Gwendolyn Brooks Collection, 1909-2003 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Gwendolyn Brooks Collection, 1909-2003

Predominant Dates:bulk 1960-2000

ID: 01/01/MSS00086

Primary Creator: Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000)

Extent: 200.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/19/2013

Languages: English

Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was born to parents David Anderson and Keziah Wims Brooks on June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas. A few weeks later, her family moved to Chicago where she would live for the rest of her life. Brooks began writing at an early age and was encouraged by her mother saying, "You are going to be the lady Paul Laurence Dunbar." When she was 13, her poem "Eventide" was published in the children's magazine American Childhood [1]. By the time she graduated high school, Brooks had published over one hundred poems in the "Lights and Shadows" poetry column of the Chicago Defender [2]. After high school, Brooks graduated from a two-year program at Wilson Junior College [3]. In 1939, she married Henry Blakely, Jr. whom she met after joining the Chicago NAACP Youth Council. They soon had their first child, Henry III, and later their daughter, Nora.

Early in her career, Brooks was encouraged by poet James Weldon Johnson and Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright [4]. In her work, Brooks drew inspiration from her life and surroundings in Chicago. Her first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville (1945), received praise for its authentic portraits of the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. Her second collection of poems, Annie Allen (1949), chronicles the life of a young Black Bronzeville girl. It was for this book that Brooks won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, making her the first Black person to win the award in any category [5].

In the 1960s, Brooks work became more overtly political as she became close with activists and writers involved in the Black Arts Movement, a group of artists whose work reflected the cultural side of the growing Black Power movement [6]. She became especially close with Haki Madhubuti, to whom she became both a mentor and a mother figure. Soon Brooks began working exclusively with Black publishers, especially Broadside Press, founded by her close friend Dudley Randall, and Third World Press, founded by Madhubuti. In the 1980s, Brooks also established her own imprint called The David Company.

Throughout her long career, Brooks published more than twenty books of poetry, including The Bean Eaters (1960), Selected Poems (1963), In the Mecca (1968), Riot (1969), Family Pictures (1970), Aloneness (1971), Beckonings (1975), To Disembark (1981), Black Love (1982), The Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems (1986), Blacks (1987), Gottschalk and the Grand Tarantelle (1988), Winnie (1988), and Children Coming Home (1991). She also published one novel, Maud Martha (1953), as well as children's literature such as Bronzeville Boys and Girls (1956) and The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves (1974). Brooks also published two autobiographies, Report from Part One (1972), and Report from Part Two (1995).

In addition to her writing, Brooks taught poetry and creative writing at numerous colleges and universities. In 1990, the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing was founded at Chicago State University, where Brooks served as distinguished professor and writer-in-residence [7]. Brooks influenced generations of writers, not only with her words, but with her actions. For most of the year, she traveled the country to perform her poetry for children of all ages as well as at universities, public libraries, hospitals, and prisons. As she especially encouraged young poets, Brooks sponsored youth poetry awards for over thirty years. Renowned for her generosity, Brooks dedicated her life to promoting the value of poetry and inspiring young writers.

Brooks was the recipient of more than seventy-five honorary doctorates and countless accolades [8]. In 1968, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois, a position which she held until her death in 2000 [9]. In 1985, Brooks was selected for an honorary one-year term as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress [10]. She received lifetime achievement awards from both the National Endowment for the Arts in 1989 and the National Book Foundation in 1994. Brooks then received the National Endowment for the Humanities' highest honor when she was named the 1994 Jefferson Lecturer. The next year, Brooks received the National Medal of Arts.

Today, Gwendolyn Brooks' legacy persists as one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century, because of both her contribution to American literature and her kindness and generosity, especially toward young poets and authors of color.

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Acquisition Source: Nora Brooks Blakely

Related Materials:

Celebrating Brooks @ 100

Gwendolyn Brooks Supplementary Materials

Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid is experiencing ongoing revision, beginning in June 2023.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 7: Public Engagements

Sub-series 1: Contracts and Contemporary Forum Documents

Box 376

Folder 1: The Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago, Amundsen-Mayfair College, and Queen of Peace High School, 1967-1968

Folder 2: Oak Park-River Forest High School and the International Poetry Forum, 1968

Folder 3: Glenbard West High School and DuPage Valley Teachers of English, 1968

Folder 4: Lock Haven State College, 1968

Folder 5: Doubleday & Company, Inc. and Broadside Press, 1970

Folder 6: Ulozi Productions and Ohio University, 1972, 1974

Folder 7: Rhode Island College, Providence; Lincoln University; Xavier University, Cincinnati; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Bennett College; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Niles West Township High School; College of St. Francis; DePauw University; and Phillips University, 1973-1975

Includes memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 8: Evaluation forms for visit to Central College (Pella, IA), 1975

Folder 9: University of Massachusetts and Triton College, 1974-1975

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Maine Township High School South.

Folder 10: University of Wisconsin and Trinity College, 1975

Folder 11: Eastern Arizona Junior College and Pima Community College, 1976

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl concerning amounts paid.

Folder 12: Evaluation forms, 1976

Folder 13: Forest Park Community College and LeMoyne-Own College

Includes a letter from Wagner, Charles A. (The Poetry Society of America); a petition from the Green Haven Correctional Facility Long Termers Committee; a note from Madhubuti, Haki; and invitations to an autograph party for Keziah C. Wims.

Folder 14: Metro High School, 1976

Includes evaluation forms for visits to the Conference of the Living Tree and Missouri Western State College.

Folder 15: Lake Community College, Union College, and the Danforth Foundation, 1977

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lenoir Community College. RBML Staff: See PDF finding aid.

Folder 16: The Danforth Foundation, 1977

Folder 17: Rollins College, Grambling State University, and Bethany College, 1978

Includes a letter from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 18: Iowa Wesleyan College, 1979-1980

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Loyola University Chicago and Cornell University, as well as a letter from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 19: Program Corporation of America; Roosevelt University; Northern Indiana Arts Association, Inc.; and Gompers Elementary School, 1980-1981

Folder 20: University of Michigan, College of DuPage, and William Penn College, 1981

Folder 21: Augustana College, William Penn College, Duke University, and Iowa Wesleyan College, 1981

Folder 22: Smith College and Fairfield University, 1981

Folder 23: Franklin & Marshall College, 1981-1982

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Eastwood Elementary School and Central High School (Elkhart, IN).

Folder 24: California State University, Fresno; Oak Park and River Forest High School; and Illinois State University, 1981

Folder 25: Allentown Community Center, Inc.; Niagara Erie Writers; Erie Community College, City Campus; Erie Community College, North Campus; and Allentown Community Center, Inc., 1981

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Illinois State University and Black Women for Progress (Fresno, CA).

