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Scope and Contents From the Series:

The second series of materials in the bell hooks papers document her work as an American literary figure. Not every published work is represented. The series is divided into four topical subseries: Articles, books, and book chapters; Interviews, dialogues, and conversations; Poems, plays, and children’s books; and Unpublished writings. Series 2 concludes with two folders of data reflecting working relationships between Dr. hooks and her publishers.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The second series of materials in the bell hooks papers document her work as an American literary figure. Not every published work is represented. The series is divided into four topical subseries: Articles, books, and book chapters; Interviews, dialogues, and conversations; Poems, plays, and children’s books; and Unpublished writings. Series 2 concludes with two folders of data reflecting working relationships between Dr. hooks and her publishers.

Abstract The bell hooks papers comprise fourteen boxes of business and personal correspondence, published and unpublished writings, news clippings, photographs, and other records documenting the life, research interests, and career of bell hooks. Dr. hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, 1952-2021) was a scholar, author, and educator, who worked to expose and dismantle many forms of systemic inequality including sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia. Her work also explored the meaning and power of love as a...