Langston Hughes : Bibliography

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Fiction

The Best of Simple. Paperback. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1988.

The Best of Simple. 1 sound recording. Folkways Records, 1961. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Laughing to Keep from Crying. 1st ed. New York: Holt, c1952 (Held at College of William and Mary); Mattituck, NY: Aeonian Press, 1976. (Held by University of Virginia).[Note: Short stories]

Laughing to Keep from Crying and 25 Jesse Semple Stories. Limited ed. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1981.

Not Without Laughter. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1930; New York: Collier, 1979; 1st Scribner paperback fiction ed. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1995. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Return of Simple. Edited by Akiba Sullivan Harper. 1st ed. New York: Hill and Wang, 1994. (Held by University of Virginia).

Short Stories. Edited by Akiba Sullivan Harper. 1st ed. New York: Hill and Wang, 1996. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Simple Omnibus. Mattituck, NY: Aeonian Press, 1978, c1961. (Held by Old Dominion).

Simple Speaks His Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster, c1950; Mattituck, NY: Aeonian Press, 1976. (Held by University of Virginia).

Simple Speaks His Mind. 1 sound disc. (side 2).Folkways Records, 1952. (Held by University of Virginia).

Simple Stakes a Claim. New York: Rinehart, c1957. (Held at University of Virginia).

Simple Stories. 1 cassette. 7 stories from The Best of Simple and Simple's Uncle Sam. Caedmon, 1968. (Held by University of Virginia).

Simple Takes a Wife. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. (Held by University of Virginia).

Simple's Uncle Sam. New York: Hill and Wang, 1967, c1965 (Held by College of William and Mary); New York: Hill and Wang, 1977. (Held by University of Virginia).

Something in Common and Other Stories. New York: Hill and Wang, 1963. (Held by University of Virginia).

Something in Common. 1st ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Paperback.

Tambourines to Glory: A Novel. New York: Hill and Wang, 1958 (Held by College of William and Mary); New York: Hill and Wang, 1970. (Held by University of Virginia).

Thank You, M'am. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. [Note: A teenage tries to steal a purse and is rebuked in a surprising fashion].

The Ways of White Folks. 1st ed. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1934 (Held by College of William and Mary); New York: A. A. Knopf, 1969; New York: Vintage, 1971. (Held by University of Virginia).[Note: Short Stories]

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Poetry

Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 1961. (Held by University of Virginia); New York: Knopf, 1971, c1961. (Held by Carrier Library)

The Block. Collage by Romare Bearden; selected by Lowery S. Sims and Daisy Murray Voigt. New York: Viking, 1995. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Edited by Arnold Rampersad. New York: Knopf, 1996, c1994. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Edited by Arnold Rampersad; David Roessel, associate ed. Paperback. Vintage Books, 1995. For review and a list of the poems included see Amazon Book Company.

Dear Lovely Death,. Amenia, NY: Troutbeck Press, 1931. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Enjoyment of Poetry. Poetry of the Blues. Sound recording. Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress). [Poetry of Hughes and Florence Becker Lennon]

Fields of Wonder. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. (Held by University of Virginia).

Fine Clothes to the Jew. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. (Held by University of Virginia).

Four Negro Poets. By Alain LeRoy Locke. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1927. (Held by University of Virginia).

Freedom's Plow. New York: Musette Publishers, 1943. (Held at College of William and Mary).

Langston Hughes Reading His Poems with Comment, May 1, 1959. Sound recording. 1959. Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress.

Langston Hughes Reads and Talks about His Poems. Sound recording. Spoken Arts, 1970. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Mandelik, Peter. A Concordance to the Poetry of Langston Hughes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1975. (Held by University of Virginia).

Montage of a Dream Deferred. 1st ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1951. (Held by University of Virginia).

A New Song. New York: International Workers Order, 1938. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

One-way Ticket. Illus. by Jacob Lawrence. 1st ed. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1949, c1948. (Held by College of William and Mary).

The Panther & the Lash: Poems of Our Times. 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 1969. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Panther & the Lash. 1st Vintage classics ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1992.

