A Guide to the Zora Neale Hurston PapersUniversity of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections |
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Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Hurston, Zora Neale. | |
| Title: | Zora Neale Hurston Papers | |
| Dates: | 1919-2002 | |
| Bulk dates: | 1926-1960 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, manuscripts, photographs, and miscellaneous personal papers of author, Zora Neale Hurston. | |
| Extent: | 6 linear feet. (16 boxes; 1 binder) | |
| Identification: | MS Group 6 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Author, folklorist, anthropologist. Born in Eatonville, Florida; educated at Barnard College and Colombia University. Did research on African-American folklore in the American South, Haiti, and the West Indies. Published works include: Of Mules and Men (1935); Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934); Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), Moses: Man of the Mountain (1939), Seraph on the Suwanee (1948); and her autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road (1943). Hurston also wrote short stories, plays, and non-fiction articles. She taught at North Carolina College for Negroes.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, manuscripts, photographs, miscellaneous personal papers. Correspondence concerning race relations, Hurston's writings and fieldwork, personal matters; manuscripts of articles, short stories, plays; biographical material about Zora Neale Hurston. The majority of the papers have been encapsulated and bound.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
The Zora Neale Hurston literary estate is represented by: Victoria Sanders Literary Agency, 241 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 11H, New York, NY 10014.
Related Material
Related documents are located in the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the University of Florida: Three letters to Mary G. Holland (Mrs. Spessard L. Holland) dated 1955-1958 and a 1950 Orlando Sentinel Star news article. The University of Florida also holds letters written by and about Hurston in the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Collection, the Edith Pope Papers, and the Tracy L'Engle Angas Papers.
Administrative Information
Prefered Citation
[Identification of item], Zora Neale Hurston Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
After Hurston died on January 28, 1960 in a Fort Pierce, Florida, hospital, her papers were ordered to be burned. A law officer and friend, Patrick DuVal, passing by the house where she had lived, stopped and put out the fire, thus saving an invaluable collection of literary documents for posterity. The nucleus of this collection was given to the University of Florida libraries in 1961 by Mrs. Marjorie Silver, friend and neighbor of Hurston. Other materials were donated in 1970 and 1971 by Frances Grover, daughter of E. O. Grover, a Rollins College professor and long-time friend of Hurston's. In 1979 Stetson Kennedy of Jacksonville, who knew Hurston through his work with the Federal Writers Project, added additional papers.
Selected Subjects and Access Points
- Hurston, Zora Neale — Correspondence.
- Hurston, Zora Neale — Political and social views.
- African American authors — Biography.
- African American authors — Correspondence.
- African American women — Biography.
- African Americans — Folklore.
- American fiction — African American authors.
- Novelists, American — 20th century — Biography.
Contents List
The correspondence has been encapsulated and bound in two boxes (C1-C2). The letters are listed alphabetically in this collection description. Please note the box number when requesting letters. The description for each letter usually includes the name of the author, whether typed or handwritten (see note on abbreviations), recipient, date, place of writing, pagination, and a short abstract.
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| 1 | 7 | Alexander, Frank. TLS to Zora Neale Hurston Tallahassee. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). United Insurance Company of America Claim. |
1958, Dec. 16 |
| 1 | 39 | Alexander, Jack. TLS to ZNH Philadelphia. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Enlargements of photographs in Sat. Evening Post. |
1956, Sept. 10 |
| 1 | 47 | Andersen, Martin. TLS to ZNH Orlando. (1p. 9 1/2 x 7). A new correspondent; thanks for Collins tip. Enclosed letter to Mr. James Cox. |
1956, April 30 |
| 1 | 60 | Andersen, Martin. TLS to ZNH Orlando. (1p. 9 1/2 x 7). Re ZNH's article in Orlando Sentinel; 2 enclosures. (1 letter and 1 clipping). |
1955, Oct. 20 |
| 1 | 38 | Andersen, Martin. TLS to ZNH Orlando. (1p. 9 1/2 x 7). ZNH must take an objective viewpoint. |
1956, Sept. 18 |
| 1 | 21 | Augustine, Frederick. ALS to ZNH Melbourne Fla. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 10). Wants ZNH to speak on race relations for Unitarian group. |
1957, Sept. 10 |
| 1 | 68 | Bardolph, Richard. TLS to ZNH Greensboro, N.C. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Engaged in study of prominent Negroes in American History. |
1955, Sept. 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Barley, H. Postcard to ZNH Spain. (4 x 5). Villa in Spain; living cheap; leaving for France. |
1954, July 8 |
| 2 | 73 | Bates, Jesse V. TLS to ZNH Los Angeles. (1p. (frag. only) 7 1/2 x 10 1/2). Molotov; Elvis Presley; Hollywood. |
Not dated |
| 1 | 19 | Beam, T.C. Boston. TLS to ZNH Yanceyville, N.C. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Would like ZNH's comments on article he has written. |
1958, Feb. 3 |
| 1 | 11 | Beebe, George (ed. Miami Herald). TLS to Doug Silver (1p. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2). He cannot see the purpose of Zora's story. She needs a ghost writer. Not part of Hurston's Papers; added by the Silvers. |
1958, July 9 |
| 1 | 76 | Bixby R. Burdell. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 8 x 10 1/2). Re ZNH's letter to Governor Dewey. |
1955, June 9 |
| 1 | 65 | Brown, Willie. ALS to ZNH, Eustis, Florida. (1 p. 8 1/2 x 11). Would like to see ZNH. |
1955, Sept. 11 |
| 2 | 41 | Collins, LeRoy. TLS to ZNH Tallahassee. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re ZNH's suggestions about publicizing Fla.'s historic ties with Spain. |
1950, May 18 |
