter Academy) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Wurst, Al letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 3.8
- Item 1: York, Pam letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Enclosed with a birthday card.
- Folder 3.9: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1: Anderson, Pat and Dave letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Enclosed with a Christmas card.
- Item 2: Pegram, Amelia Blossom birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Also signed by House, Melanie Jean.
- Folder 3.10: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Conroy, Nicholas (Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, FL)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Gaspertti, Helen letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses a photograph.
- Item 3: Vaselopulous, Leah (Chicago Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes a response draft.
- Folder 3.11: Unidentified grouping (3)
- Item 1: The Gargoyle Gazette newsletter, 1998
- Item 2: Simon and Schuster envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Society For the Advancement of The Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Folder 3.12
- Item 1: “Letters That Have Been Taken Care Of as Of August 19, 1998 (Wednesday)” envelope, undated
- File 4: “Letters to Mary Lou”
- Folder 4.1-4.2: “Foxman”
- Folder 4.1: “Foxman”
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter copies to Foxman, Abraham, 1994
- Folder 4.2: “Foxman” grouping
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter copies to Foxman, Abraham, 1994
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: "My Copy" sheet of paper, undated
- Item 2-4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter copies to Beatty, Mary Lou, 1994
- Folder 4.4
- Item 1: “Letters to Mary Lou” manila envelope, undated
- File 5: “Library of Congress (letter carbons) + Library of Congress Report”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ashman, Jane, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Backas, James (D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities), 1985
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Backas, James (D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Bell, Michael (Arts Commission of San Francisco), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Boorstin, Daniel J. (Library of Congress), 1986
- Item 7: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Bradford, Gigi (Folger Shakespeare Library), 1986
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Broderick, John C. (Library of Congress) and Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1986
- Unknown recipient(s).
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Brown, Karen, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Brownlow, Mary Ann, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Butler, John D. (University of the District of Columbia), 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Byrd, Maxine C., 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Channell, Merle (Northern Virginia Community College. Black Studies Association), 1986
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Broderick, John C. (Library of Congress) and Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1986
- Unknown recipient(s).
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Cook, Mike (Image Alliance), 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Davis S., Veronica, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Dixon, Alan J. (U.S. Senate), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Edwards, Andrea (D.C. Association of School Librarians), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Edwards, Jean (Bailey's Elementary School (Bailey's Crossroads, VA)), 1986
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Fisher, Ada M., 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Fitch, Nancy Elizabeth, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Fraze, Candida (The Writers' Center), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ganley, Natalie, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Goodwin, Alan (Benjamin Banneker Junior High School (Burtonsville, MD)), 1985
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Graham, Rosemary (University of Virginia), 1986
- Folder 5.5
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Graybill, Susan, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Green, Gloria, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Harris, Peter, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Harteis, Richard (PEN Syndicated Fiction Project), 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Harteis, Richard (PEN Syndicated Fiction Project), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hatcher, Adlai, 1986
- Folder 5.6
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hixson, Bonnie (Forest Edge Elementary School), 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Howard, Anthony, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Katrak, Ketu, 1985
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Little, Joseph, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Lori", 1986
- Also addressed to Loper, Megan (City Lights School).
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to McFall, Gardner, 1985
- Item 7: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Schlossman, Beryl, 1986
- Folder 5.7
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Menezes, Angelina, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Monteiro, Carole, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Morris, Harold (Detroit College of Law), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "The Pages" (U.S. House of Representatives. Page School), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Quinn, Frederick (Voice of America), 1985
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Quinn, Frederick (Voice of America), 1986
- Folder 5.8
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Schmidt, Betty (Jamestown Elementary School), 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Shaffer, Rich, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Smith, Arthur J., 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks to Smith, Edith R. (Alexander R. Shepherd Elementary School), 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Smoot, Millie (Charles W. Woodward Senior High School (North Bethesda, MD)), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Sparrow, Sandra, 1986
- Item 7: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Threet, Lamorne C., 1986
- Folder 5.9
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Beitler, Roslyn (Smithsonian Institution), 1986
- Item 2: Broderick, John C. (Library of Congress), Gwendolyn Brooks, and Seelye, Mary-Averett letter, 1986
- Unknown recipient.
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Burden, Jean, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Elliott, Lloyd H. (George Washington University), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ellis, Melva (Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center) and family, 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hoagland, Everett, 1986
- Folder 5.10
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hatton, Wendi A., 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jacobsen, Josephine, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Johnson, Patricia A. (University of Dayton), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jones, Gwen, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kahn, Hannah, 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Marbury, Donald (Program Fund), 1986
- Folder 5.11
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to March, Genevieve, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to McClane, Ken (Cornell University)
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ney, Jason, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Pasour, Amy L. (Braddock Elementary School), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Perel, Jane Lunin (Providence College), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Rodgers, Carolyn M., 1986
- Folder 5.12
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Smoot, Millie M., 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Swope, Mary, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Williams, Virginia, 1986
- Item 4: Broderick, John C. letter to Randall, Dudley, 1986
- Folder 5.13
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Gaudette, Louis F., 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jones, Robert (George Washington University), 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Korobkin, Sally (Garett Park School), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Parry, Betty, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Uhlmann, Nancy (Institute of International Education), 1986
- Folder 5.14
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Alexander, Anita, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Dame, Edna, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Henderson, Shaun O., 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Honig, Edwin (VCCA), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Johnson, Arthur Julian, 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Golderman, Cynthia R., 1986
- Folder 5.15
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kendrick, Dolores (Phillips Exeter Academy), 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kimmons, Rose Marie, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Korobkin, Sally (Garett Park School), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lomax, Walter E., 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Martin, Keith, Sr., 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Moore, Lenard, 1986
- Folder 5.16
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Orfalea, Gregory, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to O'Keefe, Virginia (Thomas A. Edison High School), 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Price, Hope Lynne, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Radice, Martha, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Reynolds, Craig A. (Federal Poets), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Rodgers, Carolyn M., 1986
- Folder 5.17
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ryan, William F., 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Saalakhan, Mauri', 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Shaw, Marcus, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Spiker, Chance (U.S. House of Representatives. Page School), 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Tippit, Sarah (University of Maryland. The Diamondback), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Younis, Yvonne, 1986
- Folder 5.18
- Item 1: Broderick, John C. and Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1985
- Unknown recipient.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Cousins, Linda (The Universal Black Writer), 1985
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Curry, Anna (Enock Pratt Free Library), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Diggs, Lesa, 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hinds, George, 1985
- Folder 5.19
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jones, Dorothy, 1985
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Moncrieffe, Hyacinth, 1985
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Post, Ira (Maharishi Continental Capital of the Age of Enlightenment for North America), 1985
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Queen, Daniel, 1985
- Folder 5.20
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Blythe, Christopher; Jeffrey; Andrew; and Reina (Ala Wai School), 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Brown, Veronica E.; Lawson, Joan; and Rogers, Courtney (Thomas Jefferson High School. Young Writers' Conference), 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Coppa, Nicholas, 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Council, Marie, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Heller, Peggy Osna (NAPT Annual Meeting), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lindstrom, A., 1986
- Folder 5.21
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Murphy, Charles, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Obaidullah, Abu Jafar (Bangladesh. Embassy (U.S.)), 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Packard, William (New York Quarterly), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Sheppard, Tilman Wayne, 1986
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Thomas, Clarence (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Venable, Lucy (Trident Academy), 1986
- Folder 5.22
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Dame, Edna, 1986
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Harris, Marie (Department of Library Science. Library and Media Services), 1986
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hobson Middle School (Washington, D.C.), 1986
- Letter addressed to 40+ students.
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hoffman, Laurie, 1986
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Schaffenburg, Carlos A. (Highland House), 1986
- Item 7: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Spanel, Amy (River Run), 1986
- Box 227
- File 5: “Library of Congress (letter carbons) + Library of Congress Report” (cont.)
- Folder 5.23
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jacobsen, Josephine, 1986
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Pulleyblank, Larry (Lawrenceville High School)
- Folder 5.24
- Item 1: Library of Congress Annual Report, 1984
- Folder 5.25
- Item 1: “Library of Congress (letter carbons) + Library of Congress Report” folder, undated
- File 6: “MacMurray”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: MacMurray College (President's Office) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Encloses a second note from Zitch, Beryl, and a newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 6.2: “MacMurray College”
- Item 1: Meece, June G. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: Mitchell, Edward J. (MacMurray College. Office of the President) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 3: “MacMurray” envelope, undated
- File 7: “Nora Important Papers”
- Folder 7.1
- Item 1: United States. Great Lakes Program Service Center letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.2
- Item 1: Orlikoff, Richard letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Encloses a letter from Metz, Roger K. to Orlikoff, Richard
- Folder 7.3
- Item 1: Orlikoff, Richard letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Encloses a release regarding Gwendolyn Brooks Blakely v. Illinois Fair Plan Association.
