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WRIGHT, Richard. White Man, Listen! Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books/Doubleday (1964). Williams wrote the introduction for this edition in January…
Advertising poster for "Mrs. Wiggs of the cabbage patch," by Alice Hegan Rice, published in 1901 (the poster does not identify the publisher).…
Reproduction of a photograph, “War Time/ New Janitors,” Crapsey Clothing Company, Rochester, New York, ca. 1915.
Darren Stevenson, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon for their collaborative opera "Don't Blame Anyone"
SISSIE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1963). First edition, proof copy.
Handwritten letter from Mary ? ______ to Amy Kirby Post, February 9, 1847.
Handwritten letter from Ada ? _____ to Josephine E Wheeler, September 5, 1864.
Handwritten letter from Caroline ? _____ to Amy Kirby Post, April 15, 1827.
Handwritten letter from Eunice _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Eunice _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. . Eunice meant to meet Amy at the train station, but Mrs. Post failed to appear. Letter…
Handwritten letter from Florence ? _____ to Charles Frederick Farlin, December 7, 1887.
Handwritten letter from Helen _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Main subject of the letter concerns high levels of sickness in the Gilbert family.
Handwritten letter from Jane ? _____ to Isaac ? Post, 1852.
Handwritten letter from Jane _____ to Amy Kirby Post, April 24, 1828.
Handwritten letter from Jim ? _____ to Billy ?, March 24, 1868.
Handwritten letter from Joseph ? _____ to Willet E Post, February 11, 1872.
Handwritten letter from Libbie ? _____ to Esther Titus, September 29, 1865.
Handwritten letter from Lima _____ to unknown recipient, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Maggie ? _____ to Isaac Post, April 4, 1863.
Handwritten letter from Maggy _____ to Mary Ann ___, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Margareta ? _____ to Amy Kirby Post, July 7, 1871.
Handwritten letter from Margarett _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Mary ? _____ to Amy Kirby Post, October 11, 1867.
Handwritten letter from Mary ? _____ to unknown recipient, 186-?
Handwritten letter from Mary _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Mary expresses some home sickness for Rochester after her move to Buffalo. She would like…
Handwritten letter from Meritt ? _____ to unknown recipient, September 18, 1870.
Handwritten letter from Phebe ? _____ to Amy Kirby Post, 185-?
Handwritten letter from Porter _____ to Mary ?, March 12, 1865.
Handwritten letter from Robert ? _____ to Gertrude ?, November 25, 1859.
Handwritten letter from Samuel _____ to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Sarah _____ to Amy Kirby Post, February 12, 1850.
Handwritten letter from William [Robbin]? to Amy Kirby Post, March 14, 1826.
Handwritten letter from William ? _____ to Amy Kirby Post, April 29, 1870.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, in dust jacket. Signed by Williams.
!CLICK SONG. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1982). First edition, proof copy.
!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.
!['[Trade card]. Ricksecker’s Dentaroma. New York: Stahl & Jaeger Lith. (ca. 1885).](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/23611ba581e85d6cb812d3e3898dbcf9.jpg "'[Trade card]. Ricksecker’s Dentaroma. New York: Stahl & Jaeger Lith. (ca. 1885).")
'[Trade card]. Ricksecker’s Dentaroma. New York: Stahl & Jaeger Lith. (ca. 1885).
An article summarizing Midge Costanza's speech at a Women's Hall of Fame Inc. ceremony at Rochester Institute of Technology
This brochure, signed by more than thirty-five Rochester women including Susan B. Anthony and Kate Gleason, asks the women of Rochester to “urge upon…
This broadside uses the argument that the home, traditionally the purview of the wife and mother, is best served by women voting. The illustrations in…
"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).
"A New York Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
photograph of John A. Williams, undated.
"AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN A. WILLIAMS," by Dennis A. Williams, Forkroads (Winter 1995).
Drawing, "And by him Palomydes helmet off / He fought" by Florence Harrison.
"Arthur Rex" article rom Playboy Magazine.
A painting by landscape painter John F. Carlson, titled "Autumn Beeces," 1915.