| 1 | 59 | Crippen, John K. TLS to ZNH Park Ridge, Ill. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). American Negro; communism. Enclosures. |
1955, Oct. 29 |
| 2 | 74 | Cutler, Ronald. TLS to ZNH Gainesville, Fla. (1 1/2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Race theories. |
Not dated |
| 1 | 22 | Cutler, Ronald. TLS to ZNH Gainesville, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Florida stories. |
1957, Aug. 22 |
| 1 | 25 | Cutler, Ronald. TLS to ZNH Gainesville, Fla. (3/4pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Re anthology of Florida Stories. |
1957, June 12 |
| 1 | 73 | Dabney, Virginius. TLS to Martin Andersen Richmond. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re ZNH's letter. |
1955, Aug. 15 |
| 2 | 24 | Darden, Woodrow. TLS to ZNH Titusville, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re Negro school. |
1952, Aug. 6 |
| 1 | 27 | Davis, Grace. ALS to ZNH New York. (2pp. 8 x 6). Hurt her foot. |
1957, Apr. 13 |
| 1 | 37 | Dennis, B.H. ALS to ZNH Manhasset, NY. (1p. 5 x 8). Title of Book. |
1956, Sept. 25 |
| 1 | 44 | Eisenberg, Larry. TLS to ZNH Nashville, Tenn. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Men and Mules; Methodist Church. |
1956, May 10 |
| 1 | 48 | Eisenberg, Larry. TLS to ZNH Leesburg, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Permission request to use stories from Mules and Men. |
1956, Apr. 19 |
| 2 | 75 | Enns, Robt.N. TLS to Mr. Moore n.p. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: article on ZNH's death. |
[1960] |
| 1 | 26 | _______, Eva. ALS to ZNH Riverside, Calif. (5pp. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2). About her divorce. |
1957, May 9 |
| 1 | 17 | Ferguson, M. Mitchell. TLS to ZNH Tallahassee. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Requirements for public school teachers. Enclosed list of requirements. |
1958, Feb. 27 |
| 1 | 63 | Fuller, Hoyt. Telegram to ZNH. (1p. 8 x 5 1/2). Needs information on Negro women authors. |
1955, Sept. 20 |
| 2 | 76 | Gandy, Neail. ALS to ZNH Bronx. (1 1/2pp. 7 x 5 1/4). "My house is your home". |
Not dated |
| 1 | 45 | Gartley, Harold (Lippincott). TLS to Margrit de Sabloniere Philad. (1p. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2). Translation of Dust Tracks on a Road into Dutch. |
1956, May 9 |
| 1 | 40 | Goddard, P.H. Telegram to ZNH Patrick Air Force Base. (1p. 8 x 5 1/2). Offer of position as librarian. |
1956, June 13 |
| 2 | 42 | Graham, Rugus. TLS to City Editor. |
1950, April 19 |
| 1 | 3 | Grover E.O. TL to Mr. Maxwell (Winter Park). (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Seeks info about ZNH's last days. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1960, Feb. 15 |
| 2 | 49 | Grover, E.O. TL (carbon) to ZNH [Winter Park]. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Praise of work; enclosed brief review of Dust Tracks on a Road. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1942, Nov. 12 |
| 2 | 48 | Grover, E.O. TL (carbon) to ZNH. [Winter Park]. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Encouragement on her writing. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1942, Dec. 22 |
| 1 | 4 | Grover, E.O. TL to City Manager Winter Park. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Requests info about ZNH's funeral. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1960, Feb. 15 |
| 2 | 50 | Grover, E.O. TL to Mr. Pfiffer (Winter Park). (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Dust Tracks on a Road. |
1942, Nov. 12 |
| 2 | 65 | Grover, E.O. TL(carbon) to ZNH [Winter Park]. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Is she going to present any plays at Rollins this winter?. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1933, Nov. 15 |
| 2 | 52 | Grover, E.O. TLS to Mr. Maxwell (Winter Park). (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Why did Mr. Osborne ignore ZNH in his article; enclosed article. |
1942, June 16 |
| 2 | 18 | Hammond, Nancy. TLS to ZNH NY. (1p. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2). Permission for reprinting Saturday Evening Post story. |
1953, Mar. 30 |
| 1 | 16 | Hart, Marie. ALS to ZNH Merritt Island, Fla. (2pp. 4 x 3 1/2). Sorry ZNH left island; inquiry about her teaching. |
1958, Feb. 28 |
| 2 | 4 | Hartman, Ralph. Christmas card to ZNH Cleveland, Ohio. (5 1/4 x 4 1/4). |
1954, Dec. 7 |
| 1 | 30 | Heggernan, M. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Concerning yellow ochres. |
1957, Jan. 29 |
| 1 | 66 | Hetherington, Alma. TLS to ZNH Saint Cloud, Fla. (2pp. 7 x 8 (burned fragments]). Sorry she had to cancel date. |
1955, Sept. 6 |
| 2 | 19 | Hetherington, Prudence. ALS to ZNH Chicago. (5pp. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2). Herbert's divorce. |
1953, Mar. 29 |
| 2 | 77 | Hetherington, Prudence. Nov. 12. ALS to ZNH (Los Angeles). (3pp. 7 x 10 1/2). Dogs; Herb's divorce. |
Not dated |
| 1 | 69 | Hill, T.L. TLS to ZNH Newberry, S.C. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re her article on the segregation issue. |
1955, Aug. 29 |
| 1 | 24 | Holland, Mary. Post card to ZNH Washington. (5 1/2 x 3). Will answer ZNH's letter. |
1957, June 19 |
| 2 | 46 | Holt, Hamilton. TLS to ZNH and E.O. Grover Winter Park. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11 and 1 p. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2). Likes Dust Tracks on a Road. |
1943, Jan. 27 |
| 2 | 78 | Huie, William. ALS to ZNH Jax. (1p. 7 x 10). Ill, fund for Ruby's defense. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 1 | Huie, William. TLS to ZNH Bethesda, MD. (1p. 7 x 7 1/2). Enclosing galleys which contain ZNH's material; enclosed galleys. |
1955, Apr. 19 |
| 2 | 8 | Huie, William. TLS to ZNH Bethesda. (2?pp. [burned frag.] 7 x 10). Ruby and trial; enclosure: The Woman in the Suwannee Jail. |
1954, Sept. 1 |
| 2 | 55 | Hurst, Fanny. TLS to E.O. Grover. (1p. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2). "Zora achievements are getting better & bigger.". Gift of Frances Grover. |
1940, Jan. 27 |
| 1 | 23 | Hurston, Everett E., Sr. ALS to ZNH Brooklyn. (1p. 8 x 10). Not living with Myrtie any more; securing future of children. |
1957, July 1 |
| 1 | 32 | Hurston, Everett. ALS to ZNH Brooklyn. (4pp. 4 x 5). Job plans; recently married. |
1957, Jan. 2 |
| 1 | 31 | Hurston, Iva. ALS to ZNH Brooklyn. (2pp. 10 x 6). Send pictures; doesn't want ZNH to get them a car. Pictures enclosed. |
1957, Jan. 12 |