- Folder 7.4
- Item 1: Peterson, Gary R. (Midland Mortgage Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.5
- Item 1: James H. Scott Insurance policy to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.6
- Item 1: Sweet, Roger D. (Illinois. Department of Revenue) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.7
- Item 1: “Important” envelope, undated
- Item 2: “Nora Important Papers” envelope, undated
- File 8: “Old Insurance Papers to File”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statement to Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1996
- Item 2: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statement to Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1985
- Item 3: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notice to Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1996
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Vietri, Michael J. (Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company letter to Blakely, Henry, 1995
- Item 3: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statement to Blakely, Henry, 1995
- Item 4: “Old Insurance Papers to File” envelope, undated
- Folder 9: “Poetry Magazine, ‘Winnie’”
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Melhem, D. H., 1987
- Item 2-3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Parisi, Joe, 1987
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks paragraph for Poetry magazine, 1987
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Houston, 1987
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to "Steve", 1987
- Item 7: “Poetry Magazine, ‘Winnie’” envelope, undated
- File 10: “Precious Pictures, Precious Gift Cards”
- Folder 10.1
- Item 1: Adams, Jeanette postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2: Adams, Jeanette card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 3: Adams, Jeanette card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Ali, Toni M. acknowledgment card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.2
- Item 1: Barrier, Robert Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Benson, Connie acknowledgment card to Gwendolyn Brooks
- Encloses "Marty the Clown" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks; Halme, Martha letter to Gwendolyn Brooks (1990); and a business card for Marty the Clown.
- Folder 10.3
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.4
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.5
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Folder 10.6
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.7
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Brooks, Gwendolyn, undated
- Folder 10.8
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.9
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Blakely, Henry and Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.10
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks anniversary card to Blakely, Henry and Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.11
- Item 1: Boswell, Eva Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks birthday card, 1984
- Unknown recipient.
- Folder 10.12
- Item 1: Carter, Stephen J. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Colbert family holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Haygood, Florence V. holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Folder 10.13
- Item 1: Huse, Dale S. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Encloses three photographs.
- Folder 10.14
- Item 1: Jacob, Helen anniversary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Liggons, Kid(?) and Willa Mae Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Majersky, Dorothy M. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Folder 10.15
- Item 1: McElroy, Felita Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Melhem, D. H. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Owens, Irene Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.16
- Item 1: Porter, Olivia Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Posey, Sherilynn card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 3: Seton Academy acknowledgment card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Box 228
- File 10: “Precious Pictures, Precious Gift Cards to Keep” (cont.)
- Folder 10.17
- Item 1: St. John, Eleanor Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: St. John, Eleanor Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Stroman, Prilla card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 10.18
- Item 1: Student Union Minority Arts Committee (Rose High) Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Untermyer, Ethel Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Van Hoosier, Gretchen L. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Folder 10.19
- Item 1: Whitaker, Charles card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl and Gene anniversary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Folder 10.20
- Item 1: Card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Signed "All of Us Who Missed You." Unknown sender.
- Item 2: Blank postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a photograph with writing on back dated 1991.
- Item 3: Jotting, 1978?
- Item 4: Program for Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Day, 1990
- Folder 10.21
- Item 1: "O.F.F.! Overcoming Fat with Fun" publicity card, undated
- Item 2: Peoples Church of Chicago pamphlet, 1962
- Regarding Preston Bradley.
- Folder 10.22
- Item 1: Photograph, 1990
- Shows Gwendolyn Brooks at Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, Ill.).
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter envelope to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks envelope to Blakely, Henry, 1991
- Folder 10.23
- Item 1: Boulevard Arts Center invitation to Blakely, Henry
- Encloses Chocolate Chips Theatre Company invitation.
- Folder 10.24-.25: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 10.24
- Item 1: Art Institute of Chicago invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975
- Item 2: Finney, Joan (Kansas. Office of the Governor) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Morgan, Laura Lee, 1990
- Encloses a letter and card from Morgan, Laura Lee and a pressed bird feather.
- Folder 10.25
- Item 1: Potasiak, Teresa J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Encloses four photographs of the Women's Park of Chicago dedication ceremony, including photographs of Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Daley, Richard M.; and Daley, Margaret.
- Folder 10.26-.31: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 10.26
- Item 1: Stewart, Thomas and family thank you card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses funeral program for and photograph of Stewart, Beatrice Mae, and a business card.
- Folder 10.27
- Item 1: Networks Annual Event advertisement, 1986
- Regarding a poetry reading by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Kinko's advertisement, undated
- Item 3: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks and Melhem, D.H. at the City College of New York, undated
- Item 4: Photo of the president of the City College of New York and his wife, undated
- Item 5: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks with the president of the City College of New York and his wife, undated
- Folder 10.28
- Item 1: Photo of Kizer, Carolyn in Waterloo, New Jersey, undated
- Item 2: Photo of Plumpp, Sterling, undated
- Item 3: Photo of Boykin, Randson, undated
- Item 4: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks with students at Solomon School (Chicago), 1991
- Item 5: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks at Clark University, undated
- Folder 10.29
- Item 1: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks with Lewis, Roy, undated
- Item 2: Photo of Jackson, Angela and Cherry, Eileen, undated
- Item 3: Photo of Gwendolyn Brooks and Melhem, D.H., undated
- Item 4: Photo of Cohran, Phil and Redmond, Eugene, undated
- Folder 10.30
- Item 1: Photo of Brooks, Keziah Wims; Brooks, Raymond; and Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Photo of Leath, Viola, 1977
- Item 3: Brooks, Keziah Wims funeral program, 1978
- Folder 10.31
- Item 1: Piece of cardboard, undated
- Item 2: "Excellent pictures herein" envelope, undated
- Item 3: Pucinski, Aurelia (Illinois. Circuit Court (Cook County)) envelope, undated
- Folder 10.32
- Item 1: “Precious Pictures, Precious Gift Cards to Keep” envelope, undated
- File 11: “Pulitzer Prize / Poet Laureate of Illinois / National Endowment for the Arts”
- Folder 11.1
- Item 1: Illinois Information Service press release, 1968?
- Item 2: Kerner, Otto (Illinois. Office of the Governor) executive order, 1968
- Designates Gwendolyn Brooks as Poet Laureate of Illinois.
- Item 3: Kerner, Otto (Illinois. Office of the Governor) photograph to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 4: Primas, Melvin R., Jr. (Camden, NJ) proclamation, 1982
- Folder 11.2
- Item 1: “Pulitzer Prize / Poet Laureate of Illinois / National Endowment for the Arts” envelope, undated
- File 12: “Roslyn Targ”
- Folder 12.1
- Item 1: Fuller, Hoyt W. (Organization of Black American Culture) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Item 2: Miller, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Folder 12.2
- Item 1: Randall, Dudley (Broadside Press) letter to Roslyn Targ, 1971
- Item 2: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970
- Folder 12.3
- Item 1: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970
- Item 2: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Folder 12.4
- Item 1-2: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Folder 12.5
- Item 1: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Includes a second letter.
- Item 2: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Folder 12.6
- Item 1: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Encloses a contract.
- Item 2: Targ, William (G.P. Putnam's Sons) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Folder 12.7
- Item 1: Newspaper clipping, 1971
- Folder 12.8: “Books Feed and Cure and Chortle and Collide”
- Item 1: Freed, Sara Ann (Harper & Row Publishers) letter to Roslyn Targ (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency), 1976
- Item 2: Williams, Mary J. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch) letter to Roslyn Targ (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency), 1976
- Item 3-4: Williams, Mary J. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) letter to Sara Ann Freed (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1976
- Item 5: “Books Feed and Cure and Chortle and Collide” envelope, undated
- Folder 12.9-12.10: Roslyn Targ
- Folder 12.9
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Roslyn Targ (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency), 1971
- Item 15.2: Harris, Ann (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Roslyn Targ (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency), 1971
- Item 15.3: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Folder 12.10
- Item 1: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971
- Item 2: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Downs, Hugh (National Broadcasting Company), 1971
- Item 3: Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency) letter to Perenchie, Jerry (Chartwell Artists), 1971
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Targ, Roslyn (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency), 1971
- Item 5: Envelope, undated
- Folder 12.11
- Item 1: “Roslyn Targ - Lit. Agent for) 'Report from Part One' and 'World of Gwen Brooks' / Business Statements / (Literary Agent) (Roslyn Targ Letters)” envelope, undated
- Item 2: “Roslyn Targ” envelope, undated
- Additional text: "Toslyn Targ's Sample Contract. World of G Brooks 'Agreement' / Reprint the Table".
- File 13: “Send Christmas Cards 1994”
- Folder 13.1
- Item 1: Gottschalk, Jane letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Graves, Jack (Wolin-Levin, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 3: Harper, Michael S. (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 4: Hayes, Alice Ryerson letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 5: Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Signed by Knox, Jonica; Walker, Garry; Hayman, Johnathan; and Hayman, Jetart (Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago)).
- Folder 13.2
- Item 1: Jiggetts, Bess Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994?
- Item 2: Murphy, Andy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Neubauer, Suzanne (ELF Literary Magazine) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 13.3
- Item 1: Nims, Bonnie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Richardson, Mary Ann birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a photograph.
