Langston Hughes Speaking Before the Comité de coordination

Collection: Portrait Collection at The Archives at Queens Library

Date: January 11, 1938; 1938-01-11 Material: black-and-white photographs Dimension: 7 x 9.56 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: The Archives at Queens Library Identifier: aql:17811 por-000681 por-000681.tif

Description: Langston Hughes, American Poet, speaking and reciting poetry before the press and the United Nations "Comite De Coordination" in Paris, France after Spending 4 Months in Spain and Observing the Battle of Teruel, Spain (Communists Vs Government of Spain Aided by Germany). January 11, 1938; Typed on back: Americans, Observers of battle for Teruel lecture in Paris before returning to U.S.; Langston Hughes, American poet and John Davis, national secretary of the National American Negro Conference spoke for the first time on their return from Teruel at a meeting of the "Comite de /ciirdubatuib" in Paris. Hughes spent four months in Spain and Davis is sailing soon fo rthe U.S. to enlist Negro aid for the Spanish Government. The photo shows: Langston Hughes speaking at the meeting in Paris.

Title : Langston Hughes Speaking Before the Comité de coordination

Collection : aql:18037

Creator : The Archives at Queens Library

Date : January 11, 1938; 1938-01-11

Summary/Description : Langston Hughes, American Poet, speaking and reciting poetry before the press and the United Nations "Comite De Coordination" in Paris, France after Spending 4 Months in Spain and Observing the Battle of Teruel, Spain (Communists Vs Government of Spain Aided by Germany). January 11, 1938; Typed on back: Americans, Observers of battle for Teruel lecture in Paris before returning to U.S.; Langston Hughes, American poet and John Davis, national secretary of the National American Negro Conference spoke for the first time on their return from Teruel at a meeting of the "Comite de /ciirdubatuib" in Paris. Hughes spent four months in Spain and Davis is sailing soon fo rthe U.S. to enlist Negro aid for the Spanish Government. The photo shows: Langston Hughes speaking at the meeting in Paris.

Subject : Spanish Civil War, Spain, 1936-1939; Poets; Portraits; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

Relation : Portrait Collection at The Archives at Queens Library

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Paris, France Paris (France) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Teruel, Spain

Type : Digital image

Format : black-and-white photographs; 7 x 9.56 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:17811 por-000681 por-000681.tif