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African-American authors at the University of California, Berkeley [graphic].
BANC PIC 2006.080--PIC; BANC PIC 2006.080--AX ; BANC PIC 2006.080
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Title:

African-American authors at the University of California, Berkeley

Creator/Contributor:

Bischof, Phyllis., creator

Creator/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-ca
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
University of California, Berkeley. -- Library -- Photographs
African American authors -- 20th century -- Photographs

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:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
1 folder (14 photographic prints) and 1 oversize folder (3 photographic prints) : 36 x 26 cm or smaller.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2006.080--PIC
BANC PIC 2006.080--AX
BANC PIC 2006.080

Origin:

Various places