- Folder 13.4
- Item 1-25: Addresses and business cards, undated
- Item 26: “Send Christmas Cards 1994” envelope, undated
- Folder 14: “Send Christmas Cards: December 1995”
- Item 1: Mills, David S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 2: Keller, Michael and Mary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Encloses 3 photographs.
- Item 3: National Medal of Arts fact sheet, undated
- Item 4: “Send Christmas Cards: December 1995” envelope, undated
- Folder 15: “Shapiro/Nims”
- Item 1: Shapiro, Karl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 2: Nims, John Frederick letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 3: “Shapiro/Nims” envelope, undated
- Box 229
- File 1: “Sorrow Cards (Responses to Henry's Death) / Date of Death - Wednesday, July 3, 1996”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Adams, Jeanette sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Anderson, Andrea sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Baillie, Bertha Elana H. (Gwendolyn Brooks School (Aurora, IL)) sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Ballowe, Ruth and Jim sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Brody, Babette S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Brown, Abena Joan (ETA Creative Arts Foundation) sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: Chicago State University payroll stub, 1996
- Item 2: Chicago State University Faculty/Staff Bible Study sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Includes multiple signatures.
- Item 3: Childs, Josie Brown and Jack letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.4
- Item 1: Cortez, Jayne sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Davis, Irma sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: Durrani, Bettie sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.5
- Item 1: Fitch, Nancy Elizabeth sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Gray, Alberta Doery sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 3: Marsh, Michael sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.6
- Item 1: Miles-Sackett, Allison sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Miller, Robert (Vivan G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature) sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Encloses a business card.
- Item 3: Murphy, Margarette Celestine E. and Linda Michelle sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.7
- Item 1: Owens, Betty J. and family sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: Page, Clarence E. and Linda sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.8
- Item 1: Parham, Alonzo and Mrs. sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 2: Patterson, Ramond sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Also signed by Patterson, Boydie; Patterson, Anna; Patterson, Benjamin; and Patterson, Garret.
- Item 3: Sanchez, Sonia telegram to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 4: Stewart, Tommy and family sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Folder 1.9
- Item 1: Stanton, Marilyn sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2: St. John, Eleanor sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 3: Williams, Ruth Carey sympathy card to Gwndolyn Brooks, 1996
- Folder 1.10
- Item 1: Empty envelope, undated
- Item 2: Invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Advertisement to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 4: “Sorrow Cards (Responses to Henry's Death) / Date of Death - Wednesday, July 3, 1996” envelope, undated
- File 2: “Special Invitations”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: American Academy of Arts and Letters card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks and Blakely, Nora Brooks invitation, 1996
- Item 3: Dedmon, Claire and Emmett invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 4: Deutch, Stephen invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Langenberg, Donald N. (University of Illinois at Chicago) invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: "Andre" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 3: “Special Invitations” folder, undated
- File 3: “Tags for the Funeral Flowers. Have written thank you notes to all”
- Folder 3.1
- Item 1: Beckett, Janice and James card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Also signed by Blakely, Cathy; Judy; and Cheryl.
- Item 2: Brooks-MacAulay, Amanda Lee; MacAulay, Alfred A.; and Griffin, Peggy A. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 3: Cabrini-Green Homes (Chicago) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 4: Cromie, Alice and Bob card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 5: Edward Jenner Academy of the Arts card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Folder 3.2
- Item 1: Holmes, Warren and Rosemary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 2: Melhem, D. H. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 3: Perspectives card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 4: Stewart, Les card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 5: Stone, Alan (Alma College) and Mrs. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Folder 3.3
- Item 1: Walls family card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 2: Willis, Gayle card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Also signed by Roberts, Henry; Roberts, Carol; Willis, Wendell; and Willis, Theresa.
- Item 3: Zitch, Beryl and Gene card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 4: “Tags for the Funeral Flowers. Have written thank you notes to all” envelope, undated
- File 4: “To Send When I Have Money”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Chicago Lung Association, undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Disabled American Veterans, undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to ETA Creative Arts Foundation, undated
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Metropolitan Community Church, undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Muntu Dance Theatre, undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to New York Quarterly, undated
- Item 4: “To Send When I Have Money” envelope, undated
- File 5: “Tributes to ‘Children Coming Home’ (by Gwendolyn Brooks)”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks poem, "Captain Dolores", 1991
- Folder 5.12
- Item 1: “Tributes to ‘Children Coming Home’ (by Gwendolyn Brooks)” envelope, undated
- Folder 5.2-5.6: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Anderson, Penny letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Boswell, Eva letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 3: Burnett, Killy(?) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 4: Cavalieri, Grace letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Cole, Johnnetta B. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Includes Hay, Michael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Colter, Cyrus letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Coselt, Johannes (Avenska akademien) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 4: Fink, Eloise letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Fink, John letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Gross, Ted (Roosevelt University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 3: Kendrick, Dolores letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Includes "Molly" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 4: Kerr, Howard (University of Illinois at Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: Kleiter(?), Deb letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Folder 5.5
- Item 1: Park, Clara Claiborne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Shumpert, Andre V. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Southerland, Ellease letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 4: "Bonnie" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 5.6
- Item 1: "Joe" (Poetry magazine) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: "Lois" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: "Naomi" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 4: "Pat" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 5: Letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 5.7-5.11: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 5.7
- Item 1: Unidentified grouping (copy 2)
- The items in this grouping are identical to those in the first copy.
- Folder 5.8
- Item 1: Unidentified grouping (copy 2) (continued)
- Folder 5.9
- Item 1: Unidentified grouping (copy 2) (continued)
- Folder 5.10
- Item 1: Unidentified grouping (copy 2) (continued)
- Folder 5.11
- Item 1: Unidentified grouping (copy 2) (continued)
- File 6: “University of Wisconsin at Madison”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Adell, Sandra (University of Wisconsin--Madison) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: STA Travel-Madison package label to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Folder 6.2-6.3: Sandra Adell
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Adell, Sandra (University of Wisconsin--Madison) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses information regarding the Hilldale Lectures in the Humanities.
- Item 2: Adell, Sandra (University of Wisconsin--Madison) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Encloses two return envelopes and an STA Travel feedback card.
- Folder 6.3
- Item 1: Adell, Sandra (University of Wisconsin--Madison) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 6.4
- Item 1-18: Brooks, Gwendolyn address cards, undated
- Includes an envelope.
- Folder 6.5
- Item 1: Jotting, undated
- Item 2: “University of Wisconsin at Madison” envelope, undated
- Folder 7: “U. of C. – June 18, 1990. Springfield”
- Item 1: Edgar, Jim (Illinois. Office of the Secretary of State) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 2-3: Zitch, Beryl (Contemporary Forum) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990?
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks speech draft, 1990?
- Item 5: “U. of C. – June 18, 1990. Springfield” envelope, undated
- File 8: “Very Important Personal Letters, To Be Xeroxed Before Sold”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Beasley, Wallace (Florida Memorial College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Item 2: Bennett, Gloria S. and Lerone card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974?
- Item 3: Bernhard, John T. (Western Illinois University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1973
- Includes Johnson, James W. (Western Illinois University) letter to Connor, James R.
- Item 4: Boulton, Inez Stark letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1950
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Bragg, Linda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1973
- Item 2: Broadside Press envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1973
- Encloses a press release and a newspaper clipping.
- Item 3: Broadside Press envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Folder 8.3
- Item 1: Brown, Bruce B. (Pikeville College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1966
- Encloses three pressed leaves.
- Item 2: Brown, Bruce B. (Pikeville College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Item 3: Chamberlin, Myrtle letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 8.4
- Item 1: Couchman, Gordon W. (Elmhurst College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Item 2: Cromie, Alice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1966
- Item 3: Cromie, Alice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Encloses a second letter.
- Folder 8.5
- Item 1: Cromie, Alice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970
- Item 2: Cromie, Alice envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987?
- Item 3: Cromie, Alice poem, "Delayed Peek Into Gift Horse's Mouth", undated
- Item 4: Cromie, Bob poem, "If a Certain Modern Bard had Written Trees", undated
- Folder 8.6
- Item 1: Draper(?), Alice M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Fullbeck, Jack (California State Polytechnic College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Item 3: Hicks, Mabel Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Item 4: Hicks, Mabel letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1973
- Folder 8.7
- Item 1: Hill, Howard E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Lagimrauth, Olof (Dagens Nyheter) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1960
- Item 3: Loving, Fran letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 8.8
- Item 1: Rago, Henry letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964
- Item 2: Reid, Virginia M. (Oakland Public Schools) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Sapiro, Charles (Occidental College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Shields, Milford E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968
- Folder 8.9
- Item 1: Spadaro, Julia Siebel letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963
- Encloses dried pine needles.
- Item 2: Van Doren, Mark letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967
- Item 3: Vishniac, Roman and Edith holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 8.10
- Item 1: “Very Important Personal Letters, To Be Xeroxed Before Sold” envelope, undated
- File 9: “William Wadsworth, Executive Director”
- Folder 9.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Drell, Adrienne (Chicago Sun-Times), 1999
- Encloses an essay, "A Mood of 1950."