Folder 26: Albright College; University of the District of Columbia; Mount Vernon Square Campus; Trenton State College; Perry School; East Stroudsburg State College; and Mostly Music, 1981

Folder 27: Lorain County Community College and Pace University, 1981

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Pace University and travel receipt.

Folder 28: School District #147 (Harvey, IL), 1981

Folder 29: Highland Park High School (Highland Park, IL) and Triton College, 1981

Folder 30: Artlink Artspace (Fort Wayne, IN) and Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, IL), 1981

Includes a memo and travel receipt from Zitch, Beryl

Folder 31: Project Success (Gainesville, FL), Boston College, and Mount Mercy College, 1981

Folder 32: Lehman College, University of Illinois Medical Center (Chicago), and Gustavus Adolphus College, 1981

Folder 33: Martin Luther King High School (Chicago), Wittenberg University, and Lehigh University, 1981

Folder 34: Atlantic Christian College and North Carolina Central University, 1981

Folder 35: SUM Concerts, Inc. (Houston), 1981

Includes an evaluation form and travel-related receipts.

Folder 36: La Mar University and Abilene Christian University, 1981

Folder 37: Virginia State University and University of North Carolina, 1981

Folder 38: Goodman Theatre; Chicago Writers in Performance; and St. Mark’s Church (Chicago), The Poetry Project, 1981

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to St. Mark’s Church.

Folder 39: College of Staten Island, New School for Social Research (New York), and Roosevelt University, 1981

Box 377

Folder 1: Valparaiso University, Lincolnwood Public Library, Joliet Central High School and Washington Junior High School, 1982

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a note from Perkins, Useni Gene.

Folder 2: Elkhart Community Schools; University of Minnesota, Morris; St. Louis County Heritage & Art Center (Duluth); and Carleton College, 1982

Folder 3: Coe College, 1982

Includes evaluation forms for visits to the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (Duluth) and Carleton College, as well as a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 4: Tulsa City-County Library, East Texas State University, Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University, and York Community High School (Elmhurst, IL), 1982

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 5: New Trier Township Teachers (Kenilworth, IL), Amherst College, and Ohio Northern University, 1982

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a travel invoice.

Folder 6: Howard University, Camden City Free Public Library, Meredith College, and Mary Washington College, 1982

Folder 7: Missouri Southern College; Elkhart Community Schools; University of Houston, Downtown College; and Western Illinois University, 1982

Folder 8: University of Tennessee and Lorain County Community College, 1981-1982

Folder 9: University of North Carolina, Phillips Academy, and University of Cincinnati, 1982

Includes an Amtrak ticket envelope and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 10: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1982

Includes a note by Gwendolyn Brooks and an Amtrak informational sheet.

Folder 11: Pennsylvania State University, 1982

Includes a letter from “Shelby” and notes on travel arrangements.

Folder 12: Mt. Clemens Public Library, Paul Robeson Cultural Center (Rutgers University), Central State University, and Loop College, 1982

Folder 13: Ohio Wesleyan University and California State University, 1982

Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 14: Loop College and Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK), 1982

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and notes by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 15: Poetry Society of America, Cornell University, The William Patterson College of New Jersey, 1982

Includes travel receipts; a letter from McClane, Kenneth A. (Cornell University); memos from Zitch, Beryl; Amtrak envelopes; and notes on payment.

Folder 16: Glenbard West High School, 1982

Includes an evaluation form for a visit with Writers Voice (West Side YMCA (New York)).

Folder 17: Suffolk County Community College-Eastern Campus and The College of William and Mary, 1983

Includes a travel receipt and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 18: Suffolk County Community College-East Campus, Glen Crest Junior High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), and Rich South High School-South Campus (Richton Park, IL), 1983

Folder 19: Rich South High School-South Campus (Richton Park, IL), Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Northland College, and Culver-Stockton College, 1983

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Suffold County Community College and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 20: Culver-Stockton College, Bryn Mawr College, and the Chicago Young Authors Conference, 1983

Folder 21: St. Thomas The Apostle Elementary School (Chicago) and McHenry County College, 1983

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to St. Thomas The Apostle Elementary School.

Folder 22: West Chester State College, the International Poetry Forum, and Georgetown University, 1983

Folder 23: Georgetown University, Albion College, Kalamazoo College, and University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1983

Folder 24: University of Missouri-Kansas City, LaFayette College, and University of Pennsylvania, 1983

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 25: Springside School (Philadelphia, PA) and Northern Illinois University, 1983

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lafayette College.

Folder 26: The Academy of American Poets and Chicago Vocational High School, 1983

Includes a letter from Cole, Henri (The Academy of American Poets) and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 27: Chemung Valley Arts Council, Corning Community College, Chicago Vocational High School, Glenbard High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), and Harrisburg Area Community College, 1983

Includes a letter from Inglehart, Babette (Write On, Chicago: A Festival of the Literary Arts).

Folder 28: International Poetry Forum/Mercyhurst College, 1983

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl and a letter from Hazo, Samuel (International Poetry Forum).

Folder 29: Whitehall District Schools, Worcester County Poetry Association/Worcester State College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1983

Includes memos from Zitch, Beryl and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 30: County College of Morris, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Glenbard South High School, 1983

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the County College of Morris and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 31: Consolidated High School District #230 (Orland Park, IL), 1983

Includes a letter from Johnson, Carle A. (Worcester County Poetry Association, Inc.), a memo from Zitch, Beryl, and a statement from a hotel stay.

Folder 32: Chicago Council on Fine Arts, 1983-1984

Includes a letter from Spalding, Laura H. (City of Chicago. Department of Programming) and a description of programs honoring George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Folder 33: Highland Park School District #108 (Highland Park, IL) and University of Montevallo, 1984

Includes a contact sheet for Kaleidoscope (organization).

Folder 34: Columbia College (Columbia, SC) and Midlands Technical College, 1984

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to University of Montevallo and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 35: Midlands Technical College and Elushua Foundation/Francis Marion College, 1984

Folder 36: Elushua Foundation/Francis Marion College, University of Montevallo, Columbia College (Columbia, SC), and El Centro College, 1984

Folder 37: Chicago State University, Illinois Children’s and Rehabilitation Center, and Academy of the Sacred Heart High School (Chicago), 1984

Includes evaluation forms for visits to El Centro College and Whistler Elementary School (Chicago).

Folder 38: Academy of the Sacred Heart High School (Chicago); Whistler Elementary School (Chicago); and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Columbus Chapter, 1984

Includes an information sheet on Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Box 378

Folder 1: State University College at Oswego, Syracuse University, and North Adams State College, 1984

Folder 2: North Adams State College and Kentucky State University, 1984

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to North Adams State College and a Bishoff, Bonnie letter to Beryl Zitch.

Folder 3: University of Kentucky, Seminole Community College, and Fort Lewis College, 1984

Folder 4: Fort Lewis College, Northern Illinois University, and George Williams College, 1984

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Fort Lewis College.