Poems. 1972. [uniform title, in Arabic] (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Scottsboro Limited: Four Poems and a Play in Verse. Illustrations by Prentiss Taylor. New York: Golden Stair Press, 1932. (Held by University of Virginia).

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959; Vintage classics ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1990. (Held by University of Virginia). Also, 1974 ed.

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes. 1st ed. Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. New York: Knopf, c1959 (Held by Averett); Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. New York: Knopf, 1993. (Held by University of Virginia).

Shakespeare in Harlem. With drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Weary Blues. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. (Held by University of Virginia).

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Works Edited by Hughes

Anthology of Black Poets. 1 sound cassette. Los Angeles, CA: Pacifica Radio Archive, 1983.

Anthology of Negro Poetry. 1 sound disc. By Arna Wendell Bontemps. Folkways, 1961. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers: An Anthology from 1899 to the Present. Edited by Langston Hughes. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. (Held by Carrier Library).

The Best Short Stories by Black Writers; The Classic Anthology from 1899 to 1967. Paperback. Little, Brown, 1969.

The Book of Negro Folklore. Edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958. (Held by Carrier Library).

The Book of Negro Folklore. Edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1983.

The Book of Negro Folklore. Microform. edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps. New York: Dodd, Mead, c1958.

The Book of Negro Folklore. Microform. Edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

The Book of Negro Humor. Edited by Langston Hughes. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1966. (Held by Carrier Library).

Famous American Negroes. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1954. (Held by Carrier Library).

Famous Negro Heroes of America. Illustrated by Gerald McCann. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958. (Held by Carrier Library).

Famous Negro Music Makers. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1955. (Held by Carrier Library).

The New Negro Poets U.S.A.. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 1964. (Held by Old Dominion).

Poems from Black Africa: Ethiopia, South Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Gabon, Senegal, Nyasaland, Mozambique, South Africa, Congo, Ghana, Liberia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963. (Held by Old Dominion).

The Poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970 An anthology edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps. 1st ed. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1949 (Held at College of William and Mary); Rev. and updated ed. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970. (Held by University of Virginia).

Yoseloff, Thomas. Seven Poets in Search of an Answer: Maxwell Bodenheim, Joy Davidman, Langston Hughes, Aaron Kramer, Alfred Kreymborg, Martha Millet, Norman Rosten. A poetic symposium edited by Thomas Yoseloff. New York: Ackerman, 1944. (Held by University of Virginia).

Works Translated by Hughes

Blood Wedding; and, Yerma. By Federico Garcia Lorca. tr. by Langston Hughes and W. S. Merwin. 1st ed. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1994.

Cuba Libre, Poems By Nicolas Guillen; tr. from the Spanish by Langston Hughes and Ben Frederic Carruther; illus. by Gar Gilbert. Los Angeles: Anderson & Ritchie, 1948. (Held by University of Virginia).

Masters of the Dew. By Jacques Rouman. tr. by Langston Hughes and Mercer Cook. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. (Held by University of Virginia).

Collections

Langston Hughes in the Hispanic World and Haiti. Edited by Edward J. Mullen. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1977.

Langston Hughes. Presentation par Francois Dodat. Choix de Textes, Bibliographie, Portraits [et] Fac-Simsimiles. Paris: Editions P. Seghers, 1964. [French]

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Juvenile Literature

Black Misery. Illustrated by Arouni. New York: P.S. Eriksson, 1969.

Black Misery. Illustrated by Arouni. Oxford University Press, 1994. (The Iona and Peter Opie Library of Children's Literature). Review at Amazon Book Company. Booklist recommends Grades 6-12, all ages.

The Block: Poems. Collage by Romare Bearden; selected by Lowery S. Sims and Daisy Murray Voigt. New York: Viking, 1995. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Block: Poems. Illustrated by Romare Bearden. Viking Children's Books, 1995. Reviewed at Amazon Book Company. Booklist recommends grades 6-12.

The Book of Rhythms. Illus. by Matthew Wawiorka. Rev. ed. of The First Book of Rhythms. Oxford University Press, 1995. Reviews available at Amazon Book Company. Ages 9-12.

