Dunbar-Nelson, Alice - Primary Sources: People - African-Americans - LibGuides at Christopher Newport University

Online Sources: Alice Dunbar Nelson

African American Poetry This link opens in a new window
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The early history of African American poetry, from the first recorded poem by an African American (Lucy Terry Prince's 'Bars Fight', c.1746) to the major poets of the nineteenth century, including Paul Laurence Dunbar and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

Alice Dunbar Nelson - Works at Librivox
Alice Dunbar Nelson - Works at Project Gutenberg
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS, 1926: OCTOBER 8 - 1929: MAY 3. (University of Delaware)
His Heart's Desire (JSTOR)
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I Am an American! (JSTOR)
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Mine Eyes Have Seen (Modernist Journals Project)
MSS 0113 - Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers (University of Delaware)
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"The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. The papers include an extensive collection of her incoming correspondence. Of particular note is her correspondence (1895-1904) with Paul Laurence Dunbar, which also includes her letters to Dunbar. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers also include a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of her writing, including novels, stories, poetry, drama, and essays. Dunbar-Nelson maintained a daily diary for most of her adult life and the extent portions of her diaries are present in her papers. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers also include significant collections of family papers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and memorabilia."
People of Color in Louisiana: Part II (JSTOR - Open Access)
People of Color in Lousiana: Part I (JSTOR - Open Access)
St. John's Eve (JSTOR)
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These Colored United States (HathiTrust)
Works by Alice Dunbar Nelson - Internet Archive

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