The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies C.L.R. James Collection SC82

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Letters between James and associates 1954 -1982. Folder Description 31 item/s. Correspondence

Box 1 Box Number

RUSSEL, BERTRAND; BROCKWAY, FENNER; CHALLINOR, RAYMOND; SCARGILL, ARTHUR; PITT, DAVID; HARRIS, Keywords including WILSON; LECTURES; BRITAIN; SOCIALISM; FINANCE, names associated with PERSONAL; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; RACE RELATIONS items in a folder

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Biographical Note

Cyril Lionel Robert James, writer, political activist and Marxist intellectual, was born in in 1901. He attended Queen's Royal College and later migrated to where he worked as a cricket correspondent. He read extensively and evolved as a leading Marxist thinker of his time. He spent periods of his life in the of America (1938-1953) and in his homeland (1958-1962 and 1964-1965), involved in political activity. Between 1968 and 1975 he lived in the United States, mostly engaged in lecturing. He spent his later years in London, lecturing and writing, and died there in 1989.

Collection Scope and content

The collection comprises the manuscripts, correspondence and personal and literary papers which remained in his possession at the time of his death, together with the books which formed his working library. Included among the papers are assorted typescripts of James' Toussaint L'Ouverture and The Black Jacobins; material on the life of Pan-Africanist, ; miscellaneous autobiographical writings. The most sustained correspondence covers the period 1950-1969, when James was involved with the Johnson-Forest Tendency. Other miscellaneous correspondence covers the period 1965-1969 and 1982-1989. The books, about 1500 volumes, consist of standard texts of nineteenth and twentieth century English literature, history, politics, sociology and the like. There is also a collection of Wisden Almanac and other books on cricket, as well as a substantial number of monographs on art and artists.

Provenance The collection comprises the manuscripts, correspondence and other personal and literary papers which were in the author's possession at the time of his death, together with the books which formed his working library. They were offered for sale some years after his death and the University of the West Indies Library purchased them.

Related Collections C.L.R. James Collection. Quintin O'Connor Library of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union. Trinidad and Tobago.

C.L.R. James Cricket Centre. The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

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001 These letters deal mainly with James' largely unsuccessful attempts to lecture to organisations in Britain following his deportation from the United States. 1953. 33 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 LECTURES; BRITAIN

002 Letters between James and associates 1954-1982. 31 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 RUSSEL, BERTRAND; BROCKWAY, FENNER; CHALLINOR, RAYMOND; SCARGILL, ARTHUR; PITT, DAVID; HARRIS, WILSON; LECTURES; BRITAIN; SOCIALISM; FINANCE, PERSONAL; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; RACE RELATIONS

003 Letters between James and associates. 1983. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 HOWE, DARCUS; PITT, DAVID; RACE RELATIONS; BRITAIN; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN

004 These letters deal mainly James' speech at the First Annual Conference of Pensioners Link, an organisation dealing with senior citizens in Britain. 1983. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 LECTURES; BRITAIN; AGED; RACE RELATIONS; WRIGHT, RICHARD; PENSIONERS LINK

005 These letters contain requests for lectures by James in Britain as well as for him to become patron of several organisations in Britain. 1984. 34 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 LECTURES; BRITAIN; RACE RELATIONS; COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE; WELSH UNION OF WRITERS; NATIONAL PEACE ACTION FOUNDATION

006 Many of these letters contain requests for lectures by James. 1984. 33 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 LECTURES; BRITAIN; RACE RELATIONS; ROBESON, PAUL; PITT, DAVID; KENT, BRUCE; CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WEST INDIANS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN

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Includes congratulations following James' lectures on Channel 4 television. 1985. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 PITT, DAVID; GRIMSHAW, ANNA; WALMSLEY, ANNE; BRITAIN; LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY; CARIBBEAN ARTISTS MOVEMENT; AWARDS; HEALTH; CHANNEL 4; LECTURES

008 Letters dealing with diverse topics. 1986. 33 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; BLACKS; BRITAIN

009 Letters dealing with diverse topics. 1987-1989. 21 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 FOOT, MICHAEL; BRITAIN; BLACKS; THEATRE; AWARDS; INTERVIEWS

010 Letters dealing with diverse topics. 19??. 14 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 FOOT, MICHAEL; HEALTH; BRITAIN

011 Various letters. 19??. 5 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 CHALLINOR, RAYMOND; SOCIALISM; BRITAIN

012 Various letters. Date Unknown. 21 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 PITT, DAVID; HEALTH; RACISM; BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS; ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WEST INDIANS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; HEALTH; RACISM; BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS; ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WEST INDIANS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; HEALTH; RACISM; BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS; ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WEST INDIANS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN

013 Postcards from close associates. Date Unknown. 7 item/s. Correspondence

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Box 1 GRIMSHAW, ANNA; HOWE, DARCUS; HASSAN, LEILA; BRITAIN

014 Correspondence between James and his bankers. 1953-1983. 21 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 FINANCE, PERSONAL; WESTMINSTER BANK; NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK; BRITAIN

015 Correspondence between James and his bankers. 1984-1989. 43 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 FINANCE, PERSONAL; NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK; WOOLWICH BUILDING SOCIETY; LLOYD'S BANK; BRITAIN

016 Letters. 1954-?. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; DAVIDSON, BASIL

017 Letters relate to James' role as President of the Manchester-based West Indian United Association. 1968-1969. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 WEST INDIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; BRITAIN

018 Letters relate to James' role as President of the Manchester-based West Indian United Association. 1971-?. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 1 WEST INDIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; BRITAIN

019 Clippings from various British magazines. 1981-1988. 33 item/s. Other Box 1 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESMASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; CHIC; CITY LIMITS; NEW SOCIETY; ; RADIO TIMES; ROOT; TIME OUT; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW; INTERVIEWS

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Clippings from various British magazines. Includes an interview with James in the Young Journal. Includes an article by James "Britain's new monthlies" ?-1987. 18 item/s. Other Box 1 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESMASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; YOUNG JOURNAL; INTERVIEWS

021 Clippings from British newspapers mainly about James. 1964-1988. 55 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN

022 Clippings from British newspapers. 1957-1988. 34 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; AT THE RENDEVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEWS

023 Clippings from British newspapers. 1983-1984. 10 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW

024 Clippings from British newspapers. 1964-1989. 16 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; DAILY MAIL; GUARDIAN; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS; MIRROR NEWSPAPER; MORNING STAR; OBSERVER

025 Clippings from British newspapers. 16 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; CARIBBEAN TIMES; INDEPENDENT

026 Clippings from British newspapers. 1963-1989. 30 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; SOCIALIST LEADER; SOUTH LONDON PRESS; STANDARD; SUNDAY CITIZEN; TELEGRAPH; TIMES; TIMES EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW

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027 Clippings from British newspapers. 1957-1989. 16 item/s. Other Box 1 TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT; TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT; TRIBUNE; MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS

028 Clippings from British newspapers. 1984-1989. 18 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; VOICE

029 Clippings from newspapers in Britain and Trinidad and Tobago. ?-1989. 20 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; VANGUARD (SCOTLAND); VANGUARD (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO); WEEKLY GLEANER (LONDON); WEST INDIAN WORLD; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW

030 An assortment of pamphlets. 1960-1987. 27 item/s. Printed Materials Box 1 BRITAIN

031 Pamphlets concerning James' personal finances as well as the International Book Fair of Radical, Black and Third World Books held in London. 1953-1989. 46 item/s. Financial documents; Printed materials Box 1 FINANCE, PERSONAL; BRITAIN; INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

032 Pamphlets concerning the Caribbean Artists Movement and the West Indian United Association in Britain. 1967-1983. 25 item/s. Other Box 1 CARIBBEAN ARTISTS MOVEMENT; WEST INDIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; BRITAIN

033 Pamphlets concerning the working class in Britain. 1953-1968.

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17 item/s. Other Box 1 BRITAIN; WORKING CLASS: BRITAIN

034 A variety of pamphlets concerning Blacks in Britain. Includes a brief biography of Paul Robeson. ?-1987. 16 item/s. Other Box 1 RACE RELATIONS:- BRITAIN; BRITAIN; ROBESON, PAUL; BLACKS:- BRITAIN

035 A variety of pamphlets which deal mainly with tributes to James in Britain. Also includes a short biography of James, as well as an interview with him. 1983-1988. 29 item/s. Other; Financial documents Box 1 FINANCE, PERSONAL; TRIBUTES; BRITAIN; BLACKS:- BRITAIN; INTERVIEWS; BIOGRAPHY

036 Photocopies from various British publications. 1980-1988. 22 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; BLACKS:- BRITAIN; BOOKSELLER; GUARDIAN; NEW SOCIETY; TIME OUT; TIMES; VOICE; WEST INDIAN WORLD

037 Photocopies from various British newspapers and journals. 1980-1988. 21 item/s. Other Box 1 MASS MEDIA; BRITAIN; BLACKS:- BRITAIN

038 Correspondence between James and a wide array of scholars. 1983-1987. 24 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; GRIMSHAW, ANNA; BESSON, JEAN; BYRAPPA, SUNITHA

039 Correspondence between James and a wide array of scholars. Includes Buhle's draft introduction to the revised edition of James' book, State Capitalism and World Revolution. 1969-1989. 28 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; GRIMSHAW, ANNA; BUHLE, PAUL; TURNER, TERISA; STATE CAPITALISM AND WORLD REVOLUTION

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Many of these letters deal with James' visit to Makerere University College and University College in in 1968. 1967-1969. 31 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 UNIVERSITIES; LECTURES; TANZANIA; HENRIQUES, FERNANDO; EDMONSON, LOCKSLEY

041 These letters deal with talks by James to students of Goldsmiths College, University of London; also an attempt by Nottingham University to publish The Black Jacobins. 1985-1988. 27 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 ERLAM, ANDY; LECTURES; UNIVERSITIES; GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE; NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY; BLACK JACOBINS; GRIMSHAW, ANNA

042 These letters reveal a close relationship between Robert Hill and his mentor, James. 1965-1987. 38 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; WEST INDIANS: NORTH AMERICA; MANLEY, EDNA; WEBB, CONSTANCE; GRIMSHAW, ANNA; HILL, ROBERT

043 These letters highlight the relationship between James and West Indian students in Canada in the late 1960s. 1966-1968. 14 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 WEST INDIANS: CANADA; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; HECTOR, TIM

044 Letters between James and scholars in Britain and the United States. Includes a letter written by Selma James. 1964-1988. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; JAMES, SELMA; RAMCHAND, KENNETH; SHERWOOD, MARIKA

045 These letters highlight Terrence Edward's Ph.D in mathematics and his efforts to learn Russian. 1980-1989. 22 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; MATHEMATICS; RUSSIAN LANGUAGE; TRANSLATING; EDWARDS, TERRENCE; AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

046 A variety of letters to various scholars.

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1982-1989. 34 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; TURNER, TERISA; BUHLE, PAUL; HOWE, DARCUS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; OIL INDUSTRY; SOUTH AFRICA: ECONOMIC SANCTIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS

047 These letters deal with James' largely unsuccessful attempts to lecture at British universities following his deportation from the United States. 1951-1958. 61 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 UNIVERSITIES; LECTURES; SLAVE TRADE: AFRICA; DAVIDSON, BASIL; LEAVIS, F.R.

048 These letters deal with lectures by James in and Trinidad and Tobago in 1961 under the auspices of the University College of the West Indies. 1960-1965. 15 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 LECTURES; UNIVERSITIES; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE WEST INDIES; SHERLOCK, PHILIP; SMALL, RICHARD; SPRINGER, HUGH

049 Correspondence between James and a number of scholars. 1967. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 GIRVAN, NORMAN; LYNCH, HOLLIS; HOOKER, JAMES R.; BRATHWAITE, EDWARD; MUNROE, TREVOR; LECTURES; SCHOLARS; CARIBBEAN ARTISTS MOVEMENT

050 Correspondence between James and a number of scholars. 1968. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 HILL, ERROL; OXAAL, IVAR; SIMSON, GEORGE EATON; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; LECTURES; MILLETTE, JAMES

051 Mainly invitations to speak at universities in Britain, the United States and Scandinavia as well as to teach at Federal City College and Northwestern University in the United States. 1969. 43 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 WEISS, PETER; OXAAL, IVAR; UNIVERSITIES; LECTURES; SCHOLARS; FEDERAL CITY COLLEGE; NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

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Arrangements for lecturing at Federal City College and Northwestern University as well as offers to speak at other universities, mainly in the United States. 1969. 44 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 WEISS, PETER; RAWICK, GEORGE; MINTZ, SIDNEY; FEDERAL CITY COLLEGE; NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY; LECTURES; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS

053 Correspondence with scholars. 1971-1982. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 GENOVESE, EUGENE; CRAIG, SUSAN; OXAAL, IVAR; SCHOLARS; LECTURES; SLAVERY

054 Correspondence deals in part with the award of an honorary degree to James by the University of Hull. 1983. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 MARSHALL, ROY; SUTTON, PAUL; CUDJOE, SELWYN; CHALLINOR, RAYMOND; OXAAL, IVAR; UNIVERSITY OF HULL; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; HONORARY DEGREES

055 Correspondence with scholars. 1983. 38 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 CUDJOE, SELWYN; ANNIAH GOWDA, H.H.; SCHOLARS; UNIVERSITIES; LECTURES; SLAVERY; SOCIALISM

056 Correspondence deals in part with award of an honorary degree to James by the University of Kent. 1984. 31 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 HONORARY DEGREES; UNIVERSITY OF KENT; SCHOLARS; UNIVERSITIES

057 Correspondence deals in part with two awards to James: an honorary degree by the University of Kent and the Caribbean Times Award by the journal, Caribbean Review (University of Florida). 1984. 33 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 GATES, HENRY LOUIS; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; HONORARY DEGREES; UNIVERSITY OF KENT; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; CARIBBEAN TIMES AWARD; CARIBBEAN REVIEW

058 Correspondence with universities and scholars. 1985. 33 item/s. Correspondence

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Box 2 UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; KING, MARTIN LUTHER

059 Correspondence with universities and scholars. 1986. 26 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; UNIVERSITIES

060 Correspondence with scholars. 1987. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 GLABERMAN, MARTIN; SCHOLARS; AWARDS

061 Correspondence with scholars. Includes brochure for the conference, East Indians in the Caribbean 150th Anniversary, 1838-1988, held at York University in 1988 1988-1989. 15 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 SCHOLARS; UNIVERSITIES; YORK UNIVERSITY; EAST INDIANS: CARIBBEAN; CONFERENCES

062 Correspondence between James and the London Library. 1967-1987. 18 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 LONDON LIBRARY

063 Correspondence with scholars. 19??-19??. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 2 VAN SERTIMA, IVAN; RAWICK, GEORGE; SCHOLARS

064 C.L.R. James Collection Clippings from various journals. 1969-1988. 7 item/s. Other Box 2 BOOKSELLER; CITY LIMITS; NATION; NEW SOCIETY; SPECTATOR; U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; GILROY, PAUL

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Clippings from various newspapers; includes coverage of honorary degree to James by the University of Hull. 1963-1988. 10 item/s. Other Box 2 DAILY MAIL; DETROIT FREE PRESS; HULL DAILY MAIL; SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY; TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT; WEST INDIAN WORLD; VOICE; HONORARY DEGREES; UNIVERSITY OF HULL; UNIVERSITIES

066 Photocopies 1985-19??. 4 item/s. Other Box 2 MONROE, MARILYN; BUHLE, PAUL

067 A set of photocopies. 1969-1987. 13 item/s. Other Box 2 BLACKS; SCHOLARS; SLAVERY; UNIVERSITIES; SHERWOOD, MARIKA; WILLIAMS, ERIC

068 Various pamphlets. 1953-1986. 33 item/s. Other Box 2 LECTURES; UNIVERSITIES

069 Various pamphlets. 1984-1987. 23 item/s. Other Box 2 WEST INDIES; UNIVERSITIES; SCHOLARS; AWARDS; SOUTH AFRICA: ECONOMIC SANCTIONS; TURNER, TERISA

070 Two articles. 1963-1986. 2 item/s. Printed Materials Box 2 HART, KEITH; LEONTIEF, WASSILY

071 Two scrapbooks entitled Celanese Yarn Diary 1937 and News Cuttings Containing Newspaper Clippings on Cricket. 1939-1945. 2 item/s. Other Box 3

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CRICKET

072 Three copybooks. One book has cover missing; the other two are entitled: Cricket Snapshots; Drawing Book containing newspaper clippings on cricket. 19??-19??. 3 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

073 Scrapbook entitled: West Indies Cricket Team's Tour in India and Pakistan presented by 'The Hindu', Madras, India, to . 1 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

074 Correspondence deals with James well-known book, Beyond a Boundary 1960-1962. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; ARLOTT, JOHN; LAMMING, GEORGE; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

075 Correspondence deals with James' well-known book, Beyond a Boundary. 1963. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; HARRIS, WILSON; NAIPAUL, V. S.; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

