Series I: C. L. R. James, 1932-1991
The bulk of this series comprises transcriptions of letters from James to Constance Webb and to their son, C. L. R. James, Jr. and other materials related to Special Delivery: The Letters of C.L. R. James to Constance Webb, 1939-1948 and The Nobbie Stories for Children and Adults, the two books of James' correspondence edited by Webb. Much of the other correspondence found here between Webb and James relates to their son, C. L. R. James, Jr., and many of these letters are transcriptions or photocopies. (Many of the original copies of James' letters to Webb, and to his son, are held at the Schomburg Center.) This series also includes a small amount of correspondence by James to others, a typescript draft of American Civilization along with a few other pieces by James, and writings and materials related to the Johnson-Forest Tendency.
Correspondence
Box 1 Folder 1
General, 1950-1959
Box 1 Folder 2
General, 1970, 1982, 1970, 1982
Box 1 Folder 3
C. L. R. James to [Daniel] Bell, 1953
Box 1 Folder 4
C. L. R. James to Grace [Lee Boggs], 1951
Box 1 Folder 5
C. L. R. James to Constance Webb and C. L. R. James, Jr., 1941-1986, Undated, 1941-1986, Undated
Box 1 Folder 6
Constance Webb to C. L. R. James, circa, 1950s
Box 1 Folder 7 to 9
C. L. R. James and Constance Webb--To and From, 1959-1980s (3 Folders), 1959-1980s
Box 1 Folder 10
Regarding C. L. R. James, Jr.,circa, 1970s
Box 1 Folder 11
Constance Webb--London Trips, 1982, 1991, 1982, 1991
Johnson-Forest Tendency
Box 1 Folder 12
General, 1955-1956, Undated, 1955-1956, Undated
Box 1 Folder 13
Conference--Transcript, Circa, 1951-1952
Box 1 Folder 14
Karl Marx, Three Essays by--with Introduction,, 1947
Box 1 Folder 15
"On W", 1955, Undated, 1955, Undated
"REB"
Box 1 Folder 16
General, 1955 January-March
Box 1 Folder 17
Circular Letters, 1954-1955
Box 1 Folder 18
Finance Campaign, 1954
Box 1 Folder 19
Finance Campaign--Detroit, Circa, 1955
Box 1 Folder 20
Finance Campaign--Los Angeles, 1955, Undated, 1955, Undated
Box 1 Folder 21
The Paper, Circa mid-1950s
Box 1 Folder 22
Report--Correspondence, Circa mid-1950s
Box 1 Folder 23
Seminar on New Human Relations, Circa mid-1950s
Box 1 Folder 24
State Capitalism and World Revolution, circa, 1950s
Box 1 Folder 25
Webb, Constance-- FBI Surveillance, circa, 1950s
Box 2 Folder 1
Webb, Constance-- Letter to Cecelia [Weinstein Lang], 1947
The Nobbie Stories for Children and Adults
Box 2 Folder 2
C. L. R. James to Choongko (C. L. R. James, Jr.), 1954-1957, Undated, 1954-1957, Undated
Box 2 Folder 3 to 4
C. L. R. James to Choongko-- Photocopies, 1953-1957, Undated, 1953-1957, Undated, (2 Folders)
Box 2 Folder 5
Introduction--Drafts--by Constance Webb, Undated
Box 2 Folder 6
Manuscript, 2004, Undated, 2004, Undated
Special Delivery: The Letters of C.L.R. James to Constance Webb, 1939-1948
Box 2 Folder 7 to 10
C. L. R. James to Constance Webb--Transcriptions, 1939-1945, (4 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 1 to 5
