WRIGHT, SARAH E.
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Subseries 2.2
Other writings by Wright, circa 1953-2008
Boxes 19-22 and OP1, OP4, OP7
Scope and Content Note
The subseries consists of other writings by Wright from 1953-2008, including materials relating to Give Me a Child, a volume of poetry coauthored with Lucy E. Smith that was published in 1955. Wright also collected poems for a poetry anthology to be published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). These materials, most of which have a thematic focus on race relations and the Civil Rights Movement, include poems by Langston Hughes, Walter Lowenfels, and Lucy E. Smith. The SNCC Poetry Anthology, which Wright began compiling in 1966, was never published. The subseries also contains uncollected poetry and a few lyrics by Wright.
Wright also wrote two children's books, a biography entitled A. Phillip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace (1990) and an untitled picture book. In addition, she authored several short stories and a few dramatic works. Of particular interest is "The Hidden Years" (1953), a dramatic work about African American history sponsored by the Civil Rights Congress, which was written by Wright, Lucy E. Smith, and John Staples and choreographed by Elfriede Mahler. Also of note is "Play on a Witch," a poem by Wright that was also accompanied by choreography by Mahler. The subseries also contains essays, reviews, and speeches by Wright.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by creator, then in alphabetical order.
Collected poetry | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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19 | 1 | Give Me a Child, artwork by Charles Smith, circa 1955 |
OP1 | 1 | Give Me a Child, artwork by Charles Smith, circa 1955 |
19 | 2 | Give Me a Child, "Black and Lilac", no date |
19 | 3 | Give Me a Child, "Conversation with My Daughter about a Star", no date |
19 | 4 | Give Me a Child, "Conversation with My Son about Flowers" no date |
OP1 | 2 | Give Me a Child, cover design, circa 1955 |
19 | 5 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Case History of a Man Whom a Job Has", no date |
19 | 6 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Death of a Matron", no date |
19 | 7 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "The Face of Poverty", no date |
19 | 8 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Give Me a Child", no date |
19 | 9 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Home Is a Warrior", no date |
19 | 10 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "No Man an Island", no date |
19 | 11 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Speaking of Lines", no date |
19 | 12 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Spring Is Not Always Gay", no date |
19 | 13 | Give Me a Child, Lucy E. Smith, "Spring Is a Small Boy" [variant title: "A Small Boy Called Spring"], no date |
OP1 | 3 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [1 of 9] |
OP1 | 4 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [2 of 9] |
OP1 | 5 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [3 of 9] |
OP4 | 1 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [4 of 9] |
OP4 | 2 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [5 of 9] |
OP4 | 3 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [6 of 9] |
OP4 | 4 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [7 of 9] |
OP7 | 1 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [8 of 9] |
OP7 | 2 | Give Me a Child, mock-up designed by Charles Smith, circa 1955 [9 of 9] |
19 | 14 | Give Me a Child, permission from Lucy Smith for republication, 1991 |
19 | 15 | Give Me a Child, "Remember that Night?" no date |
19 | 16 | Give Me a Child, "To Some Millions Who Survive Joseph E. Mander, Sr.", no date |
19 | 17 | Give Me a Child, "Urgency", no date |
19 | 18 | Give Me a Child, "Window Pictures", no date |
19 | 19 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Calvin C. Hernton [2 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 20 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Clarence Major, circa 1966 |
