Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, 1917-2000, Bulk 1950-1989

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Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989

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Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks BANC MSS 2001/83 z 1 Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989 Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989

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Collection Summary Collection Title: Gwendolyn Brooks papers Date (inclusive): 1917-2000, Date (bulk): bulk 1950-1989 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2001/83 z Creator: Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 Extent: Number of containers: 15 cartons, 1 box, 3 oversize boxes Linear feet: 23.75 linear ft. Repository: The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California 94720-6000 Abstract: The Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, 1917-2000 (bulk 1950-1989), document her personal life and career as a distinguished poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Poet Laureate of Illinois. The papers are divided into seven series: Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Personal Papers, Clippings, Writings by Others, and Miscellaneous and consist of correspondence, manuscripts, flyers, announcements, scrapbooks, family papers, clippings, writings by others, and miscellaneous materials. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English. Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, BANC MSS 2001/83 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Related Collections Gwendolyn Brooks photograph collection, BANC PIC 2001.201--PIC Separated Material Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Objects have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917--Archives

Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks BANC MSS 2001/83 z 2 Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989 University of Chicago City Colleges of Chicago African American women poets--20th century American poetry--20th century--African American authors American poets--20th century African American women poets--Illinois--Chicago African American poets--20th century African Americans--Illinois--Chicago Arts, American--Illinois--Chicago--20th century Chicago (Ill.)--In literature Blakely, Henry Blakely, Nora Brooks Brooks, Keziah C Acquisition Information The Gwendolyn Brooks Papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library in October 2000. Accruals No additions are expected. Processing Information Processed by Dean Smith and Jennifer Davis; completed in 2006. At the age of thirty-three, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Her legacy as one of the most influential poets of the Twentieth Century endures. Richard Wright, an early advocate of Brooks, once said that her poetry captured "the pathos of petty destinies, the whimper of the wounded, the tiny incidents that plague the lives of the desperately poor, and the problems of common prejudice" (Watkins, 2000, The New York Times). Brooks was born on June 7, 1917 in Topeka Kansas. Shortly after her birth, Brooks's parents, David and Keziah Brooks, relocated the family to South Side Chicago. She remained in South Side until her death. At a very early age, Brooks began to write poetry. When she was thirteen years old her first poem was published in the American Childhood Magazine. At a crucial point in her creative development, Brooks met Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson, both of whom encouraged her poetry writing. She was educated at several white, black, and integrated high schools in Chicago. During her school years, Brooks prolifically published her poems, largely as a regular contributor to the "Lights and Shadows" poetry column of the Chicago Defender. In 1936, Brooks graduated from Wilson Junior College. In 1938, Brooks and Henry Blakely were married. Their first child, Henry Jr., was born in 1940 and their daughter Nora was born in 1951. During this period, Brooks began to win critical acclaim for her poetry. She won the 1943 Midwestern Writer's Conference Poetry Award. Shortly thereafter, A Street in Bronzeville, her first book of poetry, was published by Harper and Row (1945). The instant critical acclaim this book received was followed by her first Guggenheim Fellowship award and a nomination to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1950, her second published collection, Annie Allen, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Brooks went on to publish additional books of poetry, a novel, an autobiography, essays, reviews, speeches, and a play. Following her Pulitzer Prize, she issued Maud Martha (1953), a novel that was praised by reviewers but did not gain wide readership. Bronzeville Boys and Girls (1956) a collection of children's poetry, The Bean Eaters (1960), and Selected Poems (1963) followed the novel. One of her most popular volumes of poetry, We Real Cool, was released in 1966. With Broadside Press, a small black publisher founded by poet Dudley Randall, Brooks published Riot (1969), Family Pictures (1970), and her autobiography, Report from Part One (1972). Ms. Brooks's teaching career began at Columbia College in Chicago in 1963. Over the course of her career, she taught creative writing at many different institutions including: Northeastern Illinois State College, Elmhurst College, Columbia University, City College of New York, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1967, Brooks became involved in the Black Arts movement while attending the Fisk University Writers Conference in Nashville. At this point, she dropped her publisher Harper and Row to work with smaller publishing houses. While her poems always addressed social issues, her writing became markedly more concerned with the black experience in the 1960s. Brooks succeeded Carl Sandburg as poet laureate of Illinois in 1968 and remained in this post until her death. Her dedication to this role and to bringing poetry to the people of Illinois was deep. Brooks gave many public readings and was an active visitor to Chicago schools and prisons. Her poetry workshops and contests for young people were meant to inspire and teach children that poetry can be a part of every day life. Over the course of her career, Brooks received many honors. In 1976, she became the first black woman to be elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The Library of Congress invited her to serve as poetry consultant in 1985. In 1994, the National Endowment for

Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks BANC MSS 2001/83 z 3 Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989 the Humanities named her its Jefferson Lecturer, the government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities. Brooks received honorary doctorate degrees from over 50 colleges and universities in recognition of her contribution to literature. Brooks died in her home in Chicago on December 3, 2000. Bibliography of Works by Gwendolyn Brooks A Street in Bronzeville. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Annie Allen. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Maud Martha. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. Bronzeville Boys and Girls. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. The Bean Eaters. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Selected Poems. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. We Real Cool. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1966. The Wall. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1967. In the Mecca. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Riot. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1969. Family Pictures. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1970. Aloneness. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1971. The World of Gwendolyn Brooks. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Black Steel: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1971. A Broadside Treasury. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1971. Jump Bad. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1971. Report from Part One. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1972. The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or What You Really Are, You Really Are. Chicago: Third World Press, 1974. Beckonings. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1975. Primer for Blacks. Chicago: Black Position Press, 1980. To Disembark. Chicago: Third World Press, 1981. Young Poets Primer. Chicago: Brooks Press, 1981. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago, the I Will City. Chicago: Brooks Press, 1983. Very Young Poets. Chicago: Third World Press, 1983. Blacks. Chicago: Third World Press, 1987. Gottschalk and the Grande Tarantelle . Chicago, The David Company, 1988. Winnie. Chicago: The David Company, 1988. Published Works on Gwendolyn Brooks Bloom, Harold. Gwendolyn Brooks. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005. Bolden, B. J. Urban Rage in Bronzeville: Social Commentary in the Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, 1945-1960. Chicago: Third World Press, 1999. Gayles, Gloria W. Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003. Hill, Christine M. Gwendolyn Brooks: "poetry is life distilled." Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2005. Kent, George E. A Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1990. Madhubuti, Haki R., ed. Say That the River Turns: The Impact of Gwendolyn Brooks. Chicago: Third World Press, 1987. Melhem, D. H. Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry and the Heroic Voice. Lexington: UP of Kentucky, 1987. Miller, R. Baxter. Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks: A Reference Guide. Boston: G. K.Hall, 1978. Mootry, Maria K., and Smith, Gary. A Life Distilled: Gwendolyn Brooks, Her Poetry and Fiction. Urbana: UP of Illinois, 1987. Shaw, Harry B. Gwendolyn Brooks. Boston: Twayne, 1980. Wright, Stephen Caldwell. The Chicago Collective: Poems for and Inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks. Sanford, Florida: Christopher-Burghardt, 1990. Wright, Stephen Caldwell. On Gwendolyn Brooks: Reliant Contemplation. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1996. Scope and Content of Collection The Gwendolyn Brooks Papers, 1917-2000 (bulk 1950-1989), document her personal life and career as a distinguished poet, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Poet Laureate of Illinois. The papers are divided into seven series: Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Personal Papers, Clippings, Writings by Others, and Miscellaneous and consist of correspondence, manuscripts, flyers, announcements, scrapbooks, family papers, clippings, writings by others, and miscellaneous materials.

Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks BANC MSS 2001/83 z 4 Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989 Correspondence, Series 1, includes letters and greeting cards from family, friends, and literary colleagues. The letters illuminate her involvement in the literary community; correspondents include Houston A. Baker, Jack Conroy, Paul Engle, Etheridge Knight, Don Lee (Haki Madhubuti), and Dudley Randall. Writings, Series 2, include poems, essays, reviews, and notes in manuscript and typescript form. Essays reflect Brooks's concerns with subjects such as black writers and the craft of poetry. The collection also contains some handwritten notes, a Langston Hughes memorial written by Brooks, and several articles about her writing. Professional Papers, Series 3, include awards, honors, posters, and flyers announcing readings by Brooks as well as correspondence relating to speaking engagements. The personal papers, Series 4, include records, miscellany, and family papers of her mother Keziah Brooks, husband Henry Blakely, and daughter Nora Blakely. Clippings, Series 5, Brooks's success as a poet, teacher, and speaker is well documented in the clippings files in addition to her interest in Black rights, writing and writers, Chicago, and many other subjects. Writings by Others, Series 6, includes publications that she collected in manuscript and published form written by poets, writers, school children, and prisoners. The final series, Series 7, Miscellaneous, includes diverse published materials and ephemera that Brooks collected from individuals and organizations.

Series 1 Correspondence 1941-1989 Physical Description: Cartons 1-2; Carton 14 Arrangement Arranged into three subseries: 1.1 Family Correspondence, 1.2 General Correspondence, and 1.3 Greeting Cards. Scope and Content Note Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues.

1.1 Family Correspondence 1950-1989 Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-17 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes correspondence and greeting cards to and from family members: Keziah C. Brooks, mother; Henry Blakely, husband; Henry Blakely, Jr., son; Nora Blakely, daughter; Raymond Brooks, brother; Robert B. Brooks, uncle; Beulah Wims, aunt; Aunt Ella; Aunt Eppie; and Aunt Lizzie. Correspondence to Brooks's mother, Keziah, includes postcards from the author and letters from Brooks's daughter, Nora. Letters to Henry present a view of his involvement in the Chicago writing community; he was regularly invited to local writing events and received invitations to write reviews for literary magazines. The correspondence to and from Brooks's children, Henry Jr. and Nora, include greeting cards, letters, Henry Jr.'s wedding invitation, and documentation regarding his enlistment in the Marine Corps.

