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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
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Sub-series 1.1: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 1-36)],
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Sub-series 1.4: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 113-150)],
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Sub-series 1.5: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 151-184)],
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Sub-series 2: Permissions Requests],
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Sub-series 4: Empty Envelopes],
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Sub-series 5.1: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 204-219)],
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- Sub-series 3: Third-Party Correspondence

- Box 201

- Folder 1: Affleder, Jeannie to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 2: Aguila, Carolyn to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 3: Alexander, Paul to Solotaroff, Ted, 1982

- Folder 4: Barnhill, Elizabeth to Unknown, 1996

- Folder 5: Barry, Jeannie to Zitch, Beryl, 1980

- Folder 6: Barzel, Ann to Fain, Esther, 1971

- Folder 7: Bender, Carol F. to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 8: Berger, Dorothy to Adoff, Arnold, 1968

- Folder 9: Bozym, Michael H. to Zitch, Beryl, 1983

- Folder 10: Boorstin, Daniel to Cutler, Lloyd, 1985

- Folder 11: Braun, Marianne to Zitch, Beryl, 1976

- Folder 12: Briggs, Jacquline to Cash, Anne, 2000

- Folder 13: Broderick, John C. to Baldwin, James, 1986

- Folder 14: Broderick, John C. to Tagliabue, John, 1985

- Folder 15: Benedikt, Michael to Broderick, John C., 1985

- Folder 16: Brooks, Amanda Lee to Madhubuti, Haki, 1994

- Includes letters to Babcock, Richard and Golden, Lily.
- Folder 17: Brooks, Robert to Bobrynin, Anatoliy F., 1977

- Folder 18: Brooks, Robert E. and Anna L. to TIME, 1989

- Folder 19: Brown, Abera to “Owen”, 1992

- Folder 20: Brown, Martha to Machen, Peter, 1970

- Includes correspondence by Joell, E.M.
- Folder 21: Bruckner, D. J. R. to Phillips, Nancy, 1980

- Folder 22: Burgess Clifton D. to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 23: Burroughs, Margaret to Barzel, Ann, undated

- Folder 24: Burroughs, Margaret to Ramel, Stig, 1989

- Folder 25: Carson-Warner, Carol O. to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 26: Cheney, Anne to English Department Faculty, 1978

- Folder 27: Cherry, Kenneth to Zitch, Beryl, 1986

- Folder 28: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to Gallagher, Joyce, 1996

- Folder 29: City of Chicago. Department of Human Services to Unknown, 1981

- Folder 30: Clark, Dick to Eagle, Paul, 1977

- Includes newspaper clipping.
- Folder 31: Clifford, Tammy to Unknown, undated

- Also includes correspondence from Bracker, John and Milakovic, John.
- Folder 32: Clinton, Hilary Rodham to Hold, Harold, 1996

- Folder 33: Cole, Hunt to The David Company, 1990

- Folder 34: Collier, Eugenia to The Negro Digest editors, 1970

- Folder 35: Coolidge, Sharon to Zitch, Beryl, 1998

- Folder 36: Coor, Lattie to Clark, Virginia P., 1986

- Folder 37: Cotner, Robert to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 38: Cottingham, Alice to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 39: Cross, Dolores to Zitch, Beryl, 1993

- Folder 40: Dahle, Johannes to Zitch, Beryl, 1975

- Folder 41: Daniel, Elnora D. to Bolden, Barbara, 2000

- Folder 42: Dannhouser, Fanny to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 43: The David Company to Mueller, Mr., 1988

- Folder 44: Davis, Christopher O. to Zitch, Beryl, 1990

- Folder 45: Dawalt, Robert to Unknown, 1990

- Folder 46: Day, Donald W. to Contemporary Forum, 1983

- Folder 47: Dean, Mary R. to Columbia College, 1968

- Folder 48: Deanovich, Connie to Aguila, Caroline and Beryl Zitch, 1998

- Folder 49: Dobey, Tierney to Zitch, Beryl, 1976

- Folder 50: Drago-Leaf, Deborah to Dodson, James, Jr.(?), 1998

- Folder 51: Draper, Denise G. to Unknown, undated

- Folder 52: Dunn, Thomas G. to Zitch, Beryl, 1985

- Folder 53: Eiseman, Steven to Aguila, Carolyn, 1998

- Folder 54: Eisen, Kurt to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 55: Ekstrom, Roxy and Jean Dravert to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 56: Ely, Howard to William, Randy, 1993

