C.L.R. James letters
- Title
- C.L.R. James letters, 1939-1986 (bulk 1939-1946).
- Author
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 1 | FormatMixed material | AccessUse in library | Call numberSc MG 132 Box 1 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 1 (Additions) | FormatMixed material | AccessUse in library | Call numberSc MG 132 Box 1 (Additions) | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 2 | FormatMixed material | AccessUse in library | Call numberSc MG 132 Box 2 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 2 (Additions) | FormatMixed material | AccessUse in library | Call numberSc MG 132 Box 2 (Additions) | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 4 | FormatMixed material | AccessUse in library | Call numberSc MG 132 Box 4 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- 6 1/2 a.b. (2.7 lin. ft.)
- Summary
- Collection consists mainly of letters written by James to his former wife and political associate, Constance Webb. James' letters discuss a wide variety of subjects including love, politics, especially Marxism, art, history, sports, literature, and popular culture. Also included are miscellaneous letters and organizational materials documenting James' political activities in the United States, 1938-1953; and letters written to Webb regarding her writings on Richard Wright from Arna Bontemps, Lawrence Reddick, and Ellen Wright. Numerous letters also discuss the Johnson-Forest Tendency, a faction led by C.L.R. James under the pseudonym of J.R. Johnson and Raya Dunayevskaya (also known as Freddie Forest) within the Socialist Workers Party, which later evolved into the group, Facing Reality.
- Subject
- Black people > Political activity
- African American authors
- United States > Social life and customs
- Johnson-Forest Tendency
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Dunayevskaya, Raya
- Socialism
- James, C. L. R (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989
- Black author
- Webb, Constance
- Boggs, Grace Lee
- United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953
- United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
- Cricket
- Call number
- Sc MG 132
- Source (note)
- Webb, Constance
- Biography (note)
- West Indian scholar, political activist and writer. Died in 1989.
- Author
- James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989.
- Title
- C.L.R. James letters, 1939-1986 (bulk 1939-1946).
- Biography
- West Indian scholar, political activist and writer. Died in 1989.
- Source
- Webb, Constance Purchase March 1987 SCM 87-35 Letters.
- Connect to:
- Local subject
- Black author.
- Added author
- Wright, Ellen.
- Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973.
- Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995.
- Research call number
- Sc MG 132