| 1 | 27 | Hurston, Iva. ALS to ZNH Brooklyn. (3 1/2 pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Thanks for fruit; tells about herself as she is new in the Hurston family. |
1957, Feb. 2 |
| 2 | 20 | Hurston, J.C. Christmas card to ZNH Jacksonville. (6 x 5). |
1952, Dec. 18 |
| 2 | 44 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to E.O. Grover Daytona. (4pp. 10 3/4 x 7 1/4). Need for recreation center in Eatonville. Problems of the community and of Hungerford School. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1943, Nov. 7 |
| 2 | 67 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to E.O. Grover Maitland. (2pp. 11 x 7). Mrs. Thompson; friends. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1932, Aug. 7 |
| 2 | 66 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to E.O. Grover. Ishpening. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Fannie Hurst. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1933, Feb. 1 |
| 1 | 6 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to Harper Brothers Fort Pierce, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Would Harper's be interested in her new book, Herod the Great. |
1959, Jan. 16 |
| 2 | 30 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Refusal of book; Burroughs Mitchell. |
1951, Sept. 13 |
| 1 | 57 | Hurston, Z.N. ALS to Margrit Sabloniere Eau Gallie, Fla. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). ZNH's article in Orlando Sentinel on race issue; ill; beginning work on life of Herod the Great. |
1955, Dec. 3 |
| 2 | 53 | Hurston, Z.N. Postcard to E.O. Grover. (3 x 5 1/2). Has been ill with respiratory ailment, but is coming to Florida. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1942, Apr. 15 |
| 2 | 89 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Mary Holland, Eau Gallie. (5p. 8 1/2 x 11). Feels sorry for MKR's death. Speaks about Mary Bethune and her feelings toward her - she is working on the life of Herod the Great and explains the work to Mary Holland. |
1955, June 13 |
| 2 | 90 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Mary Holland, Merritt Island, Fla. (3p. 8 1/2 x 11). Thoughts on Pepper and Zora's termination at the library. |
1957, June 27 |
| 2 | 91 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Mary Holland, Merritt Island, Fla. (3p. 8 1/2 x 11). Discusses intentions for and article on Southern lawmakers. |
1957, July 2 |
| 2 | 92 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Mary Holland, Fort Pierce, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Preference for Senator Holland over Pepper. |
1958, Oct. 21 |
| 2 | 72 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Connie Sheen New York (in Microfilm). (1p. 8 x 10 (photostat)). Working for Fannie Hurst. |
1926, Jan. 5 |
| 2 | 71 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Connie Sheen New York. (2pp. 8 x 10 (photostat)). Wants her friendship. |
1926, Feb. 2 |
| 2 | 47 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Daytona. (1p. 7 x 10 1/4). Collecting material. Asks Grover to send some of her material to the Readers' Digest More Picturesque Language Department. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1942, Dec. 10 |
| 2 | 63 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Chicago. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Fellowship. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1934, Dec. 13 |
| 2 | 69 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Eatonville, Fla. (1p. 10 1/2 x 7). Programs of Negro folk material. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1932, June 8 |
| 2 | 61 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover NYC. (1p. 10 1/2 x 7). On Federal Negro Theatre project; thanks for help. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1935, Dec. 29 |
| 2 | 56 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Durham, N.C. (2pp. 6 x 7 3/4). Is heading drama department at a North Carolina College and is in Paul Green's workshop at Chapel Hill;. Tell My Horse is succesful in England. Morgan College has conferred Litt.D. on her. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1939, Oct. 12 |
| 2 | 68 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Eatonville, Fla. (1 3/4 pp. 10 1/2 x 7). Negro theatre. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1932, June 15 |
| 2 | 58 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Jamaica, L.I. (3/4p. 8 1/2 x 11). Going home for winter; things brought from Haiti; Guggenheim. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1937, Oct. 23 |
| 2 | 79 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover NY. (1p. 7 x 11 1/2). Fellowship has been granted. Gift of Frances Grover. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 59 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Jamaica, B.W.I. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Has read over his poems; gathering material for book. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1936, July 3 |
| 2 | 54 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover Los Angeles. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Writing her autobiography. Mr. and Mrs. John Mershon, Eta Motten and Ethel Waters. Rollins College. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1941, Dec. 20 |
| 2 | 62 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to E.O. Grover NYC. (3/4p. 10 x 6 1/4). Has lost zest for doctorate. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1935, May 14 |
| 2 | 45 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to H. Holt Daytona Beach. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Glad he liked Dust Tracks; Mrs. Mary Montagu Burghley. |
1943, Feb. 11 |
| 2 | 38 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury ?. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Is sending the article. |
1951, May 24 |
| 2 | 40 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury ?. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Taft; no honor in Ann Watkins, Inc. |
1951, May 10 |
| 2 | 32 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury ?. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Working on SPOT; her garden; nice neighbors. |
1951, Aug. 8 |
| 2 | 36 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Belle Glade, Fla. Stuart Rose editing her remarks; Ann Watkins; pennile (enclosed TNS to Ann Watkins). |
1951, June 4 |