- Folder 57: English, Henry L. and Johnnie Gettings to Zitch, Beryl, 1990

- Folder 58: Etheridge Knight Festival of the Arts to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 59: Evans, Joy to Zitch, Beryl, 1993

- Folder 60: Evans-Tibbs Collection to Unknown, 1985

- Folder 61: Faulere, Duke to Unknown, 1991-1992

- Folder 62: Ferreira, Anna Paula to Aguila, Carolyn, 2000

- Folder 63: Fetting, Hans F. to Zitch, Beryl, 1978

- Folder 64: Fitch, Nancy Elizabeth to Galbraigh, Nancy, 1986

- Folder 65: Fogel, Henry to Antlitz, Al, 1990

- Folder 66: Ford, Robert C. to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 67: Francis, Pam to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 68: Franklin, Kay to Zitch, Beryl, 1990

- Folder 69: Frantz, Rich to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 70: Fridland, Gina to Aguila, Caroline, 1999

- Folder 71: Frye, Ronald to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

- Folder 72: Future, Brauden(?) to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 73: Gerber, Natalie to Aguila, Caroline, 2000

- Folder 74: Gittens, Tony to Zitch, Beryl, 1981

- Folder 75: Gordon, Howard to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 76: Grabben, Dan to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

- Folder 77: Gray, J. D. to Walls, Cynthia, 1995

- Folder 78: Green, Shirley M, to Brooks, Robert E., 1989

- Folder 79: Haba, James to Zitch, Beryl, 1986

- Folder 80: Hackney, Sheldon to Foxman, Abraham H.

- Includes correspondence from Foxman, Abraham H.
- Box 202

- Folder 1: Hale-Prietsch Service to Thompson, Evelyn, undated

- Folder 2: Hamilton, Kendra to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 3: Hansard, Kecia to Hansard, William, 1988

- Folder 4: Harding, Vincent to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

- Folder 5: Harding, Vincent to Zitch, Beryl, 1976

- Folder 6: Harris, Mims to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 7: Harrison, Diane L. to Aguila, Caroline S., 1999

- Folder 8: Harrison, Velma to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1985

- Folder 9: Hawthorne, Allison to Zitch, Beryl, 1987

- Folder 10: Hawthorne, Anthony to Nance, Larry, 1995

- Folder 11: Hayden, Lucy K, to Zitch, Beryl, 1976

- Folder 12: Hecht, Anthony to Galbraith, Nancy, 1986

- Folder 13: Heninger, S. K. Jr. to English Department Faculty Members (University of Wisconsin-Madison), 1969

- Folder 14: Holmes, Wynne to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

- Folder 15: Huber, Charles to Zitch, Beryl, 1977

- Folder 16: Hudson, Theodore R. to Randall, Dudley, 1976

- Folder 17: In America Books to Goodwin, Polly, undated

- Folder 18: Institute of Positive Education to Unknown, undated

- Includes pamphlets.
- Folder 19: Insurance Support Systems to Chocolate Chips Theater Company, 1994

- Folder 20: Janulis, Jeff to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Folder 21: John D. Kopczyk, Ltd. to Board of Directors, 1996

- Folder 22: Joyce, Joy L. to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Folder 23: Joyce, Joyce to Unknown, 1995

- Folder 24: Kent, George E. Kenyon, Robert, 1975

- Folder 25: Kilpatrick, Thomas to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

- Folder 26: Kirchwey, Karl to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

- Folder 27: Knight-Bowens, Eunice to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 28: Koral, Christine to Zitch, Beryl, 1977

