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John A. Williams addresses the 2003 graduating class at the University of Rochester.
John A. Williams addresses the 2003 graduating class at the University of Rochester.
John A. Williams interviews Chester Himes
Alicante, Spain. 10 May 1969.
The sun was shining, the wine was flowing, the traffic roared by and John and Chester rapped on about Paris, Richard…
"NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE," The Sunday Herald Tribune Magazine (25 April 1965).
"NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE," The Sunday Herald Tribune Magazine (25 April 1965).
"A GOOD SEASON," The Urbanite: Images of the American Negro. Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 1961).
"A GOOD SEASON," The Urbanite: Images of the American Negro. Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 1961).
A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Belleville, Mich.: Belleville Lake Press (1996). Co-edited with Michel Fabre. First edition.
A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Belleville, Mich.: Belleville Lake Press (1996). Co-edited with Michel Fabre. First edition.
WAY B(L)ACK THEN AND NOW: A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Michel Fabre and John A. Williams. Center for American Culture Studies, Columbia University (1992).
WAY B(L)ACK THEN AND NOW: A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Michel Fabre and John A. Williams. Center for American Culture Studies,…
REFLECTED IN MALCOLM: LIVING IN THE TIME OF X. Original typescript of unpublished young adult book.
REFLECTED IN MALCOLM: LIVING IN THE TIME OF X. Original typescript of unpublished young adult book.
FOR OURSELVES: THE IMAGES OF MALCOLM X (1992?). Proposal for a book of photographs to accompany the television documentary produced by Blackside Productions.
FOR OURSELVES: THE IMAGES OF MALCOLM X (1992?). Proposal for a book of photographs to accompany the television documentary produced by Blackside…
"TALENT LET LOOSE," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2 (March 1992).
"TALENT LET LOOSE," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2 (March 1992).
Typed letter signed. From Williams to Richard Pryor. 10 April 1983.
Typed letter signed. From Williams to Richard Pryor. 10 April 1983.
INTERVIEW WITH BILL COSBY. Original typescript of interview for Amistad 2. Unpublished.
INTERVIEW WITH BILL COSBY. Original typescript of interview for Amistad 2. Unpublished.
"PORTRAIT IN THE BLUE NOTE," in New York Stories, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 2001).
"PORTRAIT IN THE BLUE NOTE," in New York Stories, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 2001).
ASSESS THE MESS." Original typescript of song lyrics (2003).
ASSESS THE MESS." Original typescript of song lyrics (2003).
QUEENIE PIE. Original manuscript libretto, with Williams's corrections shown.<br />
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QUEENIE PIE. Original manuscript libretto, with Williams's corrections shown.

QUEENIE PIE. Original manuscript libretto, with Williams's corrections shown.
QUEENIE PIE. Original manuscript libretto, with Williams's corrections shown.
Typed letter from Williams to Mercer Ellington. 10 December 1982.
Typed letter from Williams to Mercer Ellington. 10 December 1982.
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
Original drawing by Williams of the campus setting for Colleagues.
Original drawing by Williams of the campus setting for Colleagues.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). First edition.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). First edition.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). Uncorrected galley, showing the first version of the cover art.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). Uncorrected galley, showing the first version of the cover art.
LOVE. Derry, N.H., Ridgewood, N.J.: Babcock & Koontz (1988). Copy 18 of edition 200. Signed by Williams, excerpt from The Book Without Title.
LOVE. Derry, N.H., Ridgewood, N.J.: Babcock & Koontz (1988). Copy 18 of edition 200. Signed by Williams, excerpt from The Book Without Title.
"THE VISITORS," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (June 1988).
"THE VISITORS," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (June 1988).
Original typescript, The Book Without Title became Clifford's Blues.
Original typescript, The Book Without Title became Clifford's Blues.
"Chapter 21" of CLIFFORD'S BLUES published in Black American Literature Forum, Vol. 23, Number 2 (Summer 1989).
"Chapter 21" of CLIFFORD'S BLUES published in Black American Literature Forum, Vol. 23, Number 2 (Summer 1989).
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
SAFARI WEST. Montreal, Canada: Hochelaga Press (1998). First edition.
