Box 73

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Syllabus of course taught by Shange at University of Florida

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Photographs of Shange and daughter Savannah, headshots of Shange in folder labeled Poets & Writers

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Poems from Lizard series, Porque no está conmigo, I Am an Old Woman, Crooked Woman

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First draft, rough edit typewritten manuscript of If I Can Cook/You Know God Can with handwritten notes and note from Shange to possible editor at University of Texas

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Photocopied typewritten (with handwritten edits) manuscript of lost in language & sound

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Dedication in front of notebook from opening night of Betsey Brown (March 30, 1989). Notebook contains to-do notes and contact information, handwritten drafts poems with corrections (including "Intermittent celibacy" from The Love Space Demands: a Continuing Saga), notes on other plays and productions, pages of manuscripts folded in

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...

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Typewritten manuscript of Wild Beauty/Belleza Salvaje with track changes edits from various editors, including notes on spacing, accents, and other comparison between the current version of the text and the poems as they previously appeared

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Collection of thank-yous dedicated to Shange after her passing from friends, fans, and acquaintances (many possibly written at the same event)

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 2.2, Personal, 1972-2018, undated, contains personal correspondence between Shange and friends and family, including letters, greeting cards, event invitations, and photographs. Some correspondence with family members and friends relating to creative collaboration and other business has been placed in Subseries 2.1, Business (and Shange frequently collaborated with friends and family in her professional and creative life). Correspondents include Shange’s parents, siblings,...

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Letter with clipping of Nicosia's book review of Pedro Pietri poems, including Shange quote