- Folder 29: Kozol, Jonathan to “Ruben” (?), 1996

- Folder 29a: Kunitz, Stanley to Engle, Paul, 1977

- Folder 30: Ladenson, Alex to Eiland, Arthur, 1970

- Folder 31: Lawson, Vernetta to Brooks, Amanda, 1994

- Folder 32: Leaming, Hugo P. to Donaldson, Jeff, 1969

- Folder 33: Lee, Don L. to Muhammad, Elijah, 1972

- Folder 34: Lewis, Sebrena A. to Mitchell, Gwendolyn, 1999

- Folder 35: Lindberg, Kathryne V. to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 36: Lyman, Henry to Zitch, Beryl, 1981

- Folder 37: Lynner, Tom to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 38: MacShane, Frank to Barzun, Jacques, 1977

- Folder 39: Madhubuti, Haki R. to Cross, Delores, 1997

- Folder 40: Malone, Judy and Densie Dillard to Foster, Ms., 1998

- Folder 41: Marshall, J. to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 42: Martin, Jayne to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 43: Mathis, Raleigh to Hunt, Thosolese, 1977

- Folder 44: Mauliffe(?), Christa, to Smith, Arthur J.,, 1985

- Folder 45: Maxwell, Martha to Zitch, Beryl, 1993

- Folder 46: McAdams, Alvin to Sleet, Moneta, 1971

- Folder 47: Meadows, Jean to Unknown, 1983

- Folder 48: Melhem, D. H. to Mitchell, Carol, 1979

- Folder 49: Melhem, D. H. to Weir, Ann Lowry, 1980

- Folder 50: Michaels, Brian E. to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 51: Midtown Educational Foundation to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Folder 52: Mitchell, Carol to Melhem, D. H., 1979

- Folder 53: Mitchell, Jeff to Zitch, Beryl, 1998

- Folder 54: Mitchell-Kernan, Claudia to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

- Folder 55: Moline, Betty L. to Pihlstrand, Paul, Jr., 1967

- Folder 56: Moore, Alfred to Zitch, Beryl, 1975

- Folder 57: Morgan, Jeff to Henderson, Jon, 1986

- Folder 58: Morris, Edward L. to Schroeder, Harold, 1987

- Folder 59: Myers, Caryn S. to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 60: Neal, William J. to Unknown, 1983-1985

- Includes correspondence from Schnabel, Robert V.
- Folder 61: Neubauer, Suzanne to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 62: Niccolai, Michele to Unknown, 1990

- Folder 63: Nicolai, Adeodato “Adeo” Piazza to Zitch, Beryl, 1997

- Folder 64: Nims, Bonnie to MacArthur Fellows Committee, 1989

- Folder 65: Norman, John C. to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

- Folder 66: Otterbein College to Unknown, undated

- Folder 67: Packard, Rick and Levy rivers to Ward, Val Gray, 1980

- Folder 68: Parr, Sally to Zitch, Beryl, 1992

- Folder 69: Parsons, Alice M. to Zitch, Beryl, 1987

- Folder 70: Passarelli, JoAnn to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Folder 71: Patricoski, Stacey to Zitch, Beryl, undated

- Box 202a

- Folder 1: Patterson, Raymon R. to Zitch, Beryl, 1971

- Folder 2: Perry, George E., 1985

- Folder 3: Pierman, Carol J. to Randall, Dudley, 1975

- Folder 4: Pratt, Ken to The David Company, 1995

- Folder 5: Preston, Rohan to Unknown, 1998

- Folder 6: Price, Alice to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 7: Reiblinger, Ray M. to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

- Folder 8: Rhett, Walter to Broderick, John C., 1985

- Includes correspondence from Broderick, John C.
- Folder 9: Richardson, Julieanna to Aguila, Caroline, 1999

- Folder 10: Rightmyer, Daniel to Zitch, Beryl, c. 1977

- Folder 11: Roeming, Robert F. to Zitch, Beryl, 1971

- Folder 12: Rosen, Sharon to Zitch, Beryl, 1986

- Folder 13: Rosenbloom, Robert to Lands End, 1992

- Folder 14: Sass, Christopher J. and Pauel E. Gaudette to Galati, Victor, 1997

- Folder 15: Schade, Edna to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 16: Schmidtke, Charlotte W. to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

- Folder 17: Scroggins, C. E. “Sonny” and Verlene M. Scroggins to Clemmons, Veronica and Lerone Bennett Jr., 1996

