Langston Hughes literary works collection
Overview
The Langston Hughes literary works collection contains a variety of typescripts, proofs, and publications of Hughes' writings acquired from various sources.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1967
Creator
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
Langston Hughes was born in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri to Caroline Leary Hughes. From 1903 to 1915, Hughes lived in Lawrence, Kansas with his grandmother, Mary Langston; in 1915 he joined his mother in Illinois. The family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Hughes graduated high school. He then entered New York's Columbia University in 1921, but only attended for a year. During his time at Columbia Hughes discovered Harlem, where he became an influential part of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1926 he published his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues. Over the course of his life, Hughes created a wide range of works including novels, short stories, children's books, scripts, translations, and, of course, poetry. Following abdominal surgery, Langston Hughes died May 22, 1967.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box, + 1 oversize volume)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Langston Hughes literary works collection dates from 1926 to 1967 and is arranged in a single series, which includes such items as typescripts, publications, and proofs. Folder arrangement is alphabetical by topic. The collection's oversized material is located at RH MS D52.
Physical Location
RH MS 1023
Physical Location
RH MS D52
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Kb W H873pr 1963 ms Purchase, 1964. Purchase, Michael Fabre, 1973. Purchase, Tavistock Books, 1996.
Subject
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Langston Hughes Literary Works Collection
- Subtitle
- Langston Hughes literary works collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007. Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007. Finding aid revised by mrk, 2010; skt, 2010; mwh, 2022.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5529010271
- Preferred citation
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Langston Hughes Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 1023, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository