Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2005 |
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Span Dates | 1890-2005 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1930-1994) |
ID No. | MSS83111 |
Creator | Ellison, Ralph |
Extent | 74,800 items ; 314 containers plus 25 overisze ; 143 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | African-American author and educator. General correspondence, organizational correspondence and reports, family papers, drafts, notes, and production files for novels, essays, poetry, short stories, reviews, and other writings, speeches, lectures, and interviews, reference file, and miscellany documenting Ellison's career and development as a writer. Among the many works represented are Going to the Territory (1985), Invisible Man (1952), Shadow and Act (1964), and the second novel Ellison left unpublished at his death. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms002008 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm96083111 |