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<br /> WRIGHT, Richard. White Man, Listen! Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1964). Williams wrote the introduction for this edition in January 1964.
Wright, Richard

WRIGHT, Richard. White Man, Listen! Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1964). Williams wrote the introduction for this edition in January…
SISSIE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1963). First edition, proof copy.
Williams, John A.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1963). First edition, proof copy.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams.
Williams, John A.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, proof copy.
Williams, John A.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, proof copy.
!CLICK SONG. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First paperback reprint edition.
Williams, John A.
!CLICK SONG. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First paperback reprint edition.
!CLICK SONG. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
Williams, John A.
!CLICK SONG. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
"A CAT NAMED JOE," in Gent. Vol. 1, No. 2 (December 1956).
Williams, John A.
"A CAT NAMED JOE," in Gent. Vol. 1, No. 2 (December 1956).
"A GOOD SEASON," The Urbanite: Images of the American Negro. Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 1961).
Williams, John A.
"A GOOD SEASON," The Urbanite: Images of the American Negro. Vol. 1, No. 3 (May 1961).
"Alex Haley Was Adopted"
(unknown) John A. Williams Papers
photograph of John A. Williams, undated.
"AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN A. WILLIAMS," by Dennis A. Williams, Forkroads (Winter 1995).
Williams, Dennis A.
"AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN A. WILLIAMS," by Dennis A. Williams, Forkroads (Winter 1995).
"Before Electricity 1927"
Williams, John A.
"BOPPER'S HAMLET," in Gent. Vol. 2, No. 6 (August 1958).
Williams, John A.
"BOPPER'S HAMLET," in Gent. Vol. 2, No. 6 (August 1958).
"BRUBBIE DESBECK GOES TO MARS," in Dude. Vol. 2 No. 1 (September 1957).
Williams, John A.
"BRUBBIE DESBECK GOES TO MARS," in Dude. Vol. 2 No. 1 (September 1957).
"Chapter 21" of CLIFFORD'S BLUES published in Black American Literature Forum, Vol. 23, Number 2 (Summer 1989).
Williams, John A.
"Chapter 21" of CLIFFORD'S BLUES published in Black American Literature Forum, Vol. 23, Number 2 (Summer 1989).
"CHESTER HIMES IS GETTING ON," clipped from Book Week. Vol. 2, No. 5 (11 October 1964).
Williams, John A.
"CHESTER HIMES IS GETTING ON," clipped from Book Week. Vol. 2, No. 5 (11 October 1964).
"Citation accompanying the awarding of the degree," Syracuse University, 14 May 1995.
Syracuse University
"Citation accompanying the awarding of the degree," Syracuse University, 14 May 1995.
"CLIFFORD'S BLUES: A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN A. WILLIAMS," in New York Stories, Vol. 1, No. 5, (Winter 2000). Michael Blaine, Raymond Bowen, Gil Muller.
Michael Blaine, Raymond Bowen, Gil Muller.
Michael Blaine, Raymond Bowen, Gil Muller.
"DICK GREGORY: DESEGREGATED COMIC," in Swank. Vol 8, No. 4 (September 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
Williams, John A.
"DICK GREGORY: DESEGREGATED COMIC," in Swank. Vol 8, No. 4 (September 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"ENDING WELL," in Men on Divorce. The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano. Williams writes of his divorce from Carolyn Clopton Williams in 1954.
Kaganoff, Peggy
Spano, Susan
"ENDING WELL," in Men on Divorce. The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano. Williams…
"GLAD SONG OF THE A-TRAIN," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 117 (March 1963).
Williams, John A.
"GLAD SONG OF THE A-TRAIN," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 117 (March 1963).
"JACOB'S LADDER," in Essence. Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 1987). An excerpt from the novel, accompanied by an interview with Williams.
"JACOB'S LADDER," in Essence. Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 1987). An excerpt from the novel, accompanied by an interview with Williams.
"JOHN A. WILLIAMS: AGENT PROVOCATEUR," Black Creation, First Anniversary Edition (Summer 1971).
"JOHN A. WILLIAMS: AGENT PROVOCATEUR," Black Creation, First Anniversary Edition (Summer 1971).
