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John Chandler Griffin papers relating to Jean Toomer
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John Chandler Griffin papers relating to Jean Toomer, 1932-1973.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of John Chandler Griffin, 2003.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
John Chandler Griffin was a professor at the University of South Carolina. His research focused on the American Civil War, Jean Toomer, and John F. Kennedy.
Jean Toomer was a poet and novelist. He was born on December 28, 1894 in Washington D.C. and died on March 30, 1967 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. His novel, Cane, published in 1923, solidified him as a leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays and collections of poetry.
Summary
The collection's focus is Griffin's research on Jean Toomer. It includes a search for Jean Toomer's birth certificate, a photocopy of his will, Toomer's handwritten notes, and correspondence. The collection also contains an interivew typescript of a talk on Jean Toomer between Gorham Munson and India M. Witterson. The last folder contains photocopied readings from Jean Toomer's sessions with Edgar Cayce.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2019
References
John Chandler Griffin papers relating to Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
John Chandler Griffin papers relating to Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Authors United States 20th century.
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