Return to Beginning | A. Books | B. Autobiography | C. Personal Papers | D. Appointment Books | E. Awards & Citations | F. Early Book Illustrations | G. Articles/Papers about Keats | H. Keats' Writings | I. General Miscellaneous Items | J. Audio Cassettes | K. International Travel | L. Children's Art & Letters | M. Photographs & Slides | N. Films |
O. Realia | P. Sketchbooks | Q. Original Artwork | R. Dust Jacket Art | S. Reproduction of Artwork | T. Collage Materials | U. Correspondence
Box/Folder
C. Personal Papers
The three boxes in this series contain personal artifacts, memorabilia and papers from the early days of Ezra Jack Keats. Included are his baby shoes and hat, birth certificate, junior high school and high school mementos, newspaper clippings of his awards, Works Progress Administration documents, Veterans Administration correspondence, passports, immunization records, documents from his stay in Paris, business cards, resume, as well as miscellaneous receipts, notes, and membership cards.
77/1 Baby shoes
77/2 Baby hat
78/1 Birth certificate (2 copies)
78/2 Name change documents Newspaper notice (4 copies)
Legal documents (2 copies)
Veterans Administration form
78/3 Red and White (publication of East New York Junior High School )
October 1930 May 1931
October 1931
February 1932
May 1934
78/4 East New York Junior High School Graduation program February 3, 1932
Diploma
78/5 Thomas Jefferson High School
Diploma - January 1935
Arista - Notification of election to membership
Arista - Invitation to parents to attend installation
Arista Program Report card - January 1933 Honor cards for scholarship (4 cards) 78/6 List of addresses from 1935-1939 78/7 Memoriam of Gussie Katz (mother of Ezra J. Keats) 78/8 Scholastic Magazine Prize - 1934 for "Shantytown"
78/9 Newspaper clippings of Keats' awards and recognitions while in school 78/10 Works Progress Administration documents 1937-1939
78/11 Third Air Force Camouflage School certificate 78/12 Veterans Adminstration correspondence 1942-1961 78/13 Resume (partial) - list of schools and jobs 1923-1948 79/1 Passport application 1947
79/2 Passports
November 3, 1948 (with extra photo)
December 29, 1952
July 15, 1964 January 12, 1971 (with extra photo) March 10, 1976 (with 2 extra photos) February 11, 1981 2 extra photos 79/3 Immunization Records 1943 1949 1954
1955
1964 1967-1973
Surveillance notice - 1984 79/4 Paris documents 79/5 Paris - Academie de la Grande Chaumiere
79/6 Private Trade School Teacher's Course - University of the State of New York Education Department - Diplomas (June 26, 1950; May 26, 1953)
79/7 Personal stationary (samples)
79/8 Driver's license January 1967
79/9 Apartment lease August 1975 79/10 Membership cards
79/11 Business cards; Names and addresses
79/12 Receipts and notes
79/13 Clinique La Prairie (Paris) - travel arrangements
79/14 Clinique La Prairie (Paris) - documents and bills
79/15 Notebook with notes (2)
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