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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.
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
Williams, John A.
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
VANQUI. Original printed score with libretto by Williams and music by Leslie Savoy Burrs (1998). "Women's Deep Song," with Williams's corrections shown.
Williams, John A.
VANQUI. Original printed score with libretto by Williams and music by Leslie Savoy Burrs (1998). "Women's Deep Song," with Williams's corrections…
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
Williams, John A.
COLLEAGUES. Original typescript for the unpublished novel.
Original drawing by Williams of the campus setting for Colleagues.
Williams, John A.
Original drawing by Williams of the campus setting for Colleagues.
Typed letter from Williams to Glenda Kuneman, 14 June 2000.
Williams, John A.
Typed letter from Williams to Glenda Kuneman, 14 June 2000.
"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.
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.
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.
"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).
Original typescript, The Book Without Title became Clifford's Blues.
Williams, John A.
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).
Williams, John A.
"Chapter 21" of CLIFFORD'S BLUES published in Black American Literature Forum, Vol. 23, Number 2 (Summer 1989).
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.
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.<br /> <br />
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.

"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
Williams, John A.
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
SAFARI WEST. Montreal, Canada: Hochelaga Press (1998). First edition.
Williams, John A.
SAFARI WEST. Montreal, Canada: Hochelaga Press (1998). First edition.
Typed letter, Raymond Beauchemin to Williams. 27 June 1997.
Beauchemin, Raymond
Typed letter, Raymond Beauchemin to Williams. 27 June 1997.
Printed paper jacket for Safari West. Designed by Raymond Beauchemin.
Beauchemin, Raymond
Printed paper jacket for Safari West. Designed by Raymond Beauchemin.
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.
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…
WILLIAMS, Lori and John A. DEAR CHESTER, DEAR JOHN. (A work in progress.)
Williams, John A.
Williams, Lori
WILLIAMS, Lori and John A. DEAR CHESTER, DEAR JOHN. (A work in progress.)
Original photograph of Himes and Williams. Taken by Lori Williams in New York. 1968.
Williams, Lori
Original photograph of Himes and Williams. Taken by Lori Williams in New York. 1968.
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. 30 May 1972.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed. 30 May 1972.
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.
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…
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Rosen, Ruth
Chester Himes. Alicante, Spain. June 1969.
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Chester Himes. Alicante, Spain. June 1969.
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. 22 July 1969.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter, signed, to Williams. 22 July 1969.
Original photograph of Chester Himes with his cat, Deros. Taken by Williams at the Hotel Albert in New York. Summer 1968.
Williams, John A.
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).
Williams, John A.
"CHESTER HIMES IS GETTING ON," clipped from Book Week. Vol. 2, No. 5 (11 October 1964).
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.
A sketch embracing the doings at the grand council of the Iroquois held October 1845<br />
Hurd, Isaac N.
Marcus Alexis Oral History
WAYS IN: APPROACHES TO READING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE AND FILM. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (2003). Second edition.
Muller, Gilbert H.
Williams, John A.
WAYS IN: APRROACHES TO READING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE AND FILM. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (2003). Second edition.
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.
WAYS IN: APPROACHES TO READING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1994). First edition.
Muller, Gilbert H.
Williams, John A.
WAYS IN: APPROACHES TO READING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1994). First edition.
THE MCGRAW-HILL INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1985). First edition, original wrappers.
Muller, Gilbert H.
Williams, John A.
THE MCGRAW-HILL INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE. Co-edited with Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw-Hill (1985). First edition, original wrappers.
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.
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…
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.
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.
"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…
"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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
Commemorative plaques in Wilson Commons
Plaques listing the names of alumni and faculty killed during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
THE BERHAMA ACCOUNT. Far Hills, N.J.: New Horizon Press (1985). First edition, in dust jacket.
Williams, John A.
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.
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.…
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
Williams, John A.
LAST FLIGHT FROM AMBO BER. Acting Script (offset from typescript).
!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.
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.
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.
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."
!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.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
Williams, John A.
Houghton Mifflin's promotional flyer for !Click Song.
!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. 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.
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).
Williams in Worcester, N.Y. (1976).
Williams in Worcester, N.Y. (1976).
Original typescript of collaborative effort by Williams and his wife, Lori. (1979)
Williams, John A.
Original typescript of collaborative effort by Williams and his wife, Lori. (1979)
Promotional photograph showing the cast of "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981).
Promotional photograph showing the cast of "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981).
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.
O'CONNOR, John J. "TV: Blacks on Way Up in "Sophisticated Gents," offprint from the New York Times. 29 September 1981
O'Conor, John
O'CONNOR, John J. "TV: Blacks on Way Up in "Sophisticated Gents," offprint from the New York Times. 29 September 1981
THE JUNIOR BACHELOR SOCIETY. Original typescript, with author's corrections and additions. Uncollated sheets.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
MINORITIES IN THE CITY. New York: Harper and Row (1975). Signed by Williams, original wrappers.
Williams, 1972.
Williams, 1972.
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.
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?).
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. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition.
Williams, John A.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First 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.
Introducing Amistad. Random House promotional poster (1970).
Williams, John A.
