Hettie Jones papers, 1895-2009, bulk 1958-200926.5 linear feet (63 boxes: 55 document boxes, 3 note card boxes, 3 record cartons, 1 videotape box, 1 oversize box. Video box (box 60) and audio boxes (boxes 55, 57, and 58) are all found in record storage carton box 63.)
Creator
Jones, Hettie
Abstract Or Scope
The Hettie Jones Papers contains correspondence, writings, and teaching materials related to Hettie Jones' career as a writer, editor, and teacher in the New York City Beat and Downtown literary scene, from the 1960s through the 2000s. Included are manuscripts from Jones' numerous books of poetry and children's and young adult novels, as well as her 1990 autobiography, How I Became Hettie Jones. The collection also features materials from her time as co-editor of Totem Press and Yugen literary journal. A small amount of material pertaining to Jones' former husband, the poet LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, including unpublished early manuscripts and photographs is also here.