Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence (Series 1), 1938, 1943-2002 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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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.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-series:

[Sub-series 1.1: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 1-36)],
[Sub-series 1.2: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 37-74)],
[Sub-series 1.3: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 75-112)],
[Sub-series 1.4: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 113-150)],
[Sub-series 1.5: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 151-185)],
[Sub-series 2: Permissions Requests],
[Sub-series 3: Third-Party Correspondence],
[Sub-series 4: Empty Envelopes],
[Sub-series 5.1: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 204-219)],
[Sub-series 5.2: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 220-236)],
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Sub-series 4: Empty Envelopes

Box 203

Folder 1: Abdul-Raheem–Association of American Publishers, Inc.

Item 1: Abdul-Raheem, Zakiyyah, 1992
Item 2: Academic Book Center, Inc., 1992
Item 3: The Academy of American Poets, 1993
Item 4: ACM, 1985
Item 5: The Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago, 1968
Item 6: Alexandria Technical College, 1996
Item 7: Allen, S.W., 1985
Item 8: Al-Shabazz, K. Sayf M., 1970
Item 9: Altizer, Nell, undated
Item 10: American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1995
Item 11: American Association of Community College, 1998
Item 12-15: American Express, 1983, undated
Item 16-17: The American Poetry Review, 1995
Item 18: American Tax Redemption Corporation, 1996
Item 19: AMS Press, Inc., 1985
Item 20: Anderson, Andrea, undated
Item 21: Angelou, Maya, undated
Item 22: Anselmini, Debra, 1993
Item 23: Armstrong, Susan S., 1982
Item 24: Arnette R. Hubbard & Associates, 1985
Item 25: ASUC, 1993
Item 26: Athanases, Steve, undated
Item 27: Atlanta National Black Authors Festival, 1996
Item 28: Association of American Publishers, Inc., 1983

Folder 2: Baldwin–Butcher

Item 1: Baldwin, Sylvia, undated
Item 2: Barnes, Frances J., 1998
Item 3: Barnett, Gene, 1977
Item 4: Barrett Kendall Publishing, Ltd., 1999
Item 5: Barton, Peggy Sue, 1984?
Item 6: Bayor, 1974
Item 7: Beckman, John, 1994
Item 8: Bedell, Lyn M., 1997
Item 9: Bell, Janet C., undated
Item 10: Bell, Nannette, 1981
Item 11: Benedictine College-South, 1973
Item 12: Bercoon + Weiner + Glick + Brook, 1991
Item 13-14: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987
Item 15: Bethea, Juliette, 1992
Item 16: Bishop, Philip E., 1994
Item 17: Black Images Book Co., undated
Item 18: Black Poets Reading Inc., 1971
Item 19-20: Blades, John, 1996
Item 21-35: Blakely, Nora Brooks, undated
Item 36: Blanchard, Ted, 1996
Item 37: The Blue Gargoyle, undated
Item 38: Board of Education Office (Indian Prairie School District #204), undated
Item 39-40: Boone Green Travel Associates, Ltd., 2000
Item 41: Brannon, J.M., 1971
Item 42-49: Broadside Press, 1970-1971, 1975, 1980, 1989, 1993, undated
Item 50: Bobetsky, M., 1990
Item 51: Bostick, Albert H., undated
Item 52: Broccolo, Anne, 1989
Item 53: Broehm, Sandra L., 1994
Item 54-56: Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997, undated
Item 57: Brooks, Roger L., undated
Item 58-59: BrookWeiner L.L.C., 2000, undated
Item 60: Brook + Weiner + Sered + Kreger + Weinberg L.L.C., 1995
Item 61: Brown, Byron S., 1987
Item 62: The Brown Family, 1978
Item 63: Bruccoli CLark Layman, Inc., 1988
Item 64: Buckley, M., undated
Item 65: Burrell, Joseph, 1975
Item 66: Buscani, Lisa, 1992
Item 67: Butcher, Joseph M., 1985

Folder 3: Cabrini Connections–Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Item 1: Cabrini Connections, 1994
Item 2: California State University San Marcos, 1993
Item 3: Capper & Capper, undated
Item 4: Campbell, Carolyn, undated
Item 5: CasaBianca, Kristine, undated
Item 6: Celuzza, Elinor, 1999
Item 7: Champion, Walter, undated
Item 8: Chicago Alumni Club (Lawrence University), undated
Item 9-10: Chicago Book Clinic, undated
Item 11: Chicago City College, 1968
Item 12: Chicago Historical Society, 1991
Item 13: The Chicago Public Library. Special Collections & Preservation Division, 1994
Item 14-29: Chicago State University, 1991, 1994-2000, undated
Item 30-31: City of Chicago. Board of Education, 1976, 1983
Item 32: City of Chicago. Department of Water, undated
Item 33: City of Milwaukee, 1987
Item 34: City of Oakland, 1985
Item 35: Civil War Centennial (Illinois State Historical Society), 1965
Item 36: Clayton, Deborah, 1993
Item 37: The Cleveland Foundation, 1984
Item 38: Clockwatch Review, 1984
Item 39-40: Coleman, Horace, 1984, undated
Item 41: Colorado State University, 1990
Item 42: Columbia University Press, 1992
Item 43: Community Insurance Center, Inc., 1984
Item 44-51: The Contemporary Forum, 1991, 1993, 1998
Item 52: Continental Bank, 1992
Item 53: Cooper, Michael, 1988
Item 54: Copeland, 1972
Item 55: Copy Cats, 1990
Item 57: Corley, Debra, 2000
Item 58: Cotton, Fabian, 1992
Item 59: Courtright, Frederick T., 2000
Item 60: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, undated