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The Biographical series (1900-2000, approximately 2.5 linear feet) contains awards, correspondence, news clippings, notes, slides, and video reels. The majority of this material provides information on Randall's life prior to the founding and subsequent rise in popularity of the Broadside Press, with some outlier material dated between the 1960s and 1980s. This series documents: incoming and outgoing letters sent between Randall and his friends and family members, including guardianship over his nephew Phillip; material regarding Randall's military career during World War II and his family's military careers starting from 1900; and correspondence and material related to Randall's overseas travels to the South Pacific in the 1940s, the Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1966, and Africa in the 1970s. Of note in this series is the award honoring Randall as the poet laureate of Detroit in 1981.

Dudley Randall papers, 1900-2002 (majority within 1960s-1980s)
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Dudley Randall papers, 1900-2002 (majority within 1960s-1980s)

11.5 linear feet (in 12 boxes) — 20 audiocassettes — 14 magnetic tape reels — 1 videocassette — 10 digital audio files

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African American Detroit poet and librarian, and founder of Broadside Press in Detroit, Michigan which supported and published black and African American poets and authors. Poet laureate of Detroit, 1981. Materials consist of personal and business correspondence, topical files, photographs, drafts and publications, audio recordings, and film reels.

The papers document the personal and professional life of Dudley Randall as an independent African American poet and founder of the Broadside Press in Detroit, and span the years 1900-2002. Material includes drafts and publications of original works, correspondence, photographs, sound recordings on audiocassettes and audio reels, and films featuring Randall, his family, and poets connected to the Broadside Press. Series in the collection may have overlapping subjects, as original folder contents were maintained. Folders are arranged first by date, and then alphabetically by original title where applicable. The collection is divided into four series: Biographical (1900-2002), Broadside Press (1939-1999), Topical Files (1908-2002), and Writing (1933-1983).

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