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

Subjects: Poets, American - 20th century

Languages: English

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). 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 collection contains materials that were collected by Gwendolyn Brooks throughout her life and professional career. Formats include correspondence; poetry and prose drafts; interview transcripts; notebooks and loose notes and jottings; photos and scrapbooks; drawings; calendars and diet books; public engagements files and teaching materials; awards, honorary degrees, and doctoral hoods; newspapers and news clippings; A/V media; realia; and ephemera. The collection also contains volumes, pamphlets, and periodicals from Brooks's personal library, as well as related materials collected by RBML ("Supplementary Material").

This record does not contain collection content for the first series of the Gwendolyn Brooks Collection. Series 1, which contains alphabetical correspondence and correspondence files, was separated from the rest of the collection in an attempt to improve load times. Click here to view series 1 (temporarily MS00086a).

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 "Evening" 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.

Poets, American - 20th century

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

Gwendolyn Brooks Collection (Sc MG 271) | New York Public Library

Gwendolyn Brooks Papers (BANC MSS 2001/83 z) | University of California, Berkeley

Dudley Randall Papers (2017014 Aa 2) | University of Michigan

Sterling Plumpp Collection (MUM00368) | University of Mississippi

Useni Eugene Perkins Papers (2014/01) | Chicago Public Library

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

Box and Folder Listing

Series 3: Personal Files

Replaced by separation sheets to restricted.

Box 300

File 1: “All Letters In Here Are Answered”

Folder 1.1-1.11: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: “Corr 1996-1998” note, undated

Item 2: Bowers, Neal and Nancy holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Christy, Alexandra (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes a draft response, a copy of “Indian Prayer” poem, and an envelope.

Item 2: Cross, Delores card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes an envelope.

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Harper, Michael card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Jones, Anna holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 1.4

Item 1: Klappert, Peter personal newsletter, 1997

Includes a holiday card and an envelope.

Folder 1.5

Item 1: Landes, David Landes letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes a thank you card.

Item 2: Mattioni, Dante (The Chapel of Four Chaplains) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to McGraw Hill Companies, 1998

Includes an envelope.

Folder 1.6

Item 1: Orlikoff, Jeanne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Owens, Betty birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.7

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Peddy, Beverly, undated

Item 2: Petrakis, Harry Mark letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes copies of photos of St. Constantine Koraes School (Palos Hills, IL).

Item 3: Pierce, Edith L. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Folder 1.8

Item 1: Scott-Heron, Gil card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Scott-Heron, Gil, 1998

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Viebahn, Fred, 1998

Includes a letter from Viebahn, Fred to Kunitz, Stanley and an envelope.

Folder 1.9

Item 1: Williams, Kenny card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes a FedEx USA Airbill copy.

Item 2: Winston, Carol card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Young, Reggie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 4: Noel, B.E. (Noel Gallery) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.10

Item 1: The Permissions Group envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes notes by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 1.11

Item 1: Young, Reggie (Wheaton College. English Department) envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.12

Item 1: The Chapel of Four Chaplains “Fact Sheet”, undated

Item 2: The Chapel of Four Chaplains newsletter (vol. 10, no.1), 1997

Folder 1.13

Item 1: “The Chapel of Four Chaplains 32nd Annual Awards Banquet” program, 1998

File 2: “Articles, Scraps, (etc.)”

Folder 2.1

Item 1: Darby, Julia A. thank you card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 2.2

Item 1: “Poets and Restriction (for “Writing!” Magazine)” by Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 2.3

Item 1: Jotting, undated

Folder 2.4

Item 1: Blank stationery for Campus Inn (Ann Arbor, MI), undated

Item 2: Blank stationery for The Summit (Hartford, CT), undated

Folder 2.5

Item 1: “Black Poets and Orators” program (Noah Webster School), undated

Folder 2.6

Item 1: The New York Times Large Type Weekly pages, 1990

Folder 2.7

Item 1: Earl grey tea bag, undated

Item 2: Notes on the National Building Museum, undated

Item 3: “Articles, Scraps, (etc.)” envelope, undated

File 3: “Beautiful Poems Written To Me (Other Little Specialties)”

Folder 3.1

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “Hoyt”, undated

Likely Fuller, Hoyt W.

Item 2: Grand Crossing Station notice to lock box customers, 1998

Item 3: Millican, Arthenia B. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Folder 3.2

Item 1: Beasley, Wallace poem, 1968

Folder 3.3

Item 1: “Missing Hoyt” statement by Gwendolyn Brooks, circa 1980s

Folder 3.4

Item 1: North Park CME Church service bulletin, undated

Folder 3.5

Item 1: Pulliam, H. poem, 1974

Folder 3.6

Item 1: Bradshaw, Edwynne Green, “Big Voice” poem, 1995

Item 2: “Found” note, undated

Item 3: “URGENT (Important.)” envelope, undated

Also reads, “Lovely Little Poem (To Me).”

Folder 3.7

Item 1: “Beautiful Poems Written To Me (Other Little Specialties)” envelope, undated

File 4: “Beryl’s Reminders, Etc.”

Folder 4.1-4.2: “DONE”

Folder 4.1

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 1: “DONE” note, undated

Item 2-5: Addresses and notes on public engagements, undated

Folder 4.2

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 1-3: Notes on public engagements, undated

Folder 4.3-4.8: Unidentified grouping

Folder 4.3

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Madhubuti, Haki, 1997

Item 2: Pegram, Amelia Blossom card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 3: Berryman, Jo (California Institute of the Arts), 1996

Folder 4.4

Item 1: Blank envelope, undated

Folder 4.5

Includes an event reminder. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 1: The Contemporary Forum contract between Gwendolyn Brooks and the California Institute of the Arts, 1997

Includes an event reminder.

Folder 4.6

Item 1: Business card for Engdahl, Bonnie Thoman, undated

Folder 4.7

Item 1: Broadside Press invoice, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Folder 4.8

Item 1: Issue of The Topeka Sentinel (March 29-April 18), 1997

Folder 4.9

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks, Black Love pamphlet, 1982?

Includes “Beryl’s Reminders, Etc.” note.

File 5: “Birthday Committee Addresses”

Folder 5.1

Item 1: A Gift for You pamphlet (City of Chicago. Department of Cultural Affairs), 1997

Five copies.

Item 2: Eighty Gifts: A Celebration of the 80th Birthday of Gwendolyn Brooks pamphlet, 1997

Six copies.

Item 3: “Biographies of Presenters” pamphlet for Eighty Gifts celebration, 1997

Two copies.

Item 4: Eighty Gifts: A Celebration of the 80th Birthday of Gwendolyn Brooks pamphlet (color), 1997

Includes a “Pictures sent (July 16, 1997)” note.

Item 5: Eighty Gifts: A Celebration of the 80th Birthday of Gwendolyn Brooks pamphlet (color), 1997

22 copies.

Item 6: “IMPORTANT” envelope sent to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1997

Folder 5.2

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Madhubuti, Safisha, 1997

Folder 5.3

Item 1-2: Blakely, Nora Brooks envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.4

Item 1: Address list from the Contemporary Forum, 1997

Includes a sticky note.

Folder 5.5

Item 1: Addresses, undated

Folder 5.6

Item 1: Group photo, 1997

Item 2: Photo of Preston, Adera Delaney at 29 days old, 1997?

Item 3: Photo of Preston, Adera Delaney at 34 days old, 1997?

Folder 5.7-5.8: “Cards (etc.)”

Folder 5.7

Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: “Special Letters: ANSWERED. (In re: my 80th birthday)” envelope, undated

Folder 5.8

Item 1: High school graduation photo from “Andrea”, undated

Item 2: “CARDS (etc.) (Answered or No Answer Needed.) Also: BIRTHDAY “PARTY” Lists (given me by NORA.)” envelope, 1997

Folder 5.9-5.10: Birthday party for Henry Blakely Sr.

Folder 5.9

Item 1: Birthday party invitation draft, 1996

Item 2: Birthday party invitation, 1996

Folder 5.1

Folder 5.11-5.13: Birthday cards

Folder 5.11

Item 1-2: Creston High School (Grand Rapids, MI) birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 3: “CCP” birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Folder 5.12

Item 1: St. John, Eleanor birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope and a “PACK AWAY. (No answer)” sticky note.

Item 2: “Jené” birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.13

Item 1: Seminole County Library (Fern Park, FL) newsletter (May), 1997

Folder 5.14

Item 1: “JUNE 7, 1997 BIRTHDAY COMMITTEE ADDRESSES (with markings on names I’ve thanked for “contributing to the joy of my 80th Birthday”)” envelope, undated

Box 301

File 1: “Black Position No. 5 (Combined with Black Review)”

Folder 1.1: Karenga, M. Ron, “The State of Our People: Crisis and Possibility” essay, 1978?

Includes an envelope from the School of Human Behavior at United States International University.

Folder 1.2: Cato, John David, “Perspectives on Black Religious Consciousness” essay, 1976

Folder 1.3: Kent, George E., “Reflections on Addison Gayle’s The Way of the New World” essay, undated

Folder 1.4

Item 1: Gayle, Addison, “Ludell: The Other Side of Native Son” essay, undated

Item 2: Review of The Salt Eaters by Bambara, Toni Cade, undated

Folder 1.5: Plumpp, Sterling and Fuller, Hoyt W. reviews, undated

Folder 1.6: Harris, Jessica B. review of The Black Cat and the Pigs: A Modern Fable by Darby, Larry, 1976

Folder 1.7-1.8: “Black Review”

Folder 1.7

Item 1: Fuller, Hoyt W. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Item 2: Selmon(?), Joe letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Folder 1.8

Folder 1: Photocopy of a Chicago Sun-Times clipping, 1975

Folder 2: “Black Review” envelope, undated

Folder 1.9-1.11: “The Black Position”

Folder 1.9: Neal, Larry envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Folder 1.10

Item 1: Randall, Dudley (Broadside Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Item 2: “The Case of Hayden Carruth” essay by Randall, Dudley, undated

Item 3: “Nikki” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968

Possibly Giovanni, Nikki.

Folder 1.11: “The Black Position” (new magazine edited by Gwendolyn Brooks)” envelope, undated

Folder 1.12: “BLACK POSITION NO. 5 (Combined with Black Review)” envelope, undated

File 2: “Brooks Papers”

Folder 2.1-2.9: Correspondence

Folder 2.1

Item 1: Ashby, W. Allen (Union County College. English Department) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1985

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to “You 2”, undated

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks Easter card to an unknown recipient, undated

Folder 2.2

Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to “dear friends”, undated

Folder 2.3

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks and Blakely, Nora Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Folder 2.4

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks and Blakely, Nora Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Folder 2.5

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 2-3: Gwendolyn Brooks; Blakely, Nora Brooks; and Blakely, Henry, Sr. holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Folder 2.6

Item 1-2: Gwendolyn Brooks and family holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Item 3: “Gwen and all” holiday card to an unknown recipient, undated

Folder 2.7

Item 1: Carpenter, Lisa (Poet’s Market) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1990

Item 2: Mitchell Museum Newsletter (July), 1977

Folder 2.8: Packet of correspondence between Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) and Cosby, Janet L. (Cosby Bureau International, Inc.), 1989-1990

Includes contracts. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.9

Item 1: Drummond, W.J. letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

Item 2: Galbraith, Nancy (Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.)) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

Item 3: Ginsberg, Allen letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Folder 2.10: Giovanni, Nikki (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of English) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 2.11

Item 1: James, Joan B. (Sewickley Academy) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes note from Gwendolyn Brooks to Zitch, Beryl.

Item 2: McClurg, Donald C. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1973

Includes note from Gwendolyn Brooks to Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 2.12: Melhem, D. H. letter to Salman, Jack, 1991

Includes Gwendolyn Brooks biography.

Folder 2.13

Item 1: Nicolai family holiday card to Zitch, Beryl, undated

Item 2: Nims, Bonnie postcard to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

Includes Nims, Bonnie letter to MacArthur Fellows Committee.

Item 3: Olds, Sharon (New York University) letter of Zitch, Beryl, 1993

Folder 2.14

Item 1: Peterson, Terry (Hallmark Properties) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

Item 2: Ridland, John (University of California, Santa Barbara) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Includes Jordan, Vernon E. Jr. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks and Ridland, John letter to Clinton, Bill.

Folder 2.15: Zitch, Beryl letter to Robertson, Deb (Writers Live at the Library), 1992

Includes Robertson, Deb letters to Gwendolyn Brooks. Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.16: Siegel, Bill (Directors International) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

Includes Siegel, Bill letters to Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 2.17

Item 1: Webster, Lee (Independent Literary Publishers Association) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Item 2: Weisberg, Lois (City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 3: Williams, Ann M. (Bloomfield Township Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Item 4: Zitch, Beryl note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.18

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks notes to Zitch, Beryl, 1991, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to unknown, 1991

Folder 2.19: Gwendolyn Brooks notes to Zitch, Beryl, 1982, 1991, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.20: Gwendolyn Brooks notes to Zitch, Beryl, 1979, 1989

Folder 2.21: Gwendolyn Brooks notes to Zitch, Beryl, 1982, 1990, 1992

Includes Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Thier, Ms.

Folder 2.22: Gwendolyn Brooks cards and postcards to Zitch, Beryl and Gene, 1989-1990, undated

Folder 2.23-2.26: Writings

Folder 2.23: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “State Street, undated

Item 2: “State Street", undated

Includes note to Zitch, Beryl.

Item 3: “Nora", 1989

Folder 2.24: Interview, undated

Folder 2.25: Published works, “Mrs. Small", 1963

Ten copies.

Folder 2.26: Bibliography, 1979

Folder 2.27-2.39: Public engagements

Folder 2.27: Biography, undated

Folder 2.28: Evaluation form for visit to Pace University, 1981

Folder 2.29-2.36: Advertisements and publicity/programs, 1977, 1981-1983

Folder 2.37: Contact information, undated

Folder 2.38-2.39: Travel materials, 1974-1988

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.40: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1988

Folder 2.41-2.48: Photographs, professional events, 1973, 1981, undated

Folder 2.49: Works of others, 1987

Folder 2.50-2.51: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977, 1981-1983, undated

Folder 2.52: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 2.53: Keziah Wims Brooks papers, funeral program, 1978

Folder 2.54-2.65: “Kit Davis. Blackstone Pictures”

Folder 2.54-2.55: Correspondence between Davis, Christopher and Zitch, Beryl, 1994-1995

Folder 2.56: Correspondence

Item 1: Zitch, Beryl fax to Davis, Christopher, 1994

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks notes to Zitch, Beryl, 1990, 1995

Folder 2.57: Works of others, Works of others, curriculum vitae for Davis, Christopher Olga, 1994

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.58: Works of others, “The Seer and the Seen: The Work & Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” by Davis, Christopher O. and Bate, Peter, 1994

Folder 2.59: Works of others, “Poetry and Power", 1994

Folder 2.60-2.62: Correspondence grouping of correspondence between Davis, Christopher and Zitch, Beryl, 1994-1995

Folder 2.63: Notes grouping, undated

Folder 2.64: Faxed copy of “The Seer and the Seen: The Work & Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” by Davis, Christopher O. and Bate, Peter (Blackstone Pictures Limited), 1994

Folder 2.65: Works of others

Item 1: Curriculum vitae for Davis, Christopher Olga, 1994

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Faxed copy of “The Span of Life, the Multiple Youths of Gwendolyn Brooks” by Davis, Christopher O. and Bate, Peter (Blackstone Pictures Limited), 1994

Includes a note.

Box 302

File 2: “Brooks Papers” (cont.)

Folder 2.66-2.69: “Kit Davis. Blackstone Pictures” (cont.)

Folder 2.66

Item 1: Letter from Davis, Christopher O. (Blackstone Pictures Limited) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2-3: Letter from Davis, Christopher O. (Blackstone Pictures Limited) to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1994

Folder 2.67

Item 1: Curriculum vitae for Davis, Christopher Olga, 1994

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: “Despite all her honors, Gwendolyn Brooks…” essay, undated

Folder 2.68: “The Seer and the Seen: The Work & Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” by Davis, Christopher O. and Bate, Peter (Blackstone Pictures Limited), 1994

Folder 2.69

Item 1: Small pressed leaf, undated

Item 2: “Christopher (Kit) Davis. Blackstone Pictures” file folder, undated

Folder 2.70-2.71: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.70

Item 1: Meece, June G. (Jacksonville Community College) card to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1992

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks card to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1992

Folder 2.71: “Leading Ladies: What they Did for Chicago’s Reputation… and What Chicago Did to Their Reputations” article by Kogan, Rick (Chicago Sun-Times Midwest), 1977

Includes a Buffalo Photo Company wax paper bag.

Folder 2.72-2.73: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.72: Holiday cards, 1986

Folder 2.73: Poetry and Literature broadside announcing “The Day of the Gwendolyn” lecture, 1986

Folder 2.74-2.77: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.74: Holiday card from Gwendolyn Brooks; Blakely, Henry; and Blakely, Nora, undated

Folder 2.75: Notes, undated

Folder 2.76: Fall calendar, 1995

Folder 2.77: Packet of notecards and correspondence, 1995, undated

Includes letters from Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) to Freeman, Paul (Chicago Sinfonietta) and from Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) to Griffin, Bill (Chicago Sinfonietta).

Folder 2.78: “Brooks Papers” envelope, 1995

Contains a separation sheet.

File 3: “Check Through for Collage”

Folder 3.1: Illinois Arts Council administrative documents, 1968

Folder 3.2: Rodgers, Carolyn M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Folder 3.3: “There are thousands of little things to say to young people…” essay, undated

Folder 3.4: Notes, undated

Folder 3.5: “Black American Women Writers: A Symposium” (The William Patterson College of New Jersey) program, 1982

Folder 3.6: Advisory panel membership lists, undated

Folder 3.7: “Illinois Poet Laureate Awards 1987” announcement, 1987

Folder 3.8: “Local Color and Social Myth in Gwendolyn Brooks’ ‘In the Mecca’” essay by an unknown author, undated

Folder 3.9: Derogatory flyer circulated by “Chicago whites”, undated

Includes a list of names.

Folder 3.10: Announcement of Illinois Poet Laureate Awards contest (Illinois Times), 1981

Folder 3.11: Newspaper clippings on the Blackstone Rangers, 1966

Folder 3.12

Item 1: “Scott-Heron Puts Re-Rons Behind Him” article by Ruffin, Mark (Chicago Sun-Times), 1990

Item 2: Review of Nightmare in Detroit: A Rebellion and Its Victims by Sauter, Van Gordon and Hines, Burleigh, undated

Folder 3.13-3.14: Marchette Chute

Folder 2.13: Drafts of “Marchette Chute”, 1995

Folder 2.14: Quotes, 1994

Folder 3.15-3.16: Jottings and drafts

Folder 2.15: Statement on Algren, Nelson, undated

Folder 2.16: Notes, undated

Includes an empty envelope.

Folder 3.17-3.19: Blackstone Rangers

Folder 2.17: “These Are the Blackstone Rangers” article (Chicago Daily News), 1966

Folder 2.18-2.19: Chicago Daily News clippings, 1966, undated

Folder 3.20: “Check Through for ‘Collage’” envelope, undated

File 4: “Chicago, 2999”

Folder 4.1: “Chicago 2999” typescripts and a letter from Gwendolyn Brooks to Blades, John”, 1996

Folder 4.2: Speech draft, 1995

Folder 4.3: “Carl Sandburg” speech written in a pocket calendar, 1970

Folder 4.4: Washington School (Harvey, IL) entries to the Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1996

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 4.5-4.6: Poems submitted by children for a contest, 1996

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 4.7: “Programs” list, 1995

Folder 4.8-4.11: Poems submitted by children for a contest, 1996

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 4.12: “Chicago, 2999 – by G. Brooks” envelope, undated

File 5: “Chicago State U. (Class & Dinner Matters)”

Folder 5.1

Item 1: Bolden, B.J. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Bolden, B.J., 1998

Includes an envelope for item 1.

Item 3: Chicago State University envelope, 1996, undated

Folder 5.2

Item 1: Cross, Dolores E. (Chicago State University) offer letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Includes a contract and an envelope. Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Daniel, Elnora D. (Chicago State University) letter to “Chicago State University Community of Scholars”, 1998

Includes an envelope.