Folder 5: North Carolina Central University, Norfolk State University, and Northern Illinois University, 1984

Includes an Amtrak travel invoice and receipt, and a brochure for the Third Charlemae Hill Rollins Colloquium.

Folder 6: Utica College and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumna Chapter (Dayton, OH), 1984

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Northern Illinois University.

Folder 7: Talladega College, University of Georgia, and Columbus College, 1984

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 8: DePaul University, College of Lake County, and Northwestern University, 1984

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 9: Inner City Cultural Center – Bay Area (San Francisco), Carver Community Cultural Center, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1984

Folder 10: Menard Psychiatric Center, Wellesley College, Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc./House Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem, NC), Longwood College, and Hampton Institute, 1984

Includes an Amtrak envelope and a travel invoice.

Folder 11: Longwood College, Hampton Institute, Old Dominion Institute, and Ferrum College, 1984

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 12: Virginia Commonwealth University and Ferrum College, 1984

Includes a Delta Airlines envelope, a promotional brochure for The Seventh Annual Old Dominion University Literary Festival, a note on travel arrangements, and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 13: Wayne State University, 1984

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Ferrum College.

Folder 14: Queens College, 1984

Includes a copy of a tax exemption certificate for Queens College Student Services Corp (1971) and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 15: The Interpretation Division of Speech Communication Association and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, High School District 207 (Park Ridge, IL), and Barrington Area Library (Barrington, IL), 1984

Folder 16: Barrington Area Library (Barrington, IL), Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, IL), 1984

Folder 17: Northeastern University, 1984

Includes notes by Gwendolyn Brooks and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 18: Yale University, Kansas State University, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, 1985

Includes a note, an Amtrak envelope, an evaluation form for a visit to the University of Illinois at Chicago, and memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 19: Chicago Office of Fine Arts, Western Illinois University, Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Lake City Community College, and Manatee Junior College, 1985

Folder 20: Lake-Sumter Community College, Kansas State University, Benedictine College, Ottawa High School (Ottawa, IL), Oakland University, Callaloo Magazine, Modern Language Association, and University of Illinois at the Medical Center, 1985

Includes business correspondence by Eckerstrom, Ralph E. (Mobium); Simpson, Robert A. (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency, Inc.) to Claudia Tate (Howard University); Hornstein, H. (AMS Press, Inc.); Lippold, George (City of New York Board of Education; and Ivory, Goldie L. to Jean Walker (Elkhart Community Schools); as well as a schedule for a visit to Eastern New Mexico University.

Folder 21: Eastern New Mexico University, University of South Carolina, and Clark University, 1985

Folder 22: Smith College, Lake Forest College, The Prairie School Performing Arts Center, and Clark College, 1985

Folder 23: Clark College, Frederick Douglass Center (Black Roots Festival (New York)), Siena College, and Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL), 1985

Folder 24: Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL) and Michigan State University Lifelong Education Programs, 1985

Includes an event schedule for the Midwest Poetry Festival.

Folder 25: Bates College and Howard D. Woodson Senior High School (Washington, D.C.), 1985

Includes evaluation forms for a visit to Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL) and The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System (Plattsburgh, New York).

Folder 26: Lincoln University, Miami-Dade Community College, and Michigan State University, 1985

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Union County College.

Folder 27: Michigan State University, District of Columbia Public Schools, and United Nations (Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium (New York)), 1985

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 28: Providence College, Modern Language Association, and Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 1985-1986

Folder 29: U.S. Department of Labor, University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Howard University, The Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.), and University of Virginia, 1986

Includes an invoice for travel expenses and letters from Brooks, Gwendolyn to Marie Hanson (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Michael Manson.

Folder 30: Hood College, Swarthmore-Rutledge K-8 School (Swarthmore, PA), Audre Lorde Women’s Poetry Center (Hunter College), and Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl and a School Expenditure Requisition and Purchase Order from Wells Community Academy (Chicago).

Folder 31: Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 1986

Includes a letter from Leigh, David (Seattle University) payment and memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 32: Kalliope (Jacksonville, FL) and Bellarmine College, 1987

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Greater St. Louis English Teachers Association and Normandy High School (St. Louis), a receipt from The Seelbach Hotel (Louisville, KY), and notes on payment.

Folder 33: St. Rita High School (Chicago), 1987

Includes an evaluation form for a visit with the Lewis and Clark Reading Council (Caseyville, IL), a St. Louis Dispatch article featuring Gwendolyn Brooks, and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 34: Chateaux Elementary School (Hazel Crest, IL), Wright State University, and Santa Clara University, 1987

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to San Jose Unified School District (San Jose, CA) and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 35: Los Angeles Harbor College and Clark University, 1987

Includes evaluation forms for visits with the Associated Students of Stanford University Speakers’ Bureau and to the Hemmens Auditorium (Elgin, IL) and a letter from Boese, Sally K. (Independent Schools Association of the Central States).

Folder 36: Topeka West High School (Topeka, KS), 1987

Includes correspondence between Gwendolyn Brooks, school administration, and student coordinators; a memo from Zitch, Beryl; and notes.

Folder 37: Clark University, Shining Path Book Club, Michigan City Public Library, Allentown Community Center, and University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987-1988

Folder 38: Triton College, Broadside Press (Detroit, MI), and John A. Logan College, 1988

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Triton College.

Folder 39: Blackburn College, Illinois Wesleyan University, and the Black History Committee (Farmington, MN), 1988

Includes an itinerary for a visit to Blackburn College.

Folder 40: Black Poetry Committee (Minneapolis, MN), Faulkner School (Chicago), Pleasant Hill School (Palatine, IL), and the Urban League of Greater Muskegon (Muskegon, MI), 1988

Folder 41: Urban League of Greater Muskegon, University of Michigan-Flint, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1988

Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Box 379

Folder 1: Tuscon Poetry Festival, Public Schools of Plainfield (Plainfield, NJ), National Black Writers Conference (Brooklyn, NY), 1988

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Folder 2: Passaic County Community College. Delta Sigma Theta, Writers and Books (Rochester, NY), and State University College-Cortland, 1988

Folder 3: Evaluation forms for a visit to Manchester Township High School (Lakehurst, NJ), 1988

Folder 4: Association of Black Communicators (Detroit, MI), Raymond School (Chicago), Hawthorn South School (Vernon Hills, IL), and American Association of University Women (Gurnee, IL)

Includes an evaluation form for a visit with the Black History Celebration Committee of Golden Valley (Golden Valley, MN).

