- The Robeson Family Archives
- Robeson, Paul and Robeson, Eslanda Goode, Collection, 1907-1988
- Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Manuscript Division, Washington DC
- The Paul Robeson Collection
A biography & an introduction to a collection of documents in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (NY Public Library) covering Robeson's artistic and political career from 1949 to 1956 through correspondence, manuscripts, and printed matter
- [University Publications of America microforms (35K)]
- The Paul and Eslanda Robeson FBI files (2680 pages in pdf format)
- with the expected cold-war, anti-communist slant
- Swiss Peace Movement collection of Robeson links
- in German but eminently useable and worthwhile
- Paul Robeson 1898-1976
An 82 page chronicle and curriculum resource developed by the Detroit Public Schools, (Mich. Dept. of Social Studies) in 1978.
Chronicle includes Robeson's life from his family roots through his obtaining a law degree, his acting and singing career, and his role as a human rights advocate. Uses personal narratives, anecdotal salutes by well-known figures. Resources include suggestions for secondary level classroom activities; a bibliography, discography, and filmography; puzzles; a debate format; a brief skit, and a listening skills study sheet.
- Jerome, Victor Jeremy
- Papers, 1923-1967
- Yale University Library, New Haven CT
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Papers, 1864-1973
- Yale University Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven CT
- Countee Cullen memorial collection
- Atlanta University Center, Inc., Arnett Library, Atlanta GA
- Baldwin, Calvin Benham
- Papers, 1933-1975
- University of Iowa, Libraries, Special Collections Department, Iowa City IA
- Brice, Carol
- Papers, 1905-1978
- Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans LA
- Cullen, Countee
- Papers, 1921-1969
- Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans LA
- Du Bois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt)
- Papers, 1803-1979
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Library, Amherst MA
- Bloor, Ella Reeve
- Papers, 1890-1973
- Smith College, Sophia Smith Collection, Northampton MA
- Benson, Elmer Austin
- Papers, 1931-1963
- Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul MN
- Vosseller, Elizabeth Van Fleet
- Papers, 1925-1939
- Hunterdon County Historical Society, Flemington NJ
- Gumby, L. S. Alexander, collector
- L. S. Alexander Gumby collection on the American Negro, ca. 1800-1960
- Columbia University, University Libraries, Butler Library, New York NY
- Brown, Lawrence
- Papers, 1916-1973
- The New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York NY
- Johnson, Charles Spurgeon
- Papers, 1870-1956 (MS 61-247). Addition, 1892-1965
- Fisk University, Library and Media Center, Special Collections, Nashville TN
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