Hamilton, Virginia,  1936-2002. <br/><br/>
Virginia Hamilton papers, 1938-2003  (bulk 1970-1999). 

 - 900  items. 47  containers. 18.8  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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). 
<br/><br/><br/>Some audiotapes <br/>Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>African American children's author. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009203 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm2003084975 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862. <br/>Du Bois, W. E. B. 1868-1963. <br/>Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American authors.<br/>African Americans--Biography.<br/>American literature--African American authors.<br/>Children's books.<br/>African Americans--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.