076 Correspondence deals with James' well-known book, Beyond a Boundary. 19??-1986. 26 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; NAIPAUL, V. S.; SOBERS, GARFIELD; RAWICK, GEORGE; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

077 Correspondence on cricket. 1947-1984. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

078 Correspondence on cricket. 1953-1967. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE

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079 Correspondence on cricket. 1968-1970. 55 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; COWDREY, COLIN

080 Correspondence on cricket. 1980-1984. 52 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; STOLLMEYER, JEFFREY

081 Correspondence on cricket. 1985-1986. 35 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET

082 Correspondence on cricket. 1987-1989. 25 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET

083 Correspondence on cricket. 19??-19??. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 3 CRICKET; SOBERS, GARFIELD; WORRELL, FRANK

084 Clippings on cricket from various journals. 1957-1988. 22 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; BRITISH BOOK NEWS; BOOKSELLER; BOOKS AND BOOKMEN; CITY LIMITS; CRICKET QUARTERLY; CRICKET SOCIETY; CRICKETER

085 Clippings on cricket from various journals. Includes an article entitled, Cricket in West Indian Culture, which appeared in the New Society magazine in 1963. 1963-1988. 31 item/s. Other Box 3

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CRICKET; JOURNAL OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY; NATION (NEW YORK); NEW SOCIETY; NEWSWEEK; PUNCH; RADIO TIMES; SOUTH; SPECTATOR; TIME OUT; TRANSITION; WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY

086 Reviews of James' book, Beyond a Boundary, published in Britain and Trinidad and Tobago. 1963. 11 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

087 Clippings from various British newspapers. 1983-1988. 36 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

088 Clippings from various British newspapers. 1968-1988. 40 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

089 Clippings from various British newspapers. 1946-1969. 29 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

090 Clippings from British newspapers. 1969-1988. 27 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; TIMES; TIMES EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT; TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

091 Reviews of Beyond a Boundary in American newspapers. 1984. 9 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

092 Clippings from various West Indian newspapers. Includes an obituary of by James. 1966-1986. 15 item/s. Other Box 3

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CRICKET; WORRELL, FRANK; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

093 Clippings from British newspapers. 1954-1989. 25 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; TELEGRAPH; GUARDIAN

094 Souvenir programmes, invoices, statements of accounts and catalogues. Includes a pamphlet from the M.C.C. Tour of the West Indies in 1954 and a souvenir programme from the Test Match between West Indies and Australia in Jamaica in 1955. 1954-1987. 30 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET

095 Various pamphlets on cricket. Includes one entitled North America in International Cricket (1960) and a 1946 pencil sketch of a West Indian cricketer. 1946-1986. 20 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; CRICKET: DRAWING

096 Photocopies from various British periodicals and books. Includes photocopies of 'Cricket Notes', James' regular column in the periodical, Race Today. 1980-1987. 43 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; RACE TODAY; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

097 Reviews of the American edition of Beyond a Boundary that appeared in American newspapers and magazines. 1984. 28 item/s. Other Box 3 CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

098 Large scrapbook with newspaper clippings. 1962-1963. 1 item/s. Other Box 4 CRICKET; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE

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Photocopies of articles on cricket written by James in newspapers in Britain and in Trinidad and Tobago. Includes a copy of excerpts from 's book published in 1933. 1932-1960. 41 item/s. Other Box 5 CRICKET; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

100 Photocopies from E.D. Swanton's (ed.), Barclay's World of Cricket (1st and 2nd editions). Includes an article by James, Australia v. West Indies (1966). 1966-1980. 41 item/s. Other Box 5 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET; SWANTON, E.D.

101 Photocopies on the subject of cricket. Includes reviews of Beyond a Boundary. 1957-1970. 33 item/s. Other Box 5 CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

102 Photocopies on the subject of cricket. Includes an obituary of George Headley (1984). 1966-1987. 19 item/s. Other Box 5 CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

103 Reports, minutes, agendas, reprints as well as a black and white drawing of cricket on the beach. Includes a report on Garfield Sobers written by James. 1956-1986. 10 item/s. Other Box 5 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET; SOBERS, GARFIELD; CRICKET: DRAWING

104 Two scrapbooks with newspaper clippings on the West Indies tour of England. 1939. 2 item/s. Other Box 5 CRICKET

105 Correspondence deals with James' involvement with the from its inception to its demise. Includes a letter from Eric Williams to James (1958). 1957-1962. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 5

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WILLIAMS, ERIC; PADMORE, GEORGE; LAMMING, GEORGE; ADAMS, GRANTLEY; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM)

106 Mainly correspondence with persons in Trinidad and Tobago. 19??-19??. 27 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 NAIPAUL, V. S.; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU)

107 These letters cover James' tenure as editor of the Nation: from his appointment in 1958 to his resignation in 1960. Also includes correspondence between James and several of his financial supporters abroad. 1958-1960. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 NKRUMAH, KWAME; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; WILLIAMS, ERIC; ROBINSON, A.N.R.; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); PNM WEEKLY; NATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; MACLEOD, IAIN; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

108 These letters deal mainly with James' resignation as editor of the Nation and the disciplinary charges made against him by the PNM. Also includes correspondence between James and several of his financial supporters abroad. 1961-1962. 37 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 PADMORE, DOROTHY; WILLIAMS, ERIC; NATION; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS

109 These letters cover a variety of matters. In particular, correspondence relating to the Workers and Farmers Party in the 1966 General Elections. 1963-1969. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 SUGAR INDUSTRY: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY

110 Correspondence between James and friends in Trinidad and Tobago, especially the Oilfield Workers Trade Union. 1977-1983. 26 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); LECTURES; SLAVERY; FINANCE, PERSONAL

111 Correspondence between James and friends in Trinidad and Tobago; also mentions award of the Trinity Cross to James in 1987.

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1984-1987. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 AWARDS; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); TRINITY CROSS

112 Correspondence deals with the award of the Trinity Cross to James by the government of Trinidad and Tobago in 1987 and the request to James by the government to settle permanently in Trinidad and Tobago. 1987-1989. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 AWARDS; TRINITY CROSS

113 Correspondence between James and associates throughout the West Indies. 1957-1961. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 BURNHAM, FORBES; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE WEST INDIES; WEST INDIANS: CANADA; CO-OPERATIVES; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; LECTURES;

114 A collection of letters. 1962-1967. 25 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 PHYLLIS SHAND, ALFREY; WALCOTT, DEREK; HOYOS, F.A.; ADAMS, GRANTLEY; WEST INDIANS: CANADA; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; SURINAM STUDENT ASSOCIATION

115 A series of letters. Includes an interesting letter (1983) from James to the New Jewel Movement of Grenada. 1968-1983. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 NEW JEWEL MOVEMENT; JAMAICA JOURNAL; WEST INDIANS: CANADA; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; WEST INDIES: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; MANLEY, MICHAEL; BISHOP, MAURICE

116 Correspondence between James, his brother, Eric, and his sister, Olive; also deals with James' first wife, Juanita James. Includes a letter which refers to James' planned return to Trinidad and Tobago in 1953. 1953-1987. 22 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 JAMES, OLIVE; JAMES, ERIC; JAMES, JUANITA

117 Correspondence deals largely with James' public lectures in Trinidad and Tobago. 1957-1962. 39 item/s. Correspondence

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Box 5 LECTURES; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); TRINIDAD PUBLIC LIBRARY

118 A collection of letters. 1984-1988. 25 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 SPRINGER, HUGH; BISHOP, MAURICE; CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT; AWARDS; MASS MEDIA; BARBADOS: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; GRENADA: POLITICS

119 A collection of letters. 19??-19??. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 5 MANLEY, NORMAN; COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; BARBADOS: POLITICS; JAMAICA: POLITICS

120 Journal clippings dealing with the West Indies. 1954-1962. 6 item/s. Other Box 5 MAHABIR, WINSTON; PIERRE, LENNOX; TRADE UNIONS; BLACKS:- JAMAICA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; WEST INDIAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY; FREEDOM; LISTENER; NEWSDAY; SPECTATOR; SPOTLIGHT

121 Journal clippings dealing with the West Indies. 1963-1989. 14 item/s. Other Box 5 CASTRO, FIDEL; CUBA: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; GUYANA: RACE RELATIONS; WEST INDIANS: BRITAIN; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; LEWIS, GORDON

122 Clippings from the Trinidad Guardian. 1947-1967. 19 item/s. Other Box 5 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; SUGAR INDUSTRY: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; LEWIS, ARTHUR; TRINIDAD GUARDIAN

123 Clippings from the Trinidad Guardian. 1958-1971. 27 item/s. Other Box 5 MBANEFO, LOUIS; JAMES, ERIC; BLACKS:- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; AUTHORS: WEST INDIAN; TRINIDAD GUARDIAN

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124 Clipings from the Trinidad Guardian. 1982-1988. 7 item/s. Other Box 5 ADAMS, GRANTLEY; AWARDS; TRINIDAD GUARDIAN

125 Newspaper clippings on the West Indies Federation. 1958-19??. 18 item/s. Other Box 5 WEST INDIES FEDERATION

126 A set of newspaper clippings. Some pages are torn. 19??-1968. 17 item/s. Other Box 5 WILLIAMS, ERIC; DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM)

127 Clippings from newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago. 1960-1987. 19 item/s. Other Box 5 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; LABOUR MOVEMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); MOKO NEWSPAPER; STATESMAN; VANGUARD (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO); NATION

128 A set of newspaper clippings. 1966-1988. 25 item/s. Other Box 5 CRICKET; WILLIAMS, ERIC; HUNTE, CONRAD; AWARDS; AUTHORS: WEST INDIAN

129 A set of newspaper clippings. 1958-1984. 17 item/s. Other Box 5 PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY; WEST INDIES: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; WEST INDIES: POLITICS; CUBA

130 A set of newspaper clippings.

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1966-1982. 7 item/s. Other Box 5 WEST INDIES: POLITICS; WEST INDIES: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TNT MIRROR; OUTLET; CARIBBEAN CONTACT MAGAZINE

131 Coverage of James' detention in Trinidad and Tobago in 1965; award of the Trinity Cross in 1987; the estate of James' sister, Olive James; a newspaper interview with James. 1965-1987. 17 item/s. Other Box 5 AWARDS; JAMES, OLIVE; INTERVIEWS; PARTY POLITICS IN THE WEST INDIES; TRINITY CROSS; HOUSE ARREST; INTERVIEWS

132 A set of newspaper clippings with articles on Trinidad and Tobago. 1965-1988. 19 item/s. Other Box 5 CARNIVAL; DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY; BLACK POWER; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; NEW YORK TIMES

133 A set of newspaper clippings. 1957-1985. 18 item/s. Other Box 5 CASTRO, FIDEL; LEWIS, GORDON; GUYANA: POLITICS; HAITI; JAMAICA: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; GRENADA: AMERICAN INVASION

134 A set of newspaper clippings. 1966-1987. 13 item/s. Other Box 5 CUBA; AUTHORS:- WEST INDIAN; MUSIC:- WEST INDIES; LITERATURE:- WEST INDIAN; DRAMA:- WEST INDIAN; WEST INDIANS:- BRITAIN

135 Documents relating to the West Indies Federation. Two items, the speech by Eric Williams on the Federal Constitution and The Economics of Nationhood, are both heavily annotated in James' handwriting. Also includes two copies of a report to the PNM Publishing Company written by James on the party's newspaper, The Nation. 1946-1960. 17 item/s. Other Box 6 CASTAGNE, PATRICK; ALLFREY, PHYLLIS SHAND; WILLIAMS, ERIC; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); ANTHEM: W. I. FEDERATION; CHAGUARAMAS; NATION; ECONOMICS OF NATIONHOOD

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136 Documents relating to the PNM including the 1956 election manifesto; material relating to disciplinary charges brought against James as editor of the Nation; a biographical sketch of Eric Williams by James; Williams' speech, Massa Day Done. 1956-19??. 21 item/s. Other Box 6 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESWILLIAMS, ERIC; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); MASSA DAY DONE

137 A collection of pamphlets issued by Walter Annamunthodo, social activist. Also includes a copy of the journal, The Cane Farmer. 1962-1986. 29 item/s. Other Box 6 ANNAMUNTHODO, WALTER; BUTLER, TUBAL URIAH; CRICKET; ANNAMUNTHODO, HARRY; SUGAR INDUSTRY: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TRINIDAD ISLAND-WIDE CANE FARMERS ASSOCIATION; CANE FARMER

138 These pamphlets are mostly reproductions of eighteenth century historical documents. 34 item/s. Other Box 6 GRENADA; WINDWARD ISLANDS (GRENADA) HISTORICAL SOCIETY

139 A set of pamphlets, most of which deal with politics in Trinidad and Tobago. Includes material on Eric Williams. 19??-1983. 24 item/s. Other Box 6 CARR, ANDREW; CHAMBERS, GEORGE; WILLIAMS, ERIC; DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS; CALYPSO

140 A set of pamphlets. 1945-1983. 19 item/s. Other Box 6 CHAMBERS, GEORGE; BARBADOS WORKERS UNION; BARBADOS POLITICS; JAMAICA POLITICS; MARRYSHOW, T.A.; GRENADA AMERICAN INVASION

141 A series of pamphlets. 1961-1983. 16 item/s. Other Box 6 RODNEY, WALTER; JAGAN, CHEDDI; GIRVAN, NORMAN; GUYANA; CUBA

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142 A series of pamphlets issued by the Oilfield Workers Trade Union; includes a photograph of members of the Executive Committee probably from 1938. Also includes booklets on political economy and plantation society in the West Indies. 1938-1988. 16 item/s. Other Box 6 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; PLANTATION SOCIETY; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); RODNEY, WALTER; TURNER, TERISA; HART, RICHARD; PHOTOGRAPHS

143 Invoices for the sale of publications by James; invitations; flyers. Also includes the following pamphlets issued by James: Introduction to Party Politics in the West Indies; West Indians of East Indian Descent. Includes documents relating to the conferences on West Indian affairs held in Canada. Documents relating to the estate of James' sister, Olive James. 1959-1988. 30 item/s. Other Box 6 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESAWARDS; JAMES, OLIVE; LECTURES; WEST INDIANS: CANADA; CONFERENCE ON WEST INDIAN AFFAIRS; PARTY POLITICS IN THE WEST INDIES; WEST INDIANS OF EAST INDIAN DESCENT

144 Miscellaneous set of items. Programmes for plays by Stanley French and Willi Chen; postcard showing the Trinidad and Tobago Football Team that toured the United Kingdom in 1953; copy of a speech, The Artist in the Caribbean. 1953-1987. 6 item/s. Other Box 6 WEST INDIAN DRAMA; FOOTBALL: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; FRENCH, STANLEY; CHEN, WILLI; JAMES, ERIC; NO RAIN NO PLAY; FREEDOM ROAD; ARTIST IN THE CARIBBEAN

145 Photocopies from works dealing with the Berbice Slave Rebellion of 1763; with annoations in James' handwriting. 19??-19??. 3 item/s. Other Box 6 SLAVERY; BERBICE SLAVE REBELLION; GUYANA: HISTORY

146 Copies of documents from the People's Revolutionary Government which were seized by American forces; with index prepared by the U.S. State Department. 1983. 22 item/s. Other Box 6 GRENADA: AMERICAN INVASION; U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT; PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

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George Lamming on Grenada under the People's Revolutionary Government; Norman Girvan on Jamaica's economy: reviews of dramatic productions in the West Indies 19??-1986. 27 item/s. Other Box 6 WEST INDIES: POLITICS; JAMAICA: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT; WEST INDIAN DRAMA; MINTY ALLEY; MUNROE, TREVOR; RUDDER, DAVID; LAMMING, GEORGE

148 Copies of articles and book reviews written by James; copies of newspaper articles dealing with various awards received by James. 1964-1987. 28 item/s. Other Box 6 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESBOOK REVIEWS; INTERVIEWS; AWARDS; LAMMING, GEORGE; BEST, LLOYD; TRINITY CROSS; FELLOW OF THE INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA; CARIBBEAN REVIEW AWARD

149 Correspondence between James and his third wife, Selma James. Letters to Selma James from friends. Includes letters to Selma's son, Sam Weinstein. 1955-1968. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 JAMES, SELMA; WEINSTEIN, SAM; GLABERMAN, MARTIN; ATTECK, SYBIL; ELDER, J. D.; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: POLITICS

150 C.L.R. James Collection Correspondence relating to James and his wife, Selma James. Includes letters of support for James from scholars. 1982. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 DIVORCE; JAMES, SELMA; B.N. BINBERG AND COMPANY; THOMPSON, E. P.; HILL, ROBERT

151 Correspondence relating to James' and his third wife, Selma James, and the return of his books and papers. 1983-1989. 44 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 DIVORCE; JAMES, SELMA; B.N. BINBERG AND COMPANY

152 Copies of court documents relating to James' and his third wife, Selma James. 1982-1983. 10 item/s. Other Box 6 DIVORCE; JAMES, SELMA

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153 Photocopies, pamphlets and newspaper clippings dealing with James' third wife, Selma James: her campaign for ; lectures by Selma; and a book review which contains a biographical profile of her. 19??-1987. 6 item/s. Other Box 6 JAMES, SELMA; LECTURES

154 Correspondence between James and a close friend, Martina Thomson. Many of her letters and postcards are signed M. 1955-1988. 55 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 THOMSON, MARTINA

155 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb, and Daniel Guerin. In many of these letters James is referred to as Jimmy and Johnson. Deals with James' attempt to produce an English translation of Guerin's book. Also includes details on James' marriage to his third wife, Selma James. There is one letter on cricket. 1948-1955. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 WEBB, CONSTANCE; GUERIN, DANIEL; CRICKET; MARRIAGE; JAMES, SELMA; JIMMY (CLR); JOHNSON (FOREST)

156 Correspondence between James and Daniel Guerin. Deals mainly with James' ongoing attempt to produce an English translation of Guerin's book on the French Revolution. 1956-1969. 28 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 GUERIN, DANIEL

157 Correspondence relating mainly to the production of the Black Jacobins by the Jamaica School of Drama's Graduate Theatre Company; also deals with records on James held by the F.B.I. 1963-1985. 38 item/s. Correspondence Box 6 WEST INDIAN DRAMA; BLACK JACOBINS; JAMAICA SCHOOL OF DRAMA; GRADUATE THEATRE COMPANY; SMALL, RICHARD; FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; WEST INDIAN STUDENTS UNION

158 Deals with the work of the International Coalition to End Domestics' Exploitation (INTERCEDE) 1983-1984. 14 item/s. Correspondence

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Box 6 RAMIREZ, JUDY; DOMESTICS: CANADA; INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO END DOMESTICS' EXPLOITATION

159 Correspondence dealing with James' divorce from his second wife, Constance Webb. 1953-1956. 45 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 DIVORCE; WEBB, CONSTANCE; PAINE, LYMAN

160 The Nobbie Stories: short, fictional stories which James wrote while in England for his son C.L.R. James Jnr. (Nobbie) in the United States. Nobbie was James' only child, born to Constance Webb. The stories are usually addressed to Choongko. 1953-1957. 39 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 JAMES, CLR: FICTIONNOBBIE ; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.

