Marygrove African American Authors Collection

FAIN: PW-277408-21

Marygrove Conservancy (Detroit, MI 48221-2546)
Frank Rashid (Project Director: July 2020 to present)

A planning project to develop recommendations for curating, digitizing, and creating educational resources for a collection of audio-visual recordings, correspondence, print and promotional materials, and ephemera documenting the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series, which focuses on African American writers and poets, at Marygrove College (now Marygrove Conservancy) from 1989 to the present.

A planning grant to preserve and digitize our collection of artifacts from 30 years of the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series at Marygrove College.

Associated Products

Marygrove African American Authors Collection (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: Marygrove African American Authors Collection
Author: Frank D. Rashid
Author: Mary Lou Greene
Abstract: The Marygrove African American Authors Collection (MAAAC) is a digital online archive of materials generated by the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS) held on the campus of Marygrove College, now the Marygrove Conservancy, in Detroit, Michigan from 1989 to the present. The MAAAC was developed with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and a partnership with the Detroit Historical Society (DHS). Lesson plans based on the archived materials accompany the collection. MAAAC authors are among the most noteworthy writers of our time and include MacArthur Fellows, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize recipients, and US Poets Laureate. The MAAAC comprises photographs, video recordings, printed information, and other materials generated before and during each author’s visit. The major features of each year’s CAALS programming are all represented in the MAAAC. They include: • A public lecture or reading by the visiting author • A class session with the visiting author • Classes or workshops • Writing contests and awards • Receptions and awards presentations
Year: 2023
Primary URL: https://detroitartsculture.wixsite.com/caals/maaac-temporary
Primary URL Description: This page describes the MAAAC and contains links to the CAALS website and to the MAAAC materials: photos, videos, printed materials, documents, and other materials.
Access Model: Open access for viewing; permissions required for use.

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