- Item 2: Galassi, Jonathan (Academy of American Poets) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 3: Wadsworth, William (Academy of American Poets) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to William Wadsworth (Academy of American Poets), 1999
- Folder 9.2
- Item 1: Weisberg, Lois (Chicago. Department of Cultural Affairs) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 2: “William Wadsworth, Executive Director” envelope, undated
- Box 230
- File 1: “Xerox 2 copies of each”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Collier, Amy (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Granahan, Martha (Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Jagger, Keith (Kinko's Service Corporation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), 1991
- Item 2: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), 1992
- Folder 1.4
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) letter to Toni Morrison (Princeton University), 1993
- Item 2: Brooks, Gwendolyn contract to Haki Madhubuti (Third World Press), 1993
- Folder 1.5
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks note to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks note to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks note to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), undated
- Item 4: Mahony, Hubert (Gill & Macmillan) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.6
- Item 1: New Concept School (Institute of Positive Education. Chicago) pamphlet, undated
- Item 2: Nicholson, George M. (Delacorte Press) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a financial statement.
- Item 3: Prentice Hall Literature permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a financial statement.
- Item 4: Wheatley, Gail I. (William C. Brown Publishers) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a financial statement.
- Folder 1.7-1.9: “Errata and Letters to Haki”
- Folder 1.7
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) and Third World Press staff, 1991
- Two copies.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), 1991
- Two copies.
- Folder 1.8
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks note, undated
- Item 3: “Errata” list, 1991?
- Folder 1.9
- Item 1: "Errata" jotting, 1991?
- Item 2: “Errata and Letters to Haki” envelope, undated
- Additional text: "'Blacks' Errata and Letters to Haki (in re: his issue(copy) of 'Blacks'.) Nora: Read this, carefully."
- Folder 1.10-1.11: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 1.10
- Item 1: Garner, Eleanor, R. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Harrington, Helene (Mayfield Publishing Company) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a financial statement.
- Folder 1.11
- Item 1: Martinez, Carmen (Developmental Studies Center (Oakland, CA)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Jotting, 1992
- Item 3-4: Financial records
- Folder 1.12-1.13: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 1.12
- Item 1: Nicholson, George M. (Delacote Press) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Prentice Hall Literature permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 3: Wheatley, Gail I. (William C. Brown Publishers) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.13
- Item 1-3: Financial records
- Folder 1.14
- Item 1: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Kinko's Service Corporation envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 3: William C. Brown Publishers envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.15-1.16: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 1.15
- Item 1: Collier, Amy (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a financial statement.
- Item 2: Jagger, Keith (Kinko's Service Corporation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a response draft and a financial statement.
- Item 3: Mahony, Hubert (Gill & Macmillan) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 4: Jotting, 1991?
- Folder 1.16
- Item 1-9: Financial statements
- Folder 1.17
- Item 1-2: Event advertisements
- Item 3: Newspaper clipping, 1997
- Item 4-6: Financial records, 1991
- Folder 1.18
- Item 1-2: Financial records
- Item 3-4: Jottings, undated
- Folder 1.19
- Item 1: “Xerox 2 copies of each” envelope, undated
- Additional text: "G Books Xerox 2 copies of each To Haki, for Third World Press. ($1607 sent November 30, 1991) - for first payment of permission fees)"
- File 2: “All Answered, FILE”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Ennis, Nancy S. (Harcourt Brace & Company) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Govan, Sandy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Johnson, Gloria C. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Nwabeke, Christopher A. (Lawrence University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Saskill, Sadarri Mull letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes an empty evelope.
- Item 3: “All Answered, FILE” note, undated
- Folder 3: Birthday cards (1990)
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn envelope to Caroline Aguila, undated
- Item 2: Bradford, Jacquee and Cartlidge, Mable birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 3: Egejuru, Phanuel and Okorie, Ugorji birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Item 4: Harper, Michael S. (Brown University) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Encloses two poems: "Saint Dolores" and "RHYTHMIC ARRANGEMENTS (on prosody)."
- Item 5: Oliveira, David birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 4: Birthday cards (circa 1995)
- Item 1: Jiggetts, Bess birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Encloses a book mark.
- Item 2: Lyon, Evelyn G. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 3: Radmacher, Mary birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- File 5: “Birthday Cards, 1995-1997”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Frantz, Rich and family birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a letter.
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Hall(?), Inez birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Jackson, Norma and Kahlen birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Walls, Cythia birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Ward, Val and Francis birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- File 6: “Birthday Cards, 1997”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Klein, Rose birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Liebow, Phoebe and Ely birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Madhubuti, Haki and Safisha invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 3: Perkins, Useni Eugene and Sharon birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Zitch, Beryl and Gene birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Box 231
- File 1: “Birthday and Holiday Cards, 1980-2000”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Adams, Lorraine V. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Anderson, Andrea envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Item 3: Anderson, Peggy birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.2
- Item 4: Blakely, Nora Brooks Mother's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.3
- Item 5-6: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.4
- Item 7: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 8: Gwendolyn Brooks birthday card to Blakely, Henry, 1993
- Item 9: Gwendolyn Brooks Valentine's Day card to Blakely, Henry, 1996
- Folder 1.5
- Item 10-11: Brooks, Gwendolyn Christmas card to Henry Blakely, undated
- Folder 1.6
- Item 11: Bowen, Charles birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 12: Bowen Middle School birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 13: Carter, Mrs. F.B. (Linkhorne Middle School (Lynchburg, VA)) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Also signed by 20 students.
- Folder 1.7
- Item 1: Carter, Mrs. F.B. (Linkhorne Middle School (Lynchburg, VA)) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Also signed by 23 students.
- Item 2: Carter, Francis (Linkhorne Middle School (Lynchburg, VA)) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 1.8
- Item 1: Carter, Frances (Linkhorne Middle School (Lynchburg, VA)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: ETA Creative Arts Foundation newsletter, undated
- Folder 1.9
- Item 1: Gathing, Mary birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.10
- Item 1: Jones, Anna M. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Landry, Doyle birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Folder 1.11
- Item 1: Lyon, Evalyn G. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Mays, Harold F., Jr. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.12
- Item 1: Melhem, D.H. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Moore, Dorothea (Writers Collective) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.13
- Item 1: Murphy, Andy Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Richardson, Eddie birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.14
- Item 1: Southerland, Ellease birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses four photographs.
- Folder 1.15
- Item 1: St. John, Eleanor (Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago)) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Includes a letter.
- Item 2: Walls, Cynthia birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.16
- Item 1: Wilson, Arthur A. (Chicago Public Schools) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Womack, Bobbie P. (Bowen High School (Chicago)) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.17
- Item 1: Zitch, Beryl and Gene birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl and Gene birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Ztich, Beryl and Gene card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.18
- Item 1-2: "H," "L," and "N" Chirstmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Likely Blakely, Henry, Jr.; Christman, Lillian; and Blakely, Nicholas
- Item 3: "Joan" birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.19
- Item 1: "Nicky" birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Likely Blakely, Nicholas.
- Item 2: "Trent and family" birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.20
- Item 1: Blank envelope, undated
- Encloses three photographs.
- Folder 1.21
- Item 1-21: Brooks, Gwendolyn address cards, undated
- Includes one U.S. stamp.
- Folder 1.22
- Item 1-20: Empty envelopes, undated
- Folder 1.23
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 3-4: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Folder 1.24
- Item 1-3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Father's Day card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 4: Clinton, President and Mrs. invitation to Blakely, Henry, 1995
- Includes a placecard.
- Folder 1.25-1.33: “Cards to Keep”
- Folder 1.25: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Blakely, Edgar Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980
- Item 2-3: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Folder 1.26: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 2: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.27: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.28: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.29: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Brown, Abena card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Parker, Lelia and Frank sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.30: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Wims, Beluah sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: "Marie," "James," "Jimmy," and "Michelle" sympathy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.31: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1-4: Blakely, Nora Brooks Father's Day card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Folder 1.32: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks Easter card to Henry Blakely, 1990
- Item 2-3: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Henry Blakely, undated
- Folder 1.33: “Cards to Keep”
- Item 1: Walls, Cynthia and Tahanni birthday card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Item 2: Zitch, Beryl and Gene sympathy card to Blakely, Henry, 1981
- Item 3: “Cards to Keep (Including Edgar Blakely's last Christmas Card.)” envelope, undated
- Folder 1.34-1.35: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 1.34: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1-2: Walls, Cynthia birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks birthday card to Blakely, Henry, undated
- Folder 1.35: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.36-1.40: Unidentified grouping
- Folder 1.36: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Anderson, Andrea card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2-3: Blakely, Nora Brooks card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.37: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Glick, Goldie birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.38: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Harris-Azor, Sherelle birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Hough, Andrea birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Hough, Andrejika letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Folder 1.39: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Signed by students.
- Item 2: Jiggetts, Bess birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Signed by students.
- Item 3: Keller, Mary birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Signed by Creston High School students.
