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Title
Typewriter
,
Manual
Subject
Dunbar
,
Paul
Laurence
,
1872-1906.
;
African
Americans--Ohio.
;
African
Americans--Poetry.
;
American
poetry--African
American
authors.
;
Typewriters
.
Description
Paul
Laurence
Dunbar
was
born
on
June
27
,
1872
, in
Dayton
,
Ohio
, the
son
of
former
slaves
.
Dunbar
attended
Dayton
public
schools
,
where
he
became
friends
with
Orville
and
Wilbur
Wright
. In
high
school
Dunbar
served
on the
school's
debate
team
, as
editor
of the
school
newspaper
, and as
president
of the
school's
literary
society
.
During
the
1890s
and
first
decade
of the
1900s
,
Dunbar
authored
twelve
collections
of
poetry
,
five
novels
,
one
play
, and
numerous
newspaper
articles
.
Dunbar's
poetry
in
particular
brought
him
great
prominence
, and he
is
widely
regarded
as the
first
great
African-American
poet
.
Drawing
on his
experiences
and those of his
parents
,
Dunbar
gave
voice
to the
social
conditions
facing
African
Americans
in the
late-nineteenth
and
early-twentieth
centuries
. He also
advocated
for
greater
civil
rights
and
educational
opportunities
for
African
Americans
. In
1897
,
Dunbar
traveled
to
Europe
,
where
he
visited
literary
societies
and
held
readings
. He
returned
to the
United
States
and
accepted
a
position
with the
Library
of
Congress
.
However
,
health
problems
caused
Dunbar
to
resign
his
position
, and he
died
of
tuberculosis
in
1906
.
Creator
Wycoff
,
Seamans
&
Benedict
,
Language
eng
Relation
http://worldcat.org/oclc/70340874/viewonline;
http://www.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/;
http://www.ohiomemory.org
Description-Abstract
This
typewriter
was
used
by
Paul
Laurence
Dunbar
,
prominent
African-American
poet
of the
late-nineteenth
century
and
native
of
Dayton
,
Ohio
. This
typewriter
is
a
Remington
Standard
No
.
6
.
It
is
made
of
metal
,
which
has been
painted
black
. A
border
of
three
thin
,
parallel
lines
are
trimmed
around
the
edges
of the
black
metal
areas
. The
three
lines
are
gold
,
blue
, and
gold
in
color
. The
typewriter
is
an
up-stroke
machine
with a
four-row
QWERTY
keyboard
, with
upper-
and
lower-case
letters
,
lacking
1
and 0
keys
. The
L-shaped
carriage
return
lever
is
on the
upper-right
side
of the
machine
. On the
black
rectangular
paper-rest
is
"
Remington
"
brand
name
and a
red
trademark
seal
with
typewriter
logo
and
caption
"To
save
time
is
to
lengthen
life
" and "
Standard
Remington
Typewriter.
" On the
back
of the
typewriter
is
written
"This
machine
is
fully
protected
by
American
and
foreign
patents.
" The
typewriter
rests
on a
wood
board
with
screws
imbedded
that
allow
the
cover
to
attach
. The
cover
is
black
metal
with a
gently
molded
top
to
fit
the
shape
of the
machine
. The
cover
has a
gold
"
Remington
"
brand
on the
front
. The
handle
on
top
has a
wood
cylindrical
handle
grip
over
a
bent-metal
rod
inserted
in
two
metal
posts
with
eyes
. The
cover
attaches
to the
bottom
wood
board
at
front
with a
hinged
clasp
and at
both
sides
with
two
swing-down
hooks
that
secure
around
screws
.
Date-Issued
1890-1906
Format-Extent
1
item
:
black
,
gold
;
32
x
41
x
33
cm
.
Format-Medium
Metal
,
wood
.
Coverage-Spatial
United
States--New
York--Ilion
.
PDI.Title
Typewriter
,
Manual
OCLC number
70340874
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