German writer and intellect who escaped a Nazi concentration camp and immigrated to New York in 1937. Collection consists of correspondence between Borchardt and several friends, including several news clippings and photographs. Subjects discussed include the emergence of Nazi Germany under Hitler and the origins and consequences of World War II. The remainder of the collection consists of literary manuscripts, drafts, and notes from Borchardt's writings, as well as some correspondence and newspaper clippings. Many of the materials are not in order and are in poor condition. Writings are in German and English.

The original collection consists of correspondence between Borchardt and several friends, including several news clippings and photographs. Subjects discussed include the emergence of Nazi Germany under Hitler and the origins and consequences of World War II. They despise Hitler's tactics, expressed dismay with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement, and criticized Hitler's deal with Russia's Stalin (i.e. the German-Russian Non-Aggression Pact of 1939). The collection also makes reference to German playwright Bertolt Brecht, whose views of war the correspondents agreed with.

The accession (2008-0158) appears to consist largely of literary manuscripts, drafts, and notes from Borchardt's writings, as well as some correspondence and newspaper clippings. Many of the materials are not in order and are in poor condition. Writings are in German and English. This addition is unprocessed.

Collection comprises sermons, teaching materials, writings, and other professional papers of John Wilson Fleming, Baptist pastor and professor of history, philosophy, and religion at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Handwritten drafts of sermons date from the 1950s to the 2000s, and make up almost half of the collection. Other papers include: drafts of speeches, articles, and an unpublished full-length novel, Girded with strength; church programs; lecture notes, syllabi, and a few student papers; Shaw University administrative papers; papers pertaining to politics and school districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1964; and some biographical materials, including a resumé and obituary. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

Collection comprises sermons, teaching materials, writings, and other professional papers of John Wilson Fleming, Baptist pastor, university administrator, and professor of history, philosophy, and religion at Shaw University. Handwritten drafts of sermons date from the 1950s to the 2000s, and make up almost half of the collection. Other papers include drafts of speeches, articles, and an unpublished full-length novel, Girded with strength; church programs; lecture notes, syllabi, and a few student papers; Shaw University administrative papers; papers pertaining to politics and school districts in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1964; and some biographical materials including a resumé and obituary.

The sermons and other writings by John W. Fleming, make up the bulk of the collection. There are only small amounts of correspondence. Topics of significance in the papers include: African American perspectives on religion and Christianity; study and teaching of religion, theology, history, and philosophy; African American educators and university administrators; and religious aspects of African American history, race relations, and the civil rights movement.

Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

Ken Wainio (1952-2006) was an American surrealist author and poet based in San Francisco, California. Collection includes manuscripts and drafts of many of Wainio's poems and writings, including his novel, Starfuck. Also includes his journals and diaries, published poetry and printed materials, some correspondence, snapshots, and other biographical information.

The majority of the collection consists of drafts or manuscripts of Wainio's writings, which ranged from poetry to short stories to novels to plays. The condition of the drafts is fairly good, although many are incomplete or only excerpts of the text. There are many draft versions of Amorfos, Letters from Al-Kemi, and The Spiral Canyon, which was later published by New Native Press as Starfuck, Wainio's first novel. Small amounts of material exist for several poems, short stories, and plays.

The remainder of the Writings, Manuscripts, and Drafts series includes some of Wainio's published works, present in both broadside form as well as in journals or other serials. Of note are the several issues of Beatitude, edited by Wainio at one point, as well as two issues of Vanishing Cab, his own publication. Also in the series is a small amount of Wainio's artwork.

There are over 30 journals present in the Journals series and they include diary entries, travel plans and notes, drafts of writings and poems, as well as sketches and artwork. They offer insight into Wainio's thought process as an author, as well as his methods of writing.

The remainder of the collection contains correspondence, including a series of correspondence between Wainio and Thomas Rain Crowe; personal materials, including obituary information, some of Wainio's college papers, and other miscellaneous materials; and photographs, which are largely undated snapshots taken by Wainio during his travels through Greece and the United States.