C. L. R. James to Constance Webb--Transcriptions, 1946-1951, Undated, 1946-1951, Undated, (5 Folders)
Box 3 Folder 6 to 8
C. L. R. James--To and From--Transcriptions and Photocopies, 1959-1980s (3 Folders), 1959-1980s
Box 3 Folder 9
Book Proposals, 1986-1993
Box 3 Folder 10
Contracts and Permissions, 1986-1996
Box 3 Folder 11
Editing--General, circa, 1980s
Box 3 Folder 12
Manuscript--Drafts, circa, 1980s, (3 Folders)
Writings by James
Box 4 Folder 1
"Abolition Movement--Its Meaning Today", 1963
Box 4 Folder 2
American Civilization--Manuscript, circa 1950s (bound typescript), 1950s
Box 4 Folder 3
Cultural Correspondence--Articles, 1983
Box 4 Folder 4
"Education, Propaganda, Agitation; Post-War America and Bolshevism", Circa, 1945
Box 4 Folder 5
Trinidad Speech--Transcription, Undated
Writings About James
Box 4 Folder 6
Anna Grimshaw, 1990, Undated, 1990, Undated
Box 4 Folder 7
Constance Webb, 1986, Undated, 1986, Undated
Printed Material
Box 4 Folder 8
Clippings, 1984-2001
Box 4 Folder 9
Death of C.L.R. James, 1989
Box 4 Folder 10
Exhibits and Events,1959-1991
Box 4 Folder 11
Fourth International--"Marxism and the Negro",, 1950
Box 4 Folder 12
Marxist Quarterly
, 1932
Series II: Richard Wright, circa 1940s-2001
Included in this series are correspondence and materials related to Webb's biography of Richard Wright and other writings of hers that concerned Wright.
Sub-series II.1: Correspondence Regarding--To and From
This sub-series contains correspondence to and from Webb and others regarding her research of Richard Wright's life and work, and inquiries to her after the publication of the Wright biography. There are two letters by Wright to Margrit de Sablonier, the Dutch translator of Wright's work.
Box 4 Folder 13 to 16
General, Circa, 1940s-1970s, (4 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 1
General, 1980s-2001
Box 5 Folder 2
General--Agent, 1967-1987
Box 5 Folder 3
Aaron, Abe and Chester, 1966-1967
Box 5 Folder 4
Bontemps, Arna, 1967
Box 5 Folder 5
Brown, Joe, 1966-1968
Box 5 Folder 6
Conroy, Jack, 1966-1967
Box 5 Folder 7
Ellison, Ralph, 1967-1967 (Photocopies), 1967-1967
Box 5 Folder 8
Fabre, Michel, 1966-1967
Box 5 Folder 9
Himes, Chester, 1966-1967
Box 5 Folder 10
de Sablonier, Margrit, 1966-1968, Undated, 1966-1968, Undated
Box 5 Folder 11
Schapiro, Meyer, 1948, 1987, 1948, 1987
Box 5 Folder 12
Wittenber, Jan, 1967
Box 5 Folder 13
Wright Family, 1961-1970, 1993-1994, 1961-1970, 1993-1994
Box 5 Folder 14
Wright, Richard to Margrit de Sablonier, 1960
Box 5 Folder 15
Wright, Richard to Margrit de Sablonier, 1954, 1960 (Transcriptions and Photocopies), 1954, 1960
Sub-series II.2: Writings
Held here are an unpublished speech by Wright, and drafts of a continuation ofBlack Boy.Webb's writing in this sub-series includes drafts of her biography of Wright, encyclopedia entries, Webb's proposal for another Wright project and her notes regarding Ellen Wright.
