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Langston Hughes Collection-addition 1

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1
Identifier: ViU-2024-0040

Content Description

This addition to MSS 8870, Langston Hughes Collection, contains an 8" x 10" gelatin silver press photograph of Langston Hughes and Anna Land Butler, who is signing a book, surrounded by several Black female journalists. The land is likely signing her first book, "Album of Love Letters Unsent," published in 1952. Included with the picture is a typed caption identifying all the sitters and handwritten annotations indicating those who were deceased. Those identified in the photograph are Janice King, NYC; Conchita Nakatani, Philadelphia Courier Office; Mrs. Ryan, NYC; Jessie Vann, President and Treasurer, Pittsburgh Courier; Anna Land Bulter, Langston Hughes; and Gerri Major, Women's Editor, New York Amsterdam News. The photographer's name, James C. Cambell, is stamped on the back of the photograph.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Regina Rush, 21 February 2024.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

In Copyright – https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/. This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials.

Dates

  • Creation: C. 1952

Extent

.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

1 item