Chester Himes, 10 July 1962
Scope and Contents
1 8x10 photograph
Dates
- 10 July 1962
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Chester Bomar Himes, African American writer of detective novels, was born in 1909 in Jefferson City, Missouri. In 1928 he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for armed robbery. While in prison he began writing. He lived in California until leaving for Europe where he began writing thrilllers in Paris. He moved to Moraira, Spain where he died in 1984.
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, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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