Poem titled "Black Petal"from 5.31.2001 manuscript of Li-Young Lee's Book of My Nights with copy edits from David Caligiuri
Image of Franklin Florence at a table with others, front page of the newspaper
A newspaper account of Susan B. Anthony’s funeral. The photograph shows women paying their respects around Susan B. Anthony's casket.
"BOPPER'S HAMLET," in Gent. Vol. 2, No. 6 (August 1958).
Clipping of newspaper interview titled "Brimming" with Li-Young Lee done by Reamy Jansen for the November/December 1996 edition of The Bloomsbury…
"BRUBBIE DESBECK GOES TO MARS," in Dude. Vol. 2 No. 1 (September 1957).
Poem titled "Buried Heart"from 5.31.2001 manuscript of Li-Young Lee's Book of My Nights with copy edits from David Caligiuri
A poetry excerpt from Li-Young Lee's "Book of My Nights" titled "Buried Heart" along with notes from editor Thom Ward
An excerpt from Li-Young Lee's Book of My Nights titled "Buried Heart."
"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).
"Citation accompanying the awarding of the degree," Syracuse University, 14 May 1995.
A photograph of Jackson Pollock's 1952 painting "Convergence," as it hangs in the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
Ian Brown, "Dame Ragnell." From The Girl’s King Arthur.
A poetry excerpt from Li-Young Lee's "Book of My Nights" titled "Degrees of Blue" along with notes from editor Thom Ward
"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…
Anthony, Stanton and other leaders of the suffrage movement are "Flocking for Freedom" in this political cartoon by Joseph Keppler published in…
"Gawain Finds the Green Chapel" from The Drawings of Alan Lee: The Drawing Collection
"GLAD SONG OF THE A-TRAIN," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 117 (March 1963).
An early draft of poem "His Ocean" by Li-Young Lee sent to BOA founder Al Poulin Jr in October 1995.
An early draft of poem "His Ocean" by Li-Young Lee sent to BOA editor Thom Ward in March 1997.
An early draft of poem "His Ocean" by Li-Young Lee sent to BOA founder Al Poulin Jr in May 1997.
"How Four Queens Found Sir Lancelot in the Wood," magazine illustration of embroidered panel
Images of the murals "Indian Allen" and "White Woman of the Genesee" from the book "Art for the People," by Jessica Marten.
"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).
"King Arthur" (1922) paper doll from Playmates from Storyland
"Merlin and Vivian," illustration for Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay
"MIDDLETON," in An Ocean Apart: American Artists Abroad (exhibition) October 8, 1982 - January 9, 1983, The Studio Museum in Harlem. New York: The…
A poetry excerpt from Li-Young Lee's "Book of My Nights" titled "The Bridge" along with notes from editor Thom Ward
"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).
"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.
An excerpt from Li-Young Lee's first book of poetry Rose titled "Persimmons" — also one of his most well-known poems.
"PORTRAIT IN THE BLUE NOTE," in New York Stories, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 2001).
An early draft of poem "Praise Them" by Li-Young Lee from his collection Book of My Nights from the May 2001 manuscript.
An early draft of poem "Praise Them" by Li-Young Lee from his collection Book of My Nights from the Nov. 2000 manuscript.
An early draft of poem "Praise Them" by Li-Young Lee sent to BOA editor Thom Ward in March 1997.
An early draft of poem "Praise Them" by Li-Young Lee sent to editor Thom Ward in May 1997.
Carl W. Peter's first large-scale mural, titled "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future." Painted for the Genesee Valley Trust Company's headquarters in…
"ROM AND JULIE," in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
An image depicting part of Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity"mural for the Rochester Academy of Medicine as it was still in progress.
"SEX IN BLACK & WHITE," in Cavalier. Vol. 13, No. 123 (September 1963). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
This is a set of notes made by Sir Robert Southwell discussing the life and times of James Butler, Duke of Ormond to be used on an untitled biogrpahy.
"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.
Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON." Original carbon typescript.
"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).
Singing group, left to right: Jerry Phillips, Louis A. “Bubbles” Johnson (Grammy Award co-winner 1986 for “Sweet Love”), Isaiah Williams, Wade Davis.…
"TALENT LET LOOSE," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2 (March 1992).
"TALES OF CHILDHOOD," in Negro Digest. Vol. XII, No. 3 (January 1963).
