Bills, receipts, and correspondence re book and serial orders.
Entries for 1938 reference the beginning of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) inventory of the Library. Other entries detail acquisitions, changes in classifications schemes and arrangements, new staff, etc.
The Emmet F. Riordan Papers contain typed manuscripts of his novels, including "America's Dirge", "Between Kisses", "Copper Stain", "Headwaters", "No-Score-Game", and "Purse Badges." Also included in this collection are several letters to Riordan from his publishing company, E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc., regarding his manuscripts.
The collection contains materials related to Pan African composers and musicians that was collected by Hildred Roach. It includes music scores from a variety of Black composers, Hildred Roach concert programs, and music recordings (phonograph records, compact discs, and open reel). The collection includes William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, and many others.
Please see the External Documents section below for preliminary inventories of the collection.
The Rogers Family Papers consist of fifteen series, the first being on the Rogers & Clarke families in general, and the remainder focusing on the papers of individuals such as James Webb Rogers I, J. Harris Rogers, James Charles Rogers, Cora Rogers Clarke, Phillips H. Clarke Jr., Mae Harris Clarke and George E. Sullivan. The final series contains objects and oversize materials of varying types.
Extent: 30 linear feet
Number of Boxes: 19, with 11 oversize containers
Secondary works relating to Baron Corvo, including correspondence from collectors such as Donald Weeks, manuscripts of papers about Corvo by various authors (some photocopied), printed ephemera, and photographs.
The Heinrich A. Rommen Papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, printed materials, photographs, and clippings pertaining to Rommen's career both in Germany and in the United States.