By Wright
Box 5 Folder 16
Black Boy Continuation of--Draft, Undated
Box 5 Folder 17
Black Boy, Continuation of--and Notes, Circa 1940s (Privately Printed), 1940s
Box 5 Folder 18
"How 'Bigger' Was Born,", 1940
Box 5 Folder 19
"The Position of the Negro Artist and Intellectual in American Society," 1960 (unpublished speech), 1960
Black Boy, Richard Wright: A Biography
Box 6 Folder 1 to 2
Drafts, circa 1940s-1960s (2 Folders), 1940s-1960s
Box 6 Folder 3
Drafts--Introduction, circa, 1960s
Box 6 Folder 4
Notes, Undated
Box 6 Folder 5
Notes--Paris, 1967-1968
Box 6 Folder 6
Notes--Paris--Wright's Files, 1967
Box 6 Folder 7
Notes--Preliminary, Undated
Box 6 Folder 8
Publishing Materials, 1967-1968
Box 6 Folder 9
Wright, Ellen, Undated
Other
Box 6 Folder 10
Clippings, 1960-2001
Box 6 Folder 11
Documentary Proposal--by A.J. Jaeger, 1992
Box 6 Folder 12
Encyclopedia Entries--by Webb, 1968-1969, 1987, 1968-1969, 1987
Box 6 Folder 13
Black Boy,Richard Wright and 19th Century Novels of Crime--Book Proposal--by Webb, 1993
Box 6 Folder 14
Thesis--by Susan Surich, 1969
Box 6 Folder 15
"What Next for Richard Wright?"--by Webb, 1949
Series III: Correspondence, 1940s-2005
Correspondents in this series include scholars of C. L. R. James and those concerned with his care; scholars of Richard Wright; and editors, friends and family. Much of the correspondence from the late 1990s through 2005 consists of printed copies of often quite lengthy emails. Anna Grimshaw, Lesley Himes and Hazel Rowley are among those with whom Webb corresponded most frequently. Copies of Webb's letters to many of her correspondents can also be found here. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the 1980s through the early 2003.
Box 7 Folder 1
"Agents,", 1987-2002
Box 7 Folder 2
Bates, Daisy--Regarding, 2004
Box 7 Folder 3
Boggs, Grace Lee and James, 1954, 1959, 1998, Undated, 1954, 1959, 1998, Undated
Box 7 Folder 4
Buhle, Paul, 1983-2000
Box 7 Folder 5
Dibb, Mike and Cheli Duran, 1998-2004, Undated, 1998-2004, Undated
Box 7 Folder 6
Dumain, Ralph, 2001-2003
Box 7 Folder 7
Feeney, Joan, 1979-1981, Undated, 1979-1981, Undated
Box 7 Folder 8
Geary, Ida, 1993-2001
Box 7 Folder 9
Glaberman, Martin, 1970-2001
Box 7 Folder 10 to 13
Grimshaw, Anna, 1985-2004, Undated (4 Folders), 1985-2004, Undated
Box 7 Folder 14
Hill, Robert, 1982-1989
Box 7 Folder 15
Himes, Chester, 1953-1968
Box 7 Folder 16
Himes, Chester--Regarding, 1963-2003, Undated, 1963-2003, Undated
Box 8 Folder 1 to 2
Himes, Lesley, 1993-2004, Undated (2 Folders), 1993-2004, Undated
Box 8 Folder 3
James, C. L. R., Jr., 1950s-1991
Box 8 Folder 4
James-Webb Family, 1940s-1950s
Box 8 Folder 5
Jefferson, Kris--Documentary Proposal, 2002-2003
Box 8 Folder 6
Landrigan, John--University Press of New England, 2002-2004
Box 8 Folder 7
Margolies, Claire and Edward, 1987, 2001-2005 Undated, 1987, 2001-2005, Undated
Box 8 Folder 8 to 9
Murray, Jim, 2001-2003 (2 Folders), 2001-2003
Box 8 Folder 10
Paine, Lyman and Frances, "Freddy", 1978-1986 Undated, 1978-1986, Undated
Box 9 Folder 1
Pearlstien, Edward, 1970-1986 Undated, 1970-1986, Undated
Box 9 Folder 2
Pease, Donald, 2002
Box 9 Folder 3
Phillips, Caryl, 1996-2004
Box 9 Folder 4
Ross, Lynn, 1974-1981
Box 9 Folder 5 to 6
Rowley, Hazel, 1997-2005, (2 Folders)
Box 9 Folder 7
Sallis, James, 1998-2002
Box 9 Folder 8
Schomberg Collection, 1986-1992
Box 9 Folder 9
Black Boy Special Delivery--Regarding, 1986
Box 9 Folder 10
University of Nebraska Press--Black Boy, The Nobbie Stories , 2004
Box 9 Folder 11
Warkentin, Alfred--Writing Proposals, 2001
Box 9 Folder 12 to 14
Chronological, 1940s-1970s (3 Folders), 1940s-1970s
Box 10 Folder 1 to 4
Chronological, 1980s-2000s, Undated (4 Folders), 1980s-2000s, Undated
Series IV: Writings, 1940s-2002, undated
The manuscripts and editorial materials for The Nobbie Stories for Children and Adults and Special Delivery: The Letters of C.L.R. James to Constance Webb, 1939-1948, both edited by Webb can be found in the Series I: C. L. R. James, 1932-1991. In this series are poetry, drafts of Webb's memoir, Not Without Love: Memoirs, multiple drafts of an unpublished novel and a few clippings of articles by Webb. A few pieces written by others, including Webb's husband Edward Pearlstien are also included here.