Carton 1, Folder 1 Brooks, Gwendolyn, outgoing 1976-1984, undated Carton 1, Folder 2 Brooks, Keziah Wims, outgoing 1961-1972, undated Carton 1, Folder 3 Brooks, Keziah Wims, incoming 1959-1977, undated Carton 1, Folder 4 Blakely, Henry, incoming undated Carton 1, Folder 5 Blakely, Henry / From Others 1975-1989 Carton 1, Folder 6 Blakely, Henry Jr. 1961-1982, undated Carton 1, Folder 7 Blakely, Nora, outgoing 1967, 1976, undated Carton 1, Folder 8 Blakely, Nora, incoming [1955]-1980 Carton 1, Folder 9 Blakely, Nora, school correspondence 1952-1968, undated Carton 1, Folder 10 Brooks, Raymond Sr. 1973-1974, undated Carton 1, Folder 11 Brooks, Robert 1960-1961 Carton 1, Folder 12 Beulah Wims 1970-1980, undated

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Carton 1, Folder 13 Aunt Ella 1950-1960, undated Carton 1, Folder 14 Aunt Eppie 1950 Carton 1, Folder 15 Aunt Lizzie undated Carton 1, Folder Greeting Cards undated 16-17

1.2 General Correspondence 1941-1989 Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 18-61; Carton 2 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by surname with A to Z miscellaneous files, fan mail, and prison correspondence filed at the end of the subseries. Scope and Content Note Consists of correspondence of both personal and professional nature documenting Brooks's involvement in the writing community, the impact she had on school children and prisoners, her commitment to the rights of her fellow African Americans, and her dedication to her role as a poet. Included are letters from literary colleagues including Johari Amini, Bruce Bennett Brown, Jack Conroy, Don Lee, and Dudley Randall. Professional correspondence consists of letters from the Chicago Sun, The Guggenheim Foundation, Brooks's publisher Harper and Row, and more. Editorial letters from Brooks's publisher at Harper and Row, Elizabeth Lawrence, are of particular interest. Correspondence and clippings from the many magazines that published Brooks's poems are also included. Brooks was regularly in touch with influential members of the writing community including: Paul Engle of the Iowa Writer's workshop; Alice Browning, founder of the International Black Writer's Conference; Hoyt Fuller, publisher of the magazines Negro Digest and Black World; and Dudley Randall, poet and founder of Broadside Press, which, in addition to Brooks's work, published the writings of Don Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Etheridge Knight, and many other prominent black writers. Also included within the general correspondence files are materials relating to Brooks's involvement in the black community and black rights. There is a Langston Hughes photograph and memorial service announcement from the DuSable Museum of African American History. A telegram from Reverend Jesse Jackson pleads with Brooks to contribute "to the uplifting of the black people." Many files contain clippings, poetry written by the correspondent, and various other materials. At the end of the General Correspondence series, miscellaneous A to Z files include letters from African American organizations, universities, Illinois and Chicago schools, libraries, and many other groups and individuals. The series concludes with a collection of fan mail, letters from school children, prisoner correspondence, and solicitations. This material illustrates the deep effect that Brooks's poems and readings had on her audiences.

Carton 1, Folder 18 Amini, Johari 1980 Carton 1, Folder 19 Baker, Houston A. Jr. 1980 Carton 1, Folder 20 Bragg, Robert H. 1943-1944 Carton 1, Folder 21 Brown, Abena Joan 1976-1981 Carton 1, Folder 22 Brown, Bruce Bennett 1966-1972 Carton 1, Folder 23 Browning, Alice C. 1979-1981, undated Carton 1, Folder 24 Chicago Daily News 1950-1958, undated Carton 1, Folder 25 Chicago Sun-Times 1961-1976, undated Carton 1, Folder 26 Chicago Tribune 1961-1980 Carton 1, Folder 27 Cisneros, Sandra 1980-1984 Carton 1, Folder 28 Conroy, Jack 1955-1962 Carton 1, Folder 29 DuSable Museum of African American History 1967-1980, undated Carton 1, Folder 30 Edward B. Marks Music Corporation 1962 Carton 1, Folder 31 Elgin, Robert 1956-1957 Carton 1, Folder 32 Engle, Paul 1949-1987 Carton 1, Folder 33 Fuller, Hoyt W. 1964-1981 Carton 1, Folder Harper & Row Publishers 1944-1983 34-38 Carton 1, Folder 39 Hirsch High School 1956-1958 Carton 1, Folder 40 Holiday (Magazine) 1950-1951

