Langston Hughes play scripts
Overview
This collection consists of six play scripts written by or about Langston Hughes, sometimes with other authors. All scripts have been autographed by Hughes.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1958
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 entered New York's Columbia University in 1921, but he only attended for one 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 poetry. Following abdominal surgery, Langston Hughes died May 22, 1967.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 1554
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Langston Hughes, [1959?].
Processing Information
All items previously shelved at KB / W / H873 call numbers.
Source
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Langston Hughes Collection
- Subtitle
- Langston Hughes play scripts
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mwh. Finding aid encoded by mwh.
- Date
- 2022-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/0758430784
- Preferred citation
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Langston Hughes play scripts, RH MS 1554, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository