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Angela Davis collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0959
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to Angela Davis’s social and political activism and impact from 1970-1987. The bulk of the collection consists of booklets, posters, flyers, published articles, and petitions produced by Angela Davis legal defense and support committees from 1970-1972 as part of the “Free Angela Davis” campaign. The majority of these items were created in support of Davis following her arrest in October 1970; however, the collection does contain a single pamphlet...
Dates:
1970 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Paul Robeson collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0674
Abstract
Born on April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, Paul Robeson went on to become a stellar athlete, civil rights activist, and an immensely popular singer and actor, known for his stage and film performances in The Emperor Jones and Show Boat. The collection contains ephemera documenting Robeson's career from 1924 to 1973, including: programs, souvenir books on his life story, magazines, playbills, photographs (black-and-white movie stills),...
Dates:
1924-1978
Found in:
Special Collections
Richard Frary collection of Jack Kerouac materials
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0461
Abstract
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent. This collection consists of a poster, a publication annoucement, a bibliographic checklist, and a photograh of a painting. The items date from 1975, and roughly 1981-1991.
Dates:
1975; 1991 November, undated
Found in:
Special Collections