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DVD-R, from MP4 ; 1:01:20 AM |
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Title on disc: Detroit City Poets, Barton Lessin. |
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Recorded at Wayne State University Undergraduate Library, Bernath Seminar Room, Detroit, MI 05/04/2010 |
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An oral history project entitled "The Detroit City Poetry Project" created to document the Detroit poetry scene and independent presses that proliferated primarily during the 1960s-1970s. The interviews were conducted by Monika Berenyi, a Canadian researcher and documentarian. The oral histories and supplementary materials were donated to Wayne State University Libraries. |
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Retired librarian from the Wayne State University Library System. A former director, assistant dean, and librarian in charge of the African American Literature Special Collection. He describes the growth of the collection and discusses his involvement with key donors to the collection. |
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Lessin, Barton M. -- Interviews.
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African American arts -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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Oral history -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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Berenyi, Monika.
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Wayne State University.
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Barton Lessin. |
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Part of Detroit City Poets Oral History Project.
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Related to the Cass Corridor Documentation Project.
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Detroit City Poets, Barton Lessin.
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Detroit City Poets Project.
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