Gwendolyn Brooks Collection, 1909-2003 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Gwendolyn Brooks Collection, 1909-2003

Predominant Dates:bulk 1960-2000

ID: 01/01/MSS00086

Primary Creator: Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000)

Extent: 200.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/19/2013

Subjects: Poets, American - 20th century

Languages: English

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet and educator born in Topeka, Kansas and raised on the South Side of Chicago. In 1950, Brooks was the first Black person to win a Pulitzer Prize in any category, receiving the award in Poetry for Annie Allen (1949). At the core of this book is "The Anniad," an epic poem that details the life of a young woman in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. Brooks was a beloved mentor to many poets and artists from the Black Arts movement, and started the Illinois Poet Laureate Awards to encourage poetry writing amongst young people. During her life, Brooks received numerous accolades for her work, including her appointment as Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (now the Poet Laureate of the United States) in 1985.

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Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was born to parents David Anderson and Keziah Wims Brooks on June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas. A few weeks later, her family moved to Chicago where she would live for the rest of her life. Brooks began writing at an early age and was encouraged by her mother saying, "You are going to be the lady Paul Laurence Dunbar." When she was 13, her poem "Eventide" was published in the children's magazine American Childhood [1]. By the time she graduated high school, Brooks had published over one hundred poems in the "Lights and Shadows" poetry column of the Chicago Defender [2]. After high school, Brooks graduated from a two-year program at Wilson Junior College [3]. In 1939, she married Henry Blakely, Jr. whom she met after joining the Chicago NAACP Youth Council. They soon had their first child, Henry III, and later their daughter, Nora.

Early in her career, Brooks was encouraged by poet James Weldon Johnson and Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright [4]. In her work, Brooks drew inspiration from her life and surroundings in Chicago. Her first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville (1945), received praise for its authentic portraits of the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. Her second collection of poems, Annie Allen (1949), chronicles the life of a young Black Bronzeville girl. It was for this book that Brooks won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, making her the first Black person to win the award in any category [5].

In the 1960s, Brooks work became more overtly political as she became close with activists and writers involved in the Black Arts Movement, a group of artists whose work reflected the cultural side of the growing Black Power movement [6]. She became especially close with Haki Madhubuti, to whom she became both a mentor and a mother figure. Soon Brooks began working exclusively with Black publishers, especially Broadside Press, founded by her close friend Dudley Randall, and Third World Press, founded by Madhubuti. In the 1980s, Brooks also established her own imprint called The David Company.

Throughout her long career, Brooks published more than twenty books of poetry, including The Bean Eaters (1960), Selected Poems (1963), In the Mecca (1968), Riot (1969), Family Pictures (1970), Aloneness (1971), Beckonings (1975), To Disembark (1981), Black Love (1982), The Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems (1986), Blacks (1987), Gottschalk and the Grand Tarantelle (1988), Winnie (1988), and Children Coming Home (1991). She also published one novel, Maud Martha (1953), as well as children's literature such as Bronzeville Boys and Girls (1956) and The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves (1974). Brooks also published two autobiographies, Report from Part One (1972), and Report from Part Two (1995).

In addition to her writing, Brooks taught poetry and creative writing at numerous colleges and universities. In 1990, the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing was founded at Chicago State University, where Brooks served as distinguished professor and writer-in-residence [7]. Brooks influenced generations of writers, not only with her words, but with her actions. For most of the year, she traveled the country to perform her poetry for children of all ages as well as at universities, public libraries, hospitals, and prisons. As she especially encouraged young poets, Brooks sponsored youth poetry awards for over thirty years. Renowned for her generosity, Brooks dedicated her life to promoting the value of poetry and inspiring young writers.

Brooks was the recipient of more than seventy-five honorary doctorates and countless accolades [8]. In 1968, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois, a position which she held until her death in 2000 [9]. In 1985, Brooks was selected for an honorary one-year term as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress [10]. She received lifetime achievement awards from both the National Endowment for the Arts in 1989 and the National Book Foundation in 1994. Brooks then received the National Endowment for the Humanities' highest honor when she was named the 1994 Jefferson Lecturer. The next year, Brooks received the National Medal of Arts.

Today, Gwendolyn Brooks' legacy persists as one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century, because of both her contribution to American literature and her kindness and generosity, especially toward young poets and authors of color.

Poets, American - 20th century

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Acquisition Source: Nora Brooks Blakely

Related Materials:

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Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid is experiencing ongoing revision, beginning in June 2023.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 7: Public Engagements

Sub-series 1: Contracts and Contemporary Forum Documents

Box 376

Folder 1: March 1967-October 1968, 1967-1968

Includes contracts for Adult Education Council of Greater Chicago, Amundsen-Mayfair College (Chicago), and Queen of Peace High School (Burbank, IL).

Folder 2: October 1968-Feburary 1969, 1968

Includes contract for visit to Lock Haven State College (Lock Haven, PA).

Folder 3: November 1968, 1968

Includes contracts for visits to Oak Park-River Forest High School (Oak Park, IL), International Poetry Forum (Pittsburgh), Glenbard West High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), and DuPage Valley Teachers of English (Glen Ellyn, IL).

Folder 4: 1970, 1970

Includes contracts for visits to Doubleday & Company, Inc. and Broadside Press.

Folder 5: May 1972 and April 1974, 1972, 1974

Includes contracts for visits to Ulozi Productions and Ohio University.

Folder 6: 1973-1975, 1973-1975

Includes contracts for visits to Rhode Island College (Providence, RI), Lincoln University, Xavier University (Cincinnati), University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Bennett College, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Niles West Township High School, College of St. Francis, DePauw University, and Phillips University. Includes memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 7: February 1975, 1975

Includes evaluation forms for visit to Central College (Pella, IA).

Folder 8: March-April 1975, 1975

Includes contracts for visits to University of Massachusetts and Triton College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Maine Township High School South.

Folder 9: June-October 1975, 1974-1975

Includes contracts for visits to University of Wisconsin and Trinity College.

Folder 10: February-April 1976, 1976

Includes contracts for visits to Eastern Arizona Junior College and Pima Community College. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl concerning amounts paid.

Folder 11: September 1976, 1976

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Parkway North Senior High School, American River College (Sacramento), Sunset Canyon Recreation Center (Los Angeles), LeMoyne-Owen College, Washburn University, and Santa Barbara City College

Folder 12: September-October 1976, 1976

Includes contracts for visits to Forest Park Community College and LeMoyne-Own College. Includes a letter from Wagner, Charles A. (The Poetry Society of America); a petition from the Green Haven Correctional Facility Long Termers Committee; a note from Madhubuti, Haki; and invitations to an autograph party for Keziah C. Wims.

Folder 13: October 1976-February 1978, 1976-1978

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to University of California Los Angeles and University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) and an evaluation form for Luthor College (Decorah, IA).

Folder 14: November-December 1976, 1976

Includes contract for visit to Metro High School. Includes evaluation forms for visits to the Conference of the Living Tree and Missouri Western State College.

Folder 15: January-September 1977, 1977

Includes contracts for visits to Lake Community College, Union College, and the Danforth Foundation. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lenoir Community College.

Folder 16: September 1977, 1977

Includes contract for visit to The Danforth Foundation.

Folder 17: April-December 1978, 1978

Includes contracts for visits to Rollins College, Grambling State University, and Bethany College. Includes a letter from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 18: February 1979-April 1984, 1979-1984, undated

Includes evaluation form for visits to Skidmore College (Saratoga, NY), El Centro College (Dallas, TX), Alcorn State University (Lorman, MS), Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO) Utica College of Syracuse University (Uitca, NY) and University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL).

Folder 19: March 1979-April 1980, 1979-1980

Includes contracts for visits to Iowa Wesleyan College. Includes evaluation forms for visits to Loyola University Chicago and Cornell University, as well as a letter from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 20: April-December 1980, 1980

Includes contracts for visits to Program Corporation of America, Roosevelt University, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Inc., and Gompers Elementary School.

Folder 21: January-February 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to University of Michigan, College of DuPage, and William Penn College.

Folder 22: February 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Augustana College, William Penn College, Duke University, and Iowa Wesleyan College.

Folder 23: February 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Smith College and Fairfield University.

Folder 24: February 1981-February 1982, 1981-1982

Includes contract for visit to Franklin & Marshall College. Includes evaluation forms for visits to Eastwood Elementary School and Central High School (Elkhart, IN).

Folder 25: March 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to California State University (Fresno), Oak Park and River Forest High School, and Illinois State University.

Folder 26: March 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Allentown Community Center, Inc. Niagara Erie Writers; Erie Community College, City Campus; Erie Community College, North Campus; and Allentown Community Center, Inc. Includes evaluation forms for visits to Illinois State University and Black Women for Progress (Fresno, CA).

Folder 27: April 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Albright College; University of the District of Columbia; Mount Vernon Square Campus; Trenton State College; Perry School; East Stroudsburg State College; and Mostly Music.

Folder 28: April 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Lorain County Community College and Pace University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Pace University and travel receipt/

Folder 29: May 1981, 1981

Includes contract for visit to School District #147 (Harvey, IL).

Folder 30: May 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Highland Park High School (Highland Park, IL) and Triton College.

Folder 31: May 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Artlink Artspace (Fort Wayne, IN) and Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, IL). Includes a memo and travel receipt from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 32: June-September 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Project Success (Gainesville, FL), Boston College, and Mount Mercy College.

Folder 33: October 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Lehman College, University of Illinois Medical Center (Chicago), and Gustavus Adolphus College.

