Ella Robinson, Poetry Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers include Ella Robinson's correspondence, poetry, lectures, short stories, essays, and publications as well as two audio cassettes--one of a KZUM radio interview and the other labeled Side A: "Coffee House," Side B: "Voices".
The majority of Robinson’s poems are single page typescripts, some of these may include edits. There are occasional handwritten poems. The initial arrangement of the poems are alphabetical and later, chronological. Robinson included her handwritten signature or typed name and date on the majority of poems, with only a few with dates missing.
Robinson collected publications that included her work. She also collected publications focused on African-American Poets. Her papers include an almost complete run of "Poetry Pages" that is a monthly publication of Lincoln Chaparral Poets, in which Ella Robinson's work is included.
Dates
- 1983-2023
Creator
- Robinson, Ella (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are only minimally processed but are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Ella Robinson is a poet who currently resides in Alabama. Robinson taught at the University of Nebraska from 1981-1991.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- African American poets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Essays Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Harambee Flame Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Leaves of Grass -- A Grassroots Magazine Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poetry Pages Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Sound recordings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Robinson, Ella (Person)
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid updated by Sarah Glover, 2023.
- Date
- (cc) 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