"MIDDLETON," in An Ocean Apart: American Artists Abroad (exhibition) October 8, 1982 - January 9, 1983, The Studio Museum in Harlem. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem (1982).
Middleton, Sam
"MIDDLETON," in An Ocean Apart: American Artists Abroad (exhibition) October 8, 1982 - January 9, 1983, The Studio Museum in Harlem. New York: The…
"NEGRO LITERATURE TODAY," in Ebony. Vol XVIII, No. 11 (September 1963).
Williams, John A.
"NEGRO LITERATURE TODAY," in Ebony. Vol XVIII, No. 11 (September 1963).
"NEITHER LIFE ENOUGH NOR TIME," in The New Leader. Vol. XLVI, No. 11 (27 May 1963).
Williams, John A.
"NEITHER LIFE ENOUGH NOR TIME," in The New Leader. Vol. XLVI, No. 11 (27 May 1963).
"NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE," The Sunday Herald Tribune Magazine (25 April 1965).
Williams, John A.
"NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE," The Sunday Herald Tribune Magazine (25 April 1965).
"ONE FOR NEW YORK," excerpted in The Payback Sampler. Edinburgh: Payback Press (Autumn 1996). Payback Press issued One for New York in 1996.
Williams, John A.
"ONE FOR NEW YORK," excerpted in The Payback Sampler. Edinburgh: Payback Press (Autumn 1996). Payback Press issued One for New York in 1996.
"PORTRAIT IN THE BLUE NOTE," in New York Stories, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 2001).
Williams, John A.
"PORTRAIT IN THE BLUE NOTE," in New York Stories, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 2001).
"ROM AND JULIE," in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
Williams, John A.
"ROM AND JULIE," in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
"SEX IN BLACK & WHITE," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 123 (September 1963). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
Williams, John A.
"SEX IN BLACK & WHITE," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 123 (September 1963). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
Unknown
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON," in Exodus.<br /> Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON," in Exodus.
Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON." Original carbon typescript.
Williams, John A.
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON." Original carbon typescript.
"SOUTH PACIFIC." Typescript poem. Signed by Williams. 1974/1981.
Williams, John A.
Poem
"State Fair." Original typescript of article for the Syracuse Post-Standard, with Williams's corrections. 13 September 1953.
Williams, John A.
"State Fair." Original typescript of article for the Syracuse Post-Standard, with Williams's corrections.
"SUBJECT: CHARLES PARKER," in Swank. Vol. 8, No. 3 (July 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
Williams, John A.
"SUBJECT: CHARLES PARKER," in Swank. Vol. 8, No. 3 (July 1961). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
"TALENT LET LOOSE," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2 (March 1992).
Williams, John A.
"TALENT LET LOOSE," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2 (March 1992).
"TALES OF CHILDHOOD," in Negro Digest. Vol. XII, No. 3 (January 1963).
Williams, John A.
"TALES OF CHILDHOOD," in Negro Digest. Vol. XII, No. 3 (January 1963).
"THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA," in Gent. Vol. 1, No. 5 (June 1957).
Williams, John A.
"THE LITERARY GHETTO," in Saturday Review. Vol. XLVI, No. 16 (20 April 1963).
Williams, John A.
"THE LITERARY GHETTO," in Saturday Review. Vol. XLVI, No. 16 (20 April 1963).
"THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR," in Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing. Anchor Press (1974).
"THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR," in Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing. Anchor Press (1974).
"THE VISITORS," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (June 1988).
Williams, John A.
"THE VISITORS," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (June 1988).
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
Williams, John A.
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART I," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1964).
Williams, John A.
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART I," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1964).
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART II," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September 1964).
Williams, John A.
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART II," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September 1964).
"TWO ON THE AISLE - MORE OR LESS," Review, Vol. 5 (1983). Edited by James O. Hoge and James L. W. West III. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Hoge, James O.
"TWO ON THE AISLE - MORE OR LESS," Review, Vol. 5 (1983). Edited by James O. Hoge and James L. W. West III. University Press of Virginia,…
"UNIT ONE: MINORITIES IN THE CITY," The City Today, edited by George L. Groman. New York: Harper & Row (1978).
Groman, George L.
"UNIT ONE: MINORITIES IN THE CITY," The City Today, edited by George L. Groman. New York: Harper & Row (1978).
