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PATTERSON, LOUISE THOMPSON. Louise Thompson Patterson Papers, 1909-1999 PATTERSON, LOUISE THOMPSON. Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-6887 [email protected] Collection Stored Off-Site All or portions of this collection are housed off-site. Materials can still be requested but researchers should expect a delay of up to two business days for retrieval. Descriptive Summary Creator: Patterson, Louise Thompson. Title: Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Call Number: Manuscript Collection No. 869 Extent: 14.5 linear feet (29 boxes), 1 oversized papers box (OP), 1 bound volume (BV), and AV Masters: 2 linear ft. (2 boxes) Abstract: Papers of African American social activist Louise Thompson Patterson including subject files, correspondence, Langston Hughes materials, personal papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials; as well as some papers relating to her husband, William L. Patterson. Language: Materials entirely in English. Administrative Information Restrictions on Access Special restrictions apply: The collection contains some copies of original materials held by other institutions; these copies may not be reproduced without the permission of the owner of the originals. Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Related Materials in Other Repositories William L. Patterson papers, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University. Emory Libraries provides copies of its finding aids for use only in research and private study. Copies supplied may not be copied for others or otherwise distributed without prior consent of the holding repository. Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Manuscript Collection No. 869 Separated Material Emory University also holds the private library of Louise Thompson Patterson. These materials may be located in the Emory University online catalog by searching for: Louise Alone Thompson Patterson 1901-1999, former owner. Related Materials in This Repository Matt N. and Evelyn Graves Crawford papers. Source Purchase, 2000 Citation [after identification of item(s)], Louise Thompson Patterson papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. Processing Processed by Pat Clark and Raquel Von Cogell, September 19, 2002 This finding aid may include language that is offensive or harmful. Please refer to the Rose Library's harmful language statement for more information about why such language may appear and ongoing efforts to remediate racist, ableist, sexist, homophobic, euphemistic and other oppressive language. If you are concerned about language used in this finding aid, please contact us at [email protected]. Collection Description Biographical Note Louise Alone Thompson Patterson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 1901. After the divorce of her parents when she was four, Patterson spent her childhood in numerous western cities. She graduated cum laude from the University of California at Berkeley in 1923 with a degree in economics. She worked various jobs and taught for two years before going to New York City to study at the New York School of Social Work (now part of Columbia University). After completing her yearlong study, she began working as a typist for a number of Harlem Renaissance writers and met poet Langston Hughes, starting a friendship that would last until Hughes' death in 1967. She worked on several projects with Hughes and his artistic collaborator Zora Neale Hurston including Mule Bone, the play that eventually caused the disintegration of the Hurston-Hughes partnership. Patterson also typed the manuscript for The Blacker the Berry, a novel by Wallace Thurman, to whom she was married for a short time in 1928-1929. Louise's apartment in New York, which she shared with Sue Bailey, was a center of activity during the Harlem Renaissance, the Black cultural and artistic movement in the 1920's and 1930's. She became involved in several projects during this time, including the controversial and unrealized Soviet film project "Black and White," which looked at Black life in the United States. Louise married prominent attorney William L. Patterson in 1940. A member of the American Communist Party, Patterson organized the Civil Rights Congress. He also worked with actor/ singer Paul Robeson. Together Patterson and Robeson delivered the petition "We Charge 2 Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Manuscript Collection No. 869 Genocide" before the United Nations, charging the United States Government with genocide against African peoples. Louise was herself an organizer; she led a march in Washington, D.C. for the "Scottsboro Boys" in the 1930s and headed the Angela Davis Defense Fund in