19 | 21 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, correspondence, 1966-1992 |
19 | 22 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Dudley Randall [7 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 23 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Eve Merriam [5 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 24 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, G.T. Farnum [3 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 25 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, James A. Emanuel [10 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 26 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Kristin Hunter [7 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 27 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Langston Hughes [5 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 28 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Lucy E. Smith [2 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 29 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Margaret Dunner [2 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 30 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, meeting agenda, 1966 |
19 | 31 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Michael Wright, circa 1966 |
19 | 32 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Naomi Grimes [3 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 33 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Raymond R. Patterson [2 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 34 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Sarah E. Wright, circa 1966 |
19 | 35 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Sarah Webster Fabio [5 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 36 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, table of contents, circa 1966 |
19 | 37 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Ted Joans [4 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 38 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Walter Lowenfels [5 poems], circa 1966 |
19 | 39 | SNCC Poetry Anthology, Zack Gilbert [4 poems], circa 1966 |
Uncollected poetry and lyrics | ||
19 | 40 | Lyrics, no date |
19 | 41 | "And a City Grew," no date |
19 | 41 | "At Bushkill Falls, Pennsylvania," no date |
19 | 41 | "At the Everyday Taken for Granted Magic of Spring," no date |
19 | 41 | "The Baby," no date |
19 | 41 | "A Blowing," no date |
19 | 41 | "Bursting Out," no date |
19 | 41 | "Come and Be I," no date |
19 | 41 | "Corner Drug Store," no date |
19 | 41 | "Example," no date |
19 | 41 | "From My House to Your House," no date |
19 | 41 | "From Prisons Free," no date |
19 | 41 | "Giving Spring," no date |
19 | 41 | "I Have Known Death," no date |
19 | 41 | "I Made Out All Right," no date |
19 | 41 | "I Went for a Job" [variant title: "Bookkeeper Wanted?"], circa 1953 |
19 | 41 | "Ice Cream," no date |
19 | 41 | "If I Should Die Before I Live," no date |
19 | 41 | "It Had Been Night All Day," no date |
19 | 41 | "It Is After-Death: For Ethel and Julius Rosenburg" [variant title: "Post-Mortem for Ethel and Julius Rosenburg"], no date |
19 | 41 | "Lament of a Harlem Mother," no date |
19 | 41 | "Let Me Speak," no date |
19 | 41 | "Letter to a Vacationing Friend," no date |
19 | 41 | "Look Away," no date |
19 | 41 | "A Message to My Son, Mike," no date |
19 | 41 | "Modern Youth," no date |
19 | 41 | "The Morn Called Easter," no date |
19 | 41 | "The Morning After," no date |
19 | 41 | "The Most Costly Poem I Ever Wrote Thus Far," no date |
19 | 41 | "Mother to Son," no date |
19 | 41 | "Mothers' Day Greeting," no date |
19 | 41 | "My City," no date |
19 | 42 | "Night," no date |
19 | 42 | "Non-Stop," no date |
19 | 42 | "Ode to Brown Women" [variant title: "To Brown Women"], no date |
19 | 42 | "Of Men and Street Cars," no date |
19 | 42 | "Robbed," no date |
19 | 42 | "Spring Is Not Always Gay," no date |
19 | 42 | "Swamp and Seashore," no date |
19 | 42 | "Tempo-Clock--I Love America," no date |
19 | 42 | "The Terror of Loneliness," no date |
19 | 42 | "To a Man I Know," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Frank London Brown," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Liza on Being Born," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Mrs. Ilma Upshur," 1956 |