Folder 5.3

Item 1: Dixon, Jacqueline letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Keene, Glynis and Wade card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 3: Evans, Walter and Linda envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 5.4

Item 1: Mathews, Rossari letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: D(?), Alifah card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Folder 5.5

Item 1: Shipps, Dea card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Silas, Tani birth announcement to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 3: Smith, Bryant letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.6

Item 1-2: West, Donda C. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 3: West, Donda C. (Chicago State University) letter to “Colleagues”, 1997

Folder 5.7

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to West, Donda (Chicago State University), 1997

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to West, Donda (Chicago State University),, 1998

Item 3: York, Kimberly holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.8: Addresses and phone numbers, undated

Folder 5.9: Contact information for students attending a dinner at the Ritz Carleton, 1997?

Includes a flyer advertising “Black English Vernacular: The Ebonics Debate.”

Folder 5.10: Course materials for English 321, 1997

Folder 5.11: Chicago State University student tributes, 1997

Folder 5.12: Newspaper clippings, undated

Includes “Chicago State U. (Class & Dinner Matters)” envelope.

Box 303

Box 304

File 1: “Chicago State University”

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Bolden, B.J. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: El, Rasu Frederick letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Day, Jacqueline letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 4: Bolden, B.J. (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 5: Daniels, Suekina letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 6: Hampton, Guineivere letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Scott, Vanessa R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Turner, Beverly S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 3: Okoro, Festus letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 4: Bradley, Paris letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 5: Day, Jacqueline letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 6: Shipps, Dea letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Shipp, LaKeshia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Mitchell, Marilyn Gilbert letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 3: Berry, Tammy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.4: “Behind the Scenes” poetry draft, undated

Folder 1.5: Bookmarks and a flyer for the Gwendolyn Brooks Center, 1997-1998

Folder 1.6: Flyers for the Twenty-Ninth Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1998

Folder 1.7: Issue of the Wisconsin State Journal (October 6), 1998

Folder 1.8-1.11: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.8: “Duke Ellington” draft, 1998

Folder 1.9: “I’ll Stay” note, undated

Folder 1.10: Program for the Hilldale Lectures (University of Wisconsin-Madison), 1998

Folder 1.11: Introductory statement for Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000?

Folder 1.12: “Chicago State University” folder and a sheet of blue paper, undated

Folder 2: “Christmas Cards for 1997”, 1997?

Cards are blank. Includes envelopes.

File 3: “Contemporary Forum News Notices”

Folder 3.1: Poetry drafts, “Music for Martyrs", undated

Folder 3.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.3: Advertisements and bibliographies, undated

Folder 3.4: “Contemporary Forum News Notices” envelope, undated

File 4: “(“The Mother”) “Diacritics” etc.”

Folder 4.1: McGuire, Bill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes a photocopy of The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) with a drawing of Gwendolyn Brooks at a Robert Frost lecture.

Folder 4.2

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Tillemans, Virginia (Diacritics), 1986

Item 2: Tillemans, Virginia (Diacritics) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 3: Address for the Institute of International Education, undated

Item 4: Galley proof of “Apostrophe, Animation, and Abortion” (Diacritics) by Johnson, Barbara, 1986

Folder 4.3: “Stars in Our Eyes” poem by Price, Madalin, 1986

Folder 4.4: Page from USA Today (February 26), 1986

Folder 4.5: “(“The Mother”) “Diacritics” etc.” envelope, undated

File 5: “Dr. Joseph Young”

Folder 5.1

Item 1: Boese, Sally K. (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Bozym, Michael H. (Whitehall District Schools (Whitehall, MI)) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1983

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 3: Brown, R. Warner (York Community High School (Elmhurst, IL)) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1982

Enclosure note was taped over. Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 4: Grubbin, Dan (Ferrum College) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1984

Item 5: Haba, James (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1986

Folder 5.2

Item 1: Halperin, Corrine S. (Mercyhurst College) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1983

Item 2: Kendrick, Dolores T. (Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)) letter to “Friends” (The Contemporary Forum), undated

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 3: Myers, Bill (Ottawa Township High School (Ottawa, IL)) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), undated

Item 4: Norman, John C. (Northeastern University) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1984

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 5: Parsons, Alice M. (University of California, Irvine) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1987

Item 6: Reddick, Karen (Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Black Cultural Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.3

Item 1: Speller, Benjamin F., Jr. (North Carolina Central University. School of Library Science) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 2: Sweeney, Francis (The Boston College Humanities Series) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1981

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 3: Weimar, Stephen (Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 4: Zulauf, Sandy (County College of Morris) letter to Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum), 1983

Folder 5.4-5.12: Contemporary Forum documents, 1979, 1982-1987, undated

Includes separation sheets.

Folder 5.13: Publicity pamphlets for Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984, 1986, undated

Folder 5.14: Chicago Public Library publicity for Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985, undated

Includes an advertisement for Third World Press.

Folder 5.15: The University Press of Kentucky catalog (Fall-Winter), 1986-1987

Folder 5.16-5.25: Newspaper clippings featuring Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980-1987, undated

Folder 5.16 includes magazine clippings and newspaper clippings on other topics. Folders 5.19, 5.21-5.22 and 5.24-5.25 include photocopies.

Box 305

File 5: “Dr. Joseph Young” (cont.)

Folder 5.26-5.29: Newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Gwendolyn Brooks, 1979-1983, 1986, undated

Folder 5.30: “Dr. Joseph Young” file folder, undated

Includes a blank sheet of paper.

File 6: “England (Sotheby-Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition)”

Folder 6.1

Item 1: Hughes, Ted (Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Includes an envelope. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Pease, David (Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Pease, David (Sotheby’s International Poetry Competition 1982) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983

Folder 6.2

Item 1: Pease, David (Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Item 2: Turner, Steve letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983

Includes a call-back slip and an envelope.

Folder 6.3: Flyer for a Creation for Liberation (London) event featuring Gwendolyn Brooks and Bloom, Valerie, 1983

Folder 6.4: Phone numbers and addresses, undated

Folder 6.5: Travel materials for Sotheby’s International Poetry Competition, 1982

Folder 6.6: “England (Sotheby-Arvon Foundation Poetry Competition)” envelope, undated

File 7: “File”

Folder 7.1: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis bookmarks and flyer, undated

Folder 7.2: Essays on aspects of the Black diaspora (photocopies), 1985-1986, undated

Folder 7.3: “Day at the Races” article (Swarthmore College Bulletin; April), 1989

Folder 7.4: “FILE” envelope, 1991?

File 8: “File These Important Letters”

Folder 8.1

Item 1: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters card announcing the death of Bernstein, Leonard, 1990

Item 2: Alexandroff, Mike (Columbia College Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes a draft response and an envelope.

Item 3: Allen, Nancy letter to The David Company, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.2

Item 1: Amini-Hudson, Johari M. (Amini Chiropractic Clinic) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a draft response.

Item 2: Anderson, Angelia Denise letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Item 3-4: Anderson, David D. (Michigan State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.3

Item 1: Stick It In Yo’ Ear by Barber, Marchel’le Renise, 1990

Cover is missing.

Item 2: Barber, Renise Marchel’le (Ebony) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.4

Item 1: Bennett, Patricia L. (South Shore Bank. Financial Service Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Berek, Ellen (Williams College. Office of Public Information) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.5

Item 1: Billington, James H. (Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Billington, James H. (Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.)) letter to Alexander, Margaret Walker, 1989

Carbon copy sent to Gwendolyn Brooks. Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.6

Item 1: Billington, James H. (Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Chocolate Chips Theatre Company newsletter, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.7

Item 1: “Erik” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Borum, Vera letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.8

Item 1: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a business card for King, R. Sporty.

Item 2: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Unit profile, undated

Includes a portion of an envelope with notes.

Item 3: Brooks, Keith E. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 8.9

Item 1: Brown, Dorothy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Item 2: Capalbo, Viki (The Guild Complex), 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Carroll, Paul (The University of Illinois at Chicago. Department of English), 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.10

Item 1: Checole, Kassahun (The Red Sea Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Item 2: Small, Clarence letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Claus, Marilyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes “My Mother’s Mind,” “Familyhood,” and a draft response, as well as an envelope.

Folder 8.11

Item 1: Cook, Verna S. (Black Women in Sisterhood for Action. Metropolitan Washington Area, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 2: Cooney, Rian letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Crayton, Pearl (Ragdale Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.12

Item 1: D’Amboise, Jacques postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 2: Darby, Larry holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.13: Devine-Reed, Pat (Boulevard Arts Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a newsletter and an envelope.

Folder 8.14

Item 1: Dobson, Frank E. (Wright State. Bolinga Cultural Resources Center) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Dobson, Frank E. (Wright State. Bolinga Cultural Resources Center) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 3: Drewry, Cecelia Hodges floral arrangement card to Gwendolyn Brooks (Princeton University. Department of Afro American Studies), undated

Folder 8.15

Item 1: Illinois Democratic Party sample ballot, 1988

Item 2: Dyson, Thomas (Papa Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.16: Edelberg, Cynthia (Cleveland State University. Department of English) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.17: Edelston, Martin (Boardroom Classics) letter to “Colleague", undated

Folder 8.18

Item 1: Elliott, Kenneth W. (University Press of Kentucky) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Essence magazine “Super Savings Certificate"

Item 3: Faucette, Michael (The Daily (University of Washington)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Item 4: Fink family card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.19

Item 1

Item 2

Folder 8.20

Item 1: Franklin, Kay (Michigan City Public Library (Michigan City, IN)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 2: Friedman, Richard and Pearlstein, Darlene holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 3: Gathing, Mary letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.21

Item 1: Gibbons, Reginald (TriQuarterly) permissions request to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Concerning “Keziah.”

Item 2: Gibbons, Reginald (TriQuarterly) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes a photocopy of a Chicago Tribune newspaper clipping and an envelope.

Folder 8.22

Item 1: Hahn, Susan (TriQuarterly) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Item 2: Harris, Burton M. (Bates College) letter to “The Bates College Community", 1988

Item 3: Havel, Jim letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.23

Item 1: Holman, Bob letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a copy of “1990” poem and an envelope.

Item 2: Hughes, Douglas letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.24

Item 1: Illinois Writers Incorporated periodical subscription form, 1988?

Item 2: Domestic return receipt, 1988

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to the Internal Revenue Service, 1988

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 4: Jones, Evora W. (Virginia Union University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.25

Item 1: Jordan, Glendora J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Kimball, Brenda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 3: Kingsbury, Linda (The New York Public Library) letter to “Literary Lions", 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.26

Item 1: Klappert, Peter (George Mason University. English Department) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes administrative information for the Klappert-Ai Poetry Award and a photocopy of a newspaper article from The Mason Gazette.

Item 2: Grouping of letters from Klappert, Peter to Klappert-Ai Poetry Award contest participants, 1989

Includes a “Send to Gwen Brooks” sticky note.

Item 3: Eleventh Annual Student Awards Ceremony (George Mason University) program, 1989

Folder 8.27

Item 1: Kogan, Marilew mailgram to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Item 2: Kraut, Diane (Macmillan Publishing Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Lambert, Delphine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.28

Item 1: Address for Lane, Pinkie Gordon, 1991

Item 2: Card to Lane, Pinkie Gordon, 1988

Item 3: Lane, Pinkie Gordon letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes photocopies of informational sheets for the African Literature Association conference, 1991.

Item 4: Lane, Pinkie Gordon note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes a copy of and a permissions request for “On Being Head of the English Department.”

Item 5: Lane, Pinkie Gordon note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes a photocopy of a Louisiana Literature issue (Fall 1990).

Folder 8.29: Lee, Carol D. (Madhubuti, Safisha) to the Teaching/Learning Processes Search Committee at Northwestern University, 1990

Includes a curriculum vitae and an envelope. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Box 306

File 8: “File These Important Letters” (cont.)

Folder 8.30: Lee, Jim letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes poetry.

Folder 8.31

Item 1: Lee, Li-Young letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Lessen, Laurie Suzanne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Lester, Larry letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.32: Madhubuti, Haki R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes a memorandum from Madhubuti, Haki R. to Sesay, Chernoh (Chicago State University) about the Gwendolyn Brooks Center and a Third World Press envelope.

Folder 8.33

Item 1: Malcolm, Richard G. (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988?

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Manley, Nancy S. (State of New York. Riverview Correctional Facility) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Folder 8.34

Item 1: Marconi, Catherine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes “—WEEEE—” poem and an envelope.

Item 2: Marks, Fred M. (Marquis Who’s Who) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 3: Madhubuti, Haki R. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.35: Madhubuti, Haki R. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes photocopies from issues of PMLA (vol. 105, no. 6) and The Westsider (vol. 19, no. 44), and an envelope.

Folder 8.36: Madhubuti, Haki R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a flyer calling for submissions to The Undergarment Collective and an envelope.

Folder 8.37

Item 1: Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes a letter from Madhubuti, Haki R. and an envelope.

Item 2: Merel, Nancy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Merrell, Barbara letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Folder 8.38: Miller, E. Ethelbert note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes a poem, a photocopied page from a course catalog, and an envelope.

Folder 8.39

Item 1: Modern Language Association of America members’ preregistration card, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Moise, Leslie (Thinker (University of Louisville)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes “A Response to Gwendolyn Brooks” by Pruitt, Lisabeth. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 8.40

Item 1: Monsour, Leslie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a poem and an envelope.

Item 2: Mortenson, Randy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 3: Moyers, Bill (Public Affairs Television, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.41

Item 1: Moyers, Bill (Public Affairs Television, Inc.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Munselle, James letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.42

Item 1: Newgarden, Albert letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Local 1930 New York Library Guild (New York) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.43: North Avenue Lumber & Construction Co. letter to “Customer", 1989

Includes a brochure and an envelope.

Folder 8.44

Item 1: Oakes, Gordon N., Jr. (University of Massachusetts. Board of Trustees) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Parisi, Joseph (Poetry) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.45

Item 1: Paschen, Elise (Poetry Society of America) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Parks, Patrick and Tecza, Rachael P. (Elgin Community College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.46: Perry, Margaret card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a letter.

Folder 8.47: Pierce, Edith card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.48

Item 1: Perlongo, Bob (Tri-Quarterly) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Philbin, Marianne (Chicago Foundation for Women) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune and an envelope.

Folder 8.49: Pointer, Yvonne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.50: Raby, Elizabeth card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a copy of The Hard Scent of Peonies.

Folder 8.51

Item 1: Radziminski, Wayne (Haddonfield Public Schools (Haddonfield, NJ)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2-3: Rhodes, Lillie S. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.52

Item 1: Robinson, Doris (Prentice Hall. School Division) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Rosenbaum, Lew note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 8.53: City of Chicago invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 8.54: Scales-Trent, Judy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.55

Item 1: Shapiro, Claire M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Sidereas, Eugenia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.56: Slade, Leonard A., Jr. (University at Albany. State University of New York), 1990

Includes an issue of Habari (Summer 1990) and an envelope.

Folder 8.57: Society of Midland Authors newsletter (October), 1990

Folder 8.58

Item 1

Item 2

Folder 8.59: Sullivan-Beall, Jean (Jamestown Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.60: Swanson, Elizabeth J. (The Connoisseur Network, Ltd.) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes interview questions and an envelope.

Folder 8.61: Tart, Indrek letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes a holiday card and an envelope.

Folder 8.62: Turcos, Lewis holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a print and a copy of “A Voice in an Old House” poem by Bourne, Priscilla.

Folder 8.63

Item 1: University of Illinois at Chicago. Campus Programs card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Item 2: Issue of Valpo Commentary (vol. 2, no. 1), 1988

Item 3: Vance, Andrea card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.64

Item 1: Venn, Kathleen (City of Chicago. Department of Cultural Affairs), 1988

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Vest, Hilda card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 8.65: Vogel, Edna family newsletter, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.66: Warr, Michael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes a biographical statement, business cards, and an envelope.

Folder 8.67

Item 1: Washington, Jerome personal newsletter, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Waters, Robert A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes a letter from Waters, Jim.

Folder 8.68

Item 1: Watt, Nancy letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an article and an envelope.

Item 2: Weiner, Lauren letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 8.69

Item 1: Whitfield, Mary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Wilkerson, Michael (Ragdale Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.70

Item 1: Wille, Lois (Chicago Tribune) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Williams, Carol (Salisbury State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.71: Wilson, Arthur card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.72: Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) memos to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Contains one memo and a separation sheet.

Folder 8.73

Item 1-2: Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) memo to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2 replaced by a separation sheet.

Item 3: Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Enclosure replaced by a separation sheet. Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.74: Hass, Doris (Boulder Public Library Foundation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Enclosure replaced by a separation sheet. Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.75

Item 1: “Brenda” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: “Charlotte and Harrison” postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Item 3: “Jamont(?)” note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Written on an article featuring Knight, Etheridge. Includes an events list for PEN American Center.

Folder 8.76: “Robin” card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Box 307

File 8: “File These Important Letters” (cont.)

Folder 8.77: Letter to “Friend", undated

Folder 8.78-7.83: Permissions requests

Folder 8.78

Item 1: Bode, Walter (Grove Press), 1989

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Hale, Barbara J., 1989

Replaced by separation sheet.

Folder 8.79

Item 1: Jackson, David (Chicago), 1990

Includes envelopes.

Item 2: Kennedy, William J. and Mary Lynch (Cornell University), 1989

Folder 8.80

Item 1: Kombem, Sim, undated

Includes a response draft.

Item 2: Marconi, Chatherine L., 1990

Folder 8.81

Item 1: Nodelman, Perry, 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Pettis, Joyce (North Carolina State University. Department of English), 1989

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.82

Item 1: Reeves, Trish (University of Missouri–Kansas City), 1990

Replaced by a separation sheet.

Item 2: Schoolfield, Stacy (Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc.), 1990

Includes an envelope.

Item 3: Stern, Dorothy (Stern Publishers Limited), 1989

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 8.83

Item 1: Strasshofer, Craig (Modern Curriculum Press)

Includes an envelope.

Item 2: Strickland, Georgiana W. (University Press of Kentucky), 1989?

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.84: Zitch, Beryl (The Contemporary Forum) memo to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes a letter from Hampton, Henry E. (Blackside, Inc.) to Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 8.85

Item 1: Bowling Green State University. University Bookstore envelope, 1990

Item 2-3: The Center for Learning and Creeden, Virginia V. envelopes, 1988-1989

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 4: Department of the Treasury envelope, undated

Folder 8.86

Item 1: Gibbs, Tamara B. envelope, undated

Item 2: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. envelope, 1990

Item 3: Hoos, Neil Ryder envelope, 1990

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 4: Kinko’s Service Corporation envelope, 1990

Folder 8.87

Item 1: “Margaret McElderry Brooks” envelope (sealed), undated

Item 2: Murphy, Beth envelope, 1988

Item 3: The New York Public Library envelope, 1988

Item 4: Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction envelope, 1989

Folder 8.88

Item 1: Silver Burdett & Ginn envelope, 1989

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Johnson, Lillian M. (Wright State University) envelope, 1990

Item 3: Envelope from Sanford, FL, 1988

Folder 8.89: “To Black Women” draft, undated

Folder 8.90: Notes and jottings, 1986-1989, undated

Includes notes on Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.) copyright cards.

Folder 8.91

Item 1: Bicentennial Celebration of the United States Competition program, 1987

Item 2: Forum Assembly “Conducting Notes” and “Forum Luncheon List", 1990

Folder 8.92: Addresses and phone numbers, undated

Folder 8.93

Item 1: Declaration of Mission and Principles pamphlet by the American Copyright Council, 1985?

Item 2: Ticket to a poetry reading by Nemerov, Howard, 1990

Includes an informational pamphlet for Hermann, MO and an envelope.

Item 3: Printers Row Book Fair and Chicago Book & Memorabilia Fair event bookmark, 1987

Item 4: Yellow Press benefit flyer, 1990

Folder 8.94

Item 1: Amistad Bookplace receipt, 1989

Item 2: Illinois Bell bill, 1989

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.95

Item 1: Illinois Bell bill, 1988

Includes envelopes.

Item 2: Horn, Steve (Illinois Bell) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an informational handout and an envelope.

