Primary Source Spotlight: Ralph Ellison
Ralph Ellison historical newspaper coverage
Harlem (as described by Leo Gurley) in interview by Ralph Ellison June 14, 1939
Ralph Ellison Invisible Man 1952 Book Cover with curator’s note
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man draft pages and portrait with curator’s note
Ralph Ellison, Reading from a Novel in Progress Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature March 28, 1983
Ralph Ellison, The Art of Fiction Paris Review Issue 8, Spring 1955
Library blog posts & articles
- Banned Books Week: Invisible Man Minerva’s Kaleidoscope September 29, 2021
- Ralph Ellison, Invisible Folklorist Folklife Today June 2, 2017
- Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth” From the Catbird Seat June 19, 2020
- The Family Life of Ralph Ellison From the Catbird Seat February 4, 2021
- Visible Man: Library Receives Ralph Eillson’s Papers Library of Congress Information Bulletin Vol. 55, No. 6
Event recordings