161 Mainly letters from James to his second wife, Constance Webb, and their son Nobbie (C.L.R. James Jnr.). 19??-19??. 25 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.; NOBBIE; MURRAY, JIM

162 Mainly letters to James from his second wife, Constance Webb, and his son Nobbie (C.L.R. James Jnr.). 19??-19??. 42 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; NOBBIE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.

163 Mainly letters to James from his second wife, Constance Webb, and his son Nobbie (C.L.R. James Jnr.). 19??-19??. 40 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; NOBBIE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.

164 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb, and son Nobbie (C.L.R. James Jnr.). 1952-1954. 36 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; NOBBIE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.

165 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb and son Nobbie. Also mentions publication of Webb's biography of the African-American writer, Richard Wright.

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1960-1968. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.; NOBBIE; WRIGHT, RICHARD

166 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb and son Nobbie. Also discusses Nobbie's involvement in scientology 1968-1969. 28 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.; NOBBIE

167 Correspondence between James and his second wife, Constance Webb. Includes discussion of attempts to retrieve James' books and papers from his third wife, Selma James. 1982-1983. 21 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; HILL, ROBERT; BUHLE, PAUL; JAMES, SELMA

168 Mainly correspondence between James and his second wife, Webb, Constance. Also includes drafts of Webb's article, 'C.L.R. James, The Speaker and his Charisma', which subsequently appeared in Buhle's 1988 publication, C.L.R. James: His Life and Work. 1984-1985. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; BUHLE, PAUL

169 Correspondence between James and his second wife, Constance Webb. Among other things, she discusses the editing of James' early letters to her. These letters were subsequently published in the book, Special Delivery. 1986. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; SPECIAL DELIVERY

170 Correspondence between James and his second wife, Constance Webb. Also includes correspondence between Webb, Robert Hill and Paul Buhle. 1987-1988. 16 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; HILL, ROBERT; BUHLE, PAUL

171 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb and son Nobbie. 1955. 24 item/s. Correspondence

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172 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb and son Nobbie. 1955. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; JAMES JNR., C.L.R.; NOBBIE

173 Correspondence between James, his second wife, Constance Webb and son Nobbie. 1956-1959. 18 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 WEBB, CONSTANCE; JAMES ROBERT "NOBBIE" ; NOBBIE

174 Newspaper clippings, pamphlets and photocopies sent by Constace Webb to James. Contains material on the African-American writer, Richard Wright, inlcuding reviews of Webb's biography of Wright. 1967-1986. 22 item/s. Other Box 7 WRIGHT, RICHARD; WEBB, CONSTANCE

175 Mainly correspondence between James and his publishers, Allison Busby. 1982-1987. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 ALLISON AND BUSBY; PUBLISHERS

176 Correspondence between James and B.H. Blackwell Limited from whom he regularly ordered boks. Also includes correspondence with Bristol Broadsides, a publishing co-operative of which James was a member. 1982-1987. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 BLACKWELL LIMITED; BRISTOL BROADSIDES

177 Correspondence between James and British publishers. Includes an offer to publish James' autobiography. Also includes royalty statements. 1982-1986. 24 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 HUTCHINSON PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED; GRANTA; PUBLISHERS; FINANCE, PERSONAL; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

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178 Correspondence between James and three British publishers. Publishers mainly requesting book reviews from James. 1982-1986. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 SOUTH; PLUTO PRESS; THIRD WORLD REVIEW OF BOOKS; PUBLISHERS; HADJOR, KOFI

179 Correspondence between James and two British publishers. Deals with publication of books written by James, especially Black Jacobins. 1953-1989. 24 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PUBLISHERS; DOBSON, DENNIS; WARBURG, FRED; MARTIN SECKER AND WARBURG LIMITED; BLACK JACOBINS

180 Correspondence between James and five American publishers mainly about publication of several of James' books; also books on George Padmore and on Ghana. Includes an outline of 'My Own, My Native Land' (1960)which deals with the West Indies. Interestingly, in the correspondence James is referred to as Jimmy. 1960-1988. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PUBLISHERS; BLACK JACOBINS; MINTY ALLEY; STATE CAPITALISM AND WORLD REVOLUTION; MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; PADMORE, GEORGE; GHANA; MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND; WEIR, STAN; JIMMY; SINGLEJACK BOOKS

181 Correspondence between James and Morris Philipson of Random House. Deals mainly with Black Jacobins. Includes discussion of James health after his car accident in Jamaica; also James' proposed book 'My Own, My Native Land: A Warning to the West Indies. 1960-1961. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PHILIPSON, MORRIS; RANDOM HOUSE; PUBLISHERS; BLACK JACOBINS; HEALTH; MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND

182 Correspondence between James and Random House, mainly with Morris Philipson. Deals primarily with Black Jacobins. 1961-1989. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 RANDOM HOUSE; PHILIPSON, MORRIS; BLACK JACOBINS; PUBLISHERS

183 Mainly correspondence between James and publishers in the United States, Europe and Cuba. Deals largely with the publication of Black Jacobins in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew. Also publication of a book on George Padmore.

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1953-1967. 27 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PUBLISHERS; BLACK JACOBINS; PADMORE, GEORGE

184 Correspondence between James and publishers and bookstores in the United States and Britain. 1982-1984. 37 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PUBLISHERS

185 Correspondence between James and publishers in Britain, France and Italy. Includes requests for James to write book reviews and introductions. 1984-1989. 34 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PUBLISHERS

186 Catalogues and promotional material from publishers in Britain, United States and Switzerland; includes flyers from Allison and Busby advertising James' book, At the Rendezvous of Victory, and giving a profile of James. Also includes documents relating to the liquidation of Allison and Busby. 1983-1989. 27 item/s. Other Box 7 PUBLISHERS; ALLISON AND BUSBY; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW;

187 Mainly invoices, royalty statements, order forms from publishers and booksellers in Britain and the United States. 1983-1989. 22 item/s. Other Box 7 ROYALTIES; FINANCE, PERSONAL; PUBLISHERS

188 Mainly catalogues, flyers and invoices from British publishers. Includes unsigned memorandum of agreement between James and RT Publications Limited of London. 1980-19??. 23 item/s. Other Box 7 PUBLISHERS; RT PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

189 An assortment of reports, minutes, agendas mainly from the publishig co-operative, Bristol Broadsides, of which James was a member. Also includes two newspaper articles on the liquidation of Allison and Busby. 1984-1987. 16 item/s. Other

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190 Correspondence concerning Toussaint L'Ouverture/Black Jacobins. Includes correspondence with the Haitian government about a visit to Haiti by James in 1958. Correspondence with Dexter Lyndersay re production of the Black Jacobins by the University of Ibadan's School of Drama in 1967. Also includes James' letters to leading literary and academic figures to whom he sent copies of the 1963 edition of Black Jacobins. 1953-1968. 16 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; BLACK JACOBINS; HAITI; LYNDERSAY, DEXTER; UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

191 Correspondence concerning Toussaint L'Ouverture/Black Jacobins. Deals mainly with the production of the play by the Jamaica School of Drama's Graduate Theatre Company and also Yvonne Brewster of the Talwa Theatre Company. 1983-1987. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 LYNDERSAY, DEXTER; TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; BLACK JACOBINS; JAMAICA SCHOOL OF DRAMA; GRADUATE THEATRE COMPANY; TALWA THEATRE COMPANY; BREWSTER, YVONNE

192 Correspondence dealing with efforts of the Tanzania-based Universal Rastafari Improvement Association (U.R.I.A.) to secure repatriation of Blacks from Jamaica to Tanzania. 1985-1987. 22 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PAN-AFRICANISM; UNIVERSAL RASTAFARI IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; REPATRIATION

193 The DuBois - Padmore Correspondence 1945-1949. 21 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PADMORE, GEORGE; DU BOIS, W.E.B.; PAN-AFRICANISM

194 Correspondence from George Padmore to the Gold Coast Commission. James' correspondence concerning his biography of George Padmore. 1954-1969. 33 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PADMORE, GEORGE; PAN-AFRICANISM; GOLD COAST COMMISSION; GEISS, IMANUEL; GHANA

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195 Undated correspondence. Includes information on the George Padmore Papers. 19??-19??. 17 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PAN-AFRICANISM; HILL, ROBERT; AWARDS; AFRICAN FREEDOM AWARD; PADMORE, GEORGE

196 General Correspondence. 1953-1963. 26 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PAN-AFRICANISM; LECTURES; NKRUMAH, KWAME; PADMORE, GEORGE; GHANA; HAITI

197 Correspondence includes issue of outstanding payment to James for article on Lenin which he wrote for the African Review. Also mentions occupation of the Computer Centre at Sir George Williams University in Canada by West Indian students in 1969. 1964-1969. 34 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESPAN-AFRICANISM; AFRICAN REVIEW; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; LECTURES; MARTIN, TONY; LYNDERSAY, DEXTER; DOUGLAS, ROSIE; CONGRESS OF BLACK WRITERS; SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

198 Correspondence on subjects such as requests for lectures and Ghana. Also covers Paul Robeson. 1982. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PAN-AFRICANISM; NKRUMAH, KWAME; GHANA; LECTURES; HILL, ROBERT; AFRICA CENTRE

199 Correspondence mainly with persons and groups in Britain. 1983. 27 item/s. Correspondence Box 7 PAN-AFRICANISM; LECTURES; WALLACE-JOHNSON, I.T.A.; AFRICA CENTRE; HILL, ROBERT

200 Correspondence mainly with persons and groups in Britain. 1984. 22 item/s. Correspondence Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; LECTURES; WALLACE-JOHNSON, I.T.A.; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; AFRICA CENTRE; NAMIBIA SUPPORT COMMITTEE

201

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202 Correspondence. Includes correspondence on the African Freedom Award given to James by Transafrica. Also includes advice from Robert Hill on James' estate. 1985. 17 item/s. Correspondence Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; LECTURES; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; TRANSAFRICA; AFRICAN FREEDOM AWARD; AWARDS; HILL, ROBERT; BLACK JACOBINS; BREWSTER, YVONNE; C.L.R. JAMES' ESTATE; NAMIBIA SUPPORT COMMITTEE

203 Correspondence concerning Pan-Africanism. 1986. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; DU BOIS, W.E.B.; BLACK JACOBINS; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; EMANCIPATION/FREEDOM DAY COMMITTEE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

204 Correspondence concerning Pan-Africanism. Includes copy of a speech by James on Namibia at the Labour Party Conference in 1982. 1987. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; PADMORE, GEORGE; PITT, DAVID; SPEECHES; NAMIBIA; GARVEY, MARCUS; HILL, ROBERT; LECTURES

205 Correspondence concerning Pan-Africanism. 1988-1989. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; 7TH PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS; NAMIBIA SUPPORT COMMITTEE

206 Newspaper clippings of reviews of premiere performance of Toussaint L'Ouverture in 1936. Also includes reviews of first editions of Mariners, Renegades and Castaways, World Revolution and Black Jacobins. Fragile. Not for circulation - use photocopies 1936-1953. 8 pages item/s. Other Box 8 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; ROBESON, PAUL; MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; WORLD REVOLUTION; BLACK JACOBINS; PAN-AFRICANISM

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207 Newspaper clippings of reviews of premiere performance of Toussaint L"Ouverture in 1936. Also reviews of first editions of Mariners, Renegades and Castaways, World Revolution and Black Jacobins. Photocopies. 1936-1953. 8 pages item/s. Other Box 8 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; ROBESON, PAUL; MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; WORLD REVOLUTION; BLACK JACOBINS; PAN-AFRICANISM

208 Articles from various journals 1965 - 1988. 20 item/s. Other Box 8 TIMES; SOUTH; SPEAKING OUT; NEGRO DIGEST; AFRICA AND THE WORLD; AFRICA STUDIES; AFRICAN CONCORD (MAGAZINE); ATLANTIC; CITY LIMITS; CLASSICAL MUSIC WEEKLY; ELLE; LISTENER; PAN-AFRICANISM

209 Articles from various journals. 1963 - 1987. 25 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; NEW STATESMAN; TRIBUNE; TRIBUNE AFRICAINE; NEW SOCIETY; VOICE

210 Articles from various journals. Includes coverage of Black Jacobins. 1960 - 1988. 25 item/s. Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; TIME OUT; WEST AFRICA; SPECTATOR; INDIA WEEKLY; PRESENCE AFRICAINE; ROBESON, PAUL; BLACK JACOBINS; DU BOIS, W.E.B.

