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Description

1. .2 lin. ft.

Summary

1. The David Bryant Fulton collection consists of his writings and two biographical sketches. The writings include poems, a manuscript of a novel, and short stories. There are also manuscripts for two short stories entitled "Cumberland" and "The Red Rosary." The biographical sketches were written by Eures Hunter and William Andrews. There is also correspondence between Andrews and Mrs. Fulton (1973).

Subject

1. Thorne, Jack, 1863?-1941
2. African American authors
3. African American poets
4. American poetry -- African American authors
5. Short stories -- African American authors
6. Short stories, American

Genre/Form

1. Poems.
2. Sketches.

Call number

1. Sc MG 446

Language

1. English

Note

1. Button transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.

Source (note)

1. Richard W. Robinson

Biography (note)

1. David Bryant Fulton (Thorne, Jack, pseud.) was a poet, journalist and novelist.

Processing action (note)

1. Accessioned
2. Cataloged

Author

1. Thorne, Jack, 1863?-1941.

Title

1. David Bryant Fulton collection, 1937-1973.

Biography

1. David Bryant Fulton (Thorne, Jack, pseud.) was a poet, journalist and novelist. Born in North Carolina in 1863, Fulton moved to New York in 1887, joining the Pullman Palace Car Company as a porter in 1888.
2. In 1892 Fulton published a pamphlet entitled "Recollections of a Sleeping Car Porter," for which he used the pseudonym "Jack Thorne." He also authored a novel, "Hanover, or the Persecution of the Lowly" (1900) concerning violent racial conflict in the South in that period. Between 1903 and 1906, Fulton gained prominence in Brooklyn for his letters and articles in New York City newspapers. After 1907 Fulton wrote poetry, essays and short stories; most remained unpublished.

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Research call number

1. Sc MG 446