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Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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Jarrold & Sons 1
Adams, Jeanette 6
Alaoma, Idris 4
Anchor Arts Organization 1
Anderson, J. B. (Joseph B.) 1
Blakely, Nora Brooks 19
Blount, Daisy 3
Bolden, B. J. (Barbara Jean), 1946- 1
Brookins, H. H. 1
Brooks, Amanda Lee, 1936- 2
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 557
Brooks, Raymond 1
Camera Studios Chicago 2
Carter, Dwight, 1943- 3
Chicago Sun-Times 2
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 61
Clark, LaVerne Harrell 8
Contemporary Forum 1
Cunningham, Jim 1
Diversity Photo Services 2
Eastman Kodak Company 3

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Blakely, Henry 1
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 1
Burroughs, Charles Gordon, 1919- 1
Burroughs, Margaret Taylor, 1917-2010 1
Gayden, Fern, 1905-1986 1
Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004 1

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Blakely, Henry 1
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 1
Burroughs, Charles Gordon, 1919- 1
Burroughs, Margaret Taylor, 1917-2010 1
Gayden, Fern, 1905-1986 1
Jarrett, Vernon, 1921-2004 1

Date

189u 1
1900-1990 2
190u 5
191u 2
192u 16
1932 1
1933 4
1934 7
1936 1
1937 1
1938-1940 1
1939 1
193u 7
1940-12 3
1941 3
1941-08-31 1
1942 1
1942-08 1
1945 2
1946-02-07 1
1946-07 1

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Accra (Ghana) 65
Albany (N.Y.) 2
Atlanta (Ga.) 1
Baltimore (Md.) 2
Bedford (England) 1
Bloomington (Ind.) 1
Boston (Mass.) 3
Cambridge (England) 22
Champaign (Ill.) 28
Chartres (France) 26
Chevy Chase (Md.) 2
Chicago (Ill.) 625
Cleveland (Ohio) 5
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 1
Cortland (N.Y.) 3
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) 67
Detroit (Mich.) 9
East Hampton (N.Y.) 2
England 160
Evanston (Ill.) 1
France 35

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Adams, Jeanette 2
African American Methodists 1
African American authors 1
African American poets 531
Airplanes 5
Airports 3
Albert Memorial (London, England) 1
Alleys 1
Alvin, Glenda M. 1
American fiction 1
American literature--African American authors 45
American literature--African American authors 10
Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975 2
Anglican church buildings 4
Ani, Marimba 1
Antelopes 5
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Art schools 4
Audiences 2
Automobile accidents 1
Automobiles 7

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Clippings 1
Correspondence 6
Drawing 13
Manuscript 24
Mixed materials 86
Negative 343
Newspaper 3
Painting 1
Photograph 1111
Postcard 2
Still image 94
Text 37
Typescripts 3

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Clippings 1
Correspondence 6
Drawing 13
Manuscript 24
Mixed materials 86
Negative 343
Newspaper 3
Painting 1
Photograph 1111
Postcard 2
Still image 94
Text 37
Typescripts 3

Genre

Black-and-white photography 28
Bookmarks 2
Boxes 1
Clippings 5
Color photographs 77
Correspondence 6
Coupons 2
Course materials 2
Diaries 2
Envelopes 64
Ephemera 3
Flyers 1
Greeting cards 3
Index cards 3
Instant photography 1
Labels 2
Manuscripts 4
Negatives 491
Newsletters 1
Newspapers 3
Notebooks 13

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eng 421

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White House mailing envelope

Red Album - Item view

Black Scrapbook

Gwendolyn Brooks' recipe box, c.1960s

PICTURES (temporary home) original collection casing

Red Album - Album view

White House mailing envelope
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1980Mailing envelope from the White House addressed to Gwendolyn Brooks.
Red Album - Item view
Multi-Page Item | 402 pages | 1900-1990Album containing photographs about the life and work of Pulitzer prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks. Pivotal moments from Brooks' childhood, adolescence, family and married life, and her contributions as a writer and literary educator are all recorded in this album.
Black Scrapbook
Multi-Page Item | 566 pagesScrapbook containing newspaper clippings, writings, and photographs pertaining to Gwendolyn Brooks' literary career.
Gwendolyn Brooks' recipe box, c.1960s
Multi-Page Item | 205 pages | 196This is a recipe wooden box typical during the 1950s and 1960s.
PICTURES (temporary home) original collection casing
Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOriginal collection casing, a large white envelope labeled "PICTURES (temporary home)" in print handwriting.
Red Album - Album view
Multi-Page Item | 27 pages | 1900-19901 photographic album, 16 pages, 5 groupings of inserts, 403 photographs.

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