Folder 5: American Association of University Women (Gurnee, IL), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Poe Classical School, Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church (Annapolis, MD), and Morgan State University. Department of English, 1988

Folder 6: University of Massachusetts-Boston, Manchester Township High School (Lakehurst, NJ), Converse College, Office of Fine Arts (Chicago), and Public Schools of Plainfield (Plainfield, NJ), 1988

Folder 7: Austin Peay State University, Northeastern University. Apocalypse Literary Organization (Chicago), Hope Lutheran School (Chicago), and Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch, 1988

Folder 8: Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch, Friends of the [Nichols] Library (Naperville, IL), Joliet Junior College, and City College of Chicago, 1988

Folder 9: Literature Conference (Chicago), Fifth City: Chicago Reformulation Corporation, Millikin University, and Office of Fine Arts (Chicago), 1988

Folder 10: Office of Fine Arts (Chicago), Simpson College, Grinnell College, and Augustana College, 1988

Folder 11: Augustana College; Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK), National Council of Teachers of English (Urbana), Northwestern University, and University of Michigan, 1988

Includes a business card for James E. Dennis (California State University, Northridge. Pan African Studies Department).

Folder 12: University of Michigan Library, Moraine Valley Community College, and St. Lawrence University, 1988-1989

Includes a letter by Gosling, William A. (University of Michigan Library) to Beryl Zitch.

Folder 13: State University of New York at Albany. Department of African and Afro-American Studies, SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Binghamton, Promoting Excellence in Black Children (Houston), and DePauw University, 1989

Includes an itinerary for a visit to DePauw University.

Folder 14: Jackson State University, Colorado State University, Public Library Foundation & United Black Women (Boulder, CO), and University of Colorado. Women’s Studies Department, 1989

Includes an itinerary for a visit to Colorado State University.

Folder 15: American Association of University Women (Glen Ellyn, IL); Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill Campus; Franklin and Marshall College, 1989

Folder 16: Beaver College, The Poetry Center (Chicago), Marian College, and St. Mary’s College, 1989

Folder 17: St. Mary’s College, Purdue University, Eastern Illinois University, and Wesley United Methodist Church (Urbana), 1989

Folder 18: Wesley United Methodist Church (Urbana), Bradley University. Black Student Alliance, and Hammond Public Library (Hammond, IN), 1989

Includes evaluation forms for visits to DePauw University (1989) and University of Kentucky (1990).

Folder 19: Central School (Glencoe, IL), Geneva Public Library District (Geneva, IL), and Paderewski Elementary School (Chicago), 1989

Includes an itinerary for a visit to Central School (Glencoe, IL).

Folder 20: The Woodson Foundation (Newark, NJ), The Woodson Foundation (Newark, NJ), and Ulster County Community College, 1989

Includes an itinerary for a visit to Ulster County Community College.

Folder 21: Jane Addams Junior High School (Schaumburg, IL), Baker School (Evanston, IL), Messiah College, and School District of Philadelphia, 1989

Folder 22: Earlham College (Richmond, IN), Friends of Literature (Chicago), Brooklyn College, and The Poetry Center (New York), 1989

Folder 23: Brooklyn College, The Poetry Center (New York), University of Chicago. Organization of Black Students, Baker Demonstration School (Evanston, IL), 1989

Includes Myerson, Gina (Baker Parent Organization) letter to Beryl Zitch.

Folder 24: Keller Gifted Center (Chicago), The University Club (Chicago), and Friendship Village of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL), 1989

Includes a menu for the University of Chicago Past and Current Directors Dinner, and a place card for “Miss Brooks.”

Folder 25: Friendship Village of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL), Knox College, Chicago Foundation for Women, and University of Illinois at Chicago, 1989

Folder 26: Jenner School (Chicago), University of Pennsylvania, Trinity College, and University of Michigan-Flint, 1989

Folder 27: University of Michigan-Flint, 10th Annual Wang International Festival of Authors (Toronto), SUNY at Oswego, and Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation, Ltd., 1989

Includes an itinerary for a visit to University of Michigan-Flint.

Folder 28: Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation Ltd., Florida Memorial College, Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.), Glendale Community College, California State University at Bakersfield, and Bakersfield College, 1989

Folder 29: San Diego State University; California State University; California State University, Los Angeles; and Northern Illinois University, 1989

Includes letters from Stuart, Gaby (California State University, Los Angeles).

Folder 30: Northern Illinois University. Sigma Tau Delta, Women & Children First Bookstore, National College of Education, and Westinghouse High School (Chicago), 1989-1990

Folder 31: Hall Elementary School (Glendale Heights, IL), 1989

Includes two copies of an evaluation form for a visit to the Women’s Caucus for Art.

Folder 32: Mellon Foundation Literacy Program for Chicago Public High School Teachers, 1990

Includes a grant proposal by Jackie Murphy (Cregier Vocational High School) and a list of Mellon Fellows Saturday Seminars.

Folder 33: Michigan City Public Library, 1990

Folder 34: Friends of the Stockton Public Library (Stockton, CA), Sacred Heart Preparatory School (Atherton, CA), San Jose Poetry Center (San Jose, CA), California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA), Los Angeles City College, and Beyond Baroque (Venice, CA), 1990

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a letter from Mueller, John (The National Poetry Association (San Francisco)) to Gwendolyn Brooks and Beryl Zitch.

Folder 35: Los Angeles City College and University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1990

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Fair Oaks Branch Library and Los Angeles City College and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 36: Princeton University and Vassar College, 1990

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl; a letter concerning a forgotten fee by The Friends of the Library; and an evaluation form for a visit to Trinity United Methodist Church (Wilmette, IL).

Folder 37: Adams State College, Seward County Community College, Eastern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University, 1990

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 38: Family Rescue Shelter (Chicago), Modern Language Association (New York), Loyola University Chicago. Water Tower Campus, 1990-1991

Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl and an evaluation form for a visit to Morgan Park Academy (Chicago).

Folder 39: St. Paul Lutheran School (Chicago), Chicago Public Library, and Solomon School (Chicago), 1991

Folder 40: Central Telephone Company-Illinois, Dr. Martin Luther King Unit: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Third Annual Legacy Awards Luncheon, Keith Country Day School (Rockford, IL), and University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1991

Includes a letter from Moore, Opal J. (Radford University) to Beryl Zitch and an evaluation form for a visit to Keith Country Day School.

Folder 41: Illinois Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel: Project FAME/Upward Bound (Chicago), Butler University, Park-Tudor School (Indianapolis), and Vincennes University, 1991

Folder 42: College of Saint Elizabeth, and Nassau Community College, 1991

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and an evaluation form for a visit to Vincennes University.

Folder 43: Poetry Society of America (New York), Radford University, and Hampton University, 1991

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Manhattanville College and a contract addendum for Radford University.

Folder 44: Hampton University. English Department, Kutztown University-Student Activities Department, and Loyola University, 1991

Includes a letter from Jordan, Shirley M. (Hampton University. English Department) and an itinerary for a visit to Kutztown University.

Box 380

Folder 1: Rockford College and University of Kansas. Department of English, 1991

Includes an itinerary for a visit to Rockford College; a note from Zitch, Beryl; and an evaluation form for a visit to the University of Kansas.

