African American Studies at Beinecke Library

Collections, events, and news from the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters.

Hilton Als at Beinecke
March 16, 2011
Hilton Als, a staff writer and theatre critic at The New Yorker, is a recipient of a Guggenheim Award for Creative Writing, and the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
Alexander Lmanian Photographs
February 26, 2011
The Beinecke Library's collection of photographs by Alexander Lmanian (1925-1996) is now available in the Beinecke's Digital Library.
Lloyd Richards Papers
October 22, 2010
The Lloyd Richards Papers (YCAL MSS 366) are fully processed and open for research at the Beinecke Library.
Research Fellow Lecture
October 12, 2010
Talking Diaspora: Ophelia Settle Egypt’s Interviews with Former Slaves and the Origins of the Social History of American Slavery
African American Directories
September 28, 2010
The Beinecke Library collections include numerous African American community and business directories from the early decades of the 20th century.
Lester Blackwell Granger Papers
September 1, 2010
The Lester Blackwell Granger Paper (JWJ MSS 58) are available for consultation by students and scholars.
Manet Harrison Fowler and Manet Helen Fowler Papers
August 3, 2010
The Manet Harrison Fowler and Manet Helen Fowler Papers (JWJ MSS 59) are available for research.
Student Research in Beinecke Collections
June 2, 2010
David Suwondo’s essay on Jean Toomer’s novel Cane (written for Professor Jessica Pressman’s Spring 2010 English 127 class) draws on two items in the Jean Toomer Papers (JWJ MSS 1) at the Beinecke Library
Recent Scholarship
June 2, 2010
The Yale Collection of American Literature is pleased to acknowledge the work of scholars and students conducting research in Beinecke Library collections.
Student Research in Beinecke Collections
May 12, 2010
Taja Cheek’s essay on Jean Toomer’s Cane (written for Professor Jessica Pressman’s Spring 2010 English 127 class) focuses on the tension between black southern dialect and scholarly English in the third section of the novel.