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Ronald Fair Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS80

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Abstract

Ronald Lyman Fair is an African-American writer known for his experimental and versatile literary forms. He is best known for his 1966 novel Hog Butcher, set in 1960s' Chicago.

Dates

  • 1961-1971 and undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

22 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ronald L. Fair deposited this collection with the McCormick Library in the early 1980s for research by those who requested his permission. He formally donated the collection to the university in the late 1990s after moving abroad.

Related Materials

The Ronald Fair Collection comprises 22 boxes and contains manuscripts, drafts, publications and correspondence.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Ronald Fair Collection
Author
Kezia Raffel [ingest from PDF by Natalia Gutierrez-Jones, 2022]
Date
1986
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635