Folder 2: Northern Michigan University and Emerson College, 1991

Includes a letter from Anderson, Mary Sue (Northern Michigan University) and an itinerary for a visit to Northern Michigan University.

Folder 3: National Association for Poetry Therapy, 1991

Includes an issue of The NAPT Newsletter.

Folder 4: Deerfield High School (Deerfield, IL), North Shore Writing Consortium (Deerfield, IL), and the Nineteenth Annual Black Roots Festival (New York), 1991

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the National Association for Poetry Therapy and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 5: St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) and Triton College, 1991

Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 6: Yorkville Public Library (Yorkville, IL), 1991

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and evaluation forms for a visit to School District #115 (Yorkville, IL).

Folder 7: George Armstrong School (Chicago), Bowen High School (Chicago), and The Art Institute of Chicago, 1991

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Bowen High School (Chicago).

Folder 8: Deneen School (Chicago), Chicago Teachers Center, and Esmond School (Chicago), 1991

Folder 9: Esmond School (Chicago), Wesleyan University, and Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL), 1991

Includes an invitation to a luncheon at The President’s House (Wesleyan University) and an itinerary for a visit to Wesleyan University.

Folder 10: Midwest Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities (Oak Brook, IL), and DIA Art Foundation (New York), 1991

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a program for “Building Partnerships for Change: Restructuring to Make Drug-Free Schools and Communities a Reality.”

Folder 11: Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL), DIA Art Foundation (New York), Pennsylvania College of Technology, and Ninth Illinois Literary Haritage Conference, 1991

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and an agenda for a Ninth Illinois Literary Heritage Conference.

Folder 12: National Collegiate Honor Council (Chicago), University of Chicago. The Laboratory Schools, and Colgate University, 1991

Folder 13: Washington & Jefferson College and Edwin G. Foreman High School (Chicago), 1991

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Trinity United Methodist Church (Wilmette, IL).

Folder 14: City of Dowagiac (MI)/NAACP, the Smithsonian Institution. African-American Studies Center, and an organization affiliated with Eugene Redmond (East St. Louis, IL), 1991

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York) and a  note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 15: The Smithsonian Institution. African-American Studies Center, Mary Washington College, and SUNY at Fredonia. Black Student Union, 1992

Folder 16: Ancona School (Chicago) and New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, 1992

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Ancona School (Chicago) and a copy of a newspaper clipping.

Folder 17: Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch/Young Public School (Chicago), National Louis University, and Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Evanston, IL), 1992

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 18: Valencia Community College and Seminole Community College, 1992

Includes a paper towel with a note from “Susan.”

Folder 19: Grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, 1992

Folder 20: Montsho Books Etc., 1992

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Seminole Community College; a letter from Perkins, Jackie (Montsho Books Etc.) to Beryl Zitch; and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 21: Daytona Beach Community College and Indiana University—Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1992

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and evaluation forms for a visit to Addison Trail High School (Addison, IL).

Folder 22: Nathan Hale Primary School (Crestwood, IL) and Lockport Township High School (Lockport, IL), 1992

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lockport Township High School (Lockport, IL).

Folder 23: Central Arkansas Library System (Little Rock, AR) and Union University, 1992

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Passaic County Community College and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 24: Teachers & Writers Collaborative (New York), 1992

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Passaic County Community College and Young People’s Theatre of the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council, and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 25: Morton College and Dunbar High School (Chicago), 1992

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY) and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 26: Des Moines National Poetry Festival; Literacy Volunteers of New York City, Inc.; George Washington Elementary School (Chicago); and Cultural Learning Tree Book Store (Evanston, IL), 1992

Includes a note by Gwendolyn Brooks on Ithaca College stationery; a letter from Pasanen, Jane (The Chelsea Forum, Inc.); and a letter from Sargent, Betty Kelly (Literacy Volunteers of New York City, Inc.).

Folder 27: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL), Harold Washington School (Chicago), Barnard College/Columbia College, University of Chicago. Mellon Fellows, and The Cliff Dwellers Club (Roosevelt University), 1992

Includes a letter from Ekstrom, Roxy and Jean Dravet (Schaumburg Township District Library) to Beryl Zitch and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 28: Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL), Ball State University. Department of English, Ball State University, and Continental Bank (Chicago), 1992

Includes an itinerary and an evaluation form for a visit to Ball State University.

Folder 29: Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Evanston, IL) and Barat College, 1992

Includes evaluation forms for a visit to Elmhurst College.

Folder 30: Northeastern Illinois University and Christ the King School (Chicago), 1993

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Christ the King School (Chicago) and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 31: The Writer’s Club (Chicago Heights, IL) and Bloomfield Model High School/Bloomfield Public Library (Bloomfield, MI), 1993

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to The Tandem School (Charlottesville, VA) and notes from Zitch, Beryl

Folder 32: Grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, 1993

Folder 33: Grouping of evaluation forms for visits to Goshen College and the YWCA of Rockford, Illinois, 1993

Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 34: Grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, 1993

Includes an evaluation form and a pre-program questionnaire for a visit to Goshen College.

Folder 35: Grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, 1993

Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Kenwood Academy (Chicago).

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Box 383

Sub-series 2: Audiovisual Recordings

Box 384

Box 385

Box 386

Sub-series 3: Advertisements and Publicity/Programs

Box 387

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Sub-series 4: Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Business Cards

Box 405

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Box 409

Box 410

Sub-series 5: Itineraries, Tickets, and Travel Materials

Box 411

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Box 413

Box 414

Sub-series 6: Honorary Degrees

Box 415

Folder 1: Alma College (Doctor of Letters), 1996

Includes a note from “Joanne,” a grouping of poems (photocopies), and an envelope reading “Dr. Gwendolyn Brooks.”

Folder 2: Atlanta University (Doctor of Literature), 1982

Includes correspondence with Cleveland L. Dennard (Atlanta University), a letter from Richard A. Long, convocation ceremony programs, and notes.

Folder 3: Aurora University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1992

Includes a commencement booklet.

Folder 4: Bates College (Doctor of Letters), 1978

Folder 5-6: Blackburn University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1988

Folder 6 contains Salutation and Citation statements.

Folder 7: Bradley University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1995

Includes a convocation ceremony program.

Folder 8: Brown University (Doctor of Letters), 1974

Folder 9: Buena Vista College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1995

Includes a commencement ceremony program and a notepad from Red Lion Hotels & Inns.

Folder 10: Carleton College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1993

Folder 11: Central State University (Participation in Convocation Series), 1980

Folder 12: The Chicago Academy for the Arts, 2000

Folder 13: City College of New York (Doctor of Letters), 1978

Folder contains a separation sheet.

Folder 14: City University of New York (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1983

Includes a letter addressed to Robert Bengé and a convocation program. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 15: Colby College (Doctor of Letters), 1977

Folder 16: College of Wooster (Doctor of Letters), 1996

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 17: Columbia College Chicago (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1964

Includes a commencement program and an invitation to the ceremony.