Malcolm Bell (1931- ) is an author, lawyer, and whistle blower; he was formerly a prosecuting attorney for the State of New York's Department of Law task force investigating the September 1971 Attica Prison Uprising. Collection comprises Bell's extensive investigative notes, witness statements, legal memoranda, trial records, correspondence, writings, clippings, and subject files related to the Attica Uprising. Also included are drafts for Bell's book, The Turkey Shoot: Tracking the Attica Cover-Up, a documentary video, Ghosts of Attica, and ephemera such as programs and fliers. Subjects include events during the uprising, the subsequent cover-up, investigative efforts, and legal cases; Attica anniversary events; activism on behalf of Attica Uprising victims; and related topics such as police violence, political corruption in New York State, African Americans in the prison system, the U.S. legal system in general, and the effects of systemic racism in the U.S. In addition, Bell's papers document his interest in what he saw as related social issues such as corporate corruption and immigrant rights. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive at Duke University.

The collection comprises investigation files, correspondence, legal memoranda, court records and transcripts, drafts and published writings, interviews, many news clippings, and subject files related to the September 1971 Attica Prison Uprising. The papers, which cover the lifespan of the uprising, its aftermath, and related criminal and civil trials which stretched from 1971 to 2017, were assembled by Malcolm Bell, former prosecuting attorney and whistleblower. Much of the material is heavily annotated by Bell.

Subjects represented in the papers include: events during the Attica uprising and subsequent legal cases and political repercussions; media coverage of the uprising; police violence at Attica and elsewhere; African Americans in the prison system; the U.S. legal system in general; and the effects of systemic racism in the U.S. Clippings files and other materials document Bell's other interests: whistleblowing in general, the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries, immigrant rights, and peace activism.

The core of the collection consists of Bell's Attica Uprising investigative files, dating from 1971 to the 2017, which include copious handwritten notes, statements to officials and the press, articles, correspondence, and related legal memoranda, affidavits, and full trial transcripts. The materials document in detail the trajectory of the initial Attica investigation and the subsequent cover-up investigation which began with Bell's resignation from the State of New York's Attica task force in 1974. The 1975 report on the cover-up which Bell wrote after resigning from the task force and sent to N.Y. State Governor Hugh Carey, is also in the collection, in the Writings by Bell series. Related materials include activist newsletters, ephemera related to Attica programs and anniversaries, and materials related to the group "Forgotten Victims of Attica." Of interest is a lengthy prison inmate's diary, unknown author, detailing events from the Uprising.

Although there is a correspondence series which houses incoming and outgoing emails and letters, additional exchanges are found throughout the collection. Correspondents include prison rights activists; Attica Uprising victims; New York State justices, investigative officials, and attorneys, including Anthony Simonetti, Don Schecter, and Robert Fischer; American authors and journalists; and Bell's readers and supporters. There are obituaries and other items relating to Attica inmates legal counsel and activist Elizabeth Fink, whose papers are also in the Rubenstein Library, and former Attica inmate Frank "Big Black" Smith, who became a paralegal with Elizabeth Fink's office, and who was an activist leader on behalf of accused Attica inmates and for prisoners' rights.

Other papers include interview transcripts, short pieces of writing by Bell, and materials related to Malcolm Bell's decades-long book project, The Turkey Shoot: Tracking the Attica Cover-up (Grove Press, 1985), and an expanded edition called The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-up, and the Pursuit of Justice (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017, paperback, 2022). The book project series comprises paper and electronic drafts, handwritten notes, correspondence with publishers, clippings, book publicity, and correspondence with other authors and political journalists writing on Attica, particularly Donald Jelinek, Deanne Miller, Heather Ann Thompson, and Tom Wicker. Other items include a documentary video titled "Ghosts of Attica" and a video of a play by Bell, "Let the People Decide."