- Folder 18: Scroggins, C. E. “Sonny” to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Includes correspondence from White, Jean to Leamon, David and Leamon, David L. to Scroggins, Verlene M.
- Folder 19: Shannon, Ed to Bernhard, John T.,, 1974

- Folder 20: Shullenberger, Paul to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

- Folder 21: Siegel, Corinne Q. to Zitch, Beryl, 1980

- Folder 22: Simmons, George E. to Unknown, 1984

- Folder 23: Simpson, Robert A. to Tate, Claudia, 1984

- Folder 24: Smart, Allen R. to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 25: Smith, Jessie Carney to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 26: Spicer, Phyllis to Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1980

- Folder 27: Sthiskland(?), Georgie, to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 28: Stonich, Donna F. to Zitch, Beryl, undated

- Folder 29: Stuckey, Sterling to Tiwanan, Nazar, 1980

- Folder 30: Sullivan, Anne D. to Zitch, Beryl, 1985

- Folder 31: Sweeney, Cynthia to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 32: Taliaferro, Barbara M. to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 33: Targ, Roslyn to Randall, Dudley, 1970

- Folder 34: Taylor, Anthony to Zitch, Beryl, 1977

- Folder 35: Taylor, William E. to Lane, Helen, 1970

- Folder 36: Teichman, Nancy to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 37: Thompson, Michael S. to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

- Folder 38: Trunk Distribution Service to Broadside Press, 1978

- Folder 39: Turner, Tamyra to Zitch, Beryl, undated

- Folder 40: Ulaszek, David to Zitch, Beryl, 1995

- Folder 41: Ulry, Annie to Illinois Inaugural, undated

- Folder 42: United Graphics Incorporated to Walls, Cynthia, 1995

- Folder 43: University of Maryland to Galbraith, Nancy, 1986

- Folder 44: University Professionals of Illinois to Washington, Elmer, 1997

- Folder 45: Vassallo, Elena to Zitch, Beryl, 1997

- Folder 46: Vicinelli, Kara and Jaira Placide to Vest, Hilda F., 1999

- Folder 47: von Frank, Valerie to Aguila, Caroline, 1999

- Folder 48: Vovcsko, Jerry to Buckley, Bob, 1991

- Folder 49: Wagner, Richard D. to Layzell, Thomas D., 1992

- Folder 50: Walls, Cynthia to Unknown, undated

- Folder 51: Walrond, Robert to Zitch, Beryl, 1983

- Folder 52: Ward, Eileen M. to Ulrich, Ursula, 1989

- Folder 53: Ward, Val Gray to Rochford, James, 1976

- Folder 54: Welk, Larry to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1999

- Folder 55: Wells High School to Zitch, Beryl, 1986

- Includes poems by students Martinez, Carlos and Coja(?), Penni.
- Folder 56: Whitaker, Charles to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1996

- Folder 57: Williams, Donyel Hobbs to Ifantuji, Baba, 1999

- Folder 58: Wisley, Andria K to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Folder 59: Witkoff, Fred Joel to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

- Folder 60: Woodrow Wilson Center to Kulberg, Raoul, 1992

- Folder 61: Woodruff, Neal, Jr. to Zitch, Beryl, 1971

- Folder 62: Young, Reggie to Zitch, Beryl, 1998

- Folder 63: Zitch, Beryl to Brazill, Meg, 1991

- Folder 64: Zitch, Beryl to Hampton, Henry E., 1989

- Folder 65: Zitch, Beryl to Holman, Bob, 1992

- Folder 66: Zitch, Beryl to Johnson, Mildred D., 1985

- Folder 67: Zitch, Beryl to Unknown, undated

- Folder 68: Zulauf, Sandy to Zitch, Beryl, 1983

- Folder 69: First name only

- Item 1: Meghan to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

- Item 2: M.S. to Unknown, 1975

- Item 3: Peg to Unknown, undated

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Sub-series 1.4: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 113-150)],
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Sub-series 1.5: Alphabetical Correspondence (Box 151-184)],
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Sub-series 2: Permissions Requests],
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Sub-series 4: Empty Envelopes],
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Sub-series 5.1: Gwendolyn Brooks Correspondence Files (Box 204-219)],
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