Folder 18: Culver-Stockton College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1988

Folder 19-20: DePaul University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1972, 1994

Includes a commencement program and a letter from Cortelyou, John R. (DePaul University). Folder 20 contains a separation sheet.

Box 416

Folder 1: Duke University (Doctor of Letters), 1981

Includes a commencement program and a Citation statement.

Folder 2: Eastern Illinois University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1990

Includes commencement programs, a speech transcript, and notes.

Folder 3: Elmhurst College (Doctor of Literature), 1967

Includes a Citation statement and a program itinerary.

Folder 4: Emerson College Alumni Association (Certificate of Appreciation), 1991

Folder 5: Franklin College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1974

Folder 6: George Washington University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Includes a commencement program, a Citation statement, and a telegram from Zitch, Beryl and Gene.

Folder 7: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School, 1992

Folder 8: Howard University (Doctor of Literature), 1973

Folder 9: Howard University (Membership in The Stylus Literary Society), 1984

Includes a program. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 10: Illinois Institute of Technology (Doctor of Laws), 1968

Folder 11: Illinois Wesleyan University (Doctor of Humanities), 1973

Folder 12: Ithaca College (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Includes a blue ribbon. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 13: Lake Forest College (Doctor of Letters), 1965

Includes a commencement program and a Citation statement.

Box 417

Folder 1: Lawrence University of Wisconsin (Doctor of Literature), 1995

Includes commencement programs, a speech transcript, a postcard, and notes.

Folder 2: Lewis College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1968

Includes a convocation program.

Folder 3: Lincoln Academy of Illinois (Order of Lincoln Award), 1997

Includes a white ribbon. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 4: Lincoln University (The President’s Award for Distinguished Achievement), 1996

Includes a folder of Lincoln University publications and a copy of a newspaper clipping from Daily Local News.

Folder 5: Loyola University Chicago (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1970

Folder 6: Millikin University (Doctor of Letters), 1972

Includes a commencement program and letter from Miller, J. Roger (Millikin University).

Folder 7: Morgan State University (Distinguished Achievement Award), 2000

Folder 8: Mundelein College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1969

Includes a dedication booklet and an issue of Mundelein Today (vol. 2, no. 5).

Folder 9: New School for Social Research, 1993

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 10: North Park College and Theological Seminary (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Includes commencement programs.

Folder 11: Northern Illinois University (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 12: Northwestern University (Doctor of Literature), 1970

Folder 13: Rockford College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1973

Includes a charter day program and a pamphlet for the Rockford College Forum Series.

Folder 14: Rockhurst College (Doctor of Fine Arts), 1996

Includes a commencement program.

Folder 15: Roosevelt University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1990

Folder 16: Rosary College (Doctor of Letters), 1981

Includes commencement programs.

Box 418

Folder 1: Saint Mary’s College, 1994

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 2: Saint Xavier College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1984

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 3: Seattle University (Doctor of Humanities), 1986

Folder 4: Skidmore College (Doctor of Letters), 1969

Folder 5: Smith College (Doctor of Letters), 1997

Includes an itinerary for commencement weekend and other informational documents related to the ceremony.

Folder 6: Southern Illinois University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1970

Folder 7: Spelman College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Includes a letter from Allen, Jeanne H. (Spelman College) and an envelope.

Folder 8: State University of New York (Doctor of Letters), 1994

Includes a convocation program and an issue of Update (vol 17., no. 13).

Folder 9: St. Lawrence University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1976

Includes a Citation statement and a ribbon folded into a bow. Contains separation sheets.

Folder 10: Trinity College (Doctor of Letters), 1990

Folder 11: University of Cincinnati (Doctor of Literature), 1974

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 12: University of Illinois (Doctor of Letters), 1975

Includes a convocation program.

Folder 13: University of Massachusetts, 1981

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 14: University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1977

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 15: University of Vermont (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Folder 16: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Award of Merit), 1974

Folder 17: University of Wisconsin-Madison (Doctor of Literature), 1972

Folder 18: University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1993

Folder 19: Valparaiso University (Doctor of Letters), 1988

Includes a commencement program and a note from Trost, Ann F. Contains a separation slip.

Folder 20: Washington University, 1973

Includes convocation programs.

Box 419

Folder 1: Wesleyan University (Doctor of Letters), 1991

Folder 2: Western Michigan University (Doctor of Humanities), 1978

Includes a citation statement.

Folder 3: Williams College (Doctor of Letters), 1988

Includes a commencement program and a citation statement.

Folder 4: Washburn University of Topeka (Doctor of Letters), 1983

Folder 5: Western Illinois University (Doctor of Letters), 1971

Sub-series 7: Awards and Medals

Box 420

Item 1: African American Alliance of Columbia College Chicago. Glass frame. 5/22/1989

Item 2: African American Arts Alliance. Metal on wooden plaque. 1993

Item 3: Afrikan poetry Theatre, INC. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/14/1980

Item 4: Afro-American Society Seminole Community College. Metal on wooden plaque. 1984

Item 5: Akron. Golden key in a red textile pocket. 2/24/2000

Item 6: Alice C. Browning. Metal on wooden plaque. No date

Box 421

Item 1: Alpha Chi Northeastern Illinois University. Metal on wood plaque. 5/24/1988

Item 2: Alpha Lambda Delta, Wayne State College. Enclosed with a stiffener, typed letter, and envelope. 3/31/1974

Item 3: Separation sheet for [American Black Achievement Award]. Brown framed award.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>No date

Item 4: American Black Artist, INC. Metal on wood plaque. 10/25/1984

Item 5: American Heritage Commission, State of Illinois. Letter and Separation sheet for two certificates. 1966 & 1967

Item 6: Anchor Arts Organization. Loose metal plate. 1/31/1982

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Arkansas Traveler Award]. 3/26/1992

Item 8: Askari, M'Wile Yaw. Poem and a copied sheet with writing on verso. 4/14/1986

Item 9: Atlanta City Council. Glass frame. 5/18/1986

Item 10: Before Columbus Foundation. Metal on wood plaque. 1995

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Birmingham-Southern College]. Metal award on wooden base. 1994

Item 12: [The Black Book Club]. No date

Item 13: Black Book Club. Plastic frame. 4/16/1989

Item 14: Separation sheet for [Black History Week 1980]. Metal frame on marble on wooden base. 1980

Box 422

Item 1: Black Students Association of Western Illinois University. Glass frame.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3/1/1970

Item 2: Blackburn College Carlinville, Illinois. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1988

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Boys & Girls Club of Chicago]. Glass award. 1991

Item 4: Bradford, Walter. Metal on wooden plaque. 1/5/1968

Item 5: Burnside Elementary School. Metal on wooden plaque. No date

Box 423

Item 1: Caldwell School. Certificate of Appreciation with program. 4/7/1989

Item 2: California State University, Dominguez Hills. Certificate of Appreciation. 10/27/1987

