The Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture provides access to primary source materials created by and about Black people. This page highlights personal papers of poets, records of poetry groups, and a selection of poetry books from our Rare Books collection. The lists below are not comprehensive and represent some highly used, rare, and influential items in our collections. Poets and poems can be found throughout many of our collections. For more information on materials and collections in their division, please email schomburgarchives@nypl.org.
Use these subject headings as a guide to making searching in NYPL's Research Catalog and Archives Portal.
African American poets
American poetry -- African American author
American poetry -- African American authors -- 18th century.
American poetry -- African American authors -- 19th century.
American poetry -- African American authors -- 20th century. African American women poets -- 20th century
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For information on how to book an appointment to look at the materials in the Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books division, please visit the guide for the division or email schomburgarchives@nypl.org