- Folder 1.40: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Slade, Roberta; Minitria; and Leonard birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Item 2: Walls, Cynthia birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Walls, Larrie birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Box 232
- File 1: “Birthday and Holiday Cards, 1980-2000 (continued)”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Walls, Tahanni card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Item 2: Wilson, Arthur card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Womack, Bobbie birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Zitch, Gene birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 5: Empty envelope, undated
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Johnson, Frank; Velyna; and Joya Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Haygood, Florence V. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Melhem, D.H. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Neubauer, Suzanne card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 4: Rodriguez, Joseph Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 1.4
- Item 1: Southerland, Ellease card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Springston, Marleen card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: St. John, Eleanor Easter card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: "Andy" bookmark to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Bookmark reads: "The best thing about Easter is Jesus."
- Folder 1.5
- Item 1: Office Depot bag, undated
- File 2: “Black Scholar and Purdue University Black Cultural Center, 1975-1978”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Allen, Robert L. (The Black Scholar) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975
- Encloses two poems by Brooks: "The Boy Died in my Alley" and "To a Proper Black Man."
- Item 2: Chrisman, Robert (The Black Scholar) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975
- Encloses and information packet regarding the Gylan Kain Defense Fund.
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Miller, Sara S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses a letter from Thornber, Judy P. to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Zamora, Antonio "Tony" (Purdue University. Black Cultural Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Includes a letter from Amis?, Barry D. (Purdue University) to Antonio "Tony" Zamora (Purdue University. Black Cultural Center).
- File 3: “Brown University (special letters from President Vartan Gregorian.)”
- Folder 3.1
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn draft letter to unidentified recipient, 1989
- Item 2: Farrell, M. L. (Brown University) mail slip to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 3: Farrell, M. L. (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Folder 3.2
- Item 1: Gregorian, Vartan (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Encloses Reichley, Robert A. (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Reichley, Robert (Brown University) packing slip to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 3: Amtrak itinerary, 1989
- Includes a ticket stub and invoice.
- Item 4: “Brown University (special letters from President Vartan Gregorian.)” envelope, undated
- File 4: "Business Cards, Addresses"
- File 5: “Business Correspondence, 1972”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Akaishi, Tadashi (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Item 2: Dragisic, Patricia (F. E. Compton Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Includes Brooks, Gwendolyn draft letter to Roslyn Targ.
- Item 3: Targ, Roslyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Includes Dragisic, Patricia (F. E. Compton Company) letter to Roslyn Targ.
- Item 4: Randall, Dudley (Broadside Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Includes Heuer, Myrtle B. (Reader's Digest) letter to Broadside Press.
- Item 5: Nordstrom, Ursula (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Rudin, Ellen (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- Item 2: Targ, Roslyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1972
- File 6: “Business Correspondence, 1987-1989”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Michael Cowley (Harlo Printing Company), 1987
- Includes a financial statement, a note, and an empty envelope.
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: "Feldman" envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Encloses newspaper clippings and a list of Cleveland book shops.
- Folder 6.3
- Item 1-2: Harlo Printing Company envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Folder 6.4
- Item 1: Harlo Printing Company envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 2: Mueller, L. W. (Harlo Printing Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes a financial statement.
- Item 3: Brooks, Gwendolyn draft letter to T.M. Mueller (Harlo Printing Company), undated
- Folder 6.5
- Item 1: Maud Martha proof copy, undated
- Item 2-3: Notes, undated
- Folder 7: Calls Received Memoranda
- Item 1-14: Calls received memoranda, undated
- Item 15-16: Business cards, undated
- File 8: “Carolyn Aguila Materials”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Aguila, Caroline S. (CSA2 Enterprises) memorandum to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Aguila, Caroline S. (CSA2 Enterprises), 1998
- Folder 8.3: “In Here: First draft of resignation letter to: Carolyn S. Aguila”
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Aguila, Caroline S. (CSA2 Enterprises), 1998
- Item 2: Notes, undated
- Folder 8.4
- Item 1: “Carolyn Aguila Materials” envelope, undated
- Folder 8.5
- Item 1: Travel itinerary, 1999
- Item 2: Ticket holder, undated
- File 9: “Chicago State University, October 1995”
- Folder 9.1
- Item 1: Liebenow, Frank (Chicago State University) teaching evaluation, 1995
- Folder 9.2
- Item 1: Nicholas, Earlene (Chicago State University) memorandum to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Washington, Elmer L. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes minutes of Chicago State University chapter of University Professionals of Illinois meeting of September 12, 1995.
- File 10: “Chicago State University, 1995”
- Box 233
- File 1: “Christmas Cards, 1977-1978”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1-2: Acty, Ruth Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Addison, Michael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 4: Bailey, Cynthia A. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1-2: Bell, Hazel Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Benton, Marjorie and Charles Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978?
- Also signed by Benton, Adrianne; Benton, Craig; and Benton, Scott.
- Item 4: Blakely, Edgar; Dorothy; Diane; and Vanessa Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.3
- Item 1: Blakely, Henry, Jr. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978?
- Item 2: Blue Cross Blue Shield letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Blue Cross Blue Shield envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 4: Bozus(?), Diane Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Folder 1.4
- Item 1: Brown, Anthony Lawrence Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Brown, Bill holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Brown, Marie and family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.5
- Item 1: Brown, Robert poem to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Entitled "Stranger."
- Item 2: Brown, Melvin E. (Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore, MD)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.6
- Item 1: Bruso, Arthur Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Burke, Emmett and Sarah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 1.7
- Item 1: Bruner, Charllotte and David Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Bryson, Ralph J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Burden, Jean Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.8
- Item 1: Burgess, Susan Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Item 2: Burns, Mary-Violet Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.9
- Item 1: Carter, Henry holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Cheek, James E. (Howard University) and family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.10
- Item 1: Chute, Marchette note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Encloses a newspaper clipping.
- Item 2: Chute, Marchette Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.11
- Item 1: Colberts, Alec and Colberts, Evelyn Brown Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Cullers, Terry Kwanzaa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3-4: Darby, Larry Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.12
- Item 1: Dartmouth College envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Davis, Luella M. (John A. Logan College) Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Davis, Rosalie and Chuck Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.13
- Item 1: Davis, Rosalie and Chuck holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Deas, Joe; Lillian; and Jerry Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Dedmon, Emmett and Claire Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Dotson, Patrice Joan (Xavier University) Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.14
- Item 1: Ellison, Ralph (American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Includes an RSVP form.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks envelope to Erkins, Ida DeBroe, 1978
- Folder 1.15
- Item 1: Essery, Margaret A. holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Ferrill, Mikkic card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Ferrouillet, Marie Y. and Owusu, Kwaku invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Folder 1.16
- Item 1: Fink, Eloise and family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Fitzpatrick, Rita Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Florsheim, Helen and Richard holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Gabbin, Joanne and Gab holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 1.17
- Item 1: Gadd, Margaret B. holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Gordon, Jacob U. (University of Kansas) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Goss, Evangeline and Yolanda Chirstmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Grandberry, John; Boone, Patricia J.; and Collier, Fleeta(?) holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.18
- Item 1: Haines, Corrie and Roberta Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Harris, George; Harriet; and Scott Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Harrison, Wanda (Xavier University) and family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.19
- Item 1: Haynes, Maurice E. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Hicks, Mabel Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Hutts, Pat Bond and Claude holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.20
- Item 1: Howard, Anna and Sherri Christmas booklet to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Institute of Positive Education Kwanzaa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Ivey, Beni card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Jiggetts, Bess holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.21
- Item 1: Jinson, James; Audrey; and Paul Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Kanner, Grace and Julian Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Kemp, Kathryn Baker letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 1.22
- Item 1: Kunjufu, Johari and Jawanza Kwanzaa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: LaGrone, Alonzo card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Lynch, Charles and Gayle holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.23
- Item 1: Malpass, Leslie (Western Illinois University) and Winona Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Malpass, Leslie (Western Illinois University) and Winona holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Mandic, Vukosava Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Folder 1.24
- Item 1: McDaniel, Reginald E. (Gemini Publishing Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Medina, Elsa Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Metz, Roger Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.25
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn envelope to Edna Norris, 1978
- Item 2: Okantah, Mwabatu card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Oliver, Annette and Bill Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Includes the poem "Chain Gang."
- Folder 1.26
- Item 1: Palamountain, Anne and Joe (Skidmore College) holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Parker, Maryland; Pat; and Charles Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses four photographs.
- Folder 1.27
- Item 1: Paynter, Mab and Morrie Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Paynter, Mab letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a packet of alfalfa seeds.
- Folder 1.28
- Item 1: Petrakis, Harry and Diane Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Pierce, Edith Lovejoy note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Written on a newspaper clipping.
