DUNBAR, ANTHONY P.
Anthony P. Dunbar papers, circa 1950-2009

Restrictions on Access

Special restrictions apply: At the donor's request, the following materials are closed to researchers until January 2, 2023: (a) materials and correspondence related to Where We Stand: Voices of Southern Dissent with Charles Bussey, Dan Carter, Connie Curry, Leslie Dunbar, John Egerton, Paul M. Gaston, Sheldon Hackney, Laughlin McDonald, Gene Nichol, Daniel H. Pollitt, Janisse Ray, and Susan Ford Wiltshire; and (b) all Dunbar's correspondence from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2009.

Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.

Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Source

Gift of Anthony P. Dunbar, 2018

Custodial History

Curator of Modern Political and Historical Collections, Randy Gue, packed the materials at Dunbar's residence in New Orleans, Louisiana, and transferred to the Rose Library.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Anthony P. Dunbar papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Appraisal Note

Acquired by Curator of Modern Political and Historical Collections, Randy Gue, as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Southern history and literature.

Processing

Arranged and described at the collection level by Brenna Edwards, November 2018. Items remain in original physical order but are arranged alphabetically by type in the container list to facilitate access.

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Biographical Note

Anthony "Tony" P. Dunbar is an attorney, civil rights activist, and author. He was born June 11, 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Leslie W. and Peggy Dunbar. He went to Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts), where he earned his B.A. in 1972, and also attended Tulane University School of Law (New Orleans, Louisiana). He has worked with civil rights and community development organizations across the South and was the director of the Southern Prison Ministry from 1972–1978. Dunbar won the Lillian Smith Award from the Southern Regional Council in 1971 for his study of American poverty, Our Land Too. He is also known for his Tubby Dubonnet mystery series.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of the papers of Anthony P. Dunbar from circa 1950-2009. Materials include writings, correspondence, book manuscripts, and audiovisual material. The majority of book manuscripts are for Dunbar’s nonfiction books, published between 1969 and 1981, with the exception of Crooked Man, the first novel of the Tubby Dubonnet series.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type.