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Box 9
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Box b-000853, Folder 7-9
Box b-000853, Folder 10
Includes photographs with family and friends, as well as landscapes.
Consists of personal and family papers of Robert Sundance collected by Marc Gaede, including drafts of short writings by Sundance (some of which contain revisions by Gaede), correspondence, documents, and photographs of Sundance throughout his life as well as of his family members.
Jazz Research Files, 1917-1992
2 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research notes and photocopies of articles, book excerpts, and primary sources.
Jazz, 1917-1992
11 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Born-digital drafts are also present, see Floppy Disks.
Home Research Files, 1948-2011
2 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research notes and photocopies of articles, book excerpts, and primary sources.
Novels, 1917-2015
68 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
All of Morrison's novels except Song of Solomon are represented (this material was likely destroyed in the 1993 fire).
Writings, 1917-2017 April 11
94 boxes
16 items
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research material, notes, outlines, drafts, galleys, and proofs. Yellow legal notepads contain notes, early draft material, and inserts for later typed and printed versions. Notepads are identified by their first lines, though a single notepad may contain a variety of material, including material relating to other works, correspondence drafts, and other unrelated notes. Corrected typescript and printout drafts often show significant revisions. Material from various stages of the publication process is present, including setting copies with copy-editor's and typesetter's marks, galleys, page proofs, F (folded-and-gathered pages, in signatures but not yet bound), blueline proofs ("confirmation blues"), advance copies (bound uncorrected proofs, pre-publication, often used for book reviewers) and production/design material with page and dust-jacket samples. Page numbers are noted for paginated material.
Programs and Commemorative Items, 1948-2016 June 26
5 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes: Tenth Anniversary Candane Awards Ceremony Final Script with hand-written note from Maya Angelou (1992); TIME 75th Anniversary Gala booklet (1998); "Toni Morrison: A Bibliography" from Founder Graduate Library at Howard University (1986); Famous African-American Women Paper Dolls (1994); Louvre Curation including pamphlets, postcards, ACUPA educational materials (2006)
Awards & Memorabilia, 1948-2017
17 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes certificates, honorary degrees, plaques, statues, medals, city keys, and other awards given to Toni Morrison; event programs and posters; and miscellaneous commemorative items featuring her or inspired by her work. Her Pulitzer and Nobel prizes are not present.
Books by other authors; in some cases annotated by or inscribed to Toni Morrison.
Academic Articles and Papers, 1908-2016
3 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes academic articles and papers by other authors, often inscribed to Toni Morrison.
Printed Materials, 1908-2016
34 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Printed materials including various editions and translations of Toni Morrison's published books, books, manuscripts, and academic papers by other authors, and published scores and libretti.
Publication Files, 1917-2012 (mostly 1960-2005)
387 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Publication files comprise the majority of the collection and include correspondence, legal and financial documents, and editorial and production files related to specific authors and publications. While most of these materials are filed by author name and/or publication title, there are also some general files of manuscripts described as "rejected," "unsolicited," or "dead." Production files include photographs and illustrations, jacket covers, correspondence related to permissions, and other design-related materials.