Folder 8.96

Item 1: Photocopy of a partial clipping from The Detroit News, 1988

Two copies.

Item 2: hotocopy of “We’re the Only Colored People Here” by Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Replaced by a separation sheet. Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.97: Newspaper clippings featuring Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987, undated

Folder 8.98: Melhem, D.H. notes to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Written on a photocopied newspaper clipping, a flyer, and an envelope.

Folder 8.99: Melhem, D.H. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988?

Includes copies of book reviews by Melhem, D.H. and an envelope.

Folder 8.100: Newspaper clippings, 1988, undated

Folder 8.101: Issue of Chicago State University Tempo (no. 7), 1990

Folder 8.102: Newspaper clippings, 1983, 1992

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.103

Item 1: Photocopy of an issue of CLA Journal (vol. 34, no. 1), 1990

Item 2: Invitation to a poetry recital by Slade, Leonard A., Jr., 1990

Folder 8.104: People Weekly Extra magazine, 1989?

Front page is missing.

Folder 8.105: Moffet, Penelope (Mother Jones magazine) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope with notes by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 8.106: Issue of TV Guide (vol. 36, no. 47), 1988

Folder 8.107: Don’s/G & R Limousine Services business card, undated

Folder 8.108: Press of Ward Schori miniature books, 1982, 1985, 1987, undated

Folder 8.109-111: Unidentified grouping

Folder 8.109

Item 1: Chocolate Chips Theatre Company invitation to a production of Bridges, 1988

Item 2: Bruner, Charlotte card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Includes an envelope.

Folder 8.110: Notes and jottings, 1987, undated

Folder 8.111: Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1987-1988, undated

Folder 8.112: “File These Important Letters” bag, undated

Box 308

File 1: “Fluffy”

Folder 1.1: Notes on burial costs for Fluffy the dog, undated

Folder 1.2: Illinois Citizens Animal Welfare League, Inc. contract, 1961

File 2: “Fourth Annual Poet Laureate Awards”

Folder 2.1: Todd, Jay letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 2.2: Speech notes and an autobiographical essay, undated

Folder 2.3: Self-interview, undated

Folder 2.4: Questions and notes for a discussion on symbolism, undated

Written on stationery from Glenwood Manor Motor Hotel.

Folder 2.5: Notes and jottings, 1996, undated

Folder 2.6: Notes on writing poetry, undated

Folder 2.7: Photocopy of “Jane Addams” from a book, undated

Folder 2.8: 21st Annual Poet Laureate Awards announcement, 1990

Folder 2.9: Fourth Annual Poet Laureate Awards program, 1973

Folder 2.10: Jottings on Winnie Mandela, undated

Folder 2.11-2.14: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.11: Notes, undated

Folder 2.12: Excerpt from “Jane Addams”, undated

Folder 2.13: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submission, 1995

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 2.14: Interview questions about poetry, undated

Folder 2.15-2.16: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.15: “Computer” poem draft, undated

Folder 2.16: Notes and jottings, undated

File 3: “Fran Quinn”

Folder 3.1: “In Montgomery” poetry draft, 2000

Folder 3.2: Prose drafts

Folder 3.2-3.3: Jefferson Lecture, 1994

Folder 3.3-3.4: National Book Award Medal Speech, 1994

Folder 3.5: Public Engagements

Folder 3.5: 10th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference “Ready for the Millennium” programs, 2000

Three copies.

Folder 3.6: Event materials, undated

Three copies.

Folder 3.7: Contact information, 2000

Folder 3.8: 30th Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards flyer, 1999

Folder 3.9: Newspapers and magazines, articles not related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

File 4: “Guggenheim Applicants” statements of plans, 1989

Includes an envelope.

File 5: “Gwendolyn Brooks?”, 1998

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

File 6: “Gwendolyn Brooks Day”

Folder 6.1: Hoad, Bruce letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 6.2: Satville, Pat letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 6.3: State of Kansas Senate Resolution No. 1859, 1991

Five copies.

Folder 6.4: “Gwendolyn Brooks Day” envelope, 1991

Box 309

File 1: “Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School”

Folder 1.1: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School Promotion programs, 1983

Three copies.

Folder 1.2: 1983 poetry entries, 1983

Folder 1.3: Gwendolyn Brook Awards, 1983

Folder 1.4: Tassel, undated

File 2: “Gwen Sale”

Item 1: Public engagements, list of colleges and universities, undated

Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to Salerno, Nicholas and response, 1984

Item 3: Zitch, Beryl letter to Nourie, A. R. (Auburn University) and response, 1984

Item 4: Cheek, James E. (Howard University) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1984

File 3: “Harlo”

Folder 3.1-3.5: Correspondence

Folder 3.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Goldsmith, Barbara (PEN American Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Item 2: Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 3: Return to Gwendolyn Brooks slip, 1987

Item 4: Harlo Printing Co. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Folder 3.2: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks express mail receipt for package to Mueller, Lothar, 1986

Item 2: Mueller, Lothar letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 3.3: Correspondence, Mueller, Lothar letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 3.4: Correspondence between Mueller, Lothar and Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 3.5: Correspondence between Mueller, Lothar and Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 3.6: Poetry drafts, undated

Folder 3.7: Poetry drafts, “The Near-Johannesburg Boy And Other Poems”

Item 1: “The Near-Johannesburg Boy", undated

Item 2: “Whitney Young", undated

Item 3: “Tornado At Talladega", undated

Item 4: “Telephone Conversations", undated

Item 5: “To Those Of My Sisters Who Kept Their Naturals", undated

Item 6: “In Nairobi", undated

Item 7: “The Chicago Picasso", 1986

Item 8: “Horses Graze", undated

Item 9: “Building", undated

Item 10: “To A Proper Black Man", undated

Item 11: "Early Death", undated

Item 12: “Shorthand Possible", undated

Item 13: “The Good Man", undated

Item 14: “Infirm", undated

Folder 3.8: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 3.9: Draft of book jacket, 1986, undated

Includes Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Mueller, Lothar.

Folder 3.10: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder moved to restricted.

Folder 3.11-3.15: Financial records: Statements, bills, and invoices – Literary records, 1986-1988

Folder 3.16-3.17: Legal records

Folder 3.16: Literary copyright, 1987

Folder 3.17: Literary contract, 1987

Folder 3.18-3.21: “Contracts (etc.)(‘Blacks’)(And ‘The N-J Boy’)”

Folder 3.18: Correspondence, Mueller, Luthor letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 3.19: Financial records: Statements, bills, and invoices – Literary records

Folder 3.20: Legal records, literary contracts, 1986

Folder 3.21: Harlo Printing Co. advertisement and envelope, undated

Folder 3.22-3.23: “HARLO Contract – etc”

Folder 3.22: Literary contract, 1986-1987

Folder 3.23: Notes/jottings and envelope, 1987

Folder 3.24-3.28: Unidentified grouping #1

Folder 3.24: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.25-3.26: Receipts, 1986

Folder 3.27: Mueller, Luthor letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 3.28: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.29-3.30: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 3.29: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.30: Published works and book jackets, undated

Folder 3.31: “Harlo” envelope, undated

File 4: “Hoyt Fuller + Lenore Bennett”

Includes prose drafts, funeral program, and envelope.

Box 310

File 1: “Important Addresses”

Folder 1.1-1.2: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Baraka, Amiri letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2

Item 3: Shapiro, Claire letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.2: Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes contact information.

Folder 1.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.4: Pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Chicago Historical Society, 1994

Folder 1.5-1.8: Business cards and contact information, undated

Folder 1.9: Travel itinerary for Cleveland, OH, 1998

Folder 1.1: “Important Addresses” envelope, undated

File 2: “Important Articles, Newspapers, Photographs, Announcements”

Folder 2.1-2.15: Left Pocket

Folder 2.1-2.10: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1953, 1989-1990

Folder 2.11-2.12: Pay stubs, 1968-1969

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.13: College of Lake County Commencement correspondence, 1984

Folder 2.14: College of Lake County Commencement pre-visit questionnaire, 1984

Folder 2.15: College of Lake County Commencement program, 1984

Folder 2.16-2.29: Right pocket

Folder 2.16: “Picture for ‘aloneness’” envelope, undated

Folder 2.17: Notes/jottings, 1989, undated

Folder 2.18: Photograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 2.19-2.21: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989-1990

Folder 2.22: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1965

Folder 2.23-2.24: St. Ambrose Commencement materials, 1990

Folder 2.25-2.29: California State University Los Angeles visit materials, 1989

Folder 2.3: “Important Articles, Newspapers, Photographs, Announcements” folder, undated

File 3: “Important” brown-banded folder

Folder 3.1: Writings and drafts, including “Instruction To Myself", 1989, undated

Folder 3.2: Promotional materials for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1997-1998

Folder 3.3: “My Brother’s Death Certificate Raymond Melvin Brooks", undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.4-3.8: “Important” manila folder

Folder 3.4: Promotional materials for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 3.5: The First National Bank of Chicago saving account booklets, 1977

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.6: Photos of Gwendolyn Brooks, 1976

Folder 3.7: South Side Bank booklet, 1975

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.8: “Important” manila folder, undated

Folder 3.9-3.15: “Important Papers” envelope

Folder 3.9: Correspondence

Item 1: Internal Revenue Service envelope and leaflets, undated

Item 2: Copyright mailing, 1989

Folder 3.10-3.11: Internal Revenue Service forms, undated

Folder 3.12-3.13: Financial records, 1987-1988

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.14: Orlikoff, Richard letters to Gwendolyn Brooks regarding insurance, 1965-1966

Folder 3.15: Checkbook and transaction receipts, 1992-1994

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.16: “Important” brown-banded folder, undated

File 4: “Important, Important, Important”

Folder 4.1: Preibe, Karl materials to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1950, 1953

Folder 4.2: Black World (September), 1972

Folder 4.3: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Pulitzer Prize, 1950

Folder 4.4: “Important, Important, Important” envelope, undated

Box 311

File 1: “Important Letters”

Folder 1.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Lawrence, Elizabeth (Harper & Brothers Publishers) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1944

Item 2: Melendy, Alex holiday card to Randell, Dudley and Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Folder 1.2: Correspondence

Item 1: Wright, Richard letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1945

Item 2: Wright, Richard letter to Aswell, Edward C., 1944

Folder 1.3: “Charlie Burroughs – addresses, names", undated

Includes contact information and “Home."

Folder 1.4: “Harry & Diana’s 50th Wedding Anniversary” VHS, undated

Mark, Harry and Diane Petrakis. Includes “Important Letters” envelope.

File 2: “Important Letters (1996) (up to July)”

Folder 2.1-2.2: Correspondence

Folder 2.1: Harris, Gladys letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Includes photos from Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center event.

Folder 2.2: Hughes, Ted and Carol letter and photos to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982

Includes photos of Gwendolyn Brooks in Devon, England.

Folder 2.3: Personal photographs, undated

Folder 2.4: Gwendolyn Brooks Blakely vs. Illinois Fair Plan Association, 1983-1985

Regarding insurance after a fire.

Folder 2.5-2.16: “Ghana and England”

Folder 2.5-2.10: Accra, Ghana photos, 1974

Folder 2.11-2.16: Photos, negatives, and envelope, 1974

Folder 2.17-2.19: “Ghana weavers etc.” photos and envelope, 1974

Folder 2.20: “Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School” photos, undated

Sealed envelope.

Folder 2.21: “Important Pictures” photos, 1965, undated

Folder 2.22-2.23: “Kittens/El Mina Cape Coast Ghana etc” negatives and envelope, undated

Folder 2.24-2.31: “Very important pictures” photos, negatives, and envelope, 1974

Folder 2.32-2.33: Personal photos, 1987, undated

Folder 2.34: Photo of Winfrey, Oprah and Gwendolyn Brooks at Essence Awards Ceremony, 1988

Folder 2.35: “Important Letters (1996) (up to July)” envelope, undated

Box 312

File 1: “Important Memorabilia”

Folder 1.1-1.3: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: New Year card from Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Linelines II performance invitation by Chocolate Chips Theatre Company, 1988

Folder 1.2: Kirchwey, Karl (The Poetry Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 1.3: Blank cards, undated

Folder 1.4: “Jane Addams", 1985

Folder 1.5-1.10: Public engagements materials, 1984, 1990, undated

Folder 1.11: Contests and scholarships, 1990, undated

Folder 1.12: Stagebill for touring production of “Purlie Victorious", 1962

Folder 1.13: "Sarafina! The Musical of South Asian Liberation” promotional materials", 1990

Folder 1.14: Yaddo newsletter (Fall), 1989

Includes article on Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 1.15: A Precocious Autobiography by Yevtushenko, Yevgeny, 1964

Folder 1.16-1.18: “A Celebration of Sterling Brown” event materials, 1990

Includes photo of participants – Gwendolyn Brooks cut herself out of photo.

Folder 1.19-1.21: “Kingdom of Gold” materials, 1991

Folder 1.22: “Poem to Gwendolyn (By Sterling Plumpp)", undated

Sealed envelope.

Folder 1.23-1.25: “Eighty Years of the City College of Chicago” event materials, 1990

Includes speech by Blakely, Nora Brooks.

Folder 1.26-1.28: 79th Poetry Society of America Annual Awards event materials, 1989

File 2: “Important Notes”

Folder 2.1-2.2: Correspondence

Folder 2.1

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letters to Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee), undated

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Moffett, Penelope, 1988

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Bolton, Lorraine Williams, circa 1974

Written on back of pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Hampton Institute.

Folder 2.2

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Ross, Norman, 1992

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “Kathy", undated

Item 3: Note, undated

Folder 2.3: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “Behind the Scenes", 1991

Item 2: “Comments on G Brooks poems by Inez Cunningham Stark Boulton", undated

Includes “Night By The Lake,” “To a Brown Madonna,” “Dark Girl,” and “Prayer."

Folder 2.4-2.6: Prose drafts

Folder 2.4: Prose drafts, 1993, undated

Includes “I Never Head of You Before” and “Naomi Long Madgett.”

Folder 2.5: “Insert” and “Nora", undated

Folder 2.6: “Once you were 3…”, undated

Folder 2.7-2.13: Notes/jottings, 1992, undated

Folder 2.14: Gwendolyn Brooks promotional material, undated

Folder 2.15: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963, 1987

Folder 2.16: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1983-1984, 1992-1993

Folder 2.17: Third World Press events materials, 1992-1993

Folder 2.18-2.23: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.19: Smith, Church note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 2.20: “We", 1987

Folder 2.21: Prose drafts

Folder 2.22: Friends of the Teacher Support Committee event program, 1986

Folder 2.23: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1985, undated

Folder 2.24: “Important Notes” envelope, undated

Box 313

File 1: “Important Old Letters” bag

Folder 1.1-1.2: Correspondence

Folder 1.1: Roberts, Carol letters to Gwendolyn Brooks and Rising Star materials

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter for Rice, Demetrius, 1992

Item 2: Lawrence, Stuart letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 3: Promontory Apartments Trust letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Item 4: Wood, Luke letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.3: Notes/jottings, 1985, 1994, undated

Includes “An Idea For ‘Great Performances’ ‘Exposition’ of My Life + Work.”

Folder 1.4: Notebooks, 1983, 1985, 1992, undated

Folder 1.5: Cabrini Kids’ Connection summer schedule, 1994

Folder 1.6: First card credit card statement, 1994

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.7: Chicago State University Campus Assembly packet, 1996

Folder 1.8: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.9: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1993, undated

Folder 1.10-1.11: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.10: Sapia, Yvonne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 1.11: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.12-1.13: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 1.12: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.13: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.14-1.17: Unidentified grouping #3

Folder 1.14: Correspondence

Item 1: Hammerle, Melissa (Unterberg Poetry Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Sprayberry, Sandra (Birmingham-Southern College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.15: Notes/jottings, undated

Contains separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.16: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.17: Cab receipt, 1994

File 2: “Important Writing Inside”

Folder 2.1: Insurance records, 1993

Folder 2.2: Contact information, undated

Folder 2.3: Poetry drafts, undated

includes “She is not to be hurt…” and “My uncle likes me too much…”

Folder 2.4: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 2.5: Stationary, undated

Folder 2.6-2.9: “Quality Care Health Plan Overview” grouping

Folder 2.6: Public engagement materials, 1993, undated

Folder 2.7: Travel materials, 1993, undated

Folder 2.8: Works of others, undated

Includes “GwensWays” by Redmond, Eugene B. and “Hard Rock Gwen” by Shands, Annette Oliver.

Folder 2.9: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

File 2.10: “Important Writing Inside” enclosed in State of Illinois Quality Care Health Plan Member Handbook Addendum, 1993-1994

File 3: “Important (WTTW, etc.) Inside”

Folder 3.1-3.2: Correspondence

Folder 3.1: WTTW business card and envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 3.2

Item 1: McAlpin, Michael (WTTW) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Item 2: Arntz, James (WTTW) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 3.3-3.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.4 includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.5: Contact information, undated

Folder 3.6: Checks advertisement, undated

Folder 3.7: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 3.8: The Society of Midland Authors member card, 1992-1993

Folder 3.9: Unidentified grouping

Item 1: Note from Zitch, Beryl, undated

Item 2: Stoms, Delenah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Item 3: “Legacy” by Cross, Jane E., undated

Item 4: C, Dolores note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Box 314

File 1: “Important Shoebox”

Folder 1.1-1.49: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Aguila, Caroline letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Alexander, Mike card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.2

Item 1: American Academy of Arts and Letters empty envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Anderson, Andrea card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Anderson, Maggie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Angelou, Maya card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.4: Antonucci, Michael (Emory University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes dissertation summary.

Folder 1.5: Bennett, Gloria S. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.6

Item 1: “M. B.” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Blomstedt, Erik R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 1.7: Bolden, B. J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.8: Bray, Richard card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.9

Item 1: Brooks, Dee, Eliott and Wade to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes photos of Brooks-Sims, Elliot and Dorthea.

Item 2: Letters from Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000, undated

Folder 1.10

Item 1: Brown, Christian Rago note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “Henry” regarding meeting T.S. Elliot, 1959.

Item 2: Byrd-Catson, Gwen and Henry card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.11

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Carbray, Richard Mrs., 1999

Item 2: Carter, Henry W. Jr. card, undated

Item 3: Castillo Theatre card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.12: Chicago Cultural Center card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes news release.

Folder 1.13

Item 1: Chicago Sun-Times card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Coleman, Horace W. Jr. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.14: Drell, Adrienne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 1.15: Dupuis, Danielle (Sports Publishing, Inc) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999-2000

Folder 1.16

Item 1: Edwards, Debra L. card, undated

Item 2: Elinez Music empty envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.17

Item 1: Elling, Kent card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Evans, Walter and Linda card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.18

Item 1: Faust, Naomi card, 1999

Item 2: Flagg, E. Alma letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes poem “Of Harold Williams on his Way to Glendale Cemetery” by Flagg, E. Alma.

Folder 1.19

Item 1: Gale, Katie (Red Hen Press) note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Gladney, Marvin letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.20

Item 1: Goewey, Andy Christmas letter, 1999

Item 2: Hamb, Edward (Office of the Governor, IL) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.21

Item 1: Hamilton, Joetilda letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Sealed envelope.

Item 2: Henry, Johnny to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes “I am the Blackman."

Folder 1.22

Item 1: Kearney, Constance empty envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Keller, Mary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.23: Lane, Pinkie Gordon letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes newspaper clipping and pamphlet.

Folder 1.24: Meece, Russell and June to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 1.25

Item 1: MacPhail, Jessica (Racine Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes newspaper clipping.