"WE PALS," comic strip by Morrie Turner (1992).
Turner, Morrie
"WE PALS," comic strip by Morrie Turner (1992).
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT..." in Nugget (December 1962). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
Williams, John A.
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT..." in Nugget (December 1962). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
[THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM.] "The King Alfred Plan." Boston: Little, Brown (1967).
Williams, John A.
[THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM.] "The King Alfred Plan." Boston: Little, Brown (1967).
A CONDITION OF CONFLICT. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets. An early version of Jacob's Ladder.
Williams, John A.
A CONDITION OF CONFLICT. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets. An early version of Jacob's Ladder.
A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Belleville, Mich.: Belleville Lake Press (1992). Co-edited with Michel Fabre. Original typescript.
Williams, John A.
A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Belleville, Mich.: Belleville Lake Press (1996). Co-edited with Michel Fabre. First edition.
Williams, John A.
A STREET GUIDE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARIS. Belleville, Mich.: Belleville Lake Press (1996). Co-edited with Michel Fabre. First edition.
ACHEBE, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: Fawcett Premier Book (1969). First paperback edition, inscribed to Williams.
Achebe, Chinua
ACHEBE, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: Fawcett Premier Book (1969). First paperback edition, inscribed to Williams.
ACHEBE, Chinua. Typed letter, signed. 21 May 1987.
ACHEBE, Chinua.
ACHEBE, Chinua. Typed letter, signed. 21 May 1987.
Advertisement for Williams's speech on 24 February (1983?) as a part of the Paul Robeson Scholar Project at Livingston College, Rutgers University.
Rutgers University
Advertisement for Williams's speech on 24 February (1983?) as a part of the Paul Robeson Scholar Project at Livingston College, Rutgers University.
Advertisement for Williams's speech on 25 March (1983?) as a part of the Hall of Fame Celebrity Series at Bronx Community College.
Bronx Community College
Advertisement for Williams's speech on 25 March (1983?) as a part of the Hall of Fame Celebrity Series at Bronx Community College.
Advertising brochure for the television drama "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981), adapted from The Junior Bachelor Society.
Advertising brochure for the television drama "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981), adapted from The Junior Bachelor Society.
American Book Award, 1983. Presented to Williams by the Before Columbus Foundation for "excellence in Literature."
American Book Award, 1983. Presented to Williams by the Before Columbus Foundation for "excellence in Literature."
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.<br /> <br />
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.

AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition, copy proof.
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition, copy proof.
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition. Cover art by Romare Bearden
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition. Cover art by Romare Bearden
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition, copy proof.
Williams, John A.
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. Cover art by Sam Middleton.
Williams, John A.
AMISTAD 2. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1971). First edition. Cover art by Sam Middleton.
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN, introduction by Dick Stroud
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN:
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN: Williams discusses race and World War II<br /> <br />
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN: Williams discusses race and World War II
Article from publication announcing the American Book Awards, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.
Before Columbus Foundation
Article from publication announcing the American Book Awards, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.
ASSESS THE MESS." Original typescript of song lyrics (2003).
Williams, John A.
ASSESS THE MESS." Original typescript of song lyrics (2003).
Autograph letter, signed. From Williams to his mother, Ola Mae Williams. June 1944.
Williams, John A.
BEARDEN, Romare and Nanette. Christmas card, featuring a reproduction of Bearden's painting Black Mother and Child, signed "Love, Nanette and Romie."
Bearden, Romare
BEARDEN, Romare and Nanette. Christmas card, featuring a reproduction of Bearden's painting Black Mother and Child, signed "Love, Nanette and Romie."
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter (postcard), signed, to Williams. 1969.
Bearden, Romare
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter (postcard), signed, to Williams. 1969.
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
Bearden, Romare
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
Black Writers Hall of Fame, Chicago State University, 1998.
Chicago State University
Black Writers Hall of Fame, Chicago State University, 1998.
BRIDGES: LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1994). First edition.
Muller, Gilbert H.
Williams, John A.
BRIDGES: LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1994). First edition.
BROOKS, Gwendolyn. Typed letter, signed, enclosing poem "Medgar Evers," undated.
Brooks, Gwendolyn.