Item 3: Caxton Club of Chicago. Metal on wooden with red textile. 4/17/1996

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Centers for New Horizons]. Metal on wooden plaque. N/A

Item 5: Chicago Book Clinic. Glass frame. 5/5/1990

Item 6: Chicago Sesquicentennial. Metal Gold.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1983

Item 7: C.E. "Sonny" Scroggins Community Service Award. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/2/1996

Box 424

Item 1: Chicago State University. Metal with ribbon. 1867

Item 2: Chicago State University Certificate of Appreciation. Loose papers. 5/12/2000

Item 3: Chicago State University Office of Student Activities. Metal on wooden frame. 2/7/1991

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Chicago State University]. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/7/1994

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Chicago State University]. Clock. 3/5/1999

Item 6: Citizens Schools Committee. Golden Anniversary Tribute to Chicago Public Education. Loose paper. 10/13/1983

Item 7: Separation sheet for [City and County of San Francisco]. Certificate of Honor. 9/8/1987

Item 8: Separation sheet for [City Colleges of Chicago]. Metal on wooden plaque. N/A

Item 9: City College of New York. Gold medal. 3/23/1986

Item 10: City Council of the City of Chicago. "A resolution…". Two frames hinged. Separation sheet for OS framed award. 5/19/1993

Box 425

Item 1: Separation sheet for [City of Atlanta].

Item 2: Separation sheet for [City of Atlanta]. Stapled papers. 4/16/1985

Item 3: City of Buffalo. Glass frame. 2/2/1988

Item 4: City of Camden, New Jersey. Gold key. No date

Item 5: Separation sheet for [City of Chicago Heights].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [City of Dowagiac, Michigan].

Item 7: City of Indianapolis. Loose paper. 2/13/1994

Item 8: City of Knoxville & Clark 100 Class of 1987. Charms in a plastic container.

Item 9: Separation sheet for [City of Newark, N.J.]

Box 426

Item 1: City of Macomb, Illinois. Gold Key on wooden plaque. Metal on wooden plaque. 9/29/1997

Item 2: City of Muskegan State of Michigan. Loose paper. 3/7/1988

Item 3: City of San Francisco, California. Loose papers (2). 10/16/1987

Item 4: Separation sheet for [City of San Jose, California]. Loose sheet in paper folder. No date

Item 5: City of Shreveport, Louisiana. Medal.

Item 6: City of Tampa, Florida. Golden key.

Item 7: City of Tuscan. Glass frame. Printed on metal sheet. 3/18/1988

Item 8: Colgate-Palmolive Company. Glass Plaque. No date

Item 9: College of Lake County. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/12/1984

Item 10: Separation sheets for [Columbia University, Pulitzer Prize]. Glass award and Blue envelope with Pulitzer Prize documentation, accompanied by brown mailing envelope, "Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks 1950" (12 items). 1991

Box 427

Item 1: Separation sheet for [Cook County Juvenile Court]. Acrylic award. 4/16/1991

Item 2: CUL's Health Programs. Metal on wooden frame. 5/9/1996

Item 3: Cum Laude Society. Three loose papers. 1977-1978

Item 4: Detroit City Council. Loose paper in two blue folders and a medal. 5/29/1986

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Detroit City Council]. Printed letter in paper folder. Metal pin in a plastic bag, stapled on the folder cover. Stored in manila envelope. 3/16/1994

Item 6: Division on Black American Literature and Culture of the Modern Language Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/28/1995

Item 7: Dixwell House. Wooden plaque. 1/15/1985

Item 8: Drury College. Medal. 1973

Item 9: Duke Ellington Family. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/16/1993

Item 10: Separation sheet for [Elgin Community College]. Glass award.

Item 11: Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club. Metal with wooden plaque. 12/17/1991

Box 428

Item 1: Separation sheet for [Essence Literature Award]. Glass award.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1988

Item 2: Faulkner School. Black Arts Celebration Participation Certificate. 3/3/1988

Item 3: First Ladies Salute First Women. Glass award. Glass award with metal pin in the center. Housed in a custom-fit teal box, "Tiffany & Co) with a small notecard. 1999

Item 4: Frank London Brown Historical Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 1968

Item 5: Full Circle Monuments to Women. Loose paper with yellow envelope. 5/19/1993

Item 6: Furious Flower Poetry Center, James Madison University. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/28/1999

Item 7: "G" shape medal.

Item 8: Gamma Phi Delta Zeta Chapter. Metal on wooden plaque. May-81

Item 9: Separation sheet for [Gary, Indiana. White certification].

Item 10: Gary, Indiana. Metal on wooden plaque. Key is missing. 4/9/1989

Item 11: Gary Public Library. Metal on wooden plaque. 4/9/1989

Box 429

Item 1: GBB '96. metal letter opener(?) 1996

Item 2: Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Glass frame. 10/10/1986

Item 3: Go On Girl Literary Lifetime Achievement Award. Ceramics award. 2000

Item 4: Gober, Cliff. Glass frame. 5/9/1994

Item 5: Golden Sable. INC. Tampa, Florida. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/1/1979

Item 6: Gompers Upper Cycle School. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/12/1980

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Girl scouts]. Glass award. 1987

Item 8: Separation sheet for ["Gwendolyn Brooks 9-7-91"]. Base. 9/7/1991

Item 9: "Gwendolyn Brooks Artist". Loose metal plate.

Item 10: Separation sheet for [Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center]. Wooden plaque. 4/16/1982

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Gwendolyn Brooks For Your Contribution to the African-American Community and the World]. Glass top + marble bottom pyramid award. 1996

Box 430

Item 1: Harvard University. Medal with red and black stripe ribbon. Accompanied by a letter and envelope. 3/10/1995

Item 2: Separation sheet for [Harvey Public Schools District 152].

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Heritage House Writers Series]. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/29/1986

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Heritage House Writers Series]. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/29/1986

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Howard University, Liberal Arts Student Council].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Hyde Park Historical Society]. Framed award.

Item 7: Separation sheet for ["I See Chicago" poem].

Item 8: Separation sheet for [IBWC INC.] Award statue (2 copies). 1978

Item 9: ICRE-R. Metal on wooden plaque. 6/2/1994

Item 10: Illinois Alliance For Arts Education. Glass frame. 4/23/1998

Item 11: Illinois Arts Council. Letter and a Separation sheet for [Illinois Arts Council Certificate]. 10/8/1965

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Illinois Association of Teachers of English].