Folder 34: October-November 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Martin Luther King High School (Chicago), Wittenberg University, and Lehigh University.

Folder 35: November 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Atlantic Christian College and North Carolina Central University.

Folder 36: November 1981, 1981

Includes contract for visit to SUM Concerts, Inc. (Houston). Includes an evaluation form and travel-related receipts.

Folder 37: November 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to La Mar University (Beaumont, TX) and Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX).

Folder 38: December 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Virginia State University and University of North Carolina.

Folder 39: December 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to Goodman Theatre, Chicago Writers in Performance, St. Mark’s Church (Chicago), The Poetry Project. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to St. Mark’s Church.

Folder 40: December 1981, 1981

Includes contracts for visits to College of Staten Island, New School for Social Research (New York), and Roosevelt University.

Box 377

Folder 1: January 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Valparaiso University, Lincolnwood Public Library, Joliet Central High School and Washington Junior High School. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a note from Perkins, Useni Gene.

Folder 2: February 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Elkhart Community Schools, University of Minnesota (Morris, MN), St. Louis County Heritage & Art Center (Duluth, MN) and Carleton College (Northfield, MN).

Folder 3: February 1982, 1982

Includes contract for visit to Coe College. Includes evaluation forms for visits to the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (Duluth) and Carleton College, as well as a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 4: February-March 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Tulsa City-County Library, East Texas State University, Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University, and York Community High School (Elmhurst, IL). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 5: February 1982-October 1983, 1982-1983, undated

Includes pre-program for County College of Morris (Randolph, NJ), Lindwood Colleges (St. Charles, MO), Southern University Shreveport-Bossier City Campus (Shreveport, LA), Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) and St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (Duluth, MN).

Folder 6: March 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to New Trier Township Teachers (Kenilworth, IL), Amherst College, and Ohio Northern University. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a travel invoice.

Folder 7: March 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Howard University, Camden City Free Public Library, Meredith College, and Mary Washington College.

Folder 8: March-April 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Missouri Southern College, Elkhart Community Schools, University of Houston, Downtown College, and Western Illinois University.

Folder 9: April 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for University of Tennessee.

Folder 10: April-May 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to University of North Carolina, Phillips Academy, and University of Cincinnati. Includes an Amtrak ticket envelope and a note from Zitch, Beryl

Folder 11: April 1982-April 1983, 1982-1983

Includes pre-program questionnaires for Lafayette College (Easton, PA), Carleton College (Northfield, MN), The Writer’s Voice, University of Houston Downtown College, and Suffolk (East Riverhead, NY).

Folder 12: May 1982, 1982

Includes contract for visit to Phillips Exeter Academy. Includes a note by Gwendolyn Brooks and an Amtrak informational sheet.

Folder 13: May 1982-December 1986, 1982, 1984-1986

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), Whistler Elementary School, H. D. Woodson Senior High School (Washington DC), Jefferson State Junior college (Birmingham, AL), Hallmark Cards, Inc. (Kansas City, MO), Barrington Area Library (Barrington, IL).

Folder 14: September 1982, 1982

Includes contract for visit to Pennsylvania State University. Includes a letter from “Shelby” and notes on travel arrangements.

Folder 15: September-November 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Mt. Clemens Public Library, Paul Robeson Cultural Center (Rutgers University), Central State University, and Loop College.

Folder 16: October 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Ohio Wesleyan University and California State University. Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 17: November 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Loop College and Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and notes by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 18: November 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Poetry Society of America, Cornell University, The William Patterson College of New Jersey. Includes travel receipts, a letter from McClane, Kenneth A. (Cornell University), memos from Zitch, Beryl, Amtrak envelopes, and notes on payment.

Folder 19: November-December 1982, 1982

Includes contracts for visits to Glenbard West High School. Includes an evaluation form for a visit with Writers Voice (West Side YMCA (New York)).

Folder 20: January-February 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Suffolk County Community College-Eastern Campus and The College of William and Mary. Includes a travel receipt and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 21: February-March 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Suffolk County Community College-East Campus, Glen Crest Junior High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), and Rich South High School-South Campus (Richton Park, IL).

Folder 22: March 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Rich South High School-South Campus (Richton Park, IL), Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Northland College, and Culver-Stockton College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Suffold County Community College and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 23: March 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Culver-Stockton College, Bryn Mawr College, and the Chicago Young Authors Conference.

Folder 24: March 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to St. Thomas The Apostle Elementary School (Chicago) and McHenry County College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to St. Thomas The Apostle Elementary School.

Folder 25: April 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to West Chester State College, the International Poetry Forum, and Georgetown University.

Folder 26: April 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Georgetown University, Albion College, Kalamazoo College, and University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Folder 27: April 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to University of Missouri-Kansas City, LaFayette College, and University of Pennsylvania. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl

Folder 28: April 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Springside School (Philadelphia, PA) and Northern Illinois University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lafayette College.

Folder 29: May 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to the Academy of American Poets and Chicago Vocational High School. Includes a letter from Cole, Henri (The Academy of American Poets) and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 30: May-October 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Chemung Valley Arts Council, Corning Community College, Chicago Vocational High School, Glenbard High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), and Harrisburg Area Community College. Includes a letter from Inglehart, Babette (Write On, Chicago: A Festival of the Literary Arts).

Folder 31: September 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to International Poetry Forum/Mercyhurst College. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl and a letter from Hazo, Samuel (International Poetry Forum).

Folder 32: October 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to Whitehall District Schools, Worcester County Poetry Association/Worcester State College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Includes memos from Zitch, Beryl and an Amtrak envelope

Folder 33: October 1983, 1983

Includes contracts for visits to County College of Morris, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Glenbard South High School. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the County College of Morris and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 34: October 1983-October 1987, 1983, 1985-1987

Includes evaluation forms and thank you note for SUNY at Albany (Albany, NY), Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Lindblom Technical High School (Chicago), Brandeis University (Waltham, MA), George Mason (Fairfax, VA), County College of Morris (Randolph, NJ), Lewis and Clark Reading Council (Caseyville, IL), and CSU Stanislaus (Turlock, CA).

Folder 35: November 1983-January 1984, 1983-1984

Includes contracts for visits to Chicago Council on Fine Arts. Includes a letter from Spalding, Laura H. (City of Chicago. Department of Programming) and a description of programs honoring George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Folder 36: December 1983, 1983-1984

Includes contracts for Consolidated High School District #230 (Orland Park, IL). Includes a letter from Johnson, Carle A. (Worcester County Poetry Association, Inc.), a memo from Zitch, Beryl, and a statement from a hotel stay.

Folder 37: January 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Highland Park School District #108 (Highland Park, IL) and University of Montevallo. Includes a contact sheet for Kaleidoscope (organization).

Folder 38: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Columbia College (Columbia, SC) and Midlands Technical College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to University of Montevallo and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 39: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Midlands Technical College and Elushua Foundation/Francis Marion College.

Folder 40: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Elushua Foundation/Francis Marion College, University of Montevallo, Columbia College (Columbia, SC), and El Centro College.

Folder 41: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Chicago State University, Illinois Children’s and Rehabilitation Center, and Academy of the Sacred Heart High School (Chicago). Includes evaluation forms for visits to El Centro College and Whistler Elementary School (Chicago).

Folder 42: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Academy of the Sacred Heart High School (Chicago); Whistler Elementary School (Chicago); and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Columbus Chapter. Includes an information sheet on Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Box 378

Folder 1: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to State University College at Oswego, Syracuse University, and North Adams State College.

Folder 2: February 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to North Adams State College and Kentucky State University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to North Adams State College and a Bishoff, Bonnie letter to Beryl Zitch

Folder 3: February-April 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to University of Kentucky, Seminole Community College, and Fort Lewis College.

Folder 4: April 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Fort Lewis College, Northern Illinois University, and George Williams College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Fort Lewis College.

Folder 5: April 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to North Carolina Central University, Norfolk State University, and Northern Illinois University. Includes an Amtrak travel invoice and receipt, and a brochure for the Third Charlemae Hill Rollins Colloquium.

Folder 6: April 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Utica College and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumna Chapter (Dayton, OH). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Northern Illinois University.

Folder 7: April 1984-January 1985, 1984-1985

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Center for Black Studies and Black Student Union (Dekalb, IL), University of Georgia-Athens (Athens, GA), Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA), Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. (Winston-Salem, NC), and University of Illinois-Chicago.

Folder 8: May 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Talladega College, University of Georgia, and Columbus College. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 9: May 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to DePaul University, College of Lake County, and Northwestern University. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 10: June-July 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Inner City Cultural Center – Bay Area (San Francisco), Carver Community Cultural Center, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Folder 11: August-September 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Menard Psychiatric Center, Wellesley College, Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc./House Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem, NC), Longwood College, and Hampton Institute. Includes an Amtrak envelope and a travel invoice.

Folder 12: October 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Longwood College, Hampton Institute, Old Dominion Institute, and Ferrum College. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 13: October 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Virginia Commonwealth University and Ferrum College. Includes a Delta Airlines envelope, a promotional brochure for The Seventh Annual Old Dominion University Literary Festival, a note on travel arrangements, and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 14: October 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Wayne State University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Ferrum College.

Folder 15: October 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visits to Queens College. Includes a copy of a tax exemption certificate for Queens College Student Services Corp (1971) and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 16: October 1984-October 1985, 1984-1985

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Hampton University (Hampton, VA), Roane State Community College (Harriman, TN), Siena College (Loudonville, NY), Starved Rock (Ottawa, IL), and Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA).

