MSS 0256 - Pauline A. Young collection

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Pauline A. Young was an educator, librarian, and activist primarily based in Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The majority of the material relates to Young’s efforts to bring attention to and preserve information about the life and works of her aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as her aunt's first husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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  • Series I. Correspondence, 1924-1985  
    Many of the letters from 1935-1958 concern Pauline Young's futile attempts to get The Lofty Oak, a novel written by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, published. The manuscript of The Lofty Oak is available in the Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers (MSS 0113). Young corresponded for many years with Dodd, Mead & Company, which published a number of works by both Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Paul Laurence Dunbar. A number of the letters from the 1960s also concern a conflict between Young and Dodd, Mead & Company over the issue of copyrights and the payment of royalties.
  • Series II. Articles and publications, 1925-1988  
    Includes photocopies and clippings from various periodicals. These articles concern mainly the lives and works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Pauline Young, as well as Black history and culture. Separate folders are maintained for brochures and programs. Also included are several complete issues of journals.
  • Series III. Biography, 1971-1980  
    Includes biographical works about Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as a short autobiographical draft written by Pauline Young. Also included are several items regarding Joseph Mydell, who portrayed Paul Laurence Dunbar in his stage performance "Lyrics of the Hearthside."
  • Series IV. Ephemera, 1935-1983  
    This series includes many items pertaining to Pauline Young, such as personal notes, royalty statements, photographs, material from Howard High School, and organizations to which she belonged. Other items pertain to Alice Dunbar-Nelson (who was made an honorary member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 1918) and Paul Laurence Dunbar (after whom a high school in Washington, D.C., was named).

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