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Gwendolyn Brooks photograph collection [graphic].
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Title:

Gwendolyn Brooks photograph collection

Creator/Contributor:

Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000, creator

Abstract:

Includes portraits and snapshots of Brooks; her parents Keziah Wims Brooks and David Anderson Brooks; her husband Henry Blakely and his family; and her children Henry Blakely Jr. and Nora Blakely. Also contains snapshots of her family and friends in Chicago as well as of contemporary African American poets, including Dudley Randall, Woodie King Jr. and Don L. Lee (later known as Haki R. Madhubuti). Henry Blakely Jr's baby shoes are also included (in OBJ box).

Date:

ca. 1910-ca. 1982 (issued)

Subject:

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Brooks, Gwendolyn -- 1917-2000 -- Pictorial works
Brooks, Keziah Wims -- Pictorial works
David Anderson Brooks -- Pictorial works
Blakely, Henry -- Pictorial works
Blakely, Nora -- Pictorial works
Randall, Dudley -- 1914-2000 -- Pictorial works
Madhubuti, Haki R -- 1942- -- Pictorial works
Jr -- King, Woodie -- 1937- -- Pictorial works
African American poets -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Poets -- 20th century -- Portraits

Note:

Collected by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Title devised by cataloger.
NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only. Inquiries should be submitted to Bancroft Reference via the Reference Inquiry form.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Folder list available in library.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
1 box (ca. 270 photographic prints), 3 oversize folders (3 photographic prints, 1 painting and 4 drawings), 1 object box (1 pair baby shoes) and 43 negatives.

Language:

English

Identifier:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/reference-online

Origin:

Various places

Copyright Note:

NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only. Inquiries should be submitted to Bancroft Reference via the Reference Inquiry form.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.

Related Item:

Gwendolyn Brooks papers : Brooks, Gwendolyn, : 1917-2000
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/reference-online