211 Newspaper clippings 1968 - 1988. 27 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; GARVEY, MARCUS; DAILY MAIL; DETROIT FREE PRESS; SWAN, LIONEL; NAACP; DETROIT NEWS; CARMICHAEL, STOKELY; DAILY TIMES; CARIBBEAN TIMES; ROBESON, PAUL; BLACK JACOBINS; CITY SUN; COMBAT OUVRIER; DAILY TELEGRAPH

212 Newspaper Clippings. 19?? - 1986. 34 item/s. Box 8

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213 Newspaper Clippings. Mainly articles from Le Monde dealing with politics in Africa. 1957 - 1986. 22 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; AFRICA: POLITICS; NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE

214 Newspaper Clippings. Coverage of the performance of the Black Jacobins. 1986. 23 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK JACOBINS; ROBESON, PAUL

215 Newspaper Clippings. Performances of the Black Jacobins. 1983 - 1986. 22 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK JACOBINS

216 Newspaper Clippings. Includes reports of the Black Power Conference in Bermuda in 1969 and articles by Amy Jacques Garvey published in the Jamaica Star in 1966. Also includes an article by James on the Seventh Pan-African Conference. 1966 - 1988. 19 item/s. Other Box 8 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESPAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK POWER; DOUGLAS, ROSIE; GARVEY, MARCUS; GARVEY, AMY JACQUES; 7TH PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS; CARMICHAEL, STOKELY; PADMORE, GEORGE

217 Newspaper Clippings. 1959 - 1969. 26 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; AFRICA: POLITICS; OBOTE, MILTON

218 Newspaper Clippings. 1972 - 1989. 16 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; AFRICA: POLITICS; CONGRESS OF AFRICAN PEOPLE; BLACKS:- BRITAIN; BLACKS:- UNITED STATES

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220 Pamphlets on Black Power. With material from the First Regional Black Power Conference held in Bermuda in 1969. Includes an article by Stokely Carmichael entitled "Black Power and the Third World'. Also includes pamphlets from the Duro Ladipo Theatre Company of Nigeria. Also contains material on the Black Panther Party and the 1968 Congress of Black Writers. 1967 - 1969. 21 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; DURO LADIPO THEATRE COMPANY; BLACK POWER; CARMICHAEL, STOKELY; 1ST REGIONAL BLACK POWER CONFERENCE; BLACK PANTHER PARTY; CONGRESS OF BLACK WRITERS

221 Mainly pamphlets relating to apartheid in South Africa and the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania. 1981 - 1988. 38 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; SOUTHERN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF FUND; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; 7TH PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS; APARTHEID

222 Pamphlets on politics in Kenya. Articles by Terisa Turner of the International Oil Working Group. Pamphlets prepared by the Hackney Council for the CLR James Week in 1985. Also includes a catalogue from the Paul Robeson Exhibition. 1976 - 1986. 21 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; CLR JAMES WEEK; KENYA: POLITICS; ROBESON, PAUL; TURNER, TERISA; INTERNATIONAL OIL WORKING GROUP

223 Photocopies of material on Toussaint L'Ouverture and Black Jacobins (the play and the book). 1936 - 1986. 39 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK JACOBINS; TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE

224 Photocopy of a book entitled 'A Pan-Africanist Speaks.' Incomplete copy. No author cited. 19?? - 19??. 1 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; PAN-AFRICANIST SPEAKS

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225 Mainly photocopies of newspaper articles on South Africa. With several items on Namibia including a report of a talk by James to the Labour Party Conference in September 1982. 1962 - 1987. 24 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; SOUTH AFRICA; PAN-AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA; 7TH PAN- AFRICAN CONGRESS; NAMIBIA

226 Miscellaneous pamphlets 19?? - 1969. 14 item/s. Other Box 8 PAN-AFRICANISM; WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS; PROGRESSIVE LABOUR PARTY; KAUNDA, KENNETH; NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR; NYERERE, JULIUS

227 Toussaint L'Ouverture Two copies of the manuscript of James' play Toussaint L'Ouverture from 1936. One copy is an original typescript, the other is a carbon-copy. Both contain corrections in James' handwriting. 1936. 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 PAN-AFRICANISM; TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; BLACK JACOBINS

228 Black Jacobins Typed manuscripts (7 copies) of the play Black Jacobins dated 1967. First copy says I, Act I Scenes I - VI; second copy says 2, Act I cont. Scene VII; third copy says Act I, Scenes I - VI; fourth copy says Alternative version to Act I Scene 7; fifth copy says Act I, Act II, Epilogue; sixth copy says Alternative version 2; seventh copy says Master Copy A I. 1967. 7 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK JACOBINS

229 Black Jacobins Typed manuscripts (6 copies)of the play Black Jacobins dated 1967. One copy is marked Selma (Do Not Take Away). 1967. 6 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK JACOBINS

230 Black Jacobins Undated manuscripts (2 copies) of the play Black Jacobins. One copy is mainly handwritten (not in James' writing). 19??.

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231 Class Struggle Incomplete manuscripts. James' translation of Daniel Guerin's book on the French Revolution entitled the Class Struggle. The title page of one copy is marked Daniel Guerin's copy. The pages of both copies are not in sequence. 19??. 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 GUERIN, DANIEL; CLASS STRUGGLE

232 Class Struggle Incomplete manuscript. James' translation of Daniel Guerin's book on the French Revolution entitled The Class Struggle, contains mainly loose pages. 19??. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 GUERIN, DANIEL; CLASS STRUGGLE

233 Class Struggle Incomplete manuscript. James' translation of Daniel Guerin's book on the French Revolution entitled The Class Struggle 19??. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 9 GUERIN, DANIEL; CLASS STRUGGLE

234 Miscellaneous pamphlets. 1966 - 1988. 33 item/s. Other Box 9 PAN-AFRICANISM; GHANA; NKRUMAH, KWAME; DU BOIS, W.E.B.; LECTURES; WEST INDIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION

235 Miscellaneous photocopies. Clippings. Includes articles by George Padmore. 1939 - 1985. 32 item/s. Other Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; BALDWIN, JAMES; PADMORE, GEORGE; RAWICK, GEORGE; ROBESON, PAUL; BLACK POWER

236 C.L.R. James Collection Miscellaneous pamphlets.

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1967 - 1983. 19 item/s. Other Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; FEDERAL CITY COLLEGE; BLACK PANTHER PARTY

237 Miscellaneous pamphlets. Includes invitations. Also includes a Joint Declaration by Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Toure on the union of Ghana and Guinea and the proposed Union of Independent African States. 1959 - 1987. 18 item/s. Other Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; LECTURES; INSTITUTE OF THE BLACK WORLD; AWARDS; AFRICAN FREEDOM AWARD; NKRUMAH, KWAME; TOURE, SEKOU; GHANA; GUINEA; UNION OF INDEPENDENT AFRICAN STATES

238 Miscellaneous documents. 1960 - 1988. 18 item/s. Other Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY; NKRUMAH, KWAME; GARVEY, MARCUS; FORTUNE, TIMOTHY THOMAS

239 Mainly research notes. 19?? - 19??. 11 item/s. Other Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM

240 Correspondence. Includes discussion of performance of Black Jacobins by University of Ibadan's School of Drama. 1966 - 1967. 24 item/s. Correspondence Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; SALKEY, ANDREW; LYNDERSAY, DEXTER; BLACK JACOBINS; UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN; ROBESON, PAUL; GARVEY, MARCUS; PADMORE, GEORGE

241 Correspondence. Some of these letters deal with attempts by James to publish a Japanese edition of Black Jacobins as well as production of a movie. Letters also cover production of Black Jacobins by University of Ibadan's School of Drama. 1968. 28 item/s. Correspondence Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; PADMORE, GEORGE; POITIER, SIDNEY; BLACK JACOBINS; LYNDERSAY, DEXTER; UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

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Correspondence. Includes information on the First Regional Black Power Conference held in Bermuda. 1969. 20 item/s. Correspondence Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; BLACK POWER; BLACK JACOBINS; ROBESON, PAUL; 1ST REGIONAL BLACK POWER CONFERENCE

243 Correspondence. Includes outline of James' proposed book on George Padmore. Also typed draft of James' review of Hooker's book on Padmore - contains numerous corrections. Also includes a memorandum on Paul Robeson's Biography. 1971 - 1984. 5 item/s. Correspondence Box 10 PAN-AFRICANISM; PADMORE, GEORGE; ROBESON, PAUL; GHANA; GARVEY, MARCUS; HILL, ROBERT

244 Typescripts of four lectures delivered by James in August 1960. Dated 8th, 15th, 18th and 22nd August. Lecture dated 15th August contains many handwritten corrections in James' handwriting. Also includes a one-page obituary of Thomas Cambridge. 1960 - 19??. 5 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESLECTURES; CAMBRIDGE, THOMAS

245 Triumph Typescript of Triumph, a story by James. Copy contains numerous handwritten corrections in James' handwriting. This copy has a different title - it is called 'A Story'. Also contains 12 pages whereas the other copies each have 21 pages. 19??. 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 JAMES, CLR: FICTIONTRIUMPH

246 Facing Reality Typescript (75 pages) of Facing Reality. Contains the following sections. Introduction; I Workers' Councils; II The Whole World; III Self-Confessed; IV End of Philosophy; V New Society; New People; VI The Marxist Organization; VII What to do and How to do it. 1958. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 FACING REALITY

247 Mariners, Renegades and Castaways Typescript of Mariners, Renegades and Castaways - incomplete copy. Also includes typescript of Preface to Criticism. First sentence begins, Herman Melville, the American novelist, writing over a hundred years ago...

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248 Mariners, Renegades and Castaways Typescript of Mariners, Renegades and Castaways. Includes several incomplete drafts of various sections. Pages in random order. 19??. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS

249 Notepads - legal and letter size; yellow and white. Some of these are written in James' handwriting. 19??. 12 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10

250 Notepads - legal and letter; yellow and white. Some of these are written in James' handwriting. 19??. 10 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10

251 Typescripts. Among the items included here are the following: Typescript of a television interview of James by Stuart Hall; an article or speech on dreams; Typescript entitled 'Some Personal Aspects' which discusses James' work at the Nation newspaper; draft of a statement from the Workers and Farmers Party. 1966 - 1984. 11 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 INTERVIEWS; LECTURES; CLAPHAM TEACHERS' CENTRE; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; LITERATURE: WEST INDIAN; NATION; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); RODNEY, WALTER, ; HALL, STUART

252 Typescript. Drafts of book reviews, newspaper articles, journal articles written by James. All on cricket. 1984 - 1987. 20 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESCRICKET

253 Typescript. Drafts of articles written by James. All on cricket. 1984. 20 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

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254 Typescript. Drafts of book reviews newspaper articles written by James. 1983 - 1986. 20 item/s. Manuscripts Box 10 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET

255 Typescript. Drafts of book reviews and articles written by James. 19?? - 1987. 19 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESPAN-AFRICANISM; ROBESON, PAUL; GARVEY, MARCUS; NYERERE, JULIUS; LECTURES; NKRUMAH, KWAME

256 Trinidad awakening: West Indian Literature of the nineteen-thirties Photocopy of a manuscript of a book by Reinhard Sander entitled the Trinidad Awakening: West Indian Literature of the 1930's. Undated 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 SANDER, REINHARD; TRINIDAD AWAKENING; LITERATURE: WEST INDIAN; AUTHORS: WEST INDIAN

257 Shutdown: Youngstown's fight against steel mill closings Manuscript of Staughton Lynd's book entitled Shutdown: Youngstown's fight against Steel Mill closings. Includes corrections 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 SHUTDOWN; LYND, STAUGHTON; MILES AND WEIR LIMITED

258 Africa and her intellectuals: A tribute to Comrade Walter Rodney Typed draft of a study in honour of Walter Rodney by A.J. Temu and B. Swai. With corrections 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 AFRICA AND HER INTELLECTUALS; RODNEY, WALTER; TEMU, A.J.; SWAI, B.

259 Papers presented at the International Conference on the History of Blacks in Britain held at Institute of Education, University of London, 28 - 30 September, 1981. 1981. 17 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 BLACKS:- BRITAIN; BRITAIN; INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF BLACKS IN BRITAIN; LINFORS, BERNTH; HILL, ROBERT; MACDONALD, RODERICK; FRYER, PETER; FRASER, PETER; SHYLLON, FOLARIN; EDWARDS, PAUL; BRAIDWOOD, STEPHEN; WALVIN, JAMES; DUFFIELD, IAN; RICE, C. DUNCAN; LORIMER, DOUGLAS; DABYDEEN, DAVID; LAW, IAN; LOY, LINDA; GEISS, IMANUEL; ROBINSON, CEDRIC; GUNDARA, JAGDISH

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260 Caribbean reflections: The life and times of a Trinidad scholar (1901-1986) Manuscript entitled Caribbean Reflections: the life and times of a Trinidad scholar (1901-1981). An oral history narrated by William W. Besson. Edited by Jean Besson. Cover page has annotations in James' handwriting. Also includes a separate copy of Chapter II : school-days with C.L.R. James : Trindad, 1911-1919 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 BESSON, JEAN; BESSON, WILLIAM; CARIBBEAN REFLECTIONS

261 Black Jacobins Undated carbon copy of a manuscript of the play Drums and Colours by Derek Walcott. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 WALCOTT, DEREKDRUMS AND COLOURS

262 The Fab Sav Kom's Place I[n]the Workers Movement Manuscript on the Russian workers. Includes second copy of pp.58-64. 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 FAB SAV KOM; RUSSIAN WORKERS

263 Carbon typescript. First page is entitled a Practical Example - Right under your nose. Undated manuscript; no author indicated. Deals with railways workers - referred to in the manuscript as railroaders. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 RAILROADERS; RAILWAYS

264 Three manuscripts. Typed copy of a review of the Philosophy and opinions of Marcus Garvey by Locksley Edmondson. Memorandum from Roosevelt Williams to the Central Committee and all members of the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party. Third item is a draft of a conference paper by Rukudzo Murapa entitled George Padmore and the African struggle; the title page is heavily annotated in James' handwriting. 1968-1979. 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 11 PAN-AFRICANISM; ALL AFRICAN PEOPLES REVOLUTIONARY PARTY; WILLIAMS, ROOSEVELT; GARVEY, MARCUS; EDMONSON, LOCKSLEY; PADMORE, GEORGE; MURAPA, RUKUDZO

265 Black binder containing untitled manuscript - carbon copy. Opening sentence as follows: This incident occurred after the Slazenger Tournament held at Scarborough. Includes separate twelve page extract entitled origin. Also includes photograph. Manuscript suggest photo may be of Arnold Lynn 3 item/s. Manuscripts

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266 Four manuscripts. First item is a hand-written manuscript that begins, A good book is the precious life blood of a ------spirit. Author said this was dedicated to James. Second item is entitled U.S. Imperialism in the Caribbean. Third item is entitled Thoughts on the Education Process in the Caribbean with Particular Reference to Trinidad and Tobago. Fourth item is a Statement of the Committee For Social Change in the Caribbean 19?? - 1982. 4 item/s. Box 12 COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN; WILLIAMS, ROOSEVELT; FERGUSON, TONY; CARIBBEAN UNITY CONFERENCE; SPRINGER, PEARL; CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURE FOR LIBERATION IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN

267 Four manuscripts. First item entitled The Black Revolution deals with 1970 Black Power disturbance in Trinidad and Tobago. Second item is entitled The Niger Committee of 1898: Lord Selbourne's Report. The third item is entitled Soldiers and Oil: The 1983 Coup in Nigeria. The fourth item is entitled The Evolution of Word-Paintings by Ntozake Shange 19?? - 1986. 4 item/s. Manuscripts Box 12 PAN-AFRICANISM; TURNER, TERISA; BAKER, ARNOLD; NIGERIA; UZOIGWE, G.N.; SHAGGE, NTOZAKE; WORD-PAINTINGS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:POLITICS AND SOCIETY

268 Typescripts of small section of Beyond A Boundary 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 12 CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

269 Four typescripts of small sections of Beyond a Boundary along with handwritten notes. Two of the typescripts contain handwritten resources. Also included are two pages from a book on cricket with photographs of Learie Constantine and George Headley 13 item/s. Printed Materials; Manuscripts; Typed drafts CRICKET; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; BEYOND A BOUNDARY; HEADLEY, GEORGE

270 Typed drafts of sections of Beyond a Boundary. Various pagings. 3 item/s. Typed drafts CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

271 Typed draft of sections of George Headley's autobiography, with annotations. 1 item/s. Manuscripts CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

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Typed draft of section of George Headley's autobiography. Also included is a telegram from Headley to James 1954. 2 item/s. Correspondence; Typed drafts Box 12 CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

273 Typed yellow pages which appear to be the draft of a work on cricket 1 item/s. Typed drafts CRICKET

274 Typed notes concerning a belt buckle which is referred to as "the oldest known artefact relating to any playing of cricket outside the U.K.and thought to connect to British naval activities in the West Indies during the American war of Independence." 1986. 2 item/s. Box 12 CRICKET; BELT BUCKLE

275 The story of the only successfull slave revolt in history. This is the complete version of C.L.R. James' 1936 play which was later revised and published as Black Jacobins. 1 item/s. Manuscript Box 12 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE; BLACK JACOBINS

276 Typed drafts of special sections of George Headley's autobiography. 1934. 2 item/s. Correspondence; Manuscripts Box 12 CRICKET; HEADLEY, GEORGE

277 Making of the Black Working class in Britain Typed draft with partial galley proof of the book by Ron Ramdin 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 12 RAMDIN, RON; MAKING OF THE BLACK WORKING CLASS IN BRITAIN

278 Typed draft of sections of Eric Williams' book, 'Inward Hunger: The Education of a Prime Minister'. 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 12 WILLIAMS, ERIC; INWARD HUNGER

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Carbon copy of a letter from James to Paul Buhle along with handwritten notes and a photocopy of a typed draft of Chapters 2 to 5 of Buhle's book, 'C.L.R. James: The Artist As Revolutionary'. The letter contains comments by James on the manuscript. 1987. 6 item/s. Correspondence; Manuscripts Box 12 BUHLE, PAUL; SCHOLARS

280 Typescript (63 pages)of the play, Black Jacobins. 1967. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 12 BLACK JACOBINS

281 Typescript in spiral binding of a collection of poems entitled 'Iconoclast' by Robert Lalljie. Undated. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 12 LALLJIE, ROBERT; ICONOCLAST

282 Typed copies of articles on cricket written by C.L.R. James. 1964 - 1985. 24 item/s. Typed drafts Box 12 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET

283 Mainly typed copies of articles by James on cricket. Several of the articles have handwritten corrections. Also included is a bibliography of James' writings on cricket. The bibliography covers the period 1932 - 1960. 1959 - 1983. 17 item/s. Typed drafts Box 12 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET; BIBLIOGRAPHY

284 Typed draft of a work on Sir Frank Worrell, captain of the West Indies cricket team. 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 12 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET; WORRELL, FRANK

285 Undated manuscript of Eric Williams' book, 'From Columbus to Castro', with handwritten annotations. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 WILLIAMS, ERIC; FROM COLUMBUS TO CASTRO

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Letter from Paul Trewhela of South Africa to James together with a partial copy of a draft of Trewhela's thesis. Also included is a copy of Trewhela's speech at the rally by the City of London Anti-Apartheid group in London in August 1987. 1986 - 1987. 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 TREWHELA, PAUL; SOUTH AFRICA