BROOKS, Gwendolyn. Typed letter, signed, enclosing poem "Medgar Evers," undated.
Business Card: "J. Williams / 327 W. 85th St. New York 24, N.Y. / Public Relations / Marketing / Promotion / Advertising." 1955.
Business Card: "J. Williams / 327 W. 85th St. New York 24, N.Y. / Public Relations / Marketing / Promotion / Advertising." 1955.
Bust of Williams by James Reed, 6 September 1988. A reproduction of the bust was used for the Safari West jacket art.
Reed, James
Bust of Williams by James Reed, 6 September 1988. A reproduction of the bust was used for the Safari West jacket art.
Callaloo #21 front cover
"MORE JOURNEYS WITHOUT TITLE,"
Callaloo #21. Vol. 7, No. 2 (Spring-Summer 1984); 83-85.
Camp Robert Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Training Center; with Williams's signed inscription: "To My Best Girl - Mom from Jon." May 1943.
Williams, John A.
Camp Robert Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Training Center; with Williams's signed inscription: "To My Best Girl - Mom from Jon." May 1943.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition.
Williams, John A.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. New York: Bantam Books (1974). First paperback edition.
Williams, John A.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. New York: Bantam Books (1974). First paperback edition.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Original typescript with the author's corrections and additions.
Williams, John A.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Original typescript with the author's corrections and additions.
CASH, Earl A. John A. Williams: The Evolution of a Black Writer. New York: The Third Press (1975). First edition, in dust jacket.
Cash, Earl A.
CASH, Earl A. John A. Williams: The Evolution of a Black Writer. New York: The Third Press (1975). First edition, in dust jacket.
Certificate of Honor and Recognition, Columbus City Council. Williams was presented this certificate for Vanqui and Clifford's Blues in 1999.
Certificate of Honor and Recognition, Columbus City Council. Williams was presented this certificate for Vanqui and Clifford's Blues in 1999.
Chester Himes and John A. Williams at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters induction, September 20, 1970.
Chester Himes and John A. Williams at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters induction, September 20, 1970.
Chester Himes. Alicante, Spain. June 1969.
unknown
Chester Himes. Alicante, Spain. June 1969.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). First edition.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
CLIFFORD'S BLUES. Minneapolis, Minn.: Coffee House Press (1998). Uncorrected galley, showing the first version of the cover art.
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
Williams, John A.
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
Contact sheet (clipped) of five original photographs of Williams with his son Adam, Teaneck, N.J. (1975).
Contact sheet (clipped) of five original photographs of Williams with his son Adam, Teaneck, N.J. (1975).
COOKE, Dana L. Typed letter signed to Dennis and John A. Williams. 13 March 1992.
Cooke, Dana
COOKE, Dana L. Typed letter signed to Dennis and John A. Williams. 13 March 1992.
DE ZWARTE WOEDE. Amsterdam: ABC-Boeken (1967). Dutch paperback edition of the Angry Black.
Williams, John A.
DE ZWARTE WOEDE. Amsterdam: ABC-Boeken (1967). Dutch paperback edition of the Angry Black.
DICKINSON, Gloria Harper. "Self-Concept in the Novels of John A. Williams and Chinua Achebe." 18 January 1978. Howard University doctoral dissertation.
Dickinson, Gloria Harper.
DICKINSON, Gloria Harper. "Self-Concept in the Novels of John A. Williams and Chinua Achebe." 18 January 1978. Howard University doctoral…
Dunbar Center basketball team. 7 April 1943. Williams is third from right, second row.
FABRE, Michel. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 11 January 1991.
Fabre, Michel
FABRE, Michel. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 11 January 1991.
FLASHBACKS: A TWENTY-YEAR DIARY OF ARTICLE WRITING. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday (1973). First edition.
Williams, John A.
FLASHBACKS: A TWENTY-YEAR DIARY OF ARTICLE WRITING. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday (1973). First edition.
FOR OURSELVES: THE IMAGES OF MALCOLM X (1992?). Proposal for a book of photographs to accompany the television documentary produced by Blackside Productions.
Williams, John A.
FOR OURSELVES: THE IMAGES OF MALCOLM X (1992?). Proposal for a book of photographs to accompany the television documentary produced by Blackside…
From PROFILES OF NEW YORK AUTHORS, by Mildred Buchanan Flagg. New York: Carlton Press (1972).
