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Virginia Hamilton Conference records

Special Collections and Archives

Virginia Hamilton Conference records

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Virginia Hamilton Conference records

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Virginia Hamilton Conference records

Finding Aid

Prepared by Susan Walters, April 1995; Additions and Updates: March 2022; Last Update: December 2022


Inclusive Dates: 1983-2017
Extent: 2.33 cubic feet (2 record storage boxes +  1 document box + 1 oversized folder filed in map case)
Physical Location: 11th floor


Historical Note: The Virginia Hamilton Conference was established at Kent State University to provide a forum for the discussion of cultural themes and issues in literature for children and young adults. The lectureship and eventual conference was co-established by Kent State University faculty members, Clara Jackson (library science), Marilyn Apseloff (English), Ann Hildebrand (English), and Anthony Manna (education). The First Virginia Hamilton Lectureship on Minority Group Experiences in Children's Literature was held in the Kent State University Student Center on Friday, April 12, 1985. The day-long program established a variety of workshop sessions on issues and topics preceded by a keynote address given by Virginia Hamilton. Although the name was changed from Lectureship to Conference, the day-long program concept with keynote speakers and concurrent workshop sessions has continued throughout the years. It is now known as the Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth. According to the conference website, it is longest-running event in the United States to focus exclusively on multicultural literature for children and young adults.

Scope and Content: Researchers will find material documenting all major decisions undertaken by the Advisory Board within the minutes.


Arrangement: The collection has been organized into the following series:

Series 1: Biographical/Promotional Materials
Series 2: Advisory Board Materials
Series 3: Correspondence
Series 4: Funding
Series 5: Annual Conference records
Series 6: Audio-Visual Materials


Acquisition Information: These materials have a mixed provenance. Early materials were gathered by Clara Jackson. Additional materials were donated by board members Dan MacLachlan and Ione Cowen. The Department has gathered up promotional material documenting each year's conference as it has been available.

Related Material: Special Collections & Archives also holds a small collection of the papers of Virginia Hamilton, a collection of her books (cataloged in KentLINK), and the papers of her husband Arnold Adoff.


Box 1
Folder--Contents

SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL/PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

  1. Biographical/Promotional Material: Arnold Adoff
  2. Biographical/Promotional Material: Arnold Adoff: "Sports pages" proof, book jacket
  3. Biographical/Promotional Material: Arnold Adoff: "Color" poster, from Black Out Loud
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  4. Biographical/Promotional Material: Virginia Hamilton
  5. Biographical/Promotional Material: Virginia Hamilton: Watercolor portraits
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  6. Biographcial/Promotional Material: Clara O. Jackson
  7. Biographical/Promotional Material: Clara O. Jackson, compiled bibliographies
  8. Biographical/Promotional Material: Anthony Manna, clipping: 4/4/89

SERIES 2: ADVISORY BOARD MATERIALS

  1. Advisory Board: Members Lists
  2. Advisory Board:Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1987
  3. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1988
  4. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1989
  5. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1990
  6. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1991
  7. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1992
  8. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1993
  9. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1994
  10. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1995
  11. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1996
  12. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1997
  13. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1998
  14. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 1999
  15. Advisory Board Meeting Minutes/Agendas: 2002
  16. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1991 award
  17. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1993 award
  18. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1994 award
  19. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1995 award
  20. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1997 award
  21. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1998 award
  22. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 1999 award
  23. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 2000 award
  24. Advisory Board: Essays considered for 2001 award
  25. Advisory Board: Literary Award Information
  26. Advisory Board: Conference Ideas: Gloria Skurzynski
  27. Advisory Board: Conference Ideas: Miscellaneous
  28. Advisory Board: Dan MacLachlan, Miscellaneous notes
  29. Advisory Board: "Proposal for the Virginia Lectureship Series," [1984]
  30. Advisory Board: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1984-85

SERIES 3: CORRESPONDENCE

  1. Correspondence: Internal (Kent State University)
  2. Correspondence: External: 1983-85
  3. Correspondence: External: 1986

BOX 2
Folder--Contents

SERIES 4: FUNDING

  1. Funding: Cleveland Foundation
  2. Funding: GUND Foundation
  3. Funding: Ohio Humanities Council
  4. Funding: Akron NABSE
  5. Funding: Miscellaneous