Carol of the Brown King: Nativity Poems. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan. New York: Atheneum Books, 1998.

Davis, Ossie. Langston: A Play New York: Delacorte Press, 1982. [Note: Play is about Hughes. He visits a drama group rehearsing one of his plays and uses the actors to recreate scenes from his early life. Juvenile drama]

Don't You Turn Back: Poems. Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Woodcuts by Ann Grifalconi. New York: Knopf, 1969. (Held by University of Virginia).[Note: Poetry selected by Harlem fourth graders.]

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. Illustrations by Helen Sewell. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1932; New York: Knopf; dist. by Random House, 1986. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. New York: Knopf, 1994. (Held by Carrier Library). For a review of this collection see Amazon Book Company. Booklist recommends for grades 4-12.

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Paperback. Knopf, 1996.

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems 1 sound recording. Folkways Records, 1955. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

The Dream Keeper and Ohter Poems. Recording script & sound recording. Folkways, 1961? (From Library of Congress Catalog)

The First Book of Jazz. Pictures by Cliff Roberts. music selected by David Martin. New York: F. Watts, c1955; updated ed, 1976. (1955 ed. held by Carrier Library).

The First Book of Jazz. Illustrated by Cliff Roberts. Ecco Press, 1995; Paperback ed. Ecco Press, 1997.

The First Book of Negroes. Pictures by Ursula Koering. New York: F. Watts, c1952. (Held by Carrier Library).

The First Book of Rhythms. Pictures by Robin King [pseud.]. New York: F. Watts, 1954. (Held by Carrier Library).

The First Book of the West Indies. Pictures by Robert Bruce. New York: F. Watts, 1956. (Held by Carrier Library).

Jazz. By Langston Hughes; updated and expanded by Sandford Brown. 3rd ed. New York: F. Watts, 1982. [Note: Earlier ed. was The First Book of Jazz.

The Langston Hughes Reader. 1st ed. New York: G. Braziller, 1958; New York: G. Braziller, 1971, c1958. (Held by Old Dominion).

The Pasteboard Bandit. By Arna Wendell Bontemps and Langston Hughes; illustrations by Peggy Turley. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Popo and Fifina. By Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes; illus. by Simms Campbell. New York: Macmillan, 1932; New York: Oxford University Pr., 1993.

The Sweet and Sour Animal Book. Illustrations by students of the Harlem School of the Arts. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. (Held by University of Virginia).

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Essays

Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings. Edited by Faith Berry. 1st ed. New York: L. Hill, 1973; Seacaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. Group, 1992. (1973 ed. held at University of Virginia).

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Operas/Drama

Black Nativity. 1 sound disc. By Marion Williams, Princess Stewart, Alex Bradford and Langston Hughes. Vee-Jay Records, 196-. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Canto de Una Muchacha Negra. By Silvestre Revueltas. New York: E.B. Marks Music Corp., 1948. Includes Hughes' "Song for a Dark Girl." (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Five Plays. Edited by Webster Smalley. 1st Midland book ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1968. (Held by University of Virginia). [Note: c1963 ed. held by Carrier; includes "Mulatto," "Soul Gone Home," "Little Ham," "Simply Heavenly," "Tambourines to Glory.").

Five Plays. Paperback. Edited by Webster Smalley. Indiana University Press, 1963.

Jerico-Jim-Crow-Jerico; A Song-Play. Libretto. 1963. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Jericho-Jim Crow. 2 sound discs. New York: Folkways, c1964. (Held by Old Dominion).

Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life. By Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston; edited by George Houston Bass and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the complete story of the mule bone controversy. New York: HarperPerennial, 1991. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Negro Mother, and Other Dramatic Recitations. With decorations by Prentiss Taylor. New York: Golden Stair Press, c1931; Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1971. (Held by University of Virginia)

The Negro Mother, and Other Dramatic Recitations. Salem, NH: Ayer Co., 1987. [Note: Contents include "The Colored Soldier," "Broke," "The Black Clown," "The Big-timer," "The Negro Mother," "Dark Youth of the U.S.A."