Item 2: Murphy, Andrew card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.26: National Endowment for the Arts to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999-2000

Folder 1.27

Item 1: National Women’s Hall of Fame letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Northern Illinois University Kar-Fre Flowers note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.28: Parker, James letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 1.29

Item 1: Patterson, Raymond letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Pickney, Al empty envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes response by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 1.30: Reardon, Patrick letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.31: Reed, Ismael letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.32

Item 1: Rosembaun, Lew and Diana Berek letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Schlessinger, Alice W. (Hyde Park Historical Society) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.33: Sherman, Susan letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes response from Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 1.34: Skims, Cheryl (Elinez Music) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.35: Seidman, Barbara card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.36: The Society of Midland Authors newsletter Literary License (February and March), 2000

Folder 1.37

Item 1: South Side Community Art Center postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Stewart, Tommy and Sharon card, undated

Folder 3: Steppenwolf Arts Exchange postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.38: Tarr, Rodger L. (Illinois State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.39

Item 1: Tolliwer, Audrey card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Treffman, Stephen A. (Hyde Park Historical Society) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.40

Item 1: Tyslett, Yvonne Pointer card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Virginia Festival of the Book pamphlet addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 3: Wadsworth, William (The Academy of American Poets) letter to Reader, undated

Folder 1.41

Item 1: Ward, Irving M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Weaver, Gwena card, undated

Folder 1.42

Item 1: Wedenoja, Linda (City of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Welford, Theresa letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes “The Bloody Hook” by Welford, Theresa.

Folder 1.43

Item 1: Williams, Willie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Women and Children First Bookstore newsletter addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks (March), 2000

Folder 1.44: Woods, Anna letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.45: Wright, Jeremiah A. (Trinity United Church of Christ) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.46: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.47

Item 1: “Alice” card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: “Justice” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 3: “Kim” card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.48

Item 1: Aguila, Caroline letter to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 2000

Item 2: “Amina” email to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 2000

Folder 1.50: Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Business Cards, undated

Folder 1.51: Empty notebooks, undated

Folder 1.52: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.53: Travel itinerary for visit to The Latin School, 2000

Folder 1.54: Chicago Arts Tribute to Sandra H. Royster program, 2000

Folder 1.55: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 2000, undated

Folder 1.57: University of Akron page marker, undated

Box 315

File 1: “Important Shoebox” cont., shoebox, undated

Box 316

File 1: “In Here” tin

Folder 1.1-1.2: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Brooks, Keziah to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967

Item 2: Hughes, Langston letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965?

Folder 1.2: Kent, George E. (University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Folder 1.3: Addresses and stamps, undated

Folder 1.4: Notes/jottings, 1992

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.5: Case Stationary company advertisement, undated

Folder 1.6: “I’ve Searched The Deep Blue Sea” mini-book, undated

Folder 1.7: Book jacket for “In The Mecca", undated

Includes note “Letters from Langston Hughes."

Folder 1.8: Ribbon, undated

Folder 1.9: “In Here” tin, undated

File 2: “Insurance”

Folder 2.1: Met life empty envelopes, 1996, undated

Folder 2.2: Letter to Venckus, M. J. (Metropolitan Life Insurance), undated

Sealed envelope.

Folder 2.3-2.8: Insurance records, 1996-1998

Includes separation sheets to restricted.

Folder 2.9: “In Here: My Old Metropolitan Policy", 1969

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.10-2.13: Insurance records, 1996-1998

Folder 2.14-2.19: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.14: Empty envelopes and note to Blakely, Nora Brooks, undated

Folder 2.15-2.19: Insurance records, 1995-1997

Includes separation sheets to restricted.

Folder 2.20-2.21: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 2.20: Empty envelope of Londen Insurance Group and post office receipt

Folder 2.21: Insurance records, 1996

Folder 2.22: “Insurance” folder, undated

Box 317

File 1: “Jane Addams” bag

Folder 1.1: Letter from Gwendolyn Brooks to friends, circa 1990

Folder 1.2: “Jane Addams", 1989

Folder 1.3: Copyworks receipt, 1991

Folder 1.4: Copyworks plastic bag, undated

File 2: “Jane Addams and Adrienne Drells”

Folder 2.1: Poetry draft, “Part of Jane Addams", undated

Folder 2.2: Prose draft, “I am one of the partially Brave", undated

Folder 2.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.4: Phone numbers, addresses, and business cards, undated

Folder 2.5: “Dolor Es” by Parnell, Pat, undated

Folder 2.6: Newspaper clipping and “Jane Addams and Adrienne Drells", undated

File 3: “Johnson Publishing Co.”

Folder 3.1: Letter from Gwendolyn Brooks to friends, 1989

Folder 3.2: Johnson Publishing Co. biographies of Black Americans, undated

Folder 3.3: “Familyhood", undated

Folder 3.4: Unidentified grouping, correspondence

Item 1: Radmacher, Mary card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Newspaper clipping, undated

Item 3: Meyer, Dorothy R. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 3.5: “Johnson Publishing Co.” envelope, undated

File 4: “Keep”

Folder 4.1: Class letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Folder 4.2: Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Contest correspondence, 1975

Folder 4.3: Chocolate Chips Theatre Company advertisements, 1975

Folder 4.4-4.10: “Miscellaneous Letters, etc”

Folder 4.4: Correspondence

Item 1: Envelope from Edward Jenner Elementary School addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Item 2: Jones, Angela letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes poem and photo.

Folder 4.5: Jones, Jean letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1975

Includes poems by Jones, Jean and another student.

Folder 4.6: Miles, Adrianne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 4.7: Contest finalist notes, undated

Folder 4.8: Edward Jenner Elementary School poetry contest notes, undated

Folder 4.9: Contest thank you notes, 1971

Folder 4.10: “Miscellaneous Letters, etc” envelope, undated

Folder 4.11-4.22: Left Pocket bundle

Folder 4.11: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “To The Young Who Want To Die", undated

Item 2: “Instruction To Myself", 1989

Folder 4.12: Prose draft, 1989

Folder 4.13: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.14: Olney High School (Philadelphia, PA) visit flyer, 1989

Folder 4.15: Unidentified grouping, “For Brooks Jr. High” prose draft, 1992

Folder 4.16: Unidentified grouping, prose drafts, 1982, undated

Folder 4.17: Unidentified grouping #2, College of Wooster visit program, 1994

Folder 4.18: Unidentified grouping #2, newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1995

Folder 4.19: Unidentified grouping #3, poetry drafts, undated

Folder 4.20: Unidentified grouping #3, prose drafts

Item 1: “Hoop Dreams", undated

Item 2: “What Is Our Purpose Here On Earth", 1991

Item 3: “South Side. Chicago. 1977.", 1977

Folder 4.21: Unidentified grouping #4, prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.22: Unidentified grouping #4, notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.23-4.30: Right pocket bundle

Folder 4.23: Poetry and prose drafts

Item 1: Graduation speech draft, undated

Item 2: “Computer", undated

Folder 4.24: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.25: Gwendolyn Brooks publicity materials, undated

Folder 4.26: Public engagement materials

Item 1: Newark Public Library visit event program, 1989

Item 2: Colorado State University visit event flyer, 1989

Three copies.

Folder 4.27: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, Poetry Flash (October), 1987

Folder 4.28: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1989, undated

Folder 4.29-4.30: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.29: Public engagement programs

Item 1: College of Wooster visit event program, 1994

Item 2: The Black Writer; Culture, Commitment, and Community program, 1993

Folder 4.30: “Useful notes,” prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.31: “Keep” folder, undated

Box 318

File 1: “Letters. Retain”

Folder 1.1-1.4: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Brown, Tenna E. (University of Chicago) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1996

Item 2: Burgoyne, Vicki and Ted card to Gwendolyn Brooks, circa 1996

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks note to Sanchez, Sonia, undated

Folder 1.2

Item 1: E.T.A Creative Arts Foundation letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Item 2: Harper, Michael postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 3: Hutchinson, Christopher graduation invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely, 1996

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Minogue, John P. Rev. (DePaul University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 2: Vallely, Jack letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 1.4

Item 1: Winston, Carol letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 2: “Dolores” postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986?

Folder 1.5: Permission request, 1996

Folder 1.6-1.8: Poetry drafts

Folder 1.6

Item 1: “Beatrice Wims Stewart", 1994

Item 2: “Brelve, A Battered Woman", undated

Folder 1.7

Item 1: “Henry Rago", undated

Item 2: “A Farmer", 1988

Item 3: “Alena", 1994

Item 4: “Winnie", undated

Folder 1.8

Item 1: “What Shall We Do About And For The City?”, undated

Item 2: “In Honor of Bill Pinkney, Voyager Extraordinaire", 1992

Folder 1.9-1.11: Prose drafts, 1994-1995, undated

Folder 1.12: Notes/jottings, 1993, undated

Folder 1.13: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.14-1.15: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.14: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1970

Item 2: Sadtler, Carol letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 1.15: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 1.16: “Letters. Retain” envelope, undated

File 2: “Letters to and from son” envelope, 1969, 1982-1983, 1996

Includes last set of correspondence between Gwendolyn Brooks and Blakely, Henry III. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

File 3: “Literary Business” envelope

Folder 3.1-3.6: Correspondence

Folder 3.1

Item 1: Receipt for package sent to Aguila, Caroline from Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: American Academy of Arts and Letters packet to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Folder 3.2: Diawara, Manthia (New York University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes “Slave Routes: The Long Memory.”

Folder 3.3-3.4: Drell, Adrienne (Chicago Sun-Times) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes prose drafts by Drell, Adrienne.

Folder 3.5: Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Includes correspondence between Smith, Carol (Heinz Awards) and Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee)..

Folder 3.6: Smith, Charles note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 3.7-3.10: Permissions Requests

Folder 3.7: Harcourt Educational Measurement, 2000

Folder 3.8: Perseus Books Group, 2000

Includes separation sheet for restricted.

Folder 3.9-3.10: “The Dana Pratt Business", 1999

Folder 3.9 includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.11: Empty envelopes, undated

Folder 3.12-3.17: Prose drafts, “Copies of Corrected Introduction to Harper Perennial’s", 1999

Folder 3.18: Reading and Writing Sourcebook with selections from Maud Martha, 2000

Folder 3.19-3.21: Harper Collings Publishers contracts

Folder 3.19: “Harper” envelope, contract, 1998

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.20-3.21: Harper Collins Publishers

Includes separation sheet for restricted.

Folder 3.22: Financial documents, royalty report from Harper Collins Publishers, 1998

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.23: “Tandika Rap” by Blakely, Nora Brooks, 1987

Folder 3.24-3.36: 2nd day air envelope bundle

Folder 3.24: Correspondence

Item 1: Bruce-Kinnebrew, Debra (Northeastern Illinois University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Saint Mary’s College card, undated

Folder 3.25: Correspondence

Item 1: Geiser, Mickey (Palatine High School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Murphey, Thomas postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 3.26: Notoro, Diana M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes newspaper clippings.

Folder 3.27: Permissions requests

Includes separation sheets to restricted.

Item 1: Barrett Kendall Publishing, 1999

Item 2: Dana J. Pratt, 1999

Folder 3.28: Permissions requests, Computer Curriculum Corporation, 1999

Includes separation sheets to restricted.

Folder 3.29: Permission request, Barnes & Noble, 1999

Folder 3.30: Permission request, Harcourt Brace, 1999

Folder 3.31: Empty envelope, undated

Folder 3.32: Poetry compilation drafts, 1975

Folder 3.33: Your Book of Life by Ewart, James Michael Roche, 1999

Folder 3.34: Falcaro, Sabina letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes Falcaro, Sabina letter to Aguila, Caroline and Third World Press.

Folder 3.35: Permissions request, Arkansas Comprehensive Testing Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP), 1999

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.36: 2nd day air envelope bundle, undated

Box 319

File 3: “Literary Business” cont., envelope, undated

File 4: “Lovely, lovely letters…”

Folder 4.1: Frantz, Richard and Teri letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 4.2: Empty envelope, undated

Folder 4.3: NAACP Dawagiac (MI) branch award, 1992

Folder 4.4-4.7: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991-1992

Folder 4.8: “Lovely, lovely letters…” envelope, undated

File 5: “Madison East High School” folder

Folder 5.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Ragdale Foundation Newsletter (Summer), 1993

Item 2: Hughes, Langston letters to Major, Clarence, 1967

Folder 5.2: “Obituary For A Living Lady” and notes/jottings, 1991, undated

Folder 5.3: Prospect High School student poetry contest entries, 1991

Folder 5.4: Newspaper clippings, 1991

Folder 5.5-5.8: Newspaper clippings, 1981, 1991, 1993, undated

Folder 5.5 includes article regarding race by Wilkins, Roy annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks. Folder 5.8 includes article regarding Thomas, Clarence annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 5.9: “Madison East High School” folder, undated

Box 320

File 1: “Margaret Walker’s Death and Funeral”

Folder 1.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Gabbin, Joanne V. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Saunders, Doris E. letter to “Friend of the late Margaret Walker Alexander", 1998

Folder 1.2: Funeral event materials, 1998

Folder 1.3-1.4: Newspaper clippings related to Margaret Walker Alexander, 1998

Folder 1.5: “Margaret Walker’s Death and Funeral” envelope, undated

File 2: “Maud Martha – 1953”

Folder 2.1-2.4: Reviews of Maud Martha, 1953

Folder 2.4 includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 2.5: “Maud Martha – 1953” envelope, 1953

File 3: “Miscellaneous” envelope #1

Folder 3.1: Letter proposing novel on The Mecca, 1957

Folder 3.2: Prose draft, “American Family Brown"

Folder 3.3: Public engagements, Chicago Public Library November Events pamphlets, undated

Folder 3.4: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh check receipt, 1969

Folder 3.5: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1952

Includes separation sheet to oversized newspapers.

Folder 3.6: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1967

Includes issue of TV Prevue (April 9-15).

Folder 3.7: “Miscellaneous” envelope, undated

File 4: “Miscellaneous” envelope #2

Folder 4.1: Boulton, Inez letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1949

Folder 4.2: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “What does a flag do?”, undated

Item 2: “Black Steel", 1971

Includes typed and handwritten copy.

Folder 4.3-4.6: Notes/jottings, 1971-1972, undated

Folder 4.3 includes “Nora Blakely: Dating Rules for the Age of Sixteen.” Folder 4.3 includes separation sheet to restricted. Folder 4.6 includes “A Capsule Course in Black Poetry-Writing” note.

Folder 4.7-4.8: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1959, 1970, 1972, undated

Folder 4.8: Includes separation sheet to oversized newspapers.

Folder 4.9: Paperclipped grouping of congratulation letters, 1968

Regarding Gwendolyn Brooks becoming Poet Laureate of Illinois.

Item 1: Percy, Charles H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968

Item 2: Cole, William Graham (Lake Forest College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968

Folder 4.10: “Miscellaneous” envelope, undated

File 5: “Mother”

Folder 5.1: Prayer book, undated

Folder 5.2: General Conference Special booklet, 1950

Folder 5.3: Barron, Jesse last rites program, undated

Folder 5.4: Brooks, Keziah “The Sabbath", undated

Folder 5.5-5.9: Unidentified grouping

Folder 5.5: Brooks, Keziah letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962, 1972

Folder 5.6: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 5.7: Public engagement programs, 1994, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 5.8: Brooks, Keziah funeral program, 1978

Folder 5.9: Unidentified grouping, notes/jottings, undated

Folder 5.10: “Mother” envelope, undated

File 6: “N.E.A.”

Folder 6.1-6.2: Correspondence

Folder 6.1

Item 1: Farrell, Terry (National Endowment of the Arts) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 2: Rector, Liam (National Endowment of the Arts) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Folder 6.2: Vogel, Edna M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Includes memorial service program for Vogel, Don.

Folder 6.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 6.4: Travel promotional materials, undated

Folder 6.5: Literature Program 1985 Advisory Panel documents, 1985

Folder 6.6: Stationary, undated

Folder 6.7: “N.E.A.” envelope, undated

File 7: “National Endowment for the Arts Awards”

Folder 7.1-7.3: Correspondence

Folder 7.1: Hodsoll, F. S.M. (National Endowment for the Arts) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Includes packet of information.

Folder 7.2

Item 1: MacArthur, Mary (National Endowment for the Arts) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 2: Rector, Liam (National Endowment for the Arts) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Folder 7.3: Rector, Liam (National Endowment for the Arts) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Folder 7.4: Empty envelopes, undated

Folder 7.5-7.6: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 7.7: “Receipts (N.E.A)” receipts and envelope, 1984, undated

Folder 7.8: “National Endowment for the Arts Awards” envelope, undated

Box 321

File 1: “The New Season” envelope

Folder 1.1-1.2: Correspondence

Folder 1.1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Donda, West (Chicago State University), 1997

Includes fall and spring schedules.

Folder 1.2: West, Donda (Chicago State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 1.3: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaire for visit to poetry Society of America, 1997

Folder 1.4: “The New Season” envelope, 1997

File 2: “News and Clippings”

Folder 2.1: Correspondence, “Sister Mary Jude” (St. Rose Academy Academy) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 2.2: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993, undated

Folder 2.3: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1991, 1994, undated

Folder 2.4-2.6: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.4: Advertisement for “Bimbe” celebration at the African Women’s Market Place, 1994

Folder 2.5: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 2.6: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1994

Articles related to Dunham, Katherine.

Folder 2.7: “News and Clippings” folder, undated

File 3: “News – Articles and News – Photos", undated

Sealed envelope.

File 4: “News Articles and News Photos in Here”

Folder 4.1: Correspondence, Scudin, Jo (The Milwaukee Journal) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes poem “To Gwendolyn Brooks” by Scudin, Jo.

Folder 4.2: “Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago, the I Will City", 1983

Folder 4.3-4.5: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989-1991

Folder 4.6: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1990

Folder 4.7-4.18: “Important Pictures (and printed articles)”

Folder 4.7: Correspondence, Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 4.8: Public engagements, African-American Poetic Genius event at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York event flyer, 1989

Folder 4.9: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990, 1994, undated

Folder 4.10: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 4.11-4.14: “Good Photos” envelope, photos, 1987, undated

Folder 4.15: “Good Photos” envelope, “Pictures from Betty Neals” envelope, undated

Folder 4.16: “Photos from Passaic Community College", 1988

Folder 4.17: “Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks” kodak envelope and photos and “Good photos” envelope, 1988, undated

Folder 4.18: “Important Pictures (and printed articles)” envelope, undated

Folder 4.19-4.38: “Old Letters”

Folder 4.19-4.28: Correspondence (mostly book orders)

Folders 4.19-4.26 includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.19

Item 1: Neals, Betty and Bernice Bass letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Braxton, Margaret E. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Broadside press envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 4: Brooks, Iris letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983

Folder 4.20

Item 1: Brown, James letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Item 2: Dixon, Leon letter, undated

Item 3: Dugan, Frances letter, undated

Folder 4.21

Item 1: Green Haven Correctional Facility letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982

Sealed envelope.

Item 2: Gwynn, Sam (Lamar University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Folder 4.22

Item 1: Harvey Public Schools to Brooks Press, 1990

Item 2: Hawkins, Thelma order, 1981

Item 3: Howard, Thelma order, undated

Item 4: Hewitt, Lura W. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Item 5: Jackson, David L. order, undated

Item 6: Liberation Bookstore Inc. order addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Folder 4.23

Item 1: Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Item 2: Moore, Jacquline B., letter to Black Position Press, undated

Item 3: Moody, Vearl E. (The Word Bookstore) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Item 4: Oxford College order, 1982

Folder 4.24

Item 1: Peyton, Kenneth letter to Brooks Press, 1981

Item 2: Phillips, Marion letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Phillips Exeter Academy order Brooks Press, 1981

Folder 4.25

Item 1: Randall, Walter letter to Black Position Press, 1981

Item 2: Schwartz, Sunny order, undated

Item 3: Shackleford, Ruby P. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Item 4: Shakour, Najah S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 5: Stam, David H. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Folder 4.26

Item 1: Stewart, Marlene order, 1980

Item 2: Taylor-Davis, Rafi letter to Black Position Press, 1980

Item 3: University of Wisconsin-Madison University Libraries letter to Brooks Press, 1981

Sealed envelope.

