Redding, J. Saunders (Jay Saunders), 1906-1988

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Born in Wilmington, Delaware. Brown University Class of 1928. Professor of English at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1943 to 1966. Married Esther Elizabeth James. Brother Louis Lorenzo Redding was Brown Class of 1923; sister C. Gwendolyn Redding was Pembroke Class of 1923. Children: Conway Holmes Redding and Lewis A. Redding (both attended Brown University). At different times was Professor of American History at Georgetown University; Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Humane Letters, Department of English, Cornell University; Director of the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Research and Publications, 1966 to 1969. Authored: To Make a Poet Black; No Day of Triumph; Stranger and Alone; They Came in Chains; On Being Negro in America. He was known as a specialist in Afro-American Literature.

From the description of Papers, [ca. 1940-1980]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 145430372

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creatorOf Holden, Adele V. Autograph letter signed Adele V. Holden to: "Professor Redding" February 6, 1962. Wellesley College
referencedIn Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973,. Creative writing questionnaires for writing class at University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1972. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Jean Wagner papers, 1945-1983 (inclusive), 1957-1963 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Gerson, Tove Gertrud Mueller, 1903-1998. Papers, 1919-1993 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn American Scholar, Records, 1926-2006, (bulk 1944-2005) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hill, Roy L. Autograph letter signed Roy L. Hill to: "Mr. Redding" January 27, 1965. Wellesley College
referencedIn Commencement 1964 photographs. Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Warren Hunting Smith Library
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Fulani, Richard. Typed letter signed Richard Fulani to: "Brother Redding" Wellesley College
creatorOf Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906. Paul Laurence Dunbar collection, 1892-1902. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Redding, Jay Saunders, 1906-1988. Papers, [ca. 1940-1980]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Papers, 1919-1993 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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correspondedWith American Scholar corporateBody
associatedWith Baker, Houston A. person
associatedWith Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. person
associatedWith Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004. person
associatedWith Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986. person
associatedWith Bright, Clavenda. person
associatedWith Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971. person
associatedWith Carey, Hugh. person
associatedWith Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973. person
associatedWith Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005. person
associatedWith Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989. person
associatedWith Davis, Barbara. person
associatedWith Davis, John A., 1923- person
associatedWith Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906. person
associatedWith Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009. person
associatedWith Fulani, Richard. person
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
associatedWith Gerson, Tove Gertrud Mueller, 1903-1998. person
associatedWith Gregorian, Vartan. person
associatedWith Hare, Nathan. person
associatedWith Harper, Michael, 1931- person
associatedWith Hastings, William T. (William Thomson), 1881-1969. person
associatedWith Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973, person
associatedWith Hill, Roy L. person
associatedWith Holden, Adele V. person
associatedWith Huggins, Nathan I. (Irvin), 1927- person
associatedWith Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. person
associatedWith Humphrey, Hubert (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. person
associatedWith Kheel, Theodore. person
associatedWith Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987. person
associatedWith Kilson, Martin. person
associatedWith Lamming, G. E. (George Eric), 1927- person
associatedWith Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Morrison, Toni. person
associatedWith Murphy, Carl. person
associatedWith Newman, Edwin. person
associatedWith Rampersad, A. person
associatedWith Rustin, Bayard, 1907- person
associatedWith Sparkman, John, 1899-1985. person
associatedWith Stuckey, Sterling. person
associatedWith Styron, William, 1925-2006. person
associatedWith Tove Gertrud (Müller) Gerson, 1903- person
associatedWith Turner, Darwin T., 1931-1991. person
correspondedWith Wagner, Jean, 1919- person
associatedWith Walker, Margaret, 1915-1998. person
associatedWith Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- person
associatedWith Washington, Joseph. person
associatedWith Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981. person
associatedWith Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944- person
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