Folder 17: October 1984-December 1985, 1984-1985

Includes contracts for visits to Lake-Sumter Community College, Kansas State University, Benedictine College, Ottawa High School (Ottawa, IL), Oakland University, Callaloo Magazine, Modern Language Association, and University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Includes business correspondence by Eckerstrom, Ralph E. (Mobium); Simpson, Robert A. (Roslyn Targ Literary Agency, Inc.) to Claudia Tate (Howard University); Hornstein, H. (AMS Press, Inc.); Lippold, George (City of New York Board of Education; and Ivory, Goldie L. to Jean Walker (Elkhart Community Schools); as well as a schedule for a visit to Eastern New Mexico University.

Folder 18: November 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for the visits to Interpretation Division of Speech Communication Association and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, High School District 207 (Park Ridge, IL), and Barrington Area Library (Barrington, IL).

Folder 19: November 1984, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Barrington Area Library (Barrington, IL), Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, IL).

Folder 20: November-December 1984, 1984

Includes contracts for visit to Northeastern University. Includes notes by Gwendolyn Brooks and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 21: January 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Yale University, Kansas State University, University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Includes a note, an Amtrak envelope, an evaluation form for a visit to the University of Illinois at Chicago, and memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 22: February 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Chicago Office of Fine Arts, Western Illinois University, Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Lake City Community College, and Manatee Junior CollegE.

Folder 23: February-April 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Eastern New Mexico University, University of South Carolina, and Clark UniversitY.

Folder 24: April 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Smith College, Lake Forest College, The Prairie School Performing Arts Center, and Clark College.

Folder 25: April 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Clark College, Frederick Douglass Center (Black Roots Festival (New York)), Siena College, and Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL).

Folder 26: April 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visit to Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL) and Michigan State University Lifelong Education Programs. Includes an event schedule for the Midwest Poetry Festival.

Folder 27: April-October 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Bates College and Howard D. Woodson Senior High School (Washington, D.C.). Includes evaluation forms for a visit to Starved Rock Reading Council (Ottawa, IL) and The Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System (Plattsburgh, New York).

Folder 28: October-November 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Lincoln University, Miami-Dade Community College, and Michigan State University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Union County College.

Folder 29: October 1985, April 1987, 1985, 1957

Includes evaluation for visit to Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS) and thank you letter for Union County College (Cranford, NJ).

Folder 30: November 1985, 1985

Includes contracts for visits to Michigan State University, District of Columbia Public Schools, and United Nations (Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium (New York)). Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 31: December 1985-January 1986, 1985-1986

Includes contracts for visits to Providence College, Modern Language Association, and Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH).

Folder 32: December 1985-March 1987

Includes evaluation forms and thank you letters from Providence College (Providence, RI), Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA), Jackson State University (Jackson, MS), and Bluffton College (Bluffton, OH).

Folder 33: February-April 1986, 1986

Includes contracts for visits to U.S. Department of Labor, University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Howard University, The Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.), and University of Virginia. Includes an invoice for travel expenses and letters from Brooks, Gwendolyn to Marie Hanson (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Michael Manson.

Folder 34: April 1986, 1986

Includes contracts for visits to Hood College, Swarthmore-Rutledge K-8 School (Swarthmore, PA), Audre Lorde Women’s Poetry Center (Hunter College), and Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl and a School Expenditure Requisition and Purchase Order from Wells Community Academy (Chicago).

Folder 35: May-November 1986, 1986

Includes contracts for visits to Philadelphia Educators for Social Responsibility and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA). Includes a letter from Leigh, David (Seattle University) payment and memos from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 36: February-March 1987, 1987

Includes contracts for visits to Kalliope (Jacksonville, FL) and Bellarmine College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Greater St. Louis English Teachers Association and Normandy High School (St. Louis), a receipt from The Seelbach Hotel (Louisville, KY), and notes on payment.

Folder 37: March-April 1987, 1987

Includes contracts for visits to St. Rita High School (Chicago). Includes an evaluation form for a visit with the Lewis and Clark Reading Council (Caseyville, IL), a St. Louis Dispatch article featuring Gwendolyn Brooks, and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 38: May-October 1987, 1987

Includes contracts for visits to Chateaux Elementary School (Hazel Crest, IL), Wright State University, and Santa Clara University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to San Jose Unified School District (San Jose, CA) and a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 39: October-December 1987, 1987

Includes contracts for visits to Los Angeles Harbor College and Clark University. Includes evaluation forms for visits with the Associated Students of Stanford University Speakers’ Bureau and to the Hemmens Auditorium (Elgin, IL) and a letter from Boese, Sally K. (Independent Schools Association of the Central States).

Folder 40: December 1987, 1987

Includes contracts for visits to Topeka West High School (Topeka, KS). Includes correspondence between Gwendolyn Brooks, school administration, and student coordinators; a memo from Zitch, Beryl; and notes.

Folder 41: December 1987-February 1988, 1987-1988

Includes contracts for visits to Clark University, Shining Path Book Club, Michigan City Public Library, Allentown Community Center, and University of Illinois at Chicago.

Folder 42: February 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Triton College, Broadside Press (Detroit, MI), and John A. Logan College. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Triton College.

Folder 43: February 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Blackburn College, Illinois Wesleyan University, and the Black History Committee (Farmington, MN). Includes an itinerary for a visit to Blackburn College.

Folder 44: February-March 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Black Poetry Committee (Minneapolis, MN), Faulkner School (Chicago), Pleasant Hill School (Palatine, IL), and the Urban League of Greater Muskegon (Muskegon, MI).

Folder 45: March 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Urban League of Greater Muskegon, University of Michigan-Flint, The Art Institute of Chicago. Includes a memo from Zitch, Beryl.

Box 379

Folder 1: March 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Tucson Poetry Festival, Public Schools of Plainfield (Plainfield, NJ), National Black Writers Conference (Brooklyn, NY). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Folder 2: March 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visit to Passaic County Community College. Delta Sigma Theta, Writers and Books (Rochester, NY), and State University College-Cortland.

Folder 3: April 1988, 1988

Includes evaluation forms for a visit to Manchester Township High School (Lakehurst, NJ).

Folder 4: April 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Association of Black Communicators (Detroit, MI), Raymond School (Chicago), Hawthorn South School (Vernon Hills, IL), and American Association of University Women (Gurnee, IL). Includes an evaluation form for a visit with the Black History Celebration Committee of Golden Valley (Golden Valley, MN).

Folder 5: April 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to American Association of University Women (Gurnee, IL), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Poe Classical School, Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church (Annapolis, MD), and Morgan State University.

Folder 6: April-May 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to University of Massachusetts-Boston, Manchester Township High School (Lakehurst, NJ), Converse College, Office of Fine Arts (Chicago), and Public Schools of Plainfield (Plainfield, NJ).

Folder 7: May-June 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Austin Peay State University, Northeastern University. Apocalypse Literary Organization (Chicago), Hope Lutheran School (Chicago), and Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch.

Folder 8: June-October 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch, Friends of the [Nichols] Library (Naperville, IL), Joliet Junior College, and City College of Chicago.

Folder 9: October 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Literature Conference (Chicago), Fifth City: Chicago Reformulation Corporation, Millikin University, and Office of Fine Arts (Chicago).

Folder 10: October 1988, 1988

Includes contracts for visits to Office of Fine Arts (Chicago), Simpson College, Grinnell College, and Augustana College.

Folder 11: October 1988-January 1989, 1988-1989

Includes contracts for visits to Augustana College; Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK), National Council of Teachers of English (Urbana), Northwestern University, and University of Michigan. Includes a business card for James E. Dennis (California State University, Northridge. Pan African Studies Department).

Folder 12: January 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to University of Michigan Library, Moraine Valley Community College, and St. Lawrence University, 1988-1989. Includes a letter by Gosling, William A. (University of Michigan Library) to Beryl Zitch.

Folder 13: February 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to State University of New York at Albany. Department of African and Afro-American Studies, SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Binghamton, Promoting Excellence in Black Children (Houston), and DePauw University. Includes an itinerary for a visit to DePauw University.

Folder 14: March 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Jackson State University, Colorado State University, Public Library Foundation & United Black Women (Boulder, CO), and University of Colorado. Women’s Studies Department. Includes an itinerary for a visit to Colorado State University.

Folder 15: March 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to American Association of University Women (Glen Ellyn, IL); Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill Campus; Franklin and Marshall College.

Folder 16: March 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Beaver College, The Poetry Center (Chicago), Marian College, and St. Mary’s College.

Folder 17: March 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to St. Mary’s College, Purdue University, Eastern Illinois University, and Wesley United Methodist Church (Urbana).

Folder 18: March-April 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Wesley United Methodist Church (Urbana), Bradley University. Black Student Alliance, and Hammond Public Library (Hammond, IN). Includes evaluation forms for visits to DePauw University (1989) and University of Kentucky (1990).

Folder 19: April 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Central School (Glencoe, IL), Geneva Public Library District (Geneva, IL), and Paderewski Elementary School (Chicago). Includes an itinerary for a visit to Central School (Glencoe, IL).

Folder 20: April 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to The Woodson Foundation (Newark, NJ), The Woodson Foundation (Newark, NJ), and Ulster County Community College. Includes an itinerary for a visit to Ulster County Community College.

Folder 21: April 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Jane Addams Junior High School (Schaumburg, IL), Baker School (Evanston, IL), Messiah College, and School District of Philadelphia.

