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Clayton Collection
This collection includes the working files used by Ronnie Clayton for his 1990 book, Mother Wit: The Ex-slave Narratives of the Louisiana Writers' Project. The bulk includes materials directly related to the WPA-sponsored Federal Writers Project conducted in Louisiana from 1935-1943. For more details, see Clayton's introduction in the book. For related materials, also see The Federal Writer's Project Collection, also contained in The Cammie G. Henry Research Center.
The collection addition contains more files related to the Louisiana Federal Writers Project, many produced by Lyle Saxon, director of the project. Of particular interest, is a large set of correspondence to and from New Orleans poet and writer Marcus Christian. Also present are a few oral histories conducted by Clayton, including one of Christian.
Note: The majority of these materials are copies from other research institutions. Please follow according copyright laws when citing.
Inventory
Box #1
Reports
Folder 1
Reports, 1935-1938
Folder 2
Reports, 1939-1943
Folder 3
1938 Reorganization Bill, Ronnie Clayton
Folder 4
Reports, 1944-1946, 1948, 1978, Metro Meridian, n.d., 1976, 1980
Highlights of American History: 1607-1975/6
Miscellaneous Articles
American Guide Manual, n.d.
Folder 5
“The Formative Years: Englishmen Become Americans”, n.d.
Outline, n.d.
“Parting of Ways…” n.d. (2)
“Launching Federal Government”, n.d.
“American’s Second Struggle for Independence”, n.d.
“Excessive Taxation”, n.d.
“Divided We Fell”, n.d.
“The Age of Jackson”, n.d.
“Lincoln and Emancipation”, n.d.
“Modernizing Baseball”, n.d.
“Shakespearean Presidential Press Conference”, n.d.
Clayton’s Comments on American History
Folder 6
“Federal Writers’ Project for Blacks in Louisiana”, Ronnie W. Clayton, n.d.
Written Outline
“Wrecks”, Ronnie Clayton, n.d.
“Success: Chance or Choice?” n.d. (2)
Untitled Report, n.d.
Untitled Report, Edited, n.d.
“Poverty: Chance of Choice?” (Revision of “Success…”)
Computer Program Notes
Untitled Report, n.d.
Memo on Easel Painting, n.d.
“Report on State of Louisiana”, Howard Colgan
Journal of Southern History Bibliography
Biography of Lyle Saxon and Howard Bregg
10 Reports in WPA Project
Letter: Caroline Durieux From D. Ferguson, n.d.
Employee/Salary/ Duty Lists, n.d.
Division of State Projects
Records of WPA
Box #2 Drafts and Revisions
Folder 1
Clayton Dissertation Comments
Letter” Clayton to Dr. Noggle and Response
“Launching New Projects”
“The Politics of Relief”, (2)
“The LWP’s Major Publications”
“A Sacred Trust”
Folder 2
Federal Writers’ Project Information
Preface
“From Relief Rolls to Relief Work”
“Poverty is a Heartless Taskmaster”
“From Plan to Print”
“Life and Labor…Local Projects”
“Friends No More”
Epilogue
Graphs
Folder 3
“America’s Second Struggle for Independence”
“Federal Writers’ Projects for Blacks in Louisiana”, (3)
“Golden Age & Silver Screen”, (2)
Untitled Draft
“From Plan to Print”, edited
Folder 4
“Life and Labor…Local Projects”, draft
“Poverty is a Heartless Taskmaster”, draft
“From Relief Rolls to Relief Work”, draft
“Changing of the Guard”, draft
Folder 5
“Friends No More”
“Manuscript for a Black History of Louisiana”, Marcus Bruce Christian, 1980
Revision for Dillard Writers’ Project, 1976, (2)
Box #3 Correspondence
Folder 1 Correspondence: 1925-1928, 1930-1932, 1934-1935, January-July 1936
Folder 2 Correspondence: July-December 1936, January-July 1937
Folder 3 Correspondence: August-December 1937, January-September 1938
Folder 4 Correspondence: October-December 1938, 1939-1940
Folder 5 Correspondence: Correspondence: 1942, 1946, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1983-1985, 1987, Undated Letters
Box #4 Articles
Folder 1 Articles: 1924-1927, 1931, 1935-1938
Folder 2 Articles: 1939-1943, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1960-1962, 1967-1969
Box #5 Articles
Folder 1 Articles: 1970-1974, 1976-1977, 1979, 1981. 1983, 1984, 1987
Folder 2 Undated Articles
Folder 3 Undated Articles
Correspondence
Box # 6
Folder
1 Marcus Christian 1935-1956
2 Marcus Christian 1957-1974
3 General 1935
4 General 1935-1936
5 General 1936
6 General 1935
Box # 7
Folder
7 General 1936
8 General 1937
9 General 1937-1938
10 General 1939
11 General 1939-1941
12 General 1942-1946
Box # 8
Folder
13 General 1974-1987, undated
Box # 8 continued
Reports
Folder
14 1935-1937
15 1937-1942
Notes
16 1984, undated
Oral Histories
17 1974-1985, undated
Publications
18 1933-1938, undated
Box # 9
Folder
19 undated
Press Releases
20 1937-1946, undated
Clippings
21 1937-1979, undated
Other Printed Materials
22 1935-1940, undated