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Carton 1, Folder 41 Jaffe, Daniel Freeman 1971, undated Carton 1, Folder 42 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1958-1968 Carton 1, Folder 43 Kawadza, Wanda 1980 Carton 1, Folder 44 Kendrick, Dolores 1968-1981 Carton 1, Folder 45 Knight, Etheridge 1968, undated Carton 1, Folder 46 Library of Congress 1969-1981 Carton 1, Folder 47 McCall's 1971-1972 Carton 1, Folder 48 Madhubuti, Haki R. (Don L. Lee) 1968-1989, undated Carton 1, Folder 49 Melhelm, D.H. 1971-1980 Carton 1, Folder 50 Merrill, Ernest S. 1970-1974, undated Carton 1, Folder 51 Metropolitan Community Church 1965-1980, undated Carton 1, Folder 52 Mills, Paul 1950-1952 Carton 1, Folder 53 Pierce, Edith Lovejoy 1948-1976 Carton 1, Folder 54 Poetry (Magazine) 1950-1969, undated Carton 1, Folder 55 Randall, Dudley 1968-1981, undated Carton 1, Folder 56 Randall, Dudley / Broadside Press 1969-1975, undated Carton 1, Folder 57 Roseliep, Raymond 1967-1971 Carton 1, Folder 58 Roslyn Targ Literary Agency, Inc. 1941-1982 Carton 1, Folder 59 Stroman, Prilla 1980, undated Carton 1, Folder 60 University of Wisconsin, Madison 1968-1972, undated Carton 1, Folder 61 Whitfield, Vantile 1978-1979, undated Carton 2, Folder 1 A Miscellaneous 1950-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 2 Ba-Be Miscellaneous 1956-1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 3 Bi-Bu Miscellaneous 1952-1988, undated Carton 2, Folder 4 C Miscellaneous 1951-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 5 D Miscellaneous 1944-1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 6 E Miscellaneous 1962-1967, undated Carton 2, Folder 7 F Miscellaneous 1952-1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 8 G Miscellaneous 1955-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 9 H Miscellaneous 1958-1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 10 I Miscellaneous 1965-1981 Carton 2, Folder 11 J Miscellaneous 1951-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 12 K Miscellaneous 1950-1982, undated Carton 2, Folder 13 L Miscellaneous 1958-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 14 M Miscellaneous 1958-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 15 N Miscellaneous 1950-1982, undated Carton 2, Folder 16 O Miscellaneous 1968-1978, undated Carton 2, Folder 17 P Miscellaneous 1959-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 18 Q Miscellaneous 1968, 1979 Carton 2, Folder 19 R Miscellaneous 1955-1989, undated Carton 2, Folder 20 Sa-Sm Miscellaneous 1950-1984, undated Carton 2, Folder 21 So-Sw Miscellaneous 1950-1989, undated Carton 2, Folder 22 T Miscellaneous 1952-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 23 U-V Miscellaneous 1950-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 24 W Miscellaneous 1950-1988, undated Carton 2, Folder 25 Y-Z Miscellaneous 1957, undated Carton 2, Folder 26 No surname 1949-1981, undated Carton 2, Folder 27 No surname - Portia 1970-1972 Carton 2, Folder 28 Unidentified 1941, 1980, undated Carton 2, Folder Fan mail 1950-1989, undated 29-32 Carton 2, Folder 33 Letters from school children - on We Real Cool 1972, 1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 34 Letters from school children - Overbrook Elementary, Philadelphia, PA 1972 Carton 2, Folder Letters from school children - miscellaneous 1969-1988, undated 35-37 Carton 2, Folder 38 Prisoner correspondence 1970-1980, undated Carton 2, Folder 39 Solicitations 1958, undated

Finding Aid to the Gwendolyn Brooks BANC MSS 2001/83 z 7 Papers, 1917-2000, bulk 1950-1989 Series 1Correspondence 1941-1989 1.3Greeting Cards 1950-1989

1.3 Greeting Cards 1950-1989 Physical Description: Carton 14 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by occasion. Scope and Content Note Includes greeting cards received from family, friends, and other correspondents, many of whom are represented in the General Correspondence series. A bulk of the sympathy cards were received upon the death of Brooks's mother in March, 1978. Note that some greeting cards contain full letters, although the bulk are simply signed.

Carton 14, Folder 1 Birthday 1974-1980, undated Carton 14, Folder Christmas 1950-1984, undated 2-13 Carton 14, Folder 14 Get Well 1982, undated Carton 14, Folder 15 Mother's Day undated Carton 14, Folder Sympathy 1978 16-17 Carton 14, Folder Other 1951-1989, undated 18-20

Series 2 Writings 1933-1989 Physical Description: Carton 3; Oversize Boxes 1, 2 Arrangement Further divided into six subseries: 1.1 Poetry, 1.2 Essays, 1.3 Plays and Screenplays, 1.4 Speeches, 1.5 Reviews, and 1.6 Miscellaneous. Scope and Content Note Consists of manuscripts, typescripts, notes, notebooks, and correspondence.

2.1 Poetry 1933-1989 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 1-31; Oversize Box 2, folder 5 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically; miscellaneous fragments filed at the end of the subseries. Scope and Content Note Contains poems by Brooks in manuscript and typescript, and published as reprints and bookmarks. Also included is a notebook entitled A Critique in Rhyme that Brooks composed at the age of 16, which contains a school writing assignment entirely in rhyme. There are also book jackets for Bronzeville Boys and Girls and Gottschalk and the Grande Tarantelle. The series concludes with a collection of typescript poems that represent over twenty years of writing, and a full galley proof of Brooks's In the Mecca.

Carton 3, Folder 1 Astonishment of Heart circa 1968 Carton 3, Folder 2 Books Feed and Cure and Chortle and Collide 1969 Carton 3, Folder 3 Brooke Maj of Hawthorn South undated Carton 3, Folder 4 Children of the Poor undated Carton 3, Folder 5 Computer undated Carton 3, Folder 6 A Critique in Rhyme circa 1933 Carton 3, Folder 7 Election Night Returns 1986 October 30 Carton 3, Folder 8 Essential Black Women undated Carton 3, Folder 9 The Explorer, Harper's Magazine 1959 Carton 3, Folder 10 A Farmer undated Carton 3, Folder 11 For the Unveiling of the Chicago Picasso 1967