WRIGHT, Richard. Carbon typescript of "Blueprint for Negro Literature" (1937).
Wright, Richard
WRIGHT, Richard. Carbon typescript of "Blueprint for Negro Literature" (1937).
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.
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 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 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.
Williams with Charles F. Harris at the Random House reception for Amistad.
Williams with Charles F. Harris at the Random House reception for Amistad.
REED, Ishmael. Mumbo Jumbo. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition, signed by Reed.
Reed, Ishmael
REED, Ishmael. Mumbo Jumbo. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday (1972). First edition, signed by Reed.
REED, Ishmael. Typed letter, signed. 24 September 1975.
Reed, Ishmael
REED, Ishmael. Typed letter, signed. 24 September 1975.
HUGHES, Langston. Original telegram, to Williams. [1965].
Hughes, Lanston
HUGHES, Langston. Original telegram, to Williams. [1965].
ROTH, Henry. Typed letter signed. 25 July 1966.
Roth, Henry
ROTH, Henry. Typed letter signed. 25 July 1966.
Williams with Henry Roth. Spain, 1966.
Williams with Henry Roth. Spain, 1966.
KILLENS, John Oliver. Typed letter signed. 16 April 1986.
Killens, John Oliver
KILLENS, John Oliver. Typed letter signed. 16 April 1986.
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
Original Carl van Vechten photograph of John O. Killens. 1954.
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Original Carl van Vechten photograph of John O. Killens. 1954.
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, signed, undated.
Bearden, Romare
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
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.
Williams and Achebe, Lagos, Nigeria. January 1965.
Williams and Achebe, Lagos, Nigeria. January 1965.
ACHEBE, Chinua. Typed letter, signed. 21 May 1987.
ACHEBE, Chinua.
ACHEBE, Chinua. Typed letter, signed. 21 May 1987.
LEVINE, Philip. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
Levine, Philip
LEVINE, Philip. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
BROOKS, Gwendolyn. Typed letter, signed, enclosing poem "Medgar Evers," undated.
Brooks, Gwendolyn.
BROOKS, Gwendolyn. Typed letter, signed, enclosing poem "Medgar Evers," undated.
POLITICAL BUTTON, Poor People's campaign.
POLITICAL BUTTON, Poor People's campaign.
GOOD, Paul. Typed letter, signed. 3 April 1969.
Good, Paul.
GOOD, Paul. Typed letter, signed. 3 April 1969.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. Paperback edition.
Williams, John A.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. Paperback edition.
THE KING GOD DIDN'T SAVE. New York: Coward-McCann (1970). First edition.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Setting typescript, with author's corrections and additions.
Williams holding artist Bill Hutson's design (never used) for the dust jacket of The Man Who Cried I Am. 1972.
Williams holding artist Bill Hutson's design (never used) for the dust jacket of The Man Who Cried I Am. 1972.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Autograph manuscript. Fragment of dramatization by Williams.
Williams, John A.
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).
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. New York: Signet Books/New American Library (1968). First paperback edition.
SIONS, Harry. Typed letter, signed. 29 July 1966.
Sions, Harry
SIONS, Harry. Typed letter, signed. 29 July 1966.
[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).
THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM. Boston: Little, Brown (1967). First hardcover edition.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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.
Williams, John A.
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).
Williams, John A.
"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).
Williams, John A.
"THIS IS MY COUNTRY TOO, PART I," in Holiday, Vol. 36, No. 2 (August 1964).
<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…
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 /> <br />
Williams, John A.
THE PROTECTORS, by Harry J. Anslinger with J. Dennis Gregory. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy (1964). First edition. Williams used the pseudonym…
Original photograph of Williams at his typewriter, 1964.<br /> Photo by Jean Lattes.
Lattes, Jean
Original photograph of Williams at his typewriter, 1964.
Photo by Jean Lattes.
"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).
"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).
"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).
"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).
"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).
"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).
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, n.d. (1963?)
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
HIMES, Chester. Typed letter signed, n.d. (1963?)
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.
SISSIE. Stockholm: Raben & Sjogren (1964). Swedish paperback edition.
Williams, John A.
SISSIE. Stockholm: Raben & Sjogren (1964). Swedish paperback edition.
SISSIE. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1969). First paperback edition.
Williams, John A.
SISSIE. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1969). First paperback edition.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar. Straus, & Cudahy (1963). First edition.
Williams, John A.
SISSIE. New York: Farrar. Straus, & Cudahy (1963). First edition.
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.
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.
Williams, John A.
SISSIE: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. Original typescript, second draft; with the author's corrections and additions. A dramatization of the novel for the…
Letter from Mary T. Williams to JAW. 2 March 1962.
Williams, Mary T.
Letter from Mary T. Williams to JAW. 2 March 1962.
"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).
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.
THE ANGRY BLACK. New York: Lancer Books (1962(. First edition, edited by Williams. Stories and articles by prominent writers.
Williams, John A.
THE ANGRY BLACK. New York: Lancer Books (1962(. First edition, edited by Williams. Stories and articles by prominent writers.
Headnote on Dick Gregory
Williams, John A.
Headnote on Dick Gregory
"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).
"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).
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