Folder 22: May 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visit to Earlham College (Richmond, IN), Friends of Literature (Chicago), Brooklyn College, and The Poetry Center (New York).

Folder 23: May 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Brooklyn College, The Poetry Center (New York), University of Chicago. Organization of Black Students, Baker Demonstration School (Evanston, IL). Includes Myerson, Gina (Baker Parent Organization) letter to Beryl Zitch.

Folder 24: May 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Keller Gifted Center (Chicago), The University Club (Chicago), and Friendship Village of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL). Includes a menu for the University of Chicago Past and Current Directors Dinner, and a place card for “Miss Brooks.”

Folder 25: June 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Friendship Village of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL), Knox College, Chicago Foundation for Women, and University of Illinois at Chicago.

Folder 26: September-October 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Jenner School (Chicago), University of Pennsylvania, Trinity College, and University of Michigan-Flint.

Folder 27: October 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to University of Michigan-Flint, 10th Annual Wang International Festival of Authors (Toronto), SUNY at Oswego, and Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation, Ltd. Includes an itinerary for a visit to University of Michigan-Flint.

Folder 28: October-November 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Hannah Kahn Poetry Foundation Ltd., Florida Memorial College, Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.), Glendale Community College, California State University at Bakersfield, and Bakersfield College.

Folder 29: November 1989, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to San Diego State University; California State University; California State University, Los Angeles; and Northern Illinois University. Includes letters from Stuart, Gaby (California State University, Los Angeles).

Folder 30: November 1989-March 1990, 1989-1990

Includes contracts for visits to Northern Illinois University. Sigma Tau Delta, Women & Children First Bookstore, National College of Education, and Westinghouse High School (Chicago).

Folder 31: March-April 1990, 1989

Includes contracts for visits to Hall Elementary School (Glendale Heights, IL). Includes two copies of an evaluation form for a visit to the Women’s Caucus for Art.

Folder 32: September 1990, 1990

Includes contracts for visits to Mellon Foundation Literacy Program for Chicago Public High School Teachers. Includes a grant proposal by Jackie Murphy (Cregier Vocational High School) and a list of Mellon Fellows Saturday Seminars.

Folder 33: September 1990, 1990

Includes contract for Michigan City Public Library.

Folder 34: October 1990, 1990

Includes contracts for visits to Friends of the Stockton Public Library (Stockton, CA), Sacred Heart Preparatory School (Atherton, CA), San Jose Poetry Center (San Jose, CA), California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA), Los Angeles City College, and Beyond Baroque (Venice, CA). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a letter from Mueller, John (The National Poetry Association (San Francisco)) to Gwendolyn Brooks and Beryl Zitch.

Folder 35: October 1990, 1990

Includes contracts for visits to Los Angeles City College and University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Includes evaluation forms for visits to Fair Oaks Branch Library and Los Angeles City College and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 36: October-November 1990, 1990

Includes contracts for visits to Princeton University and Vassar College. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl; a letter concerning a forgotten fee by The Friends of the Library; and an evaluation form for a visit to Trinity United Methodist Church (Wilmette, IL).

Folder 37: October 1990-March 1996, 1990-1991, 1996

Includes pre-program questionnaire for Columbia College (Chicago) and evaluation forms for University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD) and Triton College (River Grove, IL).

Folder 38: November-December 1990, 1990

Includes contracts for visits to Adams State College, Seward County Community College, Eastern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 39: December 1990-February 1991, 1990-1991

Includes contracts for visits to Family Rescue Shelter (Chicago), Modern Language Association (New York), Loyola University Chicago. Water Tower Campus. Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl and an evaluation form for a visit to Morgan Park Academy (Chicago).

Folder 40: February 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to St. Paul Lutheran School (Chicago), Chicago Public Library, and Solomon School (Chicago).

Folder 41: February 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Central Telephone Company-Illinois, Dr. Martin Luther King Unit: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Third Annual Legacy Awards Luncheon, Keith Country Day School (Rockford, IL), and University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Includes a letter from Moore, Opal J. (Radford University) to Beryl Zitch and an evaluation form for a visit to Keith Country Day School.

Folder 42: February 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Illinois Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel: Project FAME/Upward Bound (Chicago), Butler University, Park-Tudor School (Indianapolis), and Vincennes University.

Folder 43: February-March 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to College of Saint Elizabeth, and Nassau Community College. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and an evaluation form for a visit to Vincennes University.

Folder 44: March 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Poetry Society of America (New York), Radford University, and Hampton University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Manhattanville College and a contract addendum for Radford University.

Folder 45: March 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visit to Hampton University. English Department, Kutztown University-Student Activities Department, and Loyola University. Includes a letter from Jordan, Shirley M. (Hampton University. English Department) and an itinerary for a visit to Kutztown University.

Box 380

Folder 1: April 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Rockford College and University of Kansas. Department of English. Includes an itinerary for a visit to Rockford College; a note from Zitch, Beryl; and an evaluation form for a visit to the University of Kansas.

Folder 2: April 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Northern Michigan University and Emerson College. Includes a letter from Anderson, Mary Sue (Northern Michigan University) and an itinerary for a visit to Northern Michigan University.

Folder 3: April 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to National Association for Poetry Therapy. Includes an issue of The NAPT Newsletter.

Folder 4: April 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Deerfield High School (Deerfield, IL), North Shore Writing Consortium (Deerfield, IL), and the Nineteenth Annual Black Roots Festival (New York). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to the National Association for Poetry Therapy and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 5: May 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) and Triton College. Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 6: May 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visit to Yorkville Public Library (Yorkville, IL). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and evaluation forms for a visit to School District #115 (Yorkville, IL).

Folder 7: May 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to George Armstrong School (Chicago), Bowen High School (Chicago), and The Art Institute of Chicago. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Bowen High School (Chicago).

Folder 8: May 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Deneen School (Chicago), Chicago Teachers Center, and Esmond School (Chicago).

Folder 9: May-June 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Esmond School (Chicago), Wesleyan University, and Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL). Includes an invitation to a luncheon at The President’s House (Wesleyan University) and an itinerary for a visit to Wesleyan University.

Folder 10: June-October 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Midwest Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities (Oak Brook, IL), and DIA Art Foundation (New York). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and a program for “Building Partnerships for Change: Restructuring to Make Drug-Free Schools and Communities a Reality."

Folder 11: September-October 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL), DIA Art Foundation (New York), Pennsylvania College of Technology, and Ninth Illinois Literary Haritage Conference. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and an agenda for a Ninth Illinois Literary Heritage Conference.

Folder 12: November 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to National Collegiate Honor Council (Chicago), University of Chicago. The Laboratory Schools, and Colgate University.

Folder 13: November 1991, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to Washington & Jefferson College and Edwin G. Foreman High School (Chicago). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Trinity United Methodist Church (Wilmette, IL).

Folder 14: December 1991-February 1992, 1991

Includes contracts for visits to City of Dowagiac (MI)/NAACP, the Smithsonian Institution. African-American Studies Center, and an organization affiliated with Eugene Redmond (East St. Louis, IL). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York) and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 15: February 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to The Smithsonian Institution (African-American Studies Center), Mary Washington College, and SUNY (Fredonia).

Folder 16: February 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Ancona School (Chicago) and New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Ancona School (Chicago) and a copy of a newspaper clipping.

Folder 17: February 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visit to Chicago Public Library. North Austin Branch/Young Public School (Chicago), National Louis University, and Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Evanston, IL). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 18: February 1992, 1992

Includes a paper towel with a note from “Susan.”

Folder 19: February-March 1992, 1992

Includes grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 20: March 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visit to Montsho Books Etc. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Seminole Community College; a letter from Perkins, Jackie (Montsho Books Etc.) to Beryl Zitch; and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 21: March 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Daytona Beach Community College and Indiana University—Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI). Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl and evaluation forms for a visit to Addison Trail High School (Addison, IL).

Folder 22: March 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Nathan Hale Primary School (Crestwood, IL) and Lockport Township High School (Lockport, IL). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Lockport Township High School (Lockport, IL).

Folder 23: March-April 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Central Arkansas Library System (Little Rock, AR) and Union University. Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Passaic County Community College and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 24: April 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visit to Teachers & Writers Collaborative (New York). Includes evaluation forms for visits to Passaic County Community College and Young People’s Theatre of the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council, and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 25: April-May 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Morton College and Dunbar High School (Chicago). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY) and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 26: May 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Des Moines National Poetry Festival; Literacy Volunteers of New York City, Inc.; George Washington Elementary School (Chicago); and Cultural Learning Tree Book Store (Evanston, IL). Includes a note by Gwendolyn Brooks on Ithaca College stationery; a letter from Pasanen, Jane (The Chelsea Forum, Inc.); and a letter from Sargent, Betty Kelly (Literacy Volunteers of New York City, Inc.).

Folder 27: June-September 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School (Harvey, IL), Harold Washington School (Chicago), Barnard College/Columbia College, University of Chicago. Mellon Fellows, and The Cliff Dwellers Club (Roosevelt University). Includes a letter from Ekstrom, Roxy and Jean Dravet (Schaumburg Township District Library) to Beryl Zitch and a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 28: September-October 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Bloom High School (Chicago Heights, IL), Ball State University. Department of English, Ball State University, and Continental Bank (Chicago). Includes an itinerary and an evaluation form for a visit to Ball State University.

Folder 29: October-November 1992, 1992

Includes contracts for visits to Barnes & Noble Booksellers (Evanston, IL) and Barat College. Includes evaluation forms for a visit to Elmhurst College.