287 Miscellaneous documents. Includes a copy of James' address when he was awarded an honorary degree by The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, in 1972. Also includes an appreciation of James' role as a lecturer at Northwestern University in the United States. Included, too, is an outline of a projected work by James. 1972 - 19??. 10 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES; UNIVERSITIES; MOSKOS, CHARLES; HONORARY DEGREES; NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY; LECTURES

288 Miscellaneous documents, some of which are fragments of larger documents. Mainly written by James. Includes a list of four West Indian authors and their publications. 1969-1986. 10 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 TURNER, TERISA; SMITH, MICHAEL; HARRIS, WILSON; NAIPAUL, V. S.; ANTHONY, MICHAEL; LAMMING, GEORGE; AUTHORS: WEST INDIAN; LITERATURE: WEST INDIAN; FEDERAL CITY COLLEGE; UNIVERSITIES

289 Miscellaneous typescripts (authors unknown)with handwritten annotations by James. 5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 COMMUNISM: UNITED STATES

290 Handwritten items by James, including fragments, on cricket. 8 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 CRICKET

291 Typed copies of two papers by Keith Hart, lecturer in Social Anthropology at University of Cambridge. One paper is entitled 'Blacks in the World Economy' and the other is 'The Idea of Economy: Six Modern Dissenters'. 1988. 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 HART, KEITH; SCHOLARS; BLACKS

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Typescript of a play entitled 'Institutions' written by students of Goldsmiths College, University of London. Also included is a typed copy of a review written by Graham McCann of the book 'The Marilyn Conspiracy' by Milo Sperigho. 1986. 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 ERLAM, ANDY; MCCANN, GRAHAM; UNIVERSITIES; GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE; DRAMA

293 Britain, the Slave trade and the birth of imperialism, 1840-1843 Typescript with 44 pages. Typed drafts Box 13 SLAVE TRADE

294 These two items include an article by James in 'Race Today' on The Black Power disturbances in Trinidad and Tobago in 1970. The other item is a heavily annotated photocopy of a piece by James on South Africa. On the reverse side of the two pages of the latter is to be found a handwritten version of a speech by James delivered on 16 November at the Assembly Hall. The speech deals with the current situation in Trinidad and Tobago. 1970-1971. 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLESTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SOCIAL CONDITIONS; BLACK POWER; SOUTH AFRICA; LECTURES

295 Conversations: George Lamming: addresses, essays, interviews (1956-1986) Photocopy of typed manuscript with corrections. 1988. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 LAMMING, GEORGE; DRAYTON, RICHARD; ANDAIYE

296 Annotated manuscript of a section of Paul Buhle's 'C.L.R. James: The Artist as Revolutionary'. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 BUHLE, PAUL

297 Four typescripts, two of which contain annotations. The first by Walter Rodney is entitled 'Towards the Sixth Pan-African Congress'. The second by Madge Dresser is entitled 'Black and White on the Buses: The 1963 Colour Bar Dispute in Bristol'. The third is entitled 'Aims and Objectives of the Black Education Program'. The fourth item by Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah is entitled 'Pan-Africanism for Pan-Africa 2000'. 1986. 4 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13

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298 Louisa: a play in nine scenes. Photocopy. Manuscript with 77 pages of a play by Priscilla Allen, set in the nineteenth century. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 ALLEN, PRISCILLA; DRAMA:- WEST INDIAN

299 Two typescripts by Rod Lee. The first is entitled 'An Exploration of the Social Relations of Production with Particular Reference to the wage in Capitalism and Socialism'. This is in two parts, with part 1 containing pages 1-57 while part 2 contains pages 58-98. The other typescript is entitled 'Aspects of the Concept of the Division of Labour as an Element in The Ideological Field Marx Inherited'. 1978-1981. 3 item/s. Typed drafts Box 13 LEE, ROD

300 Round midnight Manuscript of a play entitled 'Round Midnight' by Clement Maharaj. The play focuses on West Indian migrants working at a London hospital. 1980. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 MAHARAJ, CLEMENT; WEST INDIANS:- BRITAIN; DRAMA:- WEST INDIAN

301 Two manuscripts. One is an article by Dave Roediger, entitled 'And Die in Dixie' and the front page bears the inscription: 'With the highest esteem to C.L.R. James'. The second manuscript deals with the history of Berbice in Guyana. It contains both typed and handwritten pages and also contains two eighteenth century maps of Guyana. 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 ROEDIGER, DAVID; SLAVERY; GUYANA: HISTORY

302 Typed and handwritten pieces by James dealing with cricket. The typewritten item is entitled 'Australia and Australians' and is headed Chapter 3. 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES CRICKET

303 Sungusungu: village vigilante groups in Tanzania Typescript of an article written by Ray Abrahams of University of Cambridge. Front page bears a handwritten note from the author to James. 1986. 1 item/s. Typed drafts

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304 Carbon copy of the last chapter of James' autobiography. Pages 2-37 with irregular numbering. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

305 Draft version of James' autobiography. Mainly handwritten but also includes typewritten sections and carbon copies. The manuscript is divided into the following periods of James' life: 1911-1918; 1918- 1932; 1932-1938; 1938-1953; 1962-end. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 13 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

306 Draft version of James' autobiography. Handwritten, typed and carbon copies. Divided into the following periods: 1901-1909; 1909-1918; 1918-1932; 1932-1938; 1938-1953; 1968-end. Includes a one-page autobiographical statement by James. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

307 Draft version of James' autobiography with handwritten sections. Covers the following periods: 1901- 1909; 1901-1911; 1918-1932; 1938-1953; 1968-end. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

308 Photocopies of articles by: Stokley Carmichael, 'The Pitfalls of Liberalism'; Aldous Huxley, 'Faith, Taste, and History'; Edward Cox, 'Fedon's Rebellion 1795-96'; and an article entitled 'The Death of Tragedy'. Some of the photocopies are annotated. 4 item/s. Printed Materials Box 14 CARMICHAEL, STOKELY; HUXLEY, ALDOUS; COX, EDWARD

309 Draft version of James' autobiography. Handwritten and typed. Arranged in the following sections: 1909- 1918; 1932-1938; 1938-1953; 1953-1963; Williams 1919-1957; 1968-end. Includes a section on James' relationship with Eric Williams. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; WILLIAMS, ERIC

310 Draft version of James' autobiography with typed and handwritten sections. Arranged in the following periods: 1900-1910; 1919-1932; 1932-1938; 1938-1953; 1953-1963; 1962; 1968-end.

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311 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typed. Deals largely with James' life in the United States. Also includes reminiscences of Richard Wright and Aime Cesaire. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CESAIRE, AIME; WRIGHT, RICHARD

312 C.L.R. James Collection Draft version of James' autobiography. Typed and handwritten sections. Arranged according to the periods: 1918-1932; 1938-1953; 1957-1963; 1963-1968; 1968-1980; 1968-end. Includes a section entitled 'Beyond a Boundary'. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CRICKET; BEYOND A BOUNDARY

313 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typed and carbon copies. With headings as follows: Minty Alley; Balance Sheet; State Capitalism and World Revolution; Facing Reality; Mariners, Renegades and Castaways; Modern Politics; Beyond a Boundary; Race and Revolutionary Consciousness. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HARRIS, WILSON; MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; STATE CAPITALISM AND WORLD REVOLUTION; FACING REALITY; MINTY ALLEY; BEYOND A BOUNDARY; BALANCE SHEET

314 Draft version of James' autobiography. Arranged according to periods in James' life and also thematically: 1909-1918 Beyond a Boundary; 1918-1932; 1918-1932 Minty Alley; 1938-1953; 1938-1953 Lenin; 1953-1963 Wilson Harris; 1953-1963 Mariners, Renegades and Castaways; 1963-1968 Modern Politics; 1968-1980; 1968-end Beyond a Boundary. Mainly typed; includes two handwritten pages. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BEYOND A BOUNDARY; CRICKET; MINTY ALLEY; TRIUMPH; HARRIS, WILSON; MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS

315 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typed and handwritten sections arranged according to the following periods: 1932-1938; 1938-1953. Also includes a long section entitled 'Personal Training' which deals with James' years at Queen's Royal College in Trinidad and Tobago. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; QUEEN'S ROYAL COLLEGE

316 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typewritten. Arranged largely according to chronological periods in James' life and also according to titles of books written by James.

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317 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typescript and carbon copy. Arranged according to periods in James' life and titles of his works: 1910-1932; 1918-1932; Minty Alley 1918-1932; Notes on Dialectics 1938-1953; State Capitalism and World Revolution 1938-1953; Facing Reality 1938-1953; Party Politics in the West Indies; Spheres of Existence - On Wilson Harris; Balance Sheet; Shakespeare. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HARRIS, WILSON; MINTY ALLEY; NOTES ON DIALECTICS; STATE CAPITALISM AND WORLD REVOLUTION; MODERN POLITICS; PARTY POLITICS IN THE WEST INDIES; SPHERES OF EXISTENCE; SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; BALANCE SHEET

318 Draft version of James' autobiography. Typed pages and carbon copies. Arranged chronologically and according to themes: 1918-1932; 1938-1953; 1963-1968; 1968-end. Includes the typescript of an interview with James conducted by the members of the sixth Pan-African Congress. Also includes a photocopy of an article in the Moko newspaper of Trinidad and Tobago in 1972. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 14 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HARRIS, WILSON; POSTER, MARK; 6TH PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS; BALANCE SHEET; STATE CAPITALISM AND WORLD REVOLUTION; PAN-AFRICANISM; MOKO NEWSPAPER

319 Typed drafts apparently sections of James autobiography. All of the sections are extracts from works by other writers. Some of these extracts are arranged into the periods 1938-1953 and 1964-1980. Also included are pages from a book on marriage. 4 item/s. Manuscript Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; LYNN, CONRAD; MARX, KARL; WILMOT, CHESTER; THOMPSON, E. P.; PIAGET, JEAN; BENNETT, ARNOLD

320 Typed and handwritten drafts of James' autobiography arranged according to the following periods: 1932- 1938 and 1938-1953. Also includes numerous other photocopies and typed notes some of which were from other writers. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; SAINTBURY, GEORGE; BURKE, EDMUND; LENIN, VLADIMIR

321 Comprises typed excerpts from writings by various authors which James intended to include in his autobiography. Many of the excerpts are marked 1968-end. Manuscripts Box 15

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322 Typed excerpts from works by several authors which James intended to include in his autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

323 Mainly typed excerpts from several works which James intended to include in his autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; TROTSKY, LEON; MICHELET, JULES; POSTER, MARK; FRIEDMAN, B. H.; MAHABIR, WINSTON

324 Typed extracts from various works for inclusion in James's autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

325 Typed extracts of various works for inclusion in James' autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; NKRUMAH, KWAME; BERNSTEIN, RICHARD J.

326 Typed drafts from works by various authors for inclusion in James' autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BENNETT, ARNOLD; WIDGERY, DAVID; KILBURN, J. M.; LYNN, CONRAD; LEVI-STRAUSS CLAUDE; POSTER, MARK; CLARK, KENNETH; WHITE, THEODORE HAROLD; BEVOIR, SIMONE DE

327 Handwritten sections of James' autobiography:1918-1932;1932-1938;1938-1953;1953-1963;1968-end. Also includes typed extracts from various works for inclusion in the autobiography. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; LYNN, CONRAD

328 Handwritten sections of James' autobiography:1918-1932; 1932-1938;1968-end. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; MENDES, ALFRED H; HOWARD UNIVERSITY

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Handwritten sections of James autobiography covering mainly James' early life. Some of the sections are marked as follows:1901;1932-1938; 1938-1953. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

330 Handwritten sections apparently for James' autobiography. One section is entitled 'My Relations with Charlie Orr' and another entitled 'History'. The third section appears to be someone's reminiscences about James. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

331 Typed sections of James' autobiography covering his life up to 1938. Here James deals extensively with his family, particularly his father. Manuscripts Box 15 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

332 Typewritten sections of James' autobiography dealing largely with his life in Trinidad and Tobago up to 1932. Manuscript Box 16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

333 Typed sections of James' autobiography dealing largely with his early life in Trinidad up to 1932. Includes important information on his parents. Manuscript Box 16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

334 Typed sections of James' autobiography covering his life up to 1932. Manuscript Box 16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

335 Typed sections of James' autobiography. Deals with Eric Williams, Aime Cesaire, his life in the United States after 1968 and his relationship with women. Also includes references to James' first wife. Manuscript Box 16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY; WILLIAMS, ERIC; CESAIRE, AIME; JAMES, JUANITA

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337 Typed sections of James' autobiography dealing with his early life in Trinidad. Includes information on his parents Manuscript Box 16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

338 Typewritten notes for his autobiography. It includes his impressions of Paul Robeson who acted in his play Toussaint L'Ouverture; his arrival in England 1932, his relationship with several persons he met Harry and Elizabeth Spencer (to whom The Black Jacobins was dedicated), Charlie Lahr and an individual he calls "coop". Also included are his motivations for writing The Black Jacobins. Printed material; Typed drafts Box 16 ROBESON, PAUL; SPENCER, HARRY; SPENCER, ELIZABETHAUTOBIOGRAPHY; LONDON - 1932; PUBLIC SPEECHES; BLACK JACOBINS

339 Typewritten notes on the section of his autobiography he terms "incidentals". Covers descriptions of his parents, early life in Tunapuna: analysis of a passage in Shakespeare's Macbeth; discussion on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King; biographical information on Raffique Shah. 1901-[19--]. Typed drafts Box 16 SHAH, RAFFIQUE FATHER; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; PARENTS; TUNAPUNA; SHAKESPEARE

340 Typewritten notes with annotations on his arrival in United States; his work in Missouri; his meeting and impressions of Richard Wright and Trotskyist movement. 1901-[19--]. Manuscripts; Typed drafts Box 16 WRIGHT, RICHARD ; GARVEY, MARCUS ; PADMORE, GEORGENATIVE SON; UNITED STATES; TROTSKYIST MOVEMENT; AUTOBIOGRAPHY

341 Typewritten and handwritten notes for Beyond a Boundary, his education; his time in England 1932 and New Orleans at a later date. Also includes discourse on Marxism and Lenin. 1901-[19--]. Manuscripts; Typed drafts Box 16 MARXISM; LENIN, VLADIMIR; BEYOND A BOUNDARY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BOOK REVIEWS

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342 Typewritten notes on West Indies Cricket from 1900. He also discusses the 1933 West Indies Cricket team. The folder includes perspectives on James by John Arlott 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 16 ARLOTT, JOHN CRICKET - WEST INDIES

343 Contains newspapers: Vanguard 14th August 1987, vol 8 no.8. The Sunday Times 2nd April 1989: section G (Books) section H (Travel). Weekend Guardian 15th-16th April 1989 (incomplete copy). New York Review 29th September 1988, 13th October 1989, 2nd February 1989. London Review of Books 24th November 1988, 8th December 1988. Also includes a poster " International day Anti- Racist day March 21st" Printed Materials Box 17 NEWSPAPERS; POSTERS

344 Contains the concert programmes for two of Beaumarchais's operas from the Figaro trilogy "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro". These along with the programme for the "Magic Flute" were performed by the English National Opera. The folder also contains the programme for "La Traviata" and Mozart's "Don Giovani" performed by the Royal Opera HOuse. A programme for the African Jubilee year marking the birth of Marcus Garvey is also included. 1986-1987. 6 item/s. Printed Materials Box 18 ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA; ROYAL OPERA HOUSE; GARVEY, MARCUS OPERAS; CONCERT PROGRAMMES; MUSIC

345 A typescript entitled "Notes on the life of George Padmore" 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 18 PADMORE, GEORGE; NKRUMAH, KWAMEPAN-AFRICANISM; BIOGRAPHY

346 Typed manuscripts " Notes on the life of George Padmore" 3 item/s. Manuscripts Box 18 PADMORE, GEORGEPAN-AFRICANISM; BIOGRAPHY

347 Handwritten and typed manuscripts on the memoirs of George Padmore. The documents also provide information on other Civil rights activists e.g. Malcolm X. James indicates that Malcolm X's mother was from Grenada. 1970. 14 item/s. Manuscripts; Typed Drafts Box 18 PADMORE, GEORGE; MALCOLM X PAN-AFRICANISM; BIOGRAPHY; AFRICA

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349 Manuscripts of "Capital trade unions and the national liberation struggle" with editorial committee. 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 18 ECONOMICS; APARTHEID; SOUTH AFRICA; NATIONAL LIBERATION; TRADE UNIONS

350 1 item/s. Printed Materials Box 18 WORKING CLASS; BRITAIN; BLACKS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS

351 Typed manuscripts entitled "Solidarity forever: World War 1 reconsidered" James has annotated the item with editorial comments. The manuscript was eventually published as " Solidarity Forever: an oral history of the first World War. 1 item/s. Typed Drafts Box 18 INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD; BIRD, STEWART; GEORGA, KAS; SHAFFER, DEBORAH; TRADE UNIONS; CRITICISM

