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Author/Creator:Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
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Title:David Leeming collection of James Baldwin research, 1950-2002.
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Physical Description:2.63 linear feet (9 boxes)
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Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
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Notes:In English.
Purchased from David Leeming on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, October 2016.
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Organization:The collection is organized into four series: I. Audiocassettes, 1968-1999. II. Videocassettes, 2002. III. Photographs, 1950-1987. IV. Other Papers, 1977-1998.
- Access and use:This material is open for research. Boxes 1-8 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
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Biographical / Historical note:David Leeming, born February 26, 1937, in Peekskill, New York. Leeming is professor emeritus of English and comparative literature at the University of Connecticut. He wrote James Baldwin: A Biography and Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney.
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Summary:The papers contain audiocassettes, videocassettes, photographs, correspondence, and printed material related to David Leeming's biography of James Baldwin, James Baldwin: A Biography. The seventy-two audiocassettes contain interviews with various family, friends, and colleagues of James Baldwin and his close friend and mentor, Beauford Delaney. The five videocassettes contain television programs and an anthology of films on Baldwin. The photographs depict portraits of Baldwin and snapshots of Baldwin alone and with friends in his Saint-Paul-de-Vence residence and at other locations. Other Papers includes correspondence regarding Leeming's research and permissions for his biography on Baldwin, James Baldwin's autograph signature, and two published books by Leeming.
- Format:Archives or Manuscripts
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Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid available.
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Cite as:David Leeming Collection of James Baldwin Research. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Subjects:Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.
Delaney, Beauford, 1901-1979.
Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
American literature--United States--Archives.
Authors, American--United States--Archives.
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Genre/Form:Audiocassettes--United States--20th century.
Audiovisual materials--United States--20th century.
Photographic prints.
Sound recordings--United States--20th century.
Video recordings--United States--20th century.
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Occupation:Authors United States 20th century.
Biographers United States 20th century.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13182762