Horace Cayton, 26 April 1947
Scope and Contents
1 8x10 photograph of the social worker/author; at Fisk University
Dates
- 26 April 1947
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical information
Born 12 April 1903 in Seattle, Washington to Horace R. and Susie Revels Cayton. His father founded the newspaper [i]Seattle Republican[/i]. His grandfather was Hiram Rhodes Revels (the first African-American elected to the US Senate). He moved to Chicago in 1929 to study sociology at the University Chicago. He taught at the Tuskegee Institute and Fisk University. His autobiography was entitled [i]Long Old Road[/i]. He died in Paris, France in January 1970 while researching a book.
Extent
From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
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