By Webb
Box 10 Folder 5
Articles, 1959-2001, Undated, 1959-2001, Undated
Black Boy, Not Without Love: Memoirs (2003)
Box 10 Folder 6
Afterword--Donald Pease, Undated
Box 10 Folder 7
Book Cover, Undated
Box 10 Folder 8 to 16
Drafts, Undated (9 Folders), Undated
Box 10 Folder 17 to 18
Manuscript, Undated (2 Folders), Undated
Box 10 Folder 19
Notes, Undated
Box 10 Folder 20
Publication Materials, 2002, Undated, 2002, Undated
Box 10 Folder 21
Poetry--"Miss Mrs Ms", Undated
Box 10 Folder 22
Poetry, 1940s-1970s, (2 Folders)
Box 10 Folder 23
Notebooks, Undated
Box 10 Folder 24
Notes and Ideas, Undated
Unpublished
Box 11 Folder 1 to 2
Black Boy, Black Redeemer: The Memoirs of Victoria Wright, Undated (2 Folders), Undated
Box 11 Folder 3
"Black/White Relations"--Notes and Drafts, Undated
Box 11 Folder 4 to 8
Black Boy, How I Was Tormented by Blacks (Negroes): The Memoirs of Victoria Wright, Undated (5 Folders), Undated
Box 11 Folder 9
Black Boy How to Torment Blacks (Negroes): An Exemplary Novel, , Undated
Box 11 Folder 10
"Some Blessed hope", Undated
Box 11 Folder 11
Untitled, Undated
Box 11 Folder 12 to 13
Untitled--Pages 1-253, Undated (2 Folders), Undated
Writings by Others
Box 11 Folder 14
Cudjoe, Selwyn R.--Lecture--"The Love Letters of C.L.R. James", 1992
Box 11 Folder 15
Duran, Cheli--Black Boy Special Delivery--Screenplay, 1997
Box 11 Folder 16
Grimshaw, Anna--"Himalyan Winter", 1987-1988
Box 11 Folder 17
Perlstien, Edward--Archibald Cypres--"Reconstituting the Constitution: An Agenda for Reform",, Undated
Box 11 Folder 18
Perlstien, Edward--Black Boy, Three Intellectual Plays , 1979
Box 11 Folder 19
Weinstein, Norman--"On the Inside", Undated
Box 11 Folder 20
Unidentified--Draft with Edits, circa 1960s (Photocopy), 1960s
Series V: Personal, 1918-2002, undated
This series contains an eclectic mix: address books, notebooks, sketches and artwork; employment and personal documents; subject files, materials from two lawsuits; and a Selective Service Appeal regarding C. L. R. James, Jr. Included in the Selective Service Appeal material is correspondence with Conrad Lynn, the New York City civil-rights attorney who represented C.L.R. James, Jr. Also in this series are photographs of Webb, C.L.R. James, and friends and family.