the 1970s. During her adulthood, Louise served with the International Workers Order, the Council of African Affairs, and the National Alliance. Louise Thompson Patterson died in New York City on August 27, 1999. Scope and Content Note The Louise Thompson Patterson papers consist of subject files, correspondence, Langston Hughes materials, William L. Patterson papers, personal papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The earliest original items include a photograph of Louise, ca. 1909, and a letter from her mother, written in 1917. The most recent items are dated from the early 1990s. The bulk of the collection dates from the early 1930s to the early 1990s, and provides a relatively complete account of Louise's life, interests, and pursuits. Of particular interest in the Louise Thompson Patterson papers are the materials relating to the 1932 trip to the Soviet Union, including the files on the "Black and White" film project and the Meschrabpom Film Company. Also significant are the materials pertaining to Patterson's relationship with the Communist Party and files relating to her friendship with Langston Hughes from 1932 until his death. The Harlem Renaissance and the Harlem Suitcase Theatre both of which have close ties to Langston Hughes and to Louise Thompson Patterson, also provide information regarding important aspects of Patterson's life. Arrangement Note Organized into eight series: (1) Subject files, (2) Correspondence, (3) Langston Hughes materials, (4) Writings, (5) William L. Patterson papers, (6) Personal papers (7) Photographs, and (8) Audiovisual materials. 3 Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Manuscript Collection No. 869 Description of Series Series 1: Subject files, 1930s-1990s Series 2: Correspondence, 1932-1995 Series 3: Langston Hughes materials Series 4: Writings, 1930s-1990s Series 5: William L. Patterson papers Series 6: Personal papers, 1930s-1990s Series 7: Photographs, 1909-1990s Series 8: Audiovisual materials Subseries 8.1: Audiotapes Subseries 8.2: Tape transcriptions Subseries 8.3: Videotapes 4 Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Manuscript Collection No. 869 Series 1 Subject files, 1930s-1990s Boxes 1-14; OP1 Scope and Content Note The subject files are arranged in alphabetical order and have been kept as closely as possible to the original order. The files include articles, newspaper clippings, some correspondence and notes, research materials and obituaries. Some correspondence, primarily letters received from people of note, has been removed from the subject files and placed in the alphabetical correspondence series. For continuity of important topics, such as Russia trip and "Black and White" film project, correspondence remains in the subject files. Of particular in this series are files relating to the "Black and White" film project, the Angela Davis Defense Fund, the Harlem Suitcase Theatre, the William Patterson Foundation, and files related to Patterson's trips to the Soviet Union. Arrangement Note Arranged in alphabetical order. Box Folder Content 1 1 African American Committee for Gifts of Art and Literature to Ghana: correspondence, February-December 1959 1 2 African American Committee for Gifts of Art and Literature to Ghana: lists of gifts to Ghana 1 3 African American Committee for Gifts of Art and Literature to Ghana: minutes, January 1959-March 1960 1 4 African-American Males in California, Opportunity or Chaos: A Generation in Peril, preliminary report on the status of African-American males in California, 1992 1 5 Afro-Americans in the Far West: a Handbook for Educators, Jack D. Forbes 1 6 Al-Waajid, Yusuf 1 7 Alexander, Franklin Delano 1 8 Alexander, Kendra 1 9 American Interracial Seminar, membership roll and daily programs, November 11-21, 1930 1 10 Angelou, Maya 1 11 Aptheker, Herbert, The American Institute for Marxist Studies (New York) 1 12 Aptheker, Herbert and Aptheker, Fay 1 13 Arts: Cultural Programs 1 14 Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, program, November 1938 1 15 Atlanta, Georgia 1 16 Baird, Keith E. 1 17 Baldwin, James, clippings 1 18 Bibliographies 5 Louise Thompson Patterson papers, 1909-1999 Manuscript Collection No. 869 1 19 Birmingham 1 20 Birthday, notes regarding Louise Thompson Patterson's 90th birthday celebration, 1991 1 21 "Black and White" Film Project: Central Asia notes, 1932 1 22 "Black and White" Film Project: correspondence, 1932 1 23 "Black and White" Film Project: correspondence to Mother Thompson from Crawford Jones, September-October, 1932 1 24 "Black and White" Film Project: correspondence, Louise Thompson Patterson letters and cables to mother, 1932 2 1 "Black and White" Film Project:
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