SAFARI WEST. Montreal, Canada: Hochelaga Press (1998). First edition.
Original photograph of Chester Himes with his cat, Deros. Taken by Williams at the Hotel Albert in New York. Summer 1968.
Original photograph of Chester Himes with his cat, Deros. Taken by Williams at the Hotel Albert in New York. Summer 1968.
"CHESTER HIMES IS GETTING ON," clipped from Book Week. Vol. 2, No. 5 (11 October 1964).
"CHESTER HIMES IS GETTING ON," clipped from Book Week. Vol. 2, No. 5 (11 October 1964).
"ONE FOR NEW YORK," excerpted in The Payback Sampler. Edinburgh: Payback Press (Autumn 1996). Payback Press issued One for New York in 1996.
"ONE FOR NEW YORK," excerpted in The Payback Sampler. Edinburgh: Payback Press (Autumn 1996). Payback Press issued One for New York in 1996.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams and dated 10 August 1987.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams and dated 10 August 1987.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, copy proof.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, copy proof.
A CONDITION OF CONFLICT. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets. An early version of Jacob's Ladder.
A CONDITION OF CONFLICT. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets. An early version of Jacob's Ladder.
THE BERHAMA ACCOUNT. Far Hills, N.J.: New Horizon Press (1985). First edition, in dust jacket.
THE BERHAMA ACCOUNT. Far Hills, N.J.: New Horizon Press (1985). First edition, in dust jacket.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Pelham, N.Y.: American Association for Ethiopian Jews (1983). First edition. Original wrappers.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Pelham, N.Y.: American Association for Ethiopian Jews (1983). First edition. Original wrappers.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Program of production presented by People's Theater, in Cambridge, Mass., for the Theatre in Process series of new plays. November 1981.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Program of production presented by People's Theater, in Cambridge, Mass., for the Theatre in Process series of new plays.…
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
!CLICK SONG. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First paperback reprint edition.
!CLICK SONG. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First paperback reprint edition.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, proof copy.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, proof copy.
!CLICK SONG. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
!CLICK SONG. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
Original typescript of collaborative effort by Williams and his wife, Lori. (1979)
Original typescript of collaborative effort by Williams and his wife, Lori. (1979)
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1976). First edition.
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1976). First edition.
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1976). First edition, uncorrected proof copy.
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1976). First edition, uncorrected proof copy.
MOTHERSILL AND THE FOXES. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1975). First edition.
MOTHERSILL AND THE FOXES. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1975). First edition.
MINORITIES IN THE CITY. New York: Harper and Row (1975). Signed by Williams, original wrappers.
MINORITIES IN THE CITY. New York: Harper and Row (1975). Signed by Williams, original wrappers.
FLASHBACKS: A TWENTY-YEAR DIARY OF ARTICLE WRITING. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday (1973). First edition.
FLASHBACKS: A TWENTY-YEAR DIARY OF ARTICLE WRITING. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday (1973). First edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. New York: Bantam Books (1974). First paperback edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. New York: Bantam Books (1974). First paperback edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Original typescript with the author's corrections and additions.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Original typescript with the author's corrections and additions.
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition. Cover art by Sam Middleton.
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition. Cover art by Sam Middleton.
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition, copy proof.
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition, copy proof.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. Paperback edition.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. Paperback edition.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. New York: Coward-McCann (1970). First edition.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. New York: Coward-McCann (1970). First edition.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. New York: Pocket Books (1970). First paperback edition.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. New York: Pocket Books (1970). First paperback edition.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Boston: Little, Brown (1969). First edition, in dust jacket.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Boston: Little, Brown (1969). First edition, in dust jacket.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Boston: Little, Brown (1969). First edition, proof copy.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Boston: Little, Brown (1969). First edition, proof copy.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Setting typescript, with author's corrections and additions.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Setting typescript, with author's corrections and additions.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Autograph manuscript. Fragment of dramatization by Williams.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Autograph manuscript. Fragment of dramatization by Williams.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Woodstock, N.Y.: The Overlook Press (2004).
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Woodstock, N.Y.: The Overlook Press (2004).
L'HOMME QUI CRIAIT JE SUIS. Paris: Quai Voltaire (1994). French edition.
