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Additional authors

1. Bambara, Toni Cade.
2. Billops, Camille.
3. Browne, Roscoe Lee.
4. Canton, Nelson.
5. Cartey, Wilfred.
6. Coombs, Orde.
7. Cullen, Ida Mae Roberson.
8. Gayle, Addison, Jr., 1932-1991.
9. Harris, Neil, 1936-
10. Huggins, Nathan.
11. Jackson, Mae.
12. Karikari, Kwame.
13. Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987.
14. Meriwether, Louise.
15. Miller, May, 1899-1995.
16. Mitchell, Loften.
17. Neal, Larry, 1937-
18. O'Neil, Fred.
19. Rivers, Louis.
20. Spence, Eulalie.
21. Touré, Askia M.
22. Williams, Jeanette Marie.
23. Williams, John A., 1925-2015.
24. Hatch-Billops Collection.

Description

1. 19 sound tape reels : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono.; 5 in.

Summary

1. Collection of interviews with African and African-American authors, including poets, novelists, playwrights and editors. In general, the authors discuss their life and careers. Collection also includes a panel discussion, celebrating Langston Hughes and Paul Laurence Dunbar, two sound recordings of a CBS-TV program entitled Black Arts and a few lectures given at City College.
2. Authors and lecturers interviewed are Ida Cullen (discussing Countee Cullen), Neil Harris, Mae Jackson, Kwame Karikari, Louise Meriwether, May Miller, Loften Mitchell, Larry Neal, Fred O'Neil, Louis Rivers, Eulalie Spence, Askia M. Toure, Jeanette Marie Williams and John Alfred Williams. The Hughes/Dunbar panelists are Toni Cade Bambara, Nelson Canton, Wilfred Cartey, Addison Gayle, Loften Mitchell and Nathan Huggins. Interviewed on the CBS-TV program Black Arts are Orde Coombs and John O. Killens.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. Miller, May, 1899-1995 > Interviews
2. American literature > African American authors
3. African American theater
4. West African literature > History and criticism
5. Poets, Black > Interviews
6. Editors > United States > Interviews
7. Coombs, Orde > Interviews
8. Cullen, Ida Mae Roberson > Interviews
9. Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
10. Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
11. Harris, Neil, 1936- > Interviews
12. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
13. Jackson, Mae > Interviews
14. Karikari, Kwame > Interviews
15. Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987 > Interviews
16. Meriwether, Louise > Interviews
17. Mitchell, Loften > Interviews
18. Neal, Larry, 1937- > Interviews
19. O'Neil, Fred > Interviews
20. Rivers, Louis > Interviews
21. Spence, Eulalie > Interviews
22. Touré, Askia M > Interviews
23. Williams, Jeanette Marie > Interviews
24. Williams, John A., 1925- > Interviews
25. African American artists > Interviews
26. African American authors > Interviews
27. African American dramatists > Interviews
28. African American novelists > Interviews
29. African American poets > Interviews
30. African American women authors > Interviews
31. African American women poets > Interviews
32. Authors, African > Interviews

Call number

1. Sc CR91.089

Note

1. Title from container ; subtitle from accompanying material.
2. Interviews conducted by various interviewers under the direction of James Hatch and Camille Billops.
3. Item-level finding aid available.
4. Abstracts of some interviews available.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.

Author

1. Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020. Collector

Title

1. Hatch-Billops collection [sound recording] : [taped interviews of authors].

Imprint

1. 1971-1974.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Bambara, Toni Cade. Interviewee
2. Billops, Camille. Collector
3. Browne, Roscoe Lee. Interviewer
4. Canton, Nelson. Interviewee
5. Cartey, Wilfred. Interviewee
6. Coombs, Orde. Interviewee
7. Cullen, Ida Mae Roberson. Interviewee
8. Gayle, Addison, Jr., 1932-1991. Interviewee
9. Harris, Neil, 1936- interviewee.
10. Huggins, Nathan. iv
11. Jackson, Mae. Interviewee
12. Karikari, Kwame. Interviewee
13. Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987. Interviewee
14. Meriwether, Louise. Interviewee
15. Miller, May, 1899-1995. Interviewee
16. Mitchell, Loften. Interviewee
17. Neal, Larry, 1937- Interviewee
18. O'Neil, Fred. Interviewee
19. Rivers, Louis. Interviewee
20. Spence, Eulalie. Interviewee
21. Touré, Askia M. Interviewee
22. Williams, Jeanette Marie. Interviewee
23. Williams, John A., 1925-2015. Interviewee
24. Hatch-Billops Collection.

Research call number

1. Sc CR91.089 Originals in SC Audio TB 216, 267, 271-287