| 2 | 28 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie, Fla. (1 3/4 pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Has no winter coat, tropical virus, Asian antagonism to U.S.; her folk concerts. |
1952, Mar. 6 |
| 2 | 33 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Thinks Ann Watkins is after them both. |
1951, July 15 |
| 2 | 35 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie, Fla. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Thanks for money; her garden; her house; her script; Herod the Great. |
1951, July 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). World events. |
1952, May 6 |
| 2 | 26 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Her stories; money problems. |
1952, June 15 |
| 2 | 31 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Short Stories. |
1951, Aug. 19 |
| 2 | 29 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Jean Waterbury Eau Gallie. (3/4p. 8 1/2 x 11). Her garden, hocked typewriter. |
1951, Oct. 25 |
| 1 | 50 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Margrit Sabloniere Eau Gallie, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Has to move - house being sold; segregation. |
1956, Mar. 15 |
| 2 | 37 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to McIntosh & McKee Belle Glade, Fla. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Story - hair straightening business. |
1951, May 28 |
| 2 | 39 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to McIntosh & McKee Belle Glade, Fla. 1/4p. 8 1/2 x 11). Taft article for Jean Parker Waterbury. |
1951, May 11 |
| 2 | 15 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Mr. William Nunn Eau Gallie. (1/2 or 1 page (burned frag.) 11 x 4 1/2). Feels she has been injured by statements in the Pittsburgh Courier. |
1953, May 28 |
| 1 | 35 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Sabloniere Cocoa, Fla. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Race disturbance; librarian position at Patrick Air Force Base. |
1956, Nov. 7 |
| 1 | 46 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to Sabloniere Eau Gallie. (3/4p. 8 1/2 x 11). Package sent to her had been stolen. |
1956, May 9 |
| 2 | 60 | Hurston, Z.N. TLS to William Stanley Hoole. (1p). Telling about her future novel - glad the southland is coming into prominence. Acquired from W. Stanley Hoole. |
1936, March 7 |
| 2 | 7 | Hurston, Z.N. Tlx to Saturday Evening Post Eau Gallie, Fla. (1p. (burned fragment) 8 1/2 x 11). Crank letter she received. |
1954, Sept. 2 |
| 2 | 56a | Hurston, Zora Neale. TL to Dr. Carita Corse, Maitland, Fla. Returned from book fair in Boston; depressed. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
1938, Dec. 3 |
| 1 | 15 | Hurston, Zora Neale. TLS to M. Mitchell Ferguson Fort Pierce, Fla. 5pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Concerning her certificate for teaching in Florida. |
1958, Mar. 7 |
| 1 | 1 | Johnson, Hubert A. TLS to E.O. Grover Philadelphia. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Where to obtain books of ZNH. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1960, April 27 |
| 2 | 80 | Kahn, E. Jr. TLS to ZNH n.p. (2 1(2pp. (burned fragments of) 11 x 4 1/2). McCarthy-Army me; Herod the Great; color of skin. |
Not dated |
| 1 | 34 | _______, Katharane. ALS to ZNH Los Angeles. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Working in real estate; may visit ZNH in Florida. |
1956, Nov. 18 |
| 1 | 64 | Keeley, Joseph C. TNS to ZNH New York. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Encloses letter from Mr. Morgan requesting permiion to use one of her articles. |
1955, Sept. 19 |
| 1 | 13 | King Clennon. TNS to ZNH Alcorn, Mi. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). "The Washington Cat" has answered his letter which he sent to her. |
1958, Apr. 6 |
| 1 | 18 | King, Clennon. TLS to ZNH Alcorn, Mi. (1 1/4pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Explains his search for her. |
1958, Feb. 22 |
| 1 | 5 | King, Clennon. TLS to ZNH Compton, Calif. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Sorry he has not done anything for her; leaflets on Negro enclosed. |
1959, June 28 |
| 1 | 28 | Knowland, William F. TLS to ZNH Washington D.C. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Thanks for letter; integrating Negro vote in Republican party. |
1957, Jan. 31 |
| 1 | 8 | Larson, J. Edwin. TLS to ZNH Tallahassee. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Concerning her insurance. |
1958, Dec. 2 |
| 2 | 14 | Lawrence, David. TLS to ZNH Washington. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Glad to have her comments. |
1953, July 29 |
| 1 | 67 | Leighton, Josephine. TLS (form letter) to "Fellows" New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: Guggenheim Fellowships. |
1955, Sept. 6 |
| 2 | 43 | Leonard, H.A. TLS to ZNH Miami. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: Zora's work in Democratic party; enclosed letter from Angus Graham to City Manager. |
[1950] April 15 |
| 2 | 57 | Lippincott, B.L. TLS to E.O. Grover. Philadelphia. (1p. 7 x 7 1/2). Re: Grover's opinion of Their Eyes were Watching God. |
1937, Oct. 19 |
| 2 | 64 | Lippincott, J.B. TLS to E.O. Grover. Philadelphia. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: ZNH's work. |
1934, Feb. 5 |
| 2 | 22 | Lokko, F.C. ALS to ZNH Liberia. (1p. 8 x 9 1/2). Read article of ZNH and would like to correspond with her. |
1952, Oct. 9 |
| 1 | 72 | Lynd, Eva. TLS to ZNH Melbourne. (1/2p. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2). Concerning car for ZNH. |
1955, Aug. 19 |
| 2 | 9 | MacLusk, Rosina. Postcard to ZNH New Jersey. (5 1/4 x 3 1/2). Enjoying self at lake with children. |
1954, Aug. ? |
| 1 | 10 | Mahon, John Scott. TLS to ZNH New York. (3/4p. 10 1/2 x 7 1/4). Would like to see manuscript of Herod the Great. |
1958, Sept. 15 |
| 1 | 2 | Maxwell, Clark. TLS to E.O. Grover Eau Gallie. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Could not find much material about the last days of ZNH. Gift of Frances Grover. |
1960, Mar. 3 |
| 2 | 12 | Meyer, Marjorie. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 7 1/4 x 10 1/2). Tear sheets from her story for Barnard book. |
1954, Jan. 14 |
| 1 | 36 | Michael, Maurice. TLS to Margrit de Sabloniere London. (1p. 6 3/4 x 8). Re: Dutch publisher for Dust Tracks on a Road. |
1956, Oct. 24 |
| 1 | 43 | Miller, Levi. TLS to ZNH Baltimore. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Racial policies-Methodists. |