L'HOMME QUI CRIAIT JE SUIS. Paris: Quai Voltaire (1994). French edition.
NAAR JAMES TOWN EN TERUG. Urecht/Antwerpen: A.W. Brana & Zoon (1969). Dutch edition.
NAAR JAMES TOWN EN TERUG. Urecht/Antwerpen: A.W. Brana & Zoon (1969). Dutch edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1985). New paperback edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1985). New paperback edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. London: Penguin Books in association with Eyre & Spottiswoode (1971). Paperback edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. London: Penguin Books in association with Eyre & Spottiswoode (1971). Paperback edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. New York: Signet Books/New American Library (1968). First paperback edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. New York: Signet Books/New American Library (1968). First paperback edition.
[THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM.] "The King Alfred Plan." Boston: Little, Brown (1967).
[THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM.] "The King Alfred Plan." Boston: Little, Brown (1967).
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Boston: Little, Brown (1967). First hardcover edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Boston: Little, Brown (1967). First hardcover edition.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Original carbon typescript with author's corrections and additions.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Original carbon typescript with author's corrections and additions.
THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO. New York: New American Library (1966). First paperback edition.
THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO. New York: New American Library (1966). First paperback edition.
THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO. New York: New American Library (1966). First edition.
THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO. New York: New American Library (1966). First edition.
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART II," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September 1964).
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART II," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September 1964).
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART I," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1964).
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART I," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1964).
THE PROTECTORS, by Harry J. Anslinger with J. Dennis Gregory. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy (1964). First edition. Williams used the pseudonym "J. Dennis Gregory" for this book.<br />
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THE PROTECTORS, by Harry J. Anslinger with J. Dennis Gregory. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy (1964). First edition. Williams used the pseudonym…
"NEITHER LIFE ENOUGH NOR TIME," in The New Leader. Vol. XLVI, No. 11 (27 May 1963).
"NEITHER LIFE ENOUGH NOR TIME," in The New Leader. Vol. XLVI, No. 11 (27 May 1963).
"GLAD SONG OF THE A-TRAIN," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 117 (March 1963).
"GLAD SONG OF THE A-TRAIN," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 117 (March 1963).
"SEX IN BLACK & WHITE," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 123 (September 1963). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"SEX IN BLACK & WHITE," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 123 (September 1963). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"TALES OF CHILDHOOD," in Negro Digest. Vol. XII, No. 3 (January 1963).
"TALES OF CHILDHOOD," in Negro Digest. Vol. XII, No. 3 (January 1963).
"NEGRO LITERATURE TODAY," in Ebony. Vol XVIII, No. 11 (September 1963).
"NEGRO LITERATURE TODAY," in Ebony. Vol XVIII, No. 11 (September 1963).
"THE LITERARY GHETTO," in Saturday Review. Vol. XLVI, No. 16 (20 April 1963).
"THE LITERARY GHETTO," in Saturday Review. Vol. XLVI, No. 16 (20 April 1963).
JOURNEY OUT OF ANGER. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1965). First British edition.
JOURNEY OUT OF ANGER. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1965). First British edition.
SISSIE. Stockholm: Raben & Sjogren (1964). Swedish paperback edition.
SISSIE. Stockholm: Raben & Sjogren (1964). Swedish paperback edition.
SISSIE. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1969). First paperback edition.
SISSIE. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1969). First paperback edition.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar. Straus, & Cudahy (1963). First edition.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar. Straus, & Cudahy (1963). First edition.
 SISSIE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1963). First edition, proof copy.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1963). First edition, proof copy.
SISSIE: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. Original typescript, second draft; with the author's corrections and additions. A dramatization of the novel for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
SISSIE: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. Original typescript, second draft; with the author's corrections and additions. A dramatization of the novel for the…
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT..." in Nugget (December 1962). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT..." in Nugget (December 1962). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
DE ZWARTE WOEDE. Amsterdam: ABC-Boeken (1967). Dutch paperback edition of the Angry Black.
DE ZWARTE WOEDE. Amsterdam: ABC-Boeken (1967). Dutch paperback edition of the Angry Black.