Simply Heavenly. Script. (Held by University of Virginia).

Street Scene. Kurt Weill composer/performer; book by Elmer Rice; lyrics by Langston Hughes. (Held by University of Virginia).

Three Negro Plays. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969. [Note: Hughes, "Mulatto," Baraka "Slaves," Hansberry "Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window."

Troubled Island: An Opera in Three Acts. Libretto. By William Grant Stills; libretto by Langston Hughes. New York: Leeds Music Company, c1949. (Held by University of Virginia).

Musical Settings

Bartos, Jan Zdenek. Koncert Pro Housle a Orchestr. Original text Langston Hughes. Praha: Panton, 1974. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Davidson, Charles. Freedom Train. Microform. From a poem by Langston Hughes; music by Charles Davidson. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Gordon, Ricky Ian. Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs. Music by Ricky Ian Gordon, using poems by Langston Hughes. Williamson Music; distributed by Hal Leondard, c1995. (Held by University of Virginia)

Gordon, Ricky Ian. Only Heaven: Piano-Vocal. Milwaukee, Wis.: Williamson Music; distributed by H. Leonard Corp., 1997. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Haden, Charlie. Dream Keeper. By Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra. Hollywood, CA: Blue Note, 1991. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Siegmeister, Elie. Madam to You. Sound recording. Composers Recordings, p1979. (Held by Carrier Library).

Siegmeister, Elie. Ways of Love: Langston Hughes Songs. 1 sound disc. Five pieces for piano. New York: CRI, p1986. (Held by University of Virginia).

Swanson, Howard. Seven Songs. 1 sound disc. New York: American Recording Society, 1953. (Held at College of William and Mary).

Weston, Randy. Bantu. 2 discs. sound recording. Roulette RE 130, 1976. Music by Randy Weston, words by Langston Hughes. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

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Nonprint Media

The Beat Generation. 3 sound discs. Santa Monica, CA: Rhino/Word Beat, p1992. (Held by Old Dominion). [Note: includes "Blues Montage" (Langston Hughes, with Leonard Feather]

The First Album of Jazz for Children, with Documentary Recordings from the Library of Folkways Records. New York: Folkways Records, c1954. (Held by Old Dominion). [Note: narrated by Langston Hughes, based upon his book of the same title]

The Glory of Negro History. 1 sound disc. New York: Folkways Records, 1958. (Held by Old Dominion). [Note: narrated by Langston Hughes]

The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond. 1 videocassette. Mt. Kisco, NY: Guidance Associates, c1990. (Held by Carrier Library).

Langston Hughes Videorecording: The Dream Keeper. Juvenile poetry. South Carolina Educational Television Network, a New York Center for Visual History Production, 1988. (Held by Eastern Mennonite University).

Looking for Langston. Videorecording. Sankofa Fil and Video. New York: Third World Newsreel, 198. (Held at College of William and Mary).

Poems from Black Africa. 1 cassette recording. Performed by Langston Hughes. Caedmon, 1971. (Held by Univesity of Virginia).

Poetry and Reflections. 1 cassette. Caedmon, p1980. (Held by University of Virginia).

The Poetry of Langston Hughes. 1 cassette. Caedmon, 1969?. (Held by University of Virginia)

The Spoken Arts Treasury of 100 Modern American Poets Reading Their Poems. 1 sound cassette. New Rochelle, NY: Spoken Arts, 1985. (Held by Old Dominion)

The Subject Is Jazz. Jazz and Other Arts. 3 16mm tapes. NBC Television; in cooperation with the Educational Television and Radio Center; executive producer, Brice Howard. NBC Television, 1958. Gilbert Seldes, host; Langston Hughes, guest. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Tambourines to Glory. 1 sound disc. Gospel songs by Langston Hughes & Jobe Huntley. Folkways, 1958. (Held at University of Virginia).

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Autobiography/Biography

Hughes, Langston. The Big Sea: An Autobiography. Hill and Wang, 1940, 1963; 2nd Hill and Wang ed., 1993.