A poetry excerpt from Li-Young Lee's "Book of My Nights" titled "The Bridge" along with notes from editor Thom Ward
Carl Peters' mural "The Early Days of the Erie Canal," painted for the building that was originally the Fairport Public Library, constructed as a WPA…
Poem titled "The Hammock"from 5.31.2001 manuscript of Li-Young Lee's Book of My Nights with copy edits from David Caligiuri
"THE LITERARY GHETTO," in Saturday Review. Vol. XLVI, No. 16 (20 April 1963).
A picture of Arshile Gorky's painting "The Liver is the Cock's Comb," as it hangs in the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
"THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR," in Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing. Anchor Press (1974).
"The Quest of the Goodly Knights" seeking the Castle of Knighthood
"The Quest of the Goodly Knights" to "The Castle of Knighthood" fictional map.
"THE VISITORS," Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (June 1988).
"THE WAY IT IS," from Safari West, original typescript.
"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).
"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).
"WE PALS," comic strip by Morrie Turner (1992).
"WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT..." in Nugget (December 1962). Also appears in Flashbacks (1973).
Lancelot Speed. Original watercolor. “’This girdle, lords,’ said she, ‘is made for the most part of mine own hair, which, while I was yet in the…
“Mr. Wonderful Lounge.” Many musical groups got their start in this night club that was located on West Main Street in Rochester from 1969-1971. Rocky…
Lancelot Speed. Original watercolor. “The giant sat at supper, gnawing on the limb of a man, and baking his huge frame by the fire.”
![“Then was Sir Lancelot sent for, and the letter [of Elaine of Astolat] read aloud by the clerk.”](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/40e4752b95a40e913477d1f846a21d70.jpg "“Then was Sir Lancelot sent for, and the letter [of Elaine of Astolat] read aloud by the clerk.”")
Lancelot Speed. Original watercolor. “Then was Sir Lancelot sent for, and the letter [of Elaine of Astolat] read aloud by the clerk.”
Lancelot Speed. Original watercolor. “Waving her hands and muttering the charm, and presently enclosed him fast within the tree.”
(DETAIL) Oxford expedition to Siberia, 1914. Dora Curtis.
![[Advertising card]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/2583bfc3260957c5bee991dad69a7820.jpg "[Advertising card]")
[Advertising cards]. Between The Acts. New York: B. Day, (ca. 1879). Three of a set of seven large advertising cards for Between The Acts Cigarettes,…
![[Advertising fan]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/105d6ffae9569655950cdf7373e4616a.jpg "[Advertising fan]")
[Advertising fan.] New York: The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., 1886.Cardboard fan advertising Thea-Nectar Pure Chinese Tea. Color lithograph of…
![[Cabinet photograph]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/cfdd1ce4617db100574a7a2c79831b2d.jpg "[Cabinet photograph]")
[Cabinet photograph]. New York: Sarony, [1882]. Lillian Russell in Patience.
![[Cabinet photograph]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/63154117118637ff3d3797c219e70086.jpg "[Cabinet photograph]")
[Cabinet photograph]. New York: Mora, [1879]. Venie Clancy as Josephine in the E.E. Rice production of H.M.S. Pinafore.
![[Cigar label] Dick Deadeye](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/4152aeeb5ef9ff53879c611932573296.jpg "[Cigar label] Dick Deadeye")
[Cigar label]. Dick Deadeye. New York: Heppenheimer &
![[Cigar label] Patience](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/22dc72d14bcec64601b5eeddf6f0d4f8.jpg "[Cigar label] Patience")
![[Cigar label] Pinafore](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/b845fd026d07b4881c3a327612d97c71.jpg "[Cigar label] Pinafore")
[Cigar label]. Pinafore. [Philadelphia: Geo. S. Harris &
![[Condom packet]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/7f1b4ec3db5d1efa6b9e970b1d322b22.jpg "[Condom packet]")
[Contemporary engraving]. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (London), Mar. 21, 1885. "The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre" by John Jellicoe.
![[Contemporary engraving]](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/7d18d52cccb44964c083e4e6fb0cbd58.jpg "[Contemporary engraving]")
[Contemporary engraving]. Vanity Fair (London), May 21, 1881."Patience" [W. S. Gilbert] by "Spy."