CLIFTON, LUCILLE,
1936-2010.
Lucille Clifton papers
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Subject and organization files
Lucille Clifton papers > Subject and organization files
Series 5
Subject and organization files,
1958-2009
Boxes 50-57; OP 5 and 21
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of subject and organization files on a variety of topics and document Lucille Clifton's involvement in numerous literary organizations including the Academy of American Poets and the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society; her association with the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival and the National Book Awards; and her many appearances at literary festivals across the United States. Materials include correspondence, clippings, press releases, conference and symposium materials, and some organizational material.
Files relating to the subjects and organizations listed within this series can also be found in Born digital materials (Series 11).
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order by subject or organization.
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | The Academy of American Poets, Board of Chancellors annual meeting packet, November 4, 1999 |
| 50 | 2 | The Academy of American Poets, Board of Chancellors annual meeting packet, June 8, 2003 |
| 50 | 3 | The Academy of American Poets, Board of Chancellor's meeting packet, November 6, 2003 |
| 50 | 4 | The Academy of American Poets, correspondence, 1999-2000 |
| 50 | 5 | The Academy of American Poets, press releases and newsletters, April 1990-March 22, 1999 |
| 50 | 6 | The Academy of American Poets, report, February 1999 |
| 50 | 7 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999-2003 [Clifton was inducted in 1999] |
| 50 | 8 | The American Writer's Congress, New York City, October 9-12, 1981 |
| 50 | 9 | Albright College, 1991 |
| 51 | 1 | Associated Writing Programs, 1988-2002 |
| 51 | 2 | Baldwin, James |
| 51 | 3 | Baraka, Amiri |
| 51 | 4 | The Black Women's Health Book |
| 51 | 5 | Bourne Poetry Reading, Georgia Tech, October 28, 2002 |
| 51 | 6 | Briarwood Writer's Alliance, 1989 |
| 51 | 7 | Brooks, Gwendolyn |
| 51 | 8 | Brown, Sterling A. |
| 51 | 9 | California State University Arts Faculty Institute, August 6-12, 1988 |
| 51 | 10 | Cave Canem Foundation, 1998-1999 |
| 51 | 11 | Central Atlantic Regional Education Laboratory, 1958-1960 |
| 51 | 12 | Cleveland Foundation, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2001 |
| 51 | 13 | The College of St. Catherine's, February 1988 |
| 52 | 1 | Converse College, 1988 |
| 52 | 2 | Dartmouth College, Commencement, 2005 [Clifton received honorary degree] |
| 52 | 3 | Davidson College, 1990 |
| 52 | 4 | "Duke Ellington and His Contributions to Twentieth-Century Music," symposium, April 30-May 1, 1999 |
| 52 | 5 | Essence Writer's Conference, November 1988 |
| 52 | 6 | An Evening of Poetry by and about African American Women, program draft, March 2009 |
| 52 | 7 | Festival of Poets and Poetry, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1991 |
| 52 | 8 | "Finding Our Voices: Women and Creativity," Orange County Community College, 1991 |
| 52 | 9 | Foundation for a Creative America, Bicentennial of the U.S. Patent and Copyright Acts, May 8-11, 1990 |
| 52 | 10 | Furious Flower Poetry Center Conference, 2004 |
| 52 | 11 | Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, correspondence and annual reports, 1991-2000 |
| 52 | 12 | Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 1996-1998 |
| 52 | 13 | Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 2000 |
| 52 | 14 | Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 2002 |
| 52 | 15 | Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 2004 |
| 52 | 16 | Global Forum at Sundance Film Festival, participant list, no date |
| 52 | 17 | Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Conference on Black Literature and Creative Writing, Chicago State University, October 15-17, 1998 |
| 53 | 1 | Howard County Center for the Arts, 2001 |
| 53 | 2 | Howard County Poetry and Literature Society, 1979-1988 |
| 53 | 3 | Howard County Poetry and Literature Society, 1991-1992 |
| 53 | 4 | Howard County Poetry and Literature Society, 1994-2008 |
| 53 | 5 | Howard County Women's Hall of Fame, March 15, 2001 |
