Leonard Slade papers, 1953-[ongoing] | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Collection Overview

Title: Leonard Slade papers, 1953-[ongoing]

ID: 01/01/MSS00067

Primary Creator: Slade, Leonard A.

Extent: 25.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged by type of material.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Born in 1942, Slade received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972. Leonard Slade is a distinguished professor of English at Kentucky State University (1965-1988) and State University of New York at Albany (1988-present). In addition to academic activities, which include various administrative responsibilities, he has also published several volumes of poetry and won numerous awards for writing and teaching. The Slade collection includes books, clippings, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, photographs, and some miscellaneous items.

Biographical Note

Born March 13, 1942, Leonard A. Slade, Jr. is tenured professor and past chair of the department of Africana studies at the State University of New York in Albany, where he lives with his wife Roberta and daughter. He received his bachelor's degree in English from North Carolina's Elizabeth City State University, his master's degree in English from Virginia State University, and his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He taught at Kentucky State University, where he was also Chair of the Division of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to being widely published in magazines and journals, he has published 15 books, including 10 books of poetry: Another Black Voice: A Different Drummer, The Beauty of Blackness, I Fly Like a Bird, The Whipping Song, Vintage, Fire Burning, Pure Light, Neglecting the Flowers, Lilacs in Spring, and Elizabeth and Other Poems. Symbolism in Herman Melville's Moby Dick: From the Satanic to the Divine is his second book of literary criticism.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1970-1999],
[Series 2: Manuscripts, 1979-1995],
[Series 3: Books and Serials, 1974-1999],
[Series 4: Documents, 1979-1996],
[Series 5: Newspaper Clippings, 1953-1999],
[Series 6: Photographs, 1956-1998],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1959-1999],
[Series OS: Oversize materials],
[All]

Series 3: Books and Serials, 1974-1999

Item 9001: The Whipping Song, 1993: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Mellen Poetry Press. Lewiston, NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-1.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12w
Item 9002: Vintage, 1995: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Mellen Poetry Press. Lewiston, NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-3.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12v
Item 9003: Black Essays, 1996: Book; Creator: Slade Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-7.; UnitID: SLADE 810.8 B5612
Item 9004: Vintage, 1996: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-3. Notes: in wrapper.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12v cop.2
Item 9005: The Langston Hughes Review, 1996: Serial; Creator: Miller, R. Baxter, editor. Publisher: University of Georgia Institute for African American Studies. Athens, GA.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 1-59. Notes: Vol. 14, No. 1 & 2, Spring/Fall 1996.; UnitID: SLADE 811 H8741l v.14:1/2 cop.2
Item 9006: KOLA, 1995: Serial; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Black Writers Guild of Quebec. Montreal, Quebec, CA.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 1-42. Notes: Vol 7, No. 2, Spring 1995.; UnitID: SLADE 810.5 KOL v. 7:2
Item 9007: CLA Journal, 1996: Serial; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Darby Printing Company. Atlanta, GA.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 1-1. Notes: Vol. XL, Number 2, December 1996.; UnitID: SLADE 405 CL v.40:2 cop.2
Item 9008: Pure Light, 1996: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-6.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12p
Item 9009: A Collection of Short Stories, 1974: Book; Creator: Matheus, John F.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-5.; UnitID: SLADE 813.08 M421c
Item 9010: I Fly Like a Bird, 1992: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Winston-Derek. Nashville, TN.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-2.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12i cop.2
Item 9011: Neglecting the Flowers, 1997: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 7-1.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12n
Item 9012: The Griot, 1992: Serial; Creator: Baskin, Andrew, editor. Publisher: Berea College. Berea, KY.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 2-4. Notes: Vol. 10, No. 2, Fall 1992.; UnitID: SLADE 305 GRI v.10:2
Item 9013: Another Black Voice, 1988: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc. Nashville, TN.; Other Information: Inventory Number: Box 4-128.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12a cop.2
Item 9014: Lilacs in Spring, 1998: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12l
Item 9015: Symbolism in Herman Melville's Moby Dick: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr.; Other Information: Notes: in wrapper.; UnitID: SLADE 813 M49moYsl
Item 9016: A Selected Working Bibliography of Twenty-Four American Authors, 1974: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr and Lawless, Sr. Kyran Joyce. Publisher: Stipes. Champaign, IL.; UnitID: SLADE 016.81 Sl12s
Item 9017: Lilacs in Spring, 1998: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press. Lewiston, NY.; Other Information: Notes: 2nd copy given to Nancy 1999/12/20 for tag, etc.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12l cop.2; UnitID: SLADE 813 M49moYsl
Item 9018: Elisabeth and other poems, 1999: Book; Creator: Slade, Leonard A. Jr. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. NY.; UnitID: SLADE 811 Sl12e