KILLENS, JOHN OLIVER,
1916-1987.
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Subseries 4.1
Printed about Killens, 1961-1987
Boxes 77-78
Scope and Content Note
Printed about contains articles about Killens and materials with reference to Killens, including periodicals, invitations, brochures, fliers, programs and press releases. These materials contain information on Killens's political views, public appearances and public image. The items give a sense of his role in the literary and African American community, especially in New York City.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type, then in chronological order with undated first.
Articles | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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77 | 1 | "Former Maconite Received Appointment From The Nigerian Government," circa April 1961 |
77 | 2 | "New Negro Is Not New Says John Killens," N.Y. Amsterdam News, February 9, 1963 |
77 | 3 | Walker, Joseph, "Views on Freedom," Muhammad Speaks, March 4, 1963 |
77 | 4 | "Time for Negro to Speak Author Tells Class," The Springfield Union, June 19, 1963 |
77 | 5 | "A Negro Author's Query: Why Spend Billions To Put White Man On The Moon?" Muhammad Speaks, September 13, 1963 |
77 | 6 | "Novelist Will Speak Twice Here," October 6, 1963 |
77 | 7 | Yago, John, "African New World Seen Replacing America," The Charleston Gazette, October 11, 1963 |
77 | 8 | Handler, M.S., "Negro Novelist Warns Whites on Racial Struggle," New York Times, March 29, 1964 |
77 | 9 | Krawcheck, Julian, "Writers, Artists Fail America, Negro Author Contends," The Cleveland Press, November 9, 1965 |
77 | 10 | "A Point of Interest," The Carolina Times, December 17, 1966 |
77 | 11 | "St.Martin DePorres Award Presented to Fr. Winkler," The Call and Post, May 13, 1967 |
77 | 12 | "Church must join 'new revolution'--John Killens," The Catholic Times, May 14, 1967 |
77 | 13 | Bourne, Kay, "Killens defends writing about black experience," Bay State Banner, February 4, 1971 |
77 | 14 | Singletary, Annie Lee, "New Yorker Exposes Whitey's Pretensions," Winston-Salem, NC Journal, March 14, 1971 |
77 | 15 | Taylor, Robert, "Chalk, cheese and cotillions," Boston Sunday Globe, March 14, 1971 |
77 | 16 | "Noted Black Novelist To Set Cultural Forum Here," The Star, May 15, 1971 |
77 | 17 | "Literary club hosts author," Washington Afro-American, February 19, 1972 |
77 | 18 | Johnson, Pat, "Howard's John O. Killens discusses Black literature," The Hilltop, March 17, 1972 |
77 | 19 | Wiggins, William H., Jr., "The Structure and Dynamics of Folklore in the Novel Form: The Case of John O. Killens," Keystone Folklore Quarterly, Vol. 17, no. 3, Fall 1972, pp. 92-118 |
77 | 20 | Hudson, Karen, "Killens fights film image," October 20, 1972 |
77 | 21 | Curtis, Craig, "Dickens, Killens and Black Affirmation," circa December 1972 |
77 | 22 | "Writers Workshop hosts party for John O. Killens," The Washington Afro-American, December 30, 1972 |
77 | 23 | "Calls Jesus 'nappy-headed freedom fighter'," Washington Afro-American Church News, June 30, 1973 |
77 | 24 | Trescott, Jacqueline, "Debate on Black Films: Who Has the Integrity?" Washington Star-News, February 5, 1974 |
77 | 25 | Douglas, Jodi, "Killens Turns 60, Honored by Dept," The Hilltop, January 16, 1976 |
77 | 26 | Perry, Mary Ellen, "Author Has Afro-Russian On His Back," Washington Star, May 8, 1977 |
77 | 27 | King, Martin, "Community College designates John Killens as writer-in-residence," Daily News, June 4, 1978 |
77 | 28 | "Killens first resident writer at local college," N.Y. Amsterdam News, June 10, 1978 |
77 | 29 | Jones, Leisa, "J.O. Killens is BBC's Writer-in-Residence," The Communicator, October 12, 1978 |
77 | 30 | "Bronx Community College offers special writing course," Co-Op City Times, December 9, 1978 |
77 | 31 | Hastings, Bonnie, "Giants Come To The Bronx," The Communicator, circa 1979 |
77 | 32 | Shinhoster, Yvonne, "Author John Killens," The Macon Telegraph, January 22, 1979 |
77 | 33 | Weems, Edward, "View of Killens," Equal Opportunity, Spring 1979 |
77 | 34 | "Conference," February 23, 1980 |
77 | 35 | "Studio Museum Lewis Michaux Book Fair," New York Amsterdam News, May 24, 1980 |
77 | 36 | "Long Time, No See," Macon Telegraph, July 6, 1980 |
77 | 37 | Churchwell, Robert, "'Uncle Tom' Talk Dead, Davis Says," N.Y. Amsterdam News, August 23, 1980 |
77 | 38 | Washington, Freddy, "John Killens 'Writers' From Bronx CC to Medgar Evers," Big Red, July 18, 1981 |
77 | 39 | "Cover Story," TV Week, April 18-24, 1982 |
77 | 40 | Mitchell, Loften, "Bright Moments!" New York Voice, June 19, 1982 |
77 | 41 | Summers, Barbara, "Portrait of a Long-Distance Writer," The City Sun, January 30-February 5, 1985 |
77 | 42 | Taylor, Hannah, "These Authors Make History As Well As Record It," The Phoenix, February 28, 1985 |
77 | 43 | "Author Heads Afro-American Studies Anniversary," Black Issues in Higher Education, November 15, 1985 |
77 | 44 | Ansa, Tina McElroy, "Return to South stirs old memories for writer Killens," Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 9, 1986 |
77 | 45 | "Writing the Black Experience," New York Newsday, March 29, 1986 |
77 | 46 | "John Oliver Killens: Through Him We Heard Thunder," Black Masks, Vol. 4, No. 3, Nov/Dec 1987 |
Other | ||
77 | 47 | Fisk University Centennial Bulletin, 1965-1966, May 1965 |
77 | 48 | Invitations, 1970s-1980s |
77 | 49 | News clippings, undated |
77 | 50 | News clippings, 1950s |
77 | 51 | News clippings, 1960s |
77 | 52 | News clippings, 1970s |
77 | 53 | News clippings, 1980s |
77 | 54 | News clippings, 1990s |
77 | 55 | Newsletters, 1960s |
78 | 1 | Newsletters, 1970s |
78 | 2 | Newsletters, 1980s |
78 | 3 | Posters and fliers, undated |
78 | 4 | Posters and fliers, 1950s |
78 | 5 | Posters and fliers, 1960s |
78 | 6 | Posters and fliers, 1970s |
78 | 7 | Posters and fliers, 1980s |
78 | 8 | Press releases, 1960s-1980s |
78 | 9 | Programs and brochures, undated |
78 | 10 | Programs and brochures, 1950s |
78 | 11 | Programs and brochures, 1960s [1 of 2] |
78 | 12 | Programs and brochures, 1960s [2 of 2] |
78 | 13 | Programs and brochures, 1970s |
78 | 14 | Programs and brochures, 1980s |
78 | 15 | Reports, 1980s |
78 | 16 | Syllabus, undated |
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