Haley Collection

MSA SC 1010
Dates	1975-1990
Medium	Copies, photographs
Restrictions	RESTRICTED: Do not circulate autograph copy of Roots without the permission of the Director of Special Collections
Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description
Materials relating to the novel Roots, by Alex Haley, including reference to the ship, "Lord Ligonier", Annapolis, 1767, newspaper clippings, photographs, manumissions, and estate inventories. This collection includes letters written between archivist Phebe Jacobsen and Alex Haley during his research. The collection also pertains to publicity from the period of the 1977 television miniseries, and an exhibit about Roots which demonstrated the Maryland State Archives' role in helping Alex Haley to document his genealogy. Finally, a series of photographs taken at Annapolis City Dock at the 1981 dedication ceremony for the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial sculpture are included. Keywords: African American history; African American culture; Annapolis
History
See also Roots section of Phebe R Jacobsen Scrapbook (SC5304)