Hughes, Langston. The Big Sea: An Autobiography. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press; distributed by Persea Books, 1986.

Hughes, Langston. O Imenso Mar; Autobiografia de Langston Hughes. Rio de Janeiro: Editorial Vitoria, 1944. [Portugese] (From Library of Congress Catalog)

The Big Sea,. New York & London, A.A. Knopf, 1940. Note: 7p. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Hughes, Langston. I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey. New York: Rinehart, 1956. (Held by University of Virginia); New York: Hill and Wang, 1964, c1956 (Held at College of William and Mary); New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, dist. by Persea Books, 1986, c1956. (Held by Carrier Library).

Hughes, Langston. I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey. Paperback. Rei ed. Hill and Wang, 1993.

Hughes, Langston. I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey. 2nd Hill and Wang ed. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993.

Berry, Faith. Langston Hughes: Before and Beyond Harlem By Faith Berry. Westport, Conn.: L. Hill, c1983. (Held at College of William and Mary).

Haskins, James. Always Movin' On: The Life of Langston Hughes. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 1993. (Held by Carrier Library).

A Langston Hughes Memorial. 1 sound cassette. Los Angeles, Calif.: Pacifica Radio Archive, 198?. (Held by University of Virginia)

Nazel, Joe. Langston Hughes. Los Angeles, CA: Melrose Square Pub., c1994.

Rollins, Charlemae H. Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1970. (Held by Carrier Library)

Rampersad, Arnold. The Life of Langston Hughes. By Arnold Rampersad. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. (Held by Carrier Library).

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Biography/Juvenile

Berry, S. L. Langston Hughes. Mankato, Minn.: Creative Education, 1994.

Cooper, Floyd. Coming Home:From the Life of Langston Hughes. New York: Philomel Books, c1994. (Held by Averett).

Dunham, Montrew. Langston Hughes: Young Black Poet. By Montrew Dunham; illus. by Robert Doremus. 1st Aladdin pbk. ed. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995.

Hill, Christine M. Langston Hughes: Poet of the Harlem Renaissance Springfield, NJ: Enslow, c1997.

McKissack, Pat and Fredrick McKissack. Langston Hughes: Great American Poet. Hillside, NJ: Enslow Pub., 1992.

Meltzer, Milton. Langston Hughes: A Biography. New York: Crowell, 1968. (Held by Averett)

Meltzer, Milton. Langston Hughes An illustrated edition by Milton Meltzer; illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press, c1997.

Myers, Elisabeth P. Langston Hughes: Poet of His People. Illus. by Russell Hoover. New York: Dell, 1981, c1970. (Held by Averett).

Osofsky, Audrey.Free to Dream: The Making of a Poet. 1st ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1996.

Walker, Alice. Langston Hughes, American Poet. Juvenile By Alice Walker; illustrated by Don Miller. New York: Crowell, 1974. (Held by Old Dominion).

Walker, Alice. Langston Hughes, American Poet. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.

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Letters/Papers

Collection, 1921-1941 21 items, Library of Congress Manuscript Material. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Langston Hughes Collection, 1926-1967. Microform. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1995. (Held at College of William and Mary). [Note: biographical material, research notes, manuscripts, galley proofs.]

Papers of Langston Hughes, 1925-1982. 84 items. Manuscripts of the poems "Motto," "Youth," "Snail," "Alabama Earth (At Booker Washington's Grave)," "Cross" and "Mississippi-1955 ("To the memory of Emmett Till lynched in Mississippi, USA/August 1955")," and reprints of "Low to High" and "High to Low". (Held by University of Virginia).

Letters to Mrs. Ina Steele. 2 items. (Held at University of Letters of Langston Hughes to H. R. Hays. 1942 July 4-25. 3 items. (Held by University of Virginia).

Letter to F. Coleman Rosenberger. 1948 October 21. 1 item. (Held by University of Virginia).

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Nonfiction

Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts. By Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer. New York: Da Capo Press, 1990; Pbk reprint ed., 1990; Reprint ed. 1993. (1990 ed. held by Old Dominion)

Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment. By Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967.