Flagg, Mildred Buchanan
From PROFILES OF NEW YORK AUTHORS, by Mildred Buchanan Flagg. New York: Carlton Press (1972).
GOOD, Paul. Typed letter, signed. 3 April 1969.
Good, Paul.
GOOD, Paul. Typed letter, signed. 3 April 1969.
Headnote on Dick Gregory
Williams, John A.
Headnote on Dick Gregory
Helen, Joe, and Ola Mae Williams. 16 April, 1950.
Williams, John A.
HIMES, Chester. Carbon typescript, The Quality of Hurt: Book 1 (1972).
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Carbon typescript, The Quality of Hurt: Book 1 (1972).
HIMES, Chester. The Quality of Hurt: The Autobiography of Chester Himes. Vol. 1. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition, inscribed to Williams.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. The Quality of Hurt: The Autobiography of Chester Himes. Vol. 1. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition, inscribed to…
HIMES, Chester. The Third Generation. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1989). Foreword by Williams.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. The Third Generation. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1989). Foreword by Williams.
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, n.d. (1963?)
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, n.d. (1963?)
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 13 June 1969.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 13 June 1969.
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 3 December 1962.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, to Williams. 3 December 1962.
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed, to Williams. 22 July 1969.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed, to Williams. 22 July 1969.
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed. 30 May 1972.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed. 30 May 1972.
Honorary Degree, State University of New York, Old Westbury, Doctor of Letters, 20 May 2001.
Honorary Degree, State University of New York, Old Westbury, Doctor of Letters, 20 May 2001.
Honorary degree, Syracuse University, Doctor of Letters, 14 May 1995.
Syracuse University
Honorary degree, Syracuse University, Doctor of Letters, 14 May 1995.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
Williams, John A.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
HUGHES, Langston. Original telegram, to Williams. [1965].
Hughes, Lanston
HUGHES, Langston. Original telegram, to Williams. [1965].
IF I STOP I'LL DIE: THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF RICHARD PRYOR. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1991). First edition, signed by Williams and Dennis Williams.
Williams, John A.
IF I STOP I'LL DIE: THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF RICHARD PRYOR. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1991). First edition, signed by Williams and Dennis…
IF I STOP I'LL DIE: THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF RICHARD PRYOR. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions.
Williams, John A.
IF I STOP I'LL DIE: THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF RICHARD PRYOR. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions.
INTERVIEW WITH BILL COSBY. Original typescript of interview for Amistad 2. Unpublished.
Williams, John A.
INTERVIEW WITH BILL COSBY. Original typescript of interview for Amistad 2. Unpublished.
INTERVIEWS WITH BLACK WRITERS, edited by John O'Brien. New York: Liveright (1973).
O'Brien, John
INTERVIEWS WITH BLACK WRITERS, edited by John O'Brien. New York: Liveright (1973).
Introducing Amistad. Random House promotional poster (1970).
Williams, John A.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, copy proof.
Williams, John A.
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, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams and dated 10 August 1987.
Williams, John A.
JACOB'S LADDER. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press (1987). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams and dated 10 August 1987.
John A. Williams addresses the 2003 graduating class at the University of Rochester.
Williams, John A.
John A. Williams addresses the 2003 graduating class at the University of Rochester.
John A. Williams interviews Chester Himes
Williams, John A.
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…
John A. Williams reads a selection<br /> from CLIFFORD'S BLUES
Williams, John A.
John A. Williams reads a selection from CLIFFORD'S BLUES
John and Lori Williams in Huntington, N.Y. (1983?).
John and Lori Williams in Huntington, N.Y. (1983?).
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
Johnson, Doug. Typed letter signed to Williams. 3 August 1970.
Johnson, Doug
JOURNEY OUT OF ANGER. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1965). First British edition.
Williams, John A.
JOURNEY OUT OF ANGER. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1965). First British edition.
KILLENS, John Oliver. Typed letter signed. 16 April 1986.
Killens, John Oliver
KILLENS, John Oliver. Typed letter signed. 16 April 1986.