1956, May 17 |
| 2 | 3 | Mitchell, Helen and Burroughs. Christmas card to ZNH Piermont, NY. (8 1/2 x 4 1/2). |
1954, Dec. 17 |
| 1 | 42 | Moore, Richard. TLS to ZNH Daytona Beach. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Glad she will be at Bethune-Cookman College commencement. |
1956, May 18 |
| 1 | 62 | Morgan, William. ALS to ZNH Marion, Alabama. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Sending postage for return of the work sent to her. |
1955, Sept. 28 |
| 2 | 23 | Nelson, Frederick. TNS to ZNH Philadelphia. (1p. 7 x 6). Returning clippings. |
1952, Sept. 11 |
| 2 | 5 | Nunn, William. Telegram to ZNH Pittsburgh. (5 1/2 x 8). Would like story on Ruby McCollum trial. |
1954, Nov. 12 |
| 2 | 21 | Nunn, William. TLS to ZNH Pittsburgh. (1p. 10 1/2 x 7). Re: McCollum cast. |
1952, Nov. 12 |
| 1 | 61 | Oehmler, H. R. ALS to ZNH (Penna?). (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: Supreme Court decisions. |
1955, Oct. 15 |
| 2 | 81 | Owen, Dorothy. ALS to ZNH, Arlington, Fla. (1p. 5 1/4 x 7). Wants more information on what they are to do. |
[195?] Sept. 25 |
| 1 | 58 | Owen, Dorothy. Postcard to ZNH, Palatka, Fla. (5 1/2 x 3). Getting house straightened. |
1955, Nov. 13 |
| 1 | 54 | Owen, E.E. Christmas card to ZNH, Palatka, Fla. (5 x 4 burned fragment). |
1955, Dec. 14 |
| 2 | 51 | Pfeiffer, F. TLS to E.O. Grover, Philadelphia. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: Dust Tracks on a Road. |
1942, Nov. 4 |
| 1 | 56 | Ruell, Juanita. ALS to ZNH, Seattle, Washington. (2pp. 9 3/4 x 7). Basket shop-supplies from Haiti. |
1955, Dec. 6 |
| 1 | 29 | Ruell, Juanita. TLS to ZNH Seattle Washington. (1p. 8 x 7 1/4). Her basket shop; wants ZNH to apply for professor at the U. of Washington (clipping of herself enclosed). |
1957, Jan. 31 |
| 1 | 20 | Rutledge, Nelson. TLS to ZNH, Patrick Air Force Base. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Sorry they have no position available for her. |
1957, Oct. 29 |
| 1 | 33 | Sabloniere, Margrit. Postcard to ZNH, Leiden. (4 x 6). Her best wishes. |
1956, Dec. 18 |
| 1 | 52 | Sabloniere, Margrit. TLS to ZNH Leiden. (1p. 11 x 6 1/2). ZNH's article in Orlando Sentinel. |
1956, Feb. 16 |
| 1 | 49 | Sabloniere, Margrit. TLS to ZNH Leiden. (1p. 7 1/2 x 6). Has begun to read Dust Tracks on a Road. |
1956, Apr. 16 |
| 1 | 55 | Savoya, Edna H. TLS to ZNH Miami. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Not sending her books as she requested. |
1955, Dec. 13 |
| 2 | 82 | Scott, Thomas. ALS to ZNH, Charleston, West Virginia. (1p. 9 x 5 3/4). Wants to come to Florida. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 83 | Seller, T.J. ALS to ZNH, New York. (1p. (Burned fragment) 8 1/2 x 11). U.S. Supreme Court Decision. |
Not dated (Aug. 24) |
| 2 | 84 | Sexton, Waldo E. Telegram to ZNH, Vero Beach. (8 x5). Come down this afternoon. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 11 | Sexton, Waldo E. TLS to ZNH Vero Beach. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Would she write an article about Brooklyn Dodgers at Vero Beach. |
1954, Mar. 3 |
| 2 | 13 | Sheen, Constance (in microfilm). ALS to ZNH, Chicago. (6pp. 8 x 5 1/2 & 9 x 5 1/2). Renewing old friendship after long lapse. |
1953, Aug. 20 |
| 2 | 70 | Sheen, Constance. ALS to ZNH (photostat)?. (3 1/2pp. 10 x 8). Correcting misinterpretation in last letter of hers. |
1926, Feb. 4 |
| 2 | 85 | Smathers, Frank. ALS to ZNH, Miami. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Discusses Old Man and the Sea. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 86 | Smathers, Frank. Telegram to ZNH, Miami. (8 x5). When are you coming down?. |
Not dated (Apr. 1) |
| 2 | 6 | Smathers, George. TLS to ZNH Washington. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). His position on Sen. McCarthy case and enclosed official statement of his position. |
1954, Oct. 25 |
| 2 | 88 | Smathers, Lna?. ALS to ZNH, Miami. (2pp. (ink blurred) 8 x 5 1/2). Campaign. |
Not dated |
| 2 | 87 | Smathers, Lna?. ALS to ZNH, Waynesville. (7pp. 5 x 4). Large family together - 12 children. |
Not dated |
| 1 | 70 | Taylor, W.W. TLS to Editor of Orlando Sentinel Raleigh. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: ZNH's article (letter) originally in Orlando Sentinel. |
1955, Aug. 25 |
| 1 | 71 | Taylor, W.W. TLS to ZNH Raleigh. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Re: her letter written to the editor of Orlando Sentinel. |
1955, Aug. 25 |
| 1 | 41 | Traffero, Mrs. Irene. ALS to Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore. (3pp. 8 x 5). Wants copies of ZNH's statement published in newspaper. |
1956, May 21 |
| 2 | 1 | VanBergens, The. As Christmas card to ZNH, Eau Gallie. Best Wishes. |
1955, Dec. 15 |
| 1 | 74 | Waldman, Louis. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Glad to hear from her; returning old passport. |
1955, Aug. 8 |
| 2 | 17 | Warfel, Maudie H. ANS (Announcement) to ZNH, Wilmington. (2pp. 4 1/2 x 5. Mi Elsa Findlay to join staff of Haitian Dance Memorial. |
1953, Apr. 25 |
| 2 | 25 | Waterbury, Jean Parker. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Asiatic article will have to be shelved; animal story a problem; campaign job. |
1952, July 1 |
| 2 | 16 | Waterbury, Jean Parker. TLS to ZNH New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Sending check;.Stuart Rose good with working on her material. |
1953, May 23 |
| 2 | 34 | Waterbury, Jean Parker. TLS to ZNH, New York. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Burroughs letter a shock. |
1951, July 10 |
| 1 | 12 | Williams, D.E. TLS to ZNH Tallahassee. (1/2p. 8 1/2 x 11). Will stop to see her when he goes to Ft. Pierce. |
1958, May 5 |
| 1 | 14 | Williams, D.E. TLS to ZNH Tallahassee. (1p. 8 1/2 x 11). Sympathizes with her about her disappointment in behavior of fellow teachers. |
1958, April 4 |
| 1 | 15 | Wiltz, Madeline. TNS to ZNH Woodstock, N.Y. (1/2p. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4). Praise of Their Eyes were Watching God. |
1956, Mar. 10 |
| 1 | 53 | Wolfe, Mary B. ALS to ZNH, West Virginia. (2pp. 8 1/2 x 11). Writing a little, not well. |
1956, Jan. 15 |
The manuscripts are bound in 12 boxed volumes (Ms.1 - Ms.12). Boxes 1-5 contains Herod the Great. Box 6 contains a sketch book (mostly notes for Herod the Great). Boxes 7-8 contains Seraph on the Suwanee. Boxes 10-12 contains stories, essays and miscellaneous manuscripts.
