Robeson, Paul
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a letter by James Earl Jones to unidentified recipient dated 6-22-1977 (2 leaves); packet of 4 photocopied letters between Martin Popper, Paul Robeson Jr, and officials at NBC, dated from 2-3-1976 to 3-4-1976 concerning an NBC special on the life of Robeson (4 leaves); packet of photocopied correspondence between Charles Rangel and Paul Robeson Jr., dated from 11-30-1977 to 2-13-1978 (5 leaves); packet of transcripts from NBC dated between 2-9-1978 and 3-2-1978, concerning James Earl Jones's play about Robeson (13 leaves); photocopied letter by the National Ad Hoc Committee to End the Crimes Against Paul Robeson to WNBC-TV dated 2-27-1978 (6 leaves); printed biographical cartoon by Alston (1 leaf); photocopy of text "A Man Before His Time: A Tribute" by Dr. Nathan Wright (1 leaf); typed letter signed by Chris Reynolds to Lucia Robinson dated 4-1-1977 (1 leaf, with 2 attached two-leaf press releases); press release dated 2-24-1978 containing an address given by Tran Van Dinh on that date entitled "Here We All Stand" (4 leaves), with two attached newspaper clippings; photocopied "Address by Mayor Richard Hatcher: Salute to Paul Robeson" dated 4-15-1973 (6 leaves); typescript leaf containing memorial quotes about Robeson from Georgia Jenkins and Adelle Lambert; carbonscript text "My Meetings with Paul Robeson" by Konstantin Kudrov (5 leaves); mimeographed legal complaint Paul Robeson v. Dean G. Acheson (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Civil Action no. 5500-50) (17 leaves); photocopied "Tribute by Bishop J. Clinton Hoggard" dated 1-27-1976 (4 leaves); press release dated 4-26-1945 concerning Robeson's receipt of the Spingarn Medal; souvenir program from the Spingarn Medal ceremony on Oct. 18, 1945carbonscript text "Ten Thousand Welcome Robeson at Wrigley Field..." by Rev. Daniel L. Reed (3 leaves); press release dated 8-9-1950 concerning the voiding of Robeson's passport by the State Department; press release dated 10-24-1950 containing the text of a speech delivered by Robeson at the American Labor Union Party Rally on that date; typed letter signed by Victor Grossman to the Amsterdam News concerning the founding of a Robeson Archive at the German Academy of Arts; and one photocopied newspaper clipping.
Dates
- Pre 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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