Folder 30: February 1993, 1993

Includes contracts for visits to Northeastern Illinois University and Christ the King School (Chicago). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to Christ the King School (Chicago) and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 31: February 1993, 1993

Includes contracts for visits to The Writer’s Club (Chicago Heights, IL) and Bloomfield Model High School/Bloomfield Public Library (Bloomfield, MI). Includes an evaluation form for a visit to The Tandem School (Charlottesville, VA) and notes from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 32: February 1993, 1993

Includes grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 33: March 1993, 1993

Includes grouping of evaluation forms for visits to Goshen College and the YWCA of Rockford, Illinois. Includes a note from Zitch, Beryl.

Folder 34: March 1993, 1993

Includes grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees. Includes an evaluation form and a pre-program questionnaire for a visit to Goshen College.

Folder 35: March 1993, 1993

Includes grouping of notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees and an evaluation form for a visit to Kenwood Academy (Chicago).

Folder 36: April 1993

Includes contract and pre-program questionnaire for visit to Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Box 381

Folder 1: November 1993, 1993

Includes contracts for visits to Independent Schools Association of the Central States (Downers Grove, IL) and Park Tutor School (Indianapolis).

Folder 2: November 1993, 1993

Includes contracts and pre-program questionnaires for visits to Doane College (Crete, NE) and Wayne College (Wayne, NE). Includes program flyer.

Folder 3: November 1993, 1993

Includes evaluation form for a visit to Doane College (Crete, NE) and pre-program questionnaire for a visit to Poetry Society of America. Includes note from Zitch, Beryl regarding engagement fees for Elmhurst College.

Folder 4: December 1993, 1993

Includes contracts for visits to Kingswood-Oxford School (West Hartford, CT) and Woodson Regional Library (Chicago). Includes correspondence relating to the visit to Kingswood-Oxford School.

Folder 5: December 1993, 1993

Lake Michigan College (Benton Harbor, MI). Includes note from Zitch, Beryl regarding engagement fees.

Folder 6: January-February 1994, 1994

Includes evaluation form for a visit to the College of Wooster (Wooster, OH) and pre-program questionnaire for visits to Alma College (Alma, MI) and Cultural Economic Revitalization Leadership Conference (Chicago). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl regarding engagement fees.

Folder 7: February 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to Millersville University (Millersville, PA). Includes evaluation form for a visit to Lawrence University and a note from Zitch, Beryl regarding engagement fees.

Folder 8: February-March 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Chicago State University/Brooks Center and University of Central Oklahoma. Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 9: March 1994, 1994

Includes evaluation forms for visits to National Louis University and Cumberland PTA. Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 10: March 1994, 1994

Includes contract and pre-program questionnaire for visit to Shelby State Community College (Memphis, TN). Includes note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 11: March 1994, 1994

Includes evaluation forms for visits to Holy Name Cathedral and Carolina Union Activities Board (Chapel Hill, NC). Includes note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 12: April 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Tennessee State University (Nashville) and Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN). Includes correspondence relating to visit to Tennessee Technological University and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 13: April 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Gainesville College (Gainesville, GA) and Foster Park School (Chicago). Includes evaluation form for Gainesville College and a note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 14: May 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaire for visit to Saint Mary’s College, notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, and an Amtrak receipt.

Folder 15: May 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to Painted Bride Arts Center. Includes pre-program questionnaires for Illinois Rehabilitation Institute (Chicago) and Cabrini Connection (Chicago) and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 16: June 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaire, evaluation form, and correspondence for visit to Cabrini Connection (Chicago).

Folder 17: September 1994, 1994

Includes pre-program questionnaires visits to for Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center, Inc. and James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA), notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, and an Amtrak envelope.

Folder 18: October 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 19: October 1994, 1994

Includes contracts for visits to Tennessee Humanities Council/Blues City Cultural Center for Nashville elementary school (name to be determined) and River Bend Maximum Security Prison. Includes pre-program questionnaires for Motlow College (Tullahoma, TN) and Blues City Cultural Center (Nashville). Includes correspondence relating to visits to Head Middle School and River Bend Maximum Security Prison.

Folder 20: October 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to Slippery Rock University (Slippery Rock, PA). Includes pre-program questionnaire and evaluation form for Clarion University (Clarion, PA) and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 21: October 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to Cape Cod Community College. Includes pre-program questionnaire for Slippery Rock University (Slippery Rock, PA) and Amtrak envelope.

Folder 22: October 1994, 1994

Includes contracts for visits to Eisenhower High School (Decatur, IL) and SOS Children’s Villages. Includes pre-program questionnaire for Eisenhower High School and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees. Includes thank you letter from student at Eisenhower High School.

Folder 23: October 1994, 1994

Includes contract for visit to James Giles School. Includes pre-program questionnaires for City Colleges of Chicago, Morgan Park High School, and James Giles School/School District 80, evaluation form for James Giles School and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 24: November 1994, 1994

Includes contracts for visits to Illinois School Library Media Association (Canton, IL) and Chicago Historical Society. Includes pre-program questionnaire for Henry Suder School (Chicago), evaluation form for Illinois School Library Media Association, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 25: February 1995, 1995

Includes contract for visit to Roosevelt University (Chicago). Includes evaluation forms for Minneapolis Public Library and Roosevelt University, notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, and correspondence from Beryl, Zitch regarding visit to Samford University.

Folder 26: February 1995-March 1996, 1995-1996

Includes contract for visit to Soaring in Christ Ministries (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Soaring in Christ Ministries, evaluation forms for Ounce of Prevention Fund(?) and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 27: April 1995, 1995

Includes contract for visit to Eureka College (Eureka, IL). Includes evaluation form for American Friends Service Committee and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 28: April-May 1995, 1995

Includes pre-program questionnaires for Bradley University (Peoria, IL) and North Central College (Naperville, IL). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees and correspondence relating to visit to North Central College.

Folder 29: May 1995, 1995

Includes contrast for Buena Vista College (Storm Lake, IA). Includes pre-program questionnaire for The Art Institute of Chicago and Buena Vista College, notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees and videotaping at Buena Vista College, and correspondence relating to visit to Omaha.

Folder 30: June 1995

Includes contract for visit to Heartland Literary Society (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) and Heartland Literary Society and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 31: June-September 1995, 1995

Includes contract, pre-program questionnaire, tickets (sealed), and correspondence for visit Peoples Church of Chicago. Includes court case against Soaring in Christ Ministries (Chicago) and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 32: September-October 1995, 1995

Includes contracts and pre-program questionnaire for visits to Tri-College University (Fargo, ND) and Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago). Includes thank you letter from Fourth Presbyterian Church and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 33: October-November 1995, 1995

Includes contract for visit to Ellis Elementary School (Rockford, IL).  Includes pre-program questionnaire for Emporia State University (Emporia, KS), John Brown University (Siloam Springs, AR), and Ellis Elementary School and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 34: November 1995, 1995

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Ellis Elementary School (Rockford, IL), Beloit College (Beloit, WI), University of Chicago, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (Chicago), and Gerri’s Palm Tavern (Chicago). Includes correspondence relating to visits to Beloit College Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Folder 35: November-December 1995, 1995

Includes contracts for visits to James Monroe Elementary School (Chicago) and University of Georgia (Athens, GA). Includes pre-program questionnaires for James Monroe Elementary School, Rising Star, Inc. (Chicago Heights), and Art Institute of Chicago.

Folder 36: January-February 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Addison Trail and Willowbrook High Schools (Villa Park, IL), Governors State University (University Park, IL), Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Governors State University and Addison Trail and Willowbrook High Schools.

Folder 37: February 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Bergan Community College (Paramus, NJ), Long Island University, and Cambridge Public Library (Cambridge, MA). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Bergen Community College and Long Island University and evaluation form for Long Island University.

Folder 38: February 1996, 1996

Includes contract for visit to Union Theological Seminary (New York City). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Cambridge Public Library (Cambridge, MA), evaluation form for Elgin High School, news clipping, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 39: February 1996, 1996

Includes contract for visit to University of Notre Dame. Includes pre-program questionnaire for Union Theological Seminary (New York City).

Folder 40: February 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Eisenhower Jr. High School and Elgin High School. Includes pre-program questionnaires for Columbia University and Elgin High School and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Box 382

Folder 1: February 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Stone Academy (Chicago) and Guild Complex (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Eisenhower Jr. High School and Guild Complex, thank you letter for Gerri’s Palm Tavern, and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 2: February 1996, 1996

Includes contract and pre-program questionnaire for visit to Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 3: March 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Walt Disney Magnet School (Chicago) and South Shore Cultural Center (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Walt Disney Magnet School, W. A. Howe Developmental Center, and Loyola University Medical Center and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 4: March 1996, 1996

Includes contract for visit to Emory University (Atlanta, GA). Includes pre-program questionnaire for South Shore Cultural Center, travel publication, and itinerary for Emory University, and Amtrak envelope.

Folder 5: March 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Columbia College (Chicago) and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Emory University (Atlanta, GA) and Chicago Cultural Center.

Folder 6: March-April 1996, 1996

Includes contracts and pre-program questionnaires for visits to William Fremd High School (Palatine, IL) and Fortnightly of Chicago. Includes evaluation form for William Fremd High School.

Folder 7: April 1996, 1996

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to The Caxton Club (Chicago), Alma College (Alma, MI), and Cook County’s Sheriff’s Senior Medal of Honor Award Ceremony. Includes correspondence regarding visit to The Caxton Club, correspondence and invitation for Sheriff’s Senior Medal of Honor Award Ceremony, and note from Gwendolyn Brooks.

