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African-American authors at the University of California, Berkeley
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African-American authors at the University of California, BerkeleyCreator/Contributor:
Bischof, Phyllis., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Ortiz, Fran, photographer.Creator/Contributor:
Sloane, Kathy, 1940-, photographer.Abstract:
Photographs of various African-American authors taken during their visits to the University of California, Berkeley, including
Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Al Young, Daphne Muse, Mary Helen Washington, and Huey Newton. Also pictured
are professors Barbara Christian, Paule Marshall and Erskine Peters, and librarian Phyllis Bischof. Among the events depicted
are a 1984 exhibit of Afro-Americana held by the U.C. Berkeley Library and readings and receptions related to the exhibit.
Collection also includes commercial portraits of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Toni Morrison, and a snapshot of Langston Hughes
and friends.
Date:
approximately 1940-1995, bulk approximately 1975-1995 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAfrican American authors -- 20th century -- Photographs
Écrivains noirs américains -- 20e siècle -- Photographies
African American authors
University of California, Berkeley. -- Library -- Photographs
University of California, Berkeley. -- Library
Brooks, Gwendolyn -- 1917-2000 -- Photographs
Baldwin, James -- 1924-1987 -- Photographs
Walker, Alice -- 1944- -- Photographs
Young, Al -- 1939- -- Photographs
Muse, Daphne -- Photographs
Washington, Mary Helen -- Photographs
Newton, Huey P -- Photographs
Christian, Barbara -- 1943-2000 -- Photographs
Marshall, Paule -- 1929-2019 -- Photographs
Bischof, Phyllis -- Photographs
Jr -- King, Martin Luther -- 1929-1968 -- Photographs
Morrison, Toni -- Photographs
Hughes, Langston -- 1902-1967 -- Photographs
Peters, Erskine -- Photographs
Baldwin, James -- 1924-1987
Bischof, Phyllis
Brooks, Gwendolyn -- 1917-2000
Christian, Barbara -- 1943-2000
Hughes, Langston -- 1902-1967
Jr -- King, Martin Luther -- 1929-1968
Marshall, Paule -- 1929-2019
Morrison, Toni
Newton, Huey P
Peters, Erskine
Walker, Alice -- 1944-
Washington, Mary Helen
Young, Al -- 1939-
Note:
Photographs collected by Phyllis Bischof.
Various photographers represented, including Fran Ortiz, Kathy Sloane, Ron Delany, and Helen Marcus.
Title and date supplied by cataloger.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Physical Description:
photoprint
1 folder (14 photographic prints) and 1 oversize folder (3 photographic prints) : 36 x 26 cm or smaller.
Language:
English