Series IV: Correspondence, 1932-2004, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This series contains James Jackson's correspondence, as well as some third party correspondence. Notable correspondents include Carl Bloice (Daily World), Benjamin Davis, Eugene and Peggy Dennis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Simon Gerson, Gus Hall, Ollie Harrington, Hosea Hudson, Pablo Neruda, John Pittman, Ed Strong, Henry Winston, and Carl Winter.
Arrangement
This series is divided into four subseries.
Subseries IV:A: Chronological Correspondence, 1932-2004, inclusive
Language of Materials
Correspondence, Chronological, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1932, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1933, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1936, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1937, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1940, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1943, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1945, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1946, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1948, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1950, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1951, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1952, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1953, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1954, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1955, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1956, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1957, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1958, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1959, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1960, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1961, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1962, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1963, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1964, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1965, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1966, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1967, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1968, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1969, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1970, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1970s, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1971, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1972, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1973, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1974, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1975, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1976, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1977, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1978, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1979, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1980, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1980s, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1981, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1982, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1983, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1984, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1985, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1986, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1987, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1988, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1989, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1990, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1990s, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1991, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1992, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1993, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1994, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1995, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1996, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1997, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1998, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 1999, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 2000, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 2001, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 2002, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 2003, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, 2004, inclusive
Correspondence, Chronological, Undated, inclusive
Subseries IV:B: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1936, 1955-1993, inclusive
Language of Materials
Correspondence, Alphabetical: A - B, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Bloice, Carl, 1982-1992, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: C - D, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Castro, Fidel - letters to, 1961-1968, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Chandra, Romesh, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Davis, Ben, 1955, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Dennis, Gene, 1965, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Dennis, Peggy, 1963-1967, inclusive
Correspondence, Alphabetical: Du Bois, W.E.B., 1961-1963, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Du Bois, W.E.B., Applying for Membership in the CPUSA, 1961, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: E - H, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Evans (re: Sale of Ollie Harrington Drawings), 1991, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Foster, William Z., 1960, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Gerson, Simon, 1981-1993, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Gorbachev, Mikhail (Letter to), 1991, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Hall, Gus, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Harrington, Ollie, 1977-1993 , Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Hudson, Hosea, 1980-1986, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: I - J, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Jackson, Jesse, 1983, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: K - L, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: M - O, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Murphy, George (re: "Black Delegation Visits the USSR"), 1972, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Neruda, Pablo, 1966-1967, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: P - S, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Pittman, John, 1966-1984, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: "Pharmacy", 1969-1970, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Retirement Dispute, 1992, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Strong, Ed, 1936, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: T - Z, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: West, Jim, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Winston, Henry, 1961-1986, inclusive
Correspondence: Alphabetical: Winter, Carl, 1956-1957 , 1990, inclusive
Subseries IV:C: Third Party Correspondence, 1957-1997, inclusive
Language of Materials
Correspondence, Third Party: A - E, 1966-1997, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Azikiwe, Nnamdi, 1965, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Chandra, Romesh, 1988, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Davis, Angela, Undated, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Du Bois, W.E.B., 1961, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: F - K, 1957-1996, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Hall, Gus, 1971-1983, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Harrington, Ollie, 1990, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Hudson, Hosea, 1981, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Jackson, Daniel, 1968, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: L - R, 1960-1996, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Pittman, John, 1959 , 1978, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: S - Z, 1968-1991, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Williams, Robert F., Letter to Fidel Castro, 1966, inclusive
Correspondence, Third Party: Winston, Henry, 1962-1986, inclusive
Subseries IV:D: Esther and James WWII Letters, 1943-1946, inclusive
Language of Materials
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters between Esther and James after he entered the army in 1943 and served in the China Burma India Theatre for eighteen months. During this time James and Esther corresponded daily between 1944 and 1945 (and some earlier letters from 1943). A small amount of letters with James' father, James E. Jackson Sr., and letters from Louis and Dorothy Burnham are also in this seris.