Folder 8: April 1996, 1996

Includes pre-program questionnaire and evaluation form for visit to Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, newspaper clipping, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 9: May 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Women of Distinction Banquet Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council (Topeka, KS) and Jones Metropolitan High School (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Women of Distinction Banquet Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council and Sistafriends Organization of Black Students, note from Zitch, Beryl regarding Girl Scout visit, and envelope including extra button.

Folder 10: May 1996, 1996

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Jones Metropolitan High School (Chicago), Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, College of Wooster (Wooster, OH), and Art Institute of Chicago. Includes evaluation form for Chicago Urban League and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 11: May-June 1996, 1996

Includes pre-program questionnaires for visits to Rockhurst College (Kansas City, MD), College of Notre Dame (Baltimore, MD), and University of Chicago Student Teachers (cancelled). Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees and thank you note.

Folder 12: June-September 1996, 1996

Includes contract for visit to National Black Arts Festival. Includes pre-program questionnaires for Alma College (Alma, WI), notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, and material relating to National Black Arts Festival.

Folder 13: October-November 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL), 1996 Illinois Authors Book Fair (Springfield), and Longfellow Elementary School (Oak Park, IL). Includes evaluation forms for Lawrence High School and Longfellow Elementary School and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 14: November-December 1996, 1996

Includes contracts for visits to Kentucky State University (Frankfurt, KY), Kentucky Book Fair (Frankfurt, KY), Orr Community Academy (Chicago), and Heartland Literary Society (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Orr Community Academy.

Folder 15: December 1996-March 1997, 1996-1997

Includes pre-program questionnaires for Heartland Literary Society (Chicago), Howard University (Washington DC), National Louis University (Highland Park, IL), thank you note from Heartland Literary Society and notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 16: March 1997, 1997

Includes contract for visit to Leyden High School (Northlake, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for West Leyden High School, University of Illinois (Chicago), and Metropolitan State College of Denver and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 17: March-April 1997, 1997

Includes contracts for visits to Wayne County Community College (Detroit, MI) and James Madison High School (Vienna, VA). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Wayne County Community College and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 18: April 1997, 1997

Includes contract, pre-program questionnaire, and material for visit to The Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington DC). Includes pre-program questionnaire for Moraine Valley Community College.

Folder 19: April 1997, 1997

Includes contracts for visits to Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) and Lannan Foundation (Los Angeles). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Claremont McKenna College, Lannan Foundation, and The University of Chicago, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 20: April 1997, 1997

Includes contracts for visits to University of California – Berkley, St. Mary’s College of California (Moraga, CA), and Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for University of California – Berkley, St. Mary’s College of California, and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Folder 21: April-June 1997, 1997

Includes pre-program questionnaire, evaluation form, and thank you letter for visit to St. Columbanus School (Chicago).

Folder 22: May 1997, 1997

Includes contracts for visits to Strive (Chicago) and The Art Institute of Chicago. Includes pre-program questionnaires for Queen of Peace High School (Birbank, IL), Smith College (Northampton, MA), and The Art Institute of Chicago and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 23: May 1997, 1997

Includes pre-program questionnaires for Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School and Strive (Chicago), evaluation form and itinerary for The Art Institute of Chicago, and correspondence relating to visit to Strive.

Folder 24: June-October 1997, 1997

Includes contracts for visits to Poetry Society of America (New York City) and Glenview Public Library (Glenview, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for TWIG (Buffalo Grove, IL) and Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 25: October 1997, 1997

Includes pre-program questionnaires for Glenview Public Library and Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 26: October 1997, 1997

Includes contract for visit to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Morristown, NJ). Includes evaluation for Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 27: October 1997, 1997

Includes correspondence for visit to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

Folder 28: October-November 1997, 1997

Includes contract for visit to Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaire and correspondence for University of Illinois – Springfield, travel information for Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, thank you letter from Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 29: December 1997, 1997

Includes contract for visit to The Lilia Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation (Philadelphia, PA). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (Chicago), The Lilia Wallace Reader’s Digest Foundation, and Fa30rren Elementary School (Chicago), travel information, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 30: February 1998, 1998

Includes contract for visit to Barat College (Lake Forest, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Murray Language Academy (Chicago) and Barat College.

Folder 31: February 1998, 1998

Includes notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 32: February 1998, 1998

Includes contracts for visits to Hirman College (Lexington, MA) and Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Mt. Prospect Library (Mt. Prospect, IL), Dillard University (New Orleans, LA), and Elmhurst College.

Folder 33: February-March 1998, 1998

Includes contract for visit to Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation (Chicago). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) and Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation, fact sheets and newspaper clipping for Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation.

Folder 34: March 1998, 1998

Includes contracts for visits to Terra Museum of American Art (Chicago), Wingate University (Wingate, NC) and SUNY-Cortland (Cortland, NY).  Includes pre-program questionnaires for Terra Museum of American Art, East-West University (Chicago), and Wingate University.

Folder 35: March-April 1998, 1998

Includes contract for visit to Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Wheaton College and Art Institute of Chicago, travel information for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, and note from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees.

Folder 36: April 1998, 1998

Includes contract, pre-program questionnaire, and material for visit to William Fremd High School (Palatine, IL).

Folder 37: April-May 1998, 1998

Includes contract for visit to Carleton W. Washburne School (Winnetka, IL). Includes pre-program questionnaires for Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL) and Carleton W. Washburne School.

Folder 38: June 1998, 1998

Includes contract for Third World Press.

Folder 39: December 1998-April 2000, 1998, 2000

Includes contract with HarperCollins Publishers.

Box 383

Folder 1-5: Notes from Zitch, Beryl concerning engagement fees, undated

Sub-series 2: Audiovisual Recordings

Box 384

Box 385

Box 386

Sub-series 3: Advertisements and Publicity/Programs

Box 387

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Box 389

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Box 404

Sub-series 4: Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Business Cards

Box 405

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Box 407

Box 408

Box 409

Box 410

Sub-series 5: Itineraries, Tickets, and Travel Materials

Box 411

Box 412

Box 413

Box 414

Sub-series 6: Honorary Degrees

Box 415

Folder 1: Alma College (Doctor of Letters), 1996

Includes a note from “Joanne,” a grouping of poems (photocopies), and an envelope reading “Dr. Gwendolyn Brooks.”

Folder 2: Atlanta University (Doctor of Literature), 1982

Includes correspondence with Cleveland L. Dennard (Atlanta University), a letter from Richard A. Long, convocation ceremony programs, and notes.

Folder 3: Aurora University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1992

Includes a commencement booklet.

Folder 4: Bates College (Doctor of Letters), 1978

Folder 5-6: Blackburn University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1988

Folder 6 contains Salutation and Citation statements.

Folder 7: Bradley University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1995

Includes a convocation ceremony program.

Folder 8: Brown University (Doctor of Letters), 1974

Folder 9: Buena Vista College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1995

Includes a commencement ceremony program and a notepad from Red Lion Hotels & Inns.

Folder 10: Carleton College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1993

Folder 11: Central State University (Participation in Convocation Series), 1980

Folder 12: The Chicago Academy for the Arts, 2000

Folder 13: City College of New York (Doctor of Letters), 1978

Folder contains a separation sheet.

Folder 14: City University of New York (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1983

Includes a letter addressed to Robert Bengé and a convocation program. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 15: Colby College (Doctor of Letters), 1977

Folder 16: College of Wooster (Doctor of Letters), 1996

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 17: Columbia College Chicago (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1964

Includes a commencement program and an invitation to the ceremony.

Folder 18: Culver-Stockton College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1988

Folder 19-20: DePaul University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1972, 1994

Includes a commencement program and a letter from Cortelyou, John R. (DePaul University). Folder 20 contains a separation sheet.

Box 416

Folder 1: Duke University (Doctor of Letters), 1981

Includes a commencement program and a Citation statement.

Folder 2: Eastern Illinois University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1990

Includes commencement programs, a speech transcript, and notes.

Folder 3: Elmhurst College (Doctor of Literature), 1967

Includes a Citation statement and a program itinerary.

Folder 4: Emerson College Alumni Association (Certificate of Appreciation), 1991

Folder 5: Franklin College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1974

Folder 6: George Washington University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Includes a commencement program, a Citation statement, and a telegram from Zitch, Beryl and Gene.

Folder 7: Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School, 1992

Folder 8: Howard University (Doctor of Literature), 1973

Folder 9: Howard University (Membership in The Stylus Literary Society), 1984

Includes a program. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 10: Illinois Institute of Technology (Doctor of Laws), 1968

Folder 11: Illinois Wesleyan University (Doctor of Humanities), 1973

Folder 12: Ithaca College (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Includes a blue ribbon. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 13: Lake Forest College (Doctor of Letters), 1965

Includes a commencement program and a Citation statement.

Box 417

Folder 1: Lawrence University of Wisconsin (Doctor of Literature), 1995

Includes commencement programs, a speech transcript, a postcard, and notes.

Folder 2: Lewis College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1968

Includes a convocation program.

Folder 3: Lincoln Academy of Illinois (Order of Lincoln Award), 1997

Includes a white ribbon. Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 4: Lincoln University (The President’s Award for Distinguished Achievement), 1996

Includes a folder of Lincoln University publications and a copy of a newspaper clipping from Daily Local News.

Folder 5: Loyola University Chicago (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1970

Folder 6: Millikin University (Doctor of Letters), 1972

Includes a commencement program and letter from Miller, J. Roger (Millikin University).