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Carton 3, Folder 12 In Honor of Edgar Blakely: Our Friend 1980 December 26 Carton 3, Folder 13 Instruction to Myself 1989 Carton 3, Folder 14 Look at these faces, these scenes. 1967 September 17 Carton 3, Folder 15 My Democratic Donkey undated Carton 3, Folder 16 Raymond Brooks [Memorial Poem] 1974 Carton 3, Folder 17 Riot 1968 April 8 Carton 3, Folder 18 The Sight of the Horizon: A Centennial Poem 1963 May 1-2 Carton 3, Folder 19 Sky undated Carton 3, Folder 20 Something Needs Tending 1988 October 24 Carton 3, Folder 21 The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves undated Carton 3, Folder 22 To Henry Jr. circa 1945-1946 Carton 3, Folder 23 To the Young who Want to Die undated Carton 3, Folder 24 Two Poems - Gay Chaps at the Bar, Poetry: a Magazine in Verse 1944 Carton 3, Folder 25 The Wall 1986 August 18 Carton 3, Folder 26 The Way Is 1986 August 25 Carton 3, Folder 27 When the Children Ask 1986 August Carton 3, Folder 28 The Poetry of Black America - Contents List undated Carton 3, Folder 29 Bronzeville Boys and Girls - Book Jacket circa 1967 Carton 3, Folder 30 Gottschalk and the Grande Tarantelle - Book Jacket circa 1988 Carton 3, Folder 31 Collected Poems undated Oversize Box 2, In the Mecca - Galley Proof 1968 Folder 5

2.2 Essays 1938-1980 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 32-37; Oversize Box 1, folder 1 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Content Note Essays, in both manuscript and typescript, address subjects such as being a black writer and how to be a good poet. Also included is an essay on Inez Cunningham Stark, the Chicago writer and scholar who ran one of the first poetry workshops to which Brooks belonged; the full 1951 issue of Holiday Magazine in which They Call it Bronzeville appeared; and the manuscript of the Young Poets Primer, her writing manual for young people.

Carton 3, Folder 32 Gladys the Gladiolus undated Carton 3, Folder 33 Has it Been Hard, Miss Brooks? undated Carton 3, Folder 34 How I Think Poetry Should be Written 1938 September 11 Carton 3, Folder 35 Inez Cunningham Stark undated Carton 3, Folder 36 Young Poet's Primer 1980 Carton 3, Folder 37 Young Poet's Primer - Introduction 1980 Oversize Box 1, They Call it Bronzeville, Holiday Magazine 1951 Folder 1

2.3 Plays and Screenplays [1968], 1975 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 38-39 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Includes typescripts with author annotations for the only play written by Brooks, A Tale of a Far Tomorrow and the poem adapted for the screen, The Sundays of Satin Legs Smith.

Carton 3, Folder 38 A Tale of a Far Tomorrow [1968] Carton 3, Folder 39 The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith 1975

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2.4 Speeches 1968-1987, undated Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 40-49 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Content Note Includes speeches in manuscript and typescript form, honoring influential writers (including Don Lee and her biographer George E. Kent); discussing education of children about poetry; giving advice to women writers and new graduates. Several eulogies are also included. At the end of the series are several untitled speeches.

Carton 3, Folder 40 Art and Blackness undated Carton 3, Folder 41 Building Future Leaders undated Carton 3, Folder 42 For Lisa Steinberg undated Carton 3, Folder 43 George Kent undated Carton 3, Folder 44 Introduction for Don Lee undated Carton 3, Folder 45 Poetry and the Education of Children 1987 Carton 3, Folder 46 A Response to the Theme: Causes for Optimism 1973 February 21 Carton 3, Folder 47 Woman as Writer undated Carton 3, Folder 48 Untitled [ Poetry is life distilled] 1968 Carton 3, Folder 49 Untitled [ On the Difficult Conditions in the Bishop College] undated

2.5 Reviews 1966, undated Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 50-53 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Included are several reviews by Brooks on poetry collections, correspondence with newspaper staff, and her manuscript notes on review work.

Carton 3, Folder 50 Raymond Roseliep 1966 January 12 Carton 3, Folder 51 Book Week 1964-1966 Carton 3, Folder 52 Simple, Honest Poems of Richard Wilbur undated Carton 3, Folder 53 Notes undated

2.6 Miscellaneous Writings 1966-1987, undated Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 54-59; Oversize Box 1, folder 2 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Contains drafts of jacket copy, the introduction to Young Poets Primer, a Langston Hughes memorial, and articles about Brooks's writing. Also included here is the musical score by Brooks for We'll Win Again and manuscript notes that include some poems, clippings, and addresses.

Carton 3, Folder 54 Daughter of the Dusk - Jacket Copy undated Carton 3, Folder 55 On the Death of Langston Hughes 1967 Carton 3, Folder 56 Congratulations! [On winning Poet Laureate award] undated Carton 3, Folder 57 About Brooks - Articles/Essays about Brooks's Writing 1966-1987 Carton 3, Folder Notes undated 58-59

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Oversize Box 1, We'll Win Again - Music and Lyrics undated Folder 2

Series 3 Professional Papers 1946-1990 Physical Description: Carton 3-4; Oversize Box 1 Arrangement Further divided into seven subseries: 3.1 Awards and Honors, 3.2 Speaking Engagements, 3.3 Organizations, 3.4 Activities, 3.5 Writing Conferences and Residencies, 3.6 Teaching, and 3.7 Miscellaneous Professional. Scope and Content Note Includes correspondence, flyers, programs, and records relating to Brooks's professional career as a poet, teacher, Illinois Poet Laureate, and speaker.

3.1 Awards and Honors 1950-1988 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 60-69; Oversize Box 1, folder 3 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Included are letters, certificates, placards, and flyers from the universities, African American associations, libraries, and organizations that conferred awards and honors upon Brooks. Also included is documentation pertaining to the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center at Western Illinois University.