- Item 3: Pierce, Edith Lovejoy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.29
- Item 1: Piskor, Frank P. and Anne holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Pilla(?), Larry and family holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Randall, Dudley and Vivian (Broadside Press) holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 1.30
- Item 1: Regional Transportation Authority flier, undated
- Item 2: Rhodes, Lillie holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Rhodes, Lillie Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Richardson, Mary Ann holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.31
- Item 1: Richardson, Mukai; Kummi; and Reggie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Roberts, Hermese E. (William J. and Charles H. Mayo Elementary School (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Rodgers, Caroyln holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Rodgers, Emily and family Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.32
- Item 1: Shanks, Mildred and family holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Shaw, Christina and Harry B. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Also signed by Shaw, Greg; Steven; and Deanna.
- Item 3: Sheridan, Leslie W. (University of Toledo) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 1.33
- Item 1: Southerland, Ellease Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Street, Anne; Walter, III; and Walter, IV Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Street, Anne and Walter Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Strotz, Robert Henry (Northwestern University) and Margaret Hanley holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.34
- Item 1: Thomas, Charles and Anita Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Titus, Eugene and Idelle Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Titus, Eugene and Idelle holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.35
- Item 1: Turner, Morrie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Encloses a pamphlet.
- Item 2: Walker, Reverand and Mrs. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Walker, Wayne; Virginia; and Amanecer Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.36
- Item 1: Ward, Val Gray Kwanzaa card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Washington, Mary Helen holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Waters, James Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 4: Webb, Linda(?) Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.37
- Item 1: Weisman, Judy (Chicago Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2-3: Whelan, Paul A. (Lewis University) Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes an invitation.
- Folder 1.38
- Item 1: Williams, Albert; Teena; and Sr Wycliffe Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Williams, Naomi S. (Chicago Public Library. Hiram Kelly Branch) Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.39
- Item 1-2: Winterburg, Lois Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Winterburg, Mayme and Lois Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1978
- Folder 1.40
- Item 1: Wright, Dennis Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Zitch, Beryl and Gene Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: Zitch, Beryl and Gene holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.41
- Item 1: "JC" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: "Elizabeth" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: "Helen" and "John" holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: "Jane" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 5: "Marion?" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 1.42
- Item 1: "Randy" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: "Robert" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: "Robin" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 4: "Rosalind," "Priscilla," and "Dwight" Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 5: Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Unknown author.
- Folder 1.43
- Item 1: Manila envelope, undated
- Box 234
- Folder 1: Congratulation Cards, 1994
- Item 1: Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago)) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2-3: St. John, Eleanor (Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago)) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 4: Card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Unknown author.
- File 2: “Correspondence and Jottings, 1998”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Adams, Elsie Gene card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Bruckner, Don Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Dost, Cherie Coswell (Terra Museum of American Art) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Attached to St. John, Eleanor card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998.
- Folder 2.3
- Item 1: Huckleby, Michelle and Lee, Don P. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Enclosed with four business cards and addresses, two newspaper clippings, and a jotting.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks School invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.4
- Item 1: Kendrick, Dolores letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Kendrick, Dolores card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Krull, Gary and Margaret holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Littlefield, Elizabeth, 1998
- Folder 2.5
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Madhubuti, Safisha letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Madhubuti, Safisha envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 4: Noel Gallery invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.6
- Item 1: Petrakis, Diana card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Petrakis, Harry M. holiday Card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 2.7
- Item 1: Petrakis, Harry M. and Diana letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Includes two cards.
- Folder 2.8
- Item 1: Simon, Paul (Southern Illinois University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: St. John, Eleanor card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.9
- Item 1: Williams, Avery letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Williams, Kenny card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 2.10
- Item 1-9: Addresses, undated
- Folder 2.11
- Item 1: Itinerary, 1998
- Folder 2.12
- Item 1: Newspaper clipping, 1985
- File 3: “Correspondence, 1963-1965”
- Folder 3.1
- Item 1: Brundage, Slim (College of Complexes) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965
- Item 2: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Miss Hudson, 1964
- Item 3: Pandolfi, Dominic (Ambrose E. Burnside Elementary School (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963
- Folder 3.2
- Item 1: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Dominic Pandolfi (Ambrose E. Burnside Elementary School (Chicago)), 1963
- Includes a letter draft.
- Item 2: Brooks, Gwendolyn letter to Moral Thirus (Cornell School), undated
- File 4: “Correspondence, 1977”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Bruckner, D.J.R. (University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Bryan, Dennis card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3: Columbia College envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Klements(?), Alice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2-3: Lewis, Shawn D. (Johnson Publishing Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 4: Scott, L.E. (Lewis Edward) broadsheet, "Nothing But a Man", 1977
- Includes a note to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: Raveret, Maryanne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 2: Uiso, G.B.E. (Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 3: Programs, undated
- Three copies.
- Item 4: Address, undated
- File 5: “Correspondence, 1983-1984”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Chace, William M. (Wesleyan University) and JoAn Johnstone invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Cremin, Lawrence A. (Columbia University. Teachers College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Item 3: Davis, Lydia J. (Johnson Publishing Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Garon, Paul (Beasley Books) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Sachs, Jerome M. (Northeastern Illinois University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Turner, James (Cornell University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Wilson, Reginald (TriQuarterly) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Bralower, Paul M. (Marquis Who's Who, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Wattenbert, Morris (Marquis Who's Who, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 6: Correspondence (September 1985)
- Item 1
- Item 2: Jones, Joni Lee (HOME Theatre for New Columbia) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Encloses an advertisement.
- Item 3: Steptoe, Lamont B. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Written on a newsletter: Class.
- Item 4: Solomon, Elizabeth D. (Poetry Society of Virginia) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Includes an advertisement.
- File 7: “Correspondence, 1986-1988”
- Folder 7.1
- Item 1-2: Broderick, John C. (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.2
- Item 1: Frame, J. (McGraw-Hill Book Company) envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Item 2: James, Joan B. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 3: Kaplan, Janet (Prentice-Hall Inc.) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Folder 7.3
- Item 1: Pierce, Vendetta card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Item 2: Wentworth, Richard L. (University of Illinois Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987
- Encloses a second letter.
- File 8: “Correspondence, September-October 1991”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Goldsby, Jacqueline letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Item 2: Reynolds, John (Lead Belly Society) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses Lead Belly Letter 1:4 (1991).
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Zitch, Beryl (Contemporary Forum) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Encloses a calendar of events.
- Item 2: Envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991
- Folder 9: Correspondence (1992-1993)
- Item 1: Brinton, Ruth and Ward, Robert (The Literary Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 2: Fitzgerald, Paul letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Encloses a poem ("The Man Alive in My Ally")Â and includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Swygert, H. Patrick (State University of New York at Albany) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- File 10: “Correspondence, June 1994”
- Folder 10.1
- Item 1: American Academy of Arts and Letters envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2: Anderson, Penny card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Bart, Barbara M. (Walt Whitman Birthplace Association) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 10.2
- Item 1: Dybka, Jill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a packet of poetry.
- Folder 10.3
- Item 1: Egejuru, Phanuel (Loyola University) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a flier.
- Item 2: Gwynn, Sam (Lamar University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 10.4
- Item 1: Harper, Michael S. (Brown University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a pamphlet.
- Item 2: Hinton, Dorethea note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Written on a poem: "Menu of Misery."
- Item 3: Morrison, Karyn (HarperCollins) permission request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 10.5
- Item 1: Palmer, Martha H. ("Marty the Clown") birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Encloses two business cards.
- Item 2: Smith, Jacob E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Wade-El, Rita R. Smith (Millersville University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 10.6
- Item 1: Ward, Val Gray birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Ward, Val Gray and Francis birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 10.7
- Item 1: Wit, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a newspaper clipping.
- Item 2: Womack, Bobbie P. birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Folder 11: Correspondence, July 1994
- Item 1: Clark, Ella letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Goldenberg, Sidney envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Kennedy, Mala(?) Joy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a response draft.
- Item 4: McLendon, Jacquelyn (College of William and Mary) envelope to The David Company
- Item 5: Richardson, Nedra (Montgomery County Junior Miss) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Folder 12: Correspondence (1994)
- Item 1: Braun, Carol Moseley (U.S. Senate) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Brown, Cheryl invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 3: Fitch, Nancy Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 4: Jones, Barbara card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 5: Newspaper clipping, 1994
- Folder 13: Correspondence (1994)
- Item 1: Beatty, Mary Lou (National Endowment for the Humanities) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994
- Item 2: Perry, LeWan M. (Hood College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 3-4: Jefferson Lecture itineraries, 1994
- File 14: “Correspondence, August 1995”
- Folder 14.1: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1: Baggett, Lillian Faulkner letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Annotated by Brooks.
- Item 2: Baggett, Lillian Faulkner note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Attached to a newspaper clipping.
- Folder 14.2: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1: Baggett, Lillian Faulkner essay, "Shakespeare's Shylock: victim or villian?", 1995?
- Folder 14.3: Unidentified grouping (1)
- Item 1-11: Newspaper clippings and published articles, 1995?
- Folder 14.4: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Parson-Nesbitt, Julie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Jotting, 1995?
- Regarding Julie Parson-Nesbitt.
- Folder 14.5: Unidentified grouping (2)
- Item 1: Finders poetry collection by Parson-Nesbitt, Julie, 1995?
- Removed from black binder.