Folder 7: Morgan State University (Distinguished Achievement Award), 2000

Folder 8: Mundelein College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1969

Includes a dedication booklet and an issue of Mundelein Today (vol. 2, no. 5).

Folder 9: New School for Social Research, 1993

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 10: North Park College and Theological Seminary (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Includes commencement programs.

Folder 11: Northern Illinois University (Doctor of Letters), 1992

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 12: Northwestern University (Doctor of Literature), 1970

Folder 13: Rockford College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1973

Includes a charter day program and a pamphlet for the Rockford College Forum Series.

Folder 14: Rockhurst College (Doctor of Fine Arts), 1996

Includes a commencement program.

Folder 15: Roosevelt University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1990

Folder 16: Rosary College (Doctor of Letters), 1981

Includes commencement programs.

Box 418

Folder 1: Saint Mary’s College, 1994

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 2: Saint Xavier College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1984

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 3: Seattle University (Doctor of Humanities), 1986

Folder 4: Skidmore College (Doctor of Letters), 1969

Folder 5: Smith College (Doctor of Letters), 1997

Includes an itinerary for commencement weekend and other informational documents related to the ceremony.

Folder 6: Southern Illinois University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1970

Folder 7: Spelman College (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Includes a letter from Allen, Jeanne H. (Spelman College) and an envelope.

Folder 8: State University of New York (Doctor of Letters), 1994

Includes a convocation program and an issue of Update (vol 17., no. 13).

Folder 9: St. Lawrence University (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1976

Includes a Citation statement and a ribbon folded into a bow. Contains separation sheets.

Folder 10: Trinity College (Doctor of Letters), 1990

Folder 11: University of Cincinnati (Doctor of Literature), 1974

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 12: University of Illinois (Doctor of Letters), 1975

Includes a convocation program.

Folder 13: University of Massachusetts, 1981

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 14: University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1977

Contains a separation sheet.

Folder 15: University of Vermont (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1986

Folder 16: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Award of Merit), 1974

Folder 17: University of Wisconsin-Madison (Doctor of Literature), 1972

Folder 18: University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Doctor of Humane Letters), 1993

Folder 19: Valparaiso University (Doctor of Letters), 1988

Includes a commencement program and a note from Trost, Ann F. Contains a separation slip.

Folder 20: Washington University, 1973

Includes convocation programs.

Box 419

Folder 1: Wesleyan University (Doctor of Letters), 1991

Folder 2: Western Michigan University (Doctor of Humanities), 1978

Includes a citation statement.

Folder 3: Williams College (Doctor of Letters), 1988

Includes a commencement program and a citation statement.

Folder 4: Washburn University of Topeka (Doctor of Letters), 1983

Folder 5: Western Illinois University (Doctor of Letters), 1971

Sub-series 7: Awards and Medals

Box 420

Item 1: African American Alliance of Columbia College Chicago. Glass frame. 5/22/1989

Item 2: African American Arts Alliance. Metal on wooden plaque. 1993

Item 3: Afrikan poetry Theatre, INC. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/14/1980

Item 4: Afro-American Society Seminole Community College. Metal on wooden plaque. 1984

Item 5: Akron. Golden key in a red textile pocket. 2/24/2000

Item 6: Alice C. Browning. Metal on wooden plaque. No date

Box 421

Item 1: Alpha Chi Northeastern Illinois University. Metal on wood plaque. 5/24/1988

Item 2: Alpha Lambda Delta, Wayne State College. Enclosed with a stiffener, typed letter, and envelope. 3/31/1974

Item 3: Separation sheet for [American Black Achievement Award]. Brown framed award.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>No date

Item 4: American Black Artist, INC. Metal on wood plaque. 10/25/1984

Item 5: American Heritage Commission, State of Illinois. Letter and Separation sheet for two certificates. 1966 & 1967

Item 6: Anchor Arts Organization. Loose metal plate. 1/31/1982

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Arkansas Traveler Award]. 3/26/1992

Item 8: Askari, M'Wile Yaw. Poem and a copied sheet with writing on verso. 4/14/1986

Item 9: Atlanta City Council. Glass frame. 5/18/1986

Item 10: Before Columbus Foundation. Metal on wood plaque. 1995

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Birmingham-Southern College]. Metal award on wooden base. 1994

Item 12: [The Black Book Club]. No date

Item 13: Black Book Club. Plastic frame. 4/16/1989

Item 14: Separation sheet for [Black History Week 1980]. Metal frame on marble on wooden base. 1980

Box 422

Item 1: Black Students Association of Western Illinois University. Glass frame.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3/1/1970

Item 2: Blackburn College Carlinville, Illinois. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1988

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Boys & Girls Club of Chicago]. Glass award. 1991

Item 4: Bradford, Walter. Metal on wooden plaque. 1/5/1968

Item 5: Burnside Elementary School. Metal on wooden plaque. No date

Box 423

Item 1: Caldwell School. Certificate of Appreciation with program. 4/7/1989

Item 2: California State University, Dominguez Hills. Certificate of Appreciation. 10/27/1987

Item 3: Caxton Club of Chicago. Metal on wooden with red textile. 4/17/1996

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Centers for New Horizons]. Metal on wooden plaque. N/A

Item 5: Chicago Book Clinic. Glass frame. 5/5/1990

Item 6: Chicago Sesquicentennial. Metal Gold.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1983

Item 7: C.E. "Sonny" Scroggins Community Service Award. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/2/1996

Box 424

Item 1: Chicago State University. Metal with ribbon. 1867

Item 2: Chicago State University Certificate of Appreciation. Loose papers. 5/12/2000

Item 3: Chicago State University Office of Student Activities. Metal on wooden frame. 2/7/1991

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Chicago State University]. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/7/1994

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Chicago State University]. Clock. 3/5/1999

Item 6: Citizens Schools Committee. Golden Anniversary Tribute to Chicago Public Education. Loose paper. 10/13/1983

Item 7: Separation sheet for [City and County of San Francisco]. Certificate of Honor. 9/8/1987

Item 8: Separation sheet for [City Colleges of Chicago]. Metal on wooden plaque. N/A

Item 9: City College of New York. Gold medal. 3/23/1986

Item 10: City Council of the City of Chicago. "A resolution…". Two frames hinged. Separation sheet for OS framed award. 5/19/1993

Box 425

Item 1: Separation sheet for [City of Atlanta].

Item 2: Separation sheet for [City of Atlanta]. Stapled papers. 4/16/1985

Item 3: City of Buffalo. Glass frame. 2/2/1988

Item 4: City of Camden, New Jersey. Gold key. No date

Item 5: Separation sheet for [City of Chicago Heights].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [City of Dowagiac, Michigan].

Item 7: City of Indianapolis. Loose paper. 2/13/1994

Item 8: City of Knoxville & Clark 100 Class of 1987. Charms in a plastic container.

Item 9: Separation sheet for [City of Newark, N.J.]

Box 426

Item 1: City of Macomb, Illinois. Gold Key on wooden plaque. Metal on wooden plaque. 9/29/1997

Item 2: City of Muskegan State of Michigan. Loose paper. 3/7/1988

Item 3: City of San Francisco, California. Loose papers (2). 10/16/1987

Item 4: Separation sheet for [City of San Jose, California]. Loose sheet in paper folder. No date

Item 5: City of Shreveport, Louisiana. Medal.

Item 6: City of Tampa, Florida. Golden key.

Item 7: City of Tuscan. Glass frame. Printed on metal sheet. 3/18/1988

Item 8: Colgate-Palmolive Company. Glass Plaque. No date

Item 9: College of Lake County. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/12/1984

Item 10: Separation sheets for [Columbia University, Pulitzer Prize]. Glass award and Blue envelope with Pulitzer Prize documentation, accompanied by brown mailing envelope, "Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks 1950" (12 items). 1991

Box 427

Item 1: Separation sheet for [Cook County Juvenile Court]. Acrylic award. 4/16/1991

Item 2: CUL's Health Programs. Metal on wooden frame. 5/9/1996

Item 3: Cum Laude Society. Three loose papers. 1977-1978

Item 4: Detroit City Council. Loose paper in two blue folders and a medal. 5/29/1986

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Detroit City Council]. Printed letter in paper folder. Metal pin in a plastic bag, stapled on the folder cover. Stored in manila envelope. 3/16/1994

Item 6: Division on Black American Literature and Culture of the Modern Language Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/28/1995

Item 7: Dixwell House. Wooden plaque. 1/15/1985

Item 8: Drury College. Medal. 1973

Item 9: Duke Ellington Family. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/16/1993

Item 10: Separation sheet for [Elgin Community College]. Glass award.

Item 11: Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club. Metal with wooden plaque. 12/17/1991

Box 428

Item 1: Separation sheet for [Essence Literature Award]. Glass award.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1988

Item 2: Faulkner School. Black Arts Celebration Participation Certificate. 3/3/1988

Item 3: First Ladies Salute First Women. Glass award. Glass award with metal pin in the center. Housed in a custom-fit teal box, "Tiffany & Co) with a small notecard. 1999

Item 4: Frank London Brown Historical Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 1968

Item 5: Full Circle Monuments to Women. Loose paper with yellow envelope. 5/19/1993

Item 6: Furious Flower Poetry Center, James Madison University. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/28/1999

Item 7: "G" shape medal.

Item 8: Gamma Phi Delta Zeta Chapter. Metal on wooden plaque. May-81

Item 9: Separation sheet for [Gary, Indiana. White certification].