| Box | Contents |
| 1 | Herod the Great I. Introduction A. Typescript, burn and water damage. 11 leaves. Introduction B. Carbon. 9 leaves. Holograph notes, incomplete manuscript, burn damage. 104 leaves. |
| 2 | Herod the Great II. Introdution A. Carbon, same as A except for p. 9. 9 leaves. Introduction B. Carbon. 5 leaves. Introduction C. Carbon. Pp. 1-3, 5-7. Typescript, pp. 4-7. Introduction D. Carbon, dated March 26, 1958, pp. 4-7. Preface A. Typescript. 9 leaves. Preface B. Carbon of A with holograph corrections. Preface C. Carbon, dated April 7, 1958. Pp. 1-6. Typescript with holograph corrections, pp. 2-7. Preface D. Typescript. Pp. 1,1A, 3. Carbon, pp. 1-1A. Preface E. Typescript, dated March 21, 1958, pp. 4-6. Carbon, burn damage, pp. 4-6. Preface F. Carbon, burn damage. 4 leaves. Miscellaneous text, typescript and carbon. 21 leaves., 1958 |
| 3 | Herod the Great III. Typescript, burn damage, pp. 1-87. |
| 4 | Herod the Great IV. Typescript, burn damage, pp. 88-178. |
| 5 | Herod the Great V. Typescript, burn damage, pp. 188-ca. 269. |
| 6 | Bound sketch book. Pencil holograph notes mostly for Herod the Great. Largely blank, ca. 70 leaves with writing, about half with writing on both sides. |
| 7 | Seraph on the Suwanee I. Typescript with holograph notes, burn damage, pp. 5-106. |
| 8 | Seraph on the Suwanee II. Typescript with holograph notes, burn damage, pp. 107-311. |
| 9 | Seraph on the Suwanee III. Typescript with holograph notes, burn damage, pp. 312-412, 5 fragments. |
| 10 | The Elusive Goal - Brotherhood of Mankind, 1958. Holograph, signed, burn and water damage. 18 leaves. |
| 10 | The Enemy - Unique Personal Experience,. |
| 10 | A. Typescript, burn and water damage, p. [1]-4, 8-13. B. Typescript, signed, 9 leaves. C. Carbon of B, burn and water damage, 9 leaves., 22 March, 1958 |
| 10 | Unique Personal Experience, early version of "The Enemy". Two variant carbon typescripts, 11 leaves. |
| 10 | Florida's Migrant Farm Worker,. |
| 10 | A. Typescript with holograph corrections, p. 2, 4-5, 8. B. Carbon, 1 leaf, p. [1]-10, "Glossary," burn damage. |
| 10 | The Migrant Worker in Florida, typescript, burn damage, 7 leaves. |
| 10 | Miscellaneous holograph notes and child's drawings, 5 leaves. |
| 10 | The Woman in Gaul. |
| 10 | A. Typescript, burn damage, 8 leaves. B. Typescript, burn damage, p. [1]-12, 14, 14-18, 22-23, 25. C. Carbon, burn damage, p. 2-7, 9-14, 14-25. |
| 11 | The Seventh Veil, holograph, 34 leaves. |
| 11 | The South Was Had, holograph, 7 leaves. |
| 12 | Take for Instance Spessard Holland, holograph, 11 leaves. |
| 12 | The Fiery Chariot (Drama), typescript, 7 leaves. |
| 12 | First Version of Folklore, typescript, 13 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Go Gator and Muddy the Waters, Florida Writers' Project, typescript, holograph note at top "Fla. Negro Book. Folklore. Revision," 17 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Cuban Music, photocopy of typescript with holograph notes, 2 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Art and Such, typescript, 9 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979., 13 Jan., 1938 |
| 12 | Cross City: Turpentine Camp, typescript, 2 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979., August, 1939 |
| 12 | At the Camp Meetin', typescript poem, 1 leaf. |
| 12 | Reading the Deck, typescript poem, 1 leaf. |
| 12 | Correspondence, some fragments, 10 leaves. |
The biographical materials and critical papers relating to Hurston are bound along with the miscellaneous manuscripts in the boxed volumes Ms. 12 and Ms. A. The writings are by E. O. Grover, Robert Cook and others. These materials were added to the Hurston Papers by gift and purchase.
| Box | Contents |
| 12 | A New Florida Novelist: Zora Hurston Scores a Hit, by E.O. Grover. Carbon, initialed, 4 leaves.Gift of Frances Grover. |
| 12 | Zora Neale Hurston, by E.O. Grover. Typescript, initialed. leaves.Gift of Frances Grover. |
| 12 | The Story of Zora Neale Hurston, Author, as told by E.O. Grover. Typescript, 5 leaves.Gift of Frances Grover. |
| 12 | Zora Neale Hurston, Unidentified. Carbon, 2 leaves.Gift of Frances Grover?. |
| 12 | Photographing the Turpentine Industry at Cross City, Fla., by Robert Cook, staff photographer, FWP. Typescript, 6 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | No Race Champion, by Stetson Kennedy. Typescript, 7 leaves. Notes not used, 2 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Zora Neal Hurston--Novelist, by J.M. Johnson. Typescript with pencilled revisions and note at top: "For Negro Bk under Chapter 'Outstanding Fla Negroes.'" 2 leaves. [Another draft, possibly copied from this one, is in the Library of Florida History (FB H966). It has a third page with reference to an interview of Hurston at Eatonville].Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Creative Negro Literature in Florida, by J.M. Johnson. Typescript, signed. 7 leaves. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Memories of Zora Neale Hurston, by Ilse Sternberger. Typescript, 4 leaves. Gift of Mrs. Sternberger, 1979. |
| 12 | Ocoee Incident, by Stetson Kennedy: notes taken on dialogue between ZNH and Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, director of the FWP. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
| 12 | Extracts from Newspaper Clippings, typed transcript, 2 leaves.Gift of Frances Grover. |
| 12 | Some Comments on Miss Hurston's Two Books, typed transcript, 1 leaf.Gift of Frances Grover?. |
| 12 | Seek $ for Zora's Funeral, by Howard Sharp, carbon transcript from the Fort Pierce News Tribune, Feb. 4, 1960, 1 leaf.Gift of Frances Grover?. |
| 12 | Letter to Mr. A from Edee. n.d. Discusses follow-up on Gleason story mentioned by Zora Hurston, with pencil note: "Mail Hurston," 1 leaf. |
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| A | B1 | From Sun to Sun: A Program of Negro Folklore, Recreation Hall, Rollins College. |
1933, Feb. 11 |
| A | B2 | From Sun to Sun, New School Auditorium, New York. |
1933?, March 29 |
| A | B3 | The Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago presents Miss Zora Neale Hurston in a program of Folklore. |
[1934] |
| A | B4 | From Sun to Sun, Orlando, Municipal Auditorium. |
[1933?] |
| A | B5 | The Fire Dance, New Auditorium, Orlando, Fla. Acquired from Stetson Kennedy, 1979. |
1939, Jan. 25 |
Consists of 15 items in 11 encapsulated sheets.