SERIES 5: ANNUAL CONFERENCE

  1. Annual Conference: Mailing List
  2. Annual Conference: Exhibitors: Baker & Taylor
  3. Annual Conference: Exhibitors: New Day Press
  4. Annual Conference: Miscellaneous
  5. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Education
  6. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Bibliographies
  7. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Literature, Publications
  8. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Publicity for "Many Faces, Many Voices"
  9. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Art Galleries
  10. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Clippings
  11. Annual Conference: Multiculturalism: Miscellaneous
  12. Annual Conference 1985: Forms
  13. Annual Conference 1985: Packet Materials
  14. Annual Conference 1985: Photographs
  15. Annual Conference 1985: Posters
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  16. Annual Conference 1985: Programs and Publicity
  17. Annual Conference 1986: Forms
  18. Annual Conference 1986: Keynote Speaker, Ashley Bryan
  19. Annual Conference 1986: Packet Materials
  20. Annual Conference 1986: Photographs
  21. Annual Conference 1986: Posters
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  22. Annual Conference 1986: Presenter, Elizabeth Segel
  23. Annual Conference 1986: Programs and Publicity
  24. Annual Conference 1986: Reports
  25. Annual Conference 1987: Forms
  26. Annual Conference 1987: Keynote Speaker, Nikki Giovanni
  27. Annual Conference 1987: Performance: "Sweet Flypaper of Life"
  28. Annual Conference 1987: Programs and Publicity
  29. Annual Conference 1988: Clippings
  30. Annual Conference 1988: Forms
  31. Annual Conference 1988: Keynote Speaker, Walter Dean Myers
  32. Annual Conference 1988: Photographs
  33. Annual Conference 1988: Presenter, Dona Greene
  34. Annual Conference 1988: Presenter, Margaret Liske
  35. Annual Conference 1988: Presenter, Mary Margaret Spear
  36. Annual Conference 1988: Programs and Publicity
  37. Annual Conference 1988: Tribute to Clara O. Jackson -- Donald Hassler
  38. Annual Conference 1989: Forms
  39. Annual Conference 1989: Keynote Speaker: Mildred D. Taylor
  40. Annual Conference 1989: Photographs
  41. Annual Conference 1989: Presenter: Mary Dardas
  42. Annual Conference 1989: Programs and Publicity
  43. Annual Conference 1989: Reports
  44. Annual Conference 1990: Book List
  45. Annual Conference 1990: Forms
  46. Annual Conference 1990: Keynote Speaker: Jerry Pinkney
  47. Annual Conference 1990: Photographs
  48. Annual Conference 1990: Posters
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  49. Annual Conference 1990: Presenter: Sylvia Cooke Martin
  50. Annual Conference 1990: Presenter: Jill P. May
  51. Annual Conference 1990: Programs and Publicity
  52. Annual Conference 1991: Book List
  53. Annual Conference 1991: Essay Award: Jean St. Clair
  54. Annual Conference 1991: Forms
  55. Annual Conference 1991: Panel Speaker: Pat Cummings
  56. Annual Conference 1991: Panel Speaker: Nicholasa Mohr
  57. Annual Conference 1991: Performance: Not Just Vanilla
  58. Annual Conference 1991: Photographs
  59. Annual Conference 1991: Posters
    Physical Location: Filed in map case.
  60. Annual Conference 1991: Presenter: Karen Patricia Smith
  61. Annual Conference 1991: Programs and Publicity
  62. Annual Conference 1992: Book List
  63. Annual Conference 1992: Essay Award: Donna Norton
  64. Annual Conference 1992: Forms
  65. Annual Conference 1992: Keynote Speakers: Patricia & Fredrick McKissack
  66. Annual Conference 1992: Photographs
  67. Annual Conference 1992: Presenter: Esther Cohen Hexter
  68. Annual Conference 1992: Programs and Publicity
  69. Annual Conference 1993: Essay Award: Mingshui Cai
  70. Annual Conference 1993: Forms
  71. Annual Conference 1993: Keynote Speaker: Ed Young
  72. Annual Conference 1993: Photographs
  73. Annual Conference 1993: Programs and Publicity
  74. Annual Conference 1994: Photographs
  75. Annual Conference 1994: Programs and Publicity
  76. Annual Conference 1995: Programs and Publicity
  77. Annual Conference 1996: Programs and Publicity
  78. Annual Conference 1997: Programs and Publicity
  79. Annual Conference 1998: Programs and Publicity
  80. Annual Conference 1999: Programs and Publicity
  81. Annual Conference 2000: Photographs
  82. Annual Conference 2000: Programs and Publicity
  83. Annual Conference 2001: Photographs
  84. Annual Conference 2001: Programs and Publicity
  85. Annual Conference 2002: Programs and Publicity
  86. Annual Conference 2003: Programs and Publicity
  87. Annual Conference 2004: Programs and Publicity
  88. Annual Conference 2005: Programs and Publicity
  89. Annual Conference 2006: Programs and Publicity
  90. Annual Conference 2007: Programs and Publicity
  91. Annual Conference 2008: Programs and Publicity
  92. Annual Conference 2010: Programs and Publicity
  93. Annual Conference 2011: Programs and Publicity
  94. Annual Conference 2012: Programs and Publicity
  95. Annual Conference 2013: Programs and Publicity
  96. Annual Conference 2014: Programs and Publicity
  97. Annual Conference 2015: Programs and Publicity
  98. Annual Conference 2017: Publicity

BOX 3
Folder--Contents

SERIES 6: AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS

  1. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, Volume 1, 1986
  2. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, Volume 2, 1986 
  3. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, 1987 
  4. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, 1994
  5. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, 1995
  6. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, Volume 1, 1997
  7. Video cassette: Virginia Hamilton Conference, Volume 2, 1997
  8. Video cassette: "Virginia Hamilton Video for 1999 Conference," 1999