Item 4: Washington, Paula B. order, undated

Item 5: Woman Books order, 1980

Folder 4.27: Woods, Alfred letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Folder 4.28: Empty envelopes, 1980

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.29-4.30: Notes/jottings, 1980-1981, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.31: Public Engagements, Black Biography interview terms, 1980

Folder 4.32-4.38: Financial records, book orders, 1980-1981

Box 322

File 4: “News Articles and News Photos in Here” continued

Folder 4.39-3.41: “Old Letters” continued

Folder 4.39: “Primers for Blacks” mailed to the enclosed, undated

Sealed envelope. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.40-4.41: Unidentified grouping

Folder 4.40: Correspondence, Benson, Phyllis order, 1982

Folder 4.41: Contact information and “Old Letters” envelope, undated

Folder 4.42: “News Articles and News Photos in Here” envelope, undated

File 5: “’News Review’ is in here”

Folder 5.1: Correspondence and Angle, Paul interview, undated

Folder 5.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 5.3: Published works, “News-Review Vol 1, No. 2, 1937

Folder 5.4: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1950

Folder 5.5: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1971

Folder 5.6: “’News Review’ is in here” envelope, undated

File 6: “Notes and scraps”

Folder 6.1: Correspondence, Frist Federal Savings of Chicago, 1973

Folder 6.2: Prose drafts, “Of Elliott Stewarts ‘Away From The Sun’”, undated

Folder 6.3-6.5: Notes/jottings, 1975, undated

Folder 6.4 contains separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 6.6: Teaching materials, Elmhurst, 1966

Folder 6.7: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1975, undated

Folder 6.8: “Notes and scraps” envelope, undated

File 7: “Notes, Clippings, Observations, etc.”

Folder 7.1: Correspondence, Amtrak to “Texas Eagle Passenger", 1996

Folder 7.2-7.3: Notes/jottings, 1954, 1994-1995, undated

Folder 7.4: Public engagements flyers and photos of school children, 1968, 1995, undated

Folder 7.5: Newspaper clippings, 1994, 1996, undated

Folder 7.6: “Notes, Clippings, Observations, etc.” envelope, undated

File 8: “Notes for Report from Part Two”

Folder 8.1: Correspondence

Includes separation sheet to conservation.

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks to Carlisle, Darlwin, 1988

Item 2: Hey, Phil letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: University of Wisconsin Central Administration memo to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969

Item 4: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Zitch, Beryl and Mrs. Fein, 1971

Folder 8.2: Poetry drafts, undated

Includes “Jack Conroy."

Folder 8.3: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “Big Black Bear", 1960

Item 2: “Illusion", undated

Item 3: “A Child’s Nightmare", undated

Item 4: “Ballad of the Abruptly Dead", 1943

Item 5: “Spring Landscape: Detail", undated

Folder 8.4-8.16: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.17-8.23: Notes/jottings, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1982, 1989, undated

Folder 8.24: Public engagements, University of Wisconsin-Madison booklet, undated

Folder 8.25: Teaching materials, “Capsule Course in Poetry", undated

Folder 8.26: Works of others, undated

Folder 8.27: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 8.28-8.31: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1966, 1984, 1988-1989, 1999, undated

Folder 8.32-9:40: “Done” notebook

Folder 8.32: “African Fragment,” prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.33: “African Fragment,” prose drafts, “Fluffy", 1971

Folder 8.34-9.40: “African Fragment,” notes/jottings, 1971

Box 323

File 8: “Notes for Report from Part Two” continued

Folder 8:41-8:42: “Done” notebook

Folder 8.41: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.42: “Done” notebook, undated

Folder 8.43-8.46: Unidentified grouping

Folder 8.43: Correspondence, Mantzounes, Mary poem and letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Folder 8.44: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.45: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaire for University of North Florida, 1990

Folder 8.46: Works of others, undated

Folder 8.47-8.52: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 8.47: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “Of An Aunt Who Died In The Hospital", undated

Item 2: “XX", undated

Item 3: “The Favorite Death", undated

Item 4: “The Village of Lidice", undated

Folder 8.48-8.50: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.51-8.52: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.53-8:54: Unidentified grouping #3

Folder 8.53: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.54: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.55-8.59: Unidentified grouping #4

Folder 8.55: Poetry drafts, undated

Folder 8.56: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.57-8.58: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.59: Magazine clipping related to other subjects, 1988

Folder 8.60-8.63: Unidentified grouping #5

Folder 8.60: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “The Lord Is At the Door", 1937

Item 2: “A Lady Lean and Fair", undated

Folder 8.61-8.62: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.63: Memo notebook, undated

Folder 8.64-8.70: Unidentified grouping #6

Folder 8.64-8.65: Correspondence

Folder 8.64

Item 1: Lennon, Lester note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Lipman, Joel letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969

Folder 8.65: The University of Wisconsin Madison Campus Report, 1969

Folder 8.66: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.67: Teaching materials and contest materials, 1969, undated

Folder 8.68: Works of others, Douglas, David Paul poem, undated

Folder 8.69-8-70: Newspaper clipping related to other subjects, “Speak Out", 1969

Folder 8.71: “Notes for Report from Part Two” folder, undated

File 9: “Notes on Edward Jenner – School Awards”

Folder 9.1: Correspondence, Konigsbery, Caty letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 9.2: Public engagements, travel materials to Los Angeles Festival, 1993

Folder 9.3: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1993

Folder 9.4-9.6: Unidentified grouping

Folder 9.4: Correspondence, Marquez, Rosamaria letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 9.5: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 9.6: Public engagements, Los Angeles Festival itinerary, 1993

Folder 9.7-9.10: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 9.7: Prose draft, speech draft, undated

Folder 9.8: Notes/jottings, circa 1987

Folder 9.9: Public engagements, Edward Jenner Elementary School commencement program, 1993

Folder 9.10: 1993 Gwendolyn Brooks Awards, 1993

Folder 9.11: “Notes on Edward Jenner – School Awards", undated

Box 324

File 10: “Notes – Very Important” box

Folder 10.24: “Notes – Very Important” box, undated

File 11: “Old Papers”

Folder 11.1-11.4: Correspondence

Folder 11.1

Item 1: Bell, Eva postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Item 2: Bell, Curtis Mr. and Mrs. wedding invitation for La Wana, Joyce and Blakely, Julius J. Jr., 1964

Item 3: Blakely, Henry card, undated

Item 4: “Mama” card, undated

Folder 11.2

Item 1: Hurst, Ted and Joan holiday card and letter, 1964

Item 2: Morgan, Maryanne card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 11.3: Okai, Atukwei letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974

Includes newspapers and publication.

Folder 11.4: Valentine’s Day booklet, undated

Folder 11.5: Poetry draft, “That Song", undated

Folder 11.6: Public engagements, Lake Forest College Commencement program, 1965

Folder 11.7: Advertisements for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, “Metropolitan Community Church Tidings, 1958

Folder 11.8: Financial records, account books, 1950-1951, 1959-1961

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 11.9-11.10: Newspaper clippings and magazines related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1951, 1961

Folder 11.11-.13: Newspaper clippings and magazines related to other subjects, 1951, 1959, undated

File 12: “Old Passports” envelope

Folder 12.1: Correspondence, Hall, Felix letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974

Folder 12.2: Financial records, receipts, 1981

Folder 12.3-12.4: Unidentified grouping

Folder 11.3: Blakely, Henry passport, 1973-1978

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 11.4: Financial records, travelers checks, undated

Folder 12.5: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 12.5: Gwendolyn Brooks passport and passport pictures, 1971-1976

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 12.6: Financial records, receipts, 1971, 1973, 1978, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 12.7: “Old Passports” envelope and passport receipt, 1981

Box 325

File 1: “Photos from the Commons Office of Gwendolyn Brooks (4/4/91)”

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Shankel, Delbert M. (The University of Kansas) letter to Drummond, William J., 1991

Folder 1.2: Photos, 1991

Folder 1.3-1.4: Newspaper clippings regarding Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 1.5: “Photos from the Commons Office of Gwendolyn Brooks (4/4/91)” envelope, 1991

File 2: “Pieces of Poetry”

Folder 2.1: Correspondence, The Cliff Dwellers to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes public engagement flyer.

Folder 2.2-2.6: Poetry drafts

Folder 2.2

Item 1: “Power", 1989

Three copies.

Item 2: “Of Frank Lindon Brown", undated

Item 3: “Ghetto Cat Approaching Abandoned Building", undated

Item 4: “Alice Browning", 1985

Folder 2.3: “Duke Ellington", 1998

Ten copies of one version, one copy of another.

Folder 2.4

Item 1: “Old Woman Rap", 1990

Item 2: “Aunt Viola", undated

Item 3: “Aurora", undated

Item 4: “Aloneness", undated

Item 5: “In the Mecca", undated

Folder 2.5

Item 1: “The Life of Kenan Heise", 1998

Three separate copies.

Item 2: “We Real Cool", undated

Includes “Intro to poem Harold Washington."

Item 3: “Last Inauguration of Mayor Harold Washington", 1987

Item 4: “Viola Brooks Death", undated

Item 5: “To A Proper Black Man", undated

Folder 2.6

Item 1: “Ethel Ambrose", 1992

Item 2: “R.R.", 1980

Item 3: “Jack Conroy", 1990

Item 4: “Behind The Scenes", 1991

Item 5: “Lady Dolores", undated

Item 6: “Of Franklin London Brown", undated

Folder 2.7-2.8: Prose drafts, 1982, 1995-1996, undated

Includes “In Honor of Bill Pinkney” and “Chicago, 2999.”

Folder 2.9: Notes/jottings and stationery, undated

Folder 2.10: Published works

Item 1: “Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago, The I Will City", 1983

Item 2: “Aurora", 1972

Item 3: “Primer for Blacks", undated

Folder 2.11: Public engagements publicity materials

Item 1: Lindenwood College event program, undated

Item 2: Norfolk State College, 1974

Item 3: Contemporary Forum publicity flyer, undated

Folder 2.12-2.13: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1974, undated

Folder 2.14: Works of others, “Varied verse” by Beyer, William, undated

Folder 2.15-2.23: “’In Here’ Essayettes + ‘Extra poems’” grouping

Folder 2.15: Correspondence, Dunham, Leni letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Folder 2.16: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “No Word Spoken"

Item 2: “Aurora", undated

Item 3: “To The Memory of Edgar William Blakely", 1980

Item 4: “The Decision of Senator Simon", 1994

Item 5: “Our Lady of the Angels", undated

Folder 2.17-2.18: Prose drafts, undated

Includes “Missing Hoyt."

Folder 2.18

Folder 2.19: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.20: Published works, “Harold Washington", undated

Folder 2.21: Gwendolyn Brooks biography, undated

Folder 2.22: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1998, undated

Folder 2.23: “’In Here’ Essayettes + ‘Extra poems’” on “Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago, the I Will City", 1983

Folder 2.24: “Poem-pieces” grouping, undated

Includes “To the South Side Community Art Center of Chicago.”

File 3: “Poetry and Notes”

Folder 3.1: Poetry drafts

Item 1: “Assessed", undated

Item 2: “The Cloning of Gwendolyn B", 1997

Item 3: “In Celebration of Continuous Rising", undated

Folder 3.2: Prose drafts, 1994, undated

Folder 3.3-3.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.5: Notebook, 1968

Folder 3.6: Advertisement for non-Gwendolyn Brooks event, Ascension Poetry reading series, 1986

Folder 3.7: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986-1987

Folder 3.8: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1973, 1981, 1988

Folder 3.9-3.10: Unidentified grouping

Folder 3.9: Poetry drafts, 1985, undated

Includes “Johannesburg Boy."

Folder 3.1: Notebooks, undated

Folder 3.11-3.14: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 3.11: Poetry drafts, “To the Young Who Want To Die", 1985

Folder 3.12: Notes/jottings, 1985

Folder 3.13: Public engagements, United Nations Staff Recreation Council, undated

Folder 3.14: Works of others, Kinnell, Galway, undated

Folder 3.15: “Poetry and Notes” envelope, undated

File 4: “Prairie View”

Folder 4.1: The Charles Gilpin Players (Prairie View A&M University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Folder 4.2: Public engagements, Southern University Shreveport-Bossier City Campus Presents the Centennial Year Festival of the Arts event program, 1980

Two copies.

Folder 4.3: Prairie View A&M University award, 1980

Folder 4.4-4.6: “Fine Lines”

Folder 4.4: Stationary, undated

Folder 4.5: Advertisement for non-Gwendolyn brooks event, Prairie, 1980

Folder 4.6: Works of others, “Fine Lines", 1979

Folder 4.7: “Prairie View” folder, undated

Box 326

File 1: “Precious Keepsakes” envelope

Folder 1.1: Poetry drafts, “An Arrival", 1972

Folder 1.2-1.3: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 1.4: Notes/jottings, 1968, undated

Folder 1.5: Public engagements, 1973-1974

Includes West Los Angeles College event flyer.

Folder 1.6: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1960

Folder 1.7: Works of others, children’s poems, undated

Folder 1.8: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963

Folder 1.9: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.10-1.15: “Chicago Daily News”

Folder 1.10: Correspondence, Knight, John S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1958

Includes program.

Folder 1.11: Correspondence, Youngberg, Arthur C. letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1958

Folder 1.12-1.13: Contest and scholarship notes, undated

Folder 1.14: Public engagements, Silver Knight Awards program, 1958

Folder 1.15: “Chicago Daily News” envelope, 1958

Folder 1.16-1.24: “Illinois Awards”

Folder 1.16: Correspondence, Glauber, Robert H. (Illinois Bell Telephone Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Folder 1.17: Correspondence, Illinois Arts Council press release addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Folder 1.18: Correspondence

Item 1: Irwin, George M. letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Pas, S. Leonard Jr., 1965

Folder 1.19: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.20-1.21: Contests and scholarships, undated

Folder 1.22: Unidentified grouping, State of Illinois travel regulations, 1964

Folder 1.23: Unidentified grouping, Illinois Arts Council budget and meeting minutes, 1964

Folder 1.24: “Illinois Awards” envelope, undated

Folder 1.25-1.26: “U. of Pennsylvania speech”

Folder 1.25: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 1.26: “U. of Pennsylvania speech” envelope, undated

Folder 1.27-1.32: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.27-1.30: “I See Chicago” drafts and published work, 1964, undated

Folder 1.31-1.32: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1963, 1968

Folder 1.33: Poster and note by “Alice", undated

Folder 1.34: “Precious Keepsakes” envelope, 1967

Box 326a

File 1: “Reviews By Gwendolyn Brooks Letters (Algren, etc) Paul Engle, etc”

Folder 1.1-1.5: Correspondence grouping

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Blakely, Nora Brooks note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2-3: Clemens, Cyril (Mark Twian Journal) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969-1970

Item 4-5: Engle, Paul (The State University of Iowa) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1948, 1958

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Hill, Pati letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1960

Item 2: Lee, Harley C. (Cleveland Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969

Item 3: Long, Fern (Cleveland Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1969

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Marks, Herbert E., 1962

Regarding “Elegy,” includes prose draft.

Item 2: Pandolfi, Dominic (Ambrose E. Burnside Elementary School (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Item 3: Pasqual, Mary letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968

Folder 1.4

Item 1: Rollins, Charlemae note to Gwendolyn Brooks

Item 2: Sculteure, Linda card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Rollins, Charlemae note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1956

Includes Means, Florence letter to Rollins, Charlemae.

Folder 1.5: Empty envelope, Hugh Manley (Upper Grade Center Elementary School (Chicago)) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

With note saying letter concerned poem “We Real Cool.”

Folder 1.6: Prose drafts, “Report From Part One", undated

Folder 1.7: Published works, ““Report From Part One", undated

Folder 1.8: Newspapers and magazines related to Gwendolyn Brooks, Engle, Paul review of “Selected Poems", undated

Folder 1.9: Newspapers and magazines related to other subjects, 1955, 1971, undated

Folder 1.10-1.17: James Baldwin grouping

Folder 1.10: Correspondence

Item 1: Henderson, Shaun O. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes photo of Gwendolyn Brooks and Baldwin, James.

Item 2: Melhem, D. H. note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes funeral program for Baldwin, James.

Folder 1.11: Cox, Barbara Daniel memo to “Anna", 1986

Includes photo of Baldwin, James.

Folder 1.12: James Baldwin photo, undated

Folder 1.13: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.14: Newspaper clipping related to Baldwin, James, 1987

Folder 1.15: Works of others, poems by Henderson, Shaun O., 1987

Folder 1.16: Baldwin, James funeral program, 1987

Folder 1.17: “Picture of James Baldwin” envelope, undated

Folder 1.18-1.20: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.18: Prose drafts, undated

Includes “Of Harry Marks Petrakis” and “The Liberation of the Jew.”

Folder 1.19: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.20: Newspaper clipping related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.21: “Reviews By Gwendolyn Brooks Letters (Algren, etc) Paul Engle, etc” note and express mail envelope, undated

File 2: “Save”

Folder 2.1: Preston, Rohan B. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes writing by Preston, Rohan B.

Folder 2.2-2.3: Works of others, Curtis, Bill, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991-1993, 1996-1997

Folder 2.4: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 2.5: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1997

Folder 2.6: “Save” envelope, undated

File 3: “Special Hands on Hips Picture in Here!”

Folder 3.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Walls, Cynthia, 1988

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1988

Includes photo. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.2: Published works, Children Coming Home, 1991

Folder 3.3: Photos, Honorary Doctorate at Williams College, 1988

Two copies.

Folder 3.4: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 3.5: “Special Hands on Hips Picture in Here!” envelope, 1995

Box 327

File 1: “Special Letters”

Folder 1.1-1.31: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Adams, Jeanette letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Atlanta University letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 3: Awoonor, Kofi (Embassy of Ghana) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Bailie, Cynthia A. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 2: Bradford, Walter letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 3: Receipt for package sent to Farrow, Genevieve by Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Brown, Jonee Music letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes funeral program.

Item 2: Byant, Jackie (Virginia Beach City Public Schools) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 3: Carey, Lillie (Library of Congress) thank you card, undated

Folder 1.4: Carter, Christine letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.5

Item 1: Carter, Tina letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes note from “Jen."

Item 2: Carus, Marianne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.6

Item 1: Cavalieri, Henry letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985

Item 2: Conin, David card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.7

Item 1: Farrow, Genevieve letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Hayes, Charles letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985

Folder 1.8

Item 1: Holmes, Michael newsletter, 1987

Item 2: Jefferson, Minnie S. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Jenkins, Mrs., 1982

Folder 1.9

Item 1: Kleiman, Carol letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Knight, Etheridge letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.10: Kreiter-Kurylo, Carolyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes newspaper clippings and poems by Kreiter-Kurylo, Carolyn.

Folder 1.11: Library of Congress Information Bulletin issues (February), 1986

Folder 1.12

Item 1: Linthwaite, Illona letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: London, Pearl (New School for Social Research) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1981

Folder 1.13

Item 1: McRoberts, Margaret letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Melhem, D. H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.14

Item 1: Moore, Leonard letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Musser, Erika letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes Holmes, Michael newsletter.

Folder 1.15: Newhouse, Richard H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes executive summary.

Folder 1.16

Item 1: Nims, Bonnie Larkin letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: O’Neill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes note.

Folder 1.17

Item 1: Orfalea, Gregory letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 2: Palmer, Deborah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes Black Women in Publishing materials.

Folder 1.18

Item 1: Powell, Sharon L. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Price, Madalin letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.19

Item 1: Purves, Christine letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes photo of Purves, Christine.

Item 2: Ross, Norman postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 3: Sarkissian, Adele (Gale Research Company) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.20

Item 1: Schaffenburg, Carlos letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Item 2: Scott, Norma letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.21: Sinkevich, Valentina letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Includes Gwendolyn Brooks poems in Russian.

Folder 1.22

Item 1: Spencer-Walters, Tom letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Stone, Dakota letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.23

Item 1: Swain, Theresa (Black Entertainment Television) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Tart, Indrek letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.24

Item 1: Walker, Donald invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: Wilson, Velma J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1986

Folder 1.25: Wright, S. Caldwell letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.26

Item 1: Wrigley, Robert letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Item 2: “Carolyn” postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Folder 1.27-1.29: Permissions requests, 1986-1987

Folders 1.28-1.29 includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.30: Anderson, Andy letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1989

Folder 1.31: Empty envelopes, 1987, undated

Folder 1.32: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.33-1.36: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity/programs, 1986-1987, undated

Folder 1.37: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 1.38: Works of others, Clockwatch review (Vol IV, Number 1), 1987

Folder 1.39-1.41: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1987

Folder 1.42: The Mixquilhuala Letters by Castillo, Ana and enclosures, 1986

Folder 1.43: “Special letters” envelope, undated

Box 328

File 1: “St. Albon’s”

Folder 1.1: St. Albon’s School student poetry for Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.2: Works of others, student poetry, undated

Folder 1.3-1.4: Monographia grouping

Folder 1.3: Works of others, student poetry, undated

Folder 1.4: Monographia (Volume III, Number 2), 1991

Folder 1.5: “St. Albon’s” envelope, undated

File 2: “Termination Agreement Papers”

Folder 2.1-2.2: Legal records, literary copyright, 1944-1945, 1949, 1971

Folder 2.3-2.5: “Very important, old copyrights, legal letters etc.”

