Virginia Hamilton papers, 1938-2003 (bulk 1970-1999).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 900 items; 47 containers; 18.8 linear feetContained works: - Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. Anthony Burns : the defeat and triumph of a fugitive slave. 1988
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. Bluish : a novel. 1999
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. House of Dies Drear. 1968
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. M.C. Higgins, the great. 1974
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. Paul Robeson : the life and times of a free Black man. 1974
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002. W.E.B. Du Bois : a biography. 1972
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Correspondence, drafts, printing proofs, biographical material, research material, publicity items, reviews, illustrations, and other papers pertaining chiefly to the production of Hamilton's children's books. Includes drafts of Anthony Burns : The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave (1988); Bluish : A Novel (1999); The House of Dies Drear (1968); M.C. Higgins, The Great (1974); Paul Robeson : The Life and Times of a Free Black Man (1974); and W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography (1972).
Some audiotapes transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
African American children's author.
Collection material in English.
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