| 53 | 6 | Howard University Institute for the Arts and Humanities, 1973-1974 |
| 53 | 7 | Key West Literary Seminar, 1999-2003 |
| 53 | 8 | Langston Hughes Festival, November 2003 |
| 53 | 9 | The Language of Life with Bill Moyers, 1995 |
| 53 | 10 | Lannon Foundation, 1986-2006 |
| 53 | 11 | Larry Neal Writers' Conference, May 11-12, 1984 |
| 53 | 12 | Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund Writer's Awards, 1992-1994 |
| 54 | 1 | The Literary Festival at St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996 |
| 54 | 2 | The Literary Festival at St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1999 |
| 54 | 3 | Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, April 24-25, 1999 |
| 54 | 4 | Maryland Heritage Project, St. Mary's College of Maryland, no date |
| 54 | 5 | Miami Book Fair International, 1991 |
| 54 | 6 | Mollyolga Neighborhood Art Classes, 1987-1992 |
| 54 | 7 | Moyers: The Power of the Word, 1994 |
| OP5 | - | National Black Arts Festival, July 1990 |
| 54 | 8 | National Black Arts Festival, July 10-19, 1998 |
| 54 | 9 | National Book Awards, 1991 |
| 54 | 10 | National Book Awards, 1992 [Clifton served as poetry judge] |
| 54 | 11 | National Book Awards, 1995 |
| 54 | 12 | National Book Awards, 1996 [Clifton nominated for The Terrible Stories] |
| 54 | 13 | National Book Awards, 1999 |
| 55 | 1 | National Book Awards, 2000 [Clifton won poetry award for Blessing the Boats] |
| 55 | 2 | National Book Awards, 2002, 2003 |
| 55 | 3 | National Book Festival, September 8, 2001 |
| 55 | 4 | National Council of Teachers of English, 1982, 1989 |
| 55 | 5 | National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship, 1973 |
| 55 | 6 | National Endowment of the Arts, Poetry Panel, 1988 |
| 55 | 7 | New York Public Library, "A Decade of Literary Lions," November 8, 1990 |
| 55 | 8 | The North American Review, James Hearst Poetry Prize finalists, 2002 [Clifton served as poetry judge] |
| 55 | 9 | North Carolina Writer's Network, "A Fancy for Literature," program, June 13, 2008 |
| 55 | 10 | Ohio University Spring Literary Festival, 1991 |
| 55 | 11 | Phyllis Wheatley Poetry Festival, Jackson State College, November 4-7, 1973 |
| 55 | 12 | Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta chapter, 1998 |
| 56 | 1 | Poetry Society of America, 1998-2003 |
| 56 | 2 | Poetry Society of America, A Tribute to Lucille Clifton, November 18, 2004 |
| 56 | 3 | Poets' Walk project, 1989 |
| 56 | 4 | The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Library dedication, April 1984 |
| 56 | 5 | The Pulitzer Prizes, 1983 [Clifton served as judge for the poetry award] |
| 56 | 6 | Race [clippings and course outline] |
| 56 | 7 | Richard Lautz Poetry Award, 1992 |
| 56 | 8 | Seventeenth Annual Author Symposium, October 1-2, 1999 |
| 56 | 9 | "Sharing Our StoriesBuilding Our Communities," Project funded by Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, 1998-2001 |
| 56 | 10 | Sonnenberg Poetry Prize, 1998 |
| 56 | 11 | St. Mary's College of Maryland Reading Series, 1989 |
| 56 | 12 | Stockton State College, 1989-1990 |
| 56 | 13 | Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, Hill-Stead Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, September 2, 1998 |
| 57 | 1 | Sun Valley Writer's Conference, 2004 |
| 57 | 2 | Southern Festival of Books, Tennessee Humanities Council, 1990 |
| 57 | 3 | Two Year Colleges Association (TYCA) Northeast Conference, October 11-12, 1996 |
| 57 | 4 | University of Buffalo, Honorary Degree, 1999 |
| 57 | 5 | University of North Dakota Writer's Conference |
| 57 | 6 | Walcott, Derek, clippings, 1980-1983, no date |
| OP21 | - | Walcott, Derek, poster, The Poetry Today Series presents Derek Walcott reading his poetry, October 14, 1987, California Institute of the Arts [signed by Walcott] |
| 57 | 7 | Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds, Annual Report, 2000 |
| 57 | 8 | "What is the Soul?" conference, Salant Foundation, June 1992 |
| 57 | 9 | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1990-1991 |
| 57 | 10 | Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellowship, St. Mary's College of Maryland, October 1988 |
| 57 | 11 | Write Now! An African American Literary Experience, March 15-16, 2002 |
| 57 | 12 | Yaddo, 1997 |
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