19 | 42 | "To One City and Another," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Pearl S. Buck," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Us Ordinary People," no date |
19 | 42 | "To Wish You All the Contents of Peace In 1966," 1966 |
19 | 42 | "Two Poems of the Ghetto," no date |
19 | 42 | "Until They Have Stopped," no date |
19 | 42 | "Update," no date [also includes "Spring Forward and Backward"] |
19 | 42 | "When Life Is at Stake," no date |
19 | 42 | "Without Music" [variant title: "Music in the Making"], 1972 |
19 | 43 | Uncollected poetry, fragments, no date |
19 | 44 | Untitled poems, no date |
Children's books | ||
20 | 1 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, chapter 1 draft, no date |
20 | 2 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, chapter outlines, circa 1989-1990 |
20 | 3 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, contract, 1989 |
20 | 4 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, editorial correspondence, 1989-1990 |
20 | 5 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, manuscript and typescript draft, no date |
20 | 6 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, manuscript draft, no date |
20 | 7 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, notes, no date |
20 | 8 | A. Philip Randolph: Integration in the Workplace, typescript draft, final, no date |
20 | 9 | Untitled children's picture book with drawings [by Charles Smith?], no date |
Short stories and drama | ||
20 | 10 | Christmas, play script, no date |
OP7 | 3 | "The Hidden Years," play script by Lucy Smith, Sarah Wright, and John Staples, choreographed by Elfriede Mahler, sponsored by the Civil Rights Congress, 1953 |
20 | 11 | "The Meek and the Minor," short story, no date |
20 | 12 | "Mr. and Mrs. Thank You Have a Party," play script, no date |
20 | 13 | "No Strangers Here," play script, no date |
20 | 14 | "Play on a Witch," poem by Sarah Wright and choreographed by Elfriede Mahler, 1955 |
20 | 15 | "The Pledge," play script, 1975 |
OP7 | 4 | "The Star Jazzer," play script, adaptation of the story by Sean O'Casey, no date |
20 | 16 | Untitled play, no date |
Essays, reviews, and speeches | ||
21 | 1 | "Alice Childress: This Little Light of Mine, I'm Gonna Let It Shine," essay, circa 1994 |
21 | 2 | "The Alice Childress Woodard Memorial," essay, circa 1994 |
21 | 3 | "An Australian Aborigine Mother Gives Us Another Literary First," review of We Are Going: Poems by Kath Walker, circa 1964 |
21 | 4 | "Authors Guild Freedom of Expression Committee Statement on Censorship," essay [includes correspondence], circa 1987 |
21 | 5 | "Career as Creative Writer," essay, no date |
21 | 6 | "A Credo," speech fragment, no date |
21 | 7 | "Cuba," essay, no date |
21 | 8 | "The Culture and Politics of Black Literature: John Oliver Killens and the Harlem Writers' Guild," speech, panel discussion on "John Oliver Killens: Writer and Activist," Medgar Evers College, March 27, 2004 |
21 | 9 | "De-Facto Censorship: Its Effects on Black Literary Consumption and Production in the 1970s," speech, no date |
21 | 10 | "An Essay on My Life Experience as Creative Writer and Teacher," essay, no date |
21 | 11 | Eulogy and obituary for Willis Charles Wright, Sr., 1982 |
21 | 12 | Eulogy for Lybrant Milton Wright [includes program], 1962 |
21 | 13 | "An Exploration of Freedom and/or Security as Motivational Forces in Four Women Characters in Short Fiction," college essay, 1976 |
21 | 14 | "The Finger of God," review of The Prisoners by Walter Lowenfels, circa 1954 |
21 | 15 | "Hands, Head, Heart," speech about Harriet Tubman, February 2008 |
21 | 16 | "The Harlem-Cuban Bond," essay, circa 1992 |
21 | 17 | "The Harlem Writers' Guild and the 'Black Arts Movement,'" essay, 2005 |
21 | 18 | "I'm So Tangled Up in Living," review of The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes, circa 1955 |
21 | 19 | "In Search of the Easy Way Out (for Women Who Must Work)," essay [includes notes], circa 1955 |
21 | 20 | "Keep Your Hands on the Blow--Hold On!" welcome remarks at the Pen and Brush commemoration and celebration of Black History Month, February 20, 2005 |