352 Photographs of C.L.R. James with pipe reading in a conference environment. Photograph of unknown female (possibly Anna Grimshaw) 2 item/s. Photographs Box 18 JAMES, C.L.R. PHOTOGRAPHS

353 Miscellaneous collection of papers by James and others. 1962-1986. 25 item/s. Manuscripts; Typed Drafts Box 18 RAMBACHAN, NIALA; KRAVITZ, NETTIE; DEMAS, WILLIAM ; FACING REALITY CONFERENCE; CESAIRE, AIME COMPUTERS; POETRY; JAMAICA: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; JEWS - SOVIET UNION; CASTE SYSTEM; INDIA TRADE; GIFT-GIVING; LABOUR; VICTORIAN ART; INTERVIEWS; CHRISTIANITY; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; DEMOCRACY; REVIEWS; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

354 Typed manuscripts for Robin Blackburn's "The overthrow of Colonial Slavery: 1776-1848". 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 18 BLACKBURN, ROBIN; SLAVERY; ANTI-SLAVERY; EMANCIPATION; CRITICISM

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355 A collection of correspondence which includes a letter requesting sponsorship for a refugee programme; a critique of the film "La Passion; opinion on his work "State, Capitalism and World Revolution" and offers a defence on Eric Williams theory of abolition of slavery for economic reasons; and documents on policing in London; a postcard and address cards. 1957-1986. 11 item/s. Correspondence; Printed material Box 19 LA PASSION; GILROY, PAULREFUGEES; ARTS; FILM-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; POLICING; LONDON; CRIME; WILLIAMS, ERIC

356 A collection of newspaper clippings covering subjects such as arts and entertainment 1955-1986. 16 item/s. Newspaper clippings Box 19 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; ARTS-LONDON; WORKERS RIGHTS

357 A miscellaneous collection of correspondence and newspaper clippings 1959-1983. 17 item/s. Correspondence; Newspaper Clippings Box 19 CROYDON; LEAVIS, F.R.; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY BRITAIN - RACE RELATIONS; AUDIENCES; WEST INDIES; TRADE UNIONS; ECONOMIC POLICY; CARIBBEAN TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION; POLITICAL PARTIES - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; ELECTIONS - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; SOCIALISM

358 It includes posters, programmes and brochures for several activities; the pamphlet "Socialism and the new despotism". In an article "An accumulation of blunders" James comment on Lord Scarman's report on policing. 1955-1986. 11 item/s. Printed materials; Posters Box 19 LORD SCARMAN; BOOK FAIRS; BLACKS; SPEECHES; CONFERENCE PROGRAMMES; SOCIALISM; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

359 An assortment of newspaper clippings from England over the period 1962-1983. Bulk dates are 1982- 1983 1962-1983. 38 item/s. Newspaper Clippings Box 19 NEWSPAPER

360 The notebooks with handwritten thoughts and correspondence. 1961. 3 items Box 19

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361 Correspondence between C. L. R. James and the BBC over the production of his play The Black Jacobins 1968-1969. 8 item/s. correspondence Box 19 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; MASS MEDIA; CORRESPONDENCE; PLAYS; THE BLACK JACOBINS; CORRESPONDENCE; PLAYS; THE BLACK JACOBINS

362 The folder contains correspondence between James and several persons among them one West Indian immigrant in Great Britain 1968-1969. 61 item/s. correspondence Box 19 HERNTON, CALVIN C.; BURTON, GARY; CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; CHARLES, FAUSTIN; CORRESPONDENCE; LECTURES; PUBLISHING; WEST INDIANS - BRITIAN, POETRY;

363 The programmes for the operas "Carmen" and "Simon Boccanegra" 1988. 4 item/s. Printed Materials Box 19 OPERAS; THEATRE

364 The diary entitled "The Third World Diary" provides some basic information on countries of the Third World. It also provides space for daily notes. James has annotated this diary with information. 1983. 1 item/s. Printed Materials Box 19 DIARIES; CORRESPONDENCE

365 The camera script for the movie "There's something wrong in paradise" and the programme for the Opera "Tristan and Isolde" 1982-1984. 2 item/s. Printed materials Box 19 MOVIE SCRIPTS; OPERAS; ARTS

366 Several opera programmes during the period 1958-1985 1958-1985. 11 item/s. Printed materials Box 19 THEATRE; OPERAS

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The uncorrected proof for Jamaica Kincaid's " A small place" and a pamphlet entitled " A South African Revolution" 1986-1988. 2 item/s. Printed Materials Box 19 KINCAID, JAMAICAAUTHORS: WEST INDIAN; SOUTH AFRICA

368 Three diaries containing daily activities and addresses for James' associates. 1964-1968. 3 item/s. Diaries Box 19 DIARIES

369 Notebooks containing thoughts, notes and drafts of correspondence 13 item/s. Notebooks with drafts of correspondence and notes Box 19 NOTES; DIARIES; CORRESPONDENCE

370 Contains correspondence and requests to have C. L. R. James speak at several activities. It also includes a letter to the editor of the Observer in which James criticises a review published on Wilson Harris' The Waiting Room. 1967. 34 item/s. Correspondence Box 19 CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; HARRIS, WILSON; CHARLES, FAUSTIN; MCKENZIE, RHODALECTURES; CORRESPONDENCE; SPEECHES; PUBLISHING; BROADCAST LICENCE; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

371 A typed draft of "Preface to Criticism" 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 ART-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; PREFACE TO CRITICISM

372 Contains James' perspectives on Kwame Nkrumah and Pan Africanism. One item indicated his concerns about Nkrumah' approval of some aspects of the book he was writing on him. 8 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 NKRUMAH, KWAME; PAN-AFRICANISM; GHANA

373 Contains typed manuscripts which discuss the status of several African countries. 12 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 AFRICA; KENYA; PAN-AFRICANISM; TANZANIA; GHANA; TANU

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Discusses several aspects of art literature and criticism; relationship between traditional literature and film; perspectives on culture 23 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 PICASSO; POLLOCK, JACKSON;; WHITMAN, WALT; SHAKESPEARE; ANGELO, MICHAEL; MILTON, JOHNGREEK MYTHOLOGY; FILM-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; POPULAR CULTURE; LITERATURE- CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; ART-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION.

375 Contains some of his writings on the United States of America particularly on African Americans. 12 item/s. Typed draft Box 20 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; BLACK POWER; BLACKS; INTERVIEWS; BLACK JACOBINS

376 Perspectives and reviews on Caribbean authors and books about the Caribbean. 8 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 NAIPAUL, V. S.; PATTERSON, ORLANDO; LOVELACE, EARL; IVOR, OXAAL; LEWIS, GORDON K.

377 The documents cover many aspects of West Indian life: Culture, identity, politics, cricket; nationalism and immigration in Britain. 24 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 BOURNE, GEOFFREY; MANLEY, NORMAN; WILLIAMS, ERIC; RODNEY, WALTER; WORRELL, FRANK; WEST INDIES; COLONIALISM; CARIBBEAN LITERATURE; FRENCH LITERATURE; WEST INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION; NATIONALISM; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; WEST INDIAN IDENTITY; MARXISM

378 Documents on the economic conditions in Jamaica; also contains one document on Monsterrat. 21 item/s. Typed Drafts Box 20 GIRVAN, NORMANJAMAICA: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; AGRICULTURE; COLONIALISM; TAXATION; WEST INDIES; MONTSERRAT.

379 Documents on Guyana 4 items item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 GUYANA; GENOCIDE

380 Documents for the radio series "Notable West Indians" aired on Radio Trinidad. An article "Some observations on Indians in Trinidad" 8 items item/s. Typed drafts Box 20

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381 James writes on the politics of Trinidad and Tobago; being under house arrest and the PNM political party. 7 items item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); NATIONAL IDENTITY.

382 Contains correspondence and newspaper clippings. 7 item/s. Correspondence; Printed materials Box 20 CORRESPONDENCE

383 Contains three of the scripts for the radio series "six talks on Shakespeare", The scripts are:- No. 1 "Hamlet"; No. 2 "Macbeth"; No. 3 "Othello"; No. 4 "The Man Shakespeare", No. 6 "King Lear II" The manuscript for a documentary with James is also included. 4 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAMRADIO SCRIPTS; DOCUMENTARY; INTERVIEWS

384 Handwritten manuscripts with author's notes 5 item/s. Manuscripts Box 20 MANUSCRIPTS

385 Contains the outline of his autobiography; his interaction with Richard and Ellen Wright Typed drafts Box 20 WRIGHT, RICHARD; WRIGHT, ELLEN; AUTOBIOGRAPHY

386 Contains a number of typed manuscripts written by other persons. Some of these refer to James. 17 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20 WEINSTEIN, W. L.; MAZRUI, ALI A.; HOOKER, JAMES R.; PADMORE, GEORGE; LA ROSE, JOHN; GINAYERA-PINYCAN, ANTHONY, G. G.; OATES, S. B.; CHICK, JOHN D; LIYONG, TABAN LOALIE NATION; LITERATURE-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; AFRICA; REVIEWS; AFRICAN LITERATURE.

387 Contains several drafts of various articles including 1 page of preface to criticism. 25 item/s. Typed drafts Box 20

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388 Correspondence for the period 1954-56. Circumstances surrounding his divorce. 1954-1956. 27 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 PARRISH; NOBBIE; CORRESPONDENCE; DIVORCE

389 Includes correspondence from several of James' colleagues primarily Nettie Kravitz. The folder also includes several photographs of his colleagues; one of which includes James 11 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs Box 21 LEE, GRACE; BOGGS, JAMES; KRAVITZ, NETTIE; PHOTOGRAPHS; CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS

390 Correspondence among the colleagues of James for the period 1953-1954 1953-1954. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 NOBBIE; WILBUR; PAINE, LYMAN; FACING REALITY

391 The folder contains correspondence among James' colleagues for the year 1957 1957. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CHRISTIANSON, ALAN; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

392 Correspondence for the year 1958 among members of the Facing Reality team 1958. 47 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 FACING REALITY

393 Correspondence for 1959 primarily with the Facing Reality group. 1959-1960. 24 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

394 Correspondence for the year 1961 among members of the Facing Reality group 1961. 30 item/s. Correspondence Box 21

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395 Correspondence for the year 1962 including some information on the split in the Facing Reality group. 1962. 11 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 PAINE, LYMAN; KRAVITZ, NETTIE; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

396 Correspondence among colleagues of the facing reality for the year 1964. 1964. 37 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

397 Contains minutes of the Detroit Facing Reality Committee. 1961. 15 item/s. Minutes Box 21 DETROIT; MINUTES

398 Correspondence among colleagues Facing Reality for the year 1966. 1966. 3 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

399 Undated and fragments of correspondence 49 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE

400 Correspondence for the year 1967 among members of the Facing Reality Group including minutes from the Detroit meetings. 1967. 41 item/s. Correspondence; Minutes Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE; DETROIT; FACING REALITY; MINUTES

401 Correspondence for the year 1968 among members of the Facing Reality group. 1968. Correspondence; Minutes Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

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402 Correspondence between James and Colleagues from the Facing Reality team - year 1968. 1968. 19 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 RAWICK, GEORGE; GLABERMAN, MARTIN; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

403 Correspondence for the year 1969 among colleagues of the Facing Reality group. 1969. 28 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 FACING REALITY; CORRESPONDENCE

404 Typed drafts of articles and other correspondence for the Johnson-Forest Tendency group. 19 item/s. Typed drafts Box 21 JOHNSON-FOREST TENDENCY; FACING REALITY; TROTSKYISM; CAPITALISM; BLACKS:- UNITED STATES; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

405 Correspondence covering the period 1982-1988. 1982-1989. 12 item/s. Correspondence Box 21 CORRESPONDENCE

406 A collection of facsimile documents taken from Newspaper clippings in the United States, including some by C. L. R. James. It also includes 2 handwritten essays. 6 item/s. Printed Materials Box 21 BLACKS:- UNITED STATES; ARTICLES; NEWSPAPERS; SHARECROPPERS; MARXISM; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

407 C.L.R. James Collection Includes pamphlets and leaflets for the Facing Reality group. Items include: "Punching Out"; Every Cook Can Govern; Union Committee men and wildcat strikes; Vanguard to rearguard, as well as a list of colleagues contact information. 15 item/s. Printed materials Box 21 JOHNSON, J. R.; DUNNAYEVSKAYA, RAYA; FOREST, FREDDIE; FACING REALITY; JOHNSON-FOREST TENDENCY; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

408 Two copies of the Johnson-Forest Tendency publication "Trotskyism in the United States, 1940-47: Balance Sheet..." 2 item/s. Printed materials Box 21

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409 Typed manuscripts and handwritten notes for his work on Greece, including Picasso, Michelangelo; and the pediments at Olympia, Greece. 4 item/s. Typed drafts Box 21 GREECE; ART-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION

410 A collection of incomplete papers which are over two pages 15 item/s. Typed Drafts Box 21 LOOSE LEAVES

411 Contains typed manuscripts and covers topics such as emigration and immigration in Trinidad and Tobago; and film. 9 item/s. Typed Drafts Box 21 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; UNITED STATES; FILM ; SCRIPT WRITING; ACTING

412 Single pages of items missing from larger documents. Internal note [Consult this folder as well as folder 465 to assist with completing manuscripts with missing pages] 39 item/s. Miscellaneous items Box 21 PUBLICATIONS; LOOSE LEAVES

413 Contains typed manuscripts from different authors. 5 item/s. Correspondence; Typed drafts Box 22 CHEN, WILLI; SANTIAGO, MICHAEL; PILKINGTON, EDWARD; BEYOND THE MOTHER: WEST INDIANS AND THE NOTTING HILL WHITE RIOTS; THE STORY OF TRINIDAD CARNIVAL; LENNARD BOOKS; TROTTERS; SAROPPA, JOHN ; I.B. TAURIS CO. LTD.

414 Contains handwritten notes; a review of the Mexican Revolution by Adolfo Gilly; Winds of War; drafts of the Introduction to State Capitalism and world Revolution as well as several single pages belonging to the other publications. 1980's. 10 item/s. Typed drafts Box 22 GILLY, ADOLFO; CAPITALISM; PUBLICATIONS; WAR; MEXICO

415 Copies of interviews given by James with corrections. 1984-1986. 3 item/s. Typed drafts.

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Box 22 HOWE, DARCUS; NEVIN, CHARLES; RICHARDSON, A. L.; CHRYSOSTOM, CLARENCE; GRIMSHAW, ANNA; GRENADA; REVOLUTION; INTERVIEWS

416 Two copies of an article "Index to Censorship", presents the subject from the Marxist perspective. 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 22 CENSORSHIP; MARXISM; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

417 Several drafts of an article for the " New York Times". The article highlights James' early reading interest. He offers observations on Thackeray, Melville and Twain. 6 item/s. Typed drafts Box 22 THACKERAY, WILLIAM; TWAIN, MARK; LITERATURE; CRITICISM AND REVIEW; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

418 James' comments on the work of George Lamming. The article was prepared for South Magazine. 1983. 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 22 LAMMING, GEORGE; REVIEWS AND CRITICISM; LITERATURE; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

419 Handwritten notes and manuscripts. 4 items item/s. Manuscripts Box 22 NOTES; MANUSCRIPTS; CARIBBEAN WRITING

420 Handwritten notes 5 item/s. Manuscripts Box 22 NOTES; MANUSCRIPTS

421 Collection of typed and handwritten notes on Africa and Pan Africanism. 13 item/s. Notes; Typed drafts Box 22 GHANA; PADMORE, GEORGE; AFRICA; PAN-AFRICANISM; 1ST PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS

422 A collection of hand and typewritten documents. Primary drafts of articles and preface/introduction. Contents: Outline of an article; There's something wrong in Paradise; Preface to Anthology from Cultural Correspondence; Introduction to Mariners, Renegades and Castaways 17 item/s. Typed drafts; Notes Box 22 BUHLE, PAULCULTURE THEORY; MUSICALS; TELEVISION SCRIPT; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

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423 Primarily handwritten notepads showing drafts of writings on Greek mythology and Shakespeare 10 item/s. Notes; Typed drafts Box 22 SHAKESPEARE; GREEK MYTHOLOGY; ART-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; MERCHANT OF VENICE; KING LEAR

424 Contains handwritten and typed notes included are drafts of forewords for "Mariners" and to R. S. Baghavan " An introduction to the philosophy of Marxism". Observations on West Indies democracy are also available in typed manuscripts. 15 item/s. Handwritten notes Box 22 POLITICS; PUBLICATIONS

425 Notes on revolution including Hungarian Revolution and Ghana. 3 item/s. Handwritten notes Box 22 REVOLUTION; GHANA; HUNGARY

426 A collection of handwritten and typescript particularly on literature. 8 item/s. Handwritten notes Box 22 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; NURSE, MALCOLM; BONAPARTE, NAPOLEONKING LEAR; LITERATURE-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; SCRIPT WRITING; MINTY ALLEY

