Nella Larsen

Author
Harlem Renaissance
Nursing
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     Larsen (1891-1964) was a nurse, librarian, novelist, key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, and the first black woman to graduate from the New York Public Library's Library School. She is best known for her two novels, "Quicksand" (1928) and "Passing" (1929), which explored complex themes of racial identity, mixed-race heritage, and the struggle for acceptance in both black and white communities. She also made history as the first Black woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship for creative writing (1930).

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Allen, J. (1928). "Nella Larsen". Harmon Foundation Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. https://maint.loc.gov/exhibits/african-american-odyssey/world-war-i-and-postwar-society.html
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Image 2: Larsen, N. (1922). Library school application [Manuscript; "negro" added to document by someone other than applicant]. Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY.; Image 3: Larsen, N. (1929). Passing [Inscribed first-edition copy to Regina Anderson Andrews and William Andrews]. Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.
Birth
April 13, 1891, Chicago, IL
Death
March 30, 1964 (age 72), New York, New York
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Elmer Imes (m. 1919; div. 1933)

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Regina Anderson Andrews

(135th St. New York Public Library)

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Awards & Honors
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2022); Guggenheim Fellowship (1930); Harmon Foundation Bronze Award (1928)
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Librarian (New York Public Library - 135th St. Children's Librarian), Nurse, Novelist, Poet
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New York Public Library (NYPL) School

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Passing (1929)1

Quicksand (1928)

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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