21 | 21 | "Lorraine Hansberry: A Tribute, 1930-1965," essay, no date |
21 | 22 | "Lorraine Hansberry: Black Artist and Polemicist," essay [includes notes], no date |
21 | 23 | "The Lower East Side: A Rebirth of World Vision," essay, no date |
21 | 24 | "Mind, Memory and the Imagination," speech, Zora Neale Hurston Society of Morgan State University, no date |
21 | 25 | "My Life on the Lower East Side of New York," speech at the Henry Street Settlement for Norma Rogers's Cultural Dimensions organization, no date |
21 | 26 | "The Nature of Fiction," speech, "Yari-Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future" conference, New York University, October 1997 |
21 | 27 | "The Negro Woman in American Literature," introductory speech at "The Negro Writer's Vision of America" Conference, New School for Social Research, May 1965 |
21 | 28 | "Opportunities for the Development of Negro Writers," essay, no date |
21 | 29 | "Organize Tenants for Improved Conditions in Public Housing," speech, unidentified conference, no date |
21 | 30 | "Peace and Quiet," essay, no date |
21 | 31 | "Poetry as a Torch," no date |
21 | 32 | Preface for Missing in Action and Presumed Dead by Rashidah Ismaili, circa 1992 |
21 | 33 | Remarks, Ethical Culture Society, February 16, 2003 |
21 | 34 | Remarks, James Baldwin Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989 |
21 | 35 | "The Responsibility of the Artist," essay, no date |
21 | 36 | "The Responsibility of the Writer as Participant in the World Community," speech, Zora Neal Hurston Society of Morgan State University, no date |
21 | 37 | Review of Bird at My Window by Rosa Guy, 2001 |
21 | 38 | Review of Blight by D.H. Melham, circa 1995 |
21 | 39 | Review of Day-O! The Autobiography of Irving Burgie, circa 2007 |
21 | 40 | Review of Freeman by Phillip Hayes Dean, 1973 |
21 | 41 | Review of On the Road by Jack Kerouac, college essay, no date |
21 | 42 | Review of Poetry as Healer: Mending the Troubled Mind, edited by Jack J. Leedy, circa 1985 |
21 | 43 | Review of Requiem for a Black American Capitalist by Billy Williams-Forde, 1975 |
21 | 44 | Review of Shadow Self and Other Tales by Helen Duberstein, circa 1997 |
21 | 45 | Review of The Heinemann Book of African Women's Poetry edited by Stella and Frank Chipasula, circa 1995 |
21 | 46 | Review of The Soul Murder Case by Robert Deanne Pharr, 1975 |
21 | 47 | "The Role of the Black Writer and Artist in the Field of Education (A Personal View)," essay, no date |
21 | 48 | "Six Major African-American Writers and Their Autobiographical Writings," speech, PEN American Center, May 14, 1984? |
21 | 49 | "Sojourner Truth," speech, Pen and Brush Commemoration and celebration of Black History Month, February 25, 2007 |
21 | 50 | Speech about Sterling A. Brown, no date |
22 | 1 | "Superstition, Magic, and the Occult in Afro-American Literature," speech, the Middle-Atlantic Writers Association Conference, October 21, 1988 |
22 | 2 | "Toward the Liberation of Human Life," essay, no date |
22 | 3 | Tribute to Willis Charles Wright, Sr. and Mary Amelia Wright [includes correspondence], circa 1974 |
22 | 4 | "An Uncompromising Cry for Life," review of The Sun, the Sea, a Touch of the Wind by Rosa Guy, circa 1996 |
22 | 5 | Untitled autobiographical writings [includes notes], no date |
22 | 6 | Untitled essay about Anita F. Hill, 1991 |
22 | 7 | Untitled essay about black women, circa 1999 |
22 | 8 | Untitled essay about John Oliver Killens, no date |
22 | 9 | Untitled essay about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, no date |
22 | 10 | Unidentified essay fragments, no date |
22 | 11 | Untitled essay from Reality Prime, no date |
22 | 12 | Untitled speech, no date |
22 | 13 | "What are the Limits of a Writer's Responsibility," no date |
22 | 14 | "What It Feels Like to Live in a Liberal White Neighborhood--1965," essay fragment, circa 1965 |
22 | 15 | "Woman Viewed as Property and Subject of Man in Some Literature of Drama," college essay, circa 1976 |
22 | 16 | "A Word about Give Me a Child," with Lucy E. Smith, no date |
22 | 17 | "The Writer's Responsibility," essay, 1993 |