THE ANGRY BLACK. New York: Lancer Books (1962(. First edition, edited by Williams. Stories and articles by prominent writers.
THE ANGRY BLACK. New York: Lancer Books (1962(. First edition, edited by Williams. Stories and articles by prominent writers.
Headnote on Dick Gregory
Headnote on Dick Gregory
"DICK GREGORY: DESEGREGATED COMIC," in Swank. Vol 8, No. 4 (September 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"DICK GREGORY: DESEGREGATED COMIC," in Swank. Vol 8, No. 4 (September 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"SUBJECT: CHARLES PARKER,"  in Swank. Vol. 8, No. 3 (July 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"SUBJECT: CHARLES PARKER," in Swank. Vol. 8, No. 3 (July 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
NIGHT SONG. London: the Jazz Book Club by arrangement with Collins (1964).
NIGHT SONG. London: the Jazz Book Club by arrangement with Collins (1964).
NIGHT SONG. London; Collins/Fontana Books (1965). First British paperback edition.
NIGHT SONG. London; Collins/Fontana Books (1965). First British paperback edition.
NIGHT SONG. London: Collins (1962). First British edition.
NIGHT SONG. London: Collins (1962). First British edition.
SWEET LOVE, BITTER. New York: Dell (1966).
SWEET LOVE, BITTER. New York: Dell (1966).
NIGHT SONG. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1961). First edition.
NIGHT SONG. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1961). First edition.
Original photographs of the house where Williams lived in Castelldefels, Spain. 1958-1959.
Original photographs of the house where Williams lived in Castelldefels, Spain. 1958-1959.
"ROM AND JULIE," in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
"ROM AND JULIE," in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
"BOPPER'S HAMLET," in Gent. Vol. 2, No. 6 (August 1958).
"BOPPER'S HAMLET," in Gent. Vol. 2, No. 6 (August 1958).
"BRUBBIE DESBECK GOES TO MARS," in Dude. Vol. 2 No. 1 (September 1957).
"BRUBBIE DESBECK GOES TO MARS," in Dude. Vol. 2 No. 1 (September 1957).
"A CAT NAMED JOE," in Gent. Vol. 1, No. 2 (December 1956).
"A CAT NAMED JOE," in Gent. Vol. 1, No. 2 (December 1956).
The Angry Ones. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. (1996)
The Angry Ones. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. (1996)
The Angry Ones. New York: Pocket Books, 1970.
The Angry Ones. New York: Pocket Books, 1970.
One for New York. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of the Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
One for New York. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of the Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
Printed dust jacket for Unconventional Prayers by Allen A. Stockdale. New York: Comet Press Books (1955). Designed by Williams with Barbara Koski.
Printed dust jacket for Unconventional Prayers by Allen A. Stockdale. New York: Comet Press Books (1955). Designed by Williams with Barbara Koski.
"State Fair." Original typescript of article for the Syracuse Post-Standard, with Williams's corrections. 13 September 1953.
"State Fair." Original typescript of article for the Syracuse Post-Standard, with Williams's corrections.
Poems. Syracuse, NY. Privately published by the author, 1952. "Limited edition," The author's first book.
Poems. Syracuse, NY. Privately published by the author, 1952. "Limited edition," The author's first book.
Williams with brother, Joe, and son Greg. March 1949.
Williams with brother, Joe, and son Greg. March 1949.
Williams when he was the president of the Syracuse University chapter of the NAACP and president of the Delta Zeta chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. 1949.
Williams when he was the president of the Syracuse University chapter of the NAACP and president of the Delta Zeta chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha…
ONE FOR NEW YORK. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of The Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
ONE FOR NEW YORK. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of The Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
THE ANGRY ONES. New York: Ace Books, 1960. First edition. Signed by Williams. Williams's first regularly published book.
THE ANGRY ONES. New York: Ace Books, 1960. First edition. Signed by Williams. Williams's first regularly published book.
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON." Original carbon typescript.
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON." Original carbon typescript.
Camp Robert Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Training Center; with Williams's signed inscription: "To My Best Girl - Mom from Jon." May 1943.
Camp Robert Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Training Center; with Williams's signed inscription: "To My Best Girl - Mom from Jon." May 1943.
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