Folder 2.3: HarperCollins Publishers royalty statement, 1998

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.4: Legal records, literary copyright, 1986

Folder 2.5: “Very important, old copyrights, legal letters etc.” and “Termination Harper + Row” envelopes, undated

Folder 2.6-2.10: Unidentified grouping

Folder 2.6: Legal records, literary copyright, 1944-1945, 1960, 1968

Folder 2.7: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Belsky, Wendy, 1986

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Gillis, Ms., 1985

Item 3: Targ, Roslyn letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985

Folder 2.8: Legal records, literary copyright, 1960, 1968

Folder 2.9-2.10: Legal records, literary copyright, 1945, 1950, 1953

Folder 2.11: “Termination Agreement Papers” envelope, 1985

File 3: “Travel Book”

Folder 3.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Lawson, Jennifer, undated

Item 2: Hairston, Allena card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks to “Snehal", undated

Item 4: Zitch, Beryl note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 3.2-3.4: Poetry drafts, undated

Folder 3.2 includes “Ant.” Folder 1.3 includes “The Tiger Who-Wore White Gloves.”

Folder 3.5: Prose drafts, undated

Includes “Martin Luther King” and “Books. Reading. Libraries.”

Folder 3.6: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.7: Published works, biography, undated

Folder 3.8: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, 1987

Folder 3.9-3.11: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity/programs, 1990-1991, undated

Folder 3.12-3.13: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1989-1991

Folder 3.14: “Confusion By Any Other Name, undated

Folder 3.15-3.17: “A Tribute to Martin Luther Kind Jr.” program grouping

Folder 3.15: Poetry drafts, “Shorthand Possible", undated

Folder 3.16: Prose drafts, “Martin Luther King", undated

Folder 3.17: Public engagements, itinerary and program, 1991

Folder 3.18: “Travel Book” envelope, undated

File 4: “Vastly Important Addresses” and other items

Folder 4.1: Correspondence, Reitz, Miriam letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 4.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.3: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 4.4-4.6: “Vastly Important Addresses”

Folder 4.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 4.5: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 4.6: “Vastly Important Addresses", undated

File 5: “Very Important (Jeffersonian Lecture)”

Folder 5.1-5.2: Correspondence

Folder 5.1

Item 1: Evans, Joy (National Endowment for the Humanities) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to National Endowment for the Humanities, undated

Folder 5.2

Item 1: Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Scott, Peter letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

Folder 5.3: Prose speech draft, undated

Folder 5.4: Public engagements, National Endowment for the Humanities facts sheet, undated

Folder 5.5: “Very Important (Jeffersonian Lecture)” envelope, 1994

File 6: “Walter Bradford”

Folder 6.1: Notes/jottings, 1997

Folder 6.2: Works of others, poems, 1997, undated

Folder 6.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1997

Folder 6.4: “Walter Bradford” envelope and funeral marker, undated

File 7: “Walter Gholson Joyce Joyce", undated

Sealed envelope.

Box 329

File 1: “Wonderful Pictures!”

Folder 1.1-1.4: Correspondence

Folder 1.1: Melhem, D.H. envelope addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.2: Permenter, Rachela (Slippery Rock University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Includes newspaper clippings.

Folder 1.3: Schwartzwald, Lawrence letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Includes photos of Gwendolyn Brooks and Boyle, Frank and business card.

Folder 1.4: Empty envelopes, undated

Folder 1.5: Stationery, undated

Folder 1.6-1.9: Photographs, professional events, undated

Includes photos of Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee), Margaret Walker, Mari Evans, Val Gray Ward, Henry Blakely, Lerone Bennett, Eugene Redmond, and others.

Folder 1.10: Personal photo and “Wonderful Pictures!” note, undated

File 2: 1977-1978

Folder 2.1-2.3: Correspondence

Folder 2.1

Item 1: Bruccoli, Matthew (University of South Carolina) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977

Item 2: Howard, Lillie (Wright State University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977

Item 3: Zamora, Antonio (Purdue University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1977

Folder 2.2: Permissions request, Harper & Rows Publishers, 1977

Folder 2.3: Empty envelopes, 1977

Folder 2.4-2.5: Public engagements

Folder 2.4: Contemporary Forum documents, 1977

Includes pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Luther College and Iowa State University. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.5: Itinerary, undated

File 3: Various Events, 1970s-1990s

Folder 3.1-3.3: Correspondence

Folder 3.1: Blue Gargoyle Adult Learning Program class letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Includes newsletter.

Folder 3.2: Gold, Barbara George (Illinois Arts Council) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1985

Includes materials for Governor’s Award Ceremony.

Folder 3.3

Item 1: Old Dominion University literary festival promotional materials addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1984

Item 2: “Rettaliata, John T. (Illinois Institute of Technology) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1968

Folder 3.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.5-3.10: Public engagements, programs, 1968, 1992, 1995, 1999, undated

Folder 3.10 includes two copies of Illinois Institute of Technology 75^th anniversary convocation program, 1968.

Folder 3.11: Teaching materials, undated

Folder 3.12: Photo from Williams College event, 1988

Folder 3.13: Magazine related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Includes The Exeter Bulletin (Spring).

Folder 3.14-3.17: Northwestern University commencement grouping

Folder 3.14: Public engagements, honorary doctorate script for Northwestern University, 1970

Folder 3.15: Public engagements, Northwestern University commencement program, 1970

Folder 3.16: Correspondence, Miller, J. Roscoe letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1970

Folder 3.17: Public engagements, Northwestern University commencement program, 1970

File 4: 1990s

Folder 4.1: Notes/jottings

Folder 4.2: Public engagements, flyers for events, 1996-1997

Folder 4.3: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1997, undated

Folder 4.4: Prose drafts, undated

File 5: Feb/Mar 1994 – Public Engagement

Folder 5.1: Public engagements, evaluation form for visit to Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Hendrix College, 1994

Folder 5.2: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

File 6: CSU Fall 1994

Folder 6.1-6.4: Chicago State University correspondence, 1994-1995

Folder 6.5: Flyers for non-Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 6.6: Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing envelope, 1994

Box 330

File 1: Public Appearances 1995

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Schoenfelder Paula (Indian Plains Elementary School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Folder 1.2: Public engagements, evaluation form for visit to Beloit College, 1995

Folder 1.3: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

File 2: Public Appearances 1998

Folder 1.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Third World Press invitation for Releasing the Spirit", 1998

Item 2: Bracken Library Ball State University newsletter, 1998

Folder 1.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks, Chicago State University Theatre season pamphlet, 1988-1999

Folder 1.4: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1998

Folder 1.5-1.8: “Very Important Poems”

Folder 1.5: Poetry drafts, “College For Today", undated

Folder 1.6: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.7: Photo, Chicago State University conference, 1998

Folder 1.8: Works of others, poems, undated

File 3: Public Appearances 1999

Folder 3.1: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.2: Public engagements, programs, 1999

Folder 3.3: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 3.4: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1992, 1999

File 4: 37th Poet Laureate Awards Packet

Folder 4.1: Poetry drafts, 1991

Includes “Hip-Hop Mama.”

Folder 4.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.3: Public engagements, flyer for event at Longfellow, undated

Folder 4.4: Public engagements, travel material, 1996-1997

Folder 4.5: Publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1996

Folder 4.6: Works of others, Yasin, Jon A., undated

Folder 4.7: 37th Poet Laureate Awards Packet, 1996

File 5: 38th Annual Poetry Day

Folder 5.1: Correspondence, Modern Poetry Association to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.2: Public engagements Annual Poetry Day by Modern Poetry association materials, undated

File 6: 50th Annual Scholarship Luncheon

Folder 6.1: Correspondence

Item 1: McCauley, Cassie (The National Association of University Women) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Item 2: RSVP for The Modern Poetry Association events, undated

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 6.2: Public engagements, program, 1991

Folder 6.3: McCauley, Cassie letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes invitation/

Folder 6.4-6.6: University of Kansas grouping

Folder 6.4: Doty, Carolyn (University of Kansas) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1991

Includes itinerary.

Folder 6.5: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.6: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaire, 1991

Folder 6.7: The National Association of University Women 50th Annual Scholarship Luncheon  program, 1991

File 7: Address Book and Contents

Folder 7.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Hayes, Alice card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Johnson, Helen P. (Executive Committee of the Tenant/Owners Association) letter to Tenant/Owners, 1999

Item 3: Executive Committee of the Tenant/Owners Association letter to Tenant/Owners, 1999

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.2: Empty envelopes, 1999

Folder 7.3: Notes/jottings, 1998, undated

Folder 7.4-7.8: Public engagements

Folder 7.4: Program, 1999

Folder 7.5: Itineraries and travel materials, 1999

Folder 7.6-7.8: Contact information, undated

Folder 7.9: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1999, undated

Folder 7.10-7.12: Unidentified grouping #1

Folder 7.10: Correspondence

Item 1: Bowers, Nancy and Neal holiday card, undated

Item 2: Durham, Clarice holiday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 3: King, Tim (Hales Franciscan High School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 4: Espinosa, Miriam holiday card, undated

Item 5: Nipson, Herbert and Yelson holiday card, undated

Item 6: Winston, Carol letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 7.11: Poetry drafts, “Jane Addams", 1989

Folder 7.12: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 7.13-7.15: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 7.13: Correspondence, Richardson, Yvonne Orr letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Sealed envelope.

Folder 7.14: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 7.15: Newspaper and magazine articles related to other subjects, 1999

Annotated by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 7.16-7.18: Unidentified grouping #3

Folder 7.16: Correspondence

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks card to “C.S.W.", undated

Item 2: Kearney, Constance letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 7.17: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 7.18: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 7.19: Address book, undated

Box 331

File 1: Envelope addressed to Bernard de Flippo

Folder 1.1-1.2: Correspondence

Folder 1.1: Ali, Najiyyah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Includes newspaper clipping and prose by Ali, Najiyyah.

Folder 1.2: International Black Writers Conference invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1979

Folder 1.3: Public engagements, program, 1980

Folder 1.4: Advertisement and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 1.5: DuSable Museum calendar, 1981

Folder 1.6-1.7: Works of others

Folder 1.6: Gibbs, Debra R., 1978

Folder 1.7: Egan, Paula, 1979

Folder 1.8-1.9: Gwendolyn Brooks: A Consideration

Folder 1.8: Public engagements, California State College event program, 1981

Folder 1.9: Gwendolyn Brooks: A Consideration by de Flippo, Bernard

Folder 1.10-1.11: “A Musical Extravaganza” and enclosures

Folder 1.10: Correspondence

Item 1: Melhem, D. H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1979

Item 2: “Lines Around Her Blackness” with note from Thames, James to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Folder 1.11: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, “A Musical Extravaganza” program, 1979

Two copies.

Folder 1.12: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events

Folder 1.13-1.16: Newspaper and magazine articles related to other subjects, 1980

Related to death of Lennon, John.

Folder 1.17: Envelope addressed to Bernard de Flippo, undated

File 2: Black folder 1

Folder 2.1-2.5: Correspondence

Folder 2.1: Bismarck, Julie letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Includes prose by Bismarck, Julie.

Folder 2.2: Chicago State University Campus Assembly to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 2.3

Item 1: Deutsch, Louise DeSantis card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: DuSable Museum newsletter, 1994

Folder 2.4

Item 1: Gold, Amy Paine poem addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: The Legacy Company to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes “The Road to Cultural Revolution” by Brown, Oscar, Jr.

Item 3: Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee) memo to Chicago State University Community and Alumni Board, 1994

Folder 2.5

Item 1: National Endowment of the Humanities memo regarding Hackney, Sheldon, 1993

Item 2: Nicholson, Dolores sheet music addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 3: “Vivian” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 2.6

Item 1: “Patrick Bouie", 1986

Item 2: “Ballad of Pearl May Lee", undated

Item 3: “An Old Black Woman", 1992

Folder 2.7: Prose drafts, 1994, undated

Folder 2.8: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.9: Published works, “Aurora", 1972

Folder 2.10: Advertisements and bibliographies, Third World Press, 1994

Folder 2.11-2.12: Public engagements, programs, 1994-1996

Folder 2.13: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1994-1995

Folder 2.14: Works of others, Bouvier, Elizabeth, undated

Folder 2.15-2.17: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992-1994

Folder 2.18-2.24: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1994, undated

Folder 2.25: Unidentified grouping of advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1994-1995, undated

Includes correspondence between Katzenberg, Jeffery and Murphy, Kimosha.

Folder 2.26: Black folder 1, undated

Box 332

File 1: Black folder 2

Folder 1.1-1.18: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Ballowe, Jim letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Bartholf, Judith H. (The Lincoln Academy of Illinois) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Includes public engagement materials.

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Berte, Neal R. (Birmingham-Southern College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Collins, William H. A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Includes business card and newspaper clipping.

Item 3: Couch, Bill letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Cross, Delores letter to the Chicago State University Community, 1994

Item 2: Curry, Mary (National Women’s Hall of Fame) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.4

Item 1: Gooden, Bruce (First Card) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Gray, Pamela (The Learning Corporation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.5

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Hodgkins, Mary Ann B., 1994

Item 2: Jiggetts, Elizabeth S. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.6

Item 1: Kimmel, Joey letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Lawson, Vernetta card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: The Lincoln Academy of the Arts invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 1.7

Item 1: Lindsey, Trudy (Champaign Public Library) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Mann, Ron letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 3: Mayfield, Sandra J. (University of Central Oklahoma) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.8: Meece, June letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Includes Meece, June letter to Seator, Lynette.

Folder 1.9: Newspaper clippings sent by Meece, June, 1996

Folder 1.10

Item 1: Monroe, Lisa letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Nesmith, Eugene (Langston Hughes Festival) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.11

Item 1: Pasquith, Kate McDonough (Literacy Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Rice, Julie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Includes pamphlet.

Folder 1.12

Item 1: Slade, Minitria Elizabeth commencement invitation addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: Southerland, Ellease letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.13

Item 1: Towns, Sandra letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Truther, John, 1997

Folder 1.14

Item 1: Williams, Kenny letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994, 1998

Item 2: Wright, Stephen Caldwell letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 1.15

Item 1: “A” postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 2: “dn”(?) note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 1.16: Permission requests, The Permissions Group, 1998

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.17: Provost of Walsh University letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

Folder 1.18: Empty envelope, 1994

Folder 1.19: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.20: Public engagements, The Lincoln Academy of Illinois event programs, 1996-1997

Folder 1.21: Calendar, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.22-1.23: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994, 1986, 1994, undated

Folder 1.24-1.26: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1983

Folder 1.27-1.32: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards grouping, 1987

Includes flyers.

Folder 1.33: Black folder, undated

File 2: Black folder, 1988-1989

Folder 2.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Needham, Russell (Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Delta chapter) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letters to unknown, 1989, undated

Folder 2.2: Permissions request, Turco, Lewis, 1989

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.3: Poetry drafts, 1989

Item 1: “Introduction To Myself", 1989

Five copies.

Item 2: “We", undated

Item 3: “We", undated

Folder 2.4: Prose drafts, undated

Includes Marian College speech draft.

Folder 2.5: Poetry and prose drafts, undated

Includes “Today’s Black Woman.”

Folder 2.6: Notes/jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.7: Stationery, undated

Folder 2.8: Published works, “Primer For Blacks", 1986

Folder 2.9: Advertisements, circa 1987

Folder 2.10: Photo and contact information, undated

Folder 2.11-2.14: Public engagements, publicity materials, 1988-1989

Folder 2.14 includes inauguration program for Spellman College event.

Folder 2.15: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1989, undated

Folder 2.16: Public engagements, travel materials, 1988-1989

Folder 2.17: Newspapers related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1989

Folder 2.18-2.19: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1989, undated

Folder 2.20-2.21: Works of others

Folder 2.20: The Black Scholar (Volume 19, Numbers 4 &5), 1988

Folder 2.21: Poems by children, undated

Folder 2.22: Black folder, undated

Box 333

File 1: Blue folder

Folder 1.1-1.5: Left sleeve

Folder 1.1: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 1.2-1.3: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1989, 1992

Folder 1.4-1.5: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1992

Folder 1.6-1.13: Right sleeve

Folder 1.6: Correspondence

Item 1: Brocker, Johanna letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Includes response by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Item 2: Dannhauser, Fanya (The University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Item 3: Gorny, Julianne (The University of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Item 4: Mogil, Victoria (Elementary School District 64 (Park Ridge, IL)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 1.7: Empty envelopes, undated

Folder 1.8: Stationery, undated

Folder 1.9: Public engagements, contact information, 1987, undated

Folder 1.10-1.11: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards flyers and flyer drafts, 1992, undated

Folder 1.12: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submission, undated

Folder 1.13: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.14-1.16: Unidentified grouping

Folder 1.14: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 1.15: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1992

Includes correspondence with winner Coleman, Christopher.

Folder 1.16: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submissions, 1992

Folder 1.17: Blue folder, undated

File 2: Blue folder 2

Folder 2.1-2.3: Correspondence

Folder 2.1: Bell, Walter W. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1987

Includes work by Bell, Walter W.

Folder 2.2

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to unknown, 1984

Item 2: Teachers’ Network newsletter (Vol 1, No. 1), 1987

Item 3: Mildred D. Johnson Publications event invitation, 1987

Folder 2.3: Empty and sealed envelopes, undated

Folder 2.4: Newspaper and magazines related to other subjects, 1984

Includes The Chicago Neighbor (Vol. 1, No. 1).

Folder 2.5: Blue folder, undated

File 3: Broadside Press / Dudley Randall

Folder 3.1: Correspondence, Randall, Dudley notes to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1974

Folder 3.2: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, Broadside Press, 1974

Folder 3.3: Financial records, literary records, 1974

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

File 4: California State University Los Angeles folder

Folder 4.1: Correspondence, Gwendolyn Brooks letter to friends, 1989

Folder 4.2-4.3: Writings

Folder 4.2: Poetry drafts, “Instruction To Myself", 1989

Folder 4.3: Advertisements and publicity, undated

Folder 4.4: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards submissions, 1988

Folder 4.5: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 4.6: California State University Los Angeles folder, undated

File 5: Carolyn Moseley Brown Ceremony

Folder 5.1-5.5: Correspondence

Folder 5.1: Petaros, Maria (Office of Senator Carol Moseley Braun) fax to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Folder 5.2: Correspondence with Tate, Desiree (Office of Senator Carol Moseley Braun), 1992

Folder 5.3-5.4: Invitation to swearing-in ceremony, 1993

Folder 5.5: Celebration invitations, 1993

Folder 5.6-5.7: Writings

Folder 5.6: Poetry drafts, “Collage For Today", undated

Folder 5.7: Notes/jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 5.8: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 5.9: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, Congressional Special Services, undated

Folder 5.10: Works of others, “Statement of Neil Hartigan…”, 1993

Folder 5.11-5.12: “Paper on G. Brooks”

Folder 5.11: Works of others, Toscano, Maria G., 1982

Folder 5.12: Envelope, undated

Folder 5.13-5.15: Unidentified grouping (Roy Lewis)

Folder 5.13: Advertisement for Roy Lewis exhibition, 1992

Folder 5.14: Photo, undated

Folder 5.15: Newspaper and magazines related to other subjects, 1992

Related to Lewis, Roy.

