Johns Hopkins University
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Johns Hopkins University Dashiell Hammett collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0748
Abstract
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist. The items in this artificially-assembled collection were created by or are related to Hammett and his literary career. The holding spans 1942 to 1943.
Dates:
1942 - 1943
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
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- Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Glass Key 1
- Motion picture plays, American 1
- Noir fiction, American 1
- Theater 1
- United States 1
- broadsides (notices) 1
- ephemera (general object genre) 1
- invitations 1
- phonograph records 1
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