- Folder 14.6
- Item 1: Green folder, undated
- Box 235
- File 1: “Correspondence, August-September 1995”
- Folder 1.1
- Item 1: Davis, John (Committe for African-American Recognition) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Gladney, Marvin (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 1.2
- Item 1: Holzmeyer, Cheryl and Sage, Andrew (University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Muther, Elizabeth and Walton, Anthony (Bowdoin College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Addresses and phone numbers, undated
- File 2: “Correspondence, December 1995”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: First Chicago Bank letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Gllick, Goldie Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Envelope includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Hollander, Anne (PEN American Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1: Orlikoff, Richard (Flamm & Teibloom, Ltd.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Potasiak, Teresa J. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Small, Clarence W. Christmas card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 3: Correspondence (1995)
- Item 1: Kraus, Florence Welch card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Montana, Lori Spear (Illinois Arts Council) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Willis, Irene letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 4: "Amy," "Alfred," and "Cruple(?)" card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 5: Envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- File 4: “Correspondence, 1995”
- Folder 4.1
- Item 1: Bench, Carol card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Blackman, Nicole birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Broadside Press birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 4.2
- Item 1: Cannon, Makda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Enclosed with poetry excerpts from Under the Spell of God.
- Folder 4.3
- Item 1: Harvey, Clyde B. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Murphy, Andy card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: New Concept Development Center invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 4.4
- Item 1: Oliveira, David envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 2: Randall, Jessy (Glenn Horowitz Bookseller) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 3: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 4: Address, undated
- Folder 4.5: “To File”
- Item 1: Bryant, Rachel R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Cotner, Robert (Caxton Club) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Sandhorst, Ann (Scholastic Inc.) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Two copies. Includes the poem, "Martin Luther King, Jr."
- Item 4: “To File” note, undated
- File 5: “Correspondence, 2000”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Bellatti, Sandy (Illinois Center for the Book) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Includes a book: Illinois Authors on the Illinois State Library Building.
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Chicago Humanities Festival letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Includes a newspaper clipping.
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Chicago State University letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000?
- Item 2-3: Daniel, Elnora D. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Item 4: Sashington, Sarita (St. Leo the Great Parish (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000
- Item 5: Empty envelope, undated
- File 6: “Edward Jenner School, 1992”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Adam, William letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Bolden, Stormy poem to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Poem entitled "Sleep".
- Item 3: Brooke, Mrs. (Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Also signed by students.
- Item 4: Campbell, Alisha letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 5: Crosby, Lashaun letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Edward Jenner Elementary School (Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 2: Harrison, Robert letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 3: Hawkins, Thomas letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 4: Hundley, Julie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: Jackson, Keyana letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.3
- Item 1: Lavaux, Tekiya letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Lomax, Gregory letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 3: Lomax, Maurice letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 4: Marshall, Roshandra letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: McDaniels, Mary letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.4
- Item 1: McKnight, Tiffany letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Mines, Tequila letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Murry, Jovon(?) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 4: Rollins, Cassandra letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 5: Sehy, Senque(?) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.5
- Item 1: Simmons, Annie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 2: Smith, Nicole letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 3: Thomas, Michael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 4: Thomas, Silvia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: Thompson, Bradone(?) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.6
- Item 1: Travis, Clementine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Vann, Levale letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: Williams, Renee letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992?
- Item 4: Wilson, Annie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: Wilson, Carlotta letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 6.7
- Item 1: Woolridge, Odesha letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 2: Wright, Terrie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 3: "Crystal" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Folder 7: Floral arrangement cards
- Item 1: Cross, Dolores to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Includes an envelope.
- Item 2: Hampton, Henry, and Sam Pollard, 1996?
- File 8: “Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Cross, Dolores (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Item 2: Joyce, Joyce (Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing) report, 1995
- Regarding Haki Madhubuti's tenure at Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Writing and Creative Literature.
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Madhubuti, Haki (Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Forwards a letter from Haki Madhubuti to Dolores Cross.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1997
- File 9: “Hampton Institute, 1974”
- Folder 9.1
- Item 1: Gathing, Gloria letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974?
- Item 2: Grant, Emily M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974?
- Item 3: Smith, Francine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974?
- Folder 9.2
- Item 1: Turner, Jorice(?) Hicks letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974
- Item 2: Woodard, Cynthia G. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974
- File 10: “Harper Collins Contracts, 1985-1989, and Will, 1995”
- Folder 10.1
- Item 1: Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Includes a copyright renewal contract for Annie Allen, 1949.
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Gillis, Teresa M. (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1985
- Includes a permission form and two letters from Galt, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) to Gwendolyn Brooks (1989).
- Folder 10.2
- Item 1: Goff, Christopher (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes a forwarded note from Gwendolyn Brooks to Orlikoff, Richard (Flamm & Teibloom, Ltd.).
- Item 2: Goff, Christopher (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes a note from Gwendolyn Brooks to Orlikoff, Richard (Flamm & Teibloom, Ltd.).
- Folder 10.3
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lindley, Francis (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1986
- Folder 10.4
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lindley, Frances (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1986
- Item 2-3: Orlikoff, Richard (Flamm & Teibloom, Ltd.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a copy of Gwendolyn Brooks's will.
- Item 4: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Folder 10.5
- Item 1: Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Annotated by Brooks. Includes a letter from Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers) to Gwendolyn Brooks (1986); a Certificate of Registration of a Claim to Renewal Copyright regarding Annie Allen (1949); and a copyright termination agreement (1986).
- Item 2: Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes a letter from Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) to Gwendolyn Brooks (1989) and two letters from Gwendolyn Brooks to Lindley, Frances (Harper & Row, Publishers) (1986).
- Item 3: Addresses, undated
- Folder 10.6
- Item 1: Lindley, Frances (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Item 2: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Includes two letters from Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989.
- Folder 10.7-10.8: Publishers
- Folder 10.7
- Item 1-2: Gallt, Nancy (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Item 3: Lindley, Frances (Harper & Row, Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986
- Item 4: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989
- Two copies.
- Item 5: Addresses, undated
- Folder 10.8
- Item 1: Belsky, Wendy (Harper & Row, Publishers) and Gwendolyn Brooks contract termination agreement
- Folder 10.9
- Item 1: Addresses, undated
- Item 2: Photocopied pages of Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- File 11: “I See Chicago”
- Folder 11.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to CBS Television Network, 1964
- Item 2: Continental Illinois National Bank envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964
- Item 3: Craig, Scott (WBBM-TV (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964
- Folder 11.2
- Item 1: Glauber, R.H. (Illinois Bell Telephone Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965
- Item 2: Hinds, Charles (WBBM-TV (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964
- Includes a contract.
- Folder 11.3
- Item 1: Hinds, Charles (WBBM-TV (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1964
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Charles Hinds (WBBM-TV (Chicago)), 1964
- Item 3: Trutter, John (Illinois Bell Telephone Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965
- Folder 11.4
- Item 1: I See Chicago manuscript, undated
- Item 2: I See Chicago typescript, undated
- Item 3: Prose draft, undated
- Item 4: Event advertisement, 1964
- Includes a business card.
- Folder 11.5
- Item 1: Newspaper clipping, undated
- Item 2: Folder, undated
- File 12: “Lawrence, Elizabeth and Reiter, Mary Jo”
- Folder 12.1
- Item 1: Cullers, Terry note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981
- Written on a newspaper clipping.
- Item 2: Lawrence, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 3: Lawrence, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990
- Item 4: Lawrence, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 5: Lawrence, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 6: Lawrence, Elizabeth envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 7: Gwendolyn Brooks draft letter to Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1992
- Folder 12.2
- Item 1: Reiter, Mary Jo letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Reiter, Mary Jo letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Encloses a photograph.
- File 13: “Mark Twain Award, 1985”
- Folder 13.1
- Item 1-3: Anderson, David D. (Michigan State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 4: Reister, Jodi (Spartan Travel Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Folder 13.2
- Item 1: Van Wormer, Marc (Michigan State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985
- Item 2: Itinerary, 1985?
- Item 3: Advertisement, undated
- Item 4: Empty envelope, undated
- File 14: “Menard Psychiatric Center, 1984”
- Folder 14.1
- Item 1: Gandrimas, Paul; Hardy, Stephen L.; and Vinyard, Derry (Illinois. Deparment of Corrections) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Ivory, Wayne V. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: O'Neal, James E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 14.2
- Item 1-2: Wilson, Stephen M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- File 15: “Menard Psychiatric Center poetry contest, 1984”
- Folder 15.1
- Item 1: Brown, Michael C. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Ford, Kari T. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: Ivory, Wayne V. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 15.2
- Item 1: O'Neal, James E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Webb, Michael T. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: Wilson, Steve letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Folder 15.3
- Item 1: Wilson, Stephen M. envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 2: Zounah, Carl Tate letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984
- Item 3: Jotting, undated
- Box 236
- Folder 1: National Medal of the Arts (October-November 1995)
- Item 1: Ferris, William (University of Mississippi) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes "Bill" note to Gwendolyn Brooks and a business card.