Folder 5.16: “Carolyn Moseley Brown” envelope, 1992

File 6: Chicago Jaycees Junior Citizenship Award

Folder 6.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Gilmore, Sharon and Scott D. Payant (Chicago Jaycees) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Item 2: Madhubuti, Safisha letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 6.2-6.3: Public engagements

Folder 6.2: 40th Annual Junior Citizenship Awards Banquet program, 1993

Folder 6.3: Public engagements, 40^th Annual Junior Citizenship Awards Banquet event schedule, 1993

Box 334

File 1: Chicago State University

Folder 1.1-1.15: Correspondence

Folder 1.1

Item 1: Antti, Heather letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Barnet, Will letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.2

Item 1: Smith, William Jay event flyer sent by Chicago State University Los Angeles, circa 1997

Item 2: The Cliff Dwellers event flyer sent to Chicago State University, 1998

Item 3: Cotner, Robert (The Caxton Club) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Darby, L. Jason card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes poem by Darby, L. Jason.

Item 2: Dee and David Foundation postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.4: Downs, Pam (Promontory Apartments) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes correspondence by Gwendolyn Brooks regarding construction.

Folder 1.5

Item 1: Forrest, Karianne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Gowley, Phil letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.6: Hudson, Johari M. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes CV.

Folder 1.7: Illinois Center For the Book newsletter (Fall), 1998

Folder 1.8

Item 1: Samuels, Mignonne letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Seator, Lynette letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1990

Item 3: The Society of Midland Authors newsletter (September), 1998

Folder 1.9

Item 1: The Society of Midland Authors newsletter (October), 1998

Item 2: Stark, Georgia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.10

Item 1: Votto, Laura (Tifany & Co.) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Whittingham, Brent letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.11-1.12: Art Institute of Chicago class syllabus sent by Winston, Carol, 1997-1998

Folder 1.13

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “Gene", 1998

Item 2: 100 Heroines invitation sent to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.14: Permission requests

Includes separation sheets to restricted.

Item 1: CTB/McGraw-Hill, 1998

Item 2: Riverside Publishing, 1998

Item 3: Bedford Books, 1998

Folder 1.15: Permission requests, 1998

Folder 1.16-1.17: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity

Folder 1.16: Chicago Public Library, 1998

Folder 1.17: Chicago Labor & Arts Festival, 1998

Folder 1.18: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 1.19: Works of others, undated

Folder 1.20: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 1.21-1.22: Unidentified grouping #1, correspondence

Folder 1.21

Item 1: Barnes, Versie (Chicago Public Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes event flyer.

Item 2: Jervay, Regina letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.22: Permissions request, DK Research envelope, 1998

Includes a separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 1.23-1.25: Unidentified grouping #2, correspondence

Folder 1.23: Evanchyk, Linda (Choctawhatchee Senior High School) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Folder 1.24

Item 1: Keys, Joy Jones (District Representative for Senator Max Cleland) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Item 2: Lane, Pinkie Gordon note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Sympathy note regarding Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 1.25

Item 1: Nolan, Valdavia letter to Gwendolyn Brooks., 1998

Includes photo.

Item 2: Richardson, Mary Ann letter to Gwendolyn Brooks and Nora Brooks Blakely, 1998

Includes response by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 1.26: Chicago State University envelope, undated

File 2

Folder 2.1-2.20: Left Pocket

Folder 2.1: Correspondence, Bolden, B. J. (Gwendolyn Brooks Center) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 2.2: Writings, advertisements and bibliographies, undated

Folder 2.3: Public engagements, Chicago State University Gwendolyn Brooks Writers’ Conference on Black Literature and Creative Writing materials, 1999

Folder 2.4: Henry Blakely biography, undated

Folder 2.5-2.6: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” works of others, undated

Folder 2.7

Item 1: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “classmate", 1997

Item 2: Lazard, Dorothy email to Clink, Barbara, 1997

Folder 2.8: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” list of poems, undated

Folder 2.9: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” public engagements, 1999

Includes itinerary for visit to Guild Complex/South Shore Cultural Center.

Folder 2.10: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” teaching materials, undated

Folder 2.11: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1997

Folder 2.12: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” prose drafts, “Ebonics”, undated

Folder 2.13-2.14: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1997

Folder 2.15: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” teaching materials, undated

Folder 2.16: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” prose drafts, “Cloning", undated

Folder 2.17: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” teaching materials, undated

Folder 2.18: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” prose drafts, “Building Future Leaders", undated

Folder 2.19: “Approaches to Poetry Writing,” works of others, Kgositsile, Keoapetse, 1994

Folder 2.20: Left pocket folder, pencil, and napkin, undated

Folder 2.21-2.24: Right pocket

Folder 2.21: Prose drafts and teaching materials, undated

Folder 2.22: Notes/jotting, undated

Folder 2.23-2.24: Public engagements publicity material, 1999, undated

Folder 2.25: Chicago State University folder, undated

File 3: “CSU Magazine Spring/Summer”

Folder 3.1: Correspondence

Item 1: College of Arts and Science (Chicago State University) announcement memo, 1993

Item 2: CSU magazine survey, 1993

Item 3: Cross, Dolores memos to Chicago State University Community, 1993

Item 4: Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee) memo to Chicago State University Community and Alumni Board, 1993

Folder 3.2: CSU Calendar of Events correspondence, 1993-1994

Folder 3.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1993, undated

Folder 3.4: Teaching materials, 1971

Folder 3.5: Newspaper and magazines related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Folder 3.6: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1993

Box 335

File 1: Black Chicago State University folder

Folder 1.1: Left pocket, public engagements, publicity, Gwendolyn Brooks Center National Poetry Festival, 2000

Folder 1.2-1.3: Right pocket

Folder 1.2: Public engagements, publicity, Gwendolyn Brooks Center National Poetry Festival, 2000

Folder 1.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 2000

Folder 1.4-1.8: Green folder

Folder 1.4: Contests and scholarships, Illinois Poet Laureate Awards, 1999

Folder 1.5: Works of others, Perkins, Useni Eugene, 2000

Folder 1.6: Public engagements, publicity, Gwendolyn Brooks Center National Poetry Festival, 2000

Folder 1.7: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 2000

Folder 1.8: Green folder, undated

Folder 1.9: Black Chicago State University folder, undated

File 2: Clear plastic bag

Folder 2.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Gray, Alberta card to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely, undated

Item 2: Hayes, Alice postcard to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Item 3: Hudson, Lynn M. return receipt, 1994

Item 4: Whitehouse, Sheldon (National Endowment of the Humanities) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 5: Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee) letter to Johnson, Kelly, 1996

Item 6: Minogue, John P. (DePaul University) letter to Madhubuti, Haki (Don L. Lee), 1996

Item 7: Stamps, undated

Folder 2.2-2.4: Public engagements

Folder 2.2: Pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Borders Bookstore (Evanston, IL), 1996

Folder 2.3: Event leaflet, 1996

Folder 2.4: Contact information, undated

Folder 2.5: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.6: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 2.7: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 2.8: “March 26, 1996 (Ben Pau Restaurant)” receipt and envelope, 1996

Folder 2.9: Clear plastic bag, undated

File 3: Commentary on Brooks’ Works

Folder 3.1-3.3: Poetry and prose drafts, undated

Folder 3.4: Notes/jottings, 1970, undated

File 4: Council on Interracial Books

Folder 4.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Wims, Belulah letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: “Lewis” letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982

Folder 4.2: Poetry drafts, “R.R.”, undated

Folder 4.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.4: Jake and Honeybunch grouping

Item 1: Correspondence, Chambers, Bradford (The Council on Interracial Books for Children Inc) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983

Item 2: Newspaper clipping about Jake and Honeybunch, 1983

Item 3: Jake and Honeybunch Go to Heaven by Zemach, Margot, 1982

Item 4: Envelope, 1983

File 5: DePaul University Commencement Program and enclosures

Folder 5.1: Correspondence, Morros, Lucy (Barat College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 5.2: Public engagements, Eureka College visit program, 1995

Folder 5.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 5.4: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards flyer, 1997

Folder 5.5: DePaul University Commencement program, 1994

File 6: Dodge Foundation

Folder 6.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Hampton, Henry and Sam Pollard (Blackside) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 2: Pollard, Sam (Blackside) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 6.2: Published works, “We Asked Gwendolyn Brooks…", undated

Folder 6.3: Public engagements, publicity, 1997

Folder 6.4: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaire for visit to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, 1997

File 7: Drafts, etc.

Folder 7.1: Poetry drafts, 1999, undated

Includes “Another Loss” and “A Salute To A Soldier Still Saluting.”

Folder 7.2: Prose drafts, 1997, 1999, undated

Folder 7.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 7.4: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 7.5: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards flyer, 1999

Folder 7.6-7.7: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

Folder 7.8: Notes grouping, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.9-7.10: Unidentified grouping

Folder 7.9: Poetry drafts, “Jane Addams", 1989

Folder 7.10: Prose drafts, undated

Box 336

Box 337

Box 338

File 1: ETA folder

Folder 1.1-1.5: Left pocket

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, ETA Theatre schedule, 1990-1991

Folder 1.2-1.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, ETA, 1991

Folder 1.4: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 1.5: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1990-1991, undated

Folder 1.6-1.16: Right pocket

Folder 1.6: Correspondence, ETA, 1991

Folder 1.7: Works of others, Hughes, Langston, undated

Folder 1.8-1.14: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1989-1991

Folder 1.15: Unidentified grouping, public engagements, publicity and programs, 1991

Folder 1.16: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 1.17: ETA folder, undated

File 2: Film and TV Projects

Folder 2.1-2.3: Correspondence

Folder 2.1-2.2: Letters between Levy, Ollie and Zitch, Beryl, 1988-1989

Folder 2.3: Letter draft likely written by Zitch, Beryl, undated

Folder 2.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.5-2.6: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1988-1989

Folder 2.7-2.9: Unidentified grouping #1

Folder 2.7: Correspondence, Zitch, Beryl letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 2.8: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.9: Newspapers related to other subjects, 1988

Folder 2.10-2.11: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 2.10: Correspondence

Item 1: Zitch, Beryl letters to Kazurinsky, Tim, 1988

Item 2: Zitch, Beryl letter to Dee, Ruby, 1988

Item 3: Zitch, Beryl letter to Nims, Bonnie, 1988

Folder 2.11: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.12-2.14: Unidentified grouping #3

Folder 2.12: Correspondence, letter draft likely written by Zitch, Beryl, undated

Folder 2.13: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.14: Newspaper related to other subjects, 1988

Folder 2.15-2.16: Unidentified grouping #4

Folder 2.15: Correspondence

Item 1: Zitch, Beryl letter to Ritt, Marty, 1988

Item 2: Zitch, Beryl note, undated

Folder 2.16: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.17-2.19: Unidentified grouping #5

Folder 2.17-2.18: Correspondence, letters between Levy, Ollie and Zitch, Beryl, 1988, undated

Includes script.

Folder 2.19: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.20: “Gwen-misc” folder, undated

File 3: Fine Business Paper box

Folder 3.1-3.2: Correspondence

Folder 3.1

Item 1: Lopez, Ken letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 2000

Item 2: Randall, Dudley letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Folder 3.2: Blakely, Edgar, Dorthy, and Diane holiday card to Blakey, Henry, 1972

Folder 3.3-3.4: Stationery, undated

Folder 3.5: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 3.6: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, 1992

Five copies of flyer for Chocolate Chips Company event.

Folder 3.7: Chicago Children’s Choir CD, 1994

Folder 3.8: Financial records, royalty report, 2000

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 3.9: Newspaper  and magazines related to other subjects, 1930, 1988

Folder 3.10: Wallet, undated

Box 339

File 3: Fine Business Paper box cont.

Folder 3.11: Tape, undated

Folder 3.12: Safety pins and wax paper sleeve, undated

Folder 3.13: Printer paper, undated

Folder 3.14: Fine Business Paper box, undated

Box 340

File 1: Envelope with Russian Text

Folder 1.1: Tegner, Dr. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982

Regarding trip to Russia.

Folder 1.2: Newspaper clippings regarding other subjects, 1969, 1982, undated

Folder 1.3: Envelope with Russian text, undated

File 2: First Class folder

Folder 2.1: Permission requests, University Press of New England, 1993

Folder 2.2-2.5: Writings

Folder 2.2: Poetry drafts, 1983, 1987, undated

Includes “Mayor,” “Last Inauguration of Mayor Harold Washington,” and “Jane Addams.”

Folder 2.3: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 2.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.5: Published works, undated

Folder 2.6: Teaching materials, undated

Folder 2.7-2.11: “Black Love” (“Important”)

Folder 2.7: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 2.8: Notes/jottings, 1996, undated

Folder 2.9: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity, 1996

Folder 2.10: Public engagements, travel materials, 1996

Folder 2.11: Published works, “Black Love” with “Inside: Important” on cover, 1982

Folder 2.12: First Class folder, undated

File 3: Gold CSU folder

Folder 3.1-3.3: Left pocket

Folder 3.1-3.2: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity, 2000, undated

Folder 3.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks events, undated

Folder 3.4-3.6: Right pocket

Folder 3.4: Correspondence, Bolden, BJ note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 3.5: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity, undated

Folder 3.6: Works of others, Vertreace, Martha, undated

Folder 3.7: Gold Chicago State University folder, undated

File 4: Floral bag

Folder 4.1: Inaugural Committee for Lyndon B. Johnson to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Folder 4.2-4.8: Public engagements, 1961, 1965-1966, 1968-1971, 1976, undated

Folder 4.9-4.10: Works of others, 1969, 1972, undated

Folder 4.11-4.33: Newspapers and magazines related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1957-1958, 1960, 1962-1965, 1968, 1970,1974-1975, undated

Includes separation sheet to Brooks library.

Folder 4.34: Newspapers and magazines related to other subjects, undated

Folder 4.35-4.36: Unidentified grouping

Folder 4.35: Correspondence

Item 1: Marks, Herbert E. (Edward B. Marks Music Corporation) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1962

Includes correspondence between Marks, Herbert E. and Trilling, Al and Sullivan, John and Marks, Herbert E.

Item 2: Shelden, Jeff (WNEW) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1948

Folder 4.36: Financial records, royalty report, Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, 1963

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Box 341

File 4: Floral bag cont.

Folder 4.37: Bag, undated

Box 342

File 1: Gerri’s Palm Tavern

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Oliver, Gerri note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.2: Oliver, Gerri business card, undated

Folder 1.3: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 1.4: Lifestyle analysis form, 1994

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

File 2: Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School

Folder 2.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Letter from Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Baker, Pam letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 2.2: Public engagements, Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School Dedication program, 1999

File 3: Guild Complex Newsletter

Folder 3.1-3.3: Correspondence

Folder 3.1

Item 1: Janes, Barbara Hudges card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: Jones, Cynthia card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 3.2: Woods, Jim, Maria, Anna and Jessie card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 3.3

Item 1: Campbell, Carolyn (Wims), Jimmy, and Erica card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Empty card, undated

Folder 3.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.5: Advertisements and publicity for non-Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 3.6: Guild Complex Newsletter (February), 2000

File 4: Howard Nemerov

Folder 4.1-4.3: Writings

Folder 4.1: Poetry drafts, “Captain Dolores", undated

Folder 4.2: Prose drafts, “Howard Nemerov…”, undated

Folder 4.3: Advertisements and bibliographies, undated

Folder 4.4: Howard Nemerov event poster, 1991

File 5: Lincoln folder

Folder 5.1-5.3: Left pocket, Correspondence, Lincoln University newsletters and publications, 1996, undated

Folder 5.4-5.9: Right pocket

Folder 5.4-5.5: Correspondence, Lincoln University newsletters and publications, 1996, undated

Folder 5.6-5.9: Newspaper and magazines related to other subjects, 1951, 1988, 1991-1992, 1996

Folder 5.10: Lincoln folder, undated

File 6: Nelson Mandela

Folder 6.1: Gwendolyn Brooks to Clinton, Hillary, 1995

Folder 6.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 6.4: Newspaper and magazines related to other subjects, 1990

File 7: Manila envelope

Folder 7.1-7.7: Unidentified grouping

Folder 7.1: Correspondence

Item 1-3: Notes from Zitch, Beryl, 1993, undated

Item 3 includes pre-visit questionnaire for Prairie State College and newspaper clipping.

Item 4: Empty envelope, “Stewart” (Hanover Brace Jovanovich College Publishers), 1993

Item 5: Empty envelope, The Contemporary Forum, 1992

Folder 7.2: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaires, 1993

Includes visits to National Cathedral School, Kent State University, Duke Ellington School, Kenwood Academy, and College of St. Francis.

Folder 7.3: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaires, 1993

Includes visits to Lisle Public Library, Denison University, Madison Metropolitan School District, and South West Educational In-Service Organization.

Folder 7.4: Public engagements, pre-visit questionnaires, 1993

Includes visits to MacMurray College, Illinois College, University of St. Thomas, Columbia College, and the University of Chicago. Includes itineraries for Columbia College, and the University of Chicago.

Folder 7.5: Contemporary Forum contracts, 1993

Includes Kenwood Academy, Lisle Public Library, Goshen College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MacMurray College, Illinois College, Columbia College Chicago, University of St. Thomas, and Texas Wesleyan University. Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.6: Contemporary Forum documents for visit to William Beye Elementary School, 1993

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.7: Contemporary Forum documents, 1993

Includes Goshen College and Piedmont Virginia Community College. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.8-7.11: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 7.8: Correspondence, First Chicago Bank, 1992, undated

Folder 7.9-7.10: Financial records, The First National Bank of Chicago bank statements, 1993

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.11: Empty envelopes and Peoples gas pamphlet, 1993, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.12-7.33: Unidentified grouping #3

Folder 7.12: Notes and jottings, undated

Folder 7.13: Financial records, 1993, undated

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.14: Correspondence

Item 1: Jackson, Hugh (Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1993

Includes note from Zitch, Beryl,

Item 2: Empty envelope, Friends of University of Chicago Association to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Item 3: Empty envelope, Wolin-Levin, Inc., 1993

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.15: Notes and jottings, 1993

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.16: Contemporary Forum documents and contracts, 1993

Includes Roosevelt University and Robert Morris College. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.17: Public engagement materials, 1993, undated

Folder 7.18: Tax and Financial Planning Report (April), 1994

Folder 7.19: Correspondence

Item 1: The David Company public engagements calendar to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Item 2: Kim, Frances (Columbia University Press) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Item 3: Tax return documents, 1994

Folder 7.20: Contemporary Forum documents and contract, 1993

Includes Goshen College, The New School for Social Research, St. Clotilde School, and Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School. Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.21: Financial records, 1992-1993

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.22: Financial records, tax documents, 1990

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.23: Financial records, receipts and royalty report, 1992-1993

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.24: Contemporary Forum documents, 1993

Includes Ft. Wayne Museum of Art and Indiana/Purdue University and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 7.25: Public engagement materials, Ft. Wayne Museum of Art and Indiana/Purdue University, 1993

Folder 7.26-7.28: “’Stuff from ’92’ – Nora,” financial records, 1992

Replaced by separation sheets to restricted.

Folder 7.29-7.33: Empty envelopes, 1993

Folders 7.30-7.33 include separation sheets to restricted.

Folder 7.34: Manila envelope, undated

Box 343

File 1: Millennial Celebration Sandra Howe Royster Obituary

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Weisberg, Lois (Department of Cultural Affairs (Chicago)) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.2: Poetry drafts, “Collage", undated

Folder 1.3

Item 1: Royster, Sandra Howe funeral program, 1999

Item 2: The Academy of American Poets print out, undated

Folder 1.4: White envelope, undated

File 2: Morgan Park Academy

Folder 2.1: Morgan Park Academy commencement program, 1989

Folder 2.2-2.4: Morgan Park Academy program grouping

Folder 2.2: Correspondence, Jones, David A. (Morgan Park Academy) letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1988

Folder 2.3: Contemporary Forum documents and contract, 1989

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.4: Morgan Park Academy commencement program, 1989

File 3: National Book Awards, 1993-1994

Folder 3.1: Correspondence, National Book Awards invitation, 1994

Folder 3.2: Stationary, The Plaza postcards, undated

Three copies.