427 The manuscript has information on James early years beginning at the age of 10.. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 22 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

428 A draft of James comments on Lovelace's "Dragon Can't Dance"; on Philip Sherlock's "Norman Manley" and other handwritten manuscripts including comments on the painter John Pollock 4 items item/s. Manuscript Box 22 LOVELACE, EARL; SHERLOCK, PHILIP; MANLEY, NORMAN; POLLOCK, JACKSONAUTHORS

429 A transcript of an interview with C.L.R. James. He speaks on politics in Trinidad and Tobago, the PNM and more so on Earl Lovelace's "Dragon Can't Dance" and the political theme 1 item/s. Manuscript Box 22 LOVELACE, EARLINTERVIEWS; TRANSCRIPTS; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

430 Unrevised drafts of article on the Grenadian Revolution.

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5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 22 GRENADA; O'SHAUGNESSY, HUGH; HAMILTON, HAMISHGRENADA REVOLUTION

431 Handwritten Manuscripts 6 item/s. Manuscripts Box 22 MANUSCRIPTS

432 Letters for the period 1960s. Includes a page 9 of an article on the PNM. 18 item/s. Correspondence Box 23 WESTON, WILLIAM; CLARK, KENNETH; ERROL [HILL]; GRAY, ALEX; AKIVA; PEVSNER, NICHOLAS; GAMBINO, FERRUCCIO; SCHUMACHER, JOACHIM; WARHAFTIG, ALANCORRESPONDENCE; POLITICS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM)

433 Two typed chapters entitled "Part two chapter VI" and "Part two Chapter VIII" 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 CHAPTERS; PUBLICATIONS

434 Letters from the 1950's. 10 item/s. Correspondence Box 23 CORRESPONDENCE

435 C.L.R. James Collection Typed and handwritten manuscripts for Mariners, Renegades, Castaways. 21 item/s. Manuscripts; Typed drafts Box 23 MARINERS, RENEGADES, CASTAWAYS; PUBLICATIONS

436 Correspondence which deals primarily with Mariners, Renegades, Castaways. 13 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; CORRESPONDENCE

437 The items concern the organization of the West Indian United Association 5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 WEST INDIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION

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Several essays on literature done by Nettie Kravitz. 12 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 KRAVITZ, NETTIE; LITERATURE

439 Documents on the activities of the People's National Movement (PNM). 6 item/s. Reports Box 23 PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); POLITICAL PARTIES - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

440 Contains documents on George Padmore 16 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 PADMORE, GEORGE; PAN-AFRICANISM

441 Newspaper clippings and posters by or about C. L. R. James, several of which are on Mariners, Renegades and Castaways. 28 item/s. Newspaper Clippings; Printed materials Box 23 MARINERS, RENEGADES AND CASTAWAYS; MELVILLE, HERMAN; POLLOCK, JACKSON; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

442 Handwritten notes some of which are on Art criticism. 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 23 ART-CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION; NOTES

443 Contains "The artist in the Caribbean" and programmes for operas and other miscellaneous items. 7 item/s. Box 23 CARIBBEAN LITERATURE ; OPERAS

444 Typed manuscripts and other documents on Shakespeare 8 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 SHAKESPEARE; LITERATURE

445 Typed outlines for publication and biographical data for publishers. 16 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 PUBLICATIONS; BIOGRAPHY

446 Typed drafts of works primarily on Marxism

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447 Essays on the state of Africa. 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 AFRICA; DUBE, DAVID

448 Documents on labour issues in England and Trinidad and Tobago 5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 LABOUR MOVEMENT; STRIKES

449 Documents 4 item/s. Correspondence Box 23 TROTSKYISM; GLASNOST; RUSSIA; FACING REALITY

450 Items which deal with West Indian Federation. 3 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 WEST INDIES FEDERATION; WEST INDIES

451 Folder contains a collection of articles which refer to other publications including a review of James' "Rhetoric of History"; Contemporary forms of literature and films 13 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 LITERATURE AND CRITICISM; BILLY THE KID; SCIENCE FICTION; FILM STUDIES; CARNIVAL; CRICKET; CULTURE-INDIA

452 Articles on English and American Literature 2 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 LITERATURE; WRIGHT, RICHARD; ENGLISH LITERATURE

453 Includes the script for "The mamaje ring"; a proposal for a documentary, "The forgotten ones by Ron Ramdin; and a play for African theatre. 6 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 DRAMA; FILM; EAST INDIANS; PARKER, TONY

454 Interviews with C. L. R. James

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455 Draft reviews of the book "The Great Hunger", editied script for a response to the writer Mr. Hewison; and comments on an upward publication on Trinidad and Tobago. Typed drafts. 3 item/s. Box 23 BOOK REVIEWS

456 Speeches and addresses given by James 5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 SPEECHES; CARIBBEAN; COLONIALISM; WAR; BLACKS; PAN-AFRICANISM

457 Includes handwritten notes from visit to Cuba circa 1968. He notes the names of artists eg. Wilfred Lam, sculptor. Many of the notes are written on paper headed with the logo for the conference "Congresso Cultural de La Habana." There is a draft telegram from James to Selma indicating pending travel to Lagos. 1968. 24 item/s. Notes; Telegram Box 23 CUBA; NIGERIA

458 Articles on slavery, blacks and slave trade. 7 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 SLAVE TRADE; UNITED STATES; GARVEY, MARCUS; BLACKS

459 Brochure for an exhibition of Hawaiian wooden images; postcard of a wooden Hawaiian image and a catalog of books and other items of Hawaiian cultures. 3 item/s. Printed Materials; Postcard Box 23 SCULPTURES; HAWAIIAN ART; MUSEUM CATALOGS; ART EXHIBITIONS; HAWAII

460 Contains photographs of Herman Melville as well as excerpts from an unidentified publication which has as the header "Poe, Hawthorne, Melville. 2 item/s. Photograph; Printed material Box 23 PHOTOGRAPHS; MELVILLE, HERMAN

461 Contains drafts of James' statement to the PNM tribunal on the charge laid against him by the central executive on the misappropriation of funds.

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4 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM); TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TRIBUNAL; CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS

462 Typed scripts and a handwritten document on cricket. 4 item/s. Typed drafts Box 23 CRICKET; BOTHAM; WEST INDIES; CRICKET

463 Handwritten manuscripts 2 item/s. Manuscripts Box 23 MANUSCRIPTS; HANDWRITTEN NOTES

464 Contains photographs from the Ibadan University production of Black Jacobs in 1967; reprints of images of Grecian Art; Postcards found in books; a photograph of Mangaliso Sobukwe and family; and an unidentified Nigerian female and boy. 45 item/s. Typed drafts; Notes Box 23 POSTCARDS; PHOTOGRAPHS; GRECIAN ART; BLACK JACOBINS; PLAYS; UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

465 Fragments of publication. This folder is important to consult for missing pages from items in the collection it is also the second of such folders. Internal note [Consult this folder as well as folder 412 to assist with completing manuscripts with missing pages]

56 item/s. Typed drafts; Notes Box 23 LOOSE LEAVES; NOTES

466 Folder contains several items inclusive of the programme for Stanley French's "no rain no play; handwritten notes; book reviews on James' books and a review written by him, documents on a conference on African influence in the Caribbean Literature; the report from the Barbados Labour Party meeting at which James spoke; and a balance sheet showing expenditure and has James as the managing editor. 1959-1968. 17 item/s. Notes; Printed Materials Box 24 NKRUMAH, KWAME; JAGOE, NANA; BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY; STANLEY FRENCH; SCOTT,DENNISBOOK REVIEWS; POLITICAL PARTIES-BARBADOS; LECTURES; PERSONAL FINANCE; CONFERENCES; CARIBBEAN PLAYS; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

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Consists primarily of newspaper clippings from Africa on C. L. R. James. He comments on African leadership. The programme for the premiere of the play "The Black Jacobins" at the University of Ibadan and critique of the play is included. A flyer and a handwritten note also available. 1967-1968. 13 item/s. Printed materials Box 24 UNIVERSITY OF IBADANNIGERIA; AFRICA; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; PLAYS; BLACK JACOBINS

468 Correspondence on American Literature and criticism. 1950. 2 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 MELVILLE, HERMANAMERICAN LITERATURE-CRITICISM; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

469 Correspondence for the year 1952 between James and un-named colleagues on American Literature including Melville and Whitman. 1952. 9 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 HERMAN, MELVILLE; WHITMAN, WALT; CORRESPONDENCE; AMERICAN LITERATURE- CRITICISM; FACING REALITY

470 Correspondence for 1951 on Melville's work "The Idiot" . 1951. 2 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 MELVILLE, HERMANFACING REALITY; CORRESPONDENCE; LITERATURE

471 Correspondence for the period 1953. Discussions are primarily on American literature especially Whitman and Melville. 1953. 29 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 WHITMAN, WALT; GOGOL, BESSIE; LYMAN; OWENS, SIMON; GOELMAN, MORRIS; MELVILLE, HERMANAMERICAN LITERATURE-CRITICISM; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY; LEAVES OF GRASS; RALPH, ELLISON; PASSAGE TO INDIA

472 Correspondence from the year 1954. Mentioned are: James' son Nobbie, fund raising activities and the publication by Mbiyu Koinange. "The people of Kenya speak for themselves. 1954. 10 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 COLLINS, CHARLES B.; KOINANGE, MBIYU; NOBBIEPUBLICATIONS; KENYA; FUNDRAISING; SON

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473 Correspondence between James and several colleagues. The discussions include perceptions on Marxism, the working class and Trotskyists. Some documents are in French. It also highlights activities of PCI groups. 1955. 10 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 CHAULIEU ?; RAOUL ?; PARTI COMMUNISTE REVOLUTIONNAIRE (PCI), HUNGARY; WORKING CLASS; CORRESPONDENCE; TROTSKYISTS; WORKERS RIGHTS; MARXISM; CORRESPONDENCE; FACING REALITY

474 Correspondence between James and colleagues on Marxism and The State Capitalism publication. Of note is the communications between James and Alan Christianson. 1955-1956. 43 item/s. Correspondence; Manuscripts Box 24 CHRISTIANSON, ALAN; CORRESPONDENCE; MARXISM; FACING REALITY

475 Typed and handwritten correspondence between James and colleagues on several issues including Marxism and the activities of their group. 1957. 23 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 CHRISTIANSON, ALAN; HUGHES, J. P.; CHARLIEU, PIERRE; CORRESPONDENCE; MARXISM; FACING REALITY

476 The folder contains several documents from various aspects of James interests. Included are notes on the irregularities at the University College of Ghana; comments from the reviewers on "Nkrumah then and Now" and James' reply; a report on "A forward look into Chrysler" and the results; West Indies Federation; and Correspondence on the Cuban revolution and people's reactions. 1957-1959. 7 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 WALKER, RUTHCUBA; CUBAN REVOLUTION; WEST INDIES FEDERATION; LABOUR UNIONS; PUBLICATIONS; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF GHANA; FACING REALITY

477 Typescripts and notes on an article " Hungary Suez and Marxism" Drafts for the Facing Reality publication. 33 item/s. Typed drafts Box 24 HUNGARY; MARXISM; EAST GERMANY; FACING REALITY

478 Contains items on activities of the Facing Reality group including meeting invitations and flyers, draft of the title page for "Negro Americans take the lead". 1956-1964.

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479 The folder contains two publications "Reflexions sur L'Histoire"; Legislative Assembly debates Friday 29th October 1954 for the Gold Coast. 2 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 ORAL, JEAN; LEFEVRA, GEORGESGOLD COAST

480 The folders contains correspondence between James and several publishers concerning translations, publication; and republication of his scholarly works. 1962-1983. 56 item/s. Correspondence Box 24 CORRESPONDENCE; PUBLISHERS; PUBLICATIONS

481 Contains 12 copies of a newsletter labelled Vol. II, Bulleting no. 10. "The Vanguard party and some practical conclusions. 1956. 12 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 NEWSLETTERS

482 Manuscript of "The Revolution in Poland" 1 item/s. Typed drafts Box 24 POLAND; MARXISM

483 Three copies of " We the People" the newsletter of the Workers and Farmers Party. 3 item/s. Printed Material Box 24 NEWSLETTERS; WORKERS AND FARMERS PARTY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTIES

484 The folder includes a review of the Talawa's company presentation of Toussaint L'ouverture; Caryl Phillips commenting on James; publication entitled "Top Jamaican Poets in Britian" Correspondence from the Broadside Company; Tibetan sos children and a pamphlet on policing in Britain. 9 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 PHILLIPS, CARYL; SMITH, MICHAEL; ONUORA, OKUPLAYS; "TOUSSAINT L' OUVERTURE"; CORRESPONDENCE; CATALOGUES; TIBETAN SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE; POLICE - LONDON

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Clippings which cover James Baldwin, Emma Johnson; Edward Moore - Roy Ackerman; and a poster for the play "An echo in the Bone". 6 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 BALDWIN, JAMES; JOHNSON, EMMA; MOORE, EDWARD; ACKERMAN, ROY; SCOTT, DENNISNEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; CARIBBEAN PLAYS

486 Contains catalogues of new books including 2 specifically on Cricket books by New Beacon; 2 on or about Blacks and 3 general catalogues. 8 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 PUBLICATIONS; CATALOGUES

487 Miscellany of items including a copy of Race Today one of which has an article by C.L.R. James on Cricket and an ad for an exhibition on C.L.R. James. An article on the cricketer, Walter Hammond. Items on New Caledonia's struggle for independence from French rule; Photocopies of clippings of the trials of Pan Africanists Congress members. Flyers and brochures for African Liberation day 1986, Black people heroes and heroines day, poetry at the Obala theatre and a piano recital of Jean-Mark Luisada. 15 item/s. Printed Materials Box 24 HAMMOND WALTERARTS; NEW CALEDONIA; POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; NEWSLETTERS; RACE TODAY; CRICKET; PAN AFRICAN; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

488 A collection of articles 4 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25 ARTICLES; ORAL HISTORY; EDUCATION; YORKSHIRE

489 Includes several typed manuscript items relating to Trinidad and Tobago 5 item/s. Typed drafts Box 25 OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); TRADE UNIONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (ICTA ); PEOPLE'S NATIONAL MOVEMENT (PNM)

490 Includes a review of "The Black Jacobins" a proposal for touring Britain by Baku productions. 2 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25 BAKU, SHANGO; THE BLACK JACOBINS; REVIEWS

491 Includes a schedule for a U. S. tour for C. L. R. James ; an interview with him and another interview with several people including Selma James. 3 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25 JAMES, SELMA; INTERVIEWS

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492 Handwritten notes and notebook. 9 item/s. Notes Box 25 NOTES

493 A collection of Newspaper Clippings Newspaper Box 25 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

494 According to a note on the original folder this item "Reproduction and Emigration" is by Maria Rosa Deilla Costa and it also includes an introduction by Harry Clover that was never published. 1 item/s. Manuscripts Box 25 DEILLA COSTA, MARIA ROSA

495 A collection of articles which discuss cultural studies in the 1980's 29 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25 CULTURAL STUDIES; POPULAR CULTURE

496 Contains the entries for the Ethnic Minorities Department' poetry contest. The theme of the poems was freedom. 71 item/s. Manuscript; Typed Drafts Box 25 FREEDOM; POETRY; ETHNIC MINORITIES DEPARTMENT

497 Letters for the year 1981 2 item/s. Correspondence Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS

498 Contains correspondence, postcards for the year 1982. Some of the highlights of this year include references to him being hospitalised; quest to get his social payment from the US government; his return to Trinidad and Tobago to speak on the invitation of George Weekes OWTU president; his concerns for the social/labour climate in Trinidad and Tobago. Communication with Jean Lovelace about Earl Lovelace. 1982. 86 item/s. Correspondence Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS; LOVELACE, EARL

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Miscellaneous items for the year 1982 including newspapers clippings, receipts and articles. 1982. 26 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; MORRISON TONI

500 Contains correspondence and other miscellany for the year 1985 1985. 32 item/s. Correspondence Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS; PHOTOGRAPHS

501 Contains correspondence and other printed miscellany for the year 1986; Including the handbill for a production of Black Jacobins; The leaflet for an exhibition on C.L.R. James. 1986. 49 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials Box 25 POSTCARDS; CORRESPONDENCE; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; HENDRIKS, ASH

502 Contains correspondence and other miscellany for the year 1987. 1987. 50 item/s. Printed Materials; Correspondence Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; POSTCARDS

503 Letters and photographs for the year 1988. View this folder in conjunction with the folder of miscellany for 1988. 1988. 47 item/s. Correspondence; Postcards Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS; PHOTOGRAPHS; JAMES, SELMA

504 A collection of items accompanying correspondence for 1988; including newspaper clipping on Maya Angelou; clippings on West Indians in the Diaspora. 1988. 43 item/s. Correspondence; Newspaper Clippings; Printed Materials Box 25 ANGELOU, MAYA; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; EXHIBITIONS; CHEN, WILLI; PLAYS- PROGRAMMES; BALDWIN, JAMES; ADVERTISING FLIERS; ARTS-LONDON; HAITI; WEST INDIANS

