Box 2671
Container
Contains 63 Results:
Sub-Series 1: Published Manuscripts, 1929-1973
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Abstract
Consists of the typewritten and handwritten manuscripts of Lewis’ published works. The content of his work concerns the labor, civil rights, and communist issues of the 1930s to the 1950s. Manuscripts are arranged according to the order in which they appeared in the four collections of Lewis’ work. These are followed by manuscripts arranged by publication dates in periodicals such as New Masses and Hinterland. Some of these manuscripts are included in this subseries solely on Lewis’...
Dates:
1929-1973
Sub-Series 2: Unpublished Manuscripts, 1932-1973
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Abstract
Consists of the unpublished typewritten and handwritten manuscripts arranged alphabetically by title. Also included are two drafts of an autobiography that date from the fall of 1941. This subseries contains Lewis’ comments on his own works, journal entries from the late 1960s and early 1970s. There are Lewis’ writings on Pearl Harbor and Sachio Oka, a Japanese communist who figured strongly in Lewis’ theories. There are poetry orders from people requesting copies of Lewis’ collections...
Dates:
1932-1973
"Five Minutes, Oleo", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Don't Judge Him Too Harshly", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Farmhands' Refrain", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Lest Sympathy Function", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Speedsong", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 006
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Insult for Insult", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Mass Movement March", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 008
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated
"Tractors Consume Gasoline", undated
File — Box: 2671, Folder: 009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
undated