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| A | C | Announcement from Florida State Bank of note due, May 25, 1956. |
1956, May 25 |
| A | C | Card of membership in Attucks Republican Club. |
1948 |
| A | C | Card of J. C. Miethke, M.D., Cocoa, Fla. |
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| A | C | Final demand for payment of account at Ft. Pierce Memorial Hospital. |
1959, Aug. 21 |
| A | C | Receipt made to Zora N. Hurston by Brevard Loan Co. |
1952 |
| A | C | Statement from Ft. Pierce Memorial Hospital of balance due, May 25, 1959. |
1959, May 25 |
| A | C | Unemployment compensation "Wage transcript and Determination" form, 1958-59. |
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| A | C | Royalty Statement from J. B. Lippincott. |
1952, Dec. 31 |
| A | C | Life Insurance Co. of Florida form. |
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| A | C | Note of Balance due at Nation Loan and Finance Co. Burn damage. |
1957, Jan. 13 |
| A | C | Deadline notice concerning account due at Ft. Pierce Memorial Hospital. |
1959, Aug. 11 |
| A | C | Character reference - original, signed by Mrs. Willester Martin Moore. |
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| A | C | Registration statement of dwelling occupied by Z.N.H. (Tenant's copy). |
1952 |
| A | C | Marriage License. Photocopy. |
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| A | C | Marriage License Application. Photocopy. |
| Box | Folder | Contents |
| A | C1 | Clippings, Correspondence, Printed Sheets and Articles on Race Relations. These contain some personalized items and so appear to be part of the original Hurston Papers. |
| A | C2 | Letters from Maxwell Hunter, Tampa FWP Director, to Corita Corse, Director of the FWP. 7 leaves. Photocopies. Portion of unidentified interview with Dr. Carita Corse, 1 leaf. One letter refers to Hurston. Photocopy. Location of original unknown. |
| A | C3 | Mention of ZNH appearing at Chicago bookstore. Book News from the Daily News, v. 3, no. 29 (Oct. 25, 1934) and Commencement program for Bethune-Cookman College, May 1956, at which ZNH received honors. Newspaper clipping attached. Source uncertain. |
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| A | D1 | On Richard Wright and Zora N. Hurston, by June Gordon. Black World ; v. XXIII, no. 10, p. 4-8. Photocopy. |
August, 1974 |
| A | D2 | The Novelist-Anthropologist's Life/Works: Zora Neale Hurston, by Ellease Southerland. Black World ; v. XXIII, no. 10, p. 20-29. Photocopy. |
August, 1974 |
| A | D3 | In Search of Zora Neale Hurston, by Alice Walker. Ms. Magazine. p. 74-89. Photocopy. |
1976 |
| A | D4 | Zora Neale Hurston, by Theodore Pratt. Florida Historical Quarterly, 35-40. Photocopy. |
July, 1961 |
| A | D5 | Zora Hurston: A Personality Sketch, by Fannie Hurst. Library Gazette (Yale University), no. 35, p. 17-22. Photocopy. |
(July 1960) |
| A | D6 | Zora Neale Hurston: The Wandering Minstrel, by Darwin T. Turner. Chapter in book: In a Minor Chord; Three Afro-American Writers and Their Search for Identity. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, p. 89-135. Photocopy. |
[1971] |
| A | D7 | Zora Neale Hurston and the Eatonville Anthropology, by Robert Hemenway. Typescript, 25 leaves. Photocopy. Published in: The Harlem Renaissance Remembered ; Essays edited by Arna Wendell Bontemps. New York: Dodd, Mead. |
1972 |
| A | D8 | Book Reviews of Works by Hurston. |
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| A | D9 | Clippings of articles about Hurston. Includes both contemporary articles, probably collected by E.O. Grover, and posthumous ones. |
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| A | E1 | "High John De Conquer," American Mercury, pp. 450-58. Tearsheets and photocopy. |
1943-1944? |
| A | E2 | "How It Feels to be Colored Me," World Tomorrow. Pp. 215-16. photocopy. |
May, 1928 |
| A | E3 | "I Saw Negro Votes Peddled," American Legion Magazine. Pp. 12-13, 54-60. Tearsheets. |
Nov., 1950 |
| A | E4 | "Court Order Can't Make Races Mix," Orlando Sentinel. 1 p. photocopy. |
1 Aug., 1955 |
| A | E5 | "The Tripson Story," Ft. Pierce Chronicle. 1 p. photocopy. |
6 Feb., 1959 |
| A | E6 | "Hoodoo and Black Magic," Ft. Pierce Chronicle. 1 p. photocopy. |
20 Feb., 1959 |
| A | E7 | "Cock Robin Beale Street," Southern Literary Messenger, pp. 321-23, photocopy. |
July, 1941 |
| A | E8 | "Drenched in Light," Opportunity, pp. 371-74, photocopy. |
Dec., 1924 |
| A | E9 | "Eatonville Anthology," Messenger, pp. 261-62, 319, 332, photocopy. |
Sept., 1926 |
| A | E10 | "The Conscience of the Court," Saturday Evening Post, pp. 22 ff., photocopy. |
18 May, 1950 |
| A | E11 | "The Last Slave Ship," American Mercury, v. 57, pp. 351-58, photocopy. |
1943 |
| A | E12 | "Muttsy," Opportunity, pp. 248-50, photocopy. |
Aug., 1926 |
| A | E13 | "Lawrence of the River," Saturday Evening Post, p.18+, photocopy. |
5 Sept., 1942 |
| A | E14 | "Spunk," Opportunity, pp. 171-73, photocopy. |
June, 1925 |
| A | E15 | "Sweat," Fire, pp. 40-45, photocopy. |
Nov., 1926 |
| A | E16 | "Color Struck, a play," Fire, pp. 7-14, photocopy. |
Nov., 1926 |