Carton 3, Folder 60 National Book Awards, Nominees and Winners 1950-1975 Carton 3, Folder 61 Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture 1977 Carton 3, Folder 62 Columbia College of Chicago 1961-1968 Carton 3, Folder 63 Metal Placards 1965-1979 Carton 3, Folder 64 Honorary Degrees 1967-1980 Carton 3, Folder 65 Honorary Degrees - Western Michigan University 1978 Carton 3, Folder 66 Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center - Western Illinois University 1970-1981, undated Carton 3, Folder 67 Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center - Annual Report 1973 Carton 3, Folder 68 Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center - Reports 1973 Carton 3, Folder 69 Miscellaneous 1957-1988, undated Oversize Box 1, Miscellaneous 1950-1980 Folder 3 Box 1, Item Item 1 National Council of Black Studies Plaque undated

3.2 Speaking Engagements 1950-1989 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 70-87; Carton 4, folders 1-6; Oversize Box 1, folder 4 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note The speaking engagements subseries documents Brooks's career as a public speaker, and includes invitations to universities, schools, and community organizations, and letters of thanks from the institutions that Brooks visited. Included here also are contracts and correspondence from speaking agencies that represented Ms. Brooks, in particular her agent in the 1970s and 1980s, The Contemporary Forum, which illustrates both the extent of her travels and the amount she was paid for her work. Of particular interest is the collection of her speaking engagement programs, fliers, and press releases. The series concludes with a small amount of financial statements from the organizations that she addressed.

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Carton 3, Folders Correspondence 1950-1989, undated 70-81 Carton 3, Folder Contemporary Forum 1972-1987, undated 82-87 Carton 4, Folders Programs, Press, and Flyers 1951-1989, undated 1-5 Carton 4, Folder 6 Financial 1955-1980, undated Oversize Box 1, Flyers 1965-1984 Folder 4

3.3 Organizations 1951-1982 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 7-16 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Content Note Consists of files relating to the organizations that Brooks was involved with including: the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters; the Carter administration President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties; the National Institute of Arts and Letters; the Society of Midland Authors; and the International Black Writer's Conference. Files include correspondence, bylaws, invitations, member lists, and reports.

Carton 4, Folder 7 1020 Club 1957-1959 Carton 4, Folder 8-9 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters 1976-1982, undated Carton 4, Folder 10 International Black Writer's Conference 1973-1977, undated Carton 4, Folder 11 National Institute of Arts and Letters 1976 Carton 4, Folder Quality of Life Panel, President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties 1980 12-14 Carton 4, Folder 15 Society of Midland Authors 1951-1980 Carton 4, Folder 16 Miscellaneous 1954, undated

3.4 Activities 1963-1990 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 17-32 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Included are materials documenting professional activities, such as Brooks's service on the advisory committee of the Illinois Arts Council, and her work running a distinguished high school visiting poets program, which includes her invitations to renowned poets. She also led the Illinois Poet Laureate awards, for which she solicited and judged youth and teen entries. Included here as well are correspondence, programs, and poetry contest fliers from the many Chicago-area grade schools, high schools, and colleges that she was connected with, and letters to Brooks requesting scholarship funds and references for fellowship awards.

Carton 4, Folder Poet Laureate Awards, Illinois Arts Council 1971-1981 17-18 Carton 4, Folder Illinois Arts Council 1963-1981, undated 19-23 Carton 4, Folder Poetry Contests 1963-1990, undated 24-28 Carton 4, Folder 29 Gwendolyn Brooks Black Student Awards undated Carton 4, Folder 30 Writer's Contest, [Clark College, Atlanta, GA] circa 1977 Carton 4, Folder Scholarships and Fellowships 1972-1980, undated 31-32

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3.5 Writing Conferences and Residencies 1968-1979 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 33-37 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Correspondence, clippings, programs, and other materials from the writing conferences and residencies that Brooks took part in are found here. Institutions represented include the Fine Arts Work Center, The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, the Chicago Public Library, the Indiana University Writer's Conference, and the Cumberland Valley Writer's Conference.

Carton 4, Folder 33 Indiana University Writer's Conference 1968, 1971, undated Carton 4, Folder 34 Miscellaneous Writer's Conferences 1976-1979 Carton 4, Folder 35 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA 1969-1976, undated Carton 4, Folder 36 The International Writing Program, University of Iowa 1969 Carton 4, Folder 37 Chicago Public Library - Wild Onion Festival 1977

3.6 Teaching 1966-1981 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 38-42 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes correspondence and other materials pertaining to Brooks's positions as a visiting professor at several institutions and offers of teaching posts from many universities and colleges.

Carton 4, Folder Teaching 1966-1981, undated 38-42

3.7 Miscellaneous Professional 1946-1988 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 43-47 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Included are Harper and Row royalty statements, payment stubs from colleges, newspapers, and publishers, a 1964 version of her resume and a collection of miscellaneous fliers and programs.

Carton 4, Folder Royalty Statements and Payment Stubs 1946-1977 43-44 Carton 4, Folder 45 Resumes undated Carton 4, Folder Professional Miscellaneous [1964]-1988, undated 46-47

Series 4 Personal Papers 1928-1984 Physical Description: Cartons 5-7; Carton 15, folders 1-8; Oversize Box 1; Box 1 Arrangement Divided into three subseries: 4.1 Personal Miscellany, 4.2 Family Papers, and 4.3 Financial Papers. Scope and Content Note Consists of personal notebooks, scrapbooks, announcements, and financial records, and papers of family members.