505 Miscellany for the year 1989 including flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and articles. 1989. 28 item/s. Printed Materials Box 25

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506 Contains letters, photographs and postcards for the year 1989. C. L. R. James died on May 31 1989. One of the last letters he wrote was to Robert Mugabe, dated May 8, 1989. 1989. 45 item/s. Correspondence Box 25 CORRESPONDENCE; POSTCARDS; MUGABE, ROBERT

507 The box contains two framed awards: The Trinity Cross granted by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (the highest award)and the Doctor of Letters granted by University of Hull. 2 item/s. Awards Box 26 AWARDS; TRINITY CROSS; DOCTORATE

508 Contains AATT plaque presented to C. L. R. James in 1988; Plaque for the African Freedom Award presented by Trans Africa; Caribbean Review award presented in 1984. 1984-1988. 3 item/s. Awards Box 27 AWARDS; PLAQUES; CARIBBEAN REVIEW AWARD

509 A collection of videotapes:-King Lear; Playing Cricket; The Spiral Staircase; Henry IV part 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute); The Barber of Seville (il Barbiere di Siviglia); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Idomeneo; Carmen; Botham's Ashes; Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte; Making Michael Jackson's Thriller; Hamlet; The Tied Test; Mozart - Don Giovanni. 14 item/s. Videotapes Box 28 VIDEOTAPES; CRICKET; THEATRE; SHAKESPEARE

510 Contains audio tapes of four plays of Shakespeare - Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, Hamlet and King Lear. 4 item/s. Audio Tapes Box 29 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; AUDIO TAPES; PLAYS

511 This box contains 14 VHS tapes including "Calypso for Constantine"; Beethoven's piano sonata no. 32 in C minor; To turn a blind eye; Cassablanca; C. L. R. James all time cricket. 14 item/s. VHS Videotapes Box 30 CONSTANTINE, LEARIE; VIDEOTAPES

512 Contains audio tapes with interviews etc. Please see list located in the box. 27 item/s. Audiotapes

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513 Contains a reprint of Picasso’s "Blue Modes" and a portrait of a female with the words "To Nello on our continuing friendship Love Dee". 2 items item/s. Artwork Box 32 PICASSO

514 Newspaper issues for the period 1985-1986 from Literary Supplement 1985-1986. Newspapers Box 33 NEWSPAPERS

515 A collection of newspaper issues for the London Review of Books. 1985-1986. 8 item/s. Newspaper Box 33 NEWSPAPERS

516 Issues of New York Review of Books for the period 1986. 1986. 7 item/s. Newspapers Box 33 NEWSPAPERS

517 Single pages of "Times" 1985-1986; single issues of "New Life" Vanguard; Militant; Socialist Organizer; Daily Telegraph; Daily Mail Newspapers Box 33 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

518 A collection of newspaper articles from different sources Newspapers Box 33 NEWSPAPERS

519 The trophy for the Caribbean Times award that he received in 1987. A wooden letter opener. A Button of "C. L. R. James week Hackney Anti-Racist year". 1987. Artifacts Box 34

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520 VHS tapes:- Beethoven Piano Sonata; Benson Hedges Golden Greats Batsmen (1986 to the present day); Bolet:Don Giovanni; "Outreach Video" (Preview Copy):Race Today; Soolatown and C.L.R James;The Barber of seville Bradman era. Cassettes: Cricket the Golden Age. (BBC Radio Collection); Sound Recording Tape; C.L.R. James: "Memories of Nkrumah"; 4 Records: Brother Kwamdela (aka)J. Ashton Brathwaithe; David Rudder; (2)Paul Robeson; 4 Boxes of Colour slides; 1 Storage Master Flexible Disk. 20 item/s. Audiotapes; Vidoetapes; Cds; Records (Lps); Reel to Reel tapes Box 35 AUDIOTAPES; RECORDS (LPS); RUDDER, DAVID; ROBESON, PAUL; VIDEOTAPES; CRICKET; BARBER OF SEVILLE; REEL TO REEL TAPES

521 Contains a 1986 Calendar featuring the art of Leonado DaVinci; The Courage newspaper; an article from the Trinidad Bomb, 1972 which headlines " C. L. R. James for Prime Minister" and other miscellany. 6 item/s. Printed Material Box 36 CALENDAR; DA VINCI, LEONARDO; GUYANA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

522 The Manchester Guardian: May 7th-June 29th 1934 (18p); The Manchester Guardian Aug 17th-Sept.12th 1934 (12p);The Manchester Guardian May 21st-June 19th 1935 (12p)The Manchester Guardian July 1st- July 31st 1935 (15p)The Manchester Guardian Aug 8th-Aug 28th 1935 (10p); The Manchester Guardian Sept 3rd-Sept 11th 1935 (8p); The Manchester Guardian Oct. 7th 1953 (1p); The Manchester Guardian May 3rd-May15th 1954 (8p); The Manchester Guardian July 14th 1954 - July 23rd 1954 (11p); C.L.R. James: His Life and Work ed by Paul Buhle (12p); Political styles of C.L.R. James by Paul Buhle; The African Revolution by Walter Rodney; The Training of an Intellectual, The making of a Marxist by Richard Small; In Marxism in the U.S.A. by Paul Buhle; The fall of Kwame Nkrumah by Manning Marable; The Caribbean Revolution by Basil Wilson; The Quest of Matthew Bondman by Ken Lawrence; Letters; C.L.R. James, the Speaker and his charisma by Constance Webb, Interview, A critical Reminiscence by James and Grace Lee Boggs; Revolutionary Artist bt Stanley Weir; Young Detroit Radicals by Dan Georgakas; Only Connect by Ferruccio Gambino; Minty Alley by D. Elliot Parris; Philosophy and Culture by Dave Wagner; Facing Reality by Paul Lawrence Berman, What if C.L.R James had met E.P. Thompson in 1792? by peter Linebaugh; Black Women Writers by E. Ethelbert Miller; The Gospel according to St. James by gregory Rigsby; A unique Marxist Thinker by Wilson Harris; Personal Notes by George Rawick; Conversation by Vincent Harding and Ken Lawrence; Meeting in Chicago by Noel Ignatin; Brixton Thanksgiving, 1983 by Jim Murray; C.L.R. James at 80 by E. P. Thompson; C.L.R. James a Select Bibliography (115p) 1934-1954. Printed Materials; Newspaper Box 37 NEWSPAPERS

523 The Manchester Guardian: July 5th-July 31st 1934 (20p); Glasgow Herald: April 28th -Aug 25th 1937 (17p); Glasgow Herald April 27th-Aug 26th 1938 (15p); The Nation: Feb 28th-November 18th 1959 (5p); The Nation: April 17th-March 18th 1960 (11p); The Nation: December 24th 1959-January 25th 1960

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(3p); Gazette: Oct 22nd -Nov 14th 1934 (3p); Daily Herald: July 21st 1933 (1p); Sunday Guardian: Sept. 11th 1966-Oct. 30th 1966 (6p) 1934-1966. Printed Materials; Newspapers Box 38 NEWSPAPERS

524 Contains photograph of C.L.R. James; correspondence for the period 1931-1981; post cards; booklets "Dialectic and history"; Newspaper and magazine clippings as well as comic strips. 1931-1981. 91 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Typed drafts; Newspaper Clippings; Photographs Box 39 CORRESPONDENCE; JAMES, SELMA; RESUME; PUBLICATIONS ABOUT JAMES; BIRTHDAY; DIALECTIC AND HISTORY; PHOTOGRAPHS; CLIPPINGS; COMIC STRIPS; CONNOR, EDRIC; CONNOR, PEARL

525 Includes photocopy of Kent Worcester's "The future in the present"; Communication in French; Correspondence from well wishers; in a letter to Andre Lecante he makes a statement on the significance of the Caribbean finding a national identity. 1963-1987. 65 item/s. Box 39 CORRESPONDENCE; PRINTED MATERIALS; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; PHOTOGRAPHS; CARIBBEAN IDENTITY

526 Includes reviews of his book " At the Rendezvous of Victory" in newspaper from the Caribbean and England. Also includes articles on C.L.R. from Indian newspapers. Includes 2 pieces of correspondence from 1986 and 1984 1984. 37 item/s. Printed Materials Box 39 BOOK REVIEWS; AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY: BOOK REVIEW; CARIBBEAN CONTACT MAGAZINE; CARIBBEAN DIGEST MAGAZINE; GLEANER; EXPRESS; CORRESPONDENCE

527 Contains diaries for 1981 and 1984; greeting cards and a photograph of an unknown female; 4 pieces of correspondence; articles and clippings including " The man and his works by Martin Glaberman" An audience with C.L.R. James"; C.L.R.: still batting for Marx; "A place for all at the Rendezvous of victory"; Photocopy of a David Bayley photo of C. L. R.; "George Headley" by James; Still an optomist, "Radical on the boundary"; C.L.R. 1981-1984. 48 item/s. Printed Materials; Photographs Box 39 SAID, EDWARD; DIARIES; GREETING CARDS; PHOTOGRAPHS; CORRESPONDENCE; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; GLABERMAN, MARTIN; CARICATURE

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Includes newspaper clipping on James and some by C.L.R. James. Several of these are reviews of the Paul Buhle book "C.L.R James: His life and work"; "Rising voices of women with a world to go in". 1986-1989. 35 item/s. Printed Materials; Newspaper Clipping Box 39 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; BOOK REVIEWS; BUHLE, PAUL; BIOGRAPHY; PHILLIPS, CARYL; JAMES, CLR: ARTICLES

529 Includes: a poem for C.L.R. by Sebastien Clarke; a letter by James indicating that he was born in Chaguanas; several newspaper clippings; a postcard with a sketch of James. 1966-1989. 40 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs Box 39 CORRESPONDENCE; POETRY; NEWSPAPER; CLIPPINGS; CHAGUANAS

530 A partial copy of the special edition of "urgent Turner", "C.L.R. James. His life and work": Newspaper clippings; partial copies of articles and other reading material; miscellaneous notepaper. Programmes for the English National Opera performance of "Toussaint" and the opening of the "Marcus Garvey Centennial Exhibition" at the SchomberCenter. 1933-1986. 56 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs Box 33 BIOGRAPHY; GREETING CARDS; POSTCARDS; PHOTOGRAPHS; CORRESPONDENCE; NOTES; PROGRAMMES

531 Contains correspondence documenting attempts by several institutions to acquire the C.L.R. James Papers. It also contains a copy of the agreement that gives Robert Hill copyright permission to James work. 1923-1985. 63 item/s. Correspondence; Photographs Box 39 HILL, ROBERT; JAMES, SELMA; MURRAY, JIM; COPYRIGHT; ARCHIVES; LITERARY EXECUTOR

532 Contains newspaper clippings on India and a letter Krishna Menon. 1917-1983. 11 item/s. Correspondence; Newspaper Articles Box 39 INDIA; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

533 Correspondence and other items including reviews of "Mariners, Renegades and Castaways". A Letter from Alice Walker written in purple. 1983-1986. 61 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs; Newspaper Articles Box 39

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534 The United states Emancipation proclamation of 1863; Letters including introducing V. S. Naipaul to Maxwell Geismar. In a letter to Mr. Geismar 13th March 1961, James talks about his novel Minty Alley and the connection between his novel and politics. Letters endorsing James as a good speaker. 1948-1983. 62 item/s. Correspondence; Newspaper Articles; Typed drafts; Other Box 39 WARHAFTIG, ALAN; NAIPAUL, V. S.; HILL, ROBERT; DONNA; GEISMAR, MAXWELLEMANCIPATION; PROCLAMATION; CORRESPONDENCE; MINTY ALLEY; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

535 Miscellaneous items from magazine, cards and letters 42. 42 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs Box 40 ADVERTISING FLIERS; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; CORRESPONDENCE; GREETING CARDS; POSTCARDS

536 Letters including one from Sammy Davis Jr. as well as a critique on his initial draft of "Mariners, Renegades and Castaways. 38 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials Box 40 CORRESPONDENCE; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; CARICATURE

537 Newspaper clippings, as well as correspondence on his son "Nobbie". 1962-1986. 11 item/s. Correspondence; Newspaper Clippings Box 40 JAMES, ROBERT "NOBBIE"MARXISM; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; SON

538 Correspondence for the Facing Reality group, 1963 1963. 76 item/s. Correspondence Box 40 KRAVITZ, NETTIE; JAMES, SELMA; FACING REALITY

539 A folder of photographs including an all female steelband in Trinidad and Tobago; a demonstration in front the U.S. Embassy; possible photos of Constance Webb, and a cricketer's belt buckle. 28 item/s. Photographs WALCOTT, CLYDE; KANHAI, R; SOBERS, GARFIELD; HOWLING, LESLEY; WALL, MAX; QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH; STEELBANDCRICKET; CRICKETER'S BELT BUCKLE; CRICKET - WEST INDIES; PHOTOGRAPHS

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540 C.L.R. James Collection Letters among members of the group, Facing reality, 1962 1962. 55 item/s. Correspondence Box 40 FACING REALITY

541 Several items inclusive of an article by Darius Howe; correspondence on the sale of James’ home in Tunapuna. 1955-1985. 23 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Photographs Box 40 MOZART; BACH; BEETHOVENCONCERT PROGRAMMES; MUSIC CATALOGUES; OPERAS; BOOK CATALOGUES; PHOTOGRAPHS; BOOK COVERS; NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; CORRESPONDENCE; TUNAPUNA

542 Pamphlet covering subjects on African; Gold Coast, Barbados and literature. 11 item/s. Printed Materials Box 40 GHANA; GOLD COAST; CONSTITUTION; BARBADOS; TAXES; BARBADOS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE; HEANEY, SEAMUS; VANITY FAIR; FLUDDON; PAN-AFRICANISM; STOLL, ELMER EDGAR; LITERATURE; THEATRE

543 Documents from the Facing Reality group. 1956-1963. 78 item/s. Correspondence; Printed Materials; Minutes Box 40 FACING REALITY; CORRESPONDENCE; MINUTES

544 Including a pencil drawing of James by P. Harber; a poster advertising a talk to be given by James. 8 item/s. Newspaper Clippings; Sketch of C.L.R. Box 40 NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS; DRAWING; POSTERS

545 Contains photographs and slides of C.L. R. James' Funeral. Photographs Box 41 JAMES, CLR: DEATHFUNERAL; OILFIELD WORKERS TRADE UNION (OWTU); PHOTOGRAPHS; MOURNERS; HOWE, DARCUS; LOVELACE, EARL; ELDER, J. D.; LAMMING, GEORGE; WEEKES, GEORGE

546 Volume II, bulletin no.3, Dec. 29, 1955 1955. 1 item/s. Manuscript

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Box 42, Folder 546 WEAVER AND NELSON; NEWSLETTERS; FACING REALITY

547 C.L.R. James Collection Bulletins written for the period 1956. He also makes references to the split that took place amongst his colleagues in the Facing Reality group. 1956. 19 item/s. Manuscript Box 42, Folder 547 NEWSLETTERS; LABOUR; FACING REALITY

548 C.L.R. James Collection Deals with the creation of a manifesto and political theory. 1 item/s. Correspondence Box 42, Folder 548 NEWSLETTER; MARXISM

549 A single sheet of paper in which James describes the way in which he has changed. Note on the item states: 'Sent to WP ... 1968" 1968. 1 item/s. Manuscript Box 42, Folder 549 AUTOBIOGRAPHY

550 Documents which assess the functioning of several socialist organization in the US. 3 item/s. Manuscript Box 42, Folder 550 CONFERENCES; SOCIALISM; NEWSLETTERS

551 An undated manuscript for a book 6 item/s. Manuscript Box 42, 551 LABOUR; SOCIALISM; HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION

552 Documents on the organization of a convention for 1960. 1960. 4 item/s. Box 42, Folder 552 FACING REALITY; NEWSLETTER; CONFERENCES

553 Two audiotapes of CLR James and Terisa Turner discussing gender. Also includes an article "Fightback from the commons: gendered class alliances and petroleum struggles in Nigeria's oil belt, 1980-2002" by Terisa Turner et al. 3

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554 Photocopies of letters by CLR James to Roosevelt Browne on an invitation to speak at a conference. These give information on his failing handwriting, problems with travel from the US and his desire to visit Trinidad and Tobago post 1970. 4 item/s. Correspondence Box 42, 554 BROWNE, ROOSEVELT; ROBESON, PAUL; MANLEY, MICHAEL; CONFERENCES; BLACK POWER; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; BERMUDA

555 Documents from the First Regional Conference on Black Power. 1969. 5 item/s. Box 42, Folder 555 CONFERENCES; BLACK POWER; 1ST REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON BLACK POWER

556 The programme for CLR James' funeral dated Monday 12th June 1989. 1989. 1 item/s. Box 42, 556 JAMES, CLR: DEATHFUNERAL

557 Poster entitled "We can help" done by the Commission for Racial Equality. 1 item/s. Folder 557 [temporarily held in poster Box] RACISM; POSTERS

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