Title: Theodore Pierce papers
Inclusive Dates: 1930-1981
Bulk Dates: 1946-1950

Creators:

• Pierce, Theodore, 1904-1999

• Motley, Willard, 1909-1965

Unique Identifier: ms373

Quantity:

• 0.4 Linear Feet
• 1 legal document box

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Special Collections

Abstract:

The papers of Theodore Pierce, a member of one of the first African-American families in Madison, Wisconsin, concerning his friend, Willard Motley, a prominent African-American writer of Chicago. The collection includes mostly incoming correspondence to Pierce from Motley, dating from 1938 to 1963. The bulk of the materials are from 1946-1950. The collection also contains a small collection of Motley's writings, including two manuscripts written by Motley--"Lucy: A One Act Play" and the first two chapters of the book, "Of Night, Perchance of Death" (published as "We Fished All Night")--and four published articles, "Calle Olvera," "Education of a Writer," "Give the Gentleman What he Wants," and "Small-Town Los Angeles."

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-sc-ms373

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This collection consists mainly of correspondence between Willard Motley and Theodore Pierce. Included are several writings by Motley: a one-act play, the first two chapters from Motley's second novel, and four published articles; as well as newspaper clippings about Motley and other authors collected by Pierce.

This collection includes no known access restrictions.

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Theordore Pierce papers, Department of Special Collections, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Gift of Theodore Pierce, December 1998.

Related collections:

Willard Motley papers, 1948-1965, at Special Collections, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Theodore Pierce papers, 1867-1998, at Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

African American novelistsNovelists, American -- 20th centuryAfrican American gays

Box [89130181191]   1   folder 1	Clippings--Originals
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 1a	Clippings--Photocopies
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 1b	Clippings--Photocopies
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 2	Correspondence WM to TP, 1930-1939
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 3	Correspondence WM to TP, 1940-1945
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 4	Correspondence WM to TP, 1946
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 5	Correspondence WM to TP, 1947
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 6	Correspondence WM to TP, 1948
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 7	Correspondence WM to TP, 1949
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 8	Correspondence WM to TP, 1950-1959
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 9	Correspondence WM to TP, 1960-1969
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 10	Correspondence WM to TP, Undated
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 11	Correspondence, not from WM
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 12	Correspondence, Other
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 13	Writings: "Lucy: A One Act Play"
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 13a	Writings: "Lucy: A One Act Play" Photocopy
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 14	Writings: "Of Night, Perchance of Death" [aka "We Fished All Night"]
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 14a	Writings: "Of Night, Perchance of Death" [aka "We Fished All Night"] Photocopy
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 15	Writings-Published-"Calle Olvera"
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 16	Writings-Published-"Education of a Writer"
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 17	Writings-Published-"Give the Gentleman..."
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 18	Writings-Published-"Small Town Los Angeles"
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 19	Miscellaneous
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 20	Envelopes (Empty)
Box [89130181191]   1   folder 21	Envelopes (Empty)