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4.1 Personal Miscellany 1928-1981 Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 1-14; Oversize Box 1, folder 5; Box 1, volume 1 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Consists of Brooks's calendars, a guestbook, legal documents, travel documents, a collection of addresses, her 1928 school report card, and a scrapbook of poetry and clippings that Brooks compiled in the 1930s. Also included within this series are a group of graduation, birth, death, and wedding announcements and invitations from Brooks's friends, acquaintances, and relatives. Another scrapbook contains Brooks's poetry and news clippings as well as an award from the Black Women's League of Madison.

Carton 5, Folder 1-4 Calendars 1961-1976 Carton 5, Folder 5 Guestbook 1976 Carton 5, Folder 6 Legal Documents 1946-1980 Carton 5, Folder 7 Travel Documents 1971, 1977, undated Carton 5, Folder 8-9 Addresses undated Carton 5, Folder 10 Report Card - Forestville School, 6th Grade 1928 Carton 5, Folder 11 Poetry Clippings Scrapbook circa 1930s Carton 5, Folder 12 Announcements - Graduation 1968-1979, undated Carton 5, Folder 13 Announcements - Receptions, Benefits 1958-1981 Carton 5, Folder 14 Announcements - Wedding, Death, Birth 1958-1980 Oversize 1, Folder 5 Music Scores undated Box 1, Volume Scrapbook 1969 Volume1

4.2 Family Papers 1929-1984 Physical Description: Carton 5-7 Arrangement Further divided into three sub-subseries: 4.2.1 Keziah C. Brooks Papers (mother), 4.2.2 Henry Blakely Papers (husband), and 4.2.3 Nora Blakely Papers (daughter). Scope and Content Note Consists of personal materials from the members of Brooks's immediate family.

4.2.1 Keziah C. Brooks Papers 1929-1977 Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 16-31; Box 1, volume 2 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes the manuscript and typescript of her writing project, Storiettes, a collection of her notebooks, and correspondence.

Carton 5, Folder Storiettes circa 1972-1977, undated 15-19 Carton 5, Folder Miscellaneous Writings undated 20-21 Carton 5, Folder Notebooks 1929-1944, undated 22-27 Carton 5, Folder Miscellaneous 1959-1978, undated 28-31 Box 1, Volume Keziah Brooks - Famous Composers scrapbook undated Volume 2

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4.2.2 Henry Blakely Papers 1938-1984 Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 32-37; Carton 6, folders 1-29 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Henry Blakely's active involvement in the writing community is documented through correspondence, a typescript of his published collection of poems, Windy Place, and materials related to his work with various organizations. Student manuscript poems that were composed as part of the Chicago Public Library Writing in Chicago Program that Blakely organized are also included.

Carton 5, Folder 32 Curriculum Vitae undated Carton 5, Folder 33 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1978-1984 Carton 5, Folder Writings 1938-1975, undated 34-37 Carton 6, Folder 1-2 Writings 1938-1975, undated Carton 6, Folder 3-5 Speeches and Appearances 1977-1978, undated Carton 6, Folder 6-7 Organizations 1978-1984, undated Carton 6, Folder Business Papers 1969-1978, undated 8-15 Carton 6, Folder Teaching 1976-1979, undated 16-26 Carton 6, Folder Miscellaneous 1969-1982, undated 27-29 4.2.3 Nora Blakely Papers 1968-1983 Physical Description: Cartons 6, folders 30-49; Carton 7, folders 1-33; Oversize Box 1, folders 6-7 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Consists of correspondence, writings, professional, and personal papers. The bulk consists of records of the Anchor Arts Organization for Children, a multidisciplinary arts non-profit group that she founded in 1979; and Rainbow Magazine, a press for (and run by) teens and children which Nora published. Includes magazine issues, newsletters, correspondence, submissions, and financial documents.

Carton 6, Folder 30 Curriculum Vitae undated Carton 6, Folder 31 Correspondence miscellaneous 1977-1981 Carton 6, Folder Writings 1979-1980, undated 32-38 Carton 6, Folder Organizations, Anchor Arts Organization 1979-1983, undated 39-49 Carton 7, Folder 1 Organizations, Anchor Arts Organization Notebook undated Carton 7, Folder 2-6 Organizations, Kuumba 1973-1981, undated Carton 7, Folder Organizations, Rainbow Magazine 1980-1981, undated 7-17 Carton 7, Folder Organizations, other 1979-1981, undated 18-21 Carton 7, Folder Teaching 1972, undated 22-26 Carton 7, Folder Personal 1968-1981, undated 27-33 Oversize Box 1, Rainbow Magazine 1981 Folder 6 Oversize Box 1, Miscellaneous 1977 Folder 7

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4.3 Financial Papers 1951-1980 Physical Description: Carton 15, Folders 1-8 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Consists of income and earnings statements, bank statements, tax documents, insurance forms, travel related financial documents, and miscellaneous financial records.

Carton 15, Folder Financial Papers 1951-1980, undated 1-7 Carton 15, Folder 8 Raymond Brooks - Miscellaneous Financial 1953-1956

Series 5 Clippings 1938-1989 Physical Description: Carton 8; Oversize Boxes 2, 3 Arrangement Divided into two subseries: 5.1 About Gwendolyn Brooks and 5.2 General Clippings Scope and Content Note Consists of clippings collected by Brooks, documenting her writing career and various topics of interest.