| A | E17 | "Review: Voodoo in New Orleans (Robert Tallant)." Offprint from Journal of American Folklore, pp. 436-38. |
Oct-Dec, 1947 |
| A | E18 | "Negroes without Self-Pity," [American Mercury, 58] pp. 601-603. Tearsheets. |
March, 1943 |
| A | E19 | "A Negro Deplores the Segregation Decision," letter to the Orlando Sentinel, reprinted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Tearsheet and photocopy. Cf. #4 above. |
22 Aug., 1955 |
| Box | Folder | Contents | Date |
| A | F1 | Mules and Men [19x14 inch poster], advertising publication from Indiana University Press. - Shelved in flat box on Hurston folio shelf. |
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| A | F2 | Mulebone. Playbill for March, 1991. Photocopy. |
1991 |
| A | F3 | The Woman in the Suwannee Jail by William Bradford Huie. Fragment of uncorrected advance proof, Boston: Little Brown. 5 leaves. [See TLS to ZNH, April 19, 1955.] - Not boxed. Shelved flat with Oversize material. |
1 March, 1955 |
Filed in Binder in Research Room.
A. Portrait of ZNH, large beret. |
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B. Young ZNH, seated on fountain. |
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C. Portrait, no hat. |
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D. ZNH on porch, Cross City, FL. |
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E. ZNH and friends, Ft. Pierce, FL. |
ca. 1958-59 |
F. Publicity photo for Seraph on the Suwannee (Contemporary print and later enlargement). |
1948 |
G. Clipping with photo (same as II.I) from the Chicago Daily News. |
Filed in Binder in Research Room.
1. Young ZNH, school picture?. |
2. ZNH, seated in chair. |
3. ZNH, in college?- standing before tree, with ukelele. |
4. ZNH in "flapper" outfit, outdoors. |
5. ZNH out of doors. |
6. ZNH at FWP exhibit., 1938 |
A. ZNH close-up, in automobile. |
B. ZNH close-up, in automobile. |
C. Copy of magazine photo?. |
D. Unidentified black gentleman. |
E. Friend of ZNH, with dolls. |
F. ZNH with friend, out of focus close-up. Similar to II.I. |
G. ZNH with friend and doll. |
H. ZNH and others on porch. |
I. ZNH and friend, close-up. |
J. Young ZNH, outdoors. |
K.Young ZNH, outdoors, in overcoat. |
L. Same, with friend. |
M. ZNH with doll. |
N. ZNH with friends, college?. |
O. Group on porch. |
P. Scene from play, THE GREAT DAY., 1932 |
Q. Dell's Cafe, Eatonville. |
R. Small frame building, school? Eatonville. |
S. ZNH, Eatonville, and same photo used in poster (see Lomax Trip photo)., 1935 |
T. Closeup of ZNH in automobile. |
U. ZNH in boat, folklore-collecting., late 1930's |
V. ZNH before fountain, student at Howard., 1919-23 |
W. Close up of ZNH from II.V. |
Filed in Binder in Research Room.
1. ZNH in fur. |
1934 |
2. Same. |
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3. ZNH with flowers. |
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4. ZNH, closeup. |
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5. ZNH in fedora. |
Filed in Binder in Research Room. Photos taken during the Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle Recording Expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas as part of the John and Ruby Lomax Southern States Recording Trip. From the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.
1. Bill Tatnall, with guitar, Frederica, Georgia. |
1935 June |
2. Miscellaneous photo strip, two of which are of Bill Tatnall, Frederica, Georgia. |
1935 June |
3. Gabriel Brown and Rochelle French, Eatonville, Florida. |
1935 June |
4. Gabriel Brown and Rochelle French, Eatonville, Florida. |
1935 June |
5. Gabriel Brown and Rochelle French, Eatonville, Florida. |
1935 June |
6. Zora Neal Hurston, Rochelle French, and Gabriel Brown, Eatonville, Florida. |
1935 June |
7. Roger Mathews, Booker T. Sapps, and their girlfriends, Bell Glade, Florida. |
1935 June |
8. Roger Mathews and Booker T. Sapps, Bell Glade, Florida. |
1935 June |
9. Roger Mathews (harmonica), Willie Flowers (guitar), and Booker T. Sapps (harmonica), Bell Glade, Florida. |
1935 June |
| Box | Contents | Date |
| B | 1. Migrant Farm Workers. Ten 8x10" glossy photos with captions and pencilled note: "Herald photo by Ernie Tyner," burn damage. The photographs apparently were intended to accompany Hurston's "Migrant Farm Worker" essay (see Miscellaneous Manuscripts bound volume Ms. 10). |
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| B | 2. Photos from Eatonville, by Marcel Sternberger. 19 4x5" photos (see "Memories of Zora Neale Hurston" by Ilse Sternberger in the Biographical and Critical Manuscripts bound in volume Ms. 12). |
ca. 1940 |
| B | 3. Original photo of ZNH in a group, Ft. Pierce. See I E above. Burn damage. |
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| B | 4. Home in which ZNH lived in St. Augustine, FL, in 1942. |
May, 2002 |
| B | Medal. Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pa. honoring Zora Neal Hurston, for Outstanding Achievement in Bringing about a Better Understanding of the American Way of Life. |
1951 |
| B | Tape cassette. Morning Edition, National Public Radio. Narrated by Verna Mae Grovner. 7:06 minutes. |
23 Feb., 1983 |
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