Folder 3.3-3.6: Works of others

Folder 3.3: “The Politics of Science” by Monette, Paul, 1993

Folder 3.4: “The National Book Awards: Winners and Finalists", 1992

Folder 3.5: “To the Curious, Intelligent Reader” by Fadiman, Clifton, 1994

Folder 3.6: “Her Achievements speak for Themselves” by Mosley, Walter, 1994

Folder 3.7: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 3.8: Newspaper clipping related to Thomas, Clarence, 1994

Folder 3.9-3.11: 1993 National Book Awards program (back cover) grouping

Folder 3.9: Correspondence, Baldwin, Neil (National Book Foundation) letter to Zitch, Beryl, 1994

Folder 3.10: Prose drafts, 1994

Includes “Basic Influences.”

Folder 3.11: 1993 National Book Awards program, 1993

Folder 3.12-3.13: “Writing in an Era of Conflict” and enclosures

Folder 3.12: Correspondence, Baldwin, Neil (National Book Foundation) note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes newspaper clipping and report.

Folder 3.13: Works of others, “Writing in an Era of Conflict” by Rhodes, Richard and Thomas L. Friedman, 1990

Folder 3.14: National Book Awards envelope, 1994

File 4: National Endowment for the Arts

Folder 4.1-4.8: Unidentified grouping

Folder 4.1: Correspondence, Invitation to The White House to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 4.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.3: White House program for National Medal of the Arts award, 1995

Folder 4.4: Public engagements, Itineraries and travel materials, undated

Includes note by Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 4.5: White House pamphlets, undated

Folder 4.6: National Endowment for the Arts booklet, undated

Folder 4.7: “National Endowment for the Arts: A Brief Chronology of Federal Involvement in the Arts", 1995

Folder 4.8: Newspaper clipping related to other subjects, undated

Includes cardstock.

Folder 4.9-4.17: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 4.9-4.10: Correspondence, Invitation to The White House to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Folder 4.11: Correspondence, Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School dedication invitation, 1995

Folder 4.12: Correspondence, Melhem, D.H. card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Includes “250 House Letter."

Folder 4.13: National Endowment for the Arts Guest Passes envelope, undated

Folder 4.14: Public engagements, itineraries, tickets, and travel materials, 1995

Folder 4.15: White House press release, 1995

Folder 4.16: White House program and dinner menu for National Medal of the Arts award, 1995

Folder 4.17: White House program and name plate for National Medal of the Arts award, 1995

Folder 4.18: National Endowment for the Arts envelope, undated

File 5: National Medal of Arts and Misc. Notes

Folder 5.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Crary, Alexander D. (National Endowment for the Arts) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Item 2: Alderson, Daniel envelope to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Folder 5.2: Notes and jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Box 344

File 1: New York University folder

Folder 1.1-1.4: Center

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Winks, Christopher (New York University) letter, 1999

Folder 1.2: : Public engagement materials, “Slave Routes: The Long Memory", 1999

Folder 1.3: Public engagement materials, “Slave Routes: The Long Memory” conference materials, 1999

Folder 1.4: Public engagement materials, Manhattan bus map, 1997

Folder 1.5-1.8: Left pocket

Folder 1.5: Correspondence

Item 1: Noel-Doyle, Glenda (New York University) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Item 2: New York University invitation for “Slave Routes: The Long Memory” awards dinner to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1999

Folder 1.6: Public engagement materials, panelists and panel topics packet, undated

Folder 1.7: Public engagement materials, awardee biographies, undated

Folder 1.8: Public engagement materials, MTA map, 1999

Folder 1.9-1.11: Right pocket

Folder 1.9: New York University press release, 1999

Folder 1.10: Business card, undated

Folder 1.11: Slave Routes: The Long Memory” promotional materials, 1999

Folder 1.12: New York University, undated

File 2: Newspapers – rubber-banded

Folder 2.1: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.2: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1991

Folder 2.3-2.8: “to disembark” and enclosures

Folder 2.3: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 2.4: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 2.5: Writings grouping, undated

Includes prose drafts and notes.

Folder 2.6: Stationery, undated

Folder 2.7: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1999, undated

Folder 2.8: Published works, “to disembark", 1981

File 3: Notes, News Clippings, and Business Cards

Folder 3.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Burrell, Frank note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Includes newspaper clipping.

Item 2: Tribute poem to Gwendolyn Brooks by The Dead Poet’s Society, 1995

Item 3: McCloud(?), Adam Percy note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 4: Temple, Ronald (City Colleges of Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks and response, 1994

Item 5: Wright, Jeremiah A. note, undated

Folder 3.2: Notes and jottings, undated

Folder 3.3: Phone numbers, addresses, and business cards, undated

File 4: Notes, News Clippings, and Business Cards, IPE Applications

Folder 4.1: Institute of Positive Education application, undated

Folder 4.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.3: Black notebook, undated

Folder 4.4: Address, undated

Folder 4.5: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

File 5: Notes, News Clippings, and Business Cards, Poems, and Newspaper Clippings

Folder 5.1: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 5.2: Booklet of published poems, undated

Folder 5.3: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to other subjects, undated

File 6: Notes, Quotations

Folder 6.1: Correspondence, notes to Blakely, Nora Brooks and others, undated

Folder 6.2: Empty envelope, 1994

Folder 6.3: Poetry drafts, 1994, undated

Folder 6.4: Prose drafts, undated

Includes “I’ve Never Heard Of You Before.”

Folder 6.5-6.24: Notes/jottings, 1964, 1974, 1977-1978, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1994-1995, 1997-1998, 2000, undate

Folder 6.13 includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 6.25: Phone numbers and addresses, undated

Folder 6.26-6.37: “Notes and Preservations From Decades Ago”

Folder 6.26: Correspondence

Item 1: Alexandroff, Mike (Columbia College Chicago) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1983

Includes prose drafts to introduction speech for Washington, Harold.

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to American Express, 1976

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to Newman, Ralph, 1973

Folder 6.27: Correspondence

Item 1: Randall, Dudley card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Includes review of “Riot.”

Item 2: Sudarkasa, Niara (University of Michigan) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980

Includes newspaper clipping regarding Hayden, Robert, 1980.

Folder 6.28: Correspondence

Item 1: Ward, Val Grey note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Includes invitation dedication of the Gwendolyn Brooks Library.

Item 2: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “Lois", 1982

Item 3: Gwendolyn Brooks letter to “THEM", undated

Folder 6.29: Poetry drafts, undated

Folder 6.30-6.32: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.33-6.36: Notes/jottings, 1983, undated

Folder 6.37: Writings, interview, undated

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File 6: Notes, quotations (cont.)

Folder 6.38-6.42: “Notes and Preservations” (cont.)

Folder 6.38: Public engagements, Kuumba Workshop event, 1971

Two copies.

Folder 6.39: Public engagements, itinerary and travel materials, undated

Folder 6.40: Newspapers clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980-1981, undated

Folder 6.41: Newspapers clippings related to other subjects, 1970, 1979, 1983, undated

Folder 6.42: “Notes and Preservations From Decades Ago” envelope, undated

Folder 6.43-6.48: “Notes and Scribbles”

Folder 6.43: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.44-6.46: Notes/jottings, 1987-1988, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 6.47: Newspaper clipping related to other subjects, undated

Folder 6.48: “Notes and Preservations” envelope and back of notepad

Folder 6.49-6.51: Unidentified grouping

Folder 6.49: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 6.50: Business cards, undated

Folder 6.51: Newspaper clipping related to other subjects, undated

Folder 6.52-6.53: Unidentified grouping #2

Folder 6.52: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.53: Empty envelopes, undated

Folder 6.54: Empty envelopes, 1994, undated

File 7: Office Max bag

Folder 7.1-7.18: Empty envelopes, 1999, undated

Folder 7.19: Gift bag and Office Max bag, undated

File 8: Poetry Drafts, Newspaper Clippings, and Correspondence Drafts

Folder 8.1: Poetry drafts, “A man went forth with gifts, 1968

Includes plastic bag.

Folder 8.2: Prose drafts, Zitch, Beryl memorial speech, 1998

Folder 8.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.4-8.9: “My review of Collected Poems of Langston Hughes”

Folder 8.4: Poetry drafts, undated

Folder 8.5: Prose drafts

Item 1: “The Cloning of Gwendolyn B.", undated

Item 2: “Publishing My Own Work", undated

Item 3: “The Audre Lorde I Knew", undated

Item 4: “Mrs. Weathering Boling Lowell…”, 1995

Item 5: "Diversity", undated

Item 6: “For the Black Mens Forum (Harvard)”, 1995

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Item 7: “To Be Revised", undated

Item 8: “A-I", undated

Folder 8.6: Published works, “Requiem Before Revival", undated

Folder 8.7: Magazine clipping of other subjects, TV schedule, undated

Folder 8.8: “Poetic Heritage” edited by Fleming, Maria, 1991

Folder 8.9: “My review of Collected Poems of Langston Hughes” first class envelope, undated

Folder 8.10-8.13: Unidentified grouping

Folder 8.10: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.11: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 8.12: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1989

Folder 8.13: Works of others, poem by child, undated

Box 346

File 1: Poetry Society of America Awards (1985)

Folder 1.1-1.3: Correspondence

Folder 1.1: Peacock, Molly (Poetry Society of America) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Folder 1.2: Poetry Society of America newsletter (May), 1985

Folder 1.3

Item 1: List of award nominees, undated

Replaced by separation sheet to restricted.

Item 2: Poetry Pilot newsletter, 1985

Folder 1.4: Poetry Society of America budget, 1990-1991

Folder 1.5: Poetry Society of America 75th<span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span>Annual Poetry Awards program, 1985

Folder 1.6: Poetry Society of America 75th<span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span>Annual Poetry Awards program cover, 1985

File 2: Plastic bag

Folder 2.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Cross, Dolores note to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 2: Dixon, Jacqueline note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 3: Fink, Eloise invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Item 4: Jackson, Norma Jean note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1991

Item 5: Peddy, Beverly and Jay card to Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely, undated

Item 6: Cookies By Design delivery form for Wilford, Valarie from Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 7: Zitch, Beryl and Gene birthday card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 8: “Jessie” card to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Item 9: Sealed florist envelope, undated

Folder 2.2-2.3: Writings

Folder 2.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 2.3: Notebooks, 1996, undated

Folder 2.4-2.5: Public engagements

Folder 2.4: Phone numbers, addresses, and business cards, undated

Folder 2.5: Travel materials, 1992, undated

Folder 2.6: Ephemera

Item 1: Ballot stub for general election, 1994

Item 2: Two bookmarks, undated

Item 3: Clothing tag, undated

Folder 2.7: Realia, undated

Includes spectacle repair kit and plastic bags.

Folder 2.8: Newspaper clipping related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1994

Folder 2.9: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1981, 1994, undated

File 3: Prose drafts, newsletters and clippings, education material

Folder 3.1: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 3.2: Published works, textbook excerpt, 1996

Folder 3.3: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity/programs

Item 1: A Positive Self-Image Workshop program, 1996

Two copies.

Item 2: Caxtonian newsletter, 1996

Folder 3.4: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1994, 1996, undated

File 4: Published poems and drafts

Folder 4.1: Poetry drafts, “The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves", undated

Folder 4.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.3: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.4-4.6: Published works, undated

Folder 4.7: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards flyer, 1987

File 5: Red folder

Folder 5.1-5.4: Center

Folder 5.1: Correspondence, “Jneri(?)” note to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Includes New Yorker article.

Folder 5.2-5.4: Newspaper  clippings related to other subjects, 1994-1995

Folder 5.5-5.13: Right pocket

Folder 5.5: Advertisements and publicity, 1994, undated

Includes for Chocolate Chips Theater Company and Gwendolyn Brooks Center.

Folder 5.6-5.13: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1992, 1994-1995, undated

Folder 5.7 includes issue of Jet.

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File 5: Red folder (cont.)

Folder 5.14-5.28: Left pocket

Folder 5.14: Correspondence, Farth(?), Tanya, undated

Folder 5.15: Poetry drafts, “For Sara Miller, Sculptor", 1994

Seven copies.

Folder 5.16: Prose drafts

Item 1: “Art hurts", undated

Item 2: “Words! Words!”, undated

Folder 5.17: Public engagements, Contemporary Forum pre-event questionnaire form for visit to Hendrix College, 1994

Folder 5.18: Public engagements, publicity for Hendrix/Murphy Foundation, 1994

Folder 5.19: Public engagements, itineraries, 1994

Includes note by Gwendolyn Brooks on poet’s responsibility “What will they say about me?”

Folder 5.20: Public engagement materials, 1994, undated

Includes materials about Hendrix College and Chocolate Chip Theatre Company.

Folder 5.21-5.22: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, undated

Folder 5.23-5.26: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993-1995, undated

Folder 5.27: Works of others, poetry by students, undated

Folder 5.28: African Arts Alliance grouping, 1994

Includes Paul Robeson Award event.

Folder 5.29: Red folder, undated

File 6: Red folder #2

Folder 6.1: Correspondence, Maselli, Kimberly (Northwestern University Press) to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Includes response by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 6.2: Correspondence, Maselli, Kimberly (Northwestern University Press) sealed envelope of newspaper clippings to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Folder 6.3: Works of others, “Dark Legs and Silk Kisses” by Jackson, Angela, 1993

Folder 6.4: Red folder, undated

File 7: Rockhurst College

Folder 7.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Beck, Mary Anne (Rockhurst College) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Item 2: Savage, Thomas invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 7.2: Rockhurst College promotional booklet, 1996

Folder 7.3: Public engagements, itinerary, 1996

File 8: Russia (1982)

Folder 8.1: Correspondence, Ambassador of the United States invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1982

Folder 8.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 8.3: Notes/jottings, 1982, undated

Folder 8.4: Public engagements, guest list, 1982

Folder 8.5: Public engagements, post tour program, 1982

File 9: White “SCC Celebrates 25” folder

Folder 9.1-9.11: Left pocket

Folder 9.1: Correspondence

Item 1: Monitor newsletter (Vol 3. No. 12), 1992

Item 2: Pinchney, Sandra (University of Chicago Medical Center) call back message for Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 9.2: Writings, advertisements, 1991

Eight copies.

Folder 9.3: Public engagements, Third World Press 25^th anniversary program, 1992

Folder 9.4: Public engagements, advertisements and publicity, 1992, undated

Includes visits to Central Arkansas Library System, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, and the Second Annual Chicago State University on the Black Literary Arts.

Folder 9.5-9.6: Newspapers and magazine clippings related to other subjects, 1991-1992, undated

Folder 9.7: Works of others, undated

Folder 9.8

Item 1: Correspondence, Chocolate Chips Theatre Company flyer, undated

Item 2: Published works, “Introduction to Myself” with notes on back, 1989

Folder 9.9: Food Group Box worksheets, undated

Folder 9.10: Correspondence, Chocolate Chips Theatre Company flyers, 1992

Folder 9.11: Chocolate Chips Theatre Company schedule of events, 1993

Folder 9.12-9.18: Right pocket

Folder 9.12: Public engagements, 1993, undated

Folder 9.13: Newspaper clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1992

Folder 9.14-9.18: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1992, undated

Folder 9.19: “SCC Celebrates 25” folder, undated

File 10: Smith College (1997)

Folder 10.1: Correspondence between Simmons, Ruth J. (Smith College) and Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Folder 10.2: Public engagements, travel materials, 1997

Box 348

File 1: Sophisticate’s Black Hair

Folder 1.1: Correspondence, Boswell, Arnita letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1998

Includes Jones, Lafayette (Segmented Marketing Services, Inc. (“SMSi”)) letter to Boswell, Arnita and SMSi marketing materials.

Folder 1.3: Business card, undated

Folder 1.4: Sophisticate’s Black Hair newsletter excerpt, undated

Folder 1.5: Sophisticate’s Black Hair “Styles and Care Guide” magazine issues, 1997-1998

Folder 1.6: White folder, undated

File 2: Speech drafts

Folder 2.1: Prose drafts, speech draft for Fisk Conference, 1967

Folder 2.2: Newspaper and magazine clippings related to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1965

Folder 2.3: The Black Position (Number 1), 1971

File 3: Student letters, poems, and teaching materials

Folder 3.1: Correspondence, Melhem, D.H. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1971

Includes Melhem, D.H. biography. First letter between Melhem, D.H. and Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 3.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 3.3-3.4: Teaching materials, 1967, 1971, undated

Folder 3.5-3.6: Newspaper clippings related to other subjects, 1968, 1971

Folder 3.7: Envelope, undated

File 4: Third World Papers, 1992

Folder 4.1-4.9: Inserted in front cover

Folder 4.1: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.2: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.3: Published works, “We Real Cool", undated

Folder 4.4-4.5: Public engagements, Langston Hughes Festival flyers, 1979

Folder 4.6: Public engagements, contact information, undated

Folder 4.7: Works of others, “My City” by Tillman, Ebony, undated

Poem by child, 8 years old.

Folder 4.8-4.9: Newspapers related to other subjects, 1995, undated

Folder 4.10: “Distribution pages,” prose drafts, undated

Folder 4.11: Pages 24-25, newspapers related to other subjects, 1995

Folder 4.12-4.17: Pages 54-55

Folder 4.12: Empty envelope, undated

Folder 4.13: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 4.14: Published works, “We Real Cool", 1979

Folder 4.15: Writings, advertisements and stationery, 1991, undated

Folder 4.16: Illinois Poet Laureate Awards materials, 1973, 1993

Folder 4.17: Works of others, “Life Ev’ry Voice", undated

Folder 4.18: “Third World Press: 25 Years of Progressive Black Publishing", 1992

File 5: Topeka (1996)

Folder 5.1: Notes/jottings, undated

Folder 5.2-5.3: Public engagements, publicity, 1996

Includes newspaper clipping.

Folder 5.4: Public engagements, travel materials, 1996

Folder 5.5: Unidentified grouping, correspondence, Scroggins, C. E. “Sonny” and Verlene letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Includes response by Gwendolyn Brooks.

File 6: A Tribute to the Gwendolyn Brooks Program

Folder 6.1: Poetry drafts, “To An Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct", 1992

Folder 6.2: Prose drafts, undated

Folder 6.3: A Tribute to the Gwendolyn Brooks event at James McCosh Elementary School program, 1992

File 7: Unlabeled white envelope

Folder 7.1-7.5: Correspondence

Folder 7.1

Item 1: Alexandroff, Mike letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 2: Gray, Alberta A. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 3: Lamont, Bridget L. (Illinois State Library) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1995

Folder 7.2

Item 1: Owens, Betty (Harvey Schools) card to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Item 2-4: Reitz-Baer, Miriam letters to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 7.3

Item 1: Roberts, Carol sermon invitation to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Item 2: Simon, Paul (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1997

Folder 7.4

Item 1: Vote, Jeanne Fryberger (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) letter to “friend of Lucille"

Regarding Clifton, Lucille.

Item 2: Weisberg, Lois letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1996

Folder 7.5: Williams, Kenny J. letter to Gwendolyn Brooks, 1993

Folder 7.6: Notes/jottings, 1996, undated

Includes separation sheet to restricted.

Folder 7.7-7.8: Public engagements, phone numbers, addresses, and business cards, undated

Folder 7.9-7.11: Unidentified grouping

Folder 7.9: Hooper, Emily envelope (empty), undated

Folder 7.10: Contemporary Forum pre-visit questionnaire for the dedication of Gwendolyn Brooks Park, 1996

Folder 7.11: Guest list for a public engagement, undated

Folder 7.12-7.13: Unidentified grouping

Folder 7.12: Gwendolyn Brooks note to Scott-Heron, Gil, undated

Folder 7.13: Phone numbers, addresses, and business cards, undated

File 8: "Unsorted miscellaneous"

Folder 8.1: “Awards” speech draft, undated

Folder 8.2: Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School dedication ephemera, 1999

Includes letters from and poems by children, a program, a “Programs for Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks” envelope, and flyers for an African-American Heritage Month Poetry Reading.

Folder 8.3: Twenty-Ninth Annual Illinois Poet Laureate Awards announcement flyer, 1998

Folder 8.4: U.S. Army Service Album cover, undated

Brown leather. Includes an Order of the Eastern Star pin. Replaced by a separation sheet

Folder 9: Empty envelope, undated

Folder 10-11: Miscellaneous empty folders, undated

Box 349-349d: Restricted materials