Box 2

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Photographs include portraits of Harold as a baby and as an adult.

Collection Overview From the Collection: The DeCosta family papers are arranged in two series according to chronological family history. 1. DeCosta Family Papers, 1870-2010, documents the educational pursuits and the personal and professional lives of numerous members of the DeCosta family through photographs, diplomas, correspondence, newspaper clippings, funeral service programs and obituaries, published writings, and ephemera. Family members represented in the collection include: Martha...

Collection Overview From the Collection: The DeCosta family papers are arranged in two series according to chronological family history. 1. DeCosta Family Papers, 1870-2010, documents the educational pursuits and the personal and professional lives of numerous members of the DeCosta family through photographs, diplomas, correspondence, newspaper clippings, funeral service programs and obituaries, published writings, and ephemera. Family members represented in the collection include: Martha...

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Materials include a photograph of Miriam DeCosta-Willis in an Avery School group photo, photographs of her with her children and family, a portrait photograph of her, and a photograph of her at a symposium.

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Materials include newpaper clippings about Mirriam DeCosta-Willis as well as newspaper and magazine articles written by Miriam DeCosta-Willis. Magazines include a December 1981 issue of Sugar featuring an interview with Miriam DeCosta-Willis, and a Summer 1982 issue of Wellesley featuring an article written by Miriam DeCosta-Willis discussing her involvement in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement.

Scope and Contents Materials include academic articles, book chapters, and essays authored and co-authored by Mriam DeCosta-Willis. Folder 6 includes: "Imitation, Theme and Structure in Garcilaso's First Elegy,": co-authored with Steven F. Rendall, Modern Language Notes, March, 1967; "Social Lyricism and the Caribbean Poet/Rebel," CLA Journal, June, 1972; "The Evolution of the 'Tema Negro' in the Literature...

Scope and Contents Book reviews include: No Crystal Stair by Gloria Wade-Gayles in Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, Spring, 1985; No Crystal Stair by Gloria Wade-Gayles in CLA Journal, June, 1985; The Zora Neale Hurston Forum edited by Ruthe Sheffey in Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, Spring,...

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Programs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from groups and events that Miriam DeCosta-Willis participated in.

Collection Overview From the Collection: The DeCosta family papers are arranged in two series according to chronological family history. 1. DeCosta Family Papers, 1870-2010, documents the educational pursuits and the personal and professional lives of numerous members of the DeCosta family through photographs, diplomas, correspondence, newspaper clippings, funeral service programs and obituaries, published writings, and ephemera. Family members represented in the collection include: Martha...

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Materials the program from the dedication ceremony of the Camilla and Zack Hubert Historical Marker, a short written history of the Hubert family line, photographs of John Wesley and Lillie Hubert with their family, a letter to Lillie Hubert, and letterhead from the Camilla and Zack Hubert Foundation.