Russell (Irwin) manuscript [manuscript]

Online resources: Collection description Summary: Manuscript of the poem "Christmas-Night in the Quarters," by Irwin Russell (1853-1879). Russell, a native of Port Gibson, was one of the first Negro dialect writers in America. This poem was first published in Scribner's Magazine, January, 1878. It was included in the collection Poems by Irwin Russell (New York: The Century Company, 1888).
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Archive Request Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Manuscript Collections Archival Reading Room Z/0744.000/F/Folder 1 B1/R235 Available B98422

Manuscript of the poem "Christmas-Night in the Quarters," by Irwin Russell (1853-1879). Russell, a native of Port Gibson, was one of the first Negro dialect writers in America. This poem was first published in Scribner's Magazine, January, 1878. It was included in the collection Poems by Irwin Russell (New York: The Century Company, 1888).

Cite as: Z/0744.000: Russell (Irwin) Manuscript.