Box 12 Folder 1
Address Books, Undated
Box 12 Folder 2
Artwork, Undated
Box 12 Folder 3
Artwork--Cats--Computer Generated, Undated
Box 12 Folder 4 to 5
Artwork--Sketch Books, Undated (2 Folders), Undated
Box 12 Folder 6
Barieau, Bill--Party, 1997
Box 12 Folder 7
Biographical Blurb, Undated
Box 12 Folder 8
Clippings--General, 1953-2001, Undated, 1953-2001, Undated
Box 12 Folder 9
Clippings--Constance Webb, circa, 1940s-1950s
Box 14 Folder 1
Computer Files--Diskettes, 1992-1996, Undated (14), 1992-1996, Undated
Box 14 Folder 2
Computer Files--Disks, Undated (8), Undated
Box 12 Folder 10
Documents, 1918-1969
Box 12 Folder 11 to 12
Editorial Consultants, 1971, 2001-2002 (2 Folders), 1971, 2001-2002
Box 12 Folder 13
Editorial Consultants--Financial Statements, 1984-2001
Box 12 Folder 14
Editorial Consultants--Korea Book, 2001-2002
Box 12 Folder 15
Employment--Bechtel Power Corporation, 1970-1983
Box 12 Folder 16
Employment--Resumes, circa, 1970-1980s
Box 12 Folder 17
Ephemera, 1950, Undated, 1950, Undated
Box 12 Folder 18
Europe, Trip to, 1989
Box 12 Folder 19
Hemstreet, Robert--Unitarian Universalist Church,1977-1984
Box 12 Folder 20
Income Taxes, 2000-2002
Box 12 Folder 21
James, C. L. R., Jr.--"Robert"-- Selective Service Appeal, 1967-1974
Box 12 Folder 22
Lawsuit--Accident, 1976
Box 12 Folder 23
Lawsuit--Juror Harassment, 1985
Subject Files
Box 12 Folder 24
General Research, 2000-2001
Box 12 Folder 25
Fresno, 1961-1987, Undated, 1961-1987, Undated
Box 12 Folder 26 to 27
Puerto Rico, 1961-1968, Undated (2 Folders), 1961-1968, Undated
Box 12 Folder 28
Will--Constance Webb Pearlstien, 2003-2004
Photographs--Larger Format
Box 12 Folder 29
Family--Possibly Pearlstien, circa, 1920s-1960s
Box 13 Folder 1
Family--Unidentified, circa, 1950s-1960s
Box 13 Folder 2
James, C. L. R., Jr.--"Robert", 1950s-1962
Box 13 Folder 3
Pearlstien, Edward, circa, 1930s-1970s
Box 13 Folder 4
Webb, Constance, Circa 1940s-1950s circa 2000s, 1940s-1950s, 2000s
Box 13 Folder 5
Webb-Pearlstien Wedding, circa, 1959
Photographs
Box 14 Folder 3
General, 1960s, Undated, 1960s, Undated
Box 14 Folder 4
James, C. L. R., circa, 1949-1950s
Box 14 Folder 5
James, C. L. R.--Families--Trinidad, circa, 1959
Box 14 Folder 6 to 10
James, C. L. R., Jr.--"Robert", 1949-1980s (5 Folders), 1949-1980s
Box 14 Folder 11
James, Henno, 1960s
Box 14 Folder 12 to 13
Pearlstien, Edward, circa 1930s-1990s (2 Folders), 1930s-1990s
Box 14 Folder 14
Pearlstien --Family, circa, 1920s-1960s
Box 14 Folder 15
Pearlstien, Uncle J., 1963
Box 14 Folder 16
Trotsky, Leon, Undated
Webb, Constance
Box 14 Folder 17 to 24
circa 1920s-1990s (7 Folders), 1920s-1990s
Box 14 Folder 24
and Selma James, 1959
Box 14 Folder 26
Paintings, Undated
Box 14 Folder 27
Queen of Fresno, 1935
Box 14 Folder 28
Washington, DC--March on, 1957
Box 14 Folder 29
Webb Family, circa, 1950s-1965
Box 14 Folder 30
Wright, Ellen, 1966
Box 14 Folder 31
Wright, Richard--First Wife--Dheema Meidman, Undated
Unidentified
Box 14 Folder 32
Baby Photos, 1929-1949, Undated, 1929-1949, Undated
Box 14 Folder 33
Family Photos, circa, 1920s-1950s
Box 14 Folder 34
Groups, circa, 1950s-1980s
Box 14 Folder 35 to 36
Individuals, circa 1960s-1990s (2 Folders), 1960s-1990s
Photographs--Other
Box 14 Folder 37
JPEGS on Disk--8, Undated
Box 14 Folder 38
Negatives, Undated
Box 14 Folder 39
Slides, Undated