Fight for Freedom: The Story of the NAACP. New York: Norton, 1962. (Held by Carrier Library).

The First Book of Africa. New York: F. Watts, 1960; rev. ed, 1964. (Held by Carrier Library).

Das Buch vom Jazz. Feldafing, Buchheim Verlag, 1955.

A New Song. Frontispiece by Joe Jones. New York: International Workers Order, c1938. (Held by University of Virginia).

A Pictorial History of Black Americans. By Langston Hughes, Milton Meltzer, and C. Eric Lincoln. 5th rev. ed. New York: Crown, 1983. (Held by University of Virginia + 4th ed). Formerly :A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

A Pictorial History of African Americans. 6th ed. New York: Crown Publishers, c1995.

Proletarian Literature in the United States. Anthology edited by Granville Hicks, Joseph North, Michael Gold, Paul Peters, Isido Schneider and Alan Calmer. New York: International Publishers, 1935.

The Sweet Flypaper of Life. By Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. (Held at University of Virginia); New York: Hill and Wang, 1967, c1955. (Held at College of William and Mary); Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1984.

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Criticism and Interpretation

Bloom, Harold, ed. Langston Hughes. New York: Chelsea House, c1989. (Held by Carrier Library).

Bonner, Pat E. Sassy Jazz and Slo'Draggin' Blues: Music in the Poetry of Langston Hughes. New York: P. Lang, 1996.

Cobb, Martha. Harlem, Haiti, and Havana: A Comparative Critical Study of Langston Hughes, Jacques Roumain, Nicolas Guillen. 1st ed. Washington, DC: Three Continents Press, 1979.

Dace, Tish. Langston Hughes: The Contemporary Reviews. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. (Held by Carrier Library).

Emanuel, James A. Langston Hughes. New York: Twayne, 1967. Twayne's United States Authors Series. (Held by Carrier Library).

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. and K. A. Appiah. Langston Hughes: Critical Perspectives Past and Present. New York: Amistad. Dist. by Penguin USA, c1993. (Held by Carrier Library).

Harper, Donna S. Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, c1995.

Miller, R. Baxter. The Art and Imagination of Langston Hughes. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, c1989. (Held by Carrier Library).

McLaren, Joseph. Langston Hughes: Folk Dramatist in the Protest Tradition, 1921-1943. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997. (Held by Old Dominion).

Mullen, Edward J., ed. Langston Huges in the Hispanic World and Haiti. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1977. (Held by University of Virginia).
Neilson, Kenneth P. To Langston Hughes, with Love. Hollis, NY: All Seasons Art, c1996. [Note: Selected newspaper articles published in The New York Voice/Harlem

Onwuchekwa, Jemie. Langston Hughes: An Introduction to the Poetry. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. (Held by Averett)

Ostrom, Hans. Langston Hughes: A Study of the Short Fiction. New York: Twayne, c1993. (Held by Carrier Library).

O'Daniel, Therman B. Langston Hughes: Black Genius; A Critical Evaluation. For the College Language Association. New York: Morrow, 1971. (Held by Carrier Library).

Tracy, Steven C. Langston Hughes and the Blues. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, c1988. (Held at College of William and Mary). [Note: Folklore & mythology].

Trotman, C.James, ed. Langston Hughes: The Man, His Art, and His Continuing Influence. New York: Garland, 1995. (Held by Carrier Library).

Bibliography

Mikolyzk, Thomas A. Langston Hughes: A Bio-Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. (Held by Carrier Library).

Miller, R. Baxter. Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks: A Reference Guide. Boston: G. K. Hall, c1978. (Held by Old Dominion).

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Other - Content Unknown

"Banquet in Honor". in Negro Quarterly. Vol. 1, no. 2 (Summer, 1942), p. 176-178. (Held by University of Virginia).

Barrel House: Northern City. U.S.?: s.n., 19--?. [Broadside, 1 sheet] (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Girls from Esquire. 1952. (From Library of Congress Catalog)

Jim Crow's Last Stand. New York: Negro Publ. Soc. of America, c1943. (Held at College of William and Mary).

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