Item 10: Gary, Indiana. Metal on wooden plaque. Key is missing. 4/9/1989

Item 11: Gary Public Library. Metal on wooden plaque. 4/9/1989

Box 429

Item 1: GBB '96. metal letter opener(?) 1996

Item 2: Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Glass frame. 10/10/1986

Item 3: Go On Girl Literary Lifetime Achievement Award. Ceramics award. 2000

Item 4: Gober, Cliff. Glass frame. 5/9/1994

Item 5: Golden Sable. INC. Tampa, Florida. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/1/1979

Item 6: Gompers Upper Cycle School. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/12/1980

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Girl scouts]. Glass award. 1987

Item 8: Separation sheet for ["Gwendolyn Brooks 9-7-91"]. Base. 9/7/1991

Item 9: "Gwendolyn Brooks Artist". Loose metal plate.

Item 10: Separation sheet for [Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center]. Wooden plaque. 4/16/1982

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Gwendolyn Brooks For Your Contribution to the African-American Community and the World]. Glass top + marble bottom pyramid award. 1996

Box 430

Item 1: Harvard University. Medal with red and black stripe ribbon. Accompanied by a letter and envelope. 3/10/1995

Item 2: Separation sheet for [Harvey Public Schools District 152].

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Heritage House Writers Series]. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/29/1986

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Heritage House Writers Series]. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/29/1986

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Howard University, Liberal Arts Student Council].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Hyde Park Historical Society]. Framed award.

Item 7: Separation sheet for ["I See Chicago" poem].

Item 8: Separation sheet for [IBWC INC.] Award statue (2 copies). 1978

Item 9: ICRE-R. Metal on wooden plaque. 6/2/1994

Item 10: Illinois Alliance For Arts Education. Glass frame. 4/23/1998

Item 11: Illinois Arts Council. Letter and a Separation sheet for [Illinois Arts Council Certificate]. 10/8/1965

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Illinois Association of Teachers of English].

Item 13: Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Metal on wooden plaque. 6/28/1991

Item 14: Jackson State University. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/23/1989

Item 15: James McCosh Elementary School. Glass frame. 12/14/1992

Box 431

Item 1: James McCosh School Primary Library. Metal on wooden plaque. 12/14/1992

Item 2: Jazz Unites, INC. Metal on wooden plaque. 8/4/1995

Item 3: Jenner Academy of the Arts. Metals on wooden plaque. 06/2000

Item 4: Jenner Academy of the Arts. Metal on wooden plaque. Taped Post-It note on verso. 06/2000

Item 5: Jenner School. Metal clock on wooden plaque. 1988

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Jenner School]. Framed poem.

Box 432

Item 1: Jesuit Centennial in Chicago. Certificate in degree folder. 12/12/1957

Item 2: Joliet Junior College. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/12/1995

Item 3: Jones Metropolitan High School of Business and Commerce. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/7/1996

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Kennedy-King College]. Metal on wooden plaque.

Item 5: King County, Washington. Felt stole (folded) and Separation Sheet for loose sheet. 10/13/1977

Item 6: Langston Hughes Writers Guild. Loose papers. 5/17/1992

Item 7: League of Black Women. Metal on wooden plaque. 10/22/1989

Box 433

Item 1: Library of Congress. Metal medal with textile ribbon in a textile lined wooden box. No date

Item 2: Library of Congress. United State Mint in a textile lined box in a paper box. Folded note in the box. 2000

Item 3: Library of Congress. Booklet and degree folder. No date

Item 4: Lincoln Academy. Medal with red, purple, green stripe ribbon.

Item 5: Lincoln College. Medal. 1965

Box 434

Item 1: Lincolnwood Library. Metal plaque on wood/textile frame. Pamphlet taped on verso. 5/3/1982

Item 2: Loyola University, Chicago. Medal.

Item 3: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate with envelope. 1982/1983

Item 4: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate. 1983/1984

Item 5: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Loose paper with envelope. 1992/1993

Item 6: Marquis Who's Who Publications Board. Certificate with envelope. 1996

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Maxson Middle School].

Box 435

Item 1: Medgar Evers College. Metal on wooden plaque. 3/1/1988

Item 2: Metropolitan Community Church. Glass frame. 10/26/1980

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Middle College High School, Creative Writing Club]. N/A

Item 4: Miracle on 95th Street. Certificate in green folder with yellow plastic envelope. 3/15/1997

Item 5: Separation sheet for [Model of Excellence].

Item 6: Moraine Valley Community College. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1989

Item 7: Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Glass frame. 4/25/1995

Item 8: Separation sheet for [Muntu Dance Theatre].

Item 9: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Loose paper. 11/20/1981

Item 10: National Association for Poetry Therapy. Loose paper.

Item 11: National Association of University Women. Metal on wooden plaque. 4/6/1991

Box 436

Item 1: National Book Award. Round metal medal with blue textile ribbon hanging in a velvet lined two-door box. Taped note on the back of the box. 1994

Item 2: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 5/24/1994

Item 3: Separation sheet for [National Council for Culture and Art, INC.] Acrylic award. 1989

Item 4: National First Ladies Library. Ornament in box. No date

Item 5: Separation sheet for [National Medal of the Arts]. Loose sheets and medal in a wooden box. 1995

Item 6: National Naval Officers Association. Certificate inside blue folder. 2/4/1990

Box 437

Item 1: National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/1/1989

Item 2: Separation sheet for [National Women's Hall of Fame]. Metal + foam base.

Item 3: Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Loose sheet in plastic sleeve. No date

Item 4: New York Public Library. Medal with orange ribbon and Separation sheet for [NYPL glass award]

Item 5: New York University, The Bobst Library. Medal.

Item 6: Separation sheet for [New York University's Institute of African-American Affairs and Africana Studies Program]. Glass award. 10/6/1999

Item 7: Newark Public Library. Glass frame. 1937(?)

Item 8: Normandy High School. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/13/1987

Item 9: Separation sheet for [Northeastern Illinois State College]. Loose sheet in mylar sleeve.

Item 10: Oakland University. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/14/1985

Item 11: ORR High School. Metal on wooden plaque. 1997

Box 438

Item 1: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Postage stamp on glass plaque. No date

Item 2: Poetry Society of America. Metal coin in box.

Item 3: Prairie State College. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/3/1993

Item 4: Press Club of San Francisco. Loose metal plate. 10/16/1987

Item 5: Rochester City Council. Glass frame. 3/28/1988

Item 6: Sacramento City College, California. Medal.

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lecture]. Wooden base. 1/27/1994

Box 439

Item 1: Sheriff's Senior Medal of Honor. 1996

Item 2: Separation sheet for [Society of Midland Authors].

Item 3: Separation sheet for [Southside Community Art Center]. Framed award.

Item 4: Springfield, Illinois. Metal plate taped on ceramic tile, mounted on a wooden key. 5/4/1965

Item 5: Separation sheet for [State of Illinois Center].

Item 6: Separation sheet for [State of Illinois Executive Department]. Paper mounted on wooden plaque with plastic.

Item 7: State of Kansas. Loose sheets (3). Separation sheet for ["Proclamation by the governor" and "Members Copy…"]. 4/4/1991

Item 8: Separation sheet for [State of Michigan].

Item 9: St. James Cathedral Commons. Framed award. 10/5/1980

Item 10: Texas. Metal letter opener(?)

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Third World Press]. Wooden plaque. 9/25/1977

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Third World Press. "30th Anniversary Builders Award"]. Wooden plaque. 9/19/1997

Item 13: Tinkham, Charles B, Purdue University. framed poem.

Box 440

Item 1: Topeka, Kansas. Two medals (Topeka medal and Illinois Sesquicentennial medal) and one manila envelope.

Item 2: Separation sheet for [TransAfrica Forum]. Acrylic award. 1999

Item 3: Tucson High School. Honorary Tucson Badger. 3/18/1988

Item 4: U.M.M. - B.S.U. Metal on wooden plaque. 2/8/1982

Item 5: Separation sheet for [University at Albany]. Glass award.

Item 6: University of Akron. Metal medal and a base in box with two newspaper clippings.

Item 7: University of Chicago. Framed award. 1994

Item 8: University of Illinois at Springfield, African American Studies Program. Metal on wooden plaque. 11/12/1997

Item 9: University of Iowa, La Petite Theatre, Inc. Metal on wooden plaque. 1/20/1991

Box 441

Item 1: University of Pennsylvania. Framed award. 3/27/1977

Item 2: University of Vermont. Pewter case. 5/23/1986

Item 3: University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. Loose papers (2). 5/27/1974

Item 4: Separation sheet for [Urban Gateways].

Item 5: Village of Greenview. Framed award. 10/5/1997

Item 6: Separation sheet for [Walker, Larry D.]. Framed tribute. 11/25/1987

Item 7: Separation sheet for [Washington, D. C.. Proclamation Gwendolyn Brooks Day]. Paper certificate in folder with copied sheet and a ribbon. 2/14/1997

Item 8: Western Illinois University. Framed award. 1982-83

Item 9: Separation sheet for [YWCA Leader Luncheon]. Glass award. 1977

Item 10: Glass plaque with Ankh Cross(?) symbol.

Item 11: Separation sheet for [Glass weight (no inscription)].

Item 12: Separation sheet for [Golden key with screw (no inscription)].

Item 13: Separation sheet for [Metal plate with inscription design].

Sub-series 8: Gwendolyn Brooks Public Engagements Files (includes Contract Bundles)

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