- Item 2: Fishinger, Sondra B. (Union County College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 3: Stock, Ann (White House (Washington, D.C.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 4: Pamphlet, 1993
- Includes a ticket stub, a second pamphlet, and a blank postcard.
- Item 5: Envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- File 2: “National Poetry Festival, 1962”
- Folder 2.1
- Item 1: Basler, Roy P. (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Includes a press release.
- Item 2: Dubester, Henry J. (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Item 3: Hilker, Helen-Anne (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Item 4: Mumford, L. Quincy (Library of Congress) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962
- Folder 2.2
- Item 1-2: The White House (Washington, D.C.) press release, 1962
- Item 3: Jotting, undated
- Item 4: Envelope, undated
- Folder 3: “New School for Social Research”
- Item 1-2: Fanton, Jonathan F. (New School for Social Research) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 3-4: Hildebrand, Janice S. (New School for Social Research) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993
- Item 5: Map, undated
- Item 6: “New School for Social Research” envelope, undated
- Folder 4: Oatka Residential Center
- Item 1: Otka family letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Multiple signatories.
- File 2: “New York State Division for Youth”
- Item 2.1: Emerson, Kermitt letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2.2: King, Timothy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2.3: Morris, Sterling letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Item 2.4: Address, undated
- Item 2.5: “New York State Division for Youth” envelope, undated
- Item 3: Jotting, undated
- File 5: “Outgoing Correspondence, 1987-1991”
- Folder 5.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Cady, David, 1991
- Two copies.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Third World Press), 1991
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter of recommendation to Madhubuti, Safisha, 1987
- Includes a draft and notes.
- Item 4: Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988
- Includes a copy of Brooks's response.
- Folder 5.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Wilson, Flora (Spelman College), 1988
- Includes a program.
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1988
- Two copies. Includes a note "About Interviews" (four copies).
- Folder 5.3
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1988
- Two copies. Unknown recipient.
- File 2: Unidentified grouping
- Item 2.1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Slade, Leonard, undated
- Item 2.2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Owens, Betty J. (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL)), 1991
- Item 2.3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Weaver, Michael, undated
- Item 2.4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter, 1990
- Unknown recipient.
- Item 2.5: Jotting, undated
- Item 2.6: Advertisement
- Folder 5.4
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks biographical sketch, undated
- Item 2: Envelope, undated
- File 6: “Outgoing correspondence, November-December 1985”
- Folder 6.1
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Brown, Adah, 1985
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Bruckner, Lori and Robinson, Lori (Awareness Club), 1985
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kennedy, Ellen Conroy (Howard County Poetry and Literature Society), 1985
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Kolmerten, Carol (Hood College), 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lerner, Leon, 1985
- Folder 6.2
- Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lohman, Harriet, 1985
- Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to McKeldin Library (University of Maryland at College Park), 1985
- Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Reiter, Berle, 1985
- Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Shaffer, Richard, 1985
- Item 5: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Spencer, James, 1985
- Item 6: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Whyte, Samuel W. (Northeast Regional Conference on English in Two-year Colleges), 1985
- File 7: “Poetry”
- Folder 7.1
- Folder 7.2
- File 8: “Public Engagements, 1995”
- Folder 8.1
- Item 1: Ludden, Ken (Max Waldman Archives) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes proof copies of a proposed work that would pair Brooks's poem's with photographs by Max Waldman.
- Folder 8.2
- Item 1: Ludden, Ken (Max Waldman Archives) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Encloses proofs of a work coupling Gwendolyn Brooks's poems with photographs by Max Waldman.
- Folder 8.3
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping
- Item 1.1: Kahmann, Mary Ann; Reynolds, Shirley; and Scanlon, Kristen (West Fork Middle School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.2: A., Emily letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.3: Aeree, Ashley letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.4: Allen, Rachel letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.5: Beim, Rebecca letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.4
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.6: Boyd, Amanda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.7: Coney, Dallis letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.8: David, Audra L. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.9: Ester, Jeremiah A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.10: Evans, Rhonda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.5
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.11: G., Rebecca letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.12: Grubb, Misty letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.13: Hensley, Kathleen letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.14: Henson, Amanda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.15: Hernandez, Amanda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.6
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.16: Janson, Chelsea letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.17: Jones, Melinda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.18: Kilpatrick, Alex letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.19: Luper, Caylum letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.20: Lyons, Christina letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.7
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.21: McCorkle, Nikki letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.22: Parks, Sarah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.23: Roller, Emily letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.24: Reynolds, Loretta letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.25: Rose, Kristy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 8.8
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.26: Sizemore, Sumer letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.27: Smith, Phillip letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.28: Trammell, Andrea letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.29: Walker, Walter letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.30: Warner, Rachael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Folder 8.9
- File 1: West Fork Middle School grouping (cont.)
- Item 1.31: Williams, Whitney letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.32: "Amy" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- Item 1.33: "Bets" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 1.34: "Elizabeth" letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995?
- File 9: “Public Engagements, 1995”
- Folder 9.1
- Item 1: Academy of American Poets press release, 1995
- Item 2: Auchincloss, Louis (American Academy of Arts and Letters) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a list of Senators and members of Congress.
- Folder 9.2
- Item 1: Copeland, Henry (College of Wooster) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes a draft of Brooks's response.
- Item 2: Cursach, Yolanda Cesta (Performing Arts Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Includes Lipman, Susan (Performing Arts Chicago); Goldenberg, Helyn (Performing Arts Chicago); Brookstone, Adrienne (Performing Arts Chicago); and Molner, Paula (Performing Arts Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Folder 9.3
- Item 1: Edelman, Marian Wright (Children's Defense Fund) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: Leer, Norman (Roosevelt University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Folder 9.4
- Item 1: Parks, Patrick (Elgin Community College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995
- Item 2: “Lamont Steptoe (answered) (His Poem and Letter in Here)” envelope, undated
- Folder 10: “Reitz-Baer, Miriam and Seidman, Evelyn”
- Item 1-2: Rietz-Baer, Miriam card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3-4: Seidman, Evelyn card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 5: Seidman, Evelyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997
- Includes a newspaper clipping.
- File 11: “Soviet-American Writers Conference, 1982”
- Folder 11.1
- Item 1: Cousins, Norman (University of California, Los Angeles) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982
- Item 2: Fedorenco, Nikolai (Foreign Literature Magazine) telegram to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982?
- Item 3: Salisbury, Harrison note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982?
- Item 4: Tegner, Olaf H. (Pepperdine University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982
- Folder 11.2
- Item 1-4: Newspaper and magazine clippings, undated
- File 12: “Stephen Booker’s ‘Tug’”
- Folder 12.1
- File 1: Unidentified grouping
- Item 1.1: Booker, Stephen T. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Includes a letter from Swartwout, Susan (Illinois State University) to Gwendolyn Brooks (1992).
- Item 1.2: Booker, Stephen T. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992
- Item 1.3: Gwendolyn Brooks draft, "St. Booker", undated
- Item 1.4: Envelope, undated
- Folder 12.2
- Item 1: Booker, Stephen T. proof copy of Tug, undated
- Item 2: “Stephen Booker's 'Tug'” envelope, undated
- File 13: “STORE”
- Folder 13.1
- Item 1: Alexander, Andera letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Davis, Taylor C. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Goss, Meagan C. letter to Gwndolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 4: Grant, Leslie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 5: Horton, Rachel letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 13.2
- Item 1: Huff, Joi-Anna letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Ingram, Christine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 3: Jones, Erica letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 4: Lazard, Joshua L. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 5: Lewis, Nicole letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Folder 13.3
- Item 1: Lockett, Charna letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 2: Lyle, Karen letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 3: Madden, Kevin letter to GWendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 4: Pulphers, Joyce letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 5: Rawls, Charles letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Folder 13.4
- Item 1: Reyes, Maria letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Reynolds, Nakisha S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 3: Sheard, Jennifer letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 4: Slaughter, Joy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Item 5: Smith, Briana letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Folder 13.5
- Item 1: Smith, Portia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 2: Smith, Tehan letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 3: Stewart, Jennifer letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 4: White, Eryn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998
- Item 5: Ziegler, Mary Ellen (Murray Language Academy (Chicago, Ill.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998?
- Folder 13.6
- Item 1: “STORE” envelope, undated
- Folder 14: Tampa Public Library
- Item 1: Alvin, Glenda M. and Favors-Daniels, Frankcene (Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1979
- Item 2: Daniels, Frankcene and Alvin, Glenda (Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1979
- Encloses a photograph.
- Item 3: Zitch, Beryl (Contemporary Forum) memorandum to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Folder 15: University of Pennsylvania Commencement
- Item 1: Butler, Mary and family card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 2-4: Lorndale, Robert G. (University of Pennsylvania) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977
- Item 5: Envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated
- Item 6: Envelope, undated
- Folder 16: Valentine's Day cards (1996)
- Item 1: Adams, Jeanette Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 2-3: Blakely, Nora Brooks Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 4: Robinson, Billy Hand Valentine's Day poem to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
- Item 5: Steward, Martha Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996?
- Item 6: St. John, Eleanor Valentine's Day card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996
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