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Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946

 Person

Biography

American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Bifur archive, 1929-1931

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-011
Scope and Contents

Archive of a Paris literary periodical published from 1929-1931 consists of correspondence from various individuals (including Aldington, Sherwood Anderson, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Eugene O'Neill, Jean Toomer, William Carlos Williams and Thornton Wilder) to Bifur's editor, Nino Frank. The correspondence is addressed to Frank unless otherwise noted and is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Dates: 1929 - 1931
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Cullen, Countee

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.222
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.

Dates: 1837 - 1990
Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings / W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., Publishers / The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry / Individual poet files

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Subject
Authors, American -- Correspondence -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Bifur archive. 1
 

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