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Cullen, Countee

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1946

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection

 Collection — Box 1-118, OS Box 4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0034
Scope and contents The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent.One interesting feature of this collection is the large number of original manuscripts, poetry and correspondence Harold Jackman managed to obtain. There are such jewels as an original handwritten poem by noted poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar along with an original draft of Giovionni's Room by literary great, James Baldwin. They knew Mr. Jackman...
Dates: 1881-1995