5.1 About Gwendolyn Brooks 1947-1988 Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 1-6; Oversize Box 2, folders 1-4. Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Consists of over four decades of clippings detailing Brooks's career. Included is Pulitzer Prize publicity, articles announcing honors and tributes in her name, new book and readings announcements, and articles regarding her many activities in Chicago and the surrounding communities.

Carton 8, Folder 1-6 Clippings by decade 1947-1988, undated Oversize Box 2, Clippings by decade 1957-1987, undated Folder 1-4

5.2 General Clippings 1938-1989 Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 7-29; Oversize Box 3, folders 2-7. Arrangement Arranged by subject and by decade. Scope and Content Note Brooks collected a wide array of clippings on many subjects, including: poets and writers, including Pablo Neruda, Anaïs Nin, and Robert Lowell; black leaders; Chicago-related news; and Presidents Carter and Reagan. Many clippings have been annotated by Brooks. Full issues of some newspapers are also included.

Carton 8, Folder General Clippings 1938-1989, undated 7-29 Oversize Box 3, Newspapers circa 1950-1980 Folder 2-7

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Series 6 Writings by Others 1967-1989 Physical Description: Cartons 9-13 Arrangement Divided into four subseries: 6.1 Individuals, 6.2 Teaching and Workshops, 6.3 Poetry from Schools, and 6.4 Publications by Others Scope and Content Note Includes manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, and publications written by others.

6.1 Individuals 1967-1988 Physical Description: Cartons 9-10; Carton 11, folders 1-11 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Content Note Consists of manuscript poems, essays, and creative fiction, many of which appear to have been sent to Brooks for review. Correspondence often accompanies the manuscripts; several files contain the reply that Brooks sent to the author. Files are alphabetized by the writer's surname; anonymous and unidentified writers are found at the end of the series. Closing the series is correspondence requesting manuscript review. Writers include: R. Adair, Paul Alexander, Marion "Tumbleweed" Beach, Maxine Chernoff, Paul R. Harding, Angela Jackson, and James Meehan among others.

Carton 9, Folder Authors, A-K 1968-1985, undated 1-58 Carton 10, Folder Authors, L-Z 1967-1988, undated 1-58 Carton 10, Folder Authors, Anonymous undated 59-61 Carton 11, Folder Individuals and Unidentified 1964-1986, undated 1-6 Carton 11, Folder 7 Various Authors - Collected Poems 1972, undated Carton 11, Folder 8 Various Authors - Encyclopedia Britannica 1969 Carton 11, Folder Requests for Manuscript Review 1960-1981, undated 9-10 Carton 11, Folder 11 Unsolicited Manuscripts 1982

6.2 Teaching and Workshops 1976-1979 Physical Description: Carton 11, folders 12-20 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes manuscripts, typescripts and notes submitted to Brooks from writers and students in The Gwendolyn Brooks Workshop, Brooks's prison courses, and other writing workshops.

Carton 11, Folder 12 Gwendolyn Brooks Workshop - Class Poems undated Carton 11, Folder 13 Prison Class Writings 1976-1979 Carton 11, Folder Student Class work undated 14-20

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6.3 Poetry from Schools 1968-1989 Physical Description: Carton 11, folders 21-32 Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Includes manuscripts, typescripts, and notes that Brooks received from students, documenting Brooks's active career as a visiting poet to Illinois schools.

Carton 11, Folder Student Poetry 1968-1989, undated 21-32

6.4 Publications by Others 1950-1990 Physical Description: Carton 12-13; Oversize Box 1, folder 10; Oversize Box 3, folder 7 Arrangement Arranged by subject. Scope and Content Note Contains magazines, poetry and literary journals, and chapbooks, arranged into the following subjects: Poetry, Black Publications, Songbooks, Newsletters, Reports, and Miscellaneous. Many publications are either inscribed or dedicated to Brooks.

Carton 12, Folder Poetry 1950-1990, undated 1-15 Carton 12, Folder Black Publications 1965-1981, undated 16-24 Carton 13, Folder Black Publications 1972-1984 1-7 Carton 13, Folder General Publications 1977-1982 8-10 Carton 13, Folder Song Books undated 11-14 Carton 13, Folder 15 Newsletters 1965-1987 Carton 13, Folder Reports 1950-1980 16-17 Carton 13, Folder Miscellaneous 1925-1989, undated 18-21 Oversize Box 1, Chicago Magazine, Charter Issue 1964 Folder 9 Oversize Box 3, Carr, Peter. Bumpers, Bugs, USA 1969 Folder 1

Series 7 Miscellaneous circa 1940-1991 Physical Description: Carton 15, folders 9-17; Oversize Box 1, folders 8-9 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Consists of materials created by colleges and organizations; articles and newsletters related to black arts and studies and politics; and other miscellaneous items. Includes fliers, brochures, ephemera, pamphlets, and other formats.

Carton 15, Folder 9 Writing 1971-1978, undated Carton 15, Folder 10 Black Organizations, History, Art 1963-1978, undated Carton 15, Folder 11 Colleges 1974-1991, undated Carton 15, Folder Organizations 1965-1980, undated 12-13

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Carton 15, Folder 14 Political undated Carton 15, Folder Ephemera circa 1940s, undated 15-16 Carton 15, Folder 17 Miscellany undated Oversize Box 1, Ephemera undated Folder 8 Oversize Box 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Print undated Folder 10

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