L'HOMME QUI CRIAIT JE SUIS. Paris: Quai Voltaire (1994). French edition.
Williams, John A.
L'HOMME QUI CRIAIT JE SUIS. Paris: Quai Voltaire (1994). French edition.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
Williams, John A.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Pelham, N.Y.: American Association for Ethiopian Jews (1983). First edition. Original wrappers.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.…
Letter from Mary T. Williams to JAW. 2 March 1962.
Williams, Mary T.
Letter from Mary T. Williams to JAW. 2 March 1962.
LEVINE, Philip. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
Levine, Philip
LEVINE, Philip. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
LINDBACK AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING. Presented by the president of The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers in recognition of Williams's contributions as Professor of English at the Newark campus of Rutgers University. 24 May 1982.
Rutgers University
LINDBACK AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING. Presented by the president of The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers in recognition of Williams's…
LOVE. Derry, N.H., Ridgewood, N.J.: Babcock & Koontz (1988). Copy 18 of edition 200. Signed by Williams, excerpt from The Book Without Title.
Williams, John A.
LOVE. Derry, N.H., Ridgewood, N.J.: Babcock & Koontz (1988). Copy 18 of edition 200. Signed by Williams, excerpt from The Book Without Title.
LP RECORD. Special radio programming material for Captain Blackman, featuring Williams. Released by Garrison Systems Radio Network. Undated (1972?).
Garrison Systems Radio Network
LP RECORD. Special radio programming material for Captain Blackman, featuring Williams. Released by Garrison Systems Radio Network. Undated (1972?).
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, U.S. Senate Building, Washington, D.C., March 1964. Photograph from Williams's personal collection.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, U.S. Senate Building, Washington, D.C., March 1964. Photograph from Williams's personal collection.
McNATT, Norman H. Autographed letter, signed, to Williams, 12 February 1990, announcing the appointment of Williams as the Paul Robeson Professor of English, Rutgers University.
McNatt, Norman H.
McNATT, Norman H. Autographed letter, signed, to Williams, 12 February 1990, announcing the appointment of Williams as the Paul Robeson Professor of…
Men on Divorce: The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano.
Men on Divorce: The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano.
MIDDLETON, Sam. Autograph letter signed to Williams. 6 December 1982.
Middleton, Sam
MIDDLETON, Sam. Autograph letter signed to Williams. 6 December 1982.
MIDDLETON, Sam. Autograph letter signed, to Williams. 7 October 1981.
Middleton, Sam
MIDDLETON, Sam. Autograph letter signed, to Williams. 7 October 1981.
Miller Brewing Company's promotional brochure for GALLERY OF GREATS: BLACK AUTHORS, A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE, 1990.
Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Company's promotional brochure for GALLERY OF GREATS: BLACK AUTHORS, A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE, 1990.
MINORITIES IN THE CITY. New York: Harper and Row (1975). Signed by Williams, original wrappers.
Williams, John A.
MINORITIES IN THE CITY. New York: Harper and Row (1975). Signed by Williams, original wrappers.
Mother, Ola Mae, and stepfather, Albert Page. April, 1950.
Williams, John A.
MOTHERSILL AND THE FOXES. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1975). First edition.
Williams, John A.
MOTHERSILL AND THE FOXES. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1975). First edition.
MULLER, Gilbert H. John A. Williams. Boston: Twayne Publishers (1984). First edition.
Muller, Gilbert
MULLER, Gilbert H. John A. Williams. Boston: Twayne Publishers (1984). First edition.
N'GOMA, Eugene. "Les Personnages Expatries Chez trois Romanciers Afro-Americains d'Apres-Guerre: James Baldwin, John A. Williams, William Gardner Smith de 1948 a 1972." Universite de Paris, 1983. Doctoral dissertation.
N'goma, Eugene
N'GOMA, Eugene. "Les Personnages Expatries Chez trois Romanciers Afro-Americains d'Apres-Guerre: James Baldwin, John A. Williams, William Gardner…
NAAR JAMES TOWN EN TERUG. Urecht/Antwerpen: A.W. Brana & Zoon (1969). Dutch edition.
Williams, John A.
NAAR JAMES TOWN EN TERUG. Urecht/Antwerpen: A.W. Brana & Zoon (1969). Dutch edition.
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