The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Frank Marshall Davis collection

Repository: Washington University. Film and Media Archive

Collection Description (Extant): This collection contains an interview conducted with Frank Marshall Davis, notable African-American poet and journalist and former head of the American Negro Press, and recordings of poetry readings, photographs and news clippings. The Film and Media Archive partnered with the Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) at the University of Hawai'i to preserve and digitize this interview.

The interview was conducted in 1987 as part of a planned long form documentary about the life Frank Marshall Davis. However, Davis died before the program was completed. A shorter 30 minute program was created as a tribute to Davis for the Rice and Roses series produced by CLEAR. The program aired on Hawai'i Public Television.

Access Copy Note: A video clip and partial transcript are available on the website.

Collection URL: http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/filmandmedia/collections/frank-marshall-davis/index.html

Date(s): 1987

Digital Status: Yes

Extent: 6 video tapes, 1 transcript

Language: English

Interviewees: Frank Marshall Davis

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

African American artists
African American journalists
African American newspapers
African Americans--Hawaii
African Americans--Illinois
African Americans--Indiana
African Americans--Kansas
Associated Negro Press
Barnett, Claude, 1890-
Civil rights--Press coverage
Communism
Discrimination in education
Interracial marriage
Labor--History

Genres:

Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Videorecordings