NY Amsterdam News; Article; April 6, 1935

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Title

NY Amsterdam News; Article; April 6, 1935

Subject

Zora Neale Hurston--author

Description

This article published in NY Amsterdam Names labels Hurston as a "promising author and an anthropologist." The piece reveals that Dr. Charles S. Johnson encouraged Hurston to go to New York in 1925 to develop her skills as a writer. The article also addresses her 2-year Rosenwald fellowship to study at Columbia and travel to Haiti and Martinique.

Creator

Thelma Berlack-Boozer (author)

Source

John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University

Publisher

NY Amsterdam News

Date

April 6, 1935

Contributor

Raquelle K. Bostow, metadata input

Rights

Copyright to this resource is held by Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections. Any attempts to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of United States and internal copyright laws, and is subject to criminal prosecution.

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

(Zora Neale Hurston) John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Fisk University, Special Collections, Rosenwald Collection, Box 423, Folder 9

Files

Citation

Thelma Berlack-Boozer (author), “NY Amsterdam News; Article; April 6, 1935,” Women of Rosenwald: Curating Social Justice through the Arts (1928-1948), accessed September 14, 2026, https://womenofrosenwaldfellowship.omeka.net/items/show/1351.