Item 13: Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 6/28/1991

Item 14: Jackson State University. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/23/1989

Item 15: James McCosh Elementary School. Glass frame. 12/14/1992

Box 431

Item 1: James McCosh School Primary Library. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/14/1992

Item 2: Jazz Unites, INC. Metal on wooden plaque. 8/4/1995

Item 3: Jenner Academy of the Arts. Metals on wooden plaque. 06/2000

Item 4: Jenner Academy of the Arts. Metal on wooden plaque. Taped Post-It note on verso. 06/2000

Item 5: Jenner School. Metal clock on wooden plaque. 1988

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Jenner School]. Framed poem.

Box 432

Item 1: Jesuit Centennial in Chicago. Certificate in degree folder. 12/12/1957

Item 2: Joliet Junior College. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/12/1995

Item 3: Jones Metropolitan High School of Business and Commerce. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/7/1996

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Kennedy-King College]. Metal on wooden plaque.

Item 5: King County, Washington. Felt stole (folded) and Separation Sheet for loose sheet. 10/13/1977

Item 6: Langston Hughes Writers Guild. Loose papers. 5/17/1992

Item 7: League of Black Women. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/22/1989

Box 433

Item 1: Library of Congress. Metal medal with textile ribbon in a textile lined wooden box. No date

Item 2: Library of Congress. United State Mint in a textile lined box in a paper box. Folded note in the box. 2000

Item 3: Library of Congress. Booklet and degree folder. No date

Item 4: Lincoln Academy. Medal with red, purple, green stripe ribbon.

Item 5: Lincoln College. Medal. 1965

Box 434

Item 1: Lincolnwood Library. Metal plaque on wood/textile frame. Pamphlet taped on verso. 5/3/1982

Item 2: Loyola University, Chicago. Medal.

Item 3: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate with envelope. 1982/1983

Item 4: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate. 1983/1984

Item 5: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Loose paper with envelope. 1992/1993

Item 6: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate with envelope. 1996

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Maxson Middle School].

Box 435

Item 1: Medgar Evers College. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/1/1988

Item 2: Metropolitan Community Church. Glass frame. 10/26/1980

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Middle College High School, Creative Writing Club]. N/A

Item 4: Miracle on 95th Street. Certificate in green folder with yellow plastic envelope. 3/15/1997

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Model of Excellence].

Item 6: Moraine Valley Community College. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1989

Item 7: Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Glass frame. 4/25/1995

Item 8: Separation sheet for [Muntu Dance Theatre].

Item 9: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Loose paper. 11/20/1981

Item 10: National Association for Poetry Therapy. Loose paper.

Item 11: National Association of University Women. Metal on wooden plaque. 4/6/1991

Box 436

Item 1: National Book Award. Round metal medal with blue textile ribbon hanging in a velvet lined two-door box. Taped note on the back of the box. 1994

Item 2: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/24/1994

Item 3: Separation sheet for [National Council for Culture and Art, INC.] Acrylic award. 1989

Item 4: National First Ladies Library. Ornament in box. No date

Item 5: Separation sheet for [National Medal of the Arts]. Loose sheets and medal in a wooden box. 1995

Item 6: National Naval Officers Association. Certificate inside blue folder. 2/4/1990

Box 437

Item 1: National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1989

Item 2: Separation sheet for [National Women's Hall of Fame]. Metal + foam base.

Item 3: Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Loose sheet in plastic sleeve. No date

Item 4: New York Public Library. Medal with orange ribbon and Separation sheet for [NYPL glass award]

Item 5: New York University, The Bobst Library. Medal.

Item 6: Separation sheet for [New York University's Institute of African-American Affairs and Africana Studies Program]. Glass award. 10/6/1999

Item 7: Newark Public Library. Glass frame. 1937(?)

Item 8: Normandy High School. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/13/1987

Item 9: Separation sheet for [Northeastern Illinois State College]. Loose sheet in mylar sleeve.

Item 10: Oakland University. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/14/1985

Item 11: ORR High School. Metal on wooden plaque. 1997

Box 438

Item 1: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Postage stamp on glass plaque. No date

Item 2: Poetry Society of America. Metal coin in box.

Item 3: Prairie State College. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/3/1993

Item 4: Press Club of San Francisco. Loose metal plate. 10/16/1987

Item 5: Rochester City Council. Glass frame. 3/28/1988

Item 6: Sacramento City College, California. Medal.

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lecture]. Wooden base. 1/27/1994

Box 439

Item 1: Sheriff's Senior Medal of Honor. 1996

Item 2: Separation sheet for [Society of Midland Authors].

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Southside Community Art Center]. Framed award.

Item 4: Springfield, Illinois. Metal plate taped on ceramic tile, mounted on a wooden key. 5/4/1965

Item 5: Separation sheet for [State of Illinois Center].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [State of Illinois Executive Department]. Paper mounted on wooden plaque with plastic.

Item 7: State of Kansas. Loose sheets (3). Separation sheet for ["Proclamation by the governor" and "Members Copy…"]. 4/4/1991

Item 8: Separation sheet for [State of Michigan].

Item 9: St. James Cathedral Commons. Framed award. 10/5/1980

Item 10: Texas. Metal letter opener(?)

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Third World Press]. Wooden plaque. 9/25/1977

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Third World Press. "30th Anniversary Builders Award"]. Wooden plaque. 9/19/1997

Item 13: Tinkham, Charles B, Purdue University. framed poem.

Box 440

Item 1: Topeka, Kansas. Two medals (Topeka medal and Illinois Sesquicentennial medal) and one manila envelope.

Item 2: Separation sheet for [TransAfrica Forum]. Acrylic award. 1999

Item 3: Tucson High School. Honorary Tucson Badger. 3/18/1988

Item 4: U.M.M. - B.S.U. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/8/1982

Item 5: Separation sheet for [University at Albany]. Glass award.

Item 6: University of Akron. Metal medal and a base in box with two newspaper clippings.

Item 7: University of Chicago. Framed award. 1994

Item 8: University of Illinois at Springfield, African American Studies Program. Metal on wooden plaque. 11/12/1997

Item 9: University of Iowa, La Petite Theatre, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 1/20/1991

Box 441

Item 1: University of Pennsylvania. Framed award. 3/27/1977

Item 2: University of Vermont. Pewter case. 5/23/1986

Item 3: University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. Loose papers (2). 5/27/1974

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Urban Gateways].

Item 5: Village of Greenview. Framed award. 10/5/1997

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Walker, Larry D.]. Framed tribute. 11/25/1987

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Washington, D. C.. Proclamation Gwendolyn Brooks Day]. Paper certificate in folder with copied sheet and a ribbon. 2/14/1997

Item 8: Western Illinois University. Framed award. 1982-83

Item 9: Separation sheet for [YWCA Leader Luncheon]. Glass award. 1977

Item 10: Glass plaque with Ankh Cross(?) symbol.

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Glass weight (no inscription)].

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Golden key with screw (no inscription)].

Item 13: Separation sheet for [Metal plate with inscription design].

Sub-series 8: Gwendolyn Brooks Public Engagements Files (includes Contract Bundles)

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