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Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence (Series 1)

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Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 1-36)

Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 37-74)

Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 75-112)

Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 113-150)

Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 151-185)

Permissions Requests

Third-Party Correspondence

Empty Envelopes